List of number-one Billboard Alternative Albums of 2008

These are the U.S. number-one alternative rock albums of 2008, per the Billboard Alternative Albums chart.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List

Key

Indicates best charting alternative album of 2008 Note: Year-End top-selling alternative albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan..

Issue date	Album	Artist	Reference
January 5	Coco	Colbie Caillat	[1]
January 12			[2]
January 19	In Rainbows	Radiohead	[3]
January 26			[4]
February 2			[5]
February 9			[6]
February 16	The Bedlam in Goliath	The Mars Volta	[7]
February 23	Sleep Through the Static	Jack Johnson	[8]
March 1			[9]
March 8			[10]
March 15			[11]
March 22			[12]
March 29			[13]
April 5			[14]
April 12	Pretty. Odd.	Panic! at the Disco	[15]
April 19	Accelerate	R.E.M.	[16]
April 26			[17]
May 3			[18]
May 10	Flight of the Conchords	Flight of the Conchords	[19]
May 17	Third	Portishead	[20]
May 24	Sleep Through the Static	Jack Johnson	[21]
May 31	Narrow Stairs	Death Cab for Cutie	[22]
June 7	3 Doors Down	3 Doors Down	[23]
June 14			[24]
June 21	Indestructible	Disturbed	[25]
June 28			[26]
July 5	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	Coldplay	[27]
July 12			[28]
July 19			[29]
July 26			[30]
August 2			[31]
August 9	Rock n Roll Jesus	Kid Rock	[32]
August 16			[33]
August 23			[34]
August 30			[35]
September 6			[36]
September 13	All Hope Is Gone	Slipknot	[37]
September 20	Rock n Roll Jesus	Kid Rock	[38]
September 27	Death Magnetic	Metallica	[39]
October 4			[40]
October 11			[41]
October 18			[42]
October 25			[43]
November 1			[44]
November 8			[45]
November 15	A Hundred Million Suns	Snow Patrol	[46]
November 22	Twilight	Soundtrack	[47]
November 29			[48]
December 6	Dark Horse	Nickelback	[49]
December 13	Day & Age	The Killers	[50]
December 20	Dark Horse	Nickelback	[51]
December 27			[52]

References

External links

• Current Billboard Alternative Albums chart

See also

• 2008 in music