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.

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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	Coco	Colbie Caillat	^[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	3 Doors Down	3 Doors Down	^[24]
June 21	Indestructible	Disturbed	^[25]
June 28	Indestructible	Disturbed	^[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	Twilight	Soundtrack	^[48]
December 6	Dark Horse	Nickelback	^[49]
December 13	Day & Age	The Killers	^[50]
December 20	Dark Horse	Nickelback	^[51]
December 27	Dark Horse	Nickelback	^[52]

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