Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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:

2,826 charts

Rank Score:

41,698

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Average Rating:

88 (3,599 votes)

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400

Madvillainy

Madvillain

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,020 charts

Rank Score:

16,202

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Average Rating:

86 (1,166 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

985 charts

Rank Score:

10,067

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2004

Appears in:

869 charts

Rank Score:

9,296

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2004

Appears in:

994 charts

Rank Score:

8,139

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2004

Appears in:

761 charts

Rank Score:

4,729

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Overall Rank:

379

Average Rating:

79 (1,156 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

4,372

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409

Average Rating:

80 (949 votes)

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Antics

Interpol

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

476 charts

Rank Score:

3,541

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510

Average Rating:

79 (730 votes)

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Mm.. Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

3,428

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532

Average Rating:

82 (387 votes)

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10.

Hopes And Fears

Keane

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,880

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617

Average Rating:

74 (504 votes)

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
John Frusciante	3	0%
The Cure	2	0%
Madvillain	2	0%
Aygün Kazımova	2	0%
Björk	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	173	17%
	49	5%
	44	4%
	43	4%
	31	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	938	94%
Yes	62	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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