Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Moenie And Kitchi

Gregory And The Hawk

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

138

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In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic

Kasai Allstars

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

14 charts

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137

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153.

A Hundred Million Suns

Snow Patrol

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

38 charts

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137

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154.

Exit Strategy Of The Soul

Ron Sexsmith

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

13 charts

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136

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The Recordings Of The Middle East

The Middle East

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

18 charts

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136

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156.

Where You Go I Go Too

Lindstrøm

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

39 charts

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134

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157.

Jukebox

Cat Power

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

42 charts

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134

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158.

Fantasy Black Channel

Late Of The Pier

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

46 charts

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130

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159.

Traced In Air

Cynic

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

33 charts

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129

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160.

Dawn: Winter Journal

Mount Eerie

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2008

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36 charts

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129

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Indian Jewelry	2	0%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
John Zorn	2	0%
This Town Needs Guns	2	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	166	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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