Aeki Tuesday's Top 16 of 2004

This year's list was a little harder than 2003's list. There were a great many releases in indie rock, hip-hop, etc.. this year. Instead of a top 15, as we did the previous year, it's now 16. Be sure to not the artists that made the honorable mention list and what to look for in 2005. So without further ado here is our top 16 of 2004.




Kanye West
The College Dropout
Roc-A-Fella
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Camera Obscura
Underachievers Please Try Harder
Merge
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MF Doom
MM..Food?
Rhymesayers
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Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Shake The Sheets
Lookout!
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Bjork
Medulla
Elektra
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Ghostface
The Pretty Toney Album
Drf Jam
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Nas
Street's Disciple
Columbia
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Rilo Kiley
More Adventurous
Brute/Beaute/Warner
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Arcade Fire
The Funeral
Merge
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Iron & Wine
Our Endless Numbered Days
Sub Pop
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A.C. Newman
Slow Wonder
Matador
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Elliott Smith
From a Basement on the Hill
Anti
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Mirah
C'mon Miracle
K
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Madvillain
Madvillainy
Stones Throw
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Air
Talkie Walkie
Astralwerks
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Sufjan Stevens
Seven Swans
Sounds Familyre
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Honorable Mention:
TV on the Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
Interpol - Antics
The Roots - The Tipping Point
Coco Rosie - La Maison Do Mon Reve

Artists To Look Out For in 2005:
Sa-Ra Creative Partners
The End of the World
The Exit

What are some of your picks of 2004?


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