Best Singles of 2004

[cbacon 0]

What were your favorites? I'm a nerd for lists so here's my hastily made rundown:

 

1. Modest Mouse – Float On

2. Limblifter – Jumbo Jet Headache

3. Matthew Good – In Love With A Bad Idea

4. Hawksley Workman – Even An Ugly Man

5. Hawksley Workman – On the Highway Tonight

6. Matthew Good – Alert Status Red

7. Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria

8. Sum 41 – We’re All To Blame

9. Interpol – Slow Hands

10. The Strokes – Reptilia

 

11. Taking Back Sunday – A Decade Under the Influence

12. Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams

13. Modest Mouse – Ocean Breathes Salty

14. Limblifter – Get Money

15. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

16. Evanesence - My Immortal

17. Switchfoot – Meant To Live

18. Muse – Our Time Is Running Out

19. The Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #1

20. David Usher – Time of our Lives

 

21. Tea Party – Stargazer

22. Jimmy Eat World – Pain

23. Auf der Maur – Real A Lie

24. Audioslave – I Am the Highway

25. Matthew Good – It’s Been A While Since I Was Your Man

26. Green Day – American Idiot

27. Jimmy Eat World – Work

28. Auf der Maur - Taste You

29. Korn – Word Up

30. K-OS – Crabbuckit

 

31. The Hives – Walk Idiot Walk

32. Switchfoot – Dare You To Move

33. Tea Party – Writing’s on the Wall

34. Incubus – Megalomaniac

35. Bright Eyes – Take It Easy

36. Auf der Maur – Follow the Waves

37. Black Eyed Peas – Let’s Get Retarded

38. Kanye West – All Falls Down

39. U2 – Vertigo

40. Velvet Revolver – Fall to Pieces

 

41. Blink 182 – I Miss You

42. Bright Eyes – Lua

43. Blink 182 – Down

[the max 0]

The Killers - Mr. Brightside, Coheed and Cambria - A Favorhouse Atlantic

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Tom Waits - Don't Go Into That Barn

[Guest JRE]

Not including songs from the original post I'll add (and sorry if it was in yours and I missed it...)

 

Social Distortion- Reach for the Sky

The Used- Take it Away

My Chemical Romance- I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

Velvet Revolver- Slither

Muse- Hysteria (I Want It Now)

[The Decemberists 0]

I will no doubt shock everyone by saying my favourite singles of the year are....

 

Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart

Morrissey - First of the Gang to Die

Morrissey - I Have Forgiven Jesus

Morrissey - Let Me Kiss You

 

Big surprise I know.

[The Decemberists 0]

Double Post

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Social Distortion- Reach for the Sky

Great fucking song indeed.

 

I quite like "The End of the World" from The Cure. Not the best song on the album, but it was a good choice for a first single.

[Nighthawk 0]

Trick Daddy - "Let's Go"

[KanadianKrusty 0]

The Used - Take it away

Franz Ferdinand - Take me out

The Killers - Somebody told me

Velvet Revolver - Slither

 

Really not that bad of a year compared to 2003 if you ask me.

[SamoaRowe 0]

"All You Can Eat" by Ben Folds.

 

Didn't get radio play, was only available online and at concerts, and wasn't probably even meant as a single.

 

But I can't stop listening to it.

[Youth N Asia 0]

Sic Transit Gloria was 2003 wasn't it? And is this just another "best of 2004?" Cause I don't think all the ones first mentioned were or are singles yet.

[Nighthawk 0]

You know, I really don't mind The Used's "Take It Away", but... it'd be better if they were a different band.

[justsoyouknow 0]

I agree with Boulevard of Broken Dreams, for sentimental reasons. I can't listen to that song anymore without feeling like I'm going to break down and cry.

 

I agree with IDRM, too. "Let's Go" is awesome.

[Guest HungryJack]

Geto Boyz - Yes Yes Y'all.

 

Yep. Let's Go is close. close.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

Gwen Stefani _ What You Waiting For

[haws bah gawd 0]

Social Distortion is still around?!?!?!? Our shitty local rock station hasn't played anything by them since, "I was Wrong". I'll have to look for some of their more recent material.

 

I tend to like songs that the majority of people hate, so my top picks of the year are:

 

Word Up and Brick in the Wall - Korn

So Cold - Breaking Benjamin

My Immortal - Evanescense

[Lil' Bitch 0]

"Yeah" by Usher ft. Lil' Jon & Ludacris

 

"Lean Back" by Fat Joe ft. Terror Squad

 

"Roses" by Outkast

 

"Its My Life" by No Doubt

 

"Talk About Our Love" by Brandy ft. Kayne West

 

"Crazy In Love" by Beyonce ft. Jay-Z

 

"Toxic" by Britney Spears (God damn radio station)

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

"Lean Back" by Fat Joe ft. Terror Squad

 

"Roses" by Outkast

You know it was a weak year in radio-play hip-hop when "Lean Back" is the best case you can make for a summer jam. Woof. Also, "Roses" wasn't exactly a good single. It was probably the worst one Outkast had ever offered up, actually, until Andre decided to unload "Prototype" on the public. I can see why they did "Roses" - it's one of the few tracks on the album(s) to include both Big Boi and Andre - but 6 minutes of pure average, loping eh just doesn't cut it.

 

That new Geto Boys single is horrendous. Their shtick is dated, and the "money money money money get that dough" part of Willie D's verse (is it his? I think it is) is one of the worst single lines I've ever heard.

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Social Distortion is still around?!?!?!? Our shitty local rock station hasn't played anything by them since, "I was Wrong". I'll have to look for some of their more recent material.

Oh yeah. They released Sex, Love & Rock N' Roll in Spetember and it's fantastic. Check out "Reach for the Sky", "Highway 101", "Footprints On My Ceiling" and "Angel' Wings."

[Guest Chasing Dogma]

Crazy In Love" by Beyonce ft. Jay-Z

I thought that this song came out in 2003?

 

Anyway for me i'd have to

 

Bad Religion "Los Angeles is burning"

 

Velvet Revolver "Fall to pieces" and "Slither"

 

Green Day "Boulavard of broken dreams"

[Guest Coffey]

Anyone heard Velvet Revolver's remake of "Surrender?" That's pretty good. I like "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand too.

 

I don't know, it seems like a pretty week year to me. I spent most of the year getting older music. I did like Kanye's album and the return of Green Day however.

[Guest HungryJack]

"Lean Back" by Fat Joe ft. Terror Squad

 

"Roses" by Outkast

You know it was a weak year in radio-play hip-hop when "Lean Back" is the best case you can make for a summer jam. Woof. Also, "Roses" wasn't exactly a good single. It was probably the worst one Outkast had ever offered up, actually, until Andre decided to unload "Prototype" on the public. I can see why they did "Roses" - it's one of the few tracks on the album(s) to include both Big Boi and Andre - but 6 minutes of pure average, loping eh just doesn't cut it.

 

That new Geto Boys single is horrendous. Their shtick is dated, and the "money money money money get that dough" part of Willie D's verse (is it his? I think it is) is one of the worst single lines I've ever heard.

Yea, its not exactly the shining beacon for lyrical complexity, but being an unabashed Geto boyz fanboy will lead me to say foolish things like this.

 

 

That said, I think the best thing about Lean Back was the bootleg floating around with some Biggie verses on it and just the hook and beat from the original song.

[Nighthawk 0]

They played that on the radio. Hardly "floating around". I call it the CORPORATE SLEDGEHAMMER!

[Murmuring Beast 0]

The singles by Franz Ferdinand and Morrissey are the only ones which meant anything this year.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

The singles by Franz Ferdinand and Morrissey are the only ones which meant anything this year.

and Gwen Stefani

[Guest Nanks]

Have you heard the rest of that album, Banky?? I also love that song and am curious to know if she holds the form over a full album. It's certainly got an all-star producer lineup.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

Have you heard the rest of that album, Banky?? I also love that song and am curious to know if she holds the form over a full album. It's certainly got an all-star producer lineup.

I couldnt get past song 5. The album is uncomfortably bad. Instead of writing amazing pop songs, she tries to rap and act like Eve. She tries to be eclectic, but really, it strips her of her own identity. What You Waiting For sounded *kinda* like a No Doubt song, and thats when she is her best. Maybe the rest of the album improves, but after the single, the next 4 songs fucking sucked. badly.

[Guest Nanks]

Well that's bitterly disappointing. See what you've done now, America, with your hip-hop obsession??

 

For shame.

[Art Sandusky 0]

Kylie - "Slow." Whattashock.

 

(I liked "Red Blooded Woman" waaaaaay more, but "Slow" sounds like a better song)

[Guest HungryJack]

They played that on the radio. Hardly "floating around". I call it the CORPORATE SLEDGEHAMMER!

You forget. I am from Canada. Rap on the radio...does not happen here.