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The Earlies - These Were The Earlies
September 7, 2004
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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2
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The Good Life - Album of the Year
August 10, 2004
Score
90
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3
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Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
September 14, 2004
Grime
Score
90
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4
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Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
April 6, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
90
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5
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Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In The Hands
May 4, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
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Contemporary Folk
,
Freak Folk
Score
90
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6
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The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
September 13, 2004
Indietronica
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Sampledelia
,
Alternative Dance
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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7
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Junior Boys - Last Exit
September 21, 2004
Synthpop
Score
90
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8
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
September 20, 2004
Art Rock
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Alternative Rock
Score
90
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9
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Brian Wilson - SMiLE
September 28, 2004
Baroque Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
90
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10
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U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
November 23, 2004
Pop Rock
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Alternative Rock
,
Rock
Score
90
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11
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Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
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12
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Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
July 27, 2004
Dance-Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
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13
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Aberfeldy - Young Forever
August 1, 2004
Score
90
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14
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Ryan Adams - Love Is Hell
May 4, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
90
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15
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Rufus Wainwright - Want Two
November 16, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
Score
90
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16
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Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
February 9, 2004
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance-Punk
Score
90
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17
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Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
October 19, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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18
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Nas - Street's Disciple
November 30, 2004
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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19
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Hope of The States - The Lost Riots
June 7, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Post-Rock
Score
90
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20
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The Music - Welcome to the North
October 19, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
90
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21
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The Libertines - The Libertines
August 31, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
90
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22
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The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
May 18, 2004
UK Hip Hop
Score
90
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23
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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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24
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Guided by Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed
August 24, 2004
Indie Rock
Score
80
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25
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Phoenix - Alphabetical
March 29, 2004
Indie Pop
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2004.
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