Every December since 2002, No Ripcord has taken pride in publishing a Top Fifty Albums list, which draws on the collected thoughts of our writing team.This year we decided to offer you the chance to take part in the end of year shenanigans.

As promised earlier in the week, here are the 2008 album lists from our individual writers. The majority of these were used to compile our overall list, however it is worth noting a few were submitted (or changed) after the deadline, so those trying to work out the validity of our final 50 will struggle to make these fit!

Some critics would suggest that 2008 has been a barren year for exciting new music but we couldn't disagree more: our Top 50 albums list suggests it was as strong a year as any.

2008 seems to have passed us by in a blur and we’re at a loss to explain why. Some critics would suggest it’s because this has been a barren year for exciting new music but we couldn't disagree more: our Top 50 albums list suggests 2008 was as strong a year as any.

Another blast from the past: No Ripcord's top 50 albums of 2004.

Here's one from the archives for you: No Ripcord's top 50 albums of 2003, finally reclaimed from the Internet ether.