Top Albums of 2008





Rank All Time Rank Artist Album Genres
AC/DC Black Ice Hard Rock
Adele 19 Pop Soul
Air France No Way Down EP Balearic Beat
Al Green Lay It Down Southern Soul
Alain Bashung Bleu Pétrole Chanson, Folk Rock
Amadou & Mariam Welcome to Mali African Music, Pop
Amon Amarth Twilight of the Thunder God Melodic Death Metal
Arthur Russell Love Is Overtaking Me Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Atlas Sound Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
Baustelle Amen Indie Rock, Pop Rock
Beach House Devotion Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Beck Modern Guilt Alternative Rock
Benga Diary of an Afro Warrior Dubstep
Black Kids Partie Traumatic Indie Pop
Black Milk Tronic Boom Bap
Black Mountain In The Future Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Rock
Blitzen Trapper Furr Alt-Country, Country Rock, Indie Rock
Bloc Party Intimacy Alternative Dance, Indie Rock, Indietronica
Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets Indie Rock
Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006 Blues Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Lie Down in the Light Alt-Country, Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Brian Eno & David Byrne Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Art Pop
British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music? Indie Rock
Calexico Carried to Dust Alt-Country, Americana
Cat Power Jukebox Indie Rock
Christina Rosenvinge Tu labio superior Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
11
1157
Coldplay Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends Pop Rock
Conor Oberst Conor Oberst Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
27
2489
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles [I] Synthpop
Crystal Stilts Alight of Night Post-Punk
Cuchillo Cuchillo Psychedelic Rock
9
1016
Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Electropop, Synthpop
Cynic Traced in Air Progressive Metal
Death Cab for Cutie Narrow Stairs Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Deerhoof Offend Maggie Art Pop, Experimental Rock
7
942
Deerhunter Microcastle / Weird Era Cont. Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Department of Eagles In Ear Park Indie Folk
DJ Sprinkles Midtown 120 Blues Deep House
Dr. Dog Fate Indie Folk, Indie Pop
33
2797
Drive-By Truckers Brighter Than Creation's Dark Alt-Country, Country Rock, Southern Rock
Duffy Rockferry Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
Dungen 4 Neo-Psychedelia
Earth The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull Post-Rock
5
759
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid Indie Rock
Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream Electropop, Indietronica
Enslaved Vertebrae Progressive Metal
13
1267
Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) Neo-Soul
Fennesz Black Sea Ambient, Electronic
2
249
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Americana, Chamber Folk, Indie Folk
Fleet Foxes Sun Giant Chamber Folk, Indie Folk
Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords Comedy Rock, Musical Parody
16
1487
Flying Lotus Los Angeles IDM, Wonky
Foals Antidotes Dance-Punk, Indie Rock, Math Rock
Frida Hyvönen Silence Is Wild Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Friendly Fires Friendly Fires Alternative Dance, Indietronica, Synthpop
35
2949
Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Fuck Buttons Street Horrrsing Drone, Noise
28
2553
Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore
25
2419
Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Gurrumul Indigenous Australian Music, Singer/Songwriter
Get Well Soon Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop, Indie Folk
30
2621
Girl Talk Feed the Animals Mashup
24
2399
Glasvegas Glasvegas Indie Rock
Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple Neo-Soul
Gojira The Way of All Flesh Death Metal, Progressive Metal
Goldfrapp Seventh Tree Ambient Pop, Art Pop, Dream Pop
Grace Jones Hurricane Art Pop, Electropop, Pop Soul
Grouper Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill Ambient, Psychedelic Folk
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Hard Rock
Hĺkan Hellström För sent för Edelweiss Pop Rock
Harvey Milk Life... the Best Game in Town Sludge Metal
Have a Nice Life Deathconsciousness Post-Punk, Shoegaze
10
1106
Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair Electro-Disco
High Places High Places Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
23
2313
Hot Chip Made in the Dark Indietronica
Ida Maria Fortress Round My Heart Indie Rock
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Sunday at Devil Dirt Americana, Singer/Songwriter
Jamie Lidell Jim Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 Garage Punk, Power Pop
Jenny Lewis Acid Tongue Alt-Country, Americana, Pop Rock
Joe Crepúsculo Supercrepus Indie Pop
Juana Molina Un Día Avant-Folk, Folktronica, Progressive Pop
8
975
Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak Electropop, Synthpop
Kasai Allstars In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic (Congo Tradi-Modern
Kathleen Edwards Asking for Flowers Alt-Country, Americana, Singer/Songwriter
Kelley Polar I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling Indietronica, Nu-Disco, Synthpop
Kevin Drumm Imperial Distortion Ambient, Drone
20
2019
Kings of Leon Only by the Night Indie Rock
Ladyhawke Ladyhawke Electropop
Ladytron Velocifero Electropop, Synthpop
Lambchop OH (Ohio) Americana, Contemporary Folk
Late of the Pier Fantasy Black Channel Dance-Punk, Indie Rock
Laura Marling Alas, I Cannot Swim Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Lightspeed Champion Falling Off The Lavender Bridge Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
6
847
Lil Wayne Tha Carter III Hip Hop
22
2151
Lindstrøm Where You Go I Go Too Nu-Disco, Space Disco
Los Campesinos! Hold On Now, Youngster... Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Los Punsetes Los Punsetes Indie Pop, Post-Punk Revival
Lucinda Williams Little Honey Alt-Country, Country Rock
Lykke Li Youth Novels Indie Pop
14
1292
M83 Saturdays = Youth Dream Pop
Markus Krunegĺrd Markusevangeliet Pop
Marnie Stern This Is It And I Am It … Math Rock, Noise Pop
Mercury Rev Snowflake Midnight Neo-Psychedelia
Meshuggah obZen Djent
Metallica Death Magnetic Thrash Metal
Metronomy Nights Out Electropop, Indietronica
Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling Post-Rock
Motörhead Motörizer Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
My Morning Jacket Evil Urges Alt-Country, Indie Rock
Mystery Jets Twenty One Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Nacho Vegas El manifesto desastre Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Neil Diamond Home Before Dark Acoustic Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Neon Neon Stainless Style Electropop, Synthpop
12
1245
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! Post-Punk
Nico Muhly Mothertongue Experimental, Modern Classical
21
2103
No Age Nouns Indie Rock, Noise Pop
Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Britpop
Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping Art Pop, Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Okkervil River The Stand Ins Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Opeth Watershed Progressive Metal
Paavoharju Laulu Laakson Kukista Psychedelic Folk
Paul Weller 22 Dreams Mod Revival, Singer/Songwriter
Ponytail Ice Cream Spiritual Noise Pop
Port O'Brien All We Could Do Was Sing Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Indie Rock
1
226
Portishead Third Electronic, Experimental Rock
31
2659
Q-Tip The Renaissance Conscious Hip Hop
Quiet Village Silent Movie Downtempo
Ra Ra Riot The Rhumb Line Indie Pop
Randy Newman Harps and Angels Singer/Songwriter
Raphael Saadiq The Way I See It Neo-Soul
R.E.M. Accelerate Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Robert Forster The Evangelist Folk Rock, Jangle Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Russian Red I Love Your Glasses Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
15
1476
Santogold Santogold Electropop, Indie Rock
Săo Paulo Underground Principle of Intrusive Relationships Avant-Garde Jazz, Electroacoustic, Electronic
Scarlett Johansson Anywhere I Lay My Head Folk Pop, Pop Rock
Sébastien Tellier Sexuality Electropop, Synthpop
She & Him Volume One Alt-Country, Folk Pop
Shearwater Rook Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Shed Shedding The Past Minimal Techno
18
1728
Sigur Rós Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust Dream Pop, Post-Rock
Silver Jews Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea Indie Rock
Slipknot All Hope Is Gone Alternative Metal
Spiritualized Songs in A & E Neo-Psychedelia
Sr. Chinarro Ronroneando Indie Pop
Stephen Malkmus Real Emotional Trash Indie Rock
Sun Kil Moon April Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Taylor Swift Fearless Country Pop, Pop Rock
The Black Angels Directions to See a Ghost Space Rock
29
2603
The Black Keys Attack & Release Blues Rock
The Bronx The Bronx III Hardcore Punk
19
1746
The Bug London Zoo Dancehall, Dubstep
The Clash Live at Shea Stadium New Wave, Punk Rock
The Cool Kids The Bake Sale Hardcore Hip Hop
The Dodos Visiter Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Indie Rock
The Drones Havilah Garage Rock, Punk Blues
The Felice Brothers The Felice Brothers Americana, Folk Rock
The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound Heartland Rock, Punk Rock
The Gutter Twins Saturnalia Alternative Rock
The Helio Sequence Keep Your Eyes Ahead Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
26
2478
The Hold Steady Stay Positive Heartland Rock, Indie Rock
The Killers Day & Age Pop Rock
34
2945
The Kills Midnight Boom Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
17
1722
The Last Shadow Puppets The Age of the Understatement Chamber Pop, Indie Rock
The Magnetic Fields Distortion Indie Pop, Noise Pop
The Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath Experimental Rock, Progressive Rock
The New Raemon A propósito de Garfunkel Contemporary Folk, Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
The Notwist The Devil, You & Me Indie Rock
The Presets Apocalypso Electro House
32
2705
The Raconteurs Consolers of the Lonely Alternative Rock, Garage Rock Revival
The Roots Rising Down Hip Hop
The Streets Everything Is Borrowed UK Hip Hop
The Tallest Man On Earth Shallow Grave Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Ting Tings We Started Nothing Indie Pop
The Verve Forth Britpop
The Walkmen You & Me Indie Rock
The Wave Pictures Instant Coffee Baby Indie Pop, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
These New Puritans Beat Pyramid Dance-Punk
Times New Viking Rip It Off Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Noise Pop
Tindersticks The Hungry Saw Chamber Pop
Titus Andronicus The Airing of Grievances Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
Torche Meanderthal Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal
Toumani Diabaté The Mandé Variations Mande Music
4
430
TV on the Radio Dear Science Indie Rock
3
300
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Vetusta Morla Un día en el mundo Indie Rock
Vivian Girls Vivian Girls Garage Punk, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Twee Pop
Wale The Mixtape About Nothing Conscious Hip Hop
White Denim Workout Holiday Indie Rock
Why? Alopecia Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Wild Beasts Limbo, Panto Art Rock, Indie Pop
Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer Indie Rock
Women Women Noise Rock, Post-Punk
Young Jeezy The Recession Southern Hip Hop, Trap