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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

11.

Day & Age

The Killers

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	47 charts
Rank in 2008:	11	Rank Score:	1,353
Rank in 2000s	177	Overall Rank:	822
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12.

Antidotes

Foals

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	42 charts
Rank in 2008:	12	Rank Score:	1,222
Rank in 2000s	189	Overall Rank:	899
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13.

The '59 Sound

The Gaslight Anthem

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 2008:	13	Rank Score:	1,196
Rank in 2000s	191	Overall Rank:	911
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14.

Crystal Castles

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 2008:	14	Rank Score:	1,170
Rank in 2000s	197	Overall Rank:	925
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15.

Death Magnetic

Metallica

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	35 charts
Rank in 2008:	15	Rank Score:	1,131
Rank in 2000s	206	Overall Rank:	951
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16.

Modern Guilt

Beck

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 2008:	16	Rank Score:	1,028
Rank in 2000s	223	Overall Rank:	1,032
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17.

The Midnight Organ Fight

Frightened Rabbit

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 2008:	17	Rank Score:	978
Rank in 2000s	234	Overall Rank:	1,077
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18.

Watershed

Opeth

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	21 charts
Rank in 2008:	18	Rank Score:	924
Rank in 2000s	247	Overall Rank:	1,137
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19.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 2008:	19	Rank Score:	877
Rank in 2000s	263	Overall Rank:	1,188
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20.

Glasvegas

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	42 charts
Rank in 2008:	20	Rank Score:	858
Rank in 2000s	273	Overall Rank:	1,213
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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Natural Snow Buildings	3	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
Los Campesinos!	2	0%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
Armin Van Buuren	2	0%
All India Radio	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	184	18%
	56	6%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	25	3%
	23	2%
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