I know we haven’t put up the results for best album of 2007 yet, but I wanted to move onto the voting for 2008 because, if you haven’t noticed, we’re at the end of November almost and we have quite a lot to do still on our end.
A lot of fantastic debuts made our list in 2008. In fact, half of them are debuts.
A. TV on the Radio – Dear Science,
B. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
C. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
D. Portishead – Third
E. Hercules and Love Affair – Hercules and Love Affair
F. Lil Wayne – The Carter III
G. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
H. Deerhunter – Microcastle
I. Robyn – Robyn
J. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Tags: Best Albums of the 2000s, Bon Iver, Deerhunter, Fleet Foxes, Hercules and Love Affair, Lil Wayne, MGMT, Portishead, Robyn, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend
Couldn’t have picked a better list. The only album on here I haven’t heard is Robyn. i just wish Elbow’s The Seldom Seen Kid was present. Glasvegas’ self-titled debut was pretty damn good too. I just recently got into Hercules and Love Affair and I’m glad to see them on here as well.
Dear Science has my number 1 pick here, I liked it better than Cookie Mountain, and I think DLZ overtook Wolf Like Me as TVotR’s “best song.” Fleet Foxes are a close second for me. Deerhunter, MGMT and Vampire Weekend were all great too.
Where is No Age? Nouns is such a huge record for me.
While Vampire Weekend was awesome, I do think Viva La Vida should’ve made the list…
Cut Copy! obviously
while Oracular Spectacular produced more memorable singles, Time to Pretend, Electric Feel, & Kids (all 3 in my top 10 of 08), Vampire Weekend’s self titled album was perfect from start to finish.
Probably my favourite year ever for music. So many good albums. But its got to be TVOTR.
microcastle is amazing. it’s like the shangri-las, my bloody valentine, and sly stone all on one album!!
Deerhunter’s “Microcastle” is the clear #1 for me, one of my all-time favorite records. TV on the Radio would come next, then MGMT. Not even having of Montreal’s “Skeletal Lamping” on the list is a glaring omission.
And I listened to Vampire Weekend’s debut plenty when it first came out, but best record of 2008? Absolutely not.
And where’s Viva La Vida? It was without a doubt the best album of 2008.
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Cut Copy > Robyn
Then again, I think PMA has always had some sort of obsession with her.
Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago” is my runner-up for album of the decade. But I feel that my pick would be robbed yet again. Come on, surprise me.
Great Job putting this list together, for me 07 and 08 have to be the strongest years. This has been such a great segment thank you! =] But………………..
Would have liked:
Santigold (top ten for pazz & jop)
Hold Steady (Same as above – and an amzing album!!!!!!!!)
Cut Copy (For me as amazing a pop album as Vampire Weekend)
BTW Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, TV On The Radio, Portishead and MGMT all the way. How can you choose just one of them!!!!!!
Fleet Foxes, hands down. There are so few bands musically that still write like this. Most modern bands can’t compare with Crosby Stills Nash & Young or Simon & Garfunkel or the Mamas & the Papas, yet the Fleet Foxes’ songs seem to blend right in with their 40-year-old counterparts.
Every song is a wonderful step along an amazing journey.
Foals perhaps?
Robyn is hands down THE perfect pop album of our generation.
oh and i voted for Portishead-Third, its my favourite from the list with TVOTR coming close 2nd.
i would of figured Cut Copy would of made the list
Robyn isnt 2008, i couldve sworn she’s 2005 or 2006
WHY IS RED. YELLOW AND BLUE – BORN RUFFIANS NOT ON THIS POLL?
im upset. Lil Wayne? Not good enough.
youth*
Oh my, how could i have forgotten M83 – You =Saturdays
I didn’t forget it, I promise. It’s just not in the top 10.
Oh wow for the first time I like more than one of the options.
VMPRWKND just edges out Bon Iver… just.
#1 Metronomy – Nights Out
#2 Vampire Weekend
why is the poll closed???
i want to vote for Vampire Weekend!
this is soooo tough because I bunch of these albums are all-time favs for me…
i’m going to go with
#1. Vampire Weekend
#2. TV On The Radio’s Dear Science
#3. MGMTs Oracular Spectacular
#4. Fleet Foxes
and i’m also going to have to say that I really think Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and Santogold’s debut were both much better than Robyn… and a much bigger deal as well…
ugh, sorry about that error.. i’m reopening it now.
Also, concerning the comments about Santigond’s absence — I, and most critics, believe that Santigold’s debut was a scatter shot of an album, albeit a great scatter shot album. Robyn’s album was tight and cohesive and in almost every way superior to Santigold’s album.
how can Santigold not be on here? that’s really disappointing I believe you guys usually have impeccable taste and Santigold’s debut is one of the best from 2008
she barely missed it, I promise.
My play count answer would probably be The Dodos, but they didn’t make enough waves to garner best of the year from a poll.
Viva La Vida wasn’t half bad either…
Vampire Weekend is one of the most listenable albums I’ve ever heard, and that’s the only reason I chose them over Bon Iver.
I gotta say “Vampire Weekend” was the best of ‘08. It’s the record to I enjoyed the most and to this day, none of the songs have lost their shine. For me, next is “Fleet Foxes” then “Oracular Spectacular” or “Dear Science” for #3
You know it’s a good list when it’s too damn hard to choose from the choices.
Can we kick off Robyn and replace her with Coldplay? Viva la Vida really was such a fantastic record.