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Our best rock albums of 2004 looks at another year in the early to mid-2000s in which rock music saw the release of some great music by bands like Green Day, U2, The Killers and so many more old and new bands. The year saw Elton John return with his follow-up to his brilliant 2001 album Songs From The West Coast with a new record called Peachtree Road. While not as strong as West Coast, it was another well-done effort from an artist making his retune to pop and rock music after spending the 90s in the world of Disney soundtracks. One of the biggest surprises of the year was the debut album by the supergroup Velvet Revolver. The band was made up of members of Guns N’ Roses, Stone Temple Pilots and Wasted Youth.
# 50 – Los Lonely Boys – Los Lonely Boys
# 49 – Tyrannosaurus Hives – The Hives
# 48 – Whiskey Tango Ghosts – Tanya Donelly
# 47 – Futures – Jimmy Eat World
# 46 – Catalyst – New Found Glory
# 45 – Sung Tongs – Animal Collective
# 44 – Prophecy – Soulfly
# 43 – Uh Huh Her – PJ Harvey
# 42 – Sonic Nurse – Sonic Youth
# 41 – You Are the Quarry – Morrissey
# 40 -Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
# 39 – A Ghost Is Born – Wilco
# 38 – Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles
# 37 -The Tipping Point – The Roots
# 36 – Back to Bedlam – James Blunt
# 35 – Inferno – Motörhead
# 34 – Aha Shake Heartbreak – Kings of Leon
# 33 – Beat Cafe – Donovan
# 32 –They’re Only Chasing Safety – Underneath
# 31 – Lifeblood – Manic Street Preachers
# 30 – The Revolution Starts Now – Steve Earle
# 29 – Gold Medal – The Donnas
# 28 – Power of the Blues – Gary Moore
# 27 – The Greater Wrong of the Right – Skinny Puppy
# 26 – In Exile Deo – Juliana Hatfield
# 25 – Trampin’ – Patti Smith
# 24 – Musicology – Prince
# 23 – Is There Love in Space? – Joe Satriani
# 22 – Liars – Todd Rundgren
# 21 – SMiLE – Brian Wilson
# 20 – Honkin’ on Bobo – Aerosmith
# 19 – Miss Machine – The Dillinger Escape Plan
# 18 – Eye to the Telescope – KT Tunstall
# 17 – Me and Mr. Johnson – Eric Clapton
# 16 – To the 5 Boroughs – Beastie Boys
# 15 – Unbreakable – Scorpions
# 14 –23rd St. Lullaby – Patti Scialfa
# 13 – Educated Guess – Ani DiFranco
# 12 – The Delivery Man – Elvis Costello
# 11 – A Valid Path – Alan Parsons
# 10 – Funeral – Arcade Fire
# 9 – Hot Fuss – The Killers
# 8 – America’s Sweetheart – Courtney Love
# 7 – So-Called Chaos – Alanis Morissette
# 6 – Peachtree Road – Elton John
# 5 – Real Gone – Tom Waits
# 4 – Deja Vu All Over Again – John Fogerty
# 3 – How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb – U2
# 2 – American Idiot – Green Day
# 1 – Contraband – Velvet Revolver
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