Top 8 Music Albums of 2008
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- (Created: 08/27/2022 16:14).
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Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog
8.6/10
10 Genesis 1970-1975 favorite songs:
1. The Cinema Show (1973)
2. Supper's Ready (1972)
3. The Musical Box (1971)
4. Firth of Fifth (1973)
5. In the Cage (1974)
6. The Fountain of Salmacis (1971)
7. The Return of the Giant Hogweed (1971)
8. Carpet Crawlers (1974)
9. Watcher of the Skies (1972)
10. Stagnation (1970)
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• Trespass (1970) 8.5
1. Looking for Someone 8.5
2. White Mountain 8.5
3. Visions of Angels 8
4. Stagnation 9
5. Dusk 8.5
6. The Knife 9
• Nursery Cryme (1971) 8.8
7. The Musical Box 9.5
8. For Absent Friends 8
9. The Return of the Giant Hogweed 9.5
10. Seven Stones 8.5
11. Harold the Barrel 8.5
12. Harlequin 8.5
13. The Fountain of Salmacis 9.5
• Foxtrot (1972) 8.8
14. Watcher of the Skies 9.5
15. Time Table 8
16. Get 'Em Out by Friday 8.5
17. Can-utility and the Coastliners 9
18. Horizons 8.5
19. Supper's Ready 9.5
• Selling England by the Pound (1973) 8.8
20. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 9
21. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 8.5
22. Firth of Fifth 9.5
23. More Fool Me 8
24. The Battle of Epping Forest 9
25. After the Ordeal 8.5
26. The Cinema Show 9.5
27. Aisle of Plenty 9
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) 8.6
28. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 9
29. Fly on a Windshield 9
30. Broadway Melody of 1974 8.5
31. Cuckoo Cocoon 8.5
32. In the Cage 9.5
33. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging 8.5
34. Back in N.Y.C. 9
35. Hairless Heart 8.5
36. Counting Out Time 8.5
37. Carpet Crawlers 9.5
38. The Chamber of 32 Doors 8.5
39. Lilywhite Lilith 8.5
40. The Waiting Room 9
41. Anyway 8.5
42. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist 8.5
43. The Lamia 8.5
44. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 8.5
45. The Colony of Slippermen 9
46. Ravine 8
47. The Light Dies Down on Broadway 8.5
48. Riding the Scree 8.5
49. In the Rapids 8.5
50. It 8.5
• Extra tracks 7.8
51. Happy the Man 8
52. Twilight Alehouse 8.5
53. Shepherd (BBC) 7.5
54. Pacidy (BBC) 7.5
55. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC) 7.5
56. Going Out to Get You (Demo) 7.5
57. Provocation (Demo) 8
58. Frustation (Demo) 8
59. Manipulation (Demo) 8
60. Resignation (Demo) 8 [First added to this chart: 08/27/2022]
8.6/10
10 Genesis 1970-1975 favorite songs:
1. The Cinema Show (1973)
2. Supper's Ready (1972)
3. The Musical Box (1971)
4. Firth of Fifth (1973)
5. In the Cage (1974)
6. The Fountain of Salmacis (1971)
7. The Return of the Giant Hogweed (1971)
8. Carpet Crawlers (1974)
9. Watcher of the Skies (1972)
10. Stagnation (1970)
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• Trespass (1970) 8.5
1. Looking for Someone 8.5
2. White Mountain 8.5
3. Visions of Angels 8
4. Stagnation 9
5. Dusk 8.5
6. The Knife 9
• Nursery Cryme (1971) 8.8
7. The Musical Box 9.5
8. For Absent Friends 8
9. The Return of the Giant Hogweed 9.5
10. Seven Stones 8.5
11. Harold the Barrel 8.5
12. Harlequin 8.5
13. The Fountain of Salmacis 9.5
• Foxtrot (1972) 8.8
14. Watcher of the Skies 9.5
15. Time Table 8
16. Get 'Em Out by Friday 8.5
17. Can-utility and the Coastliners 9
18. Horizons 8.5
19. Supper's Ready 9.5
• Selling England by the Pound (1973) 8.8
20. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 9
21. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 8.5
22. Firth of Fifth 9.5
23. More Fool Me 8
24. The Battle of Epping Forest 9
25. After the Ordeal 8.5
26. The Cinema Show 9.5
27. Aisle of Plenty 9
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) 8.6
28. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 9
29. Fly on a Windshield 9
30. Broadway Melody of 1974 8.5
31. Cuckoo Cocoon 8.5
32. In the Cage 9.5
33. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging 8.5
34. Back in N.Y.C. 9
35. Hairless Heart 8.5
36. Counting Out Time 8.5
37. Carpet Crawlers 9.5
38. The Chamber of 32 Doors 8.5
39. Lilywhite Lilith 8.5
40. The Waiting Room 9
41. Anyway 8.5
42. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist 8.5
43. The Lamia 8.5
44. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 8.5
45. The Colony of Slippermen 9
46. Ravine 8
47. The Light Dies Down on Broadway 8.5
48. Riding the Scree 8.5
49. In the Rapids 8.5
50. It 8.5
• Extra tracks 7.8
51. Happy the Man 8
52. Twilight Alehouse 8.5
53. Shepherd (BBC) 7.5
54. Pacidy (BBC) 7.5
55. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC) 7.5
56. Going Out to Get You (Demo) 7.5
57. Provocation (Demo) 8
58. Frustation (Demo) 8
59. Manipulation (Demo) 8
60. Resignation (Demo) 8 [First added to this chart: 08/27/2022]
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Electronic, Experimental Rock, Krautrock
8.2/10
Track selection: The Rip
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1. Silence 8
2. Hunter 8
3. Nylon Smile 8
4. The Rip 9
5. Plastic 8
6. We Carry On 8
7. Deep Water 8
8. Machine Gun 8.5
9. Small 8
10. Magic Doors 8.5
11. Threads 8 [First added to this chart: 10/19/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: The Rip
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1. Silence 8
2. Hunter 8
3. Nylon Smile 8
4. The Rip 9
5. Plastic 8
6. We Carry On 8
7. Deep Water 8
8. Machine Gun 8.5
9. Small 8
10. Magic Doors 8.5
11. Threads 8 [First added to this chart: 10/19/2022]
Year of Release:
2008
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5,362
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Dream Pop, Post-Rock, Art Pop
8.1/10
Track selection: Festival
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1. Gobbledigook 8
2. Inní mér syngur vitleysingur 8.5
3. Góðan daginn 8
4. Við spilum endalaust 8
5. Festival 9
6. Með suð í eyrum 8
7. Ára bátur 8
8. Illgresi 8
9. Fljótavík 8
10. Straumnes 8
11. All Alright 8 [First added to this chart: 08/29/2022]
8.1/10
Track selection: Festival
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1. Gobbledigook 8
2. Inní mér syngur vitleysingur 8.5
3. Góðan daginn 8
4. Við spilum endalaust 8
5. Festival 9
6. Með suð í eyrum 8
7. Ára bátur 8
8. Illgresi 8
9. Fljótavík 8
10. Straumnes 8
11. All Alright 8 [First added to this chart: 08/29/2022]
Year of Release:
2008
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Rank Score:
1,623
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Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Gothic Rock
8.1/10
Track selection: Bloodhail
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1. A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut 8
2. Bloodhail 8.5
3. The Big Gloom 8
4. Hunter 8
5. Telefony 8
6. Who Would Leave Their Son Out in the Sun?
7. There Is No Food 8
8. Waiting for Black Metal Records to Come in the Mail 8
9. Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 8.5
10. The Future 8
11. Deep, Deep 8
12. I Don't Love 8
13. Earthmover 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/20/2024]
8.1/10
Track selection: Bloodhail
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1. A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut 8
2. Bloodhail 8.5
3. The Big Gloom 8
4. Hunter 8
5. Telefony 8
6. Who Would Leave Their Son Out in the Sun?
7. There Is No Food 8
8. Waiting for Black Metal Records to Come in the Mail 8
9. Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 8.5
10. The Future 8
11. Deep, Deep 8
12. I Don't Love 8
13. Earthmover 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/20/2024]
Year of Release:
2008
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Rank Score:
4,344
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Drone, Noise, Electronic
8/10
Track selection: Bright Tomorrow
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1. Sweet Love for Planet Earth 8
2. Ribs Out 7.5
3. Okay, Let's Talk About Magic 7.5
4. Race You to My Bedroom / Spirit Rise 7.5
5. Bright Tomorrow 9.5
6. Colours Move 8 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2025]
8/10
Track selection: Bright Tomorrow
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1. Sweet Love for Planet Earth 8
2. Ribs Out 7.5
3. Okay, Let's Talk About Magic 7.5
4. Race You to My Bedroom / Spirit Rise 7.5
5. Bright Tomorrow 9.5
6. Colours Move 8 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2025]
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Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
7.7/10
Best track: Oxford Comma
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1. Mansard Roof 7.5
2. Oxford Comma 8
3. A-Punk 8
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa 7.5
5. M79 8
6. Campus 7.5
7. Bryn 7.5
8. One (Blake's Got a New Face) 7.5
9. I Stand Corrected 7.5
10. Walcott 8
11. The Kids Don't Stand a Chance 8 [First added to this chart: 12/08/2024]
7.7/10
Best track: Oxford Comma
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1. Mansard Roof 7.5
2. Oxford Comma 8
3. A-Punk 8
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa 7.5
5. M79 8
6. Campus 7.5
7. Bryn 7.5
8. One (Blake's Got a New Face) 7.5
9. I Stand Corrected 7.5
10. Walcott 8
11. The Kids Don't Stand a Chance 8 [First added to this chart: 12/08/2024]
Year of Release:
2008
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6,755
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk
7.7/10
Best track: Moon Sequel
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1. It Wasn't the Hunting 8
2. Cold Mountain 7.5
3. Moon Sequel 8
4. I Have Been Told That My Skin Is Exceptionally Smooth 7.5
5. I Say "No" 7.5
6. Moon, I Already Know 7.5
7. With My Hands Out 7.5
8. A Show of Hands 7.5
9. Woolly Mammoth's Mighty Absence 8
10. My Burning 7.5
11. Great Ghosts 8
12. Climb Over 8
13. We Squirm 7.5
14. Voice in Headphones 8
15. Who? 7.5
16. Dead of Night 7.5
17. See Me 7.5
18. Log in the Waves 7.5
19. Goodbye Hope 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/15/2024]
7.7/10
Best track: Moon Sequel
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1. It Wasn't the Hunting 8
2. Cold Mountain 7.5
3. Moon Sequel 8
4. I Have Been Told That My Skin Is Exceptionally Smooth 7.5
5. I Say "No" 7.5
6. Moon, I Already Know 7.5
7. With My Hands Out 7.5
8. A Show of Hands 7.5
9. Woolly Mammoth's Mighty Absence 8
10. My Burning 7.5
11. Great Ghosts 8
12. Climb Over 8
13. We Squirm 7.5
14. Voice in Headphones 8
15. Who? 7.5
16. Dead of Night 7.5
17. See Me 7.5
18. Log in the Waves 7.5
19. Goodbye Hope 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/15/2024]
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Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
7.6/10
Best track: Gila
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1. Wedding Bell 7.5
2. You Came to Me 7.5
3. Gila 8
4. Turtle Island 7.5
5. Holy Dances 7.5
6. All the Years 7.5
7. Heart of Chambers 7.5
8. Some Things Last a Long Time 7.5
9. Astronaut 7.5
10. D.A.R.L.I.N.G. 7.5
11. Home Again 8 [First added to this chart: 10/10/2022]
7.6/10
Best track: Gila
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1. Wedding Bell 7.5
2. You Came to Me 7.5
3. Gila 8
4. Turtle Island 7.5
5. Holy Dances 7.5
6. All the Years 7.5
7. Heart of Chambers 7.5
8. Some Things Last a Long Time 7.5
9. Astronaut 7.5
10. D.A.R.L.I.N.G. 7.5
11. Home Again 8 [First added to this chart: 10/10/2022]
Year of Release:
2008
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Rank Score:
1,097
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Top 8 Music Albums of 2008 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Beach House | 1 | 13% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 13% | |
| Portishead | 1 | 13% | |
| Sigur Rós | 1 | 13% | |
| Have A Nice Life | 1 | 13% | |
| Fuck Buttons | 1 | 13% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 1 | 13% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
