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Best Albums of 2008 by User Score

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Genre
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2008
2009

1.

Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
January 24th, 2008
Shoegaze, Post-Punk, Post-Rock
USER SCORE
91
4,593 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

John Mayer - Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
July 1st, 2008
Singer-Songwriter, Blues Rock
USER SCORE
90
81 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Mario Galaxy Orchestra - Super Mario Galaxy: Original Soundtrack
January 24th, 2008
Cinematic Classical, Orchestral
USER SCORE
90
332 ratings
Amazon

4.

目黒将司 [Shoji Meguro] - Persona 4: Original Soundtrack
July 23rd, 2008
J-Pop, Rock
USER SCORE
88
178 ratings
Amazon

5.

Jon Brion - Synecdoche, New York
October 14th, 2008
Vocal Jazz, Modern Classical, Jazz, Post-Rock, Glitch
USER SCORE
87
60 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Justice - Planisphère
July 1st, 2008
French House, Electro House
USER SCORE
87
160 ratings
Amazon

7.

Portishead - Third
April 28th, 2008
Experimental Rock, Electronic
USER SCORE
86
1,521 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

May 14th, 2008
Art Punk
USER SCORE
85
1,495 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Candy Claws - Two Airships / Exploder Falls
August 25th, 2008
Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Indietronica, Shoegaze
USER SCORE
85
392 ratings
Amazon

10.

Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
August 12th, 2008
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
85
102 ratings
Amazon

11.

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
June 3rd, 2008
Indie Folk, Chamber Folk
USER SCORE
85
2,143 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Gojira - The way of all flesh
October 13th, 2008
Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Death Metal, Groove Metal
USER SCORE
85
483 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Peter Fox - Stadtaffe
September 26th, 2008
Pop Rap, Dancehall
USER SCORE
84
73 ratings
Amazon

14.

Lamp - ランプ幻想 (Lamp Gensō)
December 3rd, 2008
Shibuya-kei, Jazz Pop
USER SCORE
84
482 ratings
Amazon

15.

Septicflesh - Communion
March 17th, 2008
Death Metal, Symphonic Metal
USER SCORE
84
50 ratings
Amazon

16.

静香 [Shizuka] - 伝承美学 [Traditional Aesthetics]
April 25th, 2008
Noise Rock, Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
83
74 ratings
Amazon

17.

DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
August 9th, 2008
Deep House
USER SCORE
83
234 ratings
Amazon

18.

Mount Eerie - Dawn
November 1st, 2008
Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk
USER SCORE
83
462 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation
August 30th, 2008
Metalcore, Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
83
95 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Uyama Hiroto - A Son of the Sun
July 16th, 2008
Instrumental Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
USER SCORE
83
64 ratings
Amazon

21.

Gregory & The Hawk - Moenie and Kitchi
October 7th, 2008
Indie Folk, Folk Pop
USER SCORE
83
160 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Trivium - Shogun
September 30th, 2008
Thrash Metal, Melodic Metalcore
USER SCORE
83
196 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Deerhunter - Microcastle
August 19th, 2008
Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze
USER SCORE
83
977 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
June 10th, 2008
Psychedelic Folk, Ambient
USER SCORE
82
694 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Asian Kung-Fu Generation - World World World
March 5th, 2008
Power Pop, J-Rock
USER SCORE
82
51 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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