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

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,890 charts

Rank Score:

33,781

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2004

Appears in:

1,081 charts

Rank Score:

14,206

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Average Rating:

86 (1,224 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,015 charts

Rank Score:

9,232

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2004

Appears in:

907 charts

Rank Score:

8,376

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2004

Appears in:

1,027 charts

Rank Score:

7,395

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2004

Appears in:

799 charts

Rank Score:

4,784

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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

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

4,214

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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:

3,392

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514

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79 (761 votes)

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Mm..Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

360 charts

Rank Score:

3,296

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529

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

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671

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%
The Cure	2	0%
Madvillain	2	0%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
Björk	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	434	43%
	176	18%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	46	5%
	31	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	17	2%

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