The second volume of
Totally Hits 2004 emphasizes hit singles from the middle months of the year, while tracing back a little -- even to late 2003 -- in order to fill out the disc. It's just as stylistically broad, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's as diverse. A handful of artists who were included on the first volume make return appearances; if someone were to pick up the two volumes several years down the road, they'd be falsely led to believe that the charts of 2004 were dominated by the likes of retro-rockers
Jet and young R&B veteran
Monica. Out of the 20 songs here, only a handful are remotely memorable, which goes to show that the year continued to be a lackluster year for pop music. Much of the disc is filled out by middle-of-the-road rock bands and safe, inoffensive pop-rap hits. At least
Kevin Lyttle's dancehall crossover hit "Turn Me On" and
Big & Rich's rowdy "Save a Horse" are here to shake things up a little. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide