List of European number-one hits of 2005

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This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 2005, as published by Billboard magazine.

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing single and album of 2005 [1]
Issue dateSongArtistAlbumArtistRef.
5 January"Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 20 Greatest Hits Robbie Williams [2]
12 January"Call on Me" Eric Prydz [3]
19 January [4]
26 January American Idiot † Green Day [5]
2 February"Numb/Encore" Jay-Z and Linkin Park [6]
9 February"Like Toy Soldiers" Eminem [7]
16 February [8]
23 February"Get Right" Jennifer Lopez [9]
2 March [10]
9 March Rebirth Jennifer Lopez [11]
16 March The Massacre 50 Cent [12]
23 March Hotel Moby [13]
30 March"Let Me Love You" Mario [14]
6 AprilThe Massacre50 Cent [15]
13 AprilHotelMoby [16]
20 AprilThe Massacre50 Cent [17]
27 April It's Time Michael Bublé [18]
4 May"Candy Shop"50 Cent featuring Olivia Devils & Dust Bruce Springsteen [19]
11 May"Signs" Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson and Justin Timberlake [20]
18 May"Candy Shop"50 Cent featuring Olivia [21]
25 May"Lonely" Akon Mezmerize System of a Down [22]
1 June Demon Days Gorillaz [23]
8 June Monkey Business The Black Eyed Peas [24]
15 June X&Y Coldplay [25]
22 June"Axel F" † Crazy Frog [26]
29 June [27]
6 July [28]
13 July [29]
20 July [30]
27 July [31]
3 August [32]
10 August [33]
17 August [34]
24 August [35]
31 August [36]
7 September"You're Beautiful" James Blunt [37]
14 September"Don't Cha" The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes A Bigger Bang The Rolling Stones [38]
21 September [39]
28 September Have a Nice Day Bon Jovi [40]
5 October [41]
12 October"Tripping"Robbie Williams You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand [42]
19 October Back to Bedlam James Blunt [43]
26 October Playing the Angel Depeche Mode [44]
2 November"Push the Button" Sugababes Intensive Care Robbie Williams [45]
9 November [46]
16 November"Hung Up" Madonna [47]
23 November Confessions on a Dance Floor Madonna [48]
30 November [49]
7 December [50]
14 December [51]
21 DecemberIntensive CareRobbie Williams [52]
28 December [1]

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