Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2008 year summaryThe best artists of 2008 were Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Coldplay, Portishead, Have A Nice Life, Elbow, Kanye West, TV On The Radio, Deerhunter and Kings Of Leon.

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Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,216 charts

Rank Score:

11,128

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Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

83 (1,580 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

902 charts

Rank Score:

7,181

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Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

81 (1,287 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

727 charts

Rank Score:

5,609

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Third

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

5,444

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2008

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

4,707

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Overall Rank:

380

Average Rating:

81 (428 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

3,317

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2008

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

3,115

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2008

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

2,975

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2008

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

2,342

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123

Overall Rank:

767

Average Rating:

80 (461 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

416 charts

Rank Score:

2,015

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139

Overall Rank:

885

Average Rating:

72 (732 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Cat Power	2	0%
Margot & The Nuclear So & So's	2	0%
Indian Jewelry	2	0%
John Zorn	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	166	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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