Best Albums of 2008

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Listed below are the best albums of 2008 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,242 charts

Rank Score:

10,859

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Overall Rank:

128

Average Rating:

83 (1,592 votes)

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Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

931 charts

Rank Score:

6,920

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Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

81 (1,306 votes)

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Portishead

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

677 charts

Rank Score:

5,574

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Overall Rank:

317

Average Rating:

81 (836 votes)

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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

5,174

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2008

Appears in:

377 charts

Rank Score:

4,694

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Overall Rank:

373

Average Rating:

81 (439 votes)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

452 charts

Rank Score:

3,216

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2008

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

3,051

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2008

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

3,008

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2008

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,359

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118

Overall Rank:

755

Average Rating:

80 (464 votes)

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10.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

426 charts

Rank Score:

2,018

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142

Overall Rank:

873

Average Rating:

72 (744 votes)

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Deerhunter	3	0%
Thrice	2	0%
White Denim	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	2	0%
Los Campesinos!	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	166	17%
	47	5%
	35	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	29	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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