2005 in hip-hop


This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2005.

Highest-charting singles

SongArtistProjectPeak position
"Gold Digger"Kanye West featuring Jamie FoxxLate Registration1
"Candy Shop"50 Cent featuring OliviaThe Massacre1
"Hate It Or Love It"The Game featuring 50 CentThe Documentary2
"Disco Inferno"50 CentThe Massacre3
"Just a Lil Bit"50 CentThe Massacre3
"How We Do"The Game featuring 50 CentThe Documentary4
"Soul Survivor"Young Jeezy featuring AkonLet's Get It: Thug Motivation 1014
"Outta Control (Remix)"50 Cent featuring Mobb DeepThe Massacre & Blood Money6
"Grind With Me"Pretty RickyBluestars7
"When I'm Gone"EminemCurtain Call: The Hits8
"Get It Poppin'"Fat Joe featuring NellyAll or Nothing9
"Bring Em Out"T.I.Urban Legend9
"Mockingbird"EminemEncore11
"Your Body"Pretty RickyBluestars12
"Stay Fly"Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck & 8Ball & MJGMost Known Unknown13
"Girl Tonite"Twista featuring Trey SongzThe Day After14
"I Think They Like Me"Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow WowYoung, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 115
"Wait (The Whisper Song)"Ying Yang TwinsU.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)15
"Karma"Lloyd Banks featuring AvantThe Hunger For More17
"Shorty Wanna Ride"Young BuckStraight Outta Cashville17
"Window Shopper"50 CentGet Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)20
"Sugar (Gimme Some)"Trick Daddy featuring Ludacris, Lil Kim & Cee-Lo GreenThug Matrimony: Married to the Streets20
"U Don't Know Me"T.I.Urban Legend23
"Errtime"Nelly featuring Jung Tru & King JacobThe Longest Yard (soundtrack)24
"Encore"Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 CentEncore25
"Heard 'Em Say"Kanye West featuring Adam LevineLate Registration26
"New York"Ja Rule featuring Fat Joe & JadakissR.U.L.E.27
"Badd"Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones & Mr. ColliParkU.S.A. 29
"Hope"Twista featuring Faith EvansCoach Carter (soundtrack)31
"Fireman"Lil WayneTha Carter II32
"Dreams"The GameThe Documentary32
"Like Toy Soldiers"EminemEncore34

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

NumberArtistAlbumAverage scoreNumber of reviewsReference
1M.I.A.Arular8833 reviews
2Kanye WestLate Registration8531 reviews
3EdanBeauty And The Beat8518 reviews
4CommonBe8326 reviews
5GorillazDemon Days8237 reviews
6DangerDoomThe Mouse And The Mask8134 reviews
7BlackaliciousThe Craft8022 reviews
813 & God13 & God8020 reviews
9Roots ManuvaAwfully Deep8019 reviews
10QuasimotoThe Further Adventures of Lord Quas7923 reviews