Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 38 minutes ago).
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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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831.
Either Side Of Midnight 
United Kingdom Jack McManus
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
831
Rank in 2000s:
8,129
Overall Rank:
43,581
Average Rating:
 72 (2 votes)
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832.
Berghain 02 
Compilation
Germany Marcel Dettmann
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
832
Rank in 2000s:
8,132
Overall Rank:
43,598
Average Rating:
 73 (2 votes)
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832.
Yes Or No 
France François Virot
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
832
Rank in 2000s:
8,132
Overall Rank:
43,598
Average Rating:
 73 (2 votes)
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834.
Clear 
United States James Ferraro
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
2 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
834
Rank in 2000s:
8,139
Overall Rank:
43,634
Average Rating:
 74 (3 votes)
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835.
All Alone In An Empty House 
United States Lost In The Trees
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
11 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
835
Rank in 2000s:
8,148
Overall Rank:
43,682
Average Rating:
 76 (10 votes)
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836.
Kleerup 
Sweden Kleerup
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
10 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
836
Rank in 2000s:
8,154
Overall Rank:
43,712
Average Rating:
 69 (2 votes)
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837.
Misanthropy Pure 
United States Shai Hulud
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
837
Rank in 2000s:
8,156
Overall Rank:
43,715
Average Rating:
 73 (1 vote)
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838.
David Cook 
United States David Cook
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
838
Rank in 2000s:
8,158
Overall Rank:
43,728
Average Rating:
 64 (11 votes)
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839.
Joe's Menage 
United States Frank Zappa
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
839
Rank in 2000s:
8,159
Overall Rank:
43,731
Average Rating:
 70 (7 votes)
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840.
In The Heights: Original Broadway Cast Recording 
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
840
Rank in 2000s:
8,164
Overall Rank:
43,754
Average Rating:
 75 (6 votes)
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