| World Music Charts Europe 2004 | ||||
| 953 nominated records | ||||
| 1 | AMASSAKOUL | Tinariwen | Triban Union/Emma | Mali |
| 2 | THE LIVING ROAD | Lhasa | Warner Jazz | Canada |
| 3 | EGYPT | Youssou N'Dour | Nonesuch | Senegal |
| 4 | BOOMERANG | Daara-J | Wrasse | Senegal |
| 5 | MANGUSTAO | Huong Thanh | ACT | Vietnam/France |
| 6 | SAVE THE WORLD | Enzo Avitabile & Bottari | Wrasse | Italy |
| 7 | BOWMBOI | Rokia Traore | Tama | Mali |
| 8 | MARES PROFUNDOS | Virginia Rodrigues | Edge Music/Deutsche Grammophon | Brazil |
| 9 | SU | Mercan Dede | Doublemoon | Turkey/Canada |
| 10 | UNA SANGRE | Lila Downs | Narada | Mexico/USA |
| 11 | CHUVA EM PO | Think of One | Zonk | Belgium/Brazil |
| 12 | WHO STOLE THE SKY? | Sainkho Namtchylak | Ponderosa | Tuva |
| 13 | TRUE LOVE | Toots & The Maytals | V2 | Jamaica/various |
| 14 | SOUNDS OF OUR LIFE - PART 1 | Armenian Navy Band | Heaven & Earth | Armenia |
| 15 | HOTEL VIETNAM | Blue Asia | King Records | Japan/Malaysia/Vietnam |
| 16 | SALT | Arto Lindsay | Righteous Baby | USA |
| 17 | MZANSI MUSIC - YOUNG URBAN SOUTH AFRICA | Various Artists | Trikont | South Africa |
| 18 | TEKITOI | Rachid Taha | Wrasse | Algeria/France |
| 19 | BELEZA BELEZA BELEZA | Trio Mocoto | Ziriguiboom | Brazil |
| 20 | THE KING IS AMONG US | Belgian Afro Beat Association | WAM | Belgium |
| 21 | MASSAFAT | Azzddine | Barraka el Farnatshi | Morocco |
| 22 | SABOU | Mory Kante | Riverboat | Guinea |
| 23 | AY VALERIA | Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca | Mopiato | Congo |
| 24 | LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS | Oi Va Voi | Outcaste | UK |
| 25 | YA-RAYI | Khaled | Universal | Algeria |
| 26 | LI TURCHI VIAGGIANO | Media Aetas | Oriente | Italy |
| 27 | AZULANDO | Teofilo Chantre | Lusafrica | Cape Verde |
| 28 | PALYRRIA | Palyrria | Cantini | Greece |
| 29 | MUDANIN KATA | David Darling & The Wulu Bunun | Riverboat | USA/Taiwan |
| 30 | ACROSS THE 110TH STREET | Spanish Harlem Orchestra | Rykodisc | USA |
| 31 | ALONG THE PATH | Eastenders | Poets Club | Germany/various |
| 32 | TASSOUMAKAN | Issa Bagayogo | Six Degrees | Mali |
| 33 | GHOSTBOY | Gabriel Rios | Megadisc | Puerto Rico |
| 34 | HOT WOMEN | Various Artists | Kein und Aber | USA |
| 35 | WORLD 2004 | Various Artists | Wrasse | various |
| 36 | KATA | Miquel Gil | Galileo MC | Spain |
| 37 | SUBURBAN BUCHAREST | Various Artists | Trikont | Romania |
| 38 | 450 SHEEP | Zdob Shi Zdub | Warner | Moldavia |
| 39 | GLOBAL HIP HOP | Various Artists | Manteca | various |
| 40 | NAPOLI MEDITERRANEA | Pietra Montecorvino | Empreinte Digitale | Italy |
| 41 | DESERTORE | Oskorri | Elkar | Spain |
| 42 | FLOR DE AMOR | Omara Portuondo | World Circuit | Cuba |
| 43 | HORSE AND FISH | Vinicius Cantuaria | Hannibal | Brazil |
| 44 | MAHALA RAI BANDA | Mahala Rai Banda | Crammed | Romania |
| 45 | THE ROUGH GUIDE TO ITALIA NOVA | Various Artists | World Music Network | Italia |
| 46 | TANGO CRASH | Tango Crash | Galileo MC | Argentina/Germany |
| 47 | SANDIYA | Keletigui Diabate | Contre-Jour | Mali |
| 48 | ANCETSRY IN PROGRESS | Zap Mama | Luaka Bop | Belgium |
| 49 | BODJAL | Ale Möller Band | Amigo | Sweden |
| 50 | TUTUKI | Te Vaka | Warm Earth Records | New Zealand |
| 51 | WHENDO | Gangbe Brass Band | Contre jour | Benin |
| 52 | MITSOURA | Mitsou | Mitsoura Production | Hungary |
| 53 | PSYCHEBELLY DANCE MUSIC | Baba Zula | Doublemoon | Turkey |
| 54 | LA RAIZ | Radio Mundial | Palm Pictures | USA |
| 55 | MIN BERIYA TE KIRYE | Sivan Perwer | Daqui | Turkey |
| 56 | ELECTRIC GYPSYLAND | Various Artists | Crammed | Romania/various |
| 57 | ALEZANE | Thierry Titi Robin | Naive | France |
| 58 | RUKE | Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar | Piranha | Croatia |
| 59 | OUR WORLD | Soweto String Quartet | BMG | South Africa |
| 60 | MUNIA | Richard Bona | Universal | Cameroun/USA |
| 61 | ANDE LINDRI | Romano Drom | Daqui | Hungary |
| 62 | ZION ROOTS | Abyssinia Infinite | Network Medien | Ethiopia/USA |
| 63 | OCHRE | Andrew Cronshaw | Cloud valley | UK |
| 64 | MARANNUI | Epifani Barbers | Forrest Hill | Italy |
| 65 | UMA BATIDA DIFERENTE | Bossacucanova | Ziriguiboom | Brazil |
| 66 | THE ROUGH GUIDE TO AFRICAN RAP | Various Artists | World Music Network | various |
| 67 | HEMAVAZ | Kardes Türküler | Connecting Cultures Records | Turkey |
| 68 | NUBES DEL ALMA | Cerro Esperanza Band | Footprint | Sweden |
| 69 | AJRU | Mercedes Peon | Discmedi | Spain |
| 70 | CANTOS DE AGUA DULCE | Marta Gomez | Chesky | Colombia |
| 71 | AFRICA SHRINE | Femi Kuti | Uwe | Nigeria |
| 72 | IAIE | Lidia Pujol | Resistencia | Spain |
| 73 | MAPOU | Rene Lacaille | Riverboat | Reunion |
| 74 | ESSENTIAL LATIN FLAVAS 2 | Various Artists | Outcaste | various |
| 75 | PARAISO DI GUMBE | Manecas Costa | Wrasse | Guinea Bissau |
| 76 | THE ART AND SOUL OF THE MANDE GRIOTS | Mandekalou | Syllart | Mali |
| 77 | THE DIASPORA OF REMBETICO | Various Artists | Network Medien | Greece |
| 78 | REBELDIA CON ALEGRIA | Amparanoia | EMI | Spain |
| 79 | AMERICAN US | Los Mocosos | Six Degrees | USA |
| 80 | WORDS | Geoffrey Oryema | Next Music | Uganda |
| 81 | KRIOYO | Izaline Callister | Network | Curacao |
| 82 | THREE FIELDS | Volga | Sketis | Russia |
| 83 | SRBIJA: SOUNDS GLOBAL 3 | Various Artists | B92 | Serbia |
| 84 | MAASAI HIP HOP | X Plastaz | Out Here Records | Tanzania |
| 85 | STREET SINGS | Ozomatli | Realworld | USA |
| 86 | ROOTS | The Gypsy Kings | Sony | France |
| 87 | DAKAMERAP | Alif | Out There Records | Senegal |
| 88 | UPROOTING | Warsaw Village band | Jaro | Poland |
| 89 | INTRODUCING SHIYANI NGCOBO | Shiyani Ngcobo | World Music Network | South Africa |
| 90 | RAMESH RE-VISITED | Ramesh | Jubilee | Germany/Sri Lanka |
| 91 | WU XING | Wu Xing | CRC | China |
| 92 | NATIONAL COLLECTIVE INSTITUTO | Various Artists | Beleza | Brazil |
| 93 | TOTO, BONA, LOKUA | Toto, Bona, Lokua | No Format | Cameroun/Congo |
| 94 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Bebel Gilberto | Ziriguiboom | Brazil |
| 95 | DI KORPU KU ALMA | Lura | Lusafrica | Cape Verde |
| 96 | MEMORIA | Polo Montanez | Lusafrica | Cuba |
| 97 | NA SVYAZI | Markscheider Kunst | Virgin | Russia |
| 98 | NU EUROPE | Various Artists | Manteca | various |
| 99 | SKA CUBANO | Ska Cubano | Casinosounds | Cuba |