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Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

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2008 year summaryThe best bands of 2008 were Fleet Foxes, Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, TV On The Radio, Elbow, Portishead, Kings Of Leon, Sigur Rós, Deerhunter and The Raconteurs.

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Band

31.

Los Angeles

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	35 charts
Rank in 2008:	31	Rank Score:	641
Rank in 2000s	358	Overall Rank:	1,550
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32.

The Fame

Lady Gaga

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 2008:	32	Rank Score:	635
Rank in 2000s	361	Overall Rank:	1,563
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33.

Intimacy

Bloc Party

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 2008:	33	Rank Score:	598
Rank in 2000s	383	Overall Rank:	1,631
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34.

Midnight Boom

The Kills

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 2008:	34	Rank Score:	588
Rank in 2000s	392	Overall Rank:	1,654
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35.

Narrow Stairs

Death Cab For Cutie

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	40 charts
Rank in 2008:	35	Rank Score:	581
Rank in 2000s	399	Overall Rank:	1,670
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36.

Apocalypso

The Presets

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 2008:	36	Rank Score:	565
Rank in 2000s	409	Overall Rank:	1,704
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37.

The Hawk Is Howling

Mogwai

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	30 charts
Rank in 2008:	37	Rank Score:	552
Rank in 2000s	414	Overall Rank:	1,733
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38.

Rockferry

Duffy

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 2008:	38	Rank Score:	549
Rank in 2000s	417	Overall Rank:	1,742
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39.

The Airborne Toxic Event

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	21 charts
Rank in 2008:	39	Rank Score:	546
Rank in 2000s	422	Overall Rank:	1,752
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40.

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	30 charts
Rank in 2008:	40	Rank Score:	515
Rank in 2000s	443	Overall Rank:	1,824
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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Natural Snow Buildings	3	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
John Legend	2	0%
Coldplay	2	0%
Eels	2	0%
Deerhunter	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	185	19%
	55	6%
	53	5%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	23	2%
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