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, TV On The Radio, Kanye West, Deerhunter and Kings Of Leon.

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Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,243 charts

Rank Score:

10,733

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Overall Rank:

129

Average Rating:

83 (1,597 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

932 charts

Rank Score:

6,838

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Overall Rank:

242

Average Rating:

81 (1,309 votes)

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Portishead

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

678 charts

Rank Score:

5,506

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Overall Rank:

315

Average Rating:

81 (837 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

5,123

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Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

4,617

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Overall Rank:

377

Average Rating:

81 (440 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

3,178

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2008

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

2,978

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2008

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,976

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Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

2,337

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119

Overall Rank:

756

Average Rating:

80 (467 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

425 charts

Rank Score:

2,009

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141

Overall Rank:

876

Average Rating:

73 (745 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
Margot & The Nuclear So & So's	2	0%
The Last Shadow Puppets	2	0%
James Ferraro	2	0%
Cat Power	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	169	17%
	46	5%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

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

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

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