2004: Top 50 Singles of the Year

Submitted by AAA on Fri, 05/07/2004 - 11:26
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  1. Xiu Xiu - "I Love the Valley OH!"
  2. Animal Collective - "Who Could Win a Rabbit?"
  3. Annie - "Heartbeat"
  4. Jay-Z - "99 Problems"
  5. TV on the Radio - "Staring at the Sun"
  6. The Concretes - "You Can't Hurry Love"
  7. The Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"
  8. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - "Me and Mia"
  9. Modest Mouse - "Float On"
  10. The Decemberists - "Billy Liar"
  12. M.I.A. - "Galang"
  13. The Streets - "Blinded By the Lights"
  14. The Magnetic Fields - "I Thought You Were My Boyfriend"
  15. Johnny Boy - "You Are the Generation Who Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve"
  16. Iron & Wine - "Naked as We Came"
  17. Bjork - "Who is It?"
  18. The Dresden Dolls - "Coin-Operated Boy"
  19. Death from Above 1979 - "Romantic Rights"
  20. Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
  21. Rachel Stevens - "Some Girls"
  23. A.C. Newman - "On the Table"
  24. The Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)"
  25. The Shins - "Fighting in a Sack"
  26. Dizzee Rascal - "Stand Up Tall"
  27. Elliott Smith - "Twilight"
  28. The Streets - "Dry Your Eyes"
  29. Britney Spears - "Toxic"
  30. Modest Mouse - "The World at Large"
  31. M.I.A. - "Sunshowers"
  32. A.C. Newman - "Miracle Drug"
  34. Annie - "Chewing Gum"
  35. The Walkmen - "The Rat"
  36. The Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama"
  37. Kanye West - "All Falls Down"
  38. Girls Aloud - "The Show"
  39. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
  40. Bjork - "Oceania"
  41. Jay-Z - "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"
  42. Devendra Banhart - "A Sight to Behold"
  43. Loretta Lynn - "Portland, Oregon"
  45. Modest Mouse - "Ocean Breathes Salty"
  46. Dizzee Rascal - "Dream"
  47. Gwen Stefani - "What You Waitin' For"
  48. The Unicorns - "Jellybones"
  49. Usher - "Yeah!"
  50. Of Montreal - "Disconnect the Dots"
  51. Bright Eyes - "Lua"
  52. Broken Social Scene - "Cause = Time"
  53. Outkast - "Roses"
  54. Kanye West - "Through the Wire"
Wezzo09/08/2004

Nice list, making the best of a generally bad year (bar Mouse, Franz and Streets, really).

lukeprog10/06/2004

Glad to see Eamon here. And I have to admit Toxic is probably one of the few Britney songs I can tolerate (esp. if the music video is playing).

dcstar10/06/2004

I've gotten to where I can't make it all the way through "Float On". It really bores me and I never really liked it to begin with.

How about you?

AAA10/07/2004

I avoid radio, so the song never really got overplayed for me.

I definitely appreciate the song as a great pop song, but it also works for me because it fits so perfectly with the rest of the album.

I have a lot to say on the subject, so when I have more time, I'll explain.

lbangs10/12/2004

Did you ever get a chance to hear Delays' Long Time Coming? It was certainly one of my favorite singles of the year...

Shalom, y'all!

L. Bangs

AAA10/12/2004

I'm searching for it right now, on Warez. I'll tell you what I think if I get it.

How's the music of 2004 treating you?

lbangs10/19/2004

I am grooving on the love for Coin-Operated Boy. Have you seen the video? I love it. The clip is a fun clash of 80s cheap and Cabaret fun.

I don't know if it is a single, but the Go! Team's Bottle Rocket is worth several listens...

Shalom, y'all!

L. Bangs

xfanatic5010/20/2004

I'm surprised you picked Have Mercy on Me by Loretta Lynn, when Portland, Oregon was such an awesome single.

AAA10/20/2004

I was in the dark when it came to the singles off of this album. I was just thinking about what the first single was, and I had no idea.

Thanks for the tip!

lukeprog10/20/2004

How different would a 'top tracks of 2004' list look like, coming from you?

AAA10/20/2004

VERY VERY VERY different.

First off, most singles are not my favorite tracks on the albums...secondly, some of these are from 2003, but were released as singles in 2004.

lukeprog10/20/2004

Let it be known I would LOVE to see a '2004: favorite tracks' list from you.

xfanatic5011/10/2004

Wasn't Gay Bar a single from last year?

AAA11/10/2004

You may be right, but I wasn't sure when I first added it. Since then, I've forgotten to think about it. I'll check that out.

Thanks!

lbangs12/08/2004

Is Me and Mia a Pulp Fiction-inspired love song?

If so, I swear they ripped that off of me... ;P

Shalom, y'all!

L. Bangs

AAA12/08/2004

No, but it is a wonderfully energetic rock song...but, it would have been cooler as a Pulp Fiction homage.

marqueemarq12/11/2004

Toxic is a really good single. I believe britney has nothing to do with the making of her own music. The production on that song is really interesting.