Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

10,968

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Overall Rank:

133

Average Rating:

83 (1,588 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

909 charts

Rank Score:

6,980

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Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

81 (1,298 votes)

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Portishead

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

656 charts

Rank Score:

5,485

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Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

81 (828 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

732 charts

Rank Score:

5,403

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Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

4,725

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Overall Rank:

376

Average Rating:

81 (435 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

3,247

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2008

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

3,061

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2008

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

2,983

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Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

2,286

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125

Overall Rank:

782

Average Rating:

80 (462 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

1,972

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144

Overall Rank:

904

Average Rating:

72 (736 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Marillion	2	0%
Millenium (PL)	2	0%
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	2	0%
Los Campesinos!	2	0%
Fleet Foxes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	165	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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

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