Best Albums of 2004

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111.

Contraband 

 Velvet Revolver

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"A pretty solid album, though many of the songs follow the same exact formula and sound pretty much the same, apart from the riffs and maybe a few add ons between songs. If there was greater diversity in songs, much like in "You Got No Right," and "Loving the Alien," with more diversity between in...""A pretty solid album, though many of the songs follow the same exact formula and sound pretty much the same, apart from the riffs and maybe a few add ons between songs. If there was greater diversity in songs, much like in "You Got No Right," and "Loving the Alien," with more diversity between instruments and songs, than the album would be a lot better. At its height, the album would get a solid 80, but its longevity is horrible and the album, in my opinion, suffers badly from sounding the same all throughout. The hard guitar gets old very fast, and once it does the album is quite forgettable, but besides that there are some timeless tracks in here."  [+]  Reply

- Meowtopia | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

173

Rank in 2004:

111

Rank in 2000s:

1,290

Overall Rank:

7,408

Average Rating:

 68 (112 votes)

Comments:

10

112.

The Tipping Point 

 The Roots

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"A typical Roots release - conscientious lyrics, strong tone, excellent beats, not over-produced. This one isn't as much a standout as Phrenology, How I Got Over or Things Fall Apart, but it's still top shelf."  Reply

- junodog4 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

173

Rank in 2004:

112

Rank in 2000s:

1,295

Overall Rank:

7,429

Average Rating:

 76 (58 votes)

Comments:

1

113.

Young Prayer 

 Panda Bear

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"Essential if u enjoy Campfire Songs,Prospect Hummer or even Sung Tongs."  Reply

- newbands1 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

171

Rank in 2004:

113

Rank in 2000s:

1,303

Overall Rank:

7,468

Average Rating:

 72 (44 votes)

Comments:

2

114.

Who Killed......The Zutons? 

 The Zutons

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"Great album. An assured debut that will most likely never improve upon. never matter this is a stone cold classic."  Reply

- mattybennettpop | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

169

Rank in 2004:

114

Rank in 2000s:

1,310

Overall Rank:

7,543

Average Rating:

 74 (71 votes)

Comments:

5

115.

Encore 

 Eminem

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"What song was it where Eminem said artists go downhill after the age of 30? He released the solid "eminem show" in 2002, two years after the colossal "marshal mathers lp". While "eminem show" wasn't as huge in content and popularity, the quick-witted and master-of-headworms still seemed on top of...""What song was it where Eminem said artists go downhill after the age of 30? He released the solid "eminem show" in 2002, two years after the colossal "marshal mathers lp". While "eminem show" wasn't as huge in content and popularity, the quick-witted and master-of-headworms still seemed on top of his game. Prescient is the word for Em as he lays a big, fat turd on "encore" compared to his previous albums, figuratively AND literally, as he takes ass, turd, puke and pee pee jokes to an absurdly juvenile new l3vEl. This is the album where i stopped paying attention to Em. Because even if the album was filled with spit-wads and whoopee cushions, i'd still be listening if he didn't (mostly) lose the interesting lyrical content and didn't misstep with his flow. But he did. Most songs just aren't interesting WITHOUT the titty-pee-pee "humor". But add in the vomit and adolescent homo-eroticism, etc., and it's just too much by being too scant. This all equals a major disappointment for a guy that at one time was my favorite rapper. He was my favorite because of his intelligent audacity. On Encore, he has mostly de-evolved to a 5th grader. Too bad. All the cameos and samples can't hide that sh|t. But i say "mostly", because there's some salvageable material here, like "nockingbird" and "like toy soldiers" and especially "encore", that harkens back to when he was on top of his game (just 2 years ago!). But those are the exceptions. That final track "Encore" is where is game USED to be. It's slammin', no-nonsense, up in your face with Dre & Em takin' no sh|t with a great beat to boot. That closing track is the Em I remember. Most of the rest of the album is some 11 year old Em impostor. I wish the real slim shady would stand back up!"  [+]  Reply

- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

167

Rank in 2004:

115

Rank in 2000s:

1,323

Overall Rank:

7,615

Average Rating:

 58 (295 votes)

Comments:

12

116.

Up All Night 

 Razorlight

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"Razorlight's brand of old-school-meets-indie-rock is made by the hits -- "rock'n'roll lies", "vice" (great rock song), "golden touch" and "stumble and fall". The rest of the album is rollicking-good fun too, especially "rip it up", "get it and go" and "dalston". But when Razorlight sing "L.O.V.E....""Razorlight's brand of old-school-meets-indie-rock is made by the hits -- "rock'n'roll lies", "vice" (great rock song), "golden touch" and "stumble and fall". The rest of the album is rollicking-good fun too, especially "rip it up", "get it and go" and "dalston". But when Razorlight sing "L.O.V.E., i'll see ya later" in "vice", they R.A.W.K. tha howse. This is such simple, rocking fun i almost feel like docking it for it's "simple" and (old school) "rock" qualities."  [+]  Reply

- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

165

Rank in 2004:

116

Rank in 2000s:

1,336

Overall Rank:

7,715

Average Rating:

 70 (74 votes)

Comments:

4

117.

When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog 

 Jens Lekman

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"This one took me a few listens to get into as I expected something poppier along the lines of Night Falls Over Kortedala. It's much more intimate and only really bursts open on a couple tracks ("You Are the Light" and the closer), but after a few listens the subtlety of the other tracks started t...""This one took me a few listens to get into as I expected something poppier along the lines of Night Falls Over Kortedala. It's much more intimate and only really bursts open on a couple tracks ("You Are the Light" and the closer), but after a few listens the subtlety of the other tracks started to hit me as well. The crackling backing of "Tram No 7" and the orchestral "You Are the Light" stand in sharp contrast to the a capella "Do You Remember the Riots," but the best songs are somewhere in between. "If You Ever Need a Stranger" is beautiful and foreshadows the lyrical themes Jens would tackle on future albums. The strongest bit of the album is the last three songs, starting with the plaintive and hypnotic "Psychogirl," which segues into the title track, the most touching song on the album. The triumphant closer is the perfect way to wrap that sequence up, with Jens being as cheeky as ever with that opening bit about suffocating while making out and finding God. His cleverness is already apparent here, though I do think this brilliant turns of phrase aren't always quite worked out here and sometimes feel a bit clumsy. The "red in the face as a lobster" line from "Do You Remember the Riots" still feels like a forced rhyme even though I now enjoy the song, and the "I don't think we should reveal her name" bit from "Psychogirl" is just tedious. " I'll forgive "We went home to her place and cooked up some chili, it warmed us from the inside cuz the outside was chilly" because how can you not? Speaking of that track - "The Cold Swedish Winter" - it has the most beautiful line on the album about wanting to kiss someone because of passion and not because of circumstances. Overall this is a great debut but he'd do better; I wouldn't mind cutting "Julia" and "Sylvia" because they're both in the style of "Pyschogirl" and the latter is easily the best of the three. But the rest is all excellent and worth listening to."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

162

Rank in 2004:

117

Rank in 2000s:

1,351

Overall Rank:

7,835

Average Rating:

 74 (37 votes)

Comments:

4

118.

Lifeblood 

 Manic Street Preachers

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"Very underrated this one. Probably because it's a different style for the Manics, less guitar and a smooth production. Ignore the mixed reviews and give it a listen, especially if you enjoyed This is My Truth."  Reply

- Perring | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2004:

118

Rank in 2000s:

1,353

Overall Rank:

7,841

Average Rating:

 69 (103 votes)

Comments:

7

119.

Jesu 

 Jesu

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"Great music. At times during the album, I imagined Red House Painters playing a Shoegaze Metal version of the ( ) by Sigur Ros. "Tired of Me" is beautiful."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2004:

119

Rank in 2000s:

1,355

Overall Rank:

7,849

Average Rating:

 75 (57 votes)

Comments:

4

120.

Second First Impression 

 Daniel Bedingfield

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 2004:

120

Rank in 2000s:

1,359

Overall Rank:

7,867

Average Rating:

 71 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	10	1%
John Frusciante	3	0%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
Brad Mehldau	2	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
Pain Of Salvation	2	0%
Ayreon	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	436	44%
	174	17%
	48	5%
	47	5%
	46	5%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%