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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.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
TV on the Radio`s "Return to Cookie Mountain" spent 10 weeks on the album charts in two bursts, one in Sept-Oct 2006 and the other in Jan-Feb 2007, never denting the top 40. "Wolf Like Me" started getting airplay at the end of the second burst. Another example of a critics` favorite getting a year-end boost from "best of the year" lists.
 

 
TV on the Radio`s "Return to Cookie Mountain" spent 10 weeks on the album charts in two bursts, one in Sept-Oct 2006 and the other in Jan-Feb 2007, never denting the top 40. "Wolf Like Me" started getting airplay at the end of the second burst. Another example of a critics` favorite getting a year-end boost from "best of the year" lists.
 

 
TV on the Radio`s "Return to Cookie Mountain" spent 10 weeks on the album charts in two bursts, one in Sept-Oct 2006 and the other in Jan-Feb 2007, never denting the top 40. "Wolf Like Me" started getting airplay at the end of the second burst. Another example of a critics` favorite getting a year-end boost from "best of the year" lists.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Amy Winehouse`s "Back to Black" album entered the charts at number 7 in March 2007 and remained popular for months before tapering off. It was then recharged and reached its peak at number 2 in March 2008 when it surprised everyone by winning five Grammy awards.
 

 
Amy Winehouse`s "Back to Black" album entered the charts at number 7 in March 2007 and remained popular for months before tapering off. It was then recharged and reached its peak at number 2 in March 2008 when it surprised everyone by winning five Grammy awards.
 

 
Amy Winehouse`s "Back to Black" album entered the charts at number 7 in March 2007 and remained popular for months before tapering off. It was then recharged and reached its peak at number 2 in March 2008 when it surprised everyone by winning five Grammy awards.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The following year, "Paper Planes" was used in the trailer for the movie "Pineapple Express" but not in the movie or soundtrack. As a result of this exposure the single became a pop hit and peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 in September 2008.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
"1234" was prominently featured for weeks in an iPod TV ad.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Radiohead released "In Rainbows" on October 10, 2007 in unprecedented fashion by allowing customers to decide for themselves what they would pay for the digital edition, downloaded from their website. Twelve weeks later they released the CD version in stores, the first week of 2008.
 

 
Radiohead released "In Rainbows" on October 10, 2007 in unprecedented fashion by allowing customers to decide for themselves what they would pay for the digital edition, downloaded from their website. Twelve weeks later they released the CD version in stores, the first week of 2008.
 

 
"Ordinary People" was originally recorded in 1988. This was its first offical release. (Its running time of 18:13 is not a typo.)