* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/reggaeton/world/ska/or combinations
*** = downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures

My top 26 of favorite songs of the year 2004 (out of 46 listed here):

Note: Kelis – Trick me, Outkast – The way you move and Outkast – Roses, all big hits in 2004, are missing in the top of the list. All could have been in the top 5. But those tracks were originally released in 2003. So, click that list to find those tracks. Trick me could have been easily number 1 here.

1. Johnny Dangerous – King of clubs *
2. Athena – For real **
3. Kerri Chandler – Back to the raw *
4. Chemical Brothers – Galvanize **
5. Leki – Breakin’ out **
6. Julien Delfaud, Alex Gopher and Etienne de Crécy – Fast track *
7. KT Tunstall – Black horse and the cherry tree
8. Jentina – Bad ass strippa **
9. Destiny’s Child – Lose my breath **
10. Shapeshifters – Lola’s theme *
11. Golden Boys – Berimbau
12. Jerome Sydenham & Dennis Ferrer – Sandcastles *
13. David Lafore – Babines **
14. Armand van Helden/Cerrone – Je suis music (Club Mix) *
15. Didier Sinclair – Heavenly *
16. Air – Surfing on a rocket ***
17. Daft Punk – Robot rock
18. High Contrast – Racing green *
19. Black Eyed Peas – Let’s get it started **
20. Air – Alpha beta gaga ***
21. High Contrast – The basement track *
22. DJ Sneak – Que pasa *
23. Porno – Music power *
24. Freestylers – Push up *
25. Beastie Boys – Ch-check it out **
26. Sporto Kantes – Lee **

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Akasha – 21 century boy (Simon Ratcliff Remix) *
• Alcazar – This is the world we live in */#
• Augustus Pablo – King Tubby meets rockers uptown **
• Britney Spears – Toxic #
• David Guetta – Stay */#
• David Morales – Have what u feel (Radio Mix) *
• DJ Mingo – La vakera **/#
• Girls Aloud – Love machine #
• Gregor Salto ft. Nando Venin – La diosa misteriosa (Turn It Up Remix) *
• KT Tunstall – Suddenly I see
• Lyszak – Dick for brains (Dub Mix) *
• Marco V – Automanual *
• Michael Gray – The weekend *
• Niamaj And Kero One – Yagotta (Raindrops Remix) **
• Nicola Conte ft. Bembe Segue – Wanin’ moon **
• Quantic ft. Alice Russell – So long **
• Roman Flugel – Geh’s noch? *
• Skool Bastards vs. Telephone – Ca, c’est vraiment toi *
• Snoop Dogg ft. Charlie Wilson And Justin Timberlake – Signs **
• Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell – Let’s get blown **