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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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Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	371 charts
Rank in 2008:	1	Rank Score:	12,548
Rank in 2000s	12	Overall Rank:	90
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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	246 charts
Rank in 2008:	2	Rank Score:	8,234
Rank in 2000s	28	Overall Rank:	146
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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	250 charts
Rank in 2008:	3	Rank Score:	7,064
Rank in 2000s	34	Overall Rank:	174
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Dear Science,

TV On The Radio

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	163 charts
Rank in 2008:	4	Rank Score:	4,131
Rank in 2000s	62	Overall Rank:	289
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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	115 charts
Rank in 2008:	5	Rank Score:	3,738
Rank in 2000s	71	Overall Rank:	310
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Third

Portishead

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	139 charts
Rank in 2008:	6	Rank Score:	3,659
Rank in 2000s	72	Overall Rank:	319
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Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	126 charts
Rank in 2008:	7	Rank Score:	3,311
Rank in 2000s	78	Overall Rank:	349
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Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	81 charts
Rank in 2008:	8	Rank Score:	2,778
Rank in 2000s	92	Overall Rank:	415
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Microcastle

Deerhunter

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	68 charts
Rank in 2008:	9	Rank Score:	1,788
Rank in 2000s	143	Overall Rank:	635
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Consolers Of The Lonely

The Raconteurs

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	86 charts
Rank in 2008:	10	Rank Score:	1,720
Rank in 2000s	150	Overall Rank:	656
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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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