Best Albums of 2008
Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"19 only has one review? lol I can't believe that based on Adele's current popularity. I'm not a fan of this album although Chasing Pavements is a great song. It's far too coffee house for my liking. You can tell within the first 5 seconds of 21 that that album in tone is considerably different th..." [+] Reply
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"The Kills don't like the description of Garage Rock, but I think it's a fitting description. They're kind of like The White Stripes, but the vocals are female (Alison Mosshart aka VV) rather than male, and the male half of the duo, Jamie Hince (aka Hotel) plays all of the instruments. Favorite so..." [+] Reply
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"I only recently rediscovered this and realized that this was likely the first album that I fell in love with as a full product. Gaga's truly had it together since day one. Even on top of the nostalgia value, all the songs still hold up." Reply
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"By far the most underrated album I have seen on this site to date. My Morning Jacket can be appreciated by people who are fans of multiple genres. I'm not a big fan of American Dad, but when I found out they dedicated an entire episode to MMJ I had to find it. If you like the show find that episo..." [+] Reply
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"Wonder if I look like a tourist… I don’t envy their roadies. They must break a shitload of strings. They must have like a gazillion acoustic guitars locked & loaded on the racks in order to make a concert work. Because they don’t so much play their instruments as attack them. Fiercely! This is fo..." [+] Reply
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"I revise my rating... For those of you having a hard time getting into this, this album was written when Kozelek's long time girlfriend, Katy, had died of cancer at age 35. Heron Blue is about her slow decline in health. A lot of the songs are joyful remembrances of her. Now try to get through th..." [+] Reply
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"It's sad to see such a great artist pigeon holed. As a life long R.E.M. fan, seeing their stuff on MTV growing up, etc. This is better than Monster in my opinion. I feel it is the right level of pop, edge, and punk rock. I feel it is every bit their sound as any other album. This is why this band..." [+] Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It's definitely not my thing (I'm a 54 year-old male). However, I do appreciate that she is exhibiting more talent than most of today's new music artists in any genre. That said, I prefer Jewel's "Pieces of You" which was recorded in 1995 when she was 21." Reply
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Freddie55 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Pure excitement with lots of great, great songs. The album is much more then radio friendly dance pop. This thing got a shining world of music in it. But it's just too bad that apparently it's the only album of the band that I can really listen." Reply
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IfThereIsNoMusic | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"You know, however big a douche he is; however much I hate that my wife got me into his music; this dude can shred; and this album is a killer jam." Reply
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Best Albums of 2008 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| Deerhunter | 3 | 0% | |
| Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | 2 | 0% | |
| Los Campesinos! | 2 | 0% | |
| Marillion | 2 | 0% | |
| Indian Jewelry | 2 | 0% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 2 | 0% | |
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446 | 45% | |
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169 | 17% | |
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47 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2010s | |
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| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Beach House | |
| 6. Frank Ocean | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Nick Cave |
