List of UK top 10 singles in 2008
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This is a list of singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2008 (see 2008 in British music). The date is when the song entered the top 10 for the first time. Songs that were still in the top 10 at the beginning of 2008 but peaked in 2007 are listed in List of top 10 singles in 2007 (UK). Songs that entered the top 10 in 2008 but did not peak until 2009 are listed in List of top 10 singles in 2009 (UK).
Top 10 singles
| Top 10 Entry Date [A] | Single | Artist | Peak position | Date Peak Reached [A] | Weeks in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 2007 | |||||
| 9 December | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" | Soulja Boy Tellem | #2 | 6 January | 8 |
| Singles from 2008 | |||||
| 6 January | "Rockstar" | Nickelback | #2 | 10 February | 14 |
| 13 January | "Now You're Gone" | Basshunter | #1 | 13 January | 10 |
| 13 January | "Piece of Me" | Britney Spears | #2 | 13 January | 5 |
| 13 January | "Don't Stop the Music" | Rihanna | #4 | 27 January | 9 |
| 13 January | "Superstar" | Lupe Fiasco | #4 | 20 January | 5 |
| 13 January | "Elvis Ain't Dead" | Scouting for Girls | #8 | 20 January | 3 |
| 20 January | "Chasing Pavements" | Adele | #2 | 20 January | 7 |
| 20 January | "Homecoming" | Kanye West featuring Chris Martin | #9 | 20 January | 1 |
| 20 January | "Be Mine!" | Robyn | #10 | 20 January | 2 |
| 27 January | "Work" | Kelly Rowland | #4 | 3 February | 6 |
| 3 February | "Ready for the Floor" | Hot Chip | #6 | 3 February | 2 |
| 3 February | "Just for Tonight" | One Night Only | #9 | 3 February | 1 |
| 3 February | "Sun Goes Down" | David Jordan | #5 | 10 February | 5 |
| 10 February | "Weightless" | Wet Wet Wet | #10 | 10 February | 1 |
| 17 February | "Mercy" | Duffy | #1 | 17 February | 11 |
| 17 February | "What's It Gonna Be" | H "Two" O featuring Platnum | #2 | 24 February | 6 |
| 17 February | "I Thought It Was Over" | The Feeling | #9 | 17 February | 1 |
| 17 February | "A&E" | Goldfrapp | #10 | 17 February | 1 |
| 24 February | "Wow" | Kylie Minogue | #5 | 24 February | 2 |
| 24 February | "Stop and Stare" | OneRepublic | #4 | 9 March | 6 |
| 9 March | "Come On Girl" | Taio Cruz | #5 | 9 March | 2 |
| 9 March | "Fascination" | Alphabeat | #6 | 16 March | 3 |
| 9 March | "Us Against the World" | Westlife | #8 | 9 March | 1 |
| 9 March | "Low" | Flo Rida feat. T-Pain | #2 | 30 March | 10 |
| 16 March | "Better in Time" / "Footprints in the Sand" | Leona Lewis | #2 | 16 March | 5 |
| 16 March | "Something Good '08" | Utah Saints | #8 | 23 March | 2 |
| 23 March | "American Boy" | Estelle featuring Kanye West | #1 | 23 March | 9 |
| 23 March | "4 Minutes" | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland | #1 | 20 April | 12 |
| 23 March | "Can't Speak French" | Girls Aloud | #9 | 23 March | 1 |
| 30 March | "Black and Gold" | Sam Sparro | #2 | 13 April | 12 |
| 30 March | "With You" | Chris Brown | #8 | 30 March | 2 |
| 6 April | "Always Where I Need to Be" | The Kooks | #3 | 6 April | 3 |
| 6 April | "Touch My Body" | Mariah Carey | #5 | 13 April | 3 |
| 13 April | "Cry for You" | September | #5 | 20 April | 8 |
| 20 April | "Love in This Club" | Usher | #4 | 4 May | 7 |
| 20 April | "The Age of the Understatement" | The Last Shadow Puppets | #9 | 20 April | 1 |
| 27 April | "Wearing My Rolex" | Wiley | #2 | 11 May | 6 |
| 27 April | "Heartbreaker" | will.i.am featuring Cheryl Cole | #4 | 11 May | 8 |
| 27 April | "Heartbeat" | Scouting for Girls | #10 | 27 April | 2 |
| 4 May | "Propane Nightmares" | Pendulum | #9 | 4 May | 1 |
| 11 May | "Violet Hill" | Coldplay | #8 | 11 May | 3 |
| 11 May | "In My Arms" | Kylie Minogue | #10 | 11 May | 1 |
| 18 May | "That's Not My Name" | The Ting Tings | #1 | 18 May | 7 |
| 18 May | "Take a Bow" | Rihanna | #1 | 25 May | 10 |
| 25 May | "Warwick Avenue" | Duffy | #3 | 1 June | 6 |
| 1 June | "Closer" | Ne-Yo | #1 | 29 June | 11 |
| 8 June | "Singin' in the Rain" | Mint Royale | #1 | 8 June | 3 |
| 8 June | "Love Song" | Sara Bareilles | #4 | 22 June | 4 |
| 8 June | "Sweet About Me" | Gabriella Cilmi | #6 | 15 June | 7 |
| 15 June | "Forever" | Chris Brown | #4 | 29 June | 6 |
| 22 June | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | #1 | 22 June | 4 |
| 22 June | "No Air" | Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown | #3 | 29 June | 10 |
| 29 June | "We Made It" | Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park | #10 | 29 June | 3 |
| 6 July | "Dance wiv Me" | Dizzee Rascal | #1 | 6 July | 10 |
| 6 July | "All I Ever Wanted" | Basshunter | #2 | 13 July | 6 |
| 6 July | "Stay with Me" | Ironik | #5 | 13 July | 4 |
| 13 July | "All Summer Long" | Kid Rock | #1 | 3 August | 10 |
| 20 July | "One for the Radio" | McFly | #2 | 20 July | 1 |
| 20 July | "Give It 2 Me" | Madonna feat. Pharrell Williams | #7 | 20 July | 2 |
| 20 July | "Shut Up and Let Me Go" | The Ting Tings | #6 | 27 July | 3 |
| 3 August | "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" | The Script | #2 | 24 August | 8 |
| 3 August | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | #1 | 10 August | 11 |
| 3 August | "If This is Love" | The Saturdays | #8 | 3 August | 1 |
| 3 August | "5 Years Time" | Noah and the Whale | #7 | 10 August | 5 |
| 10 August | "Love Is Noise" | The Verve | #4 | 17 August | 5 |
| 10 August | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | #3 | 31 August | 11 |
| 17 August | "Beggin'" | Madcon | #5 | 24 August | 6 |
| 24 August | "Mountains" | Biffy Clyro | #5 | 31 August | 4 |
| 31 August | "Pjanoo" | Eric Prydz | #2 | 31 August | 3 |
| 7 September | "When I Grow Up" | Pussycat Dolls | #3 | 7 September | 6 |
| 14 September | "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon | #1 | 14 September | 8 [B] |
| 14 September | "Thank You for a Lifetime" | Cliff Richard | #3 | 14 September | 1 |
| 21 September | "Lies" | McFly | #4 | 21 September | 1 |
| 21 September | "Cookie Jar" | Gym Class Heroes | #6 | 21 September | 4 |
| 21 September | "Miss Independent" | Ne-Yo | #6 | 21 September | 4 |
| 21 September | "Changes" | Will Young | #10 | 21 September | 1 |
| 28 September | "In This City" | Iglu & Hartly | #5 | 28 September | 3 |
| 28 September | "You Make It Real" | James Morrison | #7 | 28 September | 1 |
| 28 September | "Girls" | Sugababes | #3 | 12 October | 4 |
| 28 September | "There You'll Be" | Faith Hill | #10 | 28 September | 1 [C] |
| 5 October | "So What" | Pink | #1 | 5 October | 6 |
| 5 October | "The Shock of the Lightning" | Oasis | #3 | 5 October | 1 |
| 5 October | "Love You Anyway" | Boyzone | #5 | 5 October | 1 |
| 12 October | "Never Miss a Beat" | Kaiser Chiefs | #5 | 12 October | 1 |
| 19 October | "The Winner's Song" | Geraldine McQueen | #2 | 19 October | 2 |
| 19 October | "Don't Call This Love" | Leon Jackson | #3 | 19 October | 1 |
| 19 October | "Up" | The Saturdays | #5 | 19 October | 3 |
| 19 October | "Take Back the City" | Snow Patrol | #6 | 19 October | 1 |
| 19 October | "Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)" | Sash! | #9 | 19 October | 2 |
| 26 October | "The Promise" | Girls Aloud | #1 | 26 October | 6 |
| 26 October | "Infinity 2008" | Guru Josh Project | #3 | 26 October | 5 |
| 26 October | "Wire to Wire" | Razorlight | #5 | 26 October | 2 |
| 26 October | "Hot n Cold" | Katy Perry | #4 | 7 December | 11 |
| 26 October | "Love Lockdown" | Kanye West | #8 | 26 October | 2 |
| 2 November | "Hero" | The X Factor Finalists 2008 | #1 | 2 November | 5 |
| 2 November | "Another Way to Die" | Alicia Keys & Jack White | #9 | 9 November | 2 |
| 9 November | "If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé | #1 | 23 November | 10 |
| 9 November | "Womanizer" | Britney Spears | #3 | 7 December | 8 |
| 9 November | "Forgive Me" | Leona Lewis | #5 | 9 November | 3 |
| 9 November | "The Boy Does Nothing" | Alesha Dixon | #5 | 16 November | 5 |
| 16 November | "Live Your Life" | T.I. featuring Rihanna | #2 | 16 November | 5 |
| 16 November | "Human" | The Killers | #3 | 23 November | 7 |
| 30 November | "Greatest Day" | Take That | #1 | 30 November | 6 |
| 30 November | "Right Now (Na Na Na)" | Akon | #6 | 14 December | 3 |
| 7 December | "Run" | Leona Lewis | #1 | 7 December | 7 |
| 7 December | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | #2 | 14 December | 13 |
| 14 December | "Little Drummer Boy" / "Peace on Earth" | Sir Terry Wogan & Aled Jones | #3 | 14 December | 1 |
| 21 December | "Hallelujah" | Alexandra Burke | #1 | 21 December | 5 |
| 21 December | "Hallelujah" | Jeff Buckley | #2 | 21 December | 2 |
| 21 December | "Once Upon a Christmas Song" | Geraldine McQueen | #5 | 21 December | 2 |
| 21 December | "Listen" | Beyonce | #8 | 21 December | 1 |
- A The dates are for when the song charted, which is six days before the officially published "Week ending" date.
- B "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon spent 8 weeks in the top 10 between September and November 2008. The song re-entered the chart in September 2009 after a performance of the song by Jamie Archer on The X Factor in 2009.
- C Faith Hill's song "There You'll Be" originally peaked at number 3 when it was released in 2001.[1]
2007 peaks
Main article: List of UK top 10 singles in 2007
- Leon Jackson - "When You Believe"
- Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
- Timbaland featuring OneRepublic - "Apologize"
- Take That - "Rule the World"
- Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse - "Valerie"
- Girls Aloud - "Call the Shots"
- T2 featuring Jodie Aysha - "Heartbroken"
- Alicia Keys - "No One"
2009 peaks
Main article: List of UK top 10 singles in 2009
| Top 10 entry date | Single | Artist | Peak position | Date peak reached | Weeks in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2008 | "Broken Strings" | James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado | #2 | 11 January 2009 | 10 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Faith Hill - There You'll Be". Chart Stats. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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