Mike Portnoy v následujících žebříčcích uvádí, co ho v tomto roce bavilo nejvíce:

Favorite Albums of 2008 (in no particular order)

01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic
02. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress
03. THE MARS VOLTA - The Bedlam In Goliath
04. BEARDFISH - Sleeping In Traffic Part 2
05. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
06. OPETH - Watershed
07. BLOODBATH - Unblessing The Purity / The Fathomless Mastery
08. FROST - Experiments In Mass Appeal
09. TRIVIUM - Shogun
10. STEVEN WILSON - Insurgentes

A few honorable mentions:

DIR EN GREY - Uroboros
CYNIC - Traced In Air
EXTREME - Saudades de Rock
GOJIRA - The Way Of All Flesh

Favorite Films of 2008 (in no particular order)

01. The Wrestler
02. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
03. Milk
04. Rachel Getting Married
05. Cloverfield
06. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
07. The Dark Knight

Favorite TV of 2008 (in no particular order)

01. True Blood
02. Brotherhood
03. The Shield
04. Californication
05. Mad Men
06. Dexter
07. Tim & Eric Awesome Show
08. Entourage
09. Z Rock
10. In Treatment