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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Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,207 charts

Rank Score:

11,305

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Overall Rank:

133

Average Rating:

83 (1,575 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

7,178

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Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

81 (1,282 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

722 charts

Rank Score:

5,549

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Third

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

635 charts

Rank Score:

5,459

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2008

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

4,762

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Overall Rank:

377

Average Rating:

81 (425 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

3,376

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2008

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

3,048

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2008

Appears in:

489 charts

Rank Score:

2,985

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2008

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

2,320

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123

Overall Rank:

774

Average Rating:

80 (461 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

414 charts

Rank Score:

2,045

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139

Overall Rank:

875

Average Rating:

72 (730 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
The Gaslight Anthem	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
Elzhi	2	0%
James Ferraro	2	0%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	165	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

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

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

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