My picks...
Beck - The Information
The Stills - Without Feathers
Honorable Mentions:
PANIC (I dislike them alot, but they did start up a prety weird "fad")
Jay-z and Linkin Park (Could you have honestly told me that they would pair up together in 2005?)
RHCP (Jam packed with songs, some b-rated, but still a solid outing from present day rock legenRAB)