Best of 2008: Spin, NME, Gigwise, Rolling Stone Readers

Those year end lists are coming fast and furious now. Here's a few more for your perusal with, as usual, the top three listed no matter the vintage followed by all selections by veteran artists.

Spin Top 40 Albums

• 1. Dear Science - TV on the Radio
• 2. The Carter III - Lil Wayne
• 3. Third - Portishead
• 18. Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
• 26. Accelerate - R.E.M.
• 28. Death Magnetic - Metallica
• 30. Little Honey - Lucinda Williams
  

NME Top 50 Albums

• 1. Oracular Spectacular - MGMT
• 2. Dear Science - TV on the Radio
• 3. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
• 29. Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
  

Gigwise Top 50 Albums

• 1. The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
  
• 2. The Carter III - Lil Wayne
  
• 3. Dear Science - TV on the Radio
  
• 8. Death Magnetic - Metallica
  
• 11. Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Rolling Stone Reader's Poll Top 30 Albums

• 1. Day & Age - The Killers
• 2. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• 3. Only By the Night - Kings of Leon
• 10. Accelerate - R.E.M.
• 14. Death Magnetic - Metallica