Albums of the Year 2008

01.

MGMT

album: Oracular Spectacular
January 22, 2008 / release date
Columbia, Red Ink / label
Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock / genres

02.

TV on the Radio

album: Dear Science
September 22, 2008 / release date
Interscope / label
Indie Rock, Art Rock / genres

03.

Crystal Castles

album: Crystal Castles
March 18, 2008 / release date
Last Gang / label
Synthpop, Electronic, Bitpop, Electroclash / genres

04.

Portishead

album: Third
April 28, 2008 / release date
Island Records, Mercury / label
Electronic, Experimental Rock / genres

05.

Meshuggah

album: obZen
March 7, 2008 / release date
Nuclear Blast / label
Djent, Progressive Metal / genres

06.

Hercules & Love Affair

album: Hercules & Love Affair
June 24, 2008 / release date
DFA, EMI / label
Electro-Disco, Disco, Dance Pop / genre

07.

M83

album: Saturdays = Youth
April 15, 2008 / release date
Mute / label
Dream Pop, Electronic, Synthpop / genres

08.

Lil Wayne

album: Tha Carter III
June 10, 2008 / release date
Cash Money / label
Sothern Hip-Hop / genres

09.

Santogold

album: Santogold
April 29, 2008 / release date
Atlantic / label
Electropop, Indie Rock / genres

10.

Bon Iver

album: For Emma, Forever Ago
February 19, 2008 / release date
Jagjaguwar / label
Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Folk / genres

  • 11.
    Vampire Weekend
    s/t
  • 12.
    Foals
    Antidotes
  • 13.
    The Mae Shi
    HLLLYH
  • 14.
    The Mars Volta
    Bedlam in Goliath
  • 15.
    Cage the Elephant
    s/t
  • 16.
    STRFKR
    Starfucker
  • 17.
    The Weepies
    Hideaway
  • 18.
    The Black Keys
    Attack and Release
  • 19.
    School of Seven Bells
    Alpinisms
  • 20.
    Passion Pit Chunk of Change EP
  • 21.
    Deerhunter
    Microcastle
  • 22.
    My Morning Jacket
    Evil Urges
  • 23.
    Cloud Cult
    Feel Good Ghosts
  • 24.
    Pretty Lights
    Filling Up The City Skies
  • 25.
    Air France
    No Way Down
  • 26.
    Opeth
    Watershed
  • 27.
    Kanye West
    808s and Heartbreak
  • 28.
    Los Campesinos!
    Hold On Now, Youngster…
  • 29.
    Los Campesinos!
    We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
  • 30.
    Fleet Foxes
    s/t
  • 31.
    Fuck Buttons
    Street Horrrsing
  • 32.
    Beach House
    Devotion
  • 33.
    Does It Offend You, Yeah?
    You have No Idea What You’re Getting yourself into
  • 34.
    Beck
    Modern Guilt
  • 35.
    Flying Lotus
    Los Angeles
  • 36.
    Ida Maria
    Fortress Round My Heart
  • 37.
    Frightened Rabbit
    The Midnight Organ Fight
  • 38.
    Late of the Pier
    Fantasy Black Channel
  • 39.
    No Age
    Nouns
  • 40.
    STS9
    Peaceblaster
  • 41.
    Saul Williams
    The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
  • 42.
    Hot Chip
    Made in the Dark
  • 43.
    Nine Inch Nails
    The Slip
  • 44.
    Lykke Li
    Youth Novels
  • 45.
    Torche
    Meanderthal
  • 46.
    Noah and the Whale
    Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
  • 47.
    Cut Copy
    In Ghost Colours
  • 48.
    Albert Hammond Jr.
    ¿Cómo Te Llama?
  • 49.
    The Raconteurs
    Consolers of the Lonely
  • 50.
    Bloc Party
    Intimacy