Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2008

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LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 74

Based on 250 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Rock (8), Indie Rock (6), Alternative Rock (4), Indie Pop (3), Hip Hop (3), Soul (3), Indie Folk (2), Folk (2), Hard Rock (2), Country (2), Electronic (2), Metal (1), Experimental Rock (1), Mashup (1), Southern Rock (1), Electropop (1), R&B (1), Folk Rock (1), Singer-Songwriter (1), Industrial Rock (1), Alt-Country (1), Experimental (1), Pop (1)

1. TV on the Radio - Dear Science,

Released: Sep 22nd, 2008
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 86

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2. Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs

Released: Oct 7th, 2008
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 86

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3. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

Released: Jun 10th, 2008
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 80

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4. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

Released: Jun 10th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 69

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5. John Mellencamp - Life, Death, Love and Freedom

Released: Apr 15th, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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6. Santigold - Santigold

Released: Apr 29th, 2008
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 78

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7. Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

Released: Jun 17th, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 68

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8. Beck - Modern Guilt

Released: Jul 8th, 2008
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 70

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9. Metallica - Death Magnetic

Released: Sep 12th, 2008
Genre: Metal

Overall Rating: 71

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10. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Released: Jan 29th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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11. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

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Released: Jun 3rd, 2008
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 83

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12. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

Released: Nov 23rd, 2008
Genre: Hard Rock

Overall Rating: 63

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13. Blitzen Trapper - Furr

Released: Sep 23rd, 2008
Genre: Folk Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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14. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology

Released: Oct 28th, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 66

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15. The Black Keys - Attack & Release

Released: Apr 1st, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 74

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16. Randy Newman - Harps and Angels

Released: Aug 5th, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 84

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17. B.B. King - One Kind Favor

Released: Aug 26th, 2008

Overall Rating: NR

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18. Lucinda Williams - Little Honey

Released: Oct 14th, 2008
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: 62

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19. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)

Released: Feb 26th, 2008
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 82

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20. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Released: Sep 23rd, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 44

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21. Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads

Released: Oct 28th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 64

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22. Jackson Browne - Time the Conqueror

Released: Sep 23rd, 2008
Genre: Singer-Songwriter

Overall Rating: 50

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23. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst

Released: Aug 5th, 2008
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 72

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24. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals

Released: Nov 11th, 2008
Genre: Mashup

Overall Rating: 77

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25. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion

Released: Jan 15th, 2008
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 78

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26. Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch

Released: Apr 29th, 2008
Genre: Southern Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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27. Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun

Released: Aug 19th, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 66

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28. The Knux - Remind Me in Three Days...

Released: Oct 14th, 2008
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 60

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29. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

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Released: Feb 19th, 2008
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 86

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30. Duffy - Rockferry

Released: May 13th, 2008
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 73

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31. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Released: Jan 22nd, 2008
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 70

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32. Jamey Johnson - That Lonesome Song

Released: Aug 5th, 2008
Genre: Country

Overall Rating: 80

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33. Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman

Released: Sep 16th, 2008
Genre: R&B

Overall Rating: 75

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34. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash

Released: Apr 4th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 72

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35. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

Released: Apr 8th, 2008
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 84

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36. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

Released: Jul 14th, 2008
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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37. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV

Released: Mar 2nd, 2008
Genre: Industrial Rock

Overall Rating: 62

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38. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line

Released: Aug 19th, 2008
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 74

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39. Taylor Swift - Fearless

Released: Nov 11th, 2008
Genre: Country

Overall Rating: 80

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40. Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer

Released: Aug 12th, 2008
Genre: Pop

Overall Rating: 80

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41. AC/DC - Black Ice

Released: Oct 17th, 2008
Genre: Hard Rock

Overall Rating: 50

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42. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Released: Aug 18th, 2008
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 80

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43. Nas - Untitled

Released: Jul 1st, 2008
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 51

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44. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

Released: Mar 25th, 2008
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 66

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45. Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward

Released: Mar 18th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 69

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46. The Academy Is... - Fast Times at Barrington High

Released: Aug 19th, 2008
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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47. of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

Released: Oct 21st, 2008
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 71

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48. Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

Released: Sep 16th, 2008
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 67

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49. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark

Released: Feb 5th, 2008
Genre: Electropop

Overall Rating: 74

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50. No Age - Nouns

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Released: May 8th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 83

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