Year-end countdown · John Peel (BBC Radio 1) · December 30, 2004

John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2004

The year-end countdown (December 30, 2004) from John Peel (BBC Radio 1) ranks 50 songs, with “Theme From Sparta F.C.” by The Fall at number one. The list features 40 different artists; Bloc Party has the most entries with three songs.

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John Peel died on 25 October 2004. This, the last Festive Fifty voted for during his lifetime, was compiled and broadcast after his death by Rob Da Bank.

# Song ListsBest
1 Theme From Sparta F.C. The Fall 2 #1
2 Chargr Bearsuit 1 #2
3 The Singer Caroline Martin 1 #3
4 Dreams And Bridges Aereogramme 1 #4
5 Leave You Wanting More Sluts Of Trust 1 #5
6 Everybody Come Down The Delgados 1 #6
7 Johnny Cash Sons And Daughters 1 #7
8 Joy Division Oven Gloves Half Man Half Biscuit 1 #8
9 Freakin' Out Graham Coxon 3 #9
10 Hi-De-Hi Jawbone 1 #10
11 Helicopter Bloc Party 16 #11
12 Chwareon (Bwtleg) Texas Radio Band 1 #12
13 Do Not Underestimate Martyn Hare 1 #13
14 It's Not You, It's Me Cinerama 1 #14
15 The Unravelling Aereogramme 1 #15
16 The Letter PJ Harvey 1 #16
17 I Lost You But I Found Country Music Laura Cantrell and ballboy 1 #17
18 Jackrabbit Jawbone 1 #18
19 Ritual DJ Distance 1 #19
20 Banquet Bloc Party 27 #14
21 The Art Of Kissing Ballboy 1 #21
22 10 AM Automatic The Black Keys 15 #22
23 Shame PJ Harvey 1 #23
24 I Tried It, I Liked It, I Loved It Decoration 1 #24
25 Retreat! Retreat! 65daysofstatic 1 #25
26 That Man Will Not Hang Mclusky 2 #26
27 Animal Hop Listen With Sarah 1 #27
28 O Superman-Henry Cullen Remix Laurie Anderson 1 #28
29 B Digital Mystikz 1 #29
30 Girl Is On My Mind The Black Keys 1 #30
31 Formed A Band Art Brut 2 #31
32 I Fought The Angels The Delgados 1 #32
33 There's No Business Like Propa' Rungleclotted Mashup Bizznizz Shitmat 1 #33
34 Big Eyed Beans From Venus Magic Band 1 #34
35 International Jon E Cash 1 #35
36 Interstate 5 Wedding Present 1 #36
37 Tale From Black Tunng 1 #37
38 Eyeliner Melys 1 #38
39 Joy Adamson Decoration 1 #39
40 Topknot Cornershop presents Bubbley Kaur 1 #40
41 Northern Song Calvin Party 1 #41
42 Cha Plasticman 1 #42
43 Be Nesa Kentucky AFC 1 #43
44 Little Thoughts Bloc Party 1 #44
45 If U Want Me Aphrodisiacs 1 #45
46 Your Belgian Things The Mountain Goats 1 #46
47 Electricity Magic Band 1 #47
48 Park Lake Speakers Ella Guru 1 #48
49 I Don't Have Time To Stand Here With You Fighting About The Size Of My Dick Ballboy 1 #49
50 No Sleep No Need Vaults 1 #50

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About this countdown

John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2004 was voted by John Peel (BBC Radio 1)’s listeners in December 30, 2004. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Source: John Peel Wiki (Fandom), "2004 Festive Fifty".

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