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The Best Music of 2004

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 2004. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 2004, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Arcade FireFuneral
Avril LavigneUnder My Skin
Beastie BoysTo the Five Boroughs
BjörkMedulla
Brian WilsonSMiLE
Danger MouseThe Grey Album
Drive-By TruckersThe Dirty South
Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand
Green DayAmerican Idiot
Gwen StefaniLove Angel Music Baby
InterpolAntics
Kanye WestThe College Dropout
Kelly ClarksonBreakaway
Lil WayneTha Carter
Loretta LynnVan Lear Rose
MadvillainMadvillainy
MastodonLeviathan
Max RichterThe Blue Notebooks
Modest MouseGood News For People Who Love Bad News
MotörheadInferno
My Chemical RomanceThree Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsAbattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
NightwishOnce
Norah JonesFeels Like Home
of MontrealSatanic Panic in the Attic
Original Broadway CastSpamalot: Original Cast Recording
PJ HarveyUh Huh Her
Ray CharlesGenius Loves Company
Sonic YouthSonic Nurse
Steve EarleThe Revolution Starts Now
The Black KeysRubber Factory
The KillersHot Fuss
The LibertinesThe Libertines
The RootsThe Tipping Point
The Von BondiesPawn Shoppe Heart
Tom WaitsReal Gone
Trans-Siberian OrchestraThe Lost Christmas Eve
TV On The RadioDesperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
U2How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
UsherConfessions
Velvet RevolverContraband
WilcoA Ghost is Born

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Alison Krauss & Union StationRestless
Arcade FireRebellion (Lies)
Arcade FireWake Up
Arcade FireNeighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Arcade FireNeighborhood #2 (Laika)
Ashlee SimpsonPieces of Me
Ashlee SimpsonLa La
Avril LavigneMy Happy Ending
Bark PsychosisShapeshifting
Beastie BoysCh-Check It Out
Belle & SebastianYour Cover's Blown
Bowling For Soup1985
Ciara featuring Missy Elliott1, 2 Step
Counting CrowsAccidentally in Love
Daddy YankeeGasolina
Dresden DollsCoin-Operated Boy
Franz FerdinandTake Me Out
Green DayAmerican Idiot
Green DayBoulevard of Broken Dreams
Green DayWake Me Up When September Ends
Green DayHoliday
Green DayJesus of Suburbia
Gretchen WilsonRedneck Woman
Gwen StefaniHollaback Girl
Gwen StefaniCool
Kaiser ChiefsI Predict a Riot
Kanye WestJesus Walks
KasabianClub Foot
KeaneSomewhere Only We Know
Kelly ClarksonSince U Been Gone
Kelly ClarksonBreakaway
Kelly ClarksonBecause of You
Kelly ClarksonBehind These Hazel Eyes
KT TunstallBlack Horse and The Cherry Tree
Kylie MinogueI Believe in You
Lenny KravitzWhere Are We Runnin'?
Loretta Lynn & Jack WhitePortland, Oregon
Los Lonely BoysHeaven
Maroon 5She Will Be Loved
MastodonBlood & Thunder
Modest MouseFloat On
Modest MouseOcean Breathes Salty
MorrisseyThe First of the Gang to Die
My Chemical RomanceI'm Not Okay (I Promise)
My Chemical RomanceHelena
Natasha BedingfieldUnwritten
Old Crow Medicine ShowWagon Wheel
Peter GabrielThe Book of Love
Ryan CabreraOn The Way Down
Scissor SistersTake Your Mama
Simple PlanWelcome to My Life
SlipknotBefore I Forget
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell WilliamsDrop It Like It's Hot
T.I.Bring Em Out
Tegan & SaraWalking with a Ghost
The Chemical BrothersGalvanize
The HivesWalk Idiot Walk
The KillersMr. Brightside
The KillersSomebody Told Me
The KillersAll These Things That I've Done
The KillersSmile Like You Mean It
The KillersOn Top
The LibertinesCan't Stand Me Now
The Von BondiesC'mon C'mon
Tim McGrawLive Like You Were Dying
TV On The RadioStaring at the Sun
U2Vertigo
U2Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
UsherBurn
UsherConfessions, Pt. II
Usher (feat. Alicia Keys)My Boo
Usher/Lil Jon/LudacrisYeah!
Velvet RevolverSlither
Velvet RevolverFall to Pieces
WolfmotherWoman

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