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From the movie "8 Mile," starring Eminem. Won Oscar for best song and Grammys for rap song and rap male solo.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
"Fever to Tell" barely dented the charts in 2003. When "Maps" was released as a single in 2004 the album had a decent run on the Billboard 200. It`s slotted here in May 2003, when it first took critics and fans by storm.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Hey Ya! And The Way You Move were both huge hits on the same CD single.
 

 
Hey Ya! And The Way You Move were both huge hits on the same CD single.
 

 

 

 

 

 
After showing little life since June, a sexy video for "Stacy`s Mom" prompted interest in the "Welcome" album in early October.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
"The Grey Album" broke all the rules, mashing up Jay-Z`s new "Black Album" with the Beatles` "White Album." DJ Danger Mouse gave the tracks away online. This is the only reference to "unauthorized" material on this site. It`s slotted in right after its release date according to AllMusic.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Although it didn`t hit the lower reaches of national charts until January 2005, The Arcade Fire`s "Funeral" album appeared in the top 10 of many critics` lists for the year 2004. It`s slotted here shortly after its release date.
 

 
Although it didn`t hit the lower reaches of national charts until January 2005, The Arcade Fire`s "Funeral" album appeared in the top 10 of many critics` lists for the year 2004. It`s slotted here shortly after its release date.
 

 
Although it didn`t hit the lower reaches of national charts until January 2005, The Arcade Fire`s "Funeral" album appeared in the top 10 of many critics` lists for the year 2004. It`s slotted here shortly after its release date.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
"Lua" was released as a single at the end of October 2004 and jumped to #1 on the Hot Singles Sales chart dated 11/13. Robert Hilburn picked it as one of the top songs of the year 2004. I`ve slotted it with the album because not many people were buying CD singles at that point.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
On the "Arular" CD "Galang" is 7:21. The time listed here is for the single version.
 

 

 

 
According to Allmusic, Rachid Taha is an Algerian musician. April 19, 2005 was the third time this album had been released within a year in an attempt to reach a wider American audience. "Rock el Casbah" is an adaptation, sort of a cover version, of "Rock The Casbah" by The Clash.