Năm 2004 nhiều hip hop đấy và nhiều album đầu tay của mấy band indie rock. Xin bắt đầu bằng album kinh điển của Kanye.
1. Kanye West - The College Dropout (hip hop) 2. Green Day - American Idiots (punk rock) 3. Arcade Fire - Funeral (indie rock) 4. The Killers - Hot Fuss (post punk revival) 5. Good Charlotte - The Chronicles Of Life And Death (punk/alternative rock) 6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus (alternative rock/blues rock) 7. Velvet Revolver - Contraband (hard rock) 8. Nas - Street’s Disciple (hip hop) 9. Usher - Confessions (r&b) 10. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (post punk revival/indie rock) 11. Kasabian - Kasabian (alternative rock) 12. Tom Waits - Real Gone (experimental rock) 13. The Roots - The Tipping Point (alternative hip hop) 14. My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (emo/pop punk/alternative rock) 15. Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle (hip hop) 16. Iron And Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days (folk) 17. Keane - Hopes And Fears (alternative rock/post britpop) 18. Royce Da 5’9” - Death Is Certain (hip hop) 19. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam (pop rock) 20. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (jazz/country) 21. John Legend - Get Lifted (r&b/soul) 22. The National - Cherry Tree (indie rock) 23. D12 - D12 World (hip hop) 24. N*E*R*D - Fly Or Die (rock rap) 25. Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album (hip hop) 26. Damageplan - New Found Power (nu metal/thrash metal) 27. Dragonforce - Sonic Firestorm (power metal) 28. Angra - Temple Of Shadows (progressive metal) 29. Sum 41 - Chuck (heavy metal) 30. Kiko Loureiro - No Gravity (progressive metal/instrumental rock)
Xin hết. Hẹn gặp năm 1976!