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YEAR: 2004

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) "Before the Eyes of Storytelling Girls" by Anais Mitchell

2) "Hey Providence" by Andrew Holtz

3) "Emily's Changing" by Andy Germak

4) The Ayes by Ayes, The

5) Further Down the Line by Brian Fitzpatrick

6) "18" by Bridges and a Bottle

7) Chris Batten and the Woods by Chris Batten and the Woods

8) "Mona Lisa" by Chrisie Santoni

9) "Day After Day" by Days Awake

10) "Kalifornia" by Dibs

11) "Man on the Moon" by Electric Moonshine Band

12) "Never Enough" by Eystone

13) "100 Years" by Five for Fighting

14) American Idiot by Green Day

15) "Jersey Shore Baby" by Hesh

16) La Famiglia by Hudson Falcons

17) "Soul to Soul" by Irene Sage Band

18) Live In Aught-Three by James McMurtry and The Heartless Bastards

19) Sooner or Later by Jason Shain

20) "Fame That's Calling" by Jesse Damon

21) "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs

22) Kid Casanova by Kid Casanova

23) Hot Fuss by Killers, The

24) Discorporated by Kimon

25) Eye to the Telescope by KT Tunstall

26) Last Chance For A First Impression by Lanky

27) Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol by LP

28) Between the City and the Stratosphere by Maybe Pete

29) "Incomplete" by Michael Patrick and the Suburban Hillbillies

30) I Slept... by Mimi Cross

31) The Lift by New Blood Revival

32) Live At The City Lights Saloon by Pat Guadagno

33) Live From New Jersey by Pete Yorn

34) Light of the Moon by Pierces, The

35) Pride: The Cold Lover by Red Wanting Blue

36) Small Town Politics by Rick Barry

37) Americano by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

38) "Dolly Parton, Meet the NRA" by Sally Burtnick

39) "The Last Hurrah" by Shoemaker's Guild, The

40) "Saint to a Sinner" by Silence, The

41) "Savannah" by Souls' Release

42) "Ah, Sugar" by Spiraling

43) Bulletproof Heart by Stephen Kellog

44) "Waiting" by Sudzert

45) "Crescendo" by Tangerine

46) "Tarrytown" by Thomas Martin

47) "Puff Me One Down Before The Bus Comes" by Tommy Anton

48) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb by U2

49) "Weekend Full of Weekends" by Vanderveen

50) "I Can't Get Behind That" by William Shatner

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