Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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:

2,874 charts

Rank Score:

37,597

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Average Rating:

88 (3,646 votes)

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401

Madvillainy

Madvillain

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

15,333

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Average Rating:

86 (1,194 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,004 charts

Rank Score:

9,793

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2004

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

8,785

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,018 charts

Rank Score:

7,815

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2004

Appears in:

790 charts

Rank Score:

4,883

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Overall Rank:

358

Average Rating:

78 (1,173 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

651 charts

Rank Score:

4,151

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424

Average Rating:

80 (965 votes)

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Antics

Interpol

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

497 charts

Rank Score:

3,596

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490

Average Rating:

79 (747 votes)

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Mm.. Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

3,402

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523

Average Rating:

82 (403 votes)

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10.

The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

2,686

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102

Overall Rank:

658

Average Rating:

80 (370 votes)

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
John Frusciante	3	0%
Pain Of Salvation	2	0%
Ayreon	2	0%
Aygün Kazımova	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	437	44%
	175	18%
	49	5%
	45	5%
	43	4%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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