Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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Zero Life Night Vision

Kap Bambino

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2008

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992.

Build & Burn

The Loved Ones (US)

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2008

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4 charts

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Triple Distilled

Graham Day & The Gaolers

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2008

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2 charts

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Sol-Angel And The Hadley St. Dreams

Solange

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2008

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5 charts

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I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge

I Am Kloot

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2008

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996.

A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)

Glasvegas

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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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New York City

Brazilian Girls

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2008

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6 charts

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Providencia

La Barranca

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2008

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2 charts

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1000.

Soundboy's Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals
Compilation

Various Artists

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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%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
Glasvegas	2	0%
The Last Shadow Puppets	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	448	45%
	166	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

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

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

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