01 Top 77 Albums of 2008
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(Note: Italics indicate a local album)
| 1 |
Deerhunter |
Microcastle |
Kranky |
| 2 |
Portishead |
Third |
Mercury |
| 3 |
Fleet Foxes |
Fleet Foxes |
Sub Pop |
| 4 |
TV on the Radio |
Dear Science |
Interscope |
| 5 |
Beach House |
Devotion |
Carpark |
| 6 |
Vampire Hands |
Me and You Cherry Red |
Self-released |
| 7 |
WHY? |
Alopecia |
Anticon |
| 8 |
Santogold |
Santogold |
Downtown |
| 9 |
Doomtree |
Doomtree |
Doomtree |
| 10 |
Bon Iver |
For Emma, Forever Ago [reissue] |
Jagjaguwar |
| 11 |
The Cool Kids |
The Bake Sale [EP] |
Chocolate Industries |
| 12 |
Sigur Ros |
Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust |
XL |
| 13 |
Land of Talk |
Some Are Lakes |
Saddle Creek |
| 14 |
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds |
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! |
Anti |
| 15 |
Atmosphere |
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold |
Rhymesayers |
| 16 |
Department of Eagles |
In Ear Park |
4AD |
| 17 |
Lykke Li |
Youth Novels |
LL |
| 18 |
M83 |
Saturdays = Youth |
Mute |
| 19 |
Vampire Weekend |
Vampire Weekend |
XL |
| 20 |
School of Seven Bells |
Alpinisms |
Ghostly International |
| 21 |
Wolf Parade |
At Mount Zoomer |
Sub Pop |
| 22 |
Cut Copy |
In Ghost Colours |
Modular |
| 23 |
Dosh |
Wolves and Wishes |
Anticon |
| 24 |
Ratatat |
LP3 |
XL |
| 25 |
The Kills |
Midnight Boom |
Domino |
| 26 |
Jay Reatard |
Matador Singles 08 |
Matador |
| 27 |
Yeasayer |
All Hour Cymbals |
We Are Free |
| 28 |
Crystal Castles |
Crystal Castles |
Last Gang |
| 29 |
Hercules and Love Affair |
Hercules and Love Affair |
Mute |
| 30 |
The Walkmen |
You and Me |
Gigantic |
| 31 |
Beck |
Modern Guilt |
Interscope |
| 32 |
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles |
Orange Peels and Rattlesnakes |
Self-released |
| 33 |
Marnie Stern |
This Is It… |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 34 |
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks |
Real Emotional Trash |
Matador |
| 35 |
King Khan and the Shrines |
The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines |
Vice |
| 36 |
Roma di Luna |
Casting the Bones |
Self-released |
| 37 |
The Hold Steady |
Stay Positive |
Vagrant |
| 38 |
Emiliana Torrini |
Me and Armini |
Rough Trade |
| 39 |
Hot Chip |
Made in the Dark |
DFA/Astralwerks |
| 40 |
Tobacco |
F*****d Up Friends |
Anticon |
| 41 |
Andrew Bird |
Soldier On [EP] |
Fargo |
| 42 |
Black Mountain |
In The Future |
Jagjaguwar |
| 43 |
Deerhoof |
Offend Maggie |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 44 |
Dodos |
Visiter |
Frenchkiss |
| 45 |
Sunset |
The Glowing City |
Autobus |
| 46 |
The Magnetic Fields |
Distortion |
Nonesuch |
| 47 |
Cloud Cult |
Feel Good Ghosts |
Earthology |
| 48 |
CSS |
Donkey |
Sub Pop |
| 49 |
Gospel Gossip |
Sing Into My Mouth |
Guilt Ridden Pop |
| 50 |
Burial |
Untrue |
Hyperdub |
| 51 |
Dizzee Rascal |
Maths and English |
Def Jux |
| 52 |
Haley Bonar |
Big Star |
Afternoon |
| 53 |
Sun Kil Moon |
April |
Caldo Verde |
| 54 |
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy |
Lie Down in the Light |
Drag City |
| 55 |
Dark Dark Dark |
The Snow Magic |
Blood Onion |
| 56 |
David Byrne and Brian Eno |
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today |
Self-released |
| 57 |
F**k Buttons |
Street Horrrsing |
ATP |
| 58 |
No Age |
Nouns |
Sub Pop |
| 59 |
Spiritualized |
Songs in A&E |
Sanctuary |
| 60 |
Erykah Badu |
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
Universal |
| 61 |
Foals |
Antidotes |
Sub Pop |
| 62 |
Gnarls Barkley |
The Odd Couple |
Downtown |
| 63 |
The Black Keys |
Attack and Release |
Nonesuch |
| 64 |
The Ting Tings |
We Started Nothing |
Columbia |
| 65 |
Mates of State |
Rearrange Us |
Barsuk |
| 66 |
Anni Rossi |
Afton [EP] |
4AD |
| 67 |
Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire |
Lost Wisdom |
P.W. Elverum & Sun |
| 68 |
Stereolab |
Chemical Cords |
4AD |
| 69 |
Silver Jews |
Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea |
Drag City |
| 70 |
Thee Oh Sees |
The Master’s Bedroom… |
Tomlab |
| 71 |
Tapes ‘n Tapes |
Walk It Off |
XL |
| 72 |
The Raveonettes |
Lust Lust Lust |
Vice |
| 73 |
Times New Viking |
Rip It Off |
Matador |
| 74 |
White Magic |
New Egypt |
Southern |
| 75 |
Women |
Women |
Jagjaguwar |
| 76 |
First Communion Afterparty |
Sorry For All The Mondays and to Those Who Cannot Sing |
Mpls Ltd |
| 77 |
Ladyhawke |
Ladyhawke |
Modular |
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