Best Albums of 2004

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Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

2,852 charts

Rank Score:

38,837

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Average Rating:

88 (3,624 votes)

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401

Madvillainy

Madvillain

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,041 charts

Rank Score:

15,621

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86 (1,181 votes)

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American Idiot

Green Day

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

995 charts

Rank Score:

9,914

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2004

Appears in:

873 charts

Rank Score:

8,821

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,012 charts

Rank Score:

7,835

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2004

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

4,767

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372

Average Rating:

78 (1,163 votes)

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

642 charts

Rank Score:

4,114

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429

Average Rating:

80 (958 votes)

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Antics

Interpol

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,531

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505

Average Rating:

79 (741 votes)

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Mm.. Food

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

3,430

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523

Average Rating:

82 (398 votes)

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10.

Hopes And Fears

Keane

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

369 charts

Rank Score:

2,723

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101

Overall Rank:

650

Average Rating:

74 (513 votes)

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Best Albums of 2004 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
The Rolling Stones	3	0%
John Frusciante	3	0%
Modest Mouse	2	0%
Brad Mehldau	2	0%
Cancerslug	2	0%
Nick Drake	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	435	44%
	175	18%
	49	5%
	45	5%
	41	4%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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