Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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2004 year summaryThe best artists of 2004 were Arcade Fire, Madvillain, Green Day, The Killers, Kanye West, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Keane and Daniel Dumile.

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Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

61,262

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Average Rating:

88 (3,244 votes)

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369

Madvillainy

Madvillain

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

808 charts

Rank Score:

16,871

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86 (905 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

842 charts

Rank Score:

12,184

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2004

Appears in:

847 charts

Rank Score:

11,074

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2004

Appears in:

698 charts

Rank Score:

10,069

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188

Average Rating:

82 (1,160 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

551 charts

Rank Score:

5,792

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339

Average Rating:

80 (850 votes)

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Franz Ferdinand

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

649 charts

Rank Score:

5,189

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2004

Appears in:

402 charts

Rank Score:

4,221

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453

Average Rating:

79 (631 votes)

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Hopes And Fears

Keane

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

3,239

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100

Overall Rank:

591

Average Rating:

74 (426 votes)

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10.

Mm.. Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

3,155

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103

Overall Rank:

603

Average Rating:

81 (254 votes)

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
John Frusciante	3	0%
Europe	2	0%
Ayreon	2	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
Therion	2	0%
Fairport Convention	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	451	45%
	182	18%
	53	5%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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