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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The Long Now

Children Collide

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2008

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7 charts

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Here Come The 123's

They Might Be Giants

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2008

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7 charts

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Here We Stand

The Fratellis

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2008

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16 charts

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Love On The Inside

Sugarland

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2008

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9 charts

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Anything Nameless And Joymaking

Paper Bird (US)

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2008

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The Virginia EP

The National

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2008

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16 charts

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Be OK

Ingrid Michaelson

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2008

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14 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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Life Processes

¡Forward, Russia!

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2008

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4 charts

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Anywhere I Lay My Head

Scarlett Johansson

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2008

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12 charts

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Marillion	2	0%
Indian Jewelry	2	0%
Amy Winehouse	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	167	17%
	47	5%
	35	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

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

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

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