For sure it was the worst year of the decade for No.1s, but away from the top spot it was a pretty good one. I feel like it's one of those years where many classics missed the top spot sadly.

Left Outside Alone, Mr Brightside, Take Me Out, Somewhere Only We Know, Milkshake, Unwritten, Lose My Breath, In The Shadows, If There's Any Justice, This Love, Flashdance, Leave (Get Out), Love Machine, The Show, Your Game, American Idiot, I Believe In You, What You Waiting For, Too Lost In You, My Happy Ending, Numb/Encore...just off the top of my head.

On a personal level What You're Made Of, Out Of The Blue, You Won't Forget About Me, Is It Cos I'm Cool, and Summer Sunshine all made the top ten too <3

What a year it could have been if the public weren't buying crap in great quantities!

50 minutes ago, gooddelta said:

Left Outside Alone, Mr Brightside, Take Me Out, Somewhere Only We Know, Milkshake, Unwritten, Lose My Breath, In The Shadows, If There's Any Justice, This Love, Flashdance, Leave (Get Out), Love Machine, The Show, Your Game, American Idiot, I Believe In You, What You Waiting For, Too Lost In You, My Happy Ending, Numb/Encore...just off the top of my head.

I've mentioned before that this was an unusually strong period for #3 peaking hits, and indeed that includes most of the first few you highlighted - plus perhaps 'Dragostea Din Tei' amongst others, while 'Hey Ya!' reached the same peak that year, and 'Somebody Told Me' was The Killers' debut hit on its 2004 release!

For me 2004 is the year between two fantastic eras - best UK charts (1999-2003) and Lithuanian girl groups supreme power (2005-2010),

Mango released their best album "Raskila", possibly the best non-YVA Lithuanian album.

My SotY was "Mono" by Courtney Love. The second best rock song in a history of my chart, only behind LaFee - Prinzesschen.

1 hour ago, Last Dreamer said:

Mango released their best album "Raskila"

@Mangø Never knew you released an album? 😱

29 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

@Mangø Never knew you released an album? 😱

Well I don't like to boast about these things. It was just a quick side project while I was setting up my women's high street fashion chain!

1 hour ago, Jessie Where said:

@Mangø Never knew you released an album? 😱

12 albums (11 studio and greatest hits compilation on 3 CD) are impressive result.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/568904-Mango-3

Edited Tuesday at 17:223 days by Last Dreamer

My Top 15 of the 2004 #1's:

1. Britney Spears - Toxic

2. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide

3. Eric Prydz - Call On Me

4. Usher - Yeah!

5. The Streets - Dry Your Eyes

6. McFly - 5 Colours In Her Hair

7. Eminem - Just Lose It

8. Eamon - F*** It

9. McFly - Obviously

10. Busted - Thunderbirds

11. Britney Spears - Everytime

12. The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme

13. U2 - Vertigo

14. Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

15. LMC vs. U2 - Take Me To The Clouds Above

I could list all but almost half is enough.

Edited Tuesday at 21:463 days by AllStarBySmashMouth
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