Best of 2004: By the Editors of Amazon.com

Submitted by sleestak on Sat, 11/27/2004 - 11:27
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  1. Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose*
  2. Modest Mouse, Good News for People Who Like Bad News*
  3. Wilco, A Ghost is Born
  4. Franz Ferdinand (s/t)*
  5. Snow Patrol, Final Straw*
  6. Interpol, Antics*
  7. Brian Wilson, Smile*
  8. Drive By Truckers, The Dirty South*
  9. Kanye West, College Dropout
  10. Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days
  11. Tom Waits, Real Gone
  12. Nick Cave, Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus
  13. Bjork, Medulla*
  14. Elliott Smith, From a Basement on the Hill
  15. Magnetic Fields, i
  16. Air, Talkie Walkie
  17. Paul Westerberg, Folker
  18. Madvillain, Madvillainy*
  19. Ray LaMontagne, Trouble
  20. The Damnwells, Bastards of the Beats
  21. Bebel Gilberto (s/t)
  22. The Sadies, Favorite Colours
  23. Marah, 20,000 Streets Under the Sky
  24. Jill Scott, Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds 2
  25. Mos Def, New Danger
  26. The Killers, Hot Fuss*
  27. PJ Harvey, Uh Huh Her*
  28. Rilo Kiley, More Adventurous
  29. TV on the Radio, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes*
  30. The Delgados, Universal Audio
  31. Ricky Fante, Rewind
  32. Beastie Boys, To the 5 Boroughs
  33. Green Day, American Idiot
  34. Aqualung, Still Life
  35. Arcade Fire, Funeral*
  36. Burning Brides, Leave No Ashes
  37. Tift Merritt, Tambourine
  38. A Girl Called Eddy (s/t)
  39. Citizen Cope, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
  40. Visqueen, Sunset on Dateland
  41. Mclusky, The Difference Between Me & You is That I'm Not On Fire*
  42. Chuck Prophet, Age of Miracles
  43. Van Hunt (s/t)
  44. Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Please Describe Yourself*
  45. Various Artists, Garden State Soundtrack
  46. Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat*
  47. Ambulance LTD (s/t)
  48. The Streets, A Grand Don't Come for Free*
  49. Juana Molina, Tres Cosas
  50. Sonic Youth, Sonic Nurse
  51. Mason Jennings, Use Your Voice
  52. The Thermals, Fuckin' A
  53. Keane, Hopes & Fears
  54. Beta Band, Heroes to Zeros
  55. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro / Gens · Ciofi · Kirchschlager · Regazzo · Keenlyside · McLaughlin · van Rensburg · Abete · Rial · Concerto Köln · René Jacobs
  56. Los Amigos Invisibles, Venezuelan Zinga Son 1
  57. Don Byron, Ivey-Divey
  58. J.S. Bach, Piotr Anderszewski Plays Bach: English Suite BWV 811/Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 110/Webern: Variations Op. 27
  59. Thievery Corporation, Outernational Sound
  60. John Adams, On the Transmigration of Souls
  61. The Ponys, Laced With Romance*
  62. Elvis Costello, The Delivery Man
  63. Keren Ann, Not Going Anywhere
  64. Antibalas, Who Is This America?
  65. Morrissey, You Are the Quarry
  66. Zero 7, When it Falls
  67. Federico Aubele, Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
  68. Foreign Exchange, Connected
  69. Jem, Finally Woken
  70. Adem, Homesongs
  71. Prince, Musicology
  72. Tommy Stinson, Village Gorilla Head
  73. The Hives, Tyrannosaurus Hives
  74. The Delays, Faded Seaside Glamour
  75. The Von Bondies, Pawn Shoppe Heart
  76. Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Funeral for a Friend
  77. Lorraine Hunt, Handel Arias
  78. Sufjan Stevens, Seven Swans*
  79. Jon Brion, I Heart Huckabees (score)
  80. Fela Kuti, Underground Spiritual Game
  81. Comets on Fire, Blue Cathedral
  82. Jeanine Tesori et al, Caroline, or Change
  83. Tres Chicas, Sweetwater
  84. The Libertines (s/t)
  85. Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins, Which Way is East
  86. Dr. John, N'Awlinz: Dis, Dat, or D'Udda
  87. William Shatner, Has Been
  88. Tegan & Sara, So Jealous
  89. The Veils, Runaway Found
  90. Various Artists, De-Lovely Soundtrack
  91. K-Os, Joyful Rebellion
  92. Leon Fleisher, Two Hands
  93. Various Artists, Future Soundtrack of America
  94. The Finn Brothers, Everyone is Here
  95. Faultline, Your Love Means Everything
  96. Haydn, Emerson String Quartet, Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
  97. Mory Kante, Sabou
  98. Charlie Hunter, Friends Seen & Unseen
  99. Robyn Hitchcock, Spooked
  100. Stereolab, Margerine Eclipse
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The original can be found here.

I have the starred albums (many thanks to the generosity of certain Listology members!)