Top Five for 2005

Good post Kana, I usually find some good stuff from these threads each year. My list:
1. Mark Knopfler - "Shangri-La"
2. Kelly Joe Phelps - "Shine Eyed Mister Zen"
3. Amos Lee - (Self titled)
4. Jackson Browne - "Solo Acoustic Vol.1"
5. Sara Gazarek - "Yours"
Kicker: Jack Johnson - "In Between Dreams"

I'm posting a second time here, this time for my top 5 Jazz finds this year. Each one of these really shines on my system:
1. (Female Vocals): Dianne Reeves - "Good Night, and Good Luck"
2. (Smooth Jazz): Kirk Whalum - "Babyface Songbook"
3. (Jazz): Charles Lloyd - "The Water is Wide"
4. (Live): Mary Stallings - "Live at the Village Vanguard"
5. (Other): Steely Dan - "Gaucho" (sorry, it's a classic I rediscover each year)