Top 11 Music Albums of 2004 by Exist-en-ciel

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Funeral

Arcade Fire

Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Art Pop

8.4/10

Tracks selection: Rebellion (Lies) & Wake Up

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1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) 8.5
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laïka) 8.5
3. Une année sans lumière 8
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) 8.5
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) 8
6. Crown of Love 8
7. Wake Up 9
8. Haïti 8.5
9. Rebellion (Lies) 9
10. In the Backseat 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/28/2022]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,876 charts

Rank Score:

36,984

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Average Rating:

88 (3,649 votes)

Comments:

401

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The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Chamber Folk

8.2/10

Track selection: Peach, Plum, Pear

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1. Bridges and Balloons 8.5
2. Sprout and the Bean 8.5
3. The Book of Right-On 8.5
4. Sadie 8.5
5. Inflammatory Writ 8
6. This Side of the Blue 8
7. "En Gallop" 8
8. Cassiopeia 8
9. Peach, Plum, Pear 8.5
10. Swansea 8
11. Three Little Babes 7.5
12. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie 8.5 [First added to this chart: 10/12/2022]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

2,675

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

101

Overall Rank:

657

Average Rating:

80 (371 votes)

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Cherry Tree

The National

Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Americana

8.1/10

Track selection: All the Wine

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1. Wasp Nest 8
2. All the Wine 8.5
3. All Dolled-Up in Straps 8
4. Cherry Tree 8
5. About Today 8.5
6. Murder Me Rachael (Live) 8
7. A Reasonable Man (I Don't Mind) 8 [First added to this chart: 01/11/2025]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

189

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Transient

Gaelle

Contemporary R&B, Downtempo, Deep House

8.1/10

Track selection: Rain

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1. Falling 8
2. Parkway 8
3. Give It Back 8.5
4. Fade Away 8
5. Haiti (Interlude) 8
6. Love U More 8.5
7. Repetition 8
8. Shape Shifting 8
9. Transient 8
10. Rain 8.5
11. Separate Rooms 8
12. Moonsglow 8 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

9 charts

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Soviet Kitsch

Regina Spektor

Singer-Songwriter, Anti-Folk, Chamber Pop

8/10

Track selection: Us

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1. Ode to Divorce 8
2. Poor Little Rich Boy 8
3. Carbon Monoxide 8
4. The Flowers 8
5. Us 9.5
6. Sailor Song 7.5
7. *** 7.5
8. Your Honor 7.5
9. Ghost of Corporate Future 8
10. Chemo Limo 8
11. Somedays 8 [First added to this chart: 12/11/2024]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

901

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

296

Overall Rank:

1,858

Average Rating:

77 (184 votes)

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Sung Tongs

Animal Collective

Freak Folk, Neo-Psychedelia, Avant-Folk

7.9/10

Track selection: Leaf House

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1. Leaf House 8.5
2. Who Could Win a Rabbit 8
3. The Softest Voice 8
4. Winters Love 8
5. Kids on Holiday 8
6. Sweet Road 8
7. Visiting Friends 8
8. College 7.5
9. We Tigers 8
10. Mouth Wooed Her 8
11. Good Lovin Outside 7.5
12. Whaddit I Done 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/29/2024]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

295 charts

Rank Score:

2,076

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

137

Overall Rank:

844

Average Rating:

77 (481 votes)

Comments:

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Medúlla

Björk

A cappella, Art Pop, Experimental

7.8/10

Track selection: Who Is It

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1. Pleasure Is All Mine 8
2. Show Me Forgiveness 7.5
3. Where Is the Line 8
4. Vökuró 8
5. Öll Birtan 7.5
6. Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) 8.5
7. Submarine 7.5
8. Desired Constellation 8
9. Oceania 8
10. Sonnets / Unrealities XI 8
11. Ancestors 7.5
12. Mouth's Cradle 8
13. Miðvikudags 7.5
14. Triumph of a Heart 8 [First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

1,288

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,348

Average Rating:

75 (380 votes)

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Com Lag (2plus2isfive)
Compilation

Radiohead

Electronic, Art Rock, Alternative Rock

7.6/10

Track selection: Gagging Order

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1. 2+2=5 (Live) 8
2. Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX) 7.5
3. I Will (Los Angeles Version) 7.5
4. Paperbag Writer 7.5
5. I Am a Wicked Child 7.5
6. I Am Citizen Insane 7.5
7. Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX) 7.5
8. Gagging Order 8.5
9. Fog (Again) (Live) 8
10. Where Bluebirds Fly 7 [First added to this chart: 09/24/2022]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

109

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The College Dropout

Kanye West

Chipmunk Soul, Pop Rap, Conscious Hip Hop

7.6/10

Track selection: Family Business

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1. Intro 7
2. We Don't Care 8
3. Graduation Day 7.5
4. All Falls Down 8
5. I'll Fly Away 7.5
6. Spaceship 7.5
7. Jesus Walks 8
8. Never Let Me Down 8
9. Get Em High 7.5
10. Workout Plan 6.5
11. The New Workout Plan 7.5
12. Slow Jamz 8
13. Breathe In Breathe Out 7.5
14. School Spirit Skit 1 7
15. School Spirit 7.5
16. School Spirit Skit 2 7
17. Lil Jimmy Skit 7
18. Two Words 8
19. Through the Wire 8
20. Family Business 8.5
21. Last Call 8 [First added to this chart: 12/06/2024]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

8,741

Rank in 2004:

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Overall Rank:

177

Average Rating:

83 (1,424 votes)

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Madvillainy

Madvillain

Abstract Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Experimental Hip Hop

7.6/10

Best track: All Caps

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1. The Illest Villains 7.5
2. Accordion 8
3. Meat Grinder 8
4. Bistro 7.5
5. Raid 8
6. America's Most Blunted 7.5
7. Sickfit (Instrumental) 7.5
8. Rainbows 7
9. Curls 7.5
10. Do Not Fire! (Instrumental) 7
11. Money Folder 7.5
12. Shadows of Tomorrow 7.5
13. Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test 7.5
14. Figaro 8
15. Hardcore Hustle 7
16. Strange Ways 7.5
17. Fancy Clown 7.5
18. Eye 7.5
19. Supervillain Theme (Instrumental) 7.5
20. All Caps 8
21. Great Day 7 5
22. Rhinestone Cowboy 8 [First added to this chart: 10/11/2022]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

15,118

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Average Rating:

86 (1,198 votes)

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Top 11 Music Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Gaelle	1	9%
Regina Spektor	1	9%
Animal Collective	1	9%
Björk	1	9%
Radiohead	1	9%
Kanye West	1	9%
Madvillain	1	9%
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Country	Albums	%

	6	55%
	2	18%
	1	9%
	1	9%
	1	9%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	10	91%
Yes	1	9%

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