| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| äj | "Joy Ride" | (Integy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Delta Goodrem (Australia's top-selling artist) | "Mistaken Identity" | (International - Columbia, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| John Legend (singer-pianist has performed on tracks for Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, etc.) | "Get Lifted" (producers: Kanye West, Will.I.Am., Devo Harris , Dave Tozer; first single: "Used to Love U" - Hear here via iTunes) | (Columbia, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Les Deux Love Orchestra | "King Kong" | (Heart Times Coffee Cup Studios, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Nektar | "Evolution" (first album of new material in more than 20 years) | (Dream Nebula, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Donny Osmond | "What I Meant to Say" (first single: "Breeze On By," available internationally as a CD-single on Dec. 7; Read here) | (International - Decca, Dec. 28, 2004; U.S. - Jan. 11, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Frozen Stars [film soundtrack]" | (The Orchard, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Roger Waters | "To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut [CD-single]" (producers: Waters, Nick Griffiths; guests: Graham Broad, Andy Fairweather-Low, Katie Kissoon, PP Arnold, Carol Kenyon) | (Japan - Columbia, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Westlife | "... Allow Us to Be Frank" (covers of Rat Pack songs; producer: Steve Mac; Read here) | (International - RCA, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| ABBA | "ABBA Original Album Box [box set]" (8 CDs, plus bonus CD) | (Japan - Universal, Dec. 27, 2004) |
| Chet Baker | "Love Songs" | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Graham Coxon | "Crow Sit on Blood Tree" (2001 album) | (International - EMI, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Marlene Dietrich | "Love Songs" | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Lonnie Donegan | "Puttin' on the Country Style" (skiffle legend's interpretations of country classics) | (International - Castle Pulse, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Stephen Duffy | "Music in Colours" (1993 album; enhanced, with bonus tracks) | (International - EMI, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Chris Farlowe | "Handbags and Gladrags: The Immediate Collection" (20 tracks) | (International - Castle, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Groove Armada | "The Best of" (includes bonus DVD "Live at Brixton") | (International - Jive, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Merle Haggard | "Love Songs" | (Epic/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Humble Pie | "No Regrets: Immediate Collection" (includes four tracks discovered in 1999) | (International - Castle, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Billy Joel | "Piano Man: Very Best of Billy Joel" | (International - Columbia, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Ramsey Lewis | "Love Songs" | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Mansun | "Kleptomania" (3 CDs; features "the 4th album sessions," non-album tracks, B-sides, rarities, demos, EP-only and unreleased material) | (International - Parlophone, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| MC5 | "Purity Accuracy [box set]" (6 CDs of rarities, demos, live tracks) | (Easy Action, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Glenn Miller | "The Complete Early Recordings" | (Opus Kura, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Roy Orbison | "Love Songs" | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Andy Partridge (of XTC) | "Fuzzy Warbles 5: Demo Archives," "Fuzzy Warbles 6: Demo Archives" | (International - Ape House UK, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Marty Robbins | "Love Songs" | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Boz Scaggs | "Moments" (1971 album; DSD [Direct Stream Digital] remastered), "Boz Scaggs & Band" (1971 album; DSD remastered), "My Time" (1972 album; DSD remastered), "Slow Dancer" (1974 album; DSD remastered), "Silk Degrees" (1976 album; DSD remastered), "Down Two Then Left" (1977 album; DSD remastered), "Middle Man" (1980 album; DSD remastered), "Other Roads" (1988 album; DSD remastered) | (U.K. - Columbia, Dec. 27, 2004) |
| UFO | "Only You Can Rock Me" | (Zoom Club, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "The Best of Soul [box set]" | (Madacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Sarah Vaughan | "Love Songs" | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Glenn Hughes | "Soulfully Live in the City of Angels [DVD]" | (Frontiers, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy [DVD]" (2004 film) | (Fox, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Epic Series [DVD]" (ABC series, 1978-80) | (Universal, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Garden State [DVD]" (2004 film) | (Fox, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "King of the Hill - The Complete 3rd Season [DVD]" (Fox series, 1997), "King of the Hill - The Complete First Three Seasons [DVD]" | (Fox, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Tour of Duty - The Complete Second Season [DVD]" (1989 season; 4 discs) | (Columbia TriStar, Dec. 28, 2004) |
| Various artists | "The Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition, Season 1 [DVD]" (CBS series, 1959-60 season; 6 discs; Read here) | (Image, Dec. 28, 2004) |