The Best 150 Songs of 2004 by Tony J. Neal

The Best Songs of 2004
1. The Rat- The Walkmen- 'Bows + Arrows' Track #2
2. Goodnight Believer- Bluebottle Kiss- 'Come Across' #12
3. Wake Up- The Arcade Fire- 'Funeral' #7
4. Satin In a Coffin- Modest Mouse 'Good News For People Who Love Bad News' #11
5. Bona Fide Treasure- The Charlatans- 'Up at the Lake' #5
6. From Now To Never- Sparta- 'Porcelain' #13
7. Stay Where You Are- Ambulance LTD- 'Ambulance LTD' #5
8. Return To Oz- Scissor Sisters- 'Scissor Sisters' #11
9. King's Crossing- Elliott Smith- 'from a basement on the hill' #7
10. 7 September 2003- The Elected- 'Me First' #1
11. She Said We Could Make It- Offcutts- Thrift Store Boutique #9
12. Strange Ways- Madvillain- 'Madvillainy' #16
13. If You're Ready- Future Pilot AKA- Salute Your Soul #4
14. The Nowhere Man- The Veils-'The Runaway Found' #10
15. That Man Will Not Hang- Mclusky- 'The Difference Between Me & You Is That I'm Not on Fire' #2
16. Indictment- Antibalas- 'Who Is This America?' #3
17. Everybody's On a Ride- David Kilgour- 'Frozen Orange' #10
18. Glitterball- Seachange- Lay of the Land- 'Lay of the Land' #3
19. Could Well Be In- The Streets- 'A Grand Don't Come for Free' #2
20. Why- The Roots- 'The Tipping Point' #10 (Bonus Track)
21. Fool- Sophia- 'People Are Like Seasons' #3
22. Enter Laughing- Electrelane- 'The Power Out' #7
23. Hell Is Chrome- Wilco- 'A Ghost Is Born' #2
24. Moment In Time- Weird War- 'If You Can't Beat 'Em, Bite 'Em' #5
25. Take Me Out- Franz Ferdinand- 'Franz Ferdinand' #4

26. Blood Bleeds- The Helio Sequence- 'Love and Distance' #7
27. Endless Factories- Division of Laura Lee- 'Das Not Compute' #3
28. Nowhere Again- Secret Machines- 'Now Here Is Nowhere' #4
29. Sparta 2XX- The Fall- 'The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)' #3
30. Long Time Coming- Delays- 'Faded Seaside Glamour' #3
31. What Katie Did- The Libertines- 'The Libertines' #10
32. New Hampshire- Sonic Youth- 'Sonic Nurse' #7
33. Fever- Pink Grease- 'This Is For Real' #2
34. Methamphetamine Blues- Mark Lanegan- 'Bubblegum' #4
35. Catch Me Up- Gomez- 'Split the Difference' #7
36. Layin' A Strip For The Higher-Self State Line- The Bad Plus- 'Give' #7
37. Heroes and Villains- Brian Wilson- 'SMiLE' #2
38. So Weit Wie Noch Nie- Erlend Oye- 'DJ Kicks' #1
39. Flames Go Higher- Eagles of Death Metal- 'Peace Love Death Metal' #4
40. Fix Up Look Sharp- Dizzee Rascal- 'Boy in da Corner' #6
41. The Body Breaks- Devendra Banhart- 'Rejoicing in the Hands' #3
42. Chief Inspector Blancheflower- Fiery Furnaces- 'Blueberry Boat' #8
43. Van Lear Rose- Loretta Lynn- 'Van Lear Rose' #1
44. Byss and Abyss- Espers- 'Espers' #6
45. Apples and Oranges- Dogs Die In Hot Cars- 'Please Describe Yourself' #5
46. Gusher- Lambchop- 'No, You C'mon' #10
47. We Are the Wreckage- Castanets- 'Cathedral' #10
48. Hello? Is this Thing On?- !!!-'Louden Up Now' #5
49. Black Stars- Jolie Holland- 'Escondida' #2
50. Turn It Out- Death From Above 1979- 'You're a Woman, I'm a Machine' #1

51. Translucent Sparrow- The Sadies 'Favourite Colours' #2
52. Meantime- The Futureheads- 'The Futureheads' #5
53. Bringing Us Down- Les Favy Fav- Inches- #15
54. Walk the Moon- Belasco- Knowing Everyone's OK #7
55. Weave Your Hair- Brando- 943 Recluse- #3
56. I Don't Love You- Tangiers- Never Bring You Pleasure #2
57. Comm Jet- Single Frame- 10- Wetheads Come Running
58. Trial of the Century- The French Kicks- #3
59. The Winter Shaker- Oneida- Secret Wars- #7
60. Caviar- Icarus Line- #4
61. The Angel's Share- Ted Leo & Pharmacists #2
62. Chico- The Concretes- #3
63. Whiskey River- Comets On Fire- #3
64. Hey Little- Pluto- Red Light #5
65. I'll Make You A Star- The Ponys- Laced #9
66. Paint Your Name- Special Patrol- The Golden Mean- #2
67. Age Of Miracles- Chuck Prophet- Age of Miracles- #2
68. The Rules- Ben Kweller- #5
69. Tow Truck- Karate- Pockets #6
70. Born Too Slow- The Crystal Method- Legion of Boom #2
71. Cyclone Graves- Ken Stringfellow- Soft Commands #11
72. Fake Blood- Mission OfBurma- OnoffOn #7
73. Cars and Guns- Digger & The Pussycats- S/T #7
74. Starlite- Young Heart Attack- Mouthful #2
75. Drums- Black Eyes- Cough #4

76. Turn, Turn, Turn- Papa M- Hole of Burning Alms- Track #11
77. Come Back To Camden- Morrissey- #4
78. Here, In This Place- Gotye- Boardface- #7
79. Modern Phobias- Read Yellow- #7
80. The Brouhaha- Beastie Boys- #14
81. Huddle Formation- The Go! Team- #10
82. Traps- Future Kings Of Spain- #10
83. Astronaut- David Byrne- Grown Backwards #12
84. There Will Be A Light- Ben Harper- #10
85. Mosh- Eminem- #6
86. Wear You Out- TV On the Radio- #9
87. Milkman's Daughter- Ann McCue- #8
88. Xian Undertaker- Silkworm- #5
89. Shadows- Wagon Christ- Sorry I Make #4
90. Trampin'- Patti Smith- #11
91. Uninvited Guest- Trans Am- Liberation #2
92. Sometimes- Lazy Susan- #1
93. Strayed Out- Fancey- #4
94. My French Brother- Thievery Corporation- #18
95. The Lengths- The Black Keys- #7
96. Spanish Song Bird- Keren Ann- #9
97. Freedom Park- Marah- 20,000 Streets #2
98. Wagon Wheel- Old Crow Medicine Show- #11
99. Pure For- The Beta Band- #12
100. Dead Quote Olympics- The Hives- #11

101.Stockport- Badly Drawn Boy- #11
102.Lysergic Bliss- Of Montreal- #2
103.Kids On Holiday- Animal Collective- #5
104.Birds/Unrecorded- M83- #1, 2
105.To All Of You- RJD2- #7
106.Her Estuary Twang- Preston School of Industry- Track #7
107.Notorious Lightning- Destroyer- #1
108.Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth- PJ Harvey- #1
109.Backyards- Broken Social Scene- #6
110.Flowers- The Casual Dots- S/T #3
111.Freedom Road- Divine Comedy- #9
112.This Mystic Decade- Hot Snakes- #8
113.Kingfish Pies- Midlake- #3
114.Run- Air- #3
115.Teeth- The Mekons- #1
116.We Fenced Other Houses- Liars- #5
117.Shake It- Tom Waits- #4
118.Sunset Soon Forgotten- Iron and Wine- #4
119.End of the World- The Cure- #4
120.Violent Letter- Guitar Wolf- #4
121.Sálvese Quién Pueda- Juana Molina- #3
122.Sister- Sufjan Stevens- #6
123.B1- Part Chimp- #1
124.Trash Flavored Trash- Blood Brothers #2
125.Mother Nature's Son- Joel Frahm & Brad Mehldau- #5

126.Random Thoughts- Koolism- #12
127.80's Dance Parties- Joan Of Arc- #8
128.Clear Channel (Fvck Off)- Leftover Crack- #1
129.Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud- Guided By Voices- #1
130.Syracuse- Pinback- #3
131.Come Back Again- Sleep Station- #6
132.I Knew Her She New Me- Coachwhips- #3
133.Blink- Gingersol- #2
134.High Come Down- Junior Boys- #3
135.My Tortured Soul- Probot- #10
136.One Night On Tulane- Blue States #4
137.Watching Cars Go By- Felix Da Housecat- #10
138.Baby Boy- The Owls- #5
139.Carpe Et Dieme- Royalchord- #1
140.Goodbye Girl- Epicure- #1
141.The Lurch- Two Lone Swordsmen #3
142.Biscuits- Ghostface- #2
143.No Atmosphere- The Bees- #3
144.Forwards and Backwards- The Cinch- #2
145.Blanket- Autolux- #5
146.Sewn Up- Rogue Wave- #7
147.Left Handed- Lali Puna- #9
148.Speak Low- Andy Bey- #2
149.The Man With 100 Cells- Stereolab- #7
150.Public Pervert- Interpol- #7

All of these are great songs and fit on 1 CD (MP3). E-Mail me if you can't find some of them.