NME Albums and Tracks of the Year, 2008

The NME Album of the Year and Single Of The Year were announced on 11 December 2008. It was the 37th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com. [1]

Albums
Note: UK artists
  • Bold: Album contains Song of the Year
# Album Artist Country of origin
1Oracular SpectacularMGMT United States
2Dear ScienceTV on the Radio United States
3GlasvegasGlasvegas United Kingdom
4Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend United States
5AntidotesFoals United Kingdom
6Nights OutMetronomy United Kingdom
7SantogoldSantogold United States
8Twenty OneMystery Jets United Kingdom
9Only by the NightKings of Leon United States
10Friendly FiresFriendly Fires United Kingdom
11Stainless StyleNeon Neon United Kingdom /  United States
12Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles Canada
13Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes United States
14Alas, I Cannot SwimLaura Marling United Kingdom
15The Age of the UnderstatementThe Last Shadow Puppets United Kingdom
16LadyhawkeLadyhawke New Zealand
17The Seldom Seen KidElbow United Kingdom
18Fantasy Black ChannelLate of the Pier United Kingdom
19The Chemistry of Common LifeFucked Up Canada
20Songs in A&ESpiritualized United Kingdom
21Falling Off the Lavender BridgeLightspeed Champion United Kingdom
22Dig Out Your SoulOasis United Kingdom
23Anywhere I Lay My HeadScarlett Johansson United States
24For Emma, Forever AgoBon Iver United States
25ThirdPortishead United Kingdom
26ForthThe Verve United Kingdom
27Hercules and Love AffairHercules and Love Affair United States
28Do You Like Rock Music?British Sea Power United Kingdom
29Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia
30Made in the DarkHot Chip United Kingdom
31Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsColdplay United Kingdom
32The Hawk is HowlingMogwai United Kingdom
33MicrocastleDeerhunter United States
34We Are Beautiful, We Are DoomedLos Campesinos! United Kingdom
35Dropping the WritCass McCombs United States
36The Midnight Organ FightFrightened Rabbit United Kingdom
37Beautiful FuturePrimal Scream United Kingdom
38Modern GuiltBeck United States
39Does You Inspire YouChairlift United States
40Midnight BoomThe Kills United Kingdom /  United States
41Beat PyramidThese New Puritans United Kingdom
42AlpinismsSchool of Seven Bells United States
43Partie TraumaticBlack Kids United States
44Youth NovelsLykke Li Sweden
45Attack & ReleaseThe Black Keys United States
46Box of SecretsBlood Red Shoes United Kingdom
47The '59 SoundThe Gaslight Anthem United States
48Fortress Round My HeartIda Maria Norway
49IntimacyBloc Party United Kingdom
50LiesHeartbreak Argentina

Countries represented

Singles
Note: UK artists
# Track Artist Country of origin
1"Kids"MGMT United States
2"Geraldine"Glasvegas United Kingdom
3"Two Doors Down"Mystery Jets United Kingdom
4"Time to Pretend"MGMT United States
5"Electric Feel"MGMT United States
6"Heartbreaker"Metronomy United Kingdom
7"Paris"Friendly Fires United Kingdom
8"Paper Planes"M.I.A. United Kingdom
9"Sex on Fire"Kings of Leon United States
10"A-Punk"Vampire Weekend United States
11"Love Is Noise"The Verve United Kingdom
12"Ready for the Floor"Hot Chip United Kingdom
13"One Day like This"Elbow United Kingdom
14"Kiss with a Fist"Florence and the Machine United Kingdom
15"Paris Is Burning"Ladyhawke New Zealand
16"The Shock of the Lightning"Oasis United Kingdom
17"Soul on Fire"Spiritualized United Kingdom
18"Blind"Hercules and Love Affair United States
19"I'm Outta Time"Oasis United Kingdom
20"Bruises"Chairlift United States
21"Golden Age"TV on the Radio United States
22"Standing Next to Me"The Last Shadow Puppets United Kingdom
23"Year of the Pig"Fucked Up Canada
24"L.E.S. Artistes"Santogold United States
25"Young Love"Mystery Jets featuring Laura Marling United Kingdom
26"Headdress"Amazing Baby United States
27"The Age of the Understatement"The Last Shadow Puppets United Kingdom
28"Grounds for Divorce"Elbow United Kingdom
29"Township Funk"DJ Mujava South Africa
30"Dog Days Are Over"Florence and the Machine United Kingdom
31"Ghosts"Laura Marling United Kingdom
32"I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You"Black Kids United States
33"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"Vampire Weekend United States
34"Space and the Woods"Late of the Pier United Kingdom
35"Back of the Van"Ladyhawke New Zealand
36"Stuck on Repeat"Little Boots United Kingdom
37"Wearing My Rolex"Wiley United Kingdom
38"Black and Gold"Sam Sparro Australia
39"Oxford Comma"Vampire Weekend United States
40"We're Back"Heartbreak Argentina
41"Dance wiv Me"Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris & Chrome United Kingdom
42"Focker"Late of the Pier United Kingdom
43"It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry"Glasvegas United Kingdom
44"Courtship Dating"Crystal Castles Canada
45"Crimewave"Crystal Castles vs. Health Canada /  United States
46"Batcat"Mogwai United Kingdom
47"Machine Gun"Portishead United Kingdom
48"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!"Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia
49"Flowers & Football Tops"Glasvegas United Kingdom
50"Oh My God"Ida Maria Norway

Artists with multiple entries

3 Entries

  • MGMT (1, 4, 5)
  • Vampire Weekend (10, 33, 39)
  • Glasvegas (2, 43, 49)

2 Entries

  • Mystery Jets (3, 25)
  • The Last Shadow Puppets (22, 27)
  • Elbow (13, 28)
  • Florence and the Machine (14, 30)
  • Ladyhawke (15, 35)
  • Late of the Pier (34, 42)
  • Laura Marling (25, 31)
  • Crystal Castles (44, 45)

Countries represented

References
  1. https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/2008
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