The Arcade Fire arrived with Funeral, Gwen Stefani went solo, Green Day shocked with their American Idiot rock opera, Kanye West conquered hip-hop and the Killers whipped us up in their Hot Fuss. As we look back at the decade’s top songs and albums and the best LPs and tracks of 2009, check out what the RS editors were raving about in 2004:
• The Year in Albums: The Top 50 Records of 2004
Previously:
• The 50 Best Albums of 2003
• The Top 50 Albums of 2002
• Best 10 Albums of 2001
• Top 50 Albums of 2000
Article Source: Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily