Top Fifty Favorite Albums of 2004 - Pt. 2

You may be asking yourself, "Why does Short have a record with a lower AQM score ranked higher, than one with a higher score?" Ahhh, you are astute! The AQM is a score that objectively rates a record on the quality of the songs. Now, a record may have very strong songs, but it doesn't resonate with me "aesthetically" if you will. I think it shows that we don't necessarily enjoy records that are chock full of good songs, but rather, we enjoy the records that resonate within our hearts, our souls, our emotions. I am impressed by stellar songcraft, but I'm moved by music that hits on a primal, soul level... and maybe that's more important. Here we go, on the march to my Top Ten Favorite Albums of 2004!

30. Green Day - American Idiot 72.94
29. All Night Radio - Spirit Stereo Frequency 74.05
28. The Coral - Magic & Medicine 72.33
27. Map - Think Like An Owner 73.51
26. On The Speakers - On The Speakers EP 73.60
25. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 76.03
24. Rogue Wave - Out Of The Shadows 74.42
23. Razorlight - Up All Night 75.17
22. The Zutons - Who Killed The Zutons? 72.44
21. Guided By Voices - Half Smiles of The Decomposed 67.14
20. Paul Westerberg - Folker 70.75
19. The Magnetic Fields - i 75.68
18. Ron Sexsmith - Retriever 74.75
17. Graham Coxon - Happiness In Magazines 71.33
16. Destroyer - Your Blues 75.50
15. The Futureheads - The Futureheads 75.26
14. The Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour 73.50
13. Of Montreal - Satanic Panic In The Attic 77.64
12. The Stands - All Years Leaving 75.75
11. !!! - Louden Up Now 74.15