Best Albums of 2004

Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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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2004
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33,922
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Top rated album (88/100 - 3672 votes)  88 (3,672 votes)
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14,208
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1220 votes)  86 (1,220 votes)
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9,270
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8,413
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7,439
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4,791
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2004
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4,231
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3,399
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3,311
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2,569
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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Country Albums %


United States 435 43%
United Kingdom 176 18%
Canada 48 5%
Germany 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 45 4%
Sweden 31 3%
Australia 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 60 6%
Live? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 32 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 17 2%
Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. The Doors
9. Led Zeppelin
10. The Rolling Stones
11. John Coltrane
12. King Crimson
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Neil Young
17. Charles Mingus
18. Van Morrison
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies
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