Best Albums of 2004

Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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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2004
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2004
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2004
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171
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2004
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170
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2004
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170
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2004
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168
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2004
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168
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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 10 1%
John Frusciante 3 0%
The Rolling Stones 3 0%
The Cure 2 0%
Madvillain 2 0%
Björk 2 0%
Pearl Jam 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 436 44%
United Kingdom 175 18%
Canada 48 5%
Germany 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 45 5%
Sweden 31 3%
Australia 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 940 94%
Yes 60 6%
Live? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 17 2%
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2. The Strokes
3. Charli XCX
4. Little Simz
5. Fontaines D.C.
6. Kendrick Lamar
7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
8. Big Thief
9. The Smile
10. Taylor Swift
11. Fiona Apple
12. Phoebe Bridgers
13. Black Midi
14. Lana Del Rey
15. Magdalena Bay
16. Sufjan Stevens
17. The Weeknd
18. Jessie Ware
19. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
20. Tyler, The Creator
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