Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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2008 year 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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Thieves

British India

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2008

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6 charts

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ReComposed

Carl Craig & Moritz Von Oswald

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2008

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6 charts

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563.

Bears!

That Was Something

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2008

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3 charts

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The Rhumb Line

Ra Ra Riot

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2008

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23 charts

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Charmed & Strange

Yoav

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2008

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7 charts

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HLLLYH

The Mae Shi

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2008

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6 charts

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Pyramids

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2008

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5 charts

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The Virginia EP

The National

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2008

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16 charts

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569.

Day Trip

Pat Metheny

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2008

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13 charts

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Liverpool 8

Ringo Starr

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2008

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11 charts

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
White Denim	2	0%
Indian Jewelry	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	2	0%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	169	17%
	47	5%
	35	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

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

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