Best Albums of 2008
Explore the best albums of 2008, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"positively stunning. fleet foxes sound like a heavenly folky woodland group on their amazing debut lp. their beautiful harmonies and great instrumentation make it one of the most stellar albums of its kind" Reply
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jeremih724 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album is fine, but man it gets so much better from here." Reply
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"This record will be considered off-putting by some, even by Portishead fans still in thrall to their first two, the second of which was over 10 years prior to this. They did make two great ones to begin their recording career in the 90s, but this blows them both out of the water. As great artists..." [+] Reply
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"I really really did not like Coldplay until I heard this album I had turned my nose up at most of the songs I had heard from there first three albums HoweverI bought this album after liking viva la vida the single and violet hill as they intrigued me - and I fell in love with the album The CD cam..." [+] Reply
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"NIN meets Joy Division meets Swans. The result is one of the most intimate, angry, sad, and beautiful records I've ever heard. The only track I tend to skip is Who Would Leave Their Son Out In The Sun. The Big Gloom, There is No Food, HFS 40k, and I Don't Love are probably in my top 100 songs of ..." [+] Reply
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"A masterpiece. TV On The Radio's energetic, soulful sound is infectious and gets better with each listen." Reply
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"Beautiful harmonies, creative arrangements, great lead vocals... I like this album a lot. Favourite track is probably The Fix, but there are many contenders." Reply
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"Not really a Kanye fan but this album sets a tone for heartbreak like none I've heard previously. Touches on selfishness, lonliness, disappointment and love despite the hurt. Well worth a listen." Reply
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silverwing | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Tremendous record for a band who was really finding their sound at this time. Stunning Indie work...." Reply
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DriftingOrpheus | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The run from Sex on Fire till Revelry is a relentless flawless streak of mad genius. I dont know how/why i ended up loving those 4 songs so much, but they havent aged a day after all this time and i only love them more with every listen. The rest of the album has eventually grown on me, notion an..." [+] Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 2008 composition
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| Various Artists | 4 | 0% | |
| Deerhunter | 3 | 0% | |
| Thrice | 2 | 0% | |
| This Town Needs Guns | 2 | 0% | |
| The Last Shadow Puppets | 2 | 0% | |
| Cat Power | 2 | 0% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 2 | 0% | |
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445 | 45% | |
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170 | 17% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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Best Ever
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The Beatles
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Radiohead
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Pink Floyd
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David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
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Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
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Nirvana
