This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2008. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
- Lydia – Illuminate
- Forgive Durden – Razia’s Shadow: A Musical
- The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
- City And Colour – Bring Me Your Love
- Fall Out Boy – Folie à Deux
- Good Old War – Only Way To Be Alone
- Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
- Valencia – We All Need A Reason To Believe
- Jacks Mannequin – The Glass Passenger
- Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
- Copeland – You Are My Sunshine
- The Reign Of Kindo – Rhythm, Chord, & Melody
- Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
- Why? – Alopecia
- Astronautalis – Pomegranate
- Underoath – Lost In The Sound Of Separation
- Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
- Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
- Sigur Rós – Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
- Augustana – Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt
- Dear and the Headlights – Drunk Like Bible Times
- Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
- The New Frontiers – Mending
- The Dodos – Visiter
- The Living End – White Noise
- Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
- Jamie Lidell – Jim
- Tiger Lou – The Loyal
- House Of Heroes – The End Is Not The End
- The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
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