RSSThe 2004 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Albums
| 1. | Kanye West: The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella) | 2826 | (245) |
| 2. | Brian Wilson: SMiLE (Nonesuch) | 2034 | (164) |
| 3. | Loretta Lynn: Van Lear Rose (Interscope) | 1785 | (165) |
| 4. | Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand (Domino/Epic) | 1569 | (147) |
| 5. | Green Day: American Idiot (Reprise) | 1251 | (107) |
| 6. | Arcade Fire: Funeral (Merge) | 1169 | (105) |
| 7. | Streets: A Grand Don't Come For Free (Vice/Atlantic) | 1161 | (110) |
| 8. | U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope) | 996 | (93) |
| 9. | Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Epic) | 940 | (91) |
| 10. | Danger Mouse: The Grey Album (www.djdangermouse.com) | 904 | (82) |
| 11. | Madvillain: Madvillainy (Stones Throw) | 875 | (86) |
| 12. | TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch and Go) | 870 | (80) |
| 13. | Wilco: A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch) | 778 | (78) |
| 14. | Rilo Kiley: More Adventurous (Brute/Beaute) | 709 | (66) |
| Nellie McKay: Get Away From Me (Columbia) | 709 | (65) | |
| 16. | Drive-by Truckers: The Dirty South (New West) | 627 | (57) |
| 17. | Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat (Rough Trade) | 617 | (53) |
| 18. | Björk: Medulla (Elektra) | 578 | (57) |
| 19. | Interpol: Antics (Matador) | 559 | (54) |
| 20. | Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City) | 550 | (50) |
| 21. | Animal Collective: Sung Tongs (Fat Cat) | 545 | (51) |
| 22. | Elliott Smith: From a Basement on the Hill (Anti-) | 531 | (57) |
| 23. | M.I.A./Diplo: Piracy Funds Terrorism Volume 1 (no label) | 519 | (50) |
| 24. | Dizzee Rascal: Showtime (XL) | 489 | (50) |
| 25. | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (Anti-) | 474 | (43) |
| 26. | Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters (Universal) | 465 | (44) |
| 27. | Killers: Hot Fuss (Island) | 463 | (46) |
| 28. | Devendra Banhart: Rejoicing in the Hands (Young God) | 454 | (42) |
| 29. | Tom Waits: Real Gone (Anti-) | 442 | (44) |
| 30. | The Libertines: The Libertines (Rough Trade) | 436 | (42) |
| 31. | Hold Steady: Almost Killed Me (Frenchkiss) | 431 | (36) |
| 32. | Ghostface: The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam) | 429 | (46) |
| 33. | PJ Harvey: Uh Huh Her (Island) | 408 | (43) |
| 34. | Youssou N'Dour: Egypt (Nonesuch) | 388 | (37) |
| 35. | Usher: Confessions (Arista) | 359 | (32) |
| 36. | Morrissey: You Are the Quarry (Attack) | 356 | (35) |
| 37. | Sonic Youth: Sonic Nurse (DGC) | 349 | (40) |
| 38. | Black Keys: Rubber Factory (Fat Possum) | 336 | (30) |
| 39. | Big & Rich: Horse of a Different Color (Warner Bros.) | 334 | (31) |
| 40. | A.C. Newman: The Slow Wonder (Matador) | 329 | (35) |
The poll combines ballots from 793 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2004 albums. (Every individual ballot is available online.) Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (included in parentheses) used for tiebreaking.
Singles
| 1. | Franz Ferdinand: "Take Me Out" (Domino) | 145 |
| 2. | Jay-Z: "99 Problems" (Roc-A-Fella) | 135 |
| 3. | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris: "Yeah!" (Arista) | 121 |
| 4. | Modest Mouse: "Float On" (Epic) | 109 |
| 5. | Britney Spears: "Toxic" (Jive) | 102 |
| 6. | Kanye West: "Jesus Walks" (Roc-A-Fella) | 92 |
| 7. | Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharell: "Drop It Like It's Hot" (Doggystyle/Geffen/Star Trak) | 90 |
| 8. | M.I.A.: "Galang" (XL) | 82 |
| 9. | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Maps" (Interscope) | 69 |
| 10. | U2: "Vertigo" (Interscope) | 68 |
| 11. | Green Day: "American Idiot" (Reprise) | 67 |
| 12. | Eminem: "Mosh" (Interscope) | 52 |
| Loretta Lynn featuring Jack White: "Portland Oregon" (Interscope) | 52 | |
| 14. | Killers: "Somebody Told Me" (Island) | 50 |
| 15. | LCD Soundsystem: "Yeah" (DFA) | 45 |
| 16. | Gretchen Wilson: "Redneck Woman" (Epic Nashville) | 44 |
| 17. | Walkmen: "The Rat" (Record Collection) | 41 |
| 18. | Scissor Sisters: "Take Your Mama" (Universal) | 40 |
| 19. | Terror Squad: "Lean Back" (SRC/Universal) | 38 |
| 20. | Gwen Stefani: "What You Waiting For?" (Interscope) | 36 |
| 21. | Big & Rich: "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" (Warner Bros.) | 35 |
| Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton: "Why?" (Ruff Ryders) | 35 | |
| 23. | Alicia Keys: "You Don't Know My Name" (J) | 34 |
| 24. | Fabolous: "Breathe" (Desert Storm/Atlantic) | 32 |
| 25. | Von Bondies: "C'mon C'mon" (Sire) | 30 |
| 26. | Kanye West Featuring Syleena Johnson: "All Falls Down" (Roc-A-Fella) | 29 |
| 27. | Nina Sky featuring Jabba: "Move Ya Body" (Universal) | 27 |
| 28. | Morrissey: "First of the Gang to Die" (Attack) | 26 |
| Streets: "Fit But You Know It" (Vice) | 26 | |
| 30. | Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx: "Slow Jamz" (Atlantic) | 25 |
| 31. | Annie: "Chewing Gum" (679 import) | 24 |
| 32. | Annie: "Heartbeat" (679 import) | 23 |
| Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo: "Goodies" (Sho'Nuff-Musicline/LaFace/Zomba) | 23 | |
| Kanye West: "Through the Wire" (Roc-A-Fella) | 23 | |
| 35. | Alicia Keys: "If I Ain't Got You" (J) | 22 |
| 36. | J-Kwon: "Tipsy" (So So Def) | 20 |
| 37. | Interpol: "Slow Hands" (Matador) | 19 |
| 38. | Libertines: "Can't Stand Me Now" (Rough Trade) | 18 |
| 39. | Destiny's Child: "Lose My Breath" (Columbia) | 17 |
| Nas: "Bridging the Gap" (Columbia) | 17 |
Village Voice, Feb. 15, 2005
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