Blender's Top 33 Albums Of 2008
Filed under: Music Minute
Blender celebrates the year in music with the 33 best albums of 2008.
The list runs the gamut of musical genres, resulting in a pretty inclusive review.
Do U agree?
1. Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III
2. Girl Talk, Feed The Animals
3. TV On The Radio, Dear Science
4. Metallica, Death Magnetic
5. Hot Chip, Made In The Dark
6. Robyn, Robyn
7. Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
8. Randy Newman, Harps & Angels
9. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
10. Fall Out Boy, Folie A Deux
11. Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
12. My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
13. Al Green, Lay It Down
14. Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue
15. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
16. Be Your Own Pet, Get Awkward
17. Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst
18. Ponytail, Ice Cream Spiritual
19. Katy Perry, One Of The Boys
20. Wale, Mixtape About Nothing
21. Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part I: Fourth World War
22. Coldplay, Viva La Vida
23. The Cool Kids, Bake Sale
24. The Roots, Rising Down
25. Santogold, Santogold
26. Usher, Here I Stand
27. Mariah Carey, E=MC2
28. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Real Emotional Trash
29. Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It
30. Young Jeezy, The Recession
31. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
32. Taylor Swift, Fearless
33. Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind
i think taylor swift should be higher. that album is genius.
and i can't wait for fall out boy's album if it's said to be this good.
and yay me. first.
thats bs… metallica? really?
lil wayne is def tops
I'm not sure about the rankings… but I'm definitely glad to see Santogold on there. She totally rocked it with that album.
i haven't heard of like half of these. hmm…maybe i am sheltered…or their list sucks.
Katy Perry, Fallout Boy? lol
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WHAT no 50 cent???? HE IS GONNA BE MAD!!!!! LMAO
No Madonna?
Haven't heard of half of them….
Fall Out Boy #10!
Yeah!
lil wayne yuck
Conor Oberst is the greatest artist of our generation
Where the fuck is ACDC???
Vampire Weekend over Fall Out Boy… HELL YEAH!
wow, this is awful.
i don't agree with ANYTHING on this list.
obviously Blender know's shit about the music that
made it big this year.
Pretty much. Except that Santogold's record is wayyyy better than Fall Out Boys'
I personally don't think Mariah Carey should be on there. And I noticed they didn't add Madonna. Even though I'm not really a fan of her, I'm a little suprised they put Mariah and not Madonna.
Good picks!
Lil Wayne at #1? Surely they aren't saying that cd was the best music offered up this year? Yeah it was popular and sold well but it's trash…. sorry!
you can't tell me that Lil Wayne beat COLDPLAY.
Puhlease.
Those are just as stupid as Lil Wayne if they voted for that piece of crap album.
i think katy perry should have been higher as well.
Re: chelsea626 –
i second this
taylor should be way higher
lil wayne, really? i can't stand him
taylor deserves to be higher up
Re: jennibean – i'm pretty sure they know, but they list music that was GOOD this year, not that made it big.
Anything with Whoria on it is a SUCKY list.
#26
wow…………i'm old
Re: iamawesome – No, not really. In fact, I'd just say not at all.
lil wayne sucks ass…katy perry's cd was a huge let down……and there is no mention of paramore's Riot….
so no….i dont agree……
Re: CrownMeQueen – I totally agree with you. Madonna should be on the list, but for some reason Blender has always trashed Madonna and won't acknowledge that she's a great artist. F*ck them!
Who are half those people? And Katy Perry? Usher? Randy Newman? Defiantly NOT!
okay i'm sorry….but mariah better than taylo? ummmm not her 08 album!!
she shouldn't even be on the list with her piece of shit album
Fall Out Boys' album isn't even released yet, how can that be one of the best and I haven't even heard of half of these albums!
yay for santogold and bon ive rocks
helll yeah
Re: iamawesome – I KNOW!
this list is rigged
i haven't heard of 85% of those people!
mariah carey, katy perry and taylor swift definately my favorites this year
woooo girl talk!! That's an amazing album. Glad to see it on there
Re: If U Seek Amy! – *Definitely.. oops!
NO WAY!!!! Metallica's weak crap is on here, but no AC/DC ??? Weak… very weak…
Re: mamajud – HAAHAA!!! me too!
That sounds about right! But where is X!!!!!!!! KYLIE LOVE!
i'm saddened to see that "sia - some people have real problems" or "lykke li - youth novels" aren't there.
Mariah Carey's album and Hot Chip's albums were shit.
Katy Perry's wasn't amazing either..
blender's shit anyway. thank god they're becoming bankrupt!
I love Vampire Weekend but no way is it better than Death Cab For Cutie's Narrow Stairs..
What the hell is Mariah Carey doing on here??? Didn't every single she put out totally bomb? And Usher, did anyone even buy that album? I understand this isn't about record sales but obviously if it were even a little bit of a good album it would have done well on the charts.
OMG
Katy Perry higher than Coldplay or Taylor Swift??!?!!!
FUCK thats messed up.
Katy has some good songs on that album but in NO way it should be on a list of the best of 2008!
I can't stand Lil Wayne or have those stupid bands on their.
First of all, I haven't head of 1/2 of those artists! 2nd of all, E=MC2 did horribly, how is that on there!? Viva La Vida should be higher.
ive never heard of most of that stuff.
Please send this list to Disney so all the teenie boopers can see their not on it!
Yes Miley - that means you.
how about Leona Lewis 'Spirit'?
What??? Where is Hard Candy by the one and only Madonna?????????
god damn it is sad the homogenized garbage that passes for music these days! Wake the fuck up people and IGNORE the radio and seek out people with talent that dont pay a song writer to give them a "hit".
I definitely approve. The top ten is perfect!
Definitely disagree with a few on there…but at least Slutty Cyrus didn't make the list…or any of the other no-talent Disney sell-outs.
wh yare the gay albums bolded?
What the fuck!!!!!
Where's Madonna??? where's Lady Gaga? Where's Enya and Sarah Britghman? this is just a piece of sh*t music list!! the year isn't even over!
Um… where's Madonna on this list?
WHERES A LITTLE BIT LONGER BY JONAS BROTHERS :O
I like how the two bolded albums are the worst albums on this list.
I think its pretty accurate.
Re: Lizilicious – yeah….i hope you are kidding….
that hard candy shit is by far her worst cd EVER.
Re: CheerfulNightmare – thank you…..how can it be one of the greatest albums of 2008 and its not even out yet…????
ROBYN AND KATY PERRY'S ALBUMS SUCKED ASS. MARIAH MADE IT? HERS SUCKED TOO!
5 AND 7 RULED
Re: chelsea626 – You're first now bend over!1
Re: SEXYCDN21 – i think its been more than a year for kylie's cd….tho i agree….its amazing
Re: benbenben – OMG, you're so right! Why isn't Lykke Li in the top five??
i think katy perrys album should be higher. and mariahs shouldnt even be on there.
i must agree with
Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst
Katy Perry, One Of The Boys
Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part I: Fourth World War
The Cool Kids, Bake Sale
Santogold, Santogold
and
Taylor Swift, Fearless
however i don't agree with the order.
HOW IS LIL WAYNE #1???
is this based on sales or quality??
WTF!!! LIL' WAYNE IS AT THE TOP???!!!! LMAO!!!!
The Cool Kids came before SantoGold…ew. And is it just me, or does the list mainly consist of indie music mixed with a handful of mainstream? Not saying it's a bad thing….just an observation
Re: ShakeYourkitty – Ahhh, I disagree with you… Hard Candy is a good album… I think that Florida heat is getting to you… Because of your style in music is as tacky as you… You wouldn't last in NYC…
Re: Heatharrrr – right where it should be….falling off the sharts fast!
taylor is number one this week and the jonas brothers are barely still in the 20's (26 i think….down 3 spots from last week) and falling fast….
let me think…..because they suck!
definetly not.
WTF??? WHERE'S MADONNA?????? AND WHY THE FUCK IS MARIAH ON THE LIST????
OH, and one more thing…Vampire Weekend shouldn't even be on that list…they suck ass live in concert and are over rated
People hate on Madonna so much, but the truth of the matter is that she is still relevant in pop culture today… 25 years in music and still going strong, thats saying a lot to Madonnas credit… Whether people love her or hate her, she is relevant…
Katy perry?! were they on crack? usa today, rolling stone, bullzeye,com, washington post, all critically destroyed her album.
7. Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
9. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
14. Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue
16. Be Your Own Pet, Get Awkward
17. Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst
these 5 cds have definetly been on heavy rotation on my ipod amazing!!
Re: Chaz007 – i like all kinds of music…and if you name them im sure ive seen them live…..but you are doing too many drugs up in nyc if you think hard candy is good….
that shit sucks hard and thats about it….and im a fan….
YESSSS GIRL TALK ! genius
Another big miss on this list besides forgetting Lykke Li: London Zoo by The Bug. Two words: INSTANT CLASSIC.
Ha, score one for Taylor!
Re: LiLu Multipass – very accurate observation. Like, "let's just put the albums we've been listening to in our office this year and add a couple mainstream acts and people will be happy". I love Lil'Wayne, but there's no way his album was the best this year. Girl Talk however: yessss!
i know Lil Weezy is all that but he's second. Erykah iz 1st yeah Katy Perry needs 2 move up 2
Who made this list? A 16 year old or an aging journalist trying to look down with the youngins?
wait a minute raise up Jeezy and where's Beyonce, Tpain???? Kanye???
What Chacha Firece didnt make the list!!Someone is gonna get hurt. I really thought Beyonce would have made the list. But, Im happy Lil Wayne was #1. I really like Mrs. Officer. FOB album hasnt dropped yet and its on the list. That says alot.
YAY be your own pet are amzazing my favourite band EVER
they have broken up now but they deserve that!!
YAY! lil wayne definitely deserves 1st place! =]
Do U agree?: No
Give me a Break for REAL!!!
Kanye West did not make the list?
Quite the list of losers.
Jonas Brothers deserve a spot - even THEY reviewed it very well!
Whatevs,shows why Blender is likely going out of business soon!
Where's Leona Lewis? haha jk.
I agree with Lil' Wayne do number one.
Not so much the others.
Bon Iver should've been number 1. That CD was a masterpiece. If you haven't been fortunate enough to listen to this album GO DO IT RIGHT NOW
BON IVER!!!!!!!!!
and where is MADONNA?????????????
wat the fuck. young jeezy should deff be higher. i like lil wayne, but the carter III was not his best work and the recession was deff jeezys best. so mad >:O but taylor swift should be higher too!
Re: ShakeYourkitty – Sorry…wrong. They are and excellent band, and amazing performers.
Being at the tippity top of the charts proves NOTHING…just look at how long "I Kissed a Girl" was up there. Horrid.
Nice job Metallica…on a list with a bunch of p*ssies.