Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2008 year summaryThe best artists of 2008 were Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Coldplay, Portishead, Have A Nice Life, Elbow, Kanye West, TV On The Radio, Deerhunter and Kings Of Leon.

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Over And Underneath

Tenth Avenue North

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

128

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162.

Tu Hoguera Está Ardiendo

Klaus & Kinski

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

127

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163.

The Stand Ins

Okkervil River

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

126

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164.

We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

Los Campesinos!

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

126

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165.

Rising Down

The Roots

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

124

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166.

God Is An Astronaut

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

24 charts

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124

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167.

Uroboros

Dir En Grey

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

10 charts

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123

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1970-1975
Compilation

Genesis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

11 charts

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122

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169.

Fortress

Protest The Hero

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

121

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170.

The Script

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

33 charts

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121

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Los Campesinos!	2	0%
Indian Jewelry	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	165	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	32	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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