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The Best Albums of 2004

I played the debut album by Franz Ferdinand so often last year that I hope I won't grow sick of it next year. The double album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a masterpiece.

1. Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Abattoir blues/The lyre of Orpheus
3. Mark Lanegan band: Bubblegum
4. Tom Waits: Real gone
5. PJ Harvey: Uh huh her
6. Black keys: Rubber factory

The best albums of 2004 according to Dutch music critics.