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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And You Were A Crow

The Parlor Mob

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

110

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192.

Reptilectric

Zoé

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

109

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193.

The Art Of War

Sabaton

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

109

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194.

Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits
Compilation

Status Quo

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

109

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Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel

Atlas Sound

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

109

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196.

Directions To See A Ghost

The Black Angels

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

108

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Hellville De Luxe

Enrique Bunbury

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

4 charts

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108

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198.

St. Jude

The Courteeners

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

108

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199.

Volume One

She & Him

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

26 charts

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107

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The Sound Of The Smiths
Compilation

The Smiths

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

38 charts

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107

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Best Albums of 2008 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Deerhunter	3	0%
White Denim	2	0%
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	2	0%
Millenium (PL)	2	0%
The Gutter Twins	2	0%
James Ferraro	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	165	17%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	32	3%
	29	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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