TOP 100 FAVORITE SONGS OF 2004
1. SEA OF ROSES (Dare)
2. I'LL LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU (Hugo)
3. SOMEBODY'S GOTTA PAY THE PRICE (Final Frontier)
4. MY BAND (D-12 featuring Eminem)
5. LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING (Tim McGraw)
6. SILENT HILLS (Dare)
7. I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE (The Darkness)
8. SOUND OF HOME (Pride of Lions)
9. HAUNTED (Deep Purple)
10. 1985 (Bowling For Soup)
11. PARTY FOR TWO (Shania Twain with Mark McGrath)
12. MY HAPPY ENDING (Avril Lavigne)
13. LOST INSIDE A DREAM (Final Frontier)
14. THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE (Johnny Lima)
15. DON'T TELL ME (Avril Lavigne)
16. IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER (Magnum)
17. WHAT ABOUT LOVE (Asia)
18. CHERRY BLOSSOM GIRL (Air)
19. AVALON (Gary Hughes feat. Danny Vaughn)
20. JUST LOSE IT (Eminem)
21. WISH I HAD AN ANGEL (Nightwish)
22. FAITHFUL HEART (Final Frontier)
23. EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART (Bob Catley)
24. THE WAY YOU MOVE (OutKast)
25. WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN (Uncle Kracker & Kenny Chesney)
26. POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) (Nelly Furtado)
27. WORLD ON FIRE (Sarah McLachlan)
28. SAVE A HORSE, RIDE A COWBOY (Big & Rich)
29. EVEN THE GHOSTS CRY (Ten)
30. MAD WORLD (Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules)
31. GET A LIFE (Stage Dolls)
32. NUMB (Linkin Park)
33. FLOAT ON (Modest Mouse)
34. YOU'RE THE ONE (Stage Dolls)
35. CH-CHECK IT OUT (Beastie Boys)
36. SHE NEEDS ME (TNT)
37. GANGSTA NATION (Westside Connection)
38. THE SOUND OF LOVE (The Outfield)
39. ROSES (OutKast)
40. IT'S ABOUT TIME (Van Halen)
41. ANYMORE (Jaded Heart)
42. LONELY NIGHTS (TNT)
43. ALWAYS FROM THE HEART (Seventh Key)
44. OVER THE EDGE (Over the Edge)
45. AFFECTION (Mike Reno)
46. YOU ARE (House of Shakira)
47. JUST LIKE A PILL (Perfect World)
48. AMERICAN IDIOT (Green Day)
49. IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE (The Outfield)
50. ONE WORLD (Over the Edge)
51. ANOTHER GIRL (Johnny Lima)
52. I SAY GO (Mike Reno)
53. YOU'LL THINK OF ME (Keith Urban)
54. WATCH THIS (Swollen Members)
55. NOTHING AT ALL (From the Inside)
56. IT'S CRIMINAL (Pride of Lions)
57. GROUPIE LUV (213)
58. LOVE LEADS THE WAY (Khymera)
59. BACK WHEN (Tim McGraw)
60. SLITHER (Velvet Revolver)
61. ON THE AIR (Saga)
62. MY IMMORTAL (Evanescence)
63. WILL I (Rick Springfield)
64. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU (Seventh Key)
65. LANDING (House of Shakira)
66. BEAUTIFUL YOU (Rick Springfield)
67. THIS TIME'S FOR REAL (Ill Nino)
68. UP FOR BREAKFAST (Van Halen)
69. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (Michael McDonald)
70. BREAKING THE HABIT (Linkin Park)
71. HOLDIN YOUR OWN (Dakota)
72. BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HEART (Brian McDonald Group)
73. HIT THAT (Offspring)
74. DUALITY (Slipknot)
75. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (Johnny Lima)
76. THIS LIE (Frontline)
77. A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE (Taking Back Sunday)
78. I AM THE HIGHWAY (Audioslave)
79. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell)
80. SUMMERTIME BLUES (Rush)
81. BRIGHT LIGHTS (Matchbox 20)
82 IF SHE WANTS ME (Belle & Sebastian)
83. MUTHAFUCKA (Xzibit)
84. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE (Jet)
85. OVER AND OVER (Nelly featuring Tim McGraw)
86. GOT TO HAVE FAITH (Europe)
87. FEELS LIKE HOME (Jaded Heart)
88. ONE DAY AT A TIME (2 Pac feat. Eminem)
89. (REACH UP FOR THE) SUNRISE (Duran Duran)
90. NATURE'S WAY (Jack Blades)
91. I KEED (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
92. LET'S BE US AGAIN (Lonestar)
93. HOW COME (D-12)
94. BEHIND BLUE EYES (Limp Bizkit)
95. LAY ME DOWN (Crosby & Nash)
96. JACKSON MISSISSIPPI (Kid Rock)
97. LEAN BACK (Terror Squad feat. Eminem)
98. SIC TRANSIT GLORIA... GLORY FADES (Brand New)
99. STILL FRAME (Trapt)
100. TOY SOLDIERS (RPM)
Just Missed Out:
SAIL AWAY (Ten)
HURTS LIKE LOVE (38 Special)
KA-BOOM (Dark Lotus)
SHELTER (Pink Cream 69)
THE REASON (Hoobastank)
OCEAN BREATHES SALTY (Modest Mouse)
HEALER (Jaded Heart)
HAND IN HAND (Hugo)
COULD YOU BELIEVE (Pride)
I AM (Kid Rock)
TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2004
1. BENEATH THE SHINING WATER (Dare)
2. The Second Wave (Final Frontier)
3. Encore (Eminem)
4. Silent Nation (Asia)
5. Fire in the Night (Hugo)
6. Pride of Lions (Pride of Lions)
7. Made in California (Johnny Lima)
8. Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne)
9. Once (Nightwish)
10. The Destiny Stone (Pride of Lions)
11. It's Not Funny (David Cross)
12. Good News For People Who Like Bad News (Modest Mouse)
13. My Religion (TNT)
14. Talkie Walkie (Air)
15. The Raging Fire (Seventh Key)
16. Renovation (Mike Reno)
17. D-12 World (D-12)
18. Get a Life (Stage Dolls)
19. Trust (Jaded Heart)
20. Over the Edge (Over the Edge)
21. Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)
22. Permission to Land (The Darkness)
23. Return to Evermore (Ten)
24. Greatest Hits (Shania Twain)
25. Any Time Now (The Outfield)
26. Horse of a Different Color (Big & Rich)
27. Network (Saga)
28. First Class (House of Shakira)
29. A Hangover You Don't Deserve (Bowling For Soup)
30. Folklore (Nelly Furtado)
31. Audioslave (Audioslave)
32. The Hard Way (213)
33. From the Inside (From the Inside)
34. Speakerboxx/The Love Below (OutKast)
35. Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance (Rick Springfield)
36. To the Five Boroughs (Beastie Boys)
37. Black Rain (Dark Lotus)
38. Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen)
39. When Empires Burn (Bob Catley)
40. Start From the Dark (Europe)
Just Missed Out:
Brand New Morning (Magnum)
Mitch All Together (Mitch Hedberg)
Deep 6 (Dakota)
Terrorist Threats (Westside Connection)
Our Kind of Soul (Daryl Hall John Oates)
TOP AOR/MELODIC HARD ROCK SONGS
1. Sea of Roses (Dare)
2. I'll Learn To Live Without You (Hugo)
3. Somebody's Gonna Pay the Price (Final Frontier)
4. Silent Hills (Dare)
5. Sound of Home (Pride of Lions)
6. Haunted (Deep Purple)
7. Lost Inside a Dream (Final Frontier)
8. The Best Night of My Life (Johnny Lima)
9. It's Time To Come Together (Magnum)
10. What About Love (Asia)
11. Avalon (Gary Hughes featuring Danny Vaughn)
12. Faithful Heart (Final Frontier)
13. Every Beat of My Heart (Bob Catley)
14. Even the Ghosts Cry (Ten)
15. Get a Life (Stage Dolls)
16. You're The One (Stage Dolls)
17. She Needs Me (TNT)
18. The Sound of Love (The Outfield)
19. It's About Time (Van Halen)
20. Anymore (Jaded Heart)
AOR/MELODIC HARD ROCK ALBUMS
1. Beneath the Shining Water (Dare)
2. The Second Wave (Final Frontier)
3. Silent Nation (Asia)
4. Fire in the Night (Hugo)
5. Pride of Lions (Pride of Lions)
6. Made in California (Johnny Lima)
7. The Destiny Stone (Pride of Lions)
8. My Religion (TNT)
9. The Raging Fire (Seventh Key)
10 Renovation (Mike Reno)
TOP MODERN ROCK SONGS
1. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness)
2. 1985 (Bowling for Soup)
3. My Happy Ending (Avril Lavigne)
4. Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne)
5. Cherry Blossom Girl (Air)
6. Powerless (Say What You Want) (Nelly Furtado)
7. World on Fire (Sarah McLachlan)
8. Numb (Linkin Park)
9. Float On (Modest Mouse)
10. Ch-Check It Out (Beastie Boys)
11. American Idiot (Green Day)
12. Slither (Velvet Revolver)
13. My Immortal (Evanescence)
14. This Time's For Real (Ill Nino)
15. Breaking the Habit (Linkin Park)
16. Hit That (Offspring)
17. Duality (Slipknot)
18. A Decade Under the Influence (Taking Back Sunday)
19. I Am the Highway (Audioslave)
20. Bright Lights (Matchbox 20)
MODERN ROCK ALBUMS
1. Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne)
2. Good News For People Who Like Bad News (Modest Mouse)
3. Talkie Walkie (Air)
4. Permission to Land (The Darkness)
5. A Hangover You Don't Deserve (Bowling for Soup)
6. Folklore (Nelly Furtado)
7. Audioslave (Audioslave)
8. To the Five Boroughs (Beastie Boys)
9. In Love And Death (The Used)
10. Irrational Anthem (RPM)
TOP COUNTRY SONGS
1. Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)
2. Party For Two (Shania Twain feat. Billy Currington)
3. When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker)
4. Save A Horse, Ride a Cowboy (Big & Rich)
5. You'll Think of Me (Keith Urban)
6. Back When (Tim McGraw)
7. Let's Be Us Again (Lonestar)
8. You Do Your Thing (Montgomery Gentry)
9. Sweet Southern Comfort (Buddy Jewell)
10. Why Can't We All Just Get a Longneck? (Hank Williams Jr.)
11. Wild West Show (Big & Rich)
12. Whiskey Girl (Toby Keith)
13. Feel My Way To You (Restless Heart)
14. Paint Me A Birmingham (Tracy Lawrence)
15. Mr. Mom (Lonestar)
16. Drinkin' Bone (Tracy Byrd)
17. Days Go By (Keith Urban)
18. Stays in Mexico (Toby Keith)
19. Here For the Party (Gretchen Wilson)
20. I Hate Everything (George Strait)
COUNTRY ALBUMS
1. Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)
2. Greatest Hits (Shania Twain)
3. Horse of A Different Color (Big & Rich)
4. Let's Be Us Again (Lonestar)
5. Still Restless (Restless Heart)
TOP HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B
1. My Band (D-12 featuring Eminem)
2. Just Lose It (Eminem)
3. The Way You Move (OutKast)
4. Ch-Check It Out (Beastie Boys)
5. Gangsta Nation (Westside Connection)
6. Roses (OutKast)
7. Watch This (Swollen Members)
8. Groupie Luv (213)
9. Drop It Like It's Hot (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell)
10. Muthafucka (Xzibit)
11. Over and Over (Nelly feat. Tim McGraw)
12. One Day At A Time (2 Pac feat. Eminem)
13. How Come (D-12)
14. Lean Back (Terror Squad feat. Eminem)
15. Ka-Boom (Dark Lotus)
16. Wanna Get To Know Ya (G-Unit feat. Joe)
17. 99 Problems (Jay-Z)
18. On Fire (Lloyd Banks)
19. Bowling Balls (Insane Clown Posse)
20. Let's Go (Trick Daddy)
HIP/HOP/RAP/R&B ALBUMS
1. Encore (Eminem)
2. D-12 World (D-12)
3. The Hard Way (213)
4. Speakerboxx/The Love Below (OutKast)
5. To the Five Boroughs (Beastie Boys)
6. Black Rain (Dark Lotus)
7. Terrorist Threats (Westside Connection)
8. R&G: Rhythm and Gangsta (The Masterpiece) (Snoop Dogg)
9. Heavy (Swollen Members)
10. The Wraith: Hell's Pit (Insane Clown Posse)
TOP 10 CANADIAN CONTENT
1. Party For Two (Shania Twain with Mark McGrath)
2. My Happy Ending (Avril Lavigne)
3. Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne)
4. Powerless (Say What You Want) (Nelly Furtado)
5. World on Fire (Sarah McLachlan)
6. Affection (Mike Reno)
7. I Say Go (Mike Reno)
8. Watch This (Swollen Members)
9. On The Air (Saga)
10. Summertime Blues (Rush)
TOP MOVIES
1. Spider Man 2
2. Dawn of the Dead
3. Shrek 2
4. Saw
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Supersize Me
7. Garden State
8. Dodgeball
9. Incredibles
10.Collateral
TOP CD REISSUES
1. Automatic Man (Automatic Man)
2. Megaforce (707)
3. Fortune (Fortune)
4. Astral Projector (Zon)
5. The Race is On (Dalton)
6. Injection (Dalton)
7. Now (The Tubes)
8. Zeno (Zeno)
9. Rescue You (Joe Lynn Turner)
10. No Respect (Vain)
MUSIC MAN OF THE YEAR: Darren Wharton (Dare)
TOP 5 DISAPPOINTING CDs:
1. SECOND COMING (The Sign)
2. PSYCHOPATHICS FROM OUTER SPACE VOL. 2 (Various)
3. THE POWER AND THE MYTH (House of Lords)
4. DRIVETRAIN (38 Special)
5. JACK BLADES (Jack Blades)
TOP COMEBACK ARTISTS
1. STAGE DOLLS
2. TNT
3. MIKE RENO
4. THE OUTFIELD
5. OVER THE EDGE (Mickey Thomas of STARSHIP)
6. EUROPE
7. VAN HALEN
8. MICHAEL McDONALD
9. DURAN DURAN
10. RESTLESS HEART
TOP NEW/BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS
1. NIGHTWISH
2. PRIDE OF LIONS
3. JOHNNY LIMA
4. THE DARKNESS
5. BIG & RICH
6. OUTKAST
7. BOWLING FOR SOUP
8. VELVET REVOLVER
9. MITCH HEDBERG
10. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
TOP COMEDY ALBUMS
1. It's Not Funny (David Cross)
2. Never Scared (Chris Rock)
3. Mitch All Together (Mitch Hedberg)
4. Come Poop With Me (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
5. Shhh... Don't Tell (Adam Sandler)
THE #1 SONGS FROM 2004 IN DETAIL
SOUND OF HOME (Pride of Lions) (6 weeks at no.1)
Dec 19, 26, Jan 16, 23, 30, Feb 6
This was Pride of Lions' first no. 1 hit and first charting single.
Featuring Jim Peterik (Survivor) and new-comer Toby Hitchcock
on vocals.
POWERLESS (Say What You Want) (Nelly Furtado) (2 weeks at no. 1)
Jan 2, 9
Nelly Furtado's first ever no. 1 after charting with a couple songs
from her "Whoa Nelly!" release.
I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE (The Darkness) (2 weeks at no. 1)
Feb 13, Feb 27
One of the longest running Top 40 hits of the year (22 weeks on the chart),
this debut single from The Darkness hit no. 1 and spent 14 weeks in the
Top 10!
EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART (Bob Catley) (1 week at no. 1)
Feb 20
Hit no. 1 three times within the span of 12 months ("Ill Be Your Fool" hit in
early Dec 2003, "Every Beat of My Heart" did it on Feb 20, 2004 and "It's
Time to Come Together" by Magnum topped the chart on Oct 29, 2004!)
BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE (Johnny Lima) (1 week at no. 1)
Mar 5
First-ever single went all the way for Johnny Lima.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA PAY THE PRICE (Final Frontier) (4 weeks at no. 1)
Mar 12, 19, 26, Apr 2
Highly anticipated first single from "The Second Wave". Spent almost 2 months
in the Top 10 AFTER hitting no. 1 for four weeks.
HAUNTED (Deep Purple) (1 week at no. 1)
Apr 9
After the first single from "Bananas" went nowhere, Deep Purple's haunting
ballad (featuring backing vocals by Beth Hart) brought them back to the
top of the charts for the first time in over 13 years. The last time they did it
was with 1990's "King of Dreams".
MY BAND (D-12 featuring Eminem) (8 weeks at no. 1)
Apr 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4
First-ever no. 1 for D-12 (who hit the Top 10 twice earlier with "Shit on You"
and "Purple Pills"). 8 weeks at no. 1 puts them among the longest running
no. 1s of all time. Only 10 other songs have spent as long (or longer) at the top:
"Days Like These" (Asia), "A US Customs Coast Guard Dope Dog (Hyper Mix)"
(Parliament, Funkadelic & P-Funk Allstars), "When You Love a Woman"
(Journey), and "Love Changes Everything" (Kevin Chalfant) also spent 8 weeks
a piece at no. 1. "Heaven's On Fire" (Kiss), "Harvest Moon" (Blue Oyster Cult)
and "Without Me" (Eminem) spent 9 weeks at the top, while "Estadium Nacional"
(Magellan) and "When I'm With You" (Sheriff) spent 10 weeks each at the peak.
The longest running number is "If I Were the Wind (And You Were The Rain)" by
Pendragon that spent an unstoppable 11 weeks at no. 1 back in 2001.
DON'T TELL ME (Avril Lavigne) (1 week at no. 1)
June 11
Third no. 1 overall for Avril Lavigne and first from her "Under My Skin" CD.
Song debuted at no. 24 back in February and hit no. 1 on its 16th week on the
Top 40. 6 of those weeks were spent at no. 2.
LOST INSIDE A DREAM (Final Frontier) (1 week at no. 1)
June 18
Third no. 1 for Final Frontier, having hit with "The Last to Know" in 2003 and
"Somebody's Gotta Pay the Price" in the spring.
AVALON (Gary Hughes featuring Danny Vaughn) (1 week at no. 1)
June 25
A song from a late 2003 release called "Once and Future King Part 1". Vaughn's
3rd number one appearance, having hit with "Forever Young" and "End of the Summer
Days" (both from his Tyketto days of the early 90s).
I'LL LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU (Hugo) (4 weeks at no. 1)
July 2, 9, 16, 23
No stranger to no. 1 hits, this is the 8th overall for the
Steve Perry-style vocalist (he hit with "I'll Learn To Live Without
You", "This Love Song", "Tell It To My Heart", "Can't Stop Loving You",
"A Tear in L.A." and "We'll Find A Way" as a solo act, and "Why Is My Heart
Feeling Lonely Tonight" and "My Heart Beats For You" with Street Talk).
SEA OF ROSES (Dare) (5 weeks at no. 1)
July 30, Aug 6, 13, 20, 27
Our number one song of the year is Dare's 3rd chart topper overall, having
been to no. 1 with "Silent Thunder" and "Falling". This mid-tempo masterpiece
spent 13 weeks on the Top 40.
FAITHFUL HEART (Final Frontier) (1 week at no. 1)
Sept 3
Aside from Eminem (who hit no. 1 with "My Band" , "Just Lose It" and "Encore"),
only one other act placed three songs at the top of the charts in 2004: Final
Frontier! This is the third of the three, and one of five Top 40 hits their"Second
Wave" produced.
EVEN THE GHOSTS CRY (Ten) (1 week at no. 1)
Sept 10
What would a year be without a number one from Ten? They've hit the Top 10
every year without fail since 1997, and since 2002, managed to hit the top
spot each year. In 2002, "Who Do You Want to Love" hit no. 1, in
2003, it was "Far Beyond The World" that did it, and "Even the Ghosts Cry" was
their 2004 chart-topper.
MY HAPPY ENDING (Avril Lavigne) (1 week at no. 1)
Sept 17
No female artist has more no. 1 hits than Avril. This 4th no. 1 broke her own record
for most no. 1 hits by a female act. Her previous no. 1s include "Complicated",
"Sk8ter Boi" and "Don't Tell Me". "My Happy Ending" had an almost endless
run on the Top 40, spending 22 weeks there.
1985 (Bowling For Soup) (3 weeks at no. 1)
Sept 24, Oct 1, 8
First-ever chart appearance by Bowling For Soup hit a strike!
WHAT ABOUT LOVE (Asia) (2 weeks at no. 1)
Oct 15, 22
Adding to their impressive list of no. 1 hits (which include "Heat of the
Moment", "Only Time Will Tell", "Don't Cry", "Days Like These", "Kari-Anne",
"Who Will Stop the Rain", "Lay Down Your Arms", "Someday", "Anytime",
"Heaven" and "Arena"), Asia are second only to Pendragon for most no. 1
hits of all time. Their 12th, "What About Love", puts them only 4 back from
Pendragon, who have 16 no. 1 hits to their credit.
IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER (Magnum) (1 week at no. 1)
Oct 29
Veteran band returned to no. 1 for their first visit since "You're the One"
peaked at the top back in 1993!
JUST LOSE IT (Eminem) (1 week at no. 1)
Nov 5
A new Eminem single is pretty much a guaranteed no. 1 single. "Just Lose It"
makes 5 for him now ("My Name Is", "The Real Slim Shady", "Without Me"
and "Cleaning Out My Closet" all hit the top) and, if you count D12, this is
his 6th time at no. 1 on the Top 40 Favorites Chart.
PARTY FOR TWO (Shania Twain with Mark McGrath) (2 weeks at no. 1)
Nov 12, 19
Not only was Shania able to knock red-hot Eminem out of no. 1, she did it
for two weeks (with a little help from Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath). This
eclipsed her "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" for longest time spent at no. 1 for
Shania, and it's her second no. 1 overall.
SILENT HILLS (Dare) (1 week at no. 1)
Nov 26
Following the success of "Sea of Roses", here's Dare and their fourth no. 1 hit
overall.
ENCORE (Eminem feat. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) (3 weeks at no. 1 so far)
Dec 3, 10, 24
This song literally shot to no. 1! "Encore" was the year's highest Top 40 debut
(starting out at no. 13), then it jumped to no. 2 before easily capturing no. 1.
Because it is still atop the chart, it will be counted in 2005's year-end survey.
WISH I HAD AN ANGEL (Nightwish) (1 week at no. 1)
Dec 17
Their first hit ("Nemo") barely dented the Top 20, back in early September.
The follow-up cracked the Top 20 on its second week and eventually made it
all the way to the top. A breakthrough year for this highly-successful European
act, as well as the genre of music they play.
To qualify for this year-end chart, songs and albums must have peaked on the Top 40 Favorites Chart between Dec 19, 2003 and Dec 17, 2004. Any songs or albums still moving up on the charts on or after the Dec 17, 2004 cut-off date will be charted on 2005's year-end survey.
