1. The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
2. Keane – Hopes And Fears
3. Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
4. U2 – How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
5. Razorlight – Up All Night
6. The Libertines – The Libertines
7. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
8. The Killers – Hot Fuss
9. Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll
10. Interpol – Antics
11. Snow Patrol – Final Straw
12. Dizzee Rascal – Showtime
13. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
14. Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
15. Danger Mouse – The Grey Album
16. Kasabain – Kasabain
17. Kings Of Leon – Aha Shake Heartbreak
18. Prince – Musicology
19. Gwen Stefani – Love Angel Music Baby
20. The Zutons – Who Killed The Zutons
21. Green Day – American Idiot
22. Graham Coxon – Happiness In Magazines
23. Elliott Smith – From A Basement On The Hill
24. The Blue Nile – High
25. Ryan Adams – Love Is Hell
26. Mark Lanegan – Bubblegum
27. Norah Jones – Feels Like Home
28. Usher – Confessions
29. Kanye West – The Collage Dropout
30. Eminem – Encore
31. The Walkman – Bows + Arrows
32. Lost Prophets – Start Something
33. George Michael – Patience
34. Sufjan Stevens – Seven Swans
35. The Futureheads – The Futureheads
36. Secret Machines – Now Here Is Nowhere
37. !!! – Louden Up Now
38. Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing In The Hands
39. Estelle – The 18th Day…
40. Joss Stone – Mind Body And Soul
41. Modest Mouse – Good News For People Who Love Bad News
42. Brian Wilson – Smile
43. Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
44. Jamelia – Than You
45. The Von Bondies – Pawn Shoppe Heart
46. My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
47. Goldie Lookin’ Chain – Greatest Hits
48. Cee-Lo Green – Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine
49. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live In Hyde Park
50. The Bees – Free The Bees
Reissues
• Jeff Buckley – Grace
• The Clash – London Calling
• The Kinks – The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
• Nirvana – With The Lights Outs
• Pixies – Best Of The Pixies
Tracks That Q Thinks You Should Have Been Listening To In 2004
• Cannibal’s Hymn – Nick Cave
• Chicken Playback – The Bees
• Cuts Across The Land – Duke Sprit
• Diabolic Scheme – The Hives
• (Don’t Go Back To) Dalston – Razorlight
• Don’t Make Fun Of Daddy’s Voice – Morrissey
• Drill Sergeant – Nerd
• Empty Souls – Manic Street Preachers
• Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll – The Killers
• If Eye Was He Man In Your Life – Prince
• Little House Of Savages – The Walkman
• Little Thoughts – Block Party
• One Hundred Days – Mark Lanegan
• Pistol On Fire – Kings Of Leon
• Reason Is Treason – Kasabain
• Take Me Out (Daft Punk Remix) – Franz Ferdinand
• Electro Blue – R.E.M.
• Fond Farewell – Elliott Smith
• I Started A Joke – Kathryn Williams
• Steve Mcqueen – Lambchop
• Still Iris – Faultline
• Devil In Me – 20-20’S
• Enemies/Friends – Hope Of The States
• Hounds Of Love – Futureheads
• Lost The Plot – The Dears
• My Way - Kanye West
• Narc – Interpol
• Shit Scheisse Merde - !!!
• Warm Night – The Concreats
• Better Luck – Scissor Sisters
• My Elusive Drug – Elton John
• Not-A-Lot-To-Do – The Zutons
• Original Of The Species – U2
• Shame – Pj Harvey
• What Are You? – Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy
• The Body Breaks – Devandra Banhart
Readers' Best Tracks Of The Year
1. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
2. Dry Your Eyes – The Streets
3. Run – Snow Patrol
4. Golden Touch – Razorlight
5. Mr Brightside – The Killers
6. Fit But You Know It – The Streets
7. Can’t Stand Me Now – The Libertines
8. Comfortably Numb – Scissor Sisters
9. First Of The Gang To Die – Morrissey
10. Laura – Scissor Sisters
11. Irish Blood, English Heart – Morrissey
12. Matinee – Franz Ferdinand
13. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
14. Float On – Modest Mouse
15. Spitting Games – Snow Patrol
16. Everybody Changing – Keane
17. Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters
18. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
19. Chocolate – Snow Patrol
20. For Lovers – Wolfman Ft Pete Doherty
21. Walk Idiot Walk – The Hives
22. Sing For Absolution – Muse
23. Reptilia – The Strokes
24. Bedshaped – Kene
25. Talk Talk Talk – The Ordinary Boys
26. Cannonball – Damien Rice
27. This Love – Maroon 5
28. Somebody Told Me –The Killers
29. You Will You Won’t – The Zutons
30. Trick Me – Kelis
31. Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery – Graham Coxon
32. Michael – Franz Ferdinand
33. Toxic – Britney Spears
34. Good Luck – Basement Jaxx
35. Ch-Check It Out – Beastie Boys
36. Milkshake – Kellis
37. I Love You ‘Cause I Have To – Dogs Die In Hot Cars
38. The Letter – PJ Harvey
39. End Of The World – The Cure
40. My Band – D12
41. 99 Problems – Jay-Z
42. Yeah – Usher
43. Lola’s Theme – Shapeshifters
44. I Miss You – Blink 182
45. The Rat – The Walkman
46. The Red The White The Black & The Blue – Hope Of The States
47. Roses - Outkast
48. Mass Destruction – Faithless
49. Long Time Coming – Delays
50. Starcrossed – Ash
51. Darts Of Pleasure – Franz Ferdinand
52. All The Things I’ve Done – The Killers
53. Orpheus – Ash
54. Shut Up – Black Eyed Peas
55. C’mon C’mon – The Von Bondies
56. See It In The Boys Eyes – Jamelia
57. Guns Don’t Kill People, Rappers Do – Goldie Lookin’ Chain
58. Decent Days And Night – The Futureheads
59. Step Into My Office – Belle & Sebastian
60. Assessment – The Beta Band
61. Year Of The Rat – Badly Drawn Boy
62. Girls – Prodigy
63. Rip It Up – Razorlight
64. Vice – Razorlight
65. Up At The Lake – The Charlatans
66. Spiders – Wilco
67. 2000 Places – The Polyphonic Spree
68. American Idiot – Green Day
69. Slither – Velvet Revolver
70. Home – Zero 7
71. Wash The Rain – The Bees
72. Some Girls – Rachael Stevens
73. Five Colours In Her Hair – Mcshit
74. She Wants To Move – Nerd
75. Lsf – Kasabain
76. Jesus Walks – Kanye West
77. Strict Machine – Goldfrapp
78. Gravity – Embrace
79. You Lot – Orbital
80. Whatever Happened To Cory Haim? – The Thrills
81. Blinded By The Lights – The Streets
82. Last Summer – Lostprophets
83. Through The Wire – Kanye West
84. Remember Me – The Zutons
85. Nearer To Heaven – Delays
86. Ride – The Vines
87. Harder To Breathe – Maroon 5
88. Leaving New York – R.E.M.
89. Stumble And Fall – Razorlight
90. Clb Foot – Kasabain
91. Single – Natasha Bedingfield
92. Our Mutual Friend – The Divine Comedy
93. Amazing – George Michael
94. My Happy Ending – Avril Lavigne
95. Followed The Waves – Auf Der Maur
96. Triple Trouble – The Beastie Boys
97. Slow Hands – Interpol
98. All Falls Down – Kanye West
99. Fell In Love With A Boy – Joss Stone
100. 1980 – Estelle
