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Your Favorite Records Are Now Old Enough to Drink: These 4 Pop-Punk and Emo Albums Are Turning 21 in 2026

All our favorite emo and pop-punk albums from 2005 are turning 21 this year, like Fall Out Boy’s ‘From Under the Cork Tree.’

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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It has been 21 years since 2005. This means that some of our favorite pop-punk and emo albums from that year are now old enough to buy their own booze. Let that sink in.

Frankly, it’s kind of wild how big a deal 2005 was for the scene when looking back on these records. For many fans, these records are tied to core memories, and now the albums and those reflections can share a drink. Scroll down for more!

‘Commit This to Memory’ by Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack’s debut album, I Am the Movie (2003), catapulted them into the pop-punk/emo scene in the early 2000s. But it was their sophomore effort, Commit This to Memory (2005), that really put them on the map.

Anchored by the hit single “Everything Is Alright”, Commit This to Memory is a strong example of where the scene was in the mid-2000s: upbeat and melodious, with sing-along choruses and suburban-punk........

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