Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2008 (Gummy Awards)

Stereogum has announced the winners of its Gummy Awards. Check out the Favorite Albums Of 2008 below, along with the winners of a few other categories.



50. Islands – Arm's Way [Anti-]
49. Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow & Blue [Warp]
48. Man Man – Rabbit Habits [Anti-]
47. Bloc Party – Intimacy [Atlantic]
46. Flight Of The Conchords – Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]
45. Chad VanGaalen – Soft Airplane [Sub Pop]
44. Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple [Atlantic]
43. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles [Last Gang]
42. Hercules And Love Affair – Hercules And Love Affair [Mute]
41. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak [Roc-A-Fella]
40. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark [(Astralwerks]
39. Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster… [Arts & Crafts]
38. The Black Keys – Attack & Release [Nonesuch]
37. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Cardinology [Lost Highway]
36. Dr. Dog – Fate [Park The Van]
35. Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue [Warner Bros]
34. Blitzen Trapper – Furr [Sub Pop]
33. The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely [Warner Bros]
32. Lykke Li – Youth Novels [Atlantic]
31. Santogold – Santogold [Downtown]
30. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night [RCA]
29. Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst [Merge]
28. She & Him – Volume One [Merge]
27. Beach House – Devotion [Carpark]
26. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol]
25. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III [Cash Money]
24. M83 – Saturdays = Youth [Mute]
23. The Dodos – Visiter [French Kiss]
22. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges [ATO]
21. Okkervil River – The Stand Ins [Jagjaguwar]
20. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours [Modular]
19. Department Of Eagles – In Ear Park [4AD]
18. Beck – Modern Guilt [Interscope]
17. Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight [Fat Cat]
16. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line [Barsuk]
15. No Age – Nouns [Sub Pop]
14. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs [Atlantic]
13. WHY? – Alopecia [Anticon]
12. Sigur Rós – Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust [XL]
11. Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer [Sub Pop]
10. The Walkmen – You & Me [Gigantic]
09. Girl Talk – Feed The Animals [Illegal Art]
08. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive [Vagrant]
07. Portishead – Third [Mercury]
06. Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping [Polyvinyl]
05. Deerhunter – Microcastle [Kranky]
04. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend [XL]
03. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar]
02. TV On The Radio – Dear Science, [Interscope]
01. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop]



Best Music Video

Radiohead – "House Of Cards" (Dir: James Frost)


Best Live Act

Radiohead


Indie Rock Crushes

Zooey Deschanel (She & Him) & Kevin Barnes (Of Montreal)


Most Overrated Act

Vampire Weekend


Best Music Blog (Besides Stereogum)

Brooklyn Vegan


Best TV Show

30 Rock


Best Movie

Dark Knight


Best Web Video

Bill O'Reilly Flips Out


* I realize that reading these lists may get old, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing and feel like sharing what my fellow blogger's dig.