These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2004. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.[1]
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Afterglow | Sarah McLachlan |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | MuchDance 2004 | Various Artists |
| January 24 | Fallen | Evanescence |
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | 2004 Grammy Nominees | Various Artists |
| February 21 | A Crow Left of the Murder... | Incubus |
| February 28 | Feels Like Home | Norah Jones |
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | Confessions | Usher |
| April 17 | Marie-Elaine Thibert | Marie-Élaine Thibert |
| April 24 | Star Académie 2004 | Various Artists |
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | Marie-Elaine Thibert | Marie-Élaine-Thibert |
| May 15 | D12 World | D12 |
| May 22 | The Girl in the Other Room | Diana Krall |
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | Under My Skin | Avril Lavigne |
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | Contraband | Velvet Revolver |
| July 3 | To the 5 Boroughs | Beastie Boys |
| July 10 | Under My Skin | Avril Lavigne |
| July 17 | In Between Evolution | The Tragically Hip |
| July 24 | Under My Skin | Avril Lavigne |
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | Live Like You Were Dying | Tim McGraw |
| September 18 | Now! 9 | Various Artists |
| September 25 | Genius Loves Company | Ray Charles |
| October 2 | Suit | Nelly |
| October 9 | American Idiot | Green Day |
| October 16 | Hilary Duff | Hilary Duff |
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | Miracle | Céline Dion |
| November 6 | Stardust… The Great American Songbook Volume III | Rod Stewart |
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | Greatest Hits | Shania Twain |
| December 4 | Encore | Eminem |
| December 11 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | U2 |
| December 18 | Greatest Hits | Shania Twain |
| December 25 |