Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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2008 year summaryThe best artists of 2008 were Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Portishead, Coldplay, Have A Nice Life, Elbow, Kanye West, TV On The Radio, Deerhunter and Kings Of Leon.

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Youth Novels

Lykke Li

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

120

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172.

Uroboros

Dir En Grey

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

120

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173.

Laukinis Suo Dingo

Alina Orlova

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

119

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174.

Ode To J. Smith

Travis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

118

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175.

In Ear Park

Department Of Eagles

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

118

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176.

Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel

Atlas Sound

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

41 charts

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117

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177.

Public Announcement

Dominic Balli

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

3 charts

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116

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178.

obZen

Meshuggah

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2008

Appears in:

40 charts

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116

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179.

Gently Disturbed

Avishai Cohen Trio

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

13 charts

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116

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180.

Little Joy

Little Joy

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

26 charts

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116

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
The Last Shadow Puppets	2	0%
This Town Needs Guns	2	0%
Coldplay	2	0%
Millenium (PL)	2	0%
The Gaslight Anthem	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	164	16%
	47	5%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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