Polarkreis 18 - Allein Allein
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
Burial- Archangel
Hearthrob - Blind Item
Booka Shade - Numbers
Sascha Funke - Mango
Ted & Francis - I wish I was a polar bear
Klee - Die Königin
Munk - Live Fast! Die Old!

Die 50 besten Alben 2008 - gekürt von den Machern und Freunden des Blogs Platten vor Gericht:

1. Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (8,67)
2. PeterLicht - melancholie und gesellschaft (8,5)
3. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (8,44)
4. The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me (8,43)
5. Radiohead - In Rainbows (8,36)
6. Slut - StillNo.1 (8,33)
7. Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down (8,3)
8. Get Well Soon - Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon (8,17)
9. Syd Matters - Ghost Days (8,1)
10. Portishead - Third (8,0)
11. Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim (8,0)
12. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (7,86)
13. Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us (7,83)
14. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E (7,8)
15. Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw (7,8)
16. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (7,75)
17. Brett Anderson - Wilderness (7,7)
18. Son, Ambulance - Someone Else's Déjà Vu (7,7)
19. The Charlatans - You Cross My Path (7,67)
20. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... (7,67)
21. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly- Searching For The Hows And Whys (7,67)
22. The Accidental - There Were Wolves (7,67)
23. Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini (7,67)
24. Hello Saferide - More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide (7,67)
25. Pelle Carlberg - The Lilac Time (7,64)
26. Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (7,625)
27. The Kills - Midnight Boom (7,6)
28. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (7,5)
29. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (7,5)
30. Nada Surf - Lucky (7,5)
31. Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck - Days Come And Go (7,5)
32. Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (7,5)
33. Shearwater - Rook (7,5)
34. Bloc Party - Intimacy (7,44)
35. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement (7,43)
36. Chumbawamba - The Boy Bands Have Won (7,375)
37. Philipp Poisel - Wo Fängt Dein Himmel An? (7,375)
38. Sunny Day Sets Fire - Summer Palace (7,33)
39. Markovic - Adoreus (7,33)
39. Tiger Lou - A Partial Print (7,33)
41. Tomte - Heureka (7,3)
42. James - Hey Ma (7,25)
43. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (7,25)
44. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? (7,21)
45. Polarkreis 18 - The Colour Of Snow (7,21)
46. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins (7,17)
47. Electric President - Sleep Well (7,17)
48. Sons and Daughters - This Gift (7,17)
49. Diego - Two (7,17)
49. Friska Viljor - Tour De Hearts (7,17)
49. Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling (7,17)
49. TV on the Radio - Dear Science (7,17)
49. The Young Republic - 12 Tales From Winter City (7,17)

LOL@generic indie list. The list is final, but comments will be posted later. I always wanted to make a top 100 so yeah. all of these albums i rated higher than a 7. So I do like them all. It's not one of those 'forced' list. anyways, happy new year everyone. comments disabled until I finished my comments. =D

100. The Walkmen - You & Me
99. Common Market - Tabacco Road
98. Augustana - Can't Love, Can't Hurt
97. Sunny Day Sets Fire - Summer Palace
96. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
95. Absentee - Victory Shorts
94. Valencia - We All Need A Reason To Believe
93. Polarkreis 18 - The Colour of Snow
92. The New Frontiers - Mending
91. Lykke Li - Youth Novels

90. Children 18:3 - Children 18:3
89. Russian Circle - Station
88. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
87. What Made Milwaukee Famous - What Doesn't Kill Us
86. Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
85. Tilly and the Wall - o
84. P!nk - Funhouse
83. Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
82. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
81. Chad Perrone - Wake

80. Longwave - Secrets Are Sinister
79. Pale Young Gentlemen - Black Forest (Tra La La)
78. Fall Out Boy - Folie à Deux
77. Anberlin - New Surrender
76. The Envy Crops - Dwell
75. Justice - Planisphère
74. The National - The Virginia EP
73. Halves - Haunt Me When I'm Drowsy
72. Anberlin - New Surrender
71. Sun Kil Moon - April

70. miaou - All Around Us
69. Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers
68. Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson & The Red Empire Orchestra
67. Marnie Stern - This Is It And I Am It And You Are It And So Is That And He Is It And She Is It And It Is It And That Is That
66. Abe Vigoda - Skeleton
65. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
64. Giants - Old Stories
63. Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
62. The Accidentals - There Were Wolves
61. Marit Larsen - The Chase

60. Jon Foreman - Limbs and Branches
59. The Week That Was - The Week That Was
58. Deerhunter - Mircocastle
57. Right Away, Great Captain! - The Eventually Home
56. Good Old War - Only Way To Be Alone
55. Dr. Dog - Fate
54. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
53. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
52. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
51. Balmorhea - Rivers Arms

50. Yasushi Yoshida - Little Grace
49. White Hinterland - Phylactery Factory
48. Jordan hull - Jordan Hull
47. Why? - Alopecia
46. The Narrative - Just Say Yes
45. Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs
44. The Weepies - Hideaway
Hell yes, I love matching outfits.
43. The Middle East - The Recordings of The Middle East
42. Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
41. Goddamn Electric Bill - Topics For Gossip

40. The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
39. Thursday/Envy - Split
38. Sgt. - Stylus Fantasticus
37. Hello Saferide - More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide
36. Animal Collective - Water Curses
35. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
34. Stars - Sad Robot EP
33. Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
32. Yann Tiersen - Tabarly
31. Library Tapes - A Summer Beneath The Trees

30. Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things
29. Brooke Waggoner - Heal For The Honey
28. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giants
27. Air France - No Way Down EP
26. La Dispute - Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair

25. The Indelicates - American Demo
Another male/female duo and they aren't the prettiest, but the music is so sarcastic and catchy.
Favorite Song: If Jeff Buckley Had Lived

24. She & Him - Volume One
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward teaming up to make this retro album that feels like a bunch of cover songs from the 50s, but Zooey wrote them all except for three. Please don't confuse her with Katy Perry.
Favorite Song: This is Not a Test

23. YUI - I LOVED YESTERDAY
Jpop, lol. I mainly like her because her music is pop/rock and she doesn't sound like a bimbo.
Favorite Song: Daydreamer

22. Jukebox the Ghost - Let Live and Let Ghosts
A band from DC that plays Piano Pop that's just really bouncy. At times, they remind me of Queen and The Mountain Goats. As a whole, the album felt like a rock opera.
Favorite Song: Hold It In

21. Taylor Swift - Fearless
I always been aware of her singles, but Fearless surprised me in how there were no filler tracks.
Favorite Song: You Belong With Me

20. Tamas Wells - Two Years In April
Another singer-songwriter type, but his voice is so floaty that it makes the album a pleasant listen. I could hear his music being the soundtrack for the next Juno.
Favorite Song: The Day that She Drowned, Her Body Was Found

19. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Solo album from The Dresden Dolls. I don't really think of them as songs as she breaks away from the mold. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, but the ballads are amazing in how intense her feelings reach.
Favorite Song: Ampersand

18. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
11 fun songs that vary, but remain solid.
Favorite Song: M79

17. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns
A straight forward indie rock album. At first listen, it might sound like a rip off of "In the Aeroplane over the Sea," but this band took that sound and scattered more spontaneous energy.
Favorite Song: Drain The Blood

16. Maybeshewill - Not For Want Of Trying
Post-rock with some electronics. They don't make you search for those precious moments. "He Films The Clouds Pt. 2" and "Not For Want Of Trying" is the best 1-2 punch of the year.
Favorite Song: He Films The Clouds Pt. 2

15. Horse Feathers - House With No Home
His voice is weathered. The music is folksy. And when it happens together, it's cool, but the parts where it's separated feel the most detailed.
Favorite Song: Helen

14. Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
This mixtape kinda blew my mind. I love his usage of the Seinfeld clips and everything just flowed extremely well.
Favorite Song: The Kramer

13. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
If you haven't heard this album yet, where have you been? This band is the biggest breakthrough artist of the year. The harmonies are so smooth.
Favorite Song: Your Protector

12. Lost In The Trees - All Alone in an Empty House
Why so short dang it. The vocals are kind of what you expect with indie bands, but the music and lyrics caught my attention.
Favorite Song: Song for the Painter

11. Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
Awesome house music. Brilliant stuff. I don't know how to write about it, but I remember having my mind blown.
Favorite Song: Where You Go I Go Too

10. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster...
Male/female vocals that bursts with shouts and screams, but can be highly sentimental as well. The album is filled with great moments of joy.
Favorite Song: Knee Deep At ATP

9. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Other than The Beatles, Sigur Rós is the only other band that amazes me when I hear someone disliking them. Their music is headphone magic. This album showcases a new direction, but remains epic.
Favorite Song: Inní mér syngur vitleysingur

8. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light
This album helped me grow musically towards Folk music. At first, I just wanted to see what the hype was, but the hooks started to reveal itself and with more listens, the deeper it got into me.
Favorite Song: Missing One

7. The Cast Before The Break - As Your Shoulder Turns on You
All of their songs are cool, but the way they finish a song is ridiculous. This band simply rocks harder than what you paid for.
Favorite Song: Understanding the Universe

6. TV on the Radio - Dear Science,
Their past 2 albums were overrated. This album is their most consistent.
Favorite Song: Dancing Choose

5. Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
Her music is mostly acoustic folk and her technique alternatives between the bass string with the lower 3 strings. Still, it's her old soul voice with her self-directed lyrics that makes her so enchanting.
Favorite Song: Failure

4. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
Is Punk Rock even the right words? It's more like nostalgic catchy blues-rock.
Favorite Song: Here's Looking At You, Kid

3. Girl Talk - Feed the Animal
Gregg Gillis is the man. 53 minutes and not once does it get boring.
Favorite Song: N/A

2. Moving Mountains - Foreword
Their instrumentation's can be compared to Explosions in the Sky, but the vocals are thunderous. Perfect mix of everything I enjoy in music.
Favorite Song: Lights & Shapes

1. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Every album released this year either had to grow on me or they faded away. Except this one. Literally each song on this album took a turn at being my favorite.
Favorite Song: Fast Blood

01|01|09 Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy [2 weeks #1 / #1 in 3 countries] 413 POINTS

02|02|13 Katy Perry - Hot'n'Cold [4 weeks #1 / #1 in 7 countries] 408 POINTS

03|03|11 Britney Spears - Womanizer [#1 in 1 country] 336 POINTS

04|04|12 The Killers - Human [#1 in 1 country]

05|05|17 Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008 [#1 in 1 country]

06|07|11 T.I./Rihanna - Live Your Life

07|06|17 Pink - So What [4 weeks #1]

08|08|41 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life [#1 in 1 country] [LONGEST CHART SITTER]

09|09|06 Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) [#1 in 1 country]

10|15|04 Leona Lewis - Run [#1 in 1 country]


11|10|04 Pink - Sober [#1 in 1 country]

12|11|29 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

13|13|25 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl [10 weeks #1]

14|17|07 Lady GaGa - Poker Face [#1 in 1 country]

15|14|09 Madonna - Miles Away

16|21|05 The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part

17|12|23 Rihanna - Disturbia

18|16|04 Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing

19|18|11 Polarkreis 18 - Allein, Allein

20|27|07 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You


21|19|05 Take That - Greatest Day

22|20|19 Lady GaGa/Colby O'Donis - Just Dance

23|31|07 Wham! - Last Christmas [GREATEST GAINER]

24|22|05 Milow - Ayo Technology

25|24|07 Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody

26|34|04 Kings of Leon - Use Somebody [GREATEST GAINER]

27|33|03 Kanye West - Heartless

28|30|02 Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah [#1 in 2 countries]

29|23|10 Leona Lewis - Forgive Me

30|28|16 Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire


31|NE|01 Metallica - All Nightmare Long [HIGHEST DEBUT]

32|NE|01 Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

33|25|04 James Morrison/Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings

34|29|11 Kanye West - Love Lockdown

35|40|12 Morandi - Save Me

36|26|12 Alicia Keys/Jack White - Another Way To Die [BIGGEST FALLER]

37|36|02 Britney Spears - Circus

38|32|14 The Rasmus - Livin' In The World Without You

39|RE|02 Herbert Grönemeyer - Glück [HIGHEST RE-ENTRY]

40|37|02 Kryštof - Tak nějak málo tančím

OUT:

35. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
38. Rihanna - Rehab
39. X Factor Finalists - Hero

P!nk
Pussycat Dolls

1. Keane - Spiralling
2. N*E*R*D - Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing In The Line For The Bathroom)
3. Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
4. Clueso - Keinen Zentimeter
5. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
6. The Killers - Human
7. Busta Rhymes - We Made It (feat. Linkin Park)
8. Alphabeat - Fascination
9. Polarkreis 18 - allein, allein
10. Katy Perry - Hot 'N Cold

1 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
I have really opened my eyes for Australia this year after numbers of great electronic releases such as Pnau, Empire of The Sun, Van She etc. The list goes on.
In Ghost Colours was released only a couple of weeks after I first discovered all the great things about Cut Copy. The record has no flaws, and is perfect right through. And the song 'Strangers in The Wind' will always remember me of the greatest adventure of my life.

2 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes/Sun Giant
At first I was kinda sceptical to this record. I had to listen to it because of all the fuzz, but soon put it behind me. And it wasn't until a couple of months later I picked it up again for some random reason and gave it another spin. And it stuck, and it's still stuck.

3 Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us
This record is filled with so many simple but yet effective pop melodies that just stick with you after the first listen, and you just can't help but so sing along. I know this record has gotten some mixed reviews, and I can't understand why. This is the perfect pop record in my opinion and it will always remain my "summer of 2008 record" and remind me of all the great things that happened.

4 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
I loved the previous record, and I knew it would be hard to top that. But they did, after a while. This record was pretty hard to get in to, or for me it was. I really tried liking this record. It was good all along, but it only grows stronger on me everytime I listen to it.

5 M83 - Saturdays=Youth
So diffrent from his previous releases, and so much better. And I'm so lucky I got to see him play in Oslo as it was one of the best musical experiences this year.


6 Studio - Yearbook 2
7 Horse Feathers - House With No Home
8 Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
9 Sigur Rós - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
10 Air France - No Way Down
11 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
12 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
13 Tobias Hellkvist - Sides
14 Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
15 Damien Jurado - Caught In The Trees
16 Foals - Antidotes
17 Santogold - Santogold
18 Polarkreis 18 - The Colour Of Snow
19 Passion Pit - Chunk Of Change
20 Veronica Maggio - Och Vinnaren Är


Honorable Mentions
Starfucker
Gang Gang Dance
Flying Lotus
Tobacco
Mr. Oizo
Ratatat
Booka Shade
Sin Fang Bous
Coldplay
Hot Chip

top 5 albums 2008:

01 Polarkreis 18-The Colour Of Snow
02 Die Toten Hosen - In aller Stille
03 Voicst- A Tale Of Two Devils
04 bodi bill- Next Time
05 The Offspring - Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace

top 5 songs 2008:

01 01 Die Toten Hosen - Strom

02 Polarkreis 18 - Allein Allein

03 The Offspring - Hammerhead

04 bodi bill - i like holden caulfield

05 Voicst - High As An Amsterdam Tourist

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top 5 artist in 2008:
01 Die Toten Hosen
02 Polarkreis 18
03 Eels
04 Beatsteaks
05 The Offspring

top 5 songs in 2008
01 Die Toten Hosen - Strom
02 Polarkreis 18 - Allein Allein
03 The Offspring - Hammerhead
04 Die Ärzte -Nur einen Kuss
05 Denali - The Instinct

top 5 albums in 2008:
01Polarkreis 18 – The Colour Of Snow
02 Polarkreis 18 – Polarkreis 18
03 Die Toten Hosen – In aller Stille
04 Voicst – A Tale Of Two Devils
05 Denali – The Instinct
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