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This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2008. Check out
Pitchfork's Year End List
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1
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Deerhunter - Weird Era Cont.
October 28, 2008
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
92
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2
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TV on the Radio - Dear Science
September 22, 2008
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
92
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Deerhunter - Microcastle
August 19, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
No Age - Nouns
May 8, 2008
Noise Pop
,
Noise Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
5
.
Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
June 24, 2008
Electro-Disco
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
June 3, 2008
Chamber Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Nachtmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I
June 10, 2008
Black Metal
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
8
.
Meshuggah - ObZen
March 7, 2008
Djent
,
Progressive Metal
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Nimrod Workman - I Want to Go Where Things Are Beautiful
November 18, 2008
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
10
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Prurient - Arrowhead
July 22, 2008
Harsh Noise
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
April 8, 2008
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
January 29, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Portishead - Third
April 28, 2008
Experimental Rock
,
Electronic
Score
88
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
October 7, 2008
Hardcore Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant
April 8, 2008
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down in the Light
May 20, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
17
.
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
June 10, 2008
Southern Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game In Town
June 3, 2008
Sludge Metal
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Air France - No Way Down
June 26, 2008
Balearic Beat
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
August 19, 2008
Progressive Electronic
,
Nu-Disco
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The Bug - London Zoo
July 7, 2008
Dubstep
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
March 18, 2008
Electronic
,
Drone
,
Noise
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
August 19, 2008
Heartland Rock
,
Punk Rock
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
February 19, 2008
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
The Very Best - Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit are the Very Best
November 1, 2008
Electronic
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2008.
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