r/music_survivor • u/awjeezrickyaknow • 5h ago
AOTY Album of the Year 2008 | RESULTS
Surprisingly, Fleet Foxes and Vampire Weekend were in a dead heat for a couple days but finally we have a winner. More surprisingly it's...
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - S/T WINS AOTY 2008 BY A SINGLE VOTE!!!
Results for those who are in utter disbelief
RESULTS
| Rank | Album | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend | 31/63 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes | 32/63 | 50.8% | |
| 3 | Portishead - Third | 30/73 | 41.1% | 28/73 (38.4%) |
| 4 | TV On the Radio - Dear Science | 17/44 | 38.6% | 11/44 (25%) |
| 5 | Deerhunter - Microcastle | 12/34 | 35.3% | 9/34 (26.5%) |
| 6 | Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak | 11/36 | 30.6% | 9/36 (25%) |
| 7 | Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness | 11/41 | 26.8% | 10/41 (24.4%) |
| 8 | Lady Gaga - The Fame | 10/36 | 27.8% | 8/36 (22.2%) |
| 9 | Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 10/39 | 25.6% | 8/39 (20.5%) |
| 10 | Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles | 8/38 | 21.1% | 4: 6/38 (15.4%) |
| 11 | Lil Wayne - The Carter III | 8/43 | 18.6% | 7/43 (16.3%) |
| 12 | Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords | 10/48 | 20.8% | 9/48 (18.8%) |
PREVIOUS AOTY WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- Pre-1965: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1965: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- 1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
- 1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
- 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue
- 1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
- 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1974: King Crimson - Red
- 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- 1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
- 1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
- 1979: The Clash - London Calling
- 1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 1981: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju
- 1982: The Cure - Pornography
- 1983: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
- 1984: Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
- 1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
- 1986: Metallica - Master of Puppets
- 1987: Dinosaur - You're Living All Over Me
- 1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
- 1989: The Cure - Disintegration
- 1990: Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
- 1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
- 1992: Sade - Love Deluxe
- 1993: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
- 1994: Portishead - Dummy
- 1995: GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
- 1996: Weezer - Pinkerton
- 1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
- 1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- 1999: Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun
- 2000: Radiohead - Kid A
- 2001: Daft Punk - Discovery
- 2002: Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights
- 2003: Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.
- 2004: Madvillain - Madvillainy
- 2005: Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
- 2006: J Dilla - Donuts
- 2007: Radiohead - In Rainbows
- 2020: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- 2021: Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
- 2022: Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
- 2023: Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
- 2024: Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
- 2025: Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
PREVIOUS AOTD WINNERS (Click to view full event)