Best Albums of 2008

Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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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2008
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11,943
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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Country Albums %


United States 450 45%
United Kingdom 160 16%
Canada 47 5%
Australia 39 4%
Sweden 35 3%
Germany 35 3%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 960 96%
Yes 41 4%
Live? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 25 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 9 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana (US)
12. The Smiths
13. Neil Young
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. R.E.M.
20. Bruce Springsteen
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