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Contents

[edit] Expected events

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

[edit] Bands formed

[edit] Bands disbanded

[edit] Albums Released

All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.
Mulitple albums in same day should be arranged alphabetically by album's name.

[edit] January

Day Album Artist Notes
1 GUILTY Ayumi Hamasaki[3] Image:Flag of Japan.svg January 1, 2008
Image:Newworldmap.svg January 1, 2008
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg January 1, 2008
Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg January 1, 2008
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg January 4, 2008
Image:Flag of South Korea.svg January 2008
Image:Flag of Singapore.svg January 2008
Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg January 2008
In Rainbows Radiohead[4] Physical release .
Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) Praxis[5]
2 American Gothic Smashing Pumpkins [6] E.P.

[edit] Albums to be released

All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.

[edit] January

January 8

January 15

January 22

January 23

January 28

January 29


Unspecified date

[edit] February

February 5

February 12

February 19

February 25

February 26

Unspecified date

[edit] March

March 3

March 4

March 10

March 11

March 18

March 23

March 25

Unspecified date

[edit] First quarter 2008

[edit] April

April 1

April 4

April 8

April 15

April 22

April 29

Unspecified Date

[edit] Second quarter 2008

  • We've All Been There - Solo debut album by Alex Band of The Calling

[edit] May

Unspecified date

[edit] June

Unspecified date

[edit] Mid 2008

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] Third quarter 2008

[edit] November

November 25

[edit] Fourth quarter 2008

[edit] TBA 2008


[edit] Hot 100 number-one hits of 2008 (USA)

Low - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (1 Week in 2007/1 Week in 2008)


[edit] Top 20 Hits On Hot 100

Apologize - Timbaland featuring OneRepublic #3 Bubbly - Colbie Caillat #7 Clumsy - Fergie #6 Crank That - Soulja Boy #5 Cyclone - Baby Bash featuring T-Pain #11 Good Life - Kanye West featuring T-Pain #16 Hate That I Love You - Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo #15 Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain #4 Love Like This - Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston #20 Love Song - Sara Bareilles #9 No One - Alicia Keys #2 Our Song - Taylor Swift #17 Paralyzer - Finger Eleven #8 Stronger - Kanye West #14 Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) - Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne & Niia #12 Take You There - Sean Kingston #13 Tattoo - Jordin Sparks #10 Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift #19 With You - Chris Brown #18

[edit] Top hits on record in the world

Position Single Title Artist Country Points Highest Position
1 "Apologize" Timbaland feat. OneRepublic Image:Flag of the United States.svg 930,000 1
2 "No One" Alicia Keys Image:Flag of the United States.svg 833,000 1
3 "Low" Flo Rida feat. T-Pain Image:Flag of the United States.svg 473,000 3
4 "Don't Stop the Music" Rihanna Image:Flag of Barbados.svg 467,000 3
5 "Bubbly" Colbie Caillat Image:Flag of the United States.svg 424,000 3
6 "Clumsy" Fergie Image:Flag of the United States.svg 384,000 6
7 "Kiss Kiss" Chris Brown feat. T-Pain Image:Flag of the United States.svg 374,000 6
8 "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Soulja Boy Image:Flag of the United States.svg 352,000 7
9 "Hate That I Love You" Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo Image:Flag of Barbados.svgImage:Flag of the United States.svg 342,000 6
10 "Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's Image:Flag of the United States.svg 331,000 5

[edit] Best sold records in the world

The best sold records in 2008 according to UWC as of the week of January 5-12, 2008. Some records were released in 2006 and 2007, their total sales are behind their sales in 2008 (plus the estimated +7,5% that UWC doesn't cover).

Position Album Title Artist Country Sales Total Sales Highest Position
1 "Noël" Josh Groban Image:Flag of the United States.svg 1,104,000 5,463,000 1
2 "As I Am" Alicia Keys Image:Flag of the United States.svg 979,000 4,199,000 1
3 "Growing Pains" Mary J. Blige Image:Flag of the United States.svg 863,000 863,000 2
4 "Long Road Out of Eden" Eagles Image:Flag of the United States.svg 787,000 5,164,000 1
5 "Mothership" Led Zeppelin Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 645,000 2,247,000 3
6 "Back to Black" Amy Winehouse Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 638,000 6,991,000 2
7 "5296" Kobukuro Image:Flag of Japan.svg 533,000 533,000 7
8 "Taking Chances" Céline Dion Image:Flag of Canada.svg 525,000 2,358,000 2
9 "The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere" Andrea Bocelli Image:Flag of Italy.svg 521,000 1,909,000 8
10 "High School Musical 2" High School Musical 2 Image:Flag of the United States.svg 517,000 5,222,000 1

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[edit] See also

ru:2008 год в музыке pl:2008 w muzyce sv:Musikåret 2008

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