Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

submeat's top 100 tracks of 2004: songs to download and love*

001 "99 Problems," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella)
002 "Through the Wire," Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella)
003 "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys (J)
004 "Jackson, Mississippi," Kid Rock (Atlantic)
005 "Confessions Part II," Usher (LaFace)
006 "Talk About Our Love," Brandy featuring Kanye West (Atlantic)
007 "Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn featuring Jack White (Interscope)
008 "Happy People," R. Kelly (Jive)
009 "Roses," OutKast (Arista)
010 "Prototype," OutKast (Arista)
011 "Have Mercy," Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
012 "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson (Epic Nashville)
013 "Throwback," Usher (LaFace)
014 "Van Lear Rose," Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
015 "Slow Jamz," Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx (Atlantic)
016 "Diary," Alicia Keys (J)
017 "Raiding the 20th Century - A History of the Cutup," Strictly Kev (mp3)
018 "Good Luck," Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula (Astralwerks)
019 "Irish Blood, English Heart," Morrissey (Attack/Sanctuary)
020 "Dreams," TV On the Radio (Touch & Go)
021 "Comfortably Numb," Scissor Sisters (Polydor UK)
022 "I Can't Wait," Sleepy Brown featuring OutKast (Interscope)
023 "First of the Gang to Die," Morrissey (Attack/Sanctuary)
024 "Maps," Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Interscope)
025 "Jesus Walks," Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella)
026 "Wanna Get to Know You," G-Unit featuring Joe (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
027 "Slither," Velvet Revolver (RCA)
028 "Your Game," Will Young (S UK)
029 "Southern Fried Intro," Ludacris (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South)
030 "On the Couch," Prince (Columbia)
031 "Break Down Here," Julie Roberts (Mercury)
032 "Mono," Courtney Love (Virgin)
033 "Friday's Child," Will Young (S UK)
034 "This Love," Maroon5 (J)
035 "September When It Comes," Rosanne Cash featuring Johnny Cash (Capitol)
036 "Smile," Lloyd Banks (Shady/Aftermath)
037 "What's Happenin'," Method Man featuring Busta Rhymes (Def Jam)
038 "She Got Me," JC Chasez (Jive)
039 "My Band," D12 (Shady/Aftermath)
040 "I Want You," Janet Jackson (Virgin)
041 "So Sexy," Twista featuring R. Kelly (Atlantic)
042 "Musicology," Prince (Columbia)
043 "My Love Will Not Change," The Del McCoury Band (McCoury Music)
044 "Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris (Arista)
045 "Family Tree," Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
046 "Call My Name," Prince (Columbia)
047 "And the Beat Goes On v2," LoudBomb v Whispers (loudbomb.com)
048 "Overnight Celebrity," Twista featuring Kanye West (Atlantic)
049 "Frontin'," Jamie Cullum (UCJ UK)
050 "Toxic," Britney Spears (Jive)
051 "Reflection," Prince (Columbia)
052 "Little Red Shoes," Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
053 "All Falls Down," Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson (Roc-A-Fella)
054 "Splash Waterfalls (Remix)," Ludacris featuring Raphael Saadiq (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South)
055 "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley featuring Alison Krauss (Arista Nashville)
056 "Take Me Out," Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
057 "If You Ever Stop Loving Me," Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)
058 "Amazing," George Michael (Sony UK)
059 "Rubber Band Man," T.I. (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
060 "Megalomaniac," Incubus (Immortal/Epic)
061 "Long Black Train," Josh Turner (MCA Nashville)
062 "Still In Love," Teena Marie (Cash Money Classics)
063 "Closer," Goapele (Skyblaze/Columbia)
064 "Jook Gal (Remix)," Elephant Man featuring Twista, YoungbloodZ, and Kiprich (VP/Atlantic)
065 "Sangue de Beirona (Main Pass by Francois K)," Cesaria Evora Bluebird/Arista Associated Labels)
066 "You Will Be My Ain True Love," Alison Krauss (DMZ/Columbia)
067 "Ch-Check It Out," Beastie Boys (Brooklyn Dust/Capitol)
068 "Tush," Ghostface Killah featuring Missy Elliott (Def Jam)
069 "Me, Myself and I," Beyoncé (Columbia)
070 "Filthy and Gorgeous," Scissor Sisters (Polydor UK)
071 "Naughty Girl (Remix)," Beyoncé featuring Lil' Flip (Columbia)
072 "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)," Widelife with Simone Denny (Capitol)
073 "With You," Jessica Simpson (Columbia)
074 "Far Away," Kindred the Family Soul (Hidden Beach/Epic)
075 "Extraordinary," Liz Phair (Capitol)
076 "99 Problems Here," DJ N-Wee (www.theslackalbum.com)
077 "A Million Days," Prince (Columbia)
078 "Lose Myself," JC Chasez (Jive)
079 "All the Drugs," Courtney Love (Virgin)
080 "Red Blooded Woman," Kylie Minogue (Capitol)
081 "Numb," Linkin Park (Warner Bros.)
082 "Miss Being Mrs.," Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
083 "Breathe," Melissa Etheridge (Island)
084 "Float On," Modest Mouse (Sony)
085 "Velouria," The Bad Plus (Columbia)
086 "Big Brat," Phantom Planet (Epic)
087 "Some Girls (Dance With Women)," JC Chasez featuring Dirt McGirt (Jive)
088 "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella)
089 "I Miss You," Blink-182 (Geffen)
090 "She Wants To Move," N*E*R*D (Virgin)
091 "Cinnamon Girl," Prince (Columbia)
092 "Shake Ya Body," Tyra Banks (no label)
093 "Bodies Hit the Floor," Girl Talk (Illegal Art)
094 "Laura (Simone)," Scissor Sisters (Polydor UK)
095 "But Julian, I'm A Little Bit Older Than You," Courtney Love (Virgin)
096 "Not In Love," Enrique Iglesias featuring Kelis (Interscope)
097 "Love's Divine (Deepsky Club Mix)," Seal (Warner Bros.)
098 "Jolene," Mindy Smith featuring Dolly Parton (Sugar Hill)
099 "Take Your Mama Out," Scissor Sisters (Polydor UK)
100 "Gots To Go," David Banner featuring Devin the Dude and Bun B (Universal)

*I'll keep updating this list as necessary throughout the year, which should make my end-of-'04 listmaking much easier. And perhaps be entertaining for you, the readers. But really, it's all about me.