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Best CDs of 2008 List

The Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Printable PDF)
Top 100 Songs of 2008 List (Printable PDF)

Here's the Top 50 CDs, as voted on by you, the XPN listeners.

     
#1. Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend
#2. ColdplayViva La Vida
#3. Death Cab For CutieNarrow Stairs
#4. My Morning JacketEvil Urges
#5. The Fleet FoxesThe Fleet Foxes
#6. DuffyRockferry
#7. The Hold SteadyStay Positive
#8. Kings Of LeonOnly By The Night
#9. MgmtOracular Spectacular
#10. Kathleen EdwardsAsking For Flowers
#11. Tv On The RadioDear Science
#12. Amos LeeLast Days At The Lodge
#13. Alejandro EscovedoReal Animal
#14. Ray LamontagneGossip In The Grain
#15. BeckModern Guilt
#16. The Ting TingsWe Started Nothing
#17. RemAccelerate
#18. Joe JacksonRain
#19. Brian Eno & David ByrneEverthything That Happens Will Happen Today
#20. Lucinda WilliamsLittle Honey
#21. Dr DogFate
#22. Santogold Santogold
#23. Ben FoldsWay To Normal
#24. The B-52sFunplex
#25. Ryan Adams And The CardinalsCardinology
#26. Old 97sBlame It On Gravity
#27. The Felice BrothersThe Felice Brothers
#28. The PretendersBreak Up The Concrete
#29. The RaconteursThe Consolers Of The Lonely
#30. Jack JohnsonSleep Through The Static
#31. Counting CrowsSaturday Nights And Sunday Mornings
#32. AdeleNineteen
#33. Aimee MannSmilers
#34. Jenny LewisAcid Tongue
#35. Shelby LynneJust A Little Lovin'
#36. She And HimVolume 1
#37. ElbowThe Seldom Seen Kid
#38. Bob DylanTell Tale Signs
#39. Conor OberstSelf Titled
#40. Joan OsborneLittle Wild One
#41. Drive By TruckersBrighter Than Creations Dark
#42. Bon IverFor Emma Forever Ago
#43. The Black KeysAttack Release
#44. The KillersDay And Age
#45. Ryan BinghamMescalito
#46. Delta SpiritOde To Sunshine
#47. Flight Of The ConchordsSelf Titled
#48. Kate NashMade Of Bricks
#49. Snow PatrolOne Hundred Million Suns
#50. Jonatha BrookeThe Works

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