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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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Jim White - Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See
May 4, 2004
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Score
100
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3
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Guided by Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed
August 24, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
100
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4
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The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
August 11, 2004
Big Beat
,
Breakbeat
Score
100
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5
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Brian Wilson - SMiLE
September 28, 2004
Baroque Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
100
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6
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Hem - Eveningland
October 5, 2004
Score
100
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7
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Nas - Street's Disciple
November 30, 2004
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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8
.
Diplo - Florida
September 21, 2004
Electronic
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
100
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9
.
Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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10
.
Main Flow - Hip Hopulation
September 7, 2004
Score
80
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11
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The Roots - The Tipping Point
July 13, 2004
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
80
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12
.
The Magnetic Fields - i
May 4, 2004
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
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13
.
Zap Mama - Ancestry in Progress
Score
80
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14
.
Coachwhips - Bangers vs. Fuckers
January 27, 2004
Garage Punk
Score
80
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15
.
Oneida - Secret Wars
January 20, 2004
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Krautrock
Score
80
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Spotify
16
.
Southern Culture On the Skids - Mojo Box
January 27, 2004
Score
80
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17
.
Ani DiFranco - Educated Guess
January 20, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Anti-Folk
Score
80
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18
.
Jason Molina - Pyramid Electric Co.
January 20, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Slowcore
Score
80
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19
.
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
February 10, 2004
Jazz
Score
80
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20
.
The Elected - Me First
February 3, 2004
Score
80
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21
.
Dani Siciliano - Likes...
January 0, 2004
Score
80
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22
.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Raise Your Spirit Higher
January 27, 2004
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
23
.
Einstürzende Neubauten - Perpetuum Mobile
February 10, 2004
Art Pop
,
Post-Industrial
,
Experimental
Score
80
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24
.
Amp Fiddler - Waltz of a Ghetto Fly
March 9, 2004
Score
80
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25
.
Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
March 9, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NOW Magazine awarded albums throughout 2004.
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