metacritic top 30 for 2004

as ranked by metacritic

1 SMiLE by Brian Wilson 2004 97
2 Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn 2004 97
3 Madvillainy by Madvillain 2004 93
4 The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version] by Talking Heads 2004 93
5 Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal 2004 92
6 A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets 2004 90
7 HoboSapiens by John Cale 2004 89
8 Last Exit by Junior Boys 2004 88
9 Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen 2004 88
10 College Dropout by Kanye West 2004 87
11 Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart 2004 87
12 From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith 2004 87
13 You're A Woman, I'm A Machine by Death From Above 1979 2004 87
14 Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 2004 87
15 The Dirty South by Drive-By Truckers 2004 86
16 Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens 2004 86
17 Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand 2004 86
18 Showtime by Dizzee Rascal 2004 86
19 Now, More Than Ever by Jim Guthrie 2004 86
20 Favourite Colours by The Sadies 2004 86
21 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83 2004 86
22 The Futureheads by The Futureheads 2004 85
23 Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 by Jill Scott 2004 85
24 Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee-Lo 2004 85
25 Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition by Murs 2004 84
26 Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan Band 2004 84
27 The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click) by The Fall 2004 84
28 Crimes by The Blood Brothers 2004 84
29 These Were The Earlies by The Earlies 2004 84
30 Blue Cathedral by Comets On Fire 83