More best of 2008 lists! First out are Mojo and Blender. We’ve been reading Mojo for years and are big fans, but for a magazine most known and loved for their conservatism and backward-looking focus on classic rock, their list is surprisingly varied and contains quite a few surprises. Blender has for some unknown reason decided to pick a list of exactly 33 albums (?). Anyway the list is very varied and is topped by Lil’ Wayne’s The Carter III.

MOJO Top 50 of 2008

50 Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
49 The Neil Cowley Trio – Loud… Louder… Stop
48 AC/DC – Black Ice
47 Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
46 James Hunter – The Hard Way
45 Metallica – Death Magnetic
44 Goldmund – The Malady Of Elegance
43 Aimee Mann – @#%&*! Smilers
42 Juana Molina – Un Día
41 The Fall – Imperial Wax Solvent
40 The Black Keys – Attack & Release
39 Abe Vigoda – Skeleton
38 Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
37 Gavin Bryars & Philip Jeck & Alter Ego – The Sinking of the Titanic
36 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
35 Our Broken Garden – When Your Blackening Shows
34 Fuck Buttons – Street Horrrsing
33 Kasai Allstars – In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic
32 Seasick Steve – I Started Out With Nothin’ and I Still Got Most of It Left
31 Duffy – Rockferry
30 The Night Marchers – See You in Magic
29 Yeasayer – All Hour Cymbals
28 Neon Neon – Stainless Style
27 M83 – Saturdays=Youth
26 Peter Broderick – Home
25 Randy Newman – Harps and Angels
24 Fucked Up – The Chemistry of Common Life
23 Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
22 Mercury Rev – Snowflake Midnight
21 Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali
20 TV on the Radio – Dear Science
19 Beck – Modern Guilt
18 Pete Molinari – A Virtual Landslide
17 Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
16 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
15 Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves – Roll With You
14 British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
13 Drive-By Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
12 Don Cavalli – Cryland
11 Portishead – Third
10 Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark
9 The Bug – London Zoo
8 The Week That Was – The Week That Was
7 Glasvegas – Glasvegas
6 The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
5 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
4 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
3 Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
2 The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
1 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

Blender’s Top 33 of 2008

33 Hayes Carll – Trouble In Mind
32 Taylor Swift – Fearless
31 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
30 Young Jeezy – The Recession
29 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It
28 Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
27 Mariah Carey – E=MC²
26 Usher – Here I Stand
25 Santogold – Santogold
24 The Roots – Rising Down
23 The Cool Kids – The Bake Sale
22 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
21 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah: Pt. One (4th World War)
20 Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing
19 Katy Perry – One Of The Boys
18 Ponytail – Ice Cream Spiritual
17 Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
16 Be Your Own Pet – Get Awkward
15 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
14 Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
13 Al Green – Lay It Down
12 My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
11 Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
10 Fall Out Boy – Folie A Deux
09 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
08 Randy Newman – Harps and Angels
07 of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
06 Robyn – Robyn
05 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
04 Metallica – Death Magnetic
03 TV On The Radio – Dear Science
02 Girl Talk – Feed The Animals
01 Lil’ Wayne – Tha Carter III

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