Un repaso a las listas de los mejores albums del 2004 en la prensa musical internacional.
Mojo
- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Morpheus
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- Brian Wilson – Smile
- Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing In The Hands/Niño Rojo
- Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum
- Björk – Medulla
- The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Delivery Man
- Secret Machines – Now Here Is Nowhere
- Patti Smith – Trampin’
Q
- The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
- Keane – Hopes and Fears
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- U2 – How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
- Razorlight – Up All Night
- The Libertines – The Libertines
- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Morpheus
- The Killers – Hot Fuss
- Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll
- Interpol Antics
NME
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- The Libertines – The Libertines
- The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
- Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
- The Futureheads – The Futureheads
- Danger Mouse – The Grey Album
- Kanye West – The College Dropout
- Razorlight – Razorlight
- The Radio Dept – Lesser Matters
- The Dears – No Cities Left
Uncut
- Brian Wilson – Smile
- Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
- Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
- Richmond Fontaine – Post To Wire
- Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol 6.
- Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum
- The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
- Elliot Smith – From A Basement On The Hill
- American Music Club – Love Songs For Patriots
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
Stylus Magazine
- The Fiery Furnaces – Blueberry Boat
- Madvillain – Madvillainy
- Nellie McKay – Get Away From Me
- Junior Boys – Last Exit
- The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
- Ghostface – The Pretty Toney Album
- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Morpheus
- Bark Psychosis – ///codename:dustsucker
- Xiu Xiu – Fabulous Muscles
- The Arcade Fire – Funeral
Pitchfork
- The Arcade Fire – Funeral
- Animal Collective – Sung Tongs
- The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
- The Fiery Furnaces – Blueberry Boat
- Brian Wilson – Smile
- Madvillain – Madvillainy
- Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing in the Hands
- The Go! Team – Thunder Lightning Strike
- Ghostface – The Pretty Toney Album
- Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
Les Inrockuptibles
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
- Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing in the Hands
- TV on the Radio – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
- Daniel Darc – Crève Coeur
- The Libertines – The Libertines
- Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll
- TTC – Bâtards Sensibles
- Cocorosie – La maison de mon rêve
- Björk – Medulla
Rockdelux
- Tom Waits – Real Gone
- Devendra Banhart – Niño Rojo
- Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- Patti Smith – Trampin’
- Dizzie Rascal – Showtime
- Brian Wilson – Smile
- Cocorosie – La maison de mon rêve
- Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing in the Hands
- Kanye West – The College Dropout