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Rough Trade Shops Best Albums of 2008

London music shop’s top 50 albums of the year

1.
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For Emma Forever Ago  
2. Fleet Foxes
by Fleet Foxes
 
3. Vampire Weekend
by Vampire Weekend
 
4. Workout Holiday
by White Denim
 
5.
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Night's Out
by Metronomy
 
6. Alegranza
by El Guincho
 
7. Diary of an Afro Warrior
by Benga
 
8. A Land for Renegades
by Zombie Zombie
 
9. Vivian Girls
by Vivian Girls
 
10. Ladyhawke
by Ladyhawke
 
11. Dear Science
by TV on the Radio
 
12.
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Directions To See A Ghost
by The Black Angels
 
13.
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In Ear Park
by Department of Eagles
 
14. Stay Positive
by Hold Steady
 
15.
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Crystal Castles
by Crystal Castles
 
16.
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Only By The Night
by Kings Of Leon
 
17.
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Hercules & Love Affair
by Hercules & Love Affair
 
18. Santogold
by Santogold
 
19.
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Friendly Fires
by Friendly Fires
 
20. Shall Noise Upon
by Apollo Sunshine
 
21. Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
by Atlas Sound
 
22. Oracular Spectacular
by MGMT
 
23. Home
by Peter Broderick
 
24. Alight of Night
by Crystal Stilts
 
25. Street Horrrsing
by Fuck Buttons
 
26.
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Songs in A&E
by Spiritualized
 
27. Glory Hope Mountain
by The Acorn
 
28.
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Visiter
by Dodos
 
29. Baltic Fleet
by Baltic Fleet
 
30. Holy Pictures  
31. London Zoo
by The Bug
 
32. Venus On Earth
by Dengue Fever
 
33.
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The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
by Earth
 
34. Aerial
by 2562
 
35. Try Fly Blue Sky  
36. Saint Dymphna
by Gang Gang Dance
 
37.
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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
by David Byrne/Brian Eno
 
38. Silence of Love  
39.
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Mountain Battles  
40. A Larum
by Johnny Flynn
 
41.
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Third
by Portishead
 
42. Skeletal Lamping (Dig)
by Of Montreal
 
43. Little Death  
44. Meanderthal
by Torche
 
45.
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Youth Novels  
46. Rook (Ocrd)
by Shearwater
 
47.
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Antidotes
by Foals
 
48. Age of the Understatement
by The Last Shadow Puppets
 
49. Disastro  
50. Replica Sun Machine  
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Created by smomo on Dec 17, 2008.