2004
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2004: A year of music veterans ends up with a relative newcomer winning the prize. The monster hit, Out of Africa, makes the list for a second straight year.  An mp3 player revolutionizes the way I store music.  The digital conversion begins! The final new music tape is completed in December---a practice begun in '86.

mr 10) Me and Mr Johnson..............................................Eric Clapton
atom 9) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.....................................U2
swit  8) Beautiful Letdown..................................................Switchfoot
sun 7) Around The Sun...................................................REM
jet 6) Get Born....................................................Jet
out2 5) TIE   Out Of Africa..................................Various
say 5) TIE  Say You Will.........................................Fleetwood Mac
wind 4) The Wind.............................................Warren Zevon
idiot 3) American Idiot..............................................Green Day
trub 2) Trouble No More....................................John Mellencamp

rain 1) NEUMIE WINNER!  Rainy Day Music.............................The Jayhawks


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