JANUARY
Top hit
Hey Ya! · Outkast
Top album
The Diary Of Alicia Keys · Alicia Keys
Enter the Year
Year
2004
The Download Era
Pop, R&B, and rock collide in a faster cycle — but every week still leaves a mark.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Hey Ya! · Outkast
Top album
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below · Outkast
MARCH
Top hit
Yeah! · Usher
Top album
Feels Like Home · Norah Jones
APRIL
Top hit
Yeah! · Usher
Top album
Feels Like Home · Norah Jones
MAY
Top hit
Yeah! · Usher
Top album
Confessions · Usher
JUNE
Top hit
Burn · Usher
Top album
Confessions · Usher
JULY
Top hit
Burn · Usher
Top album
To The 5 Boroughs · Beastie Boys
AUGUST
Top hit
Slow Motion · Juvenile
Top album
Autobiography · Ashlee Simpson
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Lean Back · Terror Squad
Top album
Now 16 · Various Artists
OCTOBER
Top hit
Goodies · Ciara
Top album
Suit · Nelly
NOVEMBER
Top hit
My Boo · Usher And Alicia Keys
Top album
Stardust... The Great American Songbook Vol. III · Rod Stewart
DECEMBER
Top hit
My Boo · Usher And Alicia Keys
Top album
Encore · Eminem