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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St. Jude

The Courteeners

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

108

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192.

Elephant Shell

Tokyo Police Club

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

108

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193.

Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits
Compilation

Status Quo

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

107

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Lost Wisdom

Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron & Fred Squire

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

107

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Universes

Birds Of Tokyo

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

15 charts

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107

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196.

Some People Have Real Problems

Sia

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

32 charts

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107

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The Art Of War

Sabaton

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

10 charts

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107

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Year Of The Flood
Live

Runrig

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

5 charts

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107

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Make The Road By Walking

Menahan Street Band

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

13 charts

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106

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First Contact

Sakis Gouzonis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

6 charts

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105

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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%
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	2	0%
Los Campesinos!	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	169	17%
	46	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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