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'' publishes annual lists of songs based on chart performance over the course of a year based on Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
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and SoundScan
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information. This is a list of the magazine's Top Hot 100
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songs of 2008
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The #1 song on the list was " Low" by Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...
and T-Pain, after having released the song in 2007 and spent 10 weeks at number-one. The song that came in at number two was "Bleeding Love
"Bleeding Love" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album ''Spirit'' (2007). It was written and originally recorded by Jesse McCartney, and was co-written and produced by Ryan Tedder. The song was released as t ...
" by Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieved natio ...
and at #3 was Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...
' song " No One", after spending 5 weeks at #1 in December 2007.
See also
*2008 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2008 in music. This year was the peak of record sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.
Specific locations
*2008 in British music
*2008 in Canadian mu ...
*List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by ''Billboard'' magazine, the data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital ...
*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
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* – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut
* – indicates Best performing song of the year
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References
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