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Copeland - You Are My Sunshine
October 14, 2008
Indie Rock
Score
100
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2
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Black Sheep Wall - I Am God Songs
October 20, 2008
Sludge Metal
,
Metalcore
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
3
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Lydia - Illuminate
March 18, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Emo-Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Viper - You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
February 19, 2008
Cloud Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Dozer - Beyond Colossal
November 11, 2008
Stoner Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Frank Turner - Love Ire & Song
March 31, 2008
Acoustic Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances
April 14, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
April 8, 2008
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Matt Aspinwall / The Brave Little Abacus - Matt Aspinwall / The Brave Little Abacus
August 1, 2008
Midwest Emo
Score
94
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Amazon
10
.
Ensemble Organum / Marcel Pérès - Chant De L'Église De Rome VIe – XIIIe Siècles
August 12, 2008
Classical
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
11
.
Kathaaria - The Complex Void of Negativity
September 29, 2008
Black Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
12
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D Project - Sagarmatha Dilemma
April 1, 2008
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
13
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Burst - Lazarus Bird
October 16, 2008
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Virus - The Black Flux
November 10, 2008
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
April 29, 2008
Instrumental Hip Hop
,
Downtempo
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Protest The Hero - Fortress
January 29, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Metalcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Birds of Tokyo - Universes
July 8, 2008
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
June 10, 2008
Southern Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
August 9, 2008
Deep House
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels
February 1, 2008
Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Los Campesinos! - We are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
October 27, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
January 24, 2008
Shoegaze
,
Post-Punk
,
Post-Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Angles
May 12, 2008
Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
24
.
The Bronx - The Bronx (III)
November 11, 2008
Hardcore Punk
,
Punk Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Lady Gaga - The Fame
August 19, 2008
Electropop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 2008.
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