The Best Albums of 2004
This page last updated on December 14, 2004.
The Top Albums of 2004
1) Brian Wilson - Smile
2) David Byrne - Grown Backwards
3) R.E.M. - Around the Sun
4) Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
5) Sam Phillips - A Boot and a Shoe
6) Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
7) U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
8) Elvis Costello - The Delivery Man
9) John Cale - Hobosapiens
10) Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts...Now
Significant Box Sets, Reissues, Live Albums, and other Specialty Packages
1) Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead Movie
2) Grateful Dead - Rockin' the Rhein
3) Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks, Volume 31
4) Bob Dylan - Concert at Philharmonic Hall
5) Jerry Garcia Band - After Midnight, Kean College, 2/28/80
6) Miles Davis - Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis, 1963–1964
7) Ray Charles - Ô-Genio: Live in Brazil, 1963
8) Grateful Dead - Beyond Description [1973-1989]
9) Thelonious Monk - Monk 'Round the World
10) The Beatles - The Capitol Albums, Volume 1
The Best of the Rest
These releases may not be the cream of the crop for 2004, but each
is remarkable in its own right — be they intriguing debuts,
welcome returns, fond farewells, brilliant tributes, stunning leaps
forward, or just good efforts from consistently creative artists.
Alison Krauss + Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways
Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One
Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys - Live at Mechanics Hall
Jeff Buckley - Grace: Legacy Edition
The Clash - London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition
Donovan - Beat Café
Duke Ellington - Masterpieces by Ellington/Ellington Uptown/Festival Session/Blues in Orbit/Piano in the Background/Piano in the Foreground
Jay Farrar - Stone, Steel, & Bright Lights
John Fogerty - Deja Vu All Over Again
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Walking with Giants
Jerry Garcia - All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions
Jerry Garcia & the Merl Saunders Band - Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, 9/1/04*
Eliza Gilkyson - Land of Milk and Honey
Gomez - Split the Difference
George Harrison - The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992
The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me
Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith - Yo Miles! Sky Garden
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La
Jim Lauderdale - Headed for the Hills
The Legends - Up Against The Legends
Los Lobos - The Ride
Branford Marsalis - Coltrane's A Love Supreme - Live in Amsterdam
Nellie McKay - Get Away from Me
John Mellencamp - Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
Joni Mitchell - Dreamland
Ollabelle - Ollabelle
Po' Girl - Vagabond Lullabies
The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy
Justin Roberts - Way Out
Santana - Santana: Legacy Edition
Tommy Stinson - Village Gorilla Head
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Oh, My Girl
Various Artists - Live Aid
Tom Waits - Real Gone
Bob Weir - Weir Here: The Best of Bob Weir
Kenny White - Symphony in 16 Bars
*Note: This item would have ranked in our Top 10
listing of Significant Box Sets, Reissues, Live Albums,
and other Specialty Packages. However, it was released
in late December, after our list was compiled.
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