Best Albums of 2004

Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.

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2004 year summaryThe best artists of 2004 were Arcade Fire, Madvillain, Green Day, Kanye West, The Killers (US), Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Daniel Dumile and MF DOOM.
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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Country Albums %


United States 439 44%
United Kingdom 176 18%
Canada 49 5%
Germany 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Sweden 30 3%
Australia 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 936 94%
Yes 64 6%
Live? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of the 1990s
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
3. Nevermind by Nirvana (US)
4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
5. The Bends by Radiohead
6. Ten by Pearl Jam
7. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. In Utero by Nirvana (US)
10. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
11. Grace by Jeff Buckley
12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
14. Weezer (The Blue Album) by Weezer
15. Dummy by Portishead
16. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
17. Spiderland by Slint
18. Homogenic by Björk
19. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
20. Achtung Baby by U2
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