JANUARY
Top hit
Let Me Love You · Mario
Top album
Encore · Eminem
Enter the Year
Year
2005
The Download Era
Pop, R&B, and rock collide in a faster cycle — but every week still leaves a mark.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Let Me Love You · Mario
Top album
The Documentary · The Game
MARCH
Top hit
Candy Shop · 50 Cent
Top album
Genius Loves Company · Ray Charles
APRIL
Top hit
Candy Shop · 50 Cent
Top album
The Massacre · 50 Cent
MAY
Top hit
Hollaback Girl · Gwen Stefani
Top album
...Something To Be · Rob Thomas
JUNE
Top hit
We Belong Together · Mariah Carey
Top album
Mezmerize · System Of A Down
JULY
Top hit
Inside Your Heaven · Carrie Underwood
Top album
X&Y · Coldplay
AUGUST
Top hit
We Belong Together · Mariah Carey
Top album
Now 19 · Various Artists
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
We Belong Together · Mariah Carey
Top album
Most Wanted · Hilary Duff
OCTOBER
Top hit
Gold Digger · Kanye West
Top album
The Peoples Champ · Paul Wall
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Gold Digger · Kanye West
Top album
I Am Me · Ashlee Simpson
DECEMBER
Top hit
Run It! · Chris Brown
Top album
Confessions On A Dance Floor · Madonna