2008 in music

2008 in music may refer to:

List of years in music (table)

Specific genre articles

Album releases


Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Bands formed

Bands reformed

See Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2008

Returning performers

Bands disbanded

See Musical groups disestablished in 2008

Bands on hiatus

Albums released

Best-selling albums globally & United States

The best-selling records in 2008 according to IFPI:[64]

Position Album Title Artist
1 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay
2 Black Ice AC/DC
3 Thriller 25 Michael Jackson
4 Rockferry Duffy
5 Death Magnetic Metallica
6 Spirit Leona Lewis
7 Back to Black Amy Winehouse
8 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Various Artists
9 Tha Carter III Lil Wayne
10 Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna

The best-selling albums in the United States:[65]

Position Album Title Artist
1 Tha Carter III Lil' Wayne
2 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay
3 Fearless Taylor Swift
4 Rock N Roll Jesus Kid Rock
5 Black Ice AC/DC
6 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift
7 Death Magnetic Metallica
8 Paper Trail T.I.
9 Sleep Through the Static Jack Johnson
10 I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé

Hit records

United States

Singles which have ranked within Top 10 within the Billboard Hot 100 Hits (excludes those that were #1 in the UK)

United Kingdom

UK Official Top 75 No. 1 Hits

Australia

Australia Official Top 50 No. 1 Hits

Australia Official Top 50 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

Other international hits

Classical music

Instrumental music

Opera

Other

Musical films

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See also

References

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