Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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:

2,876 charts

Rank Score:

36,984

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Average Rating:

88 (3,649 votes)

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401

Madvillainy

Madvillain

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

15,118

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86 (1,198 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,006 charts

Rank Score:

9,642

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2004

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

8,741

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2004

Appears in:

1,022 charts

Rank Score:

7,744

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2004

Appears in:

789 charts

Rank Score:

4,826

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Overall Rank:

359

Average Rating:

78 (1,174 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

655 charts

Rank Score:

4,182

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415

Average Rating:

80 (965 votes)

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Antics

Interpol

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

497 charts

Rank Score:

3,562

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493

Average Rating:

79 (748 votes)

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Mm.. Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

3,360

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528

Average Rating:

82 (404 votes)

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10.

The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

2,675

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101

Overall Rank:

657

Average Rating:

80 (371 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%
Cancerslug	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
Madvillain	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	439	44%
	175	18%
	49	5%
	44	4%
	44	4%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

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

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

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