This week just gone

Five years ago - these are the ten most-popular things we published during 2004:

1. Liveblog: The last Mark and Lard show on Radio One
2. The death of John Peel
3. Amy Lee writes her own slash fic as she imagines killing Britney Spears
4. Run for your life: there's more Bedinfields
5. 10th anniversary of the closure of BBC Radio Five
6. The best of 2004's best of lists
7. Dr Phil thrilled as Meredith Brooks returns
8. GetMeTickets feels the wrath of Cliff Richard fans
9. Oasis pay tribute to themselves, Buckley Tivoli
10. Atlantic Record propose 'cheap' alternative versions of CDs. With straight faces.

This week, there were loads of interesting releases


Esser - Braveface


download Braveface



Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Two


download The First Album



Peaches - I Feel Cream


download I Feel Cream



St Vincent - Actor


download Actor



Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South


download Conor Oberst



Howard Elliott Payne - Bright Light Ballads



Lisa Hanniagn - Sea Sew



The Maccabees - Wall Of Arms


download Wall Of Arms



Indigo Girls - Poseidon and The Bitter Bug


download Indigo Girls Rarities



The Horrors - Primary Colours


download Primary Colours



New York Dolls - Cause I Sez So


download Cause I Sez So



John Foxx & Robin Guthrie - Mirrorball


download Mirrorball



The Boothill Foot Tappers - Ain't That Far From Boothill