Top songs of 2008

What was the number one song of 2008?

The number one song of 2008 was “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2008. It spent 10 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated January 5, 2008.

“Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain was number one for the most weeks of 2008: 10 of the year's 52 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated January 5, 2008.

Born in 2008? The birthday number one finder shows the song at number one in the exact week of your birthday, and the number one on every birthday since.

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2008, year-end Hot 100 of 2008).

How many songs reached number one in 2008?

14 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008, across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2008, “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain stayed there longest: 10 weeks in total, from the chart dated January 5, 2008.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2008. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2008?

2 acts had more than one number one in 2008, counting lead and featured credits. Rihanna had the most, with 3: “Take a Bow”, “Disturbia” and “Live Your Life”.

• Rihanna: “Take a Bow”, “Disturbia” and “Live Your Life”
• T.I.: “Whatever You Like” and “Live Your Life”

What were the biggest songs of 2008?

The five biggest songs of 2008 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis, “No One” by Alicia Keys, “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major and “Apologize” by OneRepublic.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “See You Again” Miley Cyrus
32. “Shake It” Metro Station
33. “Stop and Stare” OneRepublic
34. “Take You There” Sean Kingston
35. “Paper Planes” M.I.A.
36. “Hot n Cold” Katy Perry
37. “Live Your Life” T.I. featuring Rihanna
38. “Bust It Baby (Part 2)” Plies featuring Ne-Yo
39. “American Boy” Estelle featuring Kanye West
40. “Got Money” Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
41. “Our Song” Taylor Swift
42. “Damaged” Danity Kane
43. “A Milli” Lil Wayne
44. “Sorry” Buckcherry
45. “Independent” Webbie featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat
46. “Can't Believe It” T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne
47. “Like You'll Never See Me Again” Alicia Keys
48. “Teardrops on My Guitar” Taylor Swift
49. “When I Grow Up” Pussycat Dolls
50. “Sexual Eruption” Snoop Dogg
51. “What You Got” Colby O'Donis featuring Akon
52. “It's Not My Time” 3 Doors Down
53. “Better in Time” Leona Lewis
54. “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
55. “Shadow of the Day” Linkin Park
56. “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia
57. “Miss Independent” Ne-Yo
58. “Fall for You” Secondhand Serenade
59. “In the Ayer” Flo Rida featuring will.i.am
60. “Say” John Mayer
61. “One Step at a Time” Jordin Sparks
62. “Hate That I Love You” Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
63. “Superstar” Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
64. “Suffocate” J. Holiday
65. “Let It Rock” Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne
66. “Get Like Me” David Banner featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc
67. “Realize” Colbie Caillat
68. “Put On” Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West
69. “The Time of My Life” David Cook
70. “Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)” Three 6 Mafia
71. “Cyclone” Baby Bash featuring T-Pain
72. “Love Like This” Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston
73. “Burnin' Up” Jonas Brothers
74. “Love Lockdown” Kanye West
75. “I Luv Your Girl” The-Dream
76. “Crush” David Archuleta
77. “Hypnotized” Plies featuring Akon
78. “Big Girls Don't Cry” Fergie
79. “Good Life” Kanye West featuring T-Pain
80. “Womanizer” Britney Spears
81. “Love Story” Taylor Swift
82. “Just Fine” Mary J. Blige
83. “Piece of Me” Britney Spears
84. “The Boss” Rick Ross featuring T-Pain
85. “All Summer Long” Kid Rock
86. “Can't Help but Wait” Trey Songz
87. “In Love with a Girl” Gavin DeGraw
88. “My Life” The Game featuring Lil Wayne
89. “I Remember” Keyshia Cole
90. “Flashing Lights” Kanye West featuring Dwele
91. “Mrs. Officer” Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino and Kidd Kidd
92. “7 Things” Miley Cyrus
93. “You're Gonna Miss This” Trace Adkins
94. “Love Remains the Same” Gavin Rossdale
95. “Feels Like Tonight” Daughtry
96. “The Way I Are” Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson
97. “Addicted” Saving Abel
98. “Into the Night” Santana featuring Chad Kroeger
99. “Heaven Sent” Keyshia Cole
100. “She Got It” 2 Pistols featuring T-Pain and Tay Dizm

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2008, year-end Hot 100 of 2008).

What songs should go on a 2008 mix CD?

A 2008 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 19 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “No One” by Alicia Keys and closing with “4 Minutes” by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, for 76:52 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2008, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 77:30, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2008 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2008 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).