Top 10 albums of 2004

[vashti1999]

Are you guys ready to post your lists yet, or is it too early? I figure all the good stuff that's gonna come out this year has already been released. I'm just about done ranking my favorites from 1 to 10, I'm just giving them all one last listen. One thing's for sure: at least Prince will be back after I left him out of my top 10 last year. (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=99248) I probably listened to "N.E.W.S." a maximum of 3 times since I bought it. Musicology is a different story.

[AKA]

1. Brian Wilson - SMiLE (Nonesuch)
2. Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now (Artemus)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (Warner)
4. Air - Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)
5. Prince - Musicology (Sony)
6. Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)
7. Pearl Jam - Live At Benaroya Hall (BMG)
8. Elliott Smith - From A Basement On The Hill (Anti)
9. David Cross - It's Not Funny (Sub-Pop)
10. They Might Be Giants - The Spine (Zoe)

Honorable mentions:
Nirvana - With The Lights Out (Geffen)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Interscope)
Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company (Concord Jazz)
John Fogerty - Deja Vu All Over Again (Geffen)

Best Compilations:
Jackson Browne - The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Rhino)
John Mellencamp - Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits (Island)
Pearl Jam - rearviewmirror (greatest hits 1991-2003) (Epic)
Styx - Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology (A&M)
Neil Young - Greatest Hits (Warner)

[MaryElizabeth]

Originally posted by AKA
Honorable mentions:
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Interscope)
:grr:

[Dean Winchester]

1. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
2. Melissa Etheridge - Lucky
3. Prince - Musicology
4. Gwen Stefani - L.A.M.B.
5. Kylie Minogue - Body Language
6. The Killers - Hot Fuss
7. Green Day - American Idiot
8. Janet Jackson - Damita Jo
9. Daniel Bedingfield - Second First Impression
10. Duran Duran - Astronaut

I apologize that my list is mostly "wack" rock n' roll and pop music :D

[Kristina]

1. Avril Lavigne - "Under My Skin"

thats it!

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
One Love - Kim Locke
Merry Christmas With Love - Clay Aiken
My Prerogative - Britney Spears
Solitaire/The Way - Clay Aiken

[vashti1999]

1.Musicology - Prince
2.Beautifully Human - Jill Scott
3.Rebel Soul Music - Martin Luther
4.The New Danger - Mos Def
5.Van Hunt - Van Hunt
6.After Hours - Rahsaan Patterson
7.Stone Love - Angie Stone
8.Confessions (Special Edition) - Usher
9.3 Chords & The Truth - Anthony David
10.Lyfe 268-192 - Lyfe Jennings

Special honorable mention for Seal: Best 1991 - 2004 for the 2nd disc of all new acoustic recordings of the hits. I nearly put it on my list but felt it had an unfair advantage since I was familiar with the songs already.

Favorite compilation: Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits

Close but no cigar: Patience - George Michael, Baptism - Lenny Kravitz, Fly Or Die - N.E.R.D., Damita Jo - Janet Jackson, Ray Ray - Raphael Saadiq

[MissZero]

I copied off of Vashti

I put Alicia Keys cuz that came out @ the very end of last year and I didn't get it till this year