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: 4 hours ago).
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2008 year summaryThe best artists of 2008 were Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Portishead, Coldplay, Have A Nice Life, TV On The Radio, Elbow, Kanye West, Deerhunter and Kings Of Leon.
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851.
Love To Make Music To 
United States Daedelus
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
851
Rank in 2000s:
8,204
Overall Rank:
43,918
Average Rating:
 72 (1 vote)
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852.
Letters From The Underground 
United Kingdom The Levellers
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
6 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
852
Rank in 2000s:
8,227
Overall Rank:
44,019
Average Rating:
 76 (7 votes)
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853.
Markusevangeliet 
Sweden Markus Krunegård
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
9 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
853
Rank in 2000s:
8,234
Overall Rank:
44,045
Average Rating:
 73 (2 votes)
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854.
In A Cave 
United States Elf Power
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
854
Rank in 2000s:
8,239
Overall Rank:
44,071
Average Rating:
 70 (8 votes)
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855.
Misanthropy Pure 
United States Shai Hulud
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
855
Rank in 2000s:
8,240
Overall Rank:
44,075
Average Rating:
 73 (1 vote)
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856.
Slime & Reason 
United Kingdom Roots Manuva
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
9 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
856
Rank in 2000s:
8,245
Overall Rank:
44,098
Average Rating:
 70 (7 votes)
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857.
This Town Needs Guns 
Compilation
United Kingdom This Town Needs Guns
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 2008:
857
Rank in 2000s:
8,246
Overall Rank:
44,103
Average Rating:
 75 (7 votes)
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858.
The Bunny Boy 
United States The Residents
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
16
Rank in 2008:
858
Rank in 2000s:
8,252
Overall Rank:
44,164
Average Rating:
 76 (8 votes)
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859.
Hinterland 
Germany Blutiger Osten
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
2 charts
Rank Score:
16
Rank in 2008:
859
Rank in 2000s:
8,269
Overall Rank:
44,231
Average Rating:
 73 (1 vote)
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860.
Bachelite 
Italy Offlaga Disco Pax
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
16
Rank in 2008:
860
Rank in 2000s:
8,273
Overall Rank:
44,247
Average Rating:
 75 (3 votes)
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Best Albums of 2008 composition

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