Top 30 Albums
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	Funeral by The Arcade Fire		2004	88
9	Last Exit by Junior Boys		2004	88
10	College Dropout by Kanye West		2004	87
11	From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith		2004	87
12	Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart		2004	87
13	Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen		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	Now, More Than Ever by Jim Guthrie		2004	86
18	Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand		2004	86
19	Showtime by Dizzee Rascal		2004	86
20	Favourite Colours by The Sadies		2004	86
21	Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83		2004	86
22	These Were The Earlies by The Earlies		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	The Futureheads by The Futureheads		2004	85
26	Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition by Murs		2004	84
27	Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan Band		2004	84
28	The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click) by The Fall		2004	84
29	Crimes by The Blood Brothers		2004	84
30	Our Shadows Will Remain by Joseph Arthur		2004	84

Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists