Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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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Mates Of State

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

135

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The Dark Knight
Soundtrack

Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

134

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You Are My Sunshine

Copeland

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

133

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I Am... Sasha Fierce

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

133

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A Kid Named Cudi

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

131

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Paper Trail

T.I.

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

130

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The Sound Of The Smiths
Compilation

The Smiths

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

129

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Starfucker

STRFKR

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2008

Appears in:

13 charts

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128

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The Stand Ins

Okkervil River

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

56 charts

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128

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The Foundation

Zac Brown Band

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

31 charts

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128

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Amy Winehouse	2	0%
Marillion	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
The Gutter Twins	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	170	17%
	45	5%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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

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