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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


Songs


       
#1. Death Cab For CutieI Will Possess Your Heart
#2. DuffyMercy
#3. ColdplayViva La Vida
#4. Ben FoldsYou Don't Know Me
#5. Black KidsI'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance Wi
#6. MgmtTime To Pretend
#7. The Felice BrothersFrankie's Gun
#8. David Byrne & Brian EnoStrange Overtones
#9. Fleet FoxesWhite Winter Hymnal
#10. King Of LeonSex On Fire
#11. Vampire WeekendCape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
#12. AdeleChasing Pavements
#13. The Hold SteadySequestered In Memphis
#14. The Ting TingsThat's Not My Name
#15. ElbowGrounds For Divorce
#16. The Ting TingsShut Up And Let Me Go
#17. My Morning JacketHighly Suspicious
#18. Kate NashFoundations
#19. Alejandro Escovedo & Bruce SpringstAlways A Friend
#20. Raphael Saadiq100 Yard Dash
#21. Joe JacksonInvisible Man
#22. Vampire WeekendOxford Comma
#23. Alejandro EscovedoSister Lost Soul
#24. Kathleen EdwardsI Make The Dough, You Get The Glory
#25. The KillersHuman
#26. My Morning JacketI'm Amazed
#27. The Ting TingsGreat Dj
#28. MgmtElectric Feel
#29. Vampire WeekendA-punk
#30. SantogoldL.e.s. Artistes
#31. Ray LamontagneYou Are The Best Thing
#32. The Airborne Toxic EventSometime Around Midnight
#33. SantogoldLights Out
#34. Aimee MannFreeway
#35. MgmtKids
#36. Old 97'sDance With Me
#37. Amos LeeListen
#38. DuffyWarwick Avenue
#39. ColdplayLost!
#40. Dr. DogThe Ark
#41. Kathleen EdwardsAsking For Flowers
#42. B-52'sFunplex
#43. Melody GardotWorrisome Heart
#44. RemSupernatural Superserious
#45. Amos LeeWhat's Been Goin' On
#46. The DecemberistsValerie Plame
#47. FirewaterBorneo
#48. The Hold SteadyConstructive Summer
#49. My Morning JacketEvil Urges
#50. Jonatha BrookeThere's More True Lovers Than One
#51. Vampire WeekendWalcott
#52. Joan OsborneCathedrals
#53. My Morning JacketThank You Too
#54. ColdplayViolet Hill
#55. Bon IverSkinny Love
#56. Drive-by TruckersThe Righteous Path
#57. Cold War KidsSomething Is Not Right With Me
#58. The PretendersBoots Of Chinese Plastic
#59. Michael Franti & SpearheadSay Hey (i Love You)
#60. Jenny LewisAcid Tongue
#61. Ani DifrancoSmiling Underneath
#62. Snow PatrolTake Back The City
#63. Death Cab For CutieNo Sunlight
#64. Tv On The RadioGolden Age
#65. Sheryl CrowShine Over Babylon
#66. KeaneSpiralling
#67. The VerveLove Is Noise
#68. My Morning JacketTouch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 2
#69. Los Campesinos!You! Me! Dancing!
#70. Gnarls BarkleyRun
#71. Jenny LewisCarpetbaggers
#72. Ryan BinghamSouthside Of Heaven
#73. Brett DennenMake You Crazy
#74. Lucinda WilliamsReal Love
#75. Rilo KileySilver Lining
#76. DuffyStepping Stone
#77. Kathleen EdwardsThe Cheapest Key
#78. The Black KeysStrange Times
#79. Ryan Adams & The CardinalsFix It
#80. The RaconteursSalute Your Solution
#81. Conor OberstSausalito
#82. BeckGamma Ray
#83. Ingrid MichaelsonBe Ok
#84. Delta SpiritTrashcan
#85. Kings Of LeonCrawl
#86. The Hold SteadyLord, I'm Discouraged
#87. BeckChemtrails
#88. Jakob DylanSomething Good This Way Comes
#89. Kaiser ChiefsNever Miss A Beat
#90. Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsDig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#91. Teddy ThompsonIn My Arms
#92. Dar WilliamsIt's Alright
#93. CalexicoTwo Silver Trees
#94. The RaconteursCarolina Drama
#95. She & HimSentimental Heart
#96. The PretendersLove's A Mystery
#97. The Hold SteadyStay Positive
#98. Jack JohnsonIf I Had Eyes
#99. The Black CrowesGood Bye Daughters Of The Revolution
#100. Tv On The RadioFamily Tree