| Desperate Radio - Best CDs of 2005 (by UK release date) | |||
| Bloc Party | Silent Alarm | 2/14/2005 | Wichita/V2 |
| Doves | Some Cities | 2/21/2005 | Heavenly |
| Kaiser Chiefs | Employment | 3/7/2005 | B-Unique |
| Futureheads | The Futureheads | 3/7/2005 | 679 |
| Tom Vek | We Have Sound | 4/4/2005 | Tummy Touch |
| Maximo Park | A Certain Trigger | 5/16/2005 | Warp |
| Duke Spirit | Cuts Across the Land | 5/16/2005 | Polydor |
| Gorillaz | Demon Days | 5/23/2005 | Parlophone |
| Art Brut | Bang Bang Rock and Roll | 5/30/2005 | Fierce Panda |
| The Cribs | The New Fellas | 6/20/2005 | Wichita |
| The Subways | Young for Eternity | 7/4/2005 | Infectious |
| Hard-Fi | Stars of CCTV | 7/4/2005 | Necessary/Atlantic |
| Editors | The Backroom | 7/25/2005 | Kitchenware |
| Dogs | Turn Against This Land | 8/1/2005 | Island |
| Rakes | Capture/Release | 8/15/2005 | V2 |
| Supergrass | Road to Rouen | 8/15/2005 | Parlophone |
| Elbow | Leaders of the Free World | 9/12/2005 | V2 |
| Ian Brown | The Greatest | 9/12/2005 | Polydor |
| Ladytron | Witching Hour | 10/3/2005 | Island |
| Franz Ferdinand | You Could Have It So Much Better | 10/3/2005 | Domino |
| Fall | Fall Heads Roll | 10/3/2005 | Slogan |
| Louis XIV | The Best Little Secrets Are Kept | 10/10/2005 | Atlantic |
| We Are Scientists | With Love and Squalor | 10/17/2005 | Virgin America |
| Cut Copy | Bright Like Neon Love | 10/24/2005 | Modular/Island |
| Paddingtons | First Comes First | 10/31/2005 | Vertigo |
| Test Icicles | For Screening Purposes Only | 10/31/2005 | Domino |
| Babyshambles | Down in Albion | 11/14/2005 | Rough Trade |