Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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:

1,164 charts

Rank Score:

12,120

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Overall Rank:

135

Average Rating:

83 (1,542 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

861 charts

Rank Score:

7,756

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Overall Rank:

232

Average Rating:

81 (1,254 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

706 charts

Rank Score:

6,142

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Third

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

5,521

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2008

Appears in:

341 charts

Rank Score:

5,034

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Overall Rank:

375

Average Rating:

82 (405 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

420 charts

Rank Score:

3,430

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2008

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

3,263

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2008

Appears in:

466 charts

Rank Score:

3,131

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2008

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,413

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122

Overall Rank:

761

Average Rating:

81 (453 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

2,186

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136

Overall Rank:

842

Average Rating:

72 (725 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
Margot & The Nuclear So & So's	2	0%
The Last Shadow Puppets	2	0%
This Town Needs Guns	2	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	159	16%
	47	5%
	39	4%
	35	4%
	35	4%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

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

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