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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart based on the sales of both physical singles with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3]
This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2008, as well as songs which peaked in 2007 and 2009 but were in the top 40 in 2008. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Three-hundred and fifty-three singles were in the top forty this year. Forty-nine singles from 2007 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy, "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna, "Elvis Ain't Dead" by Scouting for Girls", "Listen" by Beyoncé, "Misery Business" by Paramore, "Parallel Worlds" by Elliot Minor, "Pumpkin Soup" by Kate Nash, "Rockstar" by Nickelback and "Wow" by Kylie Minogue were the singles from 2007 that did not peak until 2008. "Breakeven" by The Script, "Broken Strings" by James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado, "Circus" by Britney Spears, "Kids" by MGMT, "Mad" by Ne-Yo, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé and "The Loving Kind" by Girls Aloud first charted in 2008 but did not reach their peak until 2009. Additionally, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson re-entered the chart this year and then returned to the chart in 2009 following Jackson's death the following year.
Ninety-six artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2008, with Rihanna having the most entries (9, including an appearance on the "Just Stand Up!" charity single). Songs that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.
Top-forty singles
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Symbol | Meaning |
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‡ | Single peaked in 2007 but still in chart in 2008. |
♦ | Single released in 2008 but peaked in 2009. |
Single peaked at number-one in 2008. | |
Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 40 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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Singles in 2007 | ||||||
20 January 2007 | 23 | "Grace Kelly" ‡ | Mika | 1 | 27 January 2007 | 5 |
10 February 2007 | 21 | "Shine" ‡ | Take That | 1 | 10 March 2007 | 2 |
8 | "Listen" | Beyoncé | 8 | 27 December 2008 | 1 | |
17 February 2007 | 22 | "Ruby" ‡ | Kaiser Chiefs | 1 | 3 March 2007 | 1 |
21 April 2007 | 3 | "Parallel Worlds" | Elliot Minor | 22 | 19 April 2008 | 1 |
5 May 2007 | 6 | "Back to Black" ‡ | Amy Winehouse | 25 | 12 May 2007 | 1 |
26 May 2007 | 35 | "Umbrella" ‡ | Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | 1 | 26 May 2007 | 10 |
30 June 2007 | 23 | "Worried About Ray" ‡ | The Hoosiers | 5 | 14 July 2007 | 1 |
2 | "Misery Business" | Paramore | 17 | 23 February 2008 | 1 | |
7 July 2007 | 18 | "Foundations" ‡ | Kate Nash | 2 | 7 July 2007 | 5 |
28 | "The Way I Are" ‡ | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson | 1 | 4 August 2007 | 2 | |
4 August 2007 | 25 | "Hey There Delilah" ‡ | Plain White T's | 2 | 15 September 2007 | 2 |
12 | "Dream Catch Me" ‡ | Newton Faulkner | 7 | 11 August 2007 | 1 | |
11 August 2007 | 15 | "With Every Heartbeat" ‡ | Robyn with Kleerup | 1 | 18 August 2007 | 1 |
18 August 2007 | 9 | "Stronger" ‡ | Kanye West | 1 | 25 August 2007 | 2 |
25 August 2007 | 19 | "Ayo Technology" ‡ | 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland | 2 | 29 September 2007 | 1 |
8 September 2007 | 22 | "She's So Lovely" ‡ | Scouting for Girls | 7 | 29 September 2007 | 1 |
22 September 2007 | 21 | "About You Now" ‡ | Sugababes | 1 | 6 October 2007 | 4 |
6 October 2007 | 27 | "Valerie" ‡ | Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse | 2 | 27 October 2007 | 1 |
13 October 2007 | 13 | "Happy Ending" ‡ | Mika | 7 | 27 October 2007 | 1 |
20 October 2007 | 17 | "Goodbye Mr. A" ‡ | The Hoosiers | 4 | 27 October 2007 | 1 |
28 | "Apologize" ‡ | Timbaland presents OneRepublic | 3 | 17 November 2007 | 2 | |
27 October 2007 | 11 | "Gimme More" ‡ | Britney Spears | 3 | 27 October 2007 | 1 |
15 | "Hate That I Love You" ‡ | Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo | 15 | 24 November 2007 | 1 | |
3 November 2007 | 21 | "Bleeding Love" ‡ | Leona Lewis | 1 | 3 November 2007 | 7 |
26 | "Rule the World" ‡ | Take That | 2 | 3 November 2007 | 4 | |
4 | "Kiss Kiss" ‡ | Chris Brown featuring T-Pain & Nelly | 38 | 17 November 2007 | 1 | |
10 November 2007 | 10 | "Home" ‡ | Westlife | 3 | 10 November 2007 | 1 |
19 | "No One" ‡ | Alicia Keys | 6 | 24 November 2007 | 2 | |
17 November 2007 | 10 | "2 Hearts" ‡ | Kylie Minogue | 4 | 24 November 2007 | 1 |
39 | "Rockstar" | Nickelback | 2 | 16 February 2008 | 2 | |
24 November 2007 | 10 | "Flux" ‡ | Bloc Party | 8 | 24 November 2007 | 1 |
14 | "Heartbroken" ‡ | T2 featuring Jodie Aysha | 2 | 1 December 2007 | 3 | |
1 December 2007 | 8 | "Breathless" ‡ | Shayne Ward | 6 | 1 December 2007 | 1 |
15 | "Call the Shots" ‡ | Girls Aloud | 3 | 8 December 2007 | 2 | |
22 | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" | Soulja Boy | 2 | 12 January 2008 | 1 | |
8 December 2007 | 5 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ | Mariah Carey | 6 | 29 December 2007 | 1 |
9 | "Fairytale of New York" ‡ | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 4 | 29 December 2007 | 1 | |
9 | "Change" ‡ | Sugababes | 13 | 29 December 2007 | 1 | |
15 December 2007 | 11 | "What Hurts the Most" ‡ | Cascada | 10 | 22 December 2007 | 1 |
7 | "Last Christmas" ‡ | Wham! | 14 | 22 December 2007 | 1 | |
22 December 2007 | 3 | "What a Wonderful World" ‡ | Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua | 1 | 22 December 2007 | 1 |
3 | "Lost" ‡ | Michael Bublé | 19 | 22 December 2007 | 1 | |
8 | "This Is the Life" ‡ | Amy Macdonald | 28 | 22 December 2007 | 2 | |
14 | "Elvis Ain't Dead" | Scouting for Girls | 8 | 26 January 2008 | 2 | |
20 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Rihanna | 4 | 2 February 2008 | 2 | |
29 December 2007 | 6 | "When You Believe" ‡ | Leon Jackson | 1 | 29 December 2007 | 3 |
15 | "Wow" | Kylie Minogue | 5 | 1 March 2008 | 2 | |
6 | "Pumpkin Soup" | Kate Nash | 23 | 12 January 2008 | 1 | |
Singles in 2008 | ||||||
5 January 2008 | 7 | "Some Kinda Rush" | Booty Luv | 19 | 19 January 2008 | 2 |
12 January 2008 | 20 | "Now You're Gone" | Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz | 1 | 19 January 2008 | 5 |
15 | "Piece of Me" | Britney Spears | 2 | 19 January 2008 | 1 | |
10 | "Relax, Take It Easy" | Mika | 18 | 19 January 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Conquest" | The White Stripes | 30 | 12 January 2008 | 1 | |
19 January 2008 | 10 | "Superstar" | Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos | 4 | 26 January 2008 | 1 |
8 | "Homecoming" | Kanye West featuring Chris Martin | 9 | 26 January 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "Be Mine!" | Robyn | 10 | 26 January 2008 | 2 | |
1 | "I Fought the Lloyds" | Oystar | 25 | 19 January 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Waving Flags" | British Sea Power | 31 | 19 January 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "Moving to New York" | The Wombats | 13 | 26 January 2008 | 1 | |
26 January 2008 | 14 | "Chasing Pavements" | Adele | 2 | 26 January 2008 | 3 |
1 | "What Took You So Long?" | The Courteeners | 20 | 26 January 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "NW5" | Madness | 24 | 26 January 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Jigsaw Falling into Place" | Radiohead | 30 | 26 January 2008 | 1 | |
13 | "Work" | Kelly Rowland | 4 | 9 February 2008 | 1 | |
2 February 2008 | 8 | "Ride It" | Jay Sean | 11 | 2 February 2008 | 1 |
10 | "Sun Goes Down" | David Jordan | 4 | 23 February 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Just Fine" | Mary J. Blige | 16 | 9 February 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Scream Aim Fire" | Bullet for My Valentine | 34 | 2 February 2008 | 1 | |
9 February 2008 | 5 | "Ready for the Floor" | Hot Chip | 6 | 9 February 2008 | 1 |
10 | "Just for Tonight" | One Night Only | 9 | 9 February 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Still Figuring Out" | Elliot Minor | 17 | 9 February 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "The Journey Continues" | Mark Brown & Sarah Cracknell | 11 | 16 February 2008 | 1 | |
7 | "Hometown Glory" | Adele | 19 | 2 August 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Young, Free and Simple" | Urbnri | 34 | 9 February 2008 | 1 | |
16 February 2008 | 1 | "Weightless" | Wet Wet Wet | 10 | 16 February 2008 | 1 |
6 | "I Thought It Was Over" | The Feeling | 9 | 23 February 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "That's How People Grow Up" | Morrissey | 14 | 16 February 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "A&E" | Goldfrapp | 10 | 23 February 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Who's Got a Match?" | Biffy Clyro | 27 | 16 February 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "The Girl Is Mine 2008" | Michael Jackson featuring will.i.am | 32 | 16 February 2008 | 1 | |
10 | "Scream" | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger | 12 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "From Yesterday" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 37 | 16 February 2008 | 1 | |
23 February 2008 | 24 | "Mercy" | Duffy | 1 | 23 February 2008 | 5 |
12 | "What's It Gonna Be" | H "Two" O featuring Platnum | 2 | 1 March 2008 | 3 | |
16 | "Stop and Stare" | One Republic | 4 | 15 March 2008 | 3 | |
2 | "When I'm Gone" | Simple Plan | 26 | 26 February 2008 | 1 | |
15 | "Something Good '08" | Utah Saints | 8 | 29 March 2008 | 1 | |
28 | "Low" | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain | 2 | 5 April 2008 | 2 | |
1 March 2008 | 11 | "Come On Girl" | Taio Cruz featuring Luciana | 5 | 15 March 2008 | 1 |
2 | "Just" | Mark Ronson featuring Phantom Planet | 31 | 1 March 2008 | 1 | |
24 | "With You" | Chris Brown | 8 | 5 April 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "New Soul" | Yael Naim | 30 | 5 April 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "6 of 1 Thing" | Craig David | 39 | 1 March 2008 | 1 | |
8 March 2008 | 17 | "Fascination" | Alphabeat | 6 | 22 March 2008 | 1 |
4 | "My Destiny" | Delinquent featuring KCat | 19 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | |
11 | "Can't Speak French" | Girls Aloud | 9 | 29 March 2008 | 1 | |
13 | "Better in Time" | Leona Lewis | 2 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Us Against the World" | Westlife | 8 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | |
15 March 2008 | 2 | "After Hours" | We Are Scientists | 15 | 15 March 2008 | 1 |
3 | "The Beginning of the Twist" | The Futureheads | 20 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Find the Time" | Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly | 33 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | |
7 | "Denial" | Sugababes | 15 | 22 March 2008 | 2 | |
1 | "The Mystery" | Doug Walker | 36 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Always Be" | Jimmy Eat World | 37 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Blind" | Hercules & Love Affair | 40 | 15 March 2008 | 1 | |
22 March 2008 | 8 | "Nine in the Afternoon" | Panic! at the Disco | 13 | 22 March 2008 | 1 |
2 | "Grounds for Divorce" | Elbow | 19 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Footprints in the Sand" | Leona Lewis | 25 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Cassius" | Foals | 26 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Young Love" | Mystery Jets & Laura Marling | 34 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "I Shall Overcome" | Hard-Fi | 35 | 22 March 2008 | 1 | |
29 March 2008 | "American Boy" | Estelle featuring Kanye West | 1 | 29 March 2008 | 4 | |
21 | "4 Minutes" | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland | 1 | 26 April 2008 | 4 | |
3 | "Get Over It" | Guillemots | 20 | 29 March 2008 | 1 | |
27 | "Black and Gold" | Sam Sparro | 2 | 19 April 2008 | 3 | |
6 | "Love Like This" | Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston | 20 | 19 April 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" | Gnarls Barkley | 32 | 29 March 2008 | 2 | |
23 | "Sweet About Me" | Gabriella Cilmi | 6 | 21 June 2008 | 2 | |
5 April 2008 | 18 | "Love in This Club" | Usher featuring Young Jeezy | 4 | 10 May 2008 | 1 |
1 | "Carry You Home" | James Blunt | 20 | 5 April 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Sensual Seduction" | Snoop Dogg | 24 | 5 April 2008 | 2 | |
3 | "Church" | T-Pain | 35 | 5 April 2008 | 2 | |
8 | "Break the Ice" | Britney Spears | 15 | 26 April 2008 | 1 | |
14 | "Heartbeat" | Scouting for Girls | 10 | 3 May 2008 | 2 | |
12 April 2008 | 7 | "Always Where I Need to Be" | The Kooks | 3 | 12 April 2008 | 1 |
8 | "Touch My Body" | Mariah Carey | 5 | 19 April 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Not Nineteen Forever" | The Courteeners | 19 | 12 April 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Nude" | Radiohead | 21 | 12 April 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Toca's Miracle 2008" | Coco vs. Fragma | 16 | 19 April 2008 | 1 | |
19 April 2008 | 18 | "Cry for You" | September | 5 | 26 April 2008 | 2 |
4 | "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" | Black Kids | 11 | 19 April 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "The Age of the Understatement" | The Last Shadow Puppets | 9 | 26 April 2008 | 1 | |
18 | "Heartbreaker" | will.i.am featuring Cheryl Cole | 4 | 17 May 2008 | 3 | |
4 | "Trippin' on You" | Cahill featuring Nikki Belle | 25 | 3 May 2008 | 1 | |
26 April 2008 | 1 | "Happiness" | Goldfrapp | 25 | 26 April 2008 | 1 |
3 | "Flashing Lights" | Kanye West featuring Dwele | 29 | 26 April 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Time to Pretend" | MGMT | 35 | 26 April 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "Party People" | Nelly | 14 | 31 May 2008 | 1 | |
3 May 2008 | 16 | "Wearing My Rolex" | Wiley | 2 | 17 May 2008 | 1 |
10 | "Propane Nightmares" | Pendulum | 9 | 10 May 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Cold Shoulder" | Adele | 18 | 3 May 2008 | 2 | |
8 | "We Cry" | The Script | 15 | 10 May 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" | Ashlee Simpson | 24 | 31 May 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Cops and Robbers" | The Hoosiers | 24 | 10 May 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Who's That Girl" | Robyn | 26 | 10 May 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Backfire at the Disco" | The Wombats | 40 | 3 May 2008 | 1 | |
10 May 2008 | 2 | "Maybe" | Jay Sean | 19 | 10 May 2008 | 1 |
19 | "Warwick Avenue" | Duffy | 3 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Daylight" | Kelly Rowland featuring Travis McCoy | 14 | 17 May 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "It's About Time" | One Night Only | 37 | 10 May 2008 | 1 | |
17 May 2008 | 11 | "Violet Hill" | Coldplay | 8 | 17 May 2008 | 2 |
3 | "In My Arms" | Kylie Minogue | 10 | 17 May 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Bluebirds Flying High" | James Fox & Cardiff City F.C. | 15 | 17 May 2008 | 1 | |
23 | "Closer" | Ne-Yo | 1 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "This Is an Emergency" | The Pigeon Detectives | 14 | 24 May 2008 | 1 | |
15 | "Love Song" | Sara Bareilles | 4 | 28 June 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Daddy-O" | Wideboys featuring Shaznay Lewis | 32 | 17 May 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "L.E.S. Artistes" | Santogold | 27 | 24 May 2008 | 1 | |
24 May 2008 | 16 | "That's Not My Name" | The Ting Tings | 1 | 24 May 2008 | 1 |
17 | "Take a Bow" | Rihanna | 1 | 31 May 2008 | 2 | |
6 | "I Can Be" | Taio Cruz | 18 | 7 June 2008 | 2 | |
3 | "Dust" | Royworld | 29 | 31 May 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Lollipop" | Lil Wayne | 26 | 14 June 2008 | 1 | |
11 | "Beat It" | Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer | 21 | 21 June 2008 | 2 | |
31 May 2008 | 11 | "10.000 Nights of Thunder" | Alphabeat | 16 | 7 June 2008 | 2 |
4 | "Mistress Mabel" | The Fratellis | 23 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Always Right Behind You" | The Zutons | 26 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Great DJ" | The Ting Tings | 33 | 31 May 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Disco's Revenge 2008" | Gusto | 34 | 31 May 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Rhythm Is a Dancer '08" | Snap! | 23 | 14 June 2008 | 1 | |
7 June 2008 | 18 | "Forever" | Chris Brown | 4 | 5 July 2008 | 1 |
1 | "Have You Made Up Your Mind?"/"Echoes Round the Sun" | Paul Weller | 19 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | |
9 | "Singin' in the Rain" | Mint Royale | 1 | 14 June 2008 | 2 | |
13 | "Shut Up and Let Me Go" | The Ting Tings | 6 | 2 August 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Made Up Stories" | Go:Audio | 33 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Oxford Comma" | Vampire Weekend | 38 | 7 June 2008 | 1 | |
14 June 2008 | 1 | "All You Need Is Me" | Morrissey | 24 | 14 June 2008 | 1 |
3 | "Watch Out" | Alex Gaudino featuring Shèna | 16 | 21 June 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Two Doors Down" | Mystery Jets | 24 | 21 June 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "If I Never See Your Face Again" | Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna | 28 | 28 June 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Jumping All Over the World" | Scooter | 28 | 21 June 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Creep" | Radiohead | 37 | 14 June 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "One Day Like This" | Elbow | 35 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
21 June 2008 | 21 | "No Air" | Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown | 3 | 5 July 2008 | 3 |
1 | "We Are the People" | Feeder | 25 | 21 June 2008 | 1 | |
15 | "Give It 2 Me" | Madonna featuring Pharrell Williams | 7 | 26 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Chick Lit" | We Are Scientists | 37 | 21 June 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Strength in Numbers" | The Music | 38 | 21 June 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Elevator" | Flo Rida featuring Timbaland | 20 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
28 June 2008 | 21 | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | 1 | 28 June 2008 | 1 |
11 | "We Made It" | Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park | 10 | 5 July 2008 | 3 | |
4 | "S.O.S" | Jonas Brothers | 13 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "My Generation" | Billiam | 23 | 28 June 2008 | 1 | |
10 | "Photograph" | Nickelback | 18 | 29 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" | Cage the Elephant | 32 | 8 June 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Pork and Beans" | Weezer | 33 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
5 July 2008 | 11 | "Stay with Me" | Ironik | 5 | 19 July 2008 | 1 |
1 | "Geraldine" | Glasvegas | 16 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Bye Bye" | Mariah Carey | 30 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Electric Feel" | MGMT | 22 | 12 July 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "When You Touch Me" | Freemasons featuring Katherine Ellis | 23 | 12 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "No You Didn't, No You Don't" | The Courteeners | 35 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Hurricane Jane" | Black Kids | 36 | 5 July 2008 | 1 | |
12 July 2008 | 19 | "Dance wiv Me" | Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome | 1 | 12 July 2008 | 4 |
11 | "All I Ever Wanted" | Basshunter | 2 | 19 July 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "No Substitute Love" | Estelle | 30 | 12 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "99 Problems" | Jay-Z | 35 | 12 July 2008 | 1 | |
19 July 2008 | 15 | "All Summer Long" | Kid Rock | 1 | 9 August 2008 | 1 |
4 | "Shine On" | The Kooks | 25 | 19 July 2008 | 2 | |
5 | "All the Times I Cried" | Sharleen Spiteri | 26 | 19 July 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Standing Next to Me" | The Last Shadow Puppets | 30 | 19 July 2008 | 1 | |
26 July 2008 | 2 | "One for the Radio" | McFly | 2 | 26 July 2008 | 1 |
12 | "5 Years Time" | Noah and the Whale | 7 | 16 August 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Moving Mountains" | Usher | 25 | 9 August 2008 | 1 | |
2 August 2008 | 6 | "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" | Ida Maria | 13 | 23 August 2008 | 1 |
18 | "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" | The Script | 2 | 30 August 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Discolights" | Ultrabeat vs. Darren Styles | 23 | 9 August 2008 | 1 | |
9 August 2008 | 22 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | 1 | 16 August 2008 | 5 |
5 | "If This Is Love" | The Saturdays | 8 | 9 August 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Numb" | Honey Ryder | 32 | 9 August 2008 | 1 | |
21 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | 3 | 6 September 2008 | 2 | |
1 | "The One" | Kylie Minogue | 36 | 9 August 2008 | 1 | |
16 August 2008 | 9 | "Love Is Noise" | The Verve | 4 | 23 August 2008 | 1 |
5 | "Body on Me" | Nelly featuring Akon & Ashanti | 17 | 23 August 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Because the Night" | Cascada | 28 | 16 August 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Baditude" | Dave Spoon, Paul Harris & Sam Obernik | 28 | 16 August 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "It's Not About You" | Scouting for Girls | 38 | 16 August 2008 | 1 | |
23 August 2008 | 16 | "Beggin'" | Madcon | 5 | 30 August 2008 | 1 |
2 | "Mercury" | Bloc Party | 16 | 23 August 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "The World Should Revolve Around Me" | Little Jackie | 14 | 6 September 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "I Decided" | Solange | 27 | 23 August 2008 | 1 | |
10 | "Spiralling" | Keane | 23 | 13 September 2008 | 2 | |
7 | "She's like a Star" | Taio Cruz | 20 | 30 August 2008 | 1 | |
30 August 2008 | 8 | "Mountains" | Biffy Clyro | 5 | 6 September 2008 | 1 |
3 | "Steve McQueen" | The Automatic | 16 | 30 August 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Save the Lies" | Gabriella Cilmi | 33 | 30 August 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Boyfriend" | Alphabeat | 15 | 6 September 2008 | 2 | |
2 | "The Day That Never Comes" | Metallica | 19 | 6 September 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Crazy World" | J Majik & Wickaman | 37 | 30 August 2008 | 1 | |
6 September 2008 | 7 | "Pjanoo" | Eric Prydz | 2 | 6 September 2008 | 2 |
3 | "Daddy's Gone" | Glasvegas | 12 | 6 September 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "See You Again" | Miley Cyrus | 11 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "All I Wanna Do"/"Push It Along" | Paul Weller | 28 | 6 September 2008 | 1 | |
14 | "Miss Independent" | Ne-Yo | 6 | 18 October 2008 | 1 | |
13 September 2008 | 12 | "When I Grow Up" | The Pussycat Dolls | 3 | 13 September 2008 | 2 |
11 | "Cookie Jar" | Gym Class Heroes featuring The-Dream | 6 | 27 September 2008 | 2 | |
4 | "Paddy's Revenge" | Steve Mac | 17 | 13 September 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Stepping Stone" | Duffy | 21 | 13 September 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Smilin'" | Bryn Christopher | 31 | 13 September 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Summertime" | New Kids on the Block | 34 | 13 September 2008 | 1 | |
7 | "Handlebars" | Flobots | 14 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Just Stand Up!" | Artists Stand Up to Cancer | 26 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
20 September 2008 | 48 | "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon | 1 | 20 September 2008 | 3 |
2 | "Thank You for a Lifetime" | Cliff Richard | 3 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "In This City" | Iglu & Hartly | 5 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Lies" | McFly | 4 | 27 September 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "Angel in the Night" | Basshunter | 14 | 27 September 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "In the Ayer" | Flo Rida featuring will.i.am | 29 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "C-lebrity" | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 33 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
11 | "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | 19 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Can't Stop Moving" | Sonny J | 40 | 20 September 2008 | 1 | |
27 September 2008 | 5 | "Changes" | Will Young | 10 | 27 September 2008 | 1 |
12 | "Spotlight" | Jennifer Hudson | 11 | 4 October 2008 | 2 | |
1 | "Swagga Like Us" | Jay-Z featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne | 33 | 27 September 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Everything Is Borrowed" | The Streets | 37 | 27 September 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "I Don't Care" | Fall Out Boy | 33 | 27 September 2008 | 1 | |
4 October 2008 | 4 | "You Make It Real" | James Morrison | 7 | 4 October 2008 | 1 |
10 | "Girls" | Sugababes | 3 | 18 October 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "There You'll Be" | Faith Hill | 10 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
17 | "Love Lockdown" | Kanye West | 8 | 1 November 2008 | 2 | |
10 | "Another Way to Die" | Alicia Keys & Jack White | 9 | 15 November 2008 | 1 | |
34 | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | 2 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Burnin' Up"/"When You Look Me in the Eyes" | Jonas Brothers | 30 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "This Is Me" | Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas | 33 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "I Wanna Be Your Man" | Ironik | 35 | 4 October 2008 | 1 | |
18 | "So What" | Pink | 1 | 11 October 2008 | 3 | |
11 October 2008 | 3 | "The Shock of the Lightning" | Oasis | 3 | 11 October 2008 | 1 |
5 | "Love You Anyway" | Boyzone | 5 | 11 October 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Love Shy (Thinking About You)" | Platnum | 12 | 18 October 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "Ouch" | N-Dubz | 22 | 18 October 2008 | 1 | |
15 | "Kids" ♦ | MGMT | 16 | 17 January 2009 | 1 | |
18 October 2008 | 4 | "Never Miss a Beat" | Kaiser Chiefs | 5 | 18 October 2008 | 1 |
6 | "Take Back the City" | Snow Patrol | 6 | 25 October 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Tattoo" | Jordin Sparks | 24 | 1 November 2008 | 2 | |
1 | "That Kiss" | The Courteeners | 36 | 18 October 2008 | 1 | |
25 October 2008 | 3 | "The Winner's Song" | Geraldine McQueen | 2 | 25 October 2008 | 1 |
3 | "Don't Call This Love" | Leon Jackson | 3 | 25 October 2008 | 1 | |
19 | "Up" | The Saturdays | 5 | 25 October 2008 | 1 | |
7 | "Raindrops (Encore une fois)" | Sash! featuring Stunt | 9 | 25 October 2008 | 2 | |
23 | "Hot n Cold" | Katy Perry | 4 | 13 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Be the One" | The Ting Tings | 28 | 25 October 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Wire to Wire" | Razorlight | 5 | 1 November 2008 | 1 | |
1 November 2008 | 14 | "The Promise" | Girls Aloud | 1 | 1 November 2008 | 1 |
15 | "Infinity 2008" | Guru Josh Project | 3 | 1 November 2008 | 1 | |
9 | "Dangerous" | Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon | 16 | 15 November 2008 | 2 | |
1 | "My Life" | The Game featuring Lil Wayne | 34 | 1 November 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Green Light" | John Legend featuring Andre 3000 | 35 | 1 November 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Talons" | Bloc Party | 39 | 1 November 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Superhuman" | Chris Brown | 32 | 15 November 2008 | 1 | |
8 November 2008 | 10 | "Hero" | The X Factor Finalists 2008 | 1 | 8 November 2008 | 3 |
15 | "Right Now (Na Na Na)" | Akon | 6 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "Make You Feel My Love" | Adele | 26 | 8 November 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Thriller" ♦ | Michael Jackson | 12 | 11 July 2009 | 1 | |
13 | "I Hate This Part" | The Pussycat Dolls | 12 | 6 December 2008 | 1 | |
4 | "7 Things" | Miley Cyrus | 25 | 13 December 2008 | 1 | |
15 November 2008 | 18 | "If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé | 1 | 29 November 2008 | 1 |
14 | "Womanizer" | Britney Spears | 3 | 13 December 2008 | 1 | |
5 | "Forgive Me" | Leona Lewis | 5 | 15 November 2008 | 1 | |
15 | "The Boy Does Nothing" | Alesha Dixon | 5 | 22 November 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Keeps Gettin' Better" | Christina Aguilera | 14 | 15 November 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Let Your Love Flow" | The Bellamy Brothers | 21 | 29 November 2008 | 1 | |
15 | "Breakeven" ♦ | The Script | 21 | 10 January 2009 | 1 | |
2 | "Grace" | Will Young | 33 | 13 December 2008 | 1 | |
14 | "Live Your Life" | T.I. featuring Rihanna | 2 | 22 November 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "I Wish I Was James Bond" | Scouting for Girls | 40 | 15 November 2008 | 1 | |
22 November 2008 | 20 | "Human" | The Killers | 3 | 29 November 2008 | 1 |
4 | "If She Knew" | Lemar | 14 | 22 November 2008 | 1 | |
7 | "Rain on Your Parade" | Duffy | 15 | 29 November 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Gotta Be Somebody" | Nickelback | 20 | 29 November 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Chinese Democracy" | Guns N' Roses | 27 | 22 November 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "We Have a Dream" | Pudsey's Beautiful Dreamers | 40 | 22 November 2008 | 1 | |
29 November 2008 | 2 | "Run" | Snow Patrol | 28 | 29 November 2008 | 1 |
1 | "Dream On" | Christian Falk featuring Robyn | 29 | 29 November 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | N-Dubz | 19 | 6 December 2008 | 1 | |
6 December 2008 | 9 | "Greatest Day" | Take That | 1 | 6 December 2008 | 1 |
2 | "We R One" | Same Difference | 13 | 6 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Do Ya"/"Stay with Me" | McFly | 18 | 6 December 2008 | 1 | |
9 | "Rehab" | Rihanna featuring Justin Timberlake | 16 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Get Up on the Dance Floor"/"Headz Up" | George Sampson | 30 | 6 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Miles Away" | Madonna | 39 | 6 December 2008 | 1 | |
13 December 2008 | 13 | "Run" | Leona Lewis | 1 | 13 December 2008 | 2 |
1 | "I'm Outta Time" | Oasis | 12 | 13 December 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Cash in My Pocket" | Wiley featuring Daniel Merriweather | 18 | 13 December 2008 | 1 | |
23 | "Broken Strings" ♦ | James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado | 2 | 17 January 2009 | 1 | |
12 | "Circus" ♦ | Britney Spears | 13 | 7 February 2009 | 1 | |
19 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" ♦ | Beyoncé | 7 | 24 January 2009 | 3 | |
20 December 2008 | 2 | "Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace on Earth" | Bandaged (Sir Terry Wogan & Aled Jones) | 3 | 20 December 2008 | 1 |
2 | "Better" | Boyzone | 22 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
3 | "Warm This Winter" | Gabriella Cilmi | 22 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
6 | "Hallelujah" | Jeff Buckley | 2 | 27 December 2008 | 1 | |
2 | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | Wizzard | 31 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Merry Xmas Everybody" | Slade | 32 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "My Delirium" | Ladyhawke | 33 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" | Shakin' Stevens | 36 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
10 | "Mad" ♦ | Ne-Yo | 19 | 24 January 2009 | 2 | |
2 | "Jingle Bells" | Basshunter | 35 | 27 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "It's Christmas Time" | Status Quo | 40 | 20 December 2008 | 1 | |
27 December 2008 | 9 | "Hallelujah" | Alexandra Burke | 1 | 27 December 2008 | 3 |
2 | "Once Upon a Christmas Song" | Geraldine McQueen | 5 | 27 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "I Miss You" | Basshunter | 32 | 27 December 2008 | 1 | |
1 | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | 36 | 27 December 2008 | 1 | |
8 | "The Loving Kind" ♦ | Girls Aloud | 10 | 24 January 2009 | 1 |
Entries by artist
[edit]The following table shows artists who achieved or more top 40 entries in 2008, including songs that reached their peak in 2007 or 2009. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.
Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Songs |
---|---|---|---|
9 | Rihanna | United States | Disturbia, Don't Stop the Music, Hate That I Love You, If I Never See Your Face Again, Just Stand Up!, Live Your Life, Rehab, Take a Bow, Umbrella |
6 | Kanye West | American Boy, Flashing Lights, Homecoming, Love Lockdown, Stronger, Swagga Like Us | |
Leona Lewis | United Kingdom | Better in Time, Bleeding Love, Footprints in the Sand, Forgive Me, Just Stand Up!, Run | |
Timbaland | United States | 4 Minutes, Apologize, Ayo Technology, Elevator, Scream, The Way I Are | |
5 | Basshunter | Sweden | All I Ever Wanted, Angel in the Night, I Miss You, Jingle Bells, Now You're Gone |
Britney Spears | United States | Break the Ice, Circus, Gimme More, Piece of Me, Womanizer | |
Cheryl Cole | United Kingdom | Call the Shots, Can't Speak French, Heartbreaker,The Loving Kind, The Promise | |
Chris Brown | United States | Forever, Kiss Kiss, No Air, Superhuman, With You | |
4 | Adele | United Kingdom | Chasing Payments, Cold Shoulder, Hometown Glory, Make You Feel My Love |
Beyoncé | United States | If I Were a Boy, Just Stand Up, Listen, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | |
The Courteeners | United Kingdom | Not Nineteen Forever No You Didn't No You Don't, That Kiss, What Took You So Long? | |
Duffy | Mercy, Rain on Your Parade, Stepping Stone, Warwick Avenue | ||
Girls Aloud | Call the Shots, Can't Speak French, The Loving Kind, The Promise | ||
Kylie Minogue | Australia | 2 Hearts, In My Arms, The One, Wow | |
Mariah Carey | United States | All I Want for Christmas Is You, Bye Bye, Just Stand Up!, Touch My Body | |
Ne-Yo | Closer, Hate That I Love You, Mad, Miss Independent | ||
Nicole Scherzinger | I Hate This Part, Just Stand Up!, Scream, When I Grow Up | ||
Robyn | Sweden | Be Mine, Dream On, Who's That Girl, With Every Heartbeat | |
Scouting for Girls | United Kingdom | Elvis Ain't Dead, Heartbeat, It's Not About You, She's So Lovely | |
Sugababes | About You Now, Change, Denial, Girls | ||
The Ting Tings | Be the One, Great DJ, Shut Up and Let Me Go, That's Not My Name | ||
3 | Akon | United States | Body on Me, Dangerous, Right Now (Na Na Na) |
Bloc Party | United Kingdom | Flux, Mercury, Talons | |
Chris Martin | Homecoming, Violet Hill, Viva la Vida | ||
Flo Rida | United States | Elevator, In the Ayer, Low | |
Gabriella Cilmi | Australia | Save the Lies, Sweet About Me, Warm This Winter | |
The Hoosiers | United Kingdom | Cops and Robbers, Goodbye Mr. A, Worried About Ray | |
Joe Jonas | United States | Burnin' Up/When You Look Me in the Eyes, S.O.S., This Is Me | |
Lil Wayne | Lollipop, My Life, Swagga Like Us | ||
Madonna | 4 Minutes, Give it 2 Me, Miles Away | ||
McFly | United Kingdom | Do Ya/Stay with Me, Lies, One for the Radio | |
MGMT | United States | Electric Feel, Kids, Time to Pretend | |
Mika | United Kingdom | Grace Kelly, Happy Ending, Relax Take it Easy | |
Miley Cyrus | United States | 7 Things, Just Stand Up!, See You Again | |
Nickelback | Canada | Gotta Be Somebody, Photograph, Rockstar | |
Radiohead | United Kingdom | Creep, Jigsaw Falling into Place, Nude | |
The Script | Ireland | Breakeven, The Man Who Can't Be Moved, We Cry | |
Taio Cruz | United Kingdom | Come On Girl, I Can Be, She's like a Star | |
Take That | Greatest Day, Rule the World, Shine | ||
will.i.am | United States | Heartbreaker, In the Ayer, The Girl Is Mine 2008 | |
2 | Alexandra Burke | United Kingdom | Hallelujah, Hero |
Alicia Keys | United States | Another Way to Die, No One | |
Alphabeat | Denmark | 10.000 Nights of Thunder, Boyfriend | |
Amy Winehouse | United Kingdom | Back to Black, Valerie | |
Ashanti | United States | Body on Me, Just Stand Up! | |
Biffy Clyro | United Kingdom | Mountains, Who's Got a Match? | |
Black Kids | United States | Hurricane Jane, I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You | |
Boyzone | Ireland | Better, Love You Anyway | |
Cascada | Germany | Because the Night, What Hurts the Most | |
Coldplay | United Kingdom | Violet Hill, Viva la Vida | |
Elbow | United Kingdom | Grounds for Divorce, One Day Like This | |
Elliot Minor | Parallel Worlds, Still Figuring Out | ||
Estelle | American Boy, No Substitute Love | ||
Fall Out Boy | United States | Beat It, I Don't Care | |
Geraldine McQueen | United Kingdom | Once Upon a Christmas Song, The Winner's Song | |
Glasvegas | United Kingdom | Daddy's Gone, Geraldine | |
Goldfrapp | A&E, Happiness | ||
Ironik | I Wanna Be Your Man, Stay with Me | ||
Jack White | United States | Another Way to Die, Conquest | |
James Morrison | United Kingdom | Broken Strings, You Make It Real | |
Jay Sean | Maybe, Ride It | ||
Jay-Z | United States | 99 Problems, Swagga Like Us | |
Jonas Brothers | Burnin' Up/When You Look Me in the Eyes, S.O.S. | ||
Jordin Sparks | No Air, Tattoo | ||
Justin Timberlake | 4 Minutes, Ayo Technology | ||
Kaiser Chiefs | United Kingdom | Never Miss a Beat, Ruby | |
Kate Nash | Foundations, Pumpkin Soup | ||
Katy Perry | United States | Hot n Cold, I Kissed a Girl | |
Kelly Rowland | Work, Daylight | ||
Keri Hilson | Scream, The Way I Are | ||
The Kooks | United Kingdom | Always Where I Need to Be, Shine On | |
The Last Shadow Puppets | Standing Next to Me, The Age of the Understatement | ||
Leon Jackson | Don't Call This Love, When You Believe | ||
Mark Ronson | Just, Valerie | ||
Mary J. Blige | United States | Just Fine, Just Stand Up! | |
Michael Jackson | The Girl Is Mine 2008, Thriller | ||
Morrissey | United Kingdom | All You Need Is Me, That's How People Grow Up | |
Mystery Jets | Two Doors Down, Young Love | ||
N-Dubz | Ouch, Papa, Can You Hear Me | ||
Natasha Bedingfield | Just Stand Up!, Love Like This | ||
Nelly | United States | Body on Me, Party People | |
Oasis | United Kingdom | I'm Outta Time, The Shock of the Lightning | |
One Night Only | It's About Time, Just for Tonight | ||
OneRepublic | United States | Apologize, Stop and Stare | |
Platnum | United Kingdom | Love Shy (Thinking About You), What's It Gonna Be | |
The Pussycat Dolls | United States | I Hate This Part, When I Grow Up | |
The Saturdays | United Kingdom/ Ireland | If This Is Love, Up | |
Snow Patrol | United Kingdom | Run, Take Back the City | |
T-Pain | United States | Kiss Kiss, Low | |
Travis McCoy | Clothes Off!, Daylight | ||
Usher | Love in This Club, Moving Mountains | ||
We Are Scientists | United Kingdom | After Hours, Chick Lit | |
Westlife | Ireland | Home, Us Against the World | |
Wiley | United Kingdom | Cash in My Pocket, Wearing My Rolex | |
Will Young | Changes, Grace | ||
The Wombats | Backfire at the Disco, Moving to New York |
Notes
[edit]- "It's Not About You" was first released as a limited edition EP in 2007, charting at number 31. It was re-released as a single this year and although they are included together on the Official Charts website, these were separate releases.
See also
[edit]- 2008 in British music
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
- List of UK top 10 singles in 2008
References
[edit]General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- 2008 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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