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2.

Have a Nice Life - Bloodhail
February 10, 2008
Shoegaze, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
USER SCORE
97
677 ratings
Amazon

4.

February 10, 2008
Shoegaze, Gothic Rock, Doomgaze
USER SCORE
97
341 ratings
Amazon

5.

Radiohead - Nude
March 31, 2008
Dream Pop, Art Pop, Art Rock, Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
96
784 ratings
Amazon

6.

Portishead - The Rip
June 9, 2008
Folktronica, Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
96
185 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

7.

Cee Lo Green & Jack Black - Kung Fu Fighting
May 27, 2008
Disco
USER SCORE
96
58 ratings
Amazon

10.

MGMT - Time to Pretend
March 3, 2008
Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Synthpop
USER SCORE
95
344 ratings
Amazon

12.

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
September 8, 2008
Electropop, Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
94
143 ratings
Amazon

13.

M.I.A. - Paper Planes
February 11, 2008
Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
USER SCORE
94
712 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

14.

Portishead - Machine Gun
March 18, 2008
Electro-Industrial, Darkwave
USER SCORE
94
133 ratings
Amazon

15.

deadmau5 - I Remember
September 15, 2008
Progressive House
USER SCORE
94
89 ratings
Amazon

16.

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
July 21, 2008
Indie Folk, Chamber Folk
USER SCORE
94
107 ratings
Amazon

17.

Bon Iver - re: Stacks
December 15, 2008
Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
94
105 ratings
Amazon
Music

18.

MGMT - Kids
October 13, 2008
Indietronica, Electropop, Synthpop
USER SCORE
94
456 ratings
Amazon

19.

iroha(sasaki) - 炉心融解 [Meltdown]
December 19, 2008
Art Pop, Electropop, J-Pop, Drum and Bass
USER SCORE
94
124 ratings
Amazon

20.

Paramore - Decode
October 21, 2008
Alternative Rock, Emo-Pop
USER SCORE
94
503 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

23.

Bon Iver - Skinny Love
April 28, 2008
Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
93
152 ratings
Amazon

24.

Kanye West - Homecoming
February 18, 2008
Pop Rap
USER SCORE
93
543 ratings
Amazon
Spotify

25.

Linkin Park - Given Up
March 3, 2008
Alternative Metal, Melodic Hardcore
USER SCORE
93
171 ratings
Amazon
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