Robert Putignano
10. Mala Waldron - Always There
9. Various Viva Carlos - Guitar Tribute to Carlos Santana
8. Dr. John - Mercenary
7. King Curtis - Live at the Fillmore West - Deluxe Edition
6. Aretha Franklin - Live at the Fillmore West - Deluxe Edition
5. Derek Trucks - Songlines
4. Aaron Neville - Bring it on Home - The Soul Classics
3. New Orleans Social Club - Sing Me Back Home
2. Ray Charles - Ray Sings Basie Swings
1. Don Byron Do the Boomerang - The Music of Junior Walker
- Best compilation/reissue box set: What It Is! - Funky Soul and Rare Grooves - Rhino
- Best DVD: Antone’s Home of the Blues
- Best CD that would have been on my 2005 top ten, had I received it last year: Boz Scaggs - Greatest Hits Live - Gray Cat Records.