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, Kanye West, TV On The Radio, Deerhunter and Kings Of Leon.

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Over And Underneath

Tenth Avenue North

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

118

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172.

Gently Disturbed

Avishai Cohen Trio

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

118

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173.

Uroboros

Dir En Grey

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

117

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174.

obZen

Meshuggah

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

117

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Laukinis Suo Dingo

Alina Orlova

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

117

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176.

Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel

Atlas Sound

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

41 charts

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117

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177.

In Ear Park

Department Of Eagles

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

41 charts

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116

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178.

Ode To J. Smith

Travis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

14 charts

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116

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179.

Public Announcement

Dominic Balli

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

115

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180.

Rising Down

The Roots

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

50 charts

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115

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Thrice	2	0%
White Denim	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Los Campesinos!	2	0%
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	168	17%
	47	5%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

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

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

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