List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2008

This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 2008.

Top-ten singles

Key
  •  ↑  – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut
  •  †  – indicates Best performing song of the year
  • (#) – 2008 year-end top 10 single position and rank
Lil Wayne scored six top ten hits during the year with "Lollipop", "A Milli", "Swagga Like Us", "Can't Believe It", "Got Money", and "Let It Rock", the most among all other artists.
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2008
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
Singles from 2007
November 24 "Low" † (#1) Flo Rida featuring T-Pain 1 January 5 23
"Paralyzer" Finger Eleven 6 January 5 9
Singles from 2008
January 5 "Love Song" (#7) Sara Bareilles 4 March 8 19
January 26 "Take You There" Sean Kingston 7 February 9 7
"With You" (#9) Chris Brown 2 February 16 16
February 2 "Don't Stop the Music" Rihanna 3 February 16 10
February 9 "Sexual Eruption" Snoop Dogg 7 March 1 6
February 16 "New Soul" ↑ Yael Naïm 7 February 23 2
February 23 "Sorry" Buckcherry 9 March 1 3
March 1 "Independent" Webbie featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat 9 March 8 4
March 15 "Love in This Club" (#8) Usher featuring Young Jeezy 1 March 15 16
"No Air" (#6) Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown 3 April 26 16
March 22 "Sexy Can I" Ray J featuring Yung Berg 3 April 5 14
"Superstar" Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos 10 March 22 2
March 29 "Bleeding Love" (#2) Leona Lewis 1 April 5 20
April 5 "Lollipop" (#4) Lil Wayne featuring Static Major 1 May 3 19
"Shawty Get Loose" Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain 10 April 5 1
April 12 "4 Minutes" Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland 3 April 12 11
"Touch My Body" Mariah Carey 1 April 12 8
May 3 "See You Again" Miley Cyrus 10 May 3 1
May 10 "Forever" (#10) ↑ Chris Brown 2 August 16 15
May 17 "Leavin'" Jesse McCartney 10 May 17 3
"Pocketful of Sunshine" Natasha Bedingfield 5 July 5 11
May 24 "Damaged" Danity Kane 10 May 24 2
"Take a Bow" Rihanna 1 May 24 16
June 7 "The Time of My Life" ↑ David Cook 3 June 7 2
"Viva la Vida" Coldplay 1 June 28 16
June 14 "I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry 1 July 5 14
June 28 "Shake It" Metro Station 10 June 28 1
July 5 "7 Things" Miley Cyrus 9 July 26 3
"Bust It Baby (Part 2)" Plies featuring Ne-Yo 7 July 12 4
"When I Grow Up" The Pussycat Dolls 9 July 5 2
July 12 "Burnin' Up" ↑ Jonas Brothers featuring Big Rob 5 July 12 3
"This Is Me" Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas 9 July 12 1
July 26 "A Milli" Lil Wayne 6 August 9 5
August 2 "Dangerous" Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon 5 September 6 8
August 9 "Disturbia" Rihanna 1 August 23 14
August 16 "Tonight" ↑ Jonas Brothers 8 August 16 1
"Closer" Ne-Yo 7 September 27 9
August 23 "Paper Planes" M.I.A. 4 September 27 10
August 30 "Crush" ↑ David Archuleta 2 August 30 1
"Change" ↑ Taylor Swift 10 August 30 1
September 6 "So What" ↑ Pink 1 September 27 15
"Whatever You Like" T.I. 1 September 6 19
September 13 "I'm Yours" Jason Mraz 6 September 20 13
September 20 "In the Ayer" Flo Rida featuring will.i.am 9 September 20 1
September 27 "Swagga Like Us" ↑ Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne 5 September 27 1
"American Boy" Estelle featuring Kanye West 9 September 27 3
"Can't Believe It" T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne 7 October 11 6
"Got Money" Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain 10 September 27 1
October 4 "Love Lockdown" ↑ Kanye West 3 October 4 9
"Hot n Cold" Katy Perry 3 November 22 18
October 18 "Keeps Gettin' Better" ↑ Christina Aguilera 7 October 18 1
"Gotta Be Somebody" ↑ Nickelback 10 October 18 1
"Let It Rock" Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne 5 October 18 10
"Live Your Life" T.I. featuring Rihanna 1 October 18 18
October 25 "Miss Independent" Ne-Yo 7 December 13 7
"Womanizer" Britney Spears 1 October 25 13
November 1 "Fearless" ↑ Taylor Swift 9 November 1 1
November 8 "If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé 3 November 8 10
November 15 "Right Now (Na Na Na)" Akon 8 November 29 4
December 6 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé 1 December 13 13
December 20 "Circus" ↑ Britney Spears 3 December 20 5

2007 peaks

Main article: List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2007
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2008 which peaked in 2007
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
September 1 "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 1 September 15 18
October 6 "Bubbly" Colbie Caillat 5 October 27 17
October 13 "Apologize" (#5) Timbaland featuring OneRepublic 2 November 10 25
October 20 "No One" (#3) Alicia Keys 1 December 1 22
November 3 "Kiss Kiss" Chris Brown featuring T-Pain 1 November 10 15
"Hate That I Love You" Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo 7 December 22 8
December 1 "Clumsy" Fergie 5 December 22 12
December 22 "Tattoo" Jordin Sparks 8 December 29 6

2009 peaks

Main article: List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2009
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2008 which peaked in 2009
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
October 4 "Love Story" Taylor Swift 4 January 17 13
November 22 "Heartless" ↑ Kanye West 2 February 21 16
December 6 "Just Dance" Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis 1 January 17 19

Artists with most top-ten songs

List of artists by total songs peaking in the top-ten
Artist Numbers of songs
Chris Brown 5
Lil Wayne
Rihanna
T-Pain
Kanye West 4
Ne-Yo
T.I. 3
Taylor Swift
Akon 2
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
Flo Rida
Jonas Brothers
Jordin Sparks
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Timbaland

See also

References

General sources

  • Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
  • Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s (ISBN 0-89820-182-9)
  • Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.