Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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New York City

Brazilian Girls

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2008

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6 charts

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Cranes

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2008

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993.

Soundboy's Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals
Compilation

Various Artists

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2008

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Imperial Distortion

Kevin Drumm

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2008

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5 charts

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Sea Lion

The Ruby Suns

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2008

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9 charts

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Take It To The Limit

Hinder

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2008

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Soft Power

Gonzales

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2008

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All

Colour Haze

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2008

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12 charts

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Manto Dos Sonhos

Renata Rosa

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2008

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Concrete

Izzy Stradlin

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2008

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
The Gaslight Anthem	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Marillion	2	0%
Thrice	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	165	16%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	35	3%
	33	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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