Last.fm reveals best artists, albums & tracks of 2008
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Not only can you see trend data for each chart entrant to work out which months that song or band were hottest in, you can even listen to their music while doing so, thanks to embedded tracks on the site. Very nice!
Best artists
1 MGMT
2 The Ting Tings
3 Sarah Bareilles
4 Fleet Foxes
5 Katy Perry
6 The Last Shadow Puppets
7 Foals
8 Bon Iver
9 Does it Offend You, Yeah?
10 Santogold
Best albums
1 Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
2 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
3 Portishead – Third
4 Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV
5 The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
6 The Kooks – Konk
7 Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
8 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
9 Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static
10 Sigur Rós – Me_ su_ í eyrum vi_ spilum endalaust
Best tracks
1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
2 Coldplay – Violet Hill
3 MGMT – Time To Pretend
4 MGMT – Electric Feel
5 Coldplay – Life In Technicolour
6 Coldplay – Cemeteries of London
7 Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
8 Coldplay – 42
9 Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
10 MGMT – Kids
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tursiops
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I must say that I love coldplay... So it seems most people do :P
- 3 years ago
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tursiops
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Mr_Costello
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Good to see MGMT up there, other than that im a tad disappointed in Last users!
- 3 years ago
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Mr_Costello
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Alanisnotcool
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just download tiestos club life and you will have amazing music for the rest of your lives and be happy, forever.
- 3 years ago
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Alanisnotcool
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reneelikeshugs
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dude. screw listening to anything on last.fm. pandora's where its at!!
- 3 years ago
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reneelikeshugs
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wintermadness90
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Not a surprise to me that none of the bands I listen to made the list.
- 3 years ago
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wintermadness90
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TheDodge
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I listen to stuff on last.FM but none of those listed. Not a Cold Play fan but it looks like alot of people that like Last.FM do or the list is skewed somehow...oh well still a great site.
- 3 years ago
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TheDodge
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Yitschaq
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How is it possible that there is no Radiohead?
I thought for sure there would be some Radiohead.. how could "In Rainbows" not make the top 10 for best albums?
Way too much Coldplay on that list.
- 3 years ago
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Yitschaq
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saverio
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Yitschaq:
In Rainbows was released in 2007.
I think they only listed artists that had an album out this year. Otherwise, you'd have Radiohead, Beatles, Nirvana... - 3 years ago
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saverio
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carligula
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Coldplay is total shit! this list needs revision.
- 3 years ago
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carligula
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ipodrulz
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Damn Right! Coldplay!!!
- 3 years ago
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ipodrulz
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quacksalot
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mgmt deserves the top spot, but what the hell coldplay?
- 3 years ago
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quacksalot
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purplefox
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Albums list is a bit more varied than the top artists, I reckon (though admittedly in the same indie/tech/vaguely alternative niche). Good to see Sigur Ros up there, albeit just. And whatever you may say about DCFC, their latest album deserves to be up there I reckon.
- 3 years ago
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purplefox
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Danobi
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Nice post. Dead interesting.
- 3 years ago
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Danobi
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maasanova
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I just can't believe how out of touch I am with music! I've only heard of about four or five artists. Who the hell are all the rest?
- 3 years ago
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maasanova
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cellasaurus
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Firstly, I didn't even LIKE Viva la Vida.
Secondly, MGMT is fantastic but I don't agree with the best tracks list being comprised of a third of their album.
These best of 2008 lists are bogus. But then again, Last.fm is hardly an authority on music, is it? Let alone good music...
- 3 years ago
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cellasaurus
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nazbags
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Interesting that Coldplay is everywhere BUT Best Artists
- 3 years ago
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nazbags
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Tygerr
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Being an avid lastfm user I definitely saw almost all of these coming (Except Jack Johnson, what the fuck?) but I'm surprised Kings of Leon didn't make the cut.
- 3 years ago
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Tygerr
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purplefox
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Tygerr:
why not Jack Johnson? he fits in this listening group pretty well i reckon.
- 3 years ago
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purplefox
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huntre
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No Hold Steady? No Kings Of Leon?
Bah Humbug. - 3 years ago
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huntre
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Rhys_Bonney
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I cant believe coldplay feature so heavily!
- 3 years ago
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Rhys_Bonney
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tallmansam
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Rhys_Bonney:
cos there frickin awsome dude!
- 3 years ago
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tallmansam
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Rhys_Bonney
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Rhys_Bonney:
I never got into them, i always found them a bit boring, but ill check out the new album if its doing so well!
- 3 years ago
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Rhys_Bonney
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Mr_T
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this list is a bit... well... boring isn't it!? I mean I Kissed a Girl is a wicked song but some of the rest of it!?
There's 4 coldplay songs in the top tracks!!!???!!! 4!!!!??? God, i hate Chris Martin. - 3 years ago
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Mr_T
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Mr_T
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Mr_T:
My top artists at the moment (according to my last.fm) are:
1. Sonic Youth
2. Nirvana
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Explosions in the Sky
5. Beat Happening
6. Jay Reatard
7. Melt Banana
8. Black Flag
9. Hole
10. Pete and the Pirates.Most of this isn't from 2008... oh well.
- 3 years ago
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Mr_T
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richjm
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Mr_T:
Ooh, good game. These are mine from last.fm
1. Sigur Rós
2. The Maccabees
3. Vampire Weekend
4. Smog
5. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
6. Radiohead
7. Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit
8. MGMT
9. Doveman
10. The Last Shadow Puppets - 3 years ago
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richjm
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abbym0308
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Quite interesting collection here. Top lists always have some surprises. I kinda hate that Katy Perry is on this list.
- 3 years ago
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abbym0308
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joshuaheller
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Did you compose this list by yourself?
- 3 years ago
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joshuaheller
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richjm
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joshuaheller:
If I had, the Kooks and The Tings Tings definitely wouldn't feature.
- 3 years ago
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richjm
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mattbrawn
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joshuaheller:
Of course he didn't write it Joshua, if he'd been responsible for compiling it it would read like this:
Best band: Sigur Ros
Best album: Sigur Ros
Best album artwork: Sigur Ros
Best track: Sigur Ros (any track will do) - 3 years ago
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