Top Albums of 2004
21 |
1471 |
Björk |
Medulla |
A cappella,
Art Pop,
Experimental
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4 |
404 |
Madvillain |
Madvillainy |
Abstract Hip Hop
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26 |
1812 |
Amadou & Mariam |
Dimanche à Bamako |
African Music
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18 |
1310 |
Loretta Lynn |
Van Lear Rose |
Alt-Country
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Steve Earle |
The Revolution Starts Now |
Alt-Country,
Americana,
Country Rock
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Kasabian |
Kasabian |
Alternative Dance,
Indie Rock
|
9 |
939 |
Wilco |
A Ghost Is Born |
Alternative Rock
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Secret Machines |
Now Here Is Nowhere |
Alternative Rock
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8 |
842 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus |
Alternative Rock,
Art Rock
|
15 |
1193 |
Morrissey |
You Are the Quarry |
Alternative Rock,
Pop Rock
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36 |
2297 |
U2 |
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
Alternative Rock,
Pop Rock
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42 |
2714 |
Mark Lanegan Band |
Bubblegum |
Alternative Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Fennesz |
Venice |
Ambient,
Glitch
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39 |
2362 |
Air |
Talkie Walkie |
Ambient Pop,
Electronic
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Lambchop |
Aw C'mon |
Americana,
Chamber Pop,
Indie Rock
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Lambchop |
No You C'mon |
Americana,
Chamber Pop,
Indie Rock
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Jolie Holland |
Escondida |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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34 |
2239 |
Rufus Wainwright |
Want Two |
Art Pop,
Chamber Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Xiu Xiu |
Fabulous Muscles |
Art Pop,
Experimental Rock
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CocoRosie |
La Maison De Mon Rêve |
Art Pop,
Freak Folk,
Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
|
28 |
1854 |
The Fiery Furnaces |
Blueberry Boat |
Art Pop,
Progressive Pop
|
16 |
1242 |
TV on the Radio |
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes |
Art Rock,
Experimental Rock,
Indie Rock
|
14 |
1171 |
Animal Collective |
Sung Tongs |
Avant-Folk,
Freak Folk,
Neo-Psychedelia
|
6 |
593 |
Brian Wilson |
SMiLE |
Baroque Pop,
Pop Rock,
Psychedelic Pop
|
33 |
2221 |
The Black Keys |
Rubber Factory |
Blues Rock
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters |
The Delivery Man |
Blues Rock,
Country Rock
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Sufjan Stevens |
Seven Swans |
Chamber Folk,
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
1 |
24 |
Arcade Fire |
Funeral |
Chamber Pop,
Indie Rock
|
20 |
1470 |
Devendra Banhart |
Rejoicing in the Hands |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
22 |
1525 |
Joanna Newsom |
The Milk-Eyed Mender |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Devendra Banhart |
Niño Rojo |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Ray LaMontagne |
Trouble |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
40 |
2549 |
Usher |
Confessions |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop
|
30 |
2009 |
Scissor Sisters |
Scissor Sisters |
Dance-Pop,
Pop Rock
|
43 |
2742 |
!!! |
Louden Up Now |
Dance-Punk,
Indie Rock
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Lali Puna |
Faking the Books |
Dream Pop,
Indietronica
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Mylo |
Destroy Rock & Roll |
Electro House
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Annie |
Anniemal |
Electropop
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25 |
1683 |
Tom Waits |
Real Gone |
Experimental Rock
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Oneida |
Secret Wars |
Experimental Rock,
Neo-Psychedelia
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Kings of Convenience |
Riot on an Empty Street |
Folk Pop,
Indie Folk,
Indie Pop
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American Music Club |
Love Songs for Patriots |
Folk Rock,
Indie Rock
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Prince |
Musicology |
Funk,
Neo-Soul,
Pop Rock
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The Von Bondies |
Pawn Shoppe Heart |
Garage Rock
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The Hives |
Tyrannosaurus Hives |
Garage Rock Revival
|
12 |
1096 |
The Libertines |
The Libertines |
Garage Rock Revival,
Indie Rock
|
29 |
1948 |
Kings of Leon |
Aha Shake Heartbreak |
Garage Rock Revival,
Indie Rock
|
32 |
2015 |
Junior Boys |
Last Exit |
Glitch Pop,
Synthpop
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Dizzee Rascal |
Showtime |
Grime,
UK Hip Hop
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Ghostface Killah |
The Pretty Toney Album |
Hardcore Hip Hop
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Comets On Fire |
Blue Cathedral |
Heavy Psych
|
2 |
219 |
Kanye West |
The College Dropout |
Hip Hop
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Cee-Lo |
Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine |
Hip Hop
|
13 |
1107 |
Danger Mouse |
The Grey Album |
Hip Hop,
Mashup
|
23 |
1576 |
Iron & Wine |
Our Endless Numbered Days |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Micah P. Hinson |
Micah P. Hinson & The Gospel of Progress |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Rilo Kiley |
More Adventurous |
Indie Pop
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Stars |
Set Yourself On Fire |
Indie Pop
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The Magnetic Fields |
i |
Indie Pop
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Phoenix |
Alphabetical |
Indie Pop
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Blonde Redhead |
Misery Is a Butterfly |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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Electrelane |
The Power Out |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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Of Montreal |
Satanic Panic in the Attic |
Indie Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia,
Psychedelic Pop
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A.C. Newman |
The Slow Wonder |
Indie Pop,
Power Pop
|
35 |
2293 |
Feist |
Let It Die |
Indie Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
17 |
1294 |
Modest Mouse |
Good News for People Who Love Bad News |
Indie Rock
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PJ Harvey |
Uh Huh Her |
Indie Rock
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The Zutons |
Who Killed The Zutons? |
Indie Rock
|
27 |
1816 |
The Go! Team |
Thunder, Lightning, Strike |
Indie Rock,
Indietronica
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Sonic Youth |
Sonic Nurse |
Indie Rock,
Noise Rock
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Ted Leo + Pharmacists |
Shake the Sheets |
Indie Rock,
Power Pop
|
11 |
1039 |
Elliott Smith |
From a Basement on the Hill |
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Nellie McKay |
Get Away from Me |
Jazz Pop
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Max Richter |
The Blue Notebooks |
Modern Classical
|
38 |
2353 |
Dungen |
Ta det lugnt |
Neo-Psychedelia
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John Legend |
Get Lifted |
Neo-Soul
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Jill Scott |
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 |
Neo-Soul
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Keane |
Hopes and Fears |
Piano Rock
|
5 |
444 |
Green Day |
American Idiot |
Pop Punk
|
10 |
944 |
The Killers |
Hot Fuss |
Pop Rock
|
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Mission of Burma |
ONoffON |
Post-Punk
|
3 |
247 |
Franz Ferdinand |
Franz Ferdinand |
Post-Punk Revival
|
19 |
1395 |
Interpol |
Antics |
Post-Punk Revival
|
37 |
2319 |
The Walkmen |
Bows + Arrows |
Post-Punk Revival
|
41 |
2708 |
The Futureheads |
The Futureheads |
Post-Punk Revival
|
24 |
1671 |
Mastodon |
Leviathan |
Progressive Metal,
Sludge Metal
|
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Adem |
Homesongs |
Singer/Songwriter
|
31 |
2014 |
Drive-By Truckers |
The Dirty South |
Southern Rock
|
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Tinariwen |
Amassakoul |
Tishoumaren
|
7 |
663 |
The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come for Free |
UK Hip Hop
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