Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 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

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2004

Appears in:

2,890 charts

Rank Score:

33,768

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2004

Appears in:

1,081 charts

Rank Score:

14,201

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Average Rating:

86 (1,224 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

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2004

Appears in:

1,015 charts

Rank Score:

9,228

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2004

Appears in:

907 charts

Rank Score:

8,373

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2004

Appears in:

1,027 charts

Rank Score:

7,393

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2004

Appears in:

799 charts

Rank Score:

4,783

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351

Average Rating:

79 (1,196 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

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2004

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

4,213

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396

Average Rating:

80 (976 votes)

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Antics

Interpol

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2004

Appears in:

499 charts

Rank Score:

3,391

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514

Average Rating:

79 (761 votes)

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Mm..Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

360 charts

Rank Score:

3,295

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530

Average Rating:

82 (423 votes)

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10.

The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

330 charts

Rank Score:

2,583

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101

Overall Rank:

670

Average Rating:

80 (377 votes)

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
John Frusciante	3	0%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
Devendra Banhart	2	0%
Modest Mouse	2	0%
Brad Mehldau	2	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	434	43%
	176	18%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	45	4%
	31	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

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Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. Nirvana
10. Neil Young
11. The Velvet Underground
12. Kendrick Lamar
13. Miles Davis
14. The Smiths
15. R.E.M.
16. The Beach Boys
17. Kanye West
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Pixies
20. The Cure