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1
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The Flatlanders - Wheels of Fortune
January 27, 2004
Score
100
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2
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Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress
October 5, 2004
Garage Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
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3
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - The Doldrums
October 11, 2004
Psychedelic Pop
Score
100
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4
.
Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
April 20, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
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Spotify
5
.
Mastodon - Leviathan
August 31, 2004
Sludge Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Score
100
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6
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Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
April 6, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
100
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7
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Mission of Burma - ONoffON
May 4, 2004
Post-Punk
Score
100
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8
.
Oneida - Secret Wars
January 20, 2004
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Krautrock
Score
100
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Spotify
9
.
The Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe Heart
March 9, 2004
Garage Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
100
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10
.
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
March 23, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
100
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Amazon
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11
.
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
April 27, 2004
Alt-Country
Score
100
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12
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RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke
May 18, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Turntablism
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
91
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13
.
Dead Prez - RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta
March 30, 2004
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Keane - Hopes and Fears
May 10, 2004
Piano Rock
,
Britpop
,
Post-Britpop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
John Legend - Get Lifted
December 28, 2004
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
91
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Spotify
16
.
Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar
May 4, 2004
Garage Rock
,
Garage Punk
,
Punk Blues
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Pink Grease - This Is for Real
June 15, 2004
Score
91
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18
.
The Icarus Line - Penance Soiree
May 2, 2004
Garage Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Noise Rock
Score
91
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Spotify
19
.
The Dears - No Cities Left
October 12, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
October 19, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The Libertines - The Libertines
August 31, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Lansing-Dreiden - The Incomplete Triangle
April 6, 2004
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Tom Waits - Real Gone
October 5, 2004
Experimental Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
August 24, 2004
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Jadakiss - Kiss of Death
June 22, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
91
Source →
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings SPIN awarded albums throughout 2004.
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