Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,251 charts

Rank Score:

10,614

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Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

83 (1,605 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

933 charts

Rank Score:

6,759

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Overall Rank:

242

Average Rating:

81 (1,320 votes)

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Third

Portishead

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

680 charts

Rank Score:

5,364

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Overall Rank:

316

Average Rating:

81 (836 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

737 charts

Rank Score:

4,998

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Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

4,341

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Overall Rank:

392

Average Rating:

81 (440 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

454 charts

Rank Score:

3,175

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2008

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

2,925

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2008

Appears in:

408 charts

Rank Score:

2,862

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Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,312

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118

Overall Rank:

751

Average Rating:

80 (470 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

427 charts

Rank Score:

1,949

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143

Overall Rank:

888

Average Rating:

73 (753 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
James Ferraro	2	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
The Last Shadow Puppets	2	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
The Gutter Twins	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	169	17%
	46	5%
	35	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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