Best Singles 2004

25. Air "Surfing on a Rocket"
24. The Knife "Heartbeats"
23. Kanye West "Jesus Walks"
22. Gary Jules "Mad World"
21. Gwen Stefani What You Waiting For?"

20. Polyphonic Spree "Hold Me Now"
19. Embrace "Gravity"
18. Snow Patrol "Run"
17. Arcade Fire "Tunnels"
16. Phoenix "Everything is Everything"
15. Franz Ferdinand "This Fire"
14. the Streets "Dry Your Eyes"
13. Von Bondies "C'Mon, C'Mon"
12. Interpol "Slow Hands"
11. Jay-Z "99 Problems"



10. Snow Patrol - "Chocolate"
9. Rachael Yamagata - "Worn Me Down"
8. Walkmen - "The Rat"
7. Scissor Sisters - "Laura"
6. Keane "Somewhere Only We Know"



5. Kanye West "All Falls Down"

Stacey Dash (Clueless fame) stars in the video. Kanye's image of the anti-thug was well needed this year. His lyrics are fresh and his storytelling is a fresh change of current radio programming.




4. The Killers "Somebody Told Me"/ "Mr. Brightside"

I couldn't decide which single to choose. The Vegas rockers exploded with their dance/rock style with a hint of 80's influence made two standout singles this year that don't sound alike.... and that is a little hard for some bands to do these days.





3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps"

The haunting Chrissy Hynde like vocals disrupted the usual female dominated pop songs on the radio. Each time you listen to the song, you need to focus on the different layers of the track specifically the thundering drum beats.



2. Modest Mouse "Float On"

Everything that could go wrong in life happens in this song. It doesn't seem to bother Isaac as things seem to work out on their own. It takes a track like this to come along once in awhile to let us all know to ..... relax.




1. Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"

Try to change tempo in the middle of a song and disaster might strike. Not the case here. "Take Me Out" starts as a low key rock song and transitions into an explosive riff. Franz Ferdinand revolutionized this new brand of indie rock to have a fresh hipness to it. Something exciting and different from what we've been used to.