Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2004 year summaryThe best artists of 2004 were Arcade Fire, Madvillain, Green Day, Kanye West, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Daniel Dumile and MF DOOM.

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Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,829 charts

Rank Score:

41,314

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Average Rating:

88 (3,606 votes)

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400

Madvillainy

Madvillain

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,020 charts

Rank Score:

16,109

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86 (1,170 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

987 charts

Rank Score:

9,992

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2004

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

9,239

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2004

Appears in:

999 charts

Rank Score:

8,116

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2004

Appears in:

765 charts

Rank Score:

4,758

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376

Average Rating:

78 (1,158 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

4,350

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411

Average Rating:

80 (952 votes)

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Antics

Interpol

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

3,514

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514

Average Rating:

79 (731 votes)

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Mm.. Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

3,419

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Overall Rank:

533

Average Rating:

82 (389 votes)

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10.

Hopes And Fears

Keane

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,869

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617

Average Rating:

74 (510 votes)

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
John Frusciante	3	0%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
Devendra Banhart	2	0%
Cancerslug	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
Madvillain	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	441	44%
	174	17%
	49	5%
	44	4%
	42	4%
	30	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	938	94%
Yes	62	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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