Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2004 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2004, these are the rest of the best indie and indie-minded hip hop tracks of 2004, volume one. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2003 and November 30, 2004.

1. Dead Prez “Hell Yeah (Pimp the System)” RBG: Revolutionary
But Gangsta (Sony)
2. Beastie Boys “Right Right Now Now” To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)
3. Handsome Boy Modeling School featuring Dres from Black Sheep “First…And Then” White People (Atlantic/Elektra)
4. K-Os “B-Boy Stance” Joyful Rebellion (Astralwerks)
5. Beans “Diamond Halo Grenade” Shock City Maverick (Warp)
6. Dizzee Rascal “Learn” Showtime (XL)
7. Automato “The Single” Automato (Coup De Grace)
8. Beastie Boys “An Open Letter to NYC” To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)
9. Dead Prez “Walk Like a Warrior” RBG: Revolutionary
But Gangsta (Sony)
10. Wiley “Treddin’ On Thin Ice” Treddin’ On Thin Ice (XL)
11. Masta Killa “No Said Date” No Said Date (Nature Sounds)
12. Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt “Serve ‘Em a Sentence”
Diesel Truckers (DMAFT)
13. Talib Kweli “Broken Glass” The Beautiful Struggle (Rawkus)
14. Ghostface “Biscuits” The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam)
15. Dead Prez “Radio Freq” RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta (Sony)
16. The Roots “Don’t Say Nuthin’” The Tipping Point (Geffen)
17. Wiley “The Game” Treddin’ On Thin Ice (XL)
18. Dizzee Rascal “Get By” Showtime (XL)
19. Jean Grae “Going Crazy” This Week (Babygrande)
20. Beastie Boys “Time to Build” To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)
21. Tony Touch featuring Raekwon, Method Man & U-God “Rock Steady” The Piece Maker 2 (Koch)
22. Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt “Can I Buy You a Drink?” Diesel Truckers (DMAFT)