In the year of our Lord 2004 I graduated college, turned twenty-three, and began dating (and got engaged) to the woman that would become my wife. It was all soundtracked by some incredible albums. Two of them remain all-time favorites from all-time favorite bands. Several I didn’t warm to until much later, especially the harder rock albums as I hadn’t explored that strain of CCM very deeply yet. All in all, I’d say it was a great to exceptional year for Christian music. So, without any further ado here’s my favorites…Here’s my Top 20 Albums of 2004.
1. Relient K – Mmhmm
2. Tobymac – Welcome to Diverse City
3. Caedmon’s Call – Share the Well
4. mewithoutYou – Catch For Us the Foxes
5. Further Seems Forever – Hide Nothing
6. The Cross Movement – Higher Definition
7. Rachael Lampa – Rachael Lampa
8. Letter Kills – The Bridge
9. Chris Tomlin – Arriving
10. Waking Ashland – Composure
11. Shawn McDonald – Simply Nothing
12. Hawk Nelson – Letters to the President
13. Falling Up – Crashings
14. Underoath – They’re Only Chasing Safety
15. Blindside – About A Burning Fire
16. Showbread – No Sir, Nihilism is Not Practical
17. Dead Poetic – New Medicines
18. MercyMe – Undone
19. Pillar – Where Do We Go From Here?
20. Project 86 – Songs to Burn Your Bridges By
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