[TeamAyu]

Kind of early for such a topic, but since 2004 typically 'ends' in November in terms of CD releases I was wondering what were your favorite singles and albums of this year.

I personally found this year A LOT better than 2003! Maybe not in terms of Ayu's singles but overall in JPop music, so everyone what are YOUR favorites of 2004? Here are mine for Singles and Albums:


Singles: (I am personally AMAZED that Ayu is not #1 on my list this time, but was still high up as she can see haha she's still my favorite artist)

Top 20!
01. tackey & tsubasa - One Day, One Dream
02. hamasaki.ayumi - CAROLS
03. hamasaki.ayumi - Moments
04. hamasaki.ayumi - INSPIRE
05. tackey & tsubasa - Ai Omou Kyoku -SERENADE-
06. namie.amuro - ALL FOR YOU [ Need to Buy ]
07. w-inds. - Shiki
08. namie.amuro - GIRL TALK/the SPEED STAR
09. onitsuka.chihiro - Sodatsu Zasso
10. w-inds. - Kirei Da
11. shimatani.hitomi - ANGELUS/Zip!Zap!Zipangu!
12. nakashima.mika - LEGEND
13. otsuka.ai - Kingyou Hanabi
14. hirahara.ayaka - Niji no Yokan [ Need to Buy the Voice ]
15. bennie.k - Sunrise [ Need to Buy ]
16. shibasaki.kou - Katachi Arumono [ Need to Buy ]
17. rie.fu - Life is Like a Boat [ Need to Buy Rie.fu ]
18. utada.hikaru - Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro [ Need to Buy ]
19. fukuyama.masaharu - Niji ~Mou Hitotsu no Natsu
20. koda.kumi - girls~Selfish~

Album:
Top 10!
01. hamasaki.ayumi - MY STORY (I know technically doesn't count but whatever!)
02. tackey & tsubasa - 2wenty-2wo
03. otsuka.ai - LOVE PUNCH [ NEED TO BUY ]
04. nakashima.mika - Oborozukiyo ~Inori
05. shimatani.hitomi - Delicious! ~The Best of Hitomi Shimatani [ NEED TO BUY ]
06. shimatani.hitomi - Tsuioku+LOVE LETTER
07. w-inds. - Bestracks [ NEED TO BUY ]
08. otsuka.ai - LOVE JAM
09. melody. - Sincerely [ NEED TO BUY ]
10. hirahara.ayaka - the voice [ NEED TO BUY ]

and lastly artists I've REALLY gotten into this year:

TACKEY & TSUBASA, ONITSUKA CHIHIRO, Nakashima Mika, Ai Otsuka, w-inds., Ayaka Hirahara, Shimatani Hitomi, Namie Amuro, Johnny's Ent. in general, melody., BENNIE.K, Chieco Kawabe, KinKi Kids, m-flo Loves, Sowelu etc!

This was truly the year where I really expanded my musical taste in JPop and got into other artists besides Ayu and Hikki.

My favorite new artists have definitely been Otsuka Ai and Ayaka Hirahara. Just AMAZING new comers!!! WHEW I'm done!

NOW TIME TO LOOK FORWARD TO GOOD MUSIC IN 2005!!

Looking forward to in 2005:

w-inds. - Yume no Bahou e OUT 01.01.2005
shimatani.hitomi - Gypsy Moon OUT 01.26.2005
melody. - Next To You OUT 01.12.2005
rie.fu - Rie Fu OUT 01.19.2005