The best albums of 2004

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1FuneralArcade Fire · 4.8 from 3 scores
  2. 2Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand · 4.5 from 3 scores
  3. 3AnticsInterpol · 4.2 from 3 scores
  1. 4Talkie WalkieAir4 from 3 scores
  2. 5Good News for People Who Love Bad NewsModest Mouse4 from 3 scores
  3. 6MM..FOODMF DOOM4 from 2 scores
  4. 7Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)Slipknot4 from 1 score
  5. 8Silent AlarmBloc Party3.7 from 3 scores
  6. 9American IdiotGreen Day3.7 from 3 scores
  7. 10ChuckSum 413 from 2 scores
  8. 11EncoreEminem3 from 3 scores
  9. 12Hot FussThe Killers2.8 from 2 scores
  10. 13Hopes and FearsKeane2.8 from 3 scores
  11. 14Siren Song of the Counter CultureRise Against1.5 from 1 score