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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart based on the sales of both physical singles with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3]

This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2008, as well as songs which peaked in 2007 and 2009 but were in the top 40 in 2008. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Three-hundred and fifty-three singles were in the top forty this year. Forty-nine singles from 2007 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy, "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna, "Elvis Ain't Dead" by Scouting for Girls", "Listen" by Beyoncé, "Misery Business" by Paramore, "Parallel Worlds" by Elliot Minor, "Pumpkin Soup" by Kate Nash, "Rockstar" by Nickelback and "Wow" by Kylie Minogue were the singles from 2007 that did not peak until 2008. "Breakeven" by The Script, "Broken Strings" by James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado, "Circus" by Britney Spears, "Kids" by MGMT, "Mad" by Ne-Yo, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé and "The Loving Kind" by Girls Aloud first charted in 2008 but did not reach their peak until 2009. Additionally, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson re-entered the chart this year and then returned to the chart in 2009 following Jackson's death the following year.

Ninety-six artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2008, with Rihanna having the most entries (9, including an appearance on the "Just Stand Up!" charity single). Songs that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.

Top-forty singles

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‡ Single peaked in 2007 but still in chart in 2008.
♦ Single released in 2008 but peaked in 2009.
Single peaked at number-one in 2008.
Entered The date that the song first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart.
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Singles in 2007
20 January 2007 23 "Grace Kelly" ‡ Mika 1 27 January 2007 5
10 February 2007 21 "Shine" ‡ Take That 1 10 March 2007 2
8 "Listen" Beyoncé 8 27 December 2008 1
17 February 2007 22 "Ruby" ‡ Kaiser Chiefs 1 3 March 2007 1
21 April 2007 3 "Parallel Worlds" Elliot Minor 22 19 April 2008 1
5 May 2007 6 "Back to Black" ‡ Amy Winehouse 25 12 May 2007 1
26 May 2007 35 "Umbrella" ‡ Rihanna featuring Jay-Z 1 26 May 2007 10
30 June 2007 23 "Worried About Ray" ‡ The Hoosiers 5 14 July 2007 1
2 "Misery Business" Paramore 17 23 February 2008 1
7 July 2007 18 "Foundations" ‡ Kate Nash 2 7 July 2007 5
28 "The Way I Are" ‡ Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson 1 4 August 2007 2
4 August 2007 25 "Hey There Delilah" ‡ Plain White T's 2 15 September 2007 2
12 "Dream Catch Me" ‡ Newton Faulkner 7 11 August 2007 1
11 August 2007 15 "With Every Heartbeat" ‡ Robyn with Kleerup 1 18 August 2007 1
18 August 2007 9 "Stronger" ‡ Kanye West 1 25 August 2007 2
25 August 2007 19 "Ayo Technology" ‡ 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland 2 29 September 2007 1
8 September 2007 22 "She's So Lovely" ‡ Scouting for Girls 7 29 September 2007 1
22 September 2007 21 "About You Now" ‡ Sugababes 1 6 October 2007 4
6 October 2007 27 "Valerie" ‡ Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse 2 27 October 2007 1
13 October 2007 13 "Happy Ending" ‡ Mika 7 27 October 2007 1
20 October 2007 17 "Goodbye Mr. A" ‡ The Hoosiers 4 27 October 2007 1
28 "Apologize" ‡ Timbaland presents OneRepublic 3 17 November 2007 2
27 October 2007 11 "Gimme More" ‡ Britney Spears 3 27 October 2007 1
15 "Hate That I Love You" ‡ Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo 15 24 November 2007 1
3 November 2007 21 "Bleeding Love" ‡ Leona Lewis 1 3 November 2007 7
26 "Rule the World" ‡ Take That 2 3 November 2007 4
4 "Kiss Kiss" ‡ Chris Brown featuring T-Pain & Nelly 38 17 November 2007 1
10 November 2007 10 "Home" ‡ Westlife 3 10 November 2007 1
19 "No One" ‡ Alicia Keys 6 24 November 2007 2
17 November 2007 10 "2 Hearts" ‡ Kylie Minogue 4 24 November 2007 1
39 "Rockstar" Nickelback 2 16 February 2008 2
24 November 2007 10 "Flux" ‡ Bloc Party 8 24 November 2007 1
14 "Heartbroken" ‡ T2 featuring Jodie Aysha 2 1 December 2007 3
1 December 2007 8 "Breathless" ‡ Shayne Ward 6 1 December 2007 1
15 "Call the Shots" ‡ Girls Aloud 3 8 December 2007 2
22 "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Soulja Boy 2 12 January 2008 1
8 December 2007 5 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ Mariah Carey 6 29 December 2007 1
9 "Fairytale of New York" ‡ The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 4 29 December 2007 1
9 "Change" ‡ Sugababes 13 29 December 2007 1
15 December 2007 11 "What Hurts the Most" ‡ Cascada 10 22 December 2007 1
7 "Last Christmas" ‡ Wham! 14 22 December 2007 1
22 December 2007 3 "What a Wonderful World" ‡ Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua 1 22 December 2007 1
3 "Lost" ‡ Michael Bublé 19 22 December 2007 1
8 "This Is the Life" ‡ Amy Macdonald 28 22 December 2007 2
14 "Elvis Ain't Dead" Scouting for Girls 8 26 January 2008 2
20 "Don't Stop the Music" Rihanna 4 2 February 2008 2
29 December 2007 6 "When You Believe" ‡ Leon Jackson 1 29 December 2007 3
15 "Wow" Kylie Minogue 5 1 March 2008 2
6 "Pumpkin Soup" Kate Nash 23 12 January 2008 1
Singles in 2008
5 January 2008 7 "Some Kinda Rush" Booty Luv 19 19 January 2008 2
12 January 2008 20 "Now You're Gone" Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz 1 19 January 2008 5
15 "Piece of Me" Britney Spears 2 19 January 2008 1
10 "Relax, Take It Easy" Mika 18 19 January 2008 1
1 "Conquest" The White Stripes 30 12 January 2008 1
19 January 2008 10 "Superstar" Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos 4 26 January 2008 1
8 "Homecoming" Kanye West featuring Chris Martin 9 26 January 2008 1
8 "Be Mine!" Robyn 10 26 January 2008 2
1 "I Fought the Lloyds" Oystar 25 19 January 2008 1
1 "Waving Flags" British Sea Power 31 19 January 2008 1
8 "Moving to New York" The Wombats 13 26 January 2008 1
26 January 2008 14 "Chasing Pavements" Adele 2 26 January 2008 3
1 "What Took You So Long?" The Courteeners 20 26 January 2008 1
1 "NW5" Madness 24 26 January 2008 1
1 "Jigsaw Falling into Place" Radiohead 30 26 January 2008 1
13 "Work" Kelly Rowland 4 9 February 2008 1
2 February 2008 8 "Ride It" Jay Sean 11 2 February 2008 1
10 "Sun Goes Down" David Jordan 4 23 February 2008 1
5 "Just Fine" Mary J. Blige 16 9 February 2008 1
1 "Scream Aim Fire" Bullet for My Valentine 34 2 February 2008 1
9 February 2008 5 "Ready for the Floor" Hot Chip 6 9 February 2008 1
10 "Just for Tonight" One Night Only 9 9 February 2008 1
2 "Still Figuring Out" Elliot Minor 17 9 February 2008 1
4 "The Journey Continues" Mark Brown & Sarah Cracknell 11 16 February 2008 1
7 "Hometown Glory" Adele 19 2 August 2008 1
1 "Young, Free and Simple" Urbnri 34 9 February 2008 1
16 February 2008 1 "Weightless" Wet Wet Wet 10 16 February 2008 1
6 "I Thought It Was Over" The Feeling 9 23 February 2008 1
2 "That's How People Grow Up" Morrissey 14 16 February 2008 1
6 "A&E" Goldfrapp 10 23 February 2008 1
1 "Who's Got a Match?" Biffy Clyro 27 16 February 2008 1
1 "The Girl Is Mine 2008" Michael Jackson featuring will.i.am 32 16 February 2008 1
10 "Scream" Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger 12 22 March 2008 1
1 "From Yesterday" Thirty Seconds to Mars 37 16 February 2008 1
23 February 2008 24 "Mercy" Duffy 1 23 February 2008 5
12 "What's It Gonna Be" H "Two" O featuring Platnum 2 1 March 2008 3
16 "Stop and Stare" One Republic 4 15 March 2008 3
2 "When I'm Gone" Simple Plan 26 26 February 2008 1
15 "Something Good '08" Utah Saints 8 29 March 2008 1
28 "Low" Flo Rida featuring T-Pain 2 5 April 2008 2
1 March 2008 11 "Come On Girl" Taio Cruz featuring Luciana 5 15 March 2008 1
2 "Just" Mark Ronson featuring Phantom Planet 31 1 March 2008 1
24 "With You" Chris Brown 8 5 April 2008 1
3 "New Soul" Yael Naim 30 5 April 2008 1
1 "6 of 1 Thing" Craig David 39 1 March 2008 1
8 March 2008 17 "Fascination" Alphabeat 6 22 March 2008 1
4 "My Destiny" Delinquent featuring KCat 19 15 March 2008 1
11 "Can't Speak French" Girls Aloud 9 29 March 2008 1
13 "Better in Time" Leona Lewis 2 22 March 2008 1
4 "Us Against the World" Westlife 8 15 March 2008 1
15 March 2008 2 "After Hours" We Are Scientists 15 15 March 2008 1
3 "The Beginning of the Twist" The Futureheads 20 22 March 2008 1
1 "Find the Time" Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly 33 15 March 2008 1
7 "Denial" Sugababes 15 22 March 2008 2
1 "The Mystery" Doug Walker 36 15 March 2008 1
1 "Always Be" Jimmy Eat World 37 15 March 2008 1
1 "Blind" Hercules & Love Affair 40 15 March 2008 1
22 March 2008 8 "Nine in the Afternoon" Panic! at the Disco 13 22 March 2008 1
2 "Grounds for Divorce" Elbow 19 22 March 2008 1
2 "Footprints in the Sand" Leona Lewis 25 22 March 2008 1
2 "Cassius" Foals 26 22 March 2008 1
1 "Young Love" Mystery Jets & Laura Marling 34 22 March 2008 1
1 "I Shall Overcome" Hard-Fi 35 22 March 2008 1
29 March 2008 "American Boy" Estelle featuring Kanye West 1 29 March 2008 4
21 "4 Minutes" Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland 1 26 April 2008 4
3 "Get Over It" Guillemots 20 29 March 2008 1
27 "Black and Gold" Sam Sparro 2 19 April 2008 3
6 "Love Like This" Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston 20 19 April 2008 1
3 "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" Gnarls Barkley 32 29 March 2008 2
23 "Sweet About Me" Gabriella Cilmi 6 21 June 2008 2
5 April 2008 18 "Love in This Club" Usher featuring Young Jeezy 4 10 May 2008 1
1 "Carry You Home" James Blunt 20 5 April 2008 1
3 "Sensual Seduction" Snoop Dogg 24 5 April 2008 2
3 "Church" T-Pain 35 5 April 2008 2
8 "Break the Ice" Britney Spears 15 26 April 2008 1
14 "Heartbeat" Scouting for Girls 10 3 May 2008 2
12 April 2008 7 "Always Where I Need to Be" The Kooks 3 12 April 2008 1
8 "Touch My Body" Mariah Carey 5 19 April 2008 1
2 "Not Nineteen Forever" The Courteeners 19 12 April 2008 1
1 "Nude" Radiohead 21 12 April 2008 1
4 "Toca's Miracle 2008" Coco vs. Fragma 16 19 April 2008 1
19 April 2008 18 "Cry for You" September 5 26 April 2008 2
4 "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" Black Kids 11 19 April 2008 1
4 "The Age of the Understatement" The Last Shadow Puppets 9 26 April 2008 1
18 "Heartbreaker" will.i.am featuring Cheryl Cole 4 17 May 2008 3
4 "Trippin' on You" Cahill featuring Nikki Belle 25 3 May 2008 1
26 April 2008 1 "Happiness" Goldfrapp 25 26 April 2008 1
3 "Flashing Lights" Kanye West featuring Dwele 29 26 April 2008 1
3 "Time to Pretend" MGMT 35 26 April 2008 1
8 "Party People" Nelly 14 31 May 2008 1
3 May 2008 16 "Wearing My Rolex" Wiley 2 17 May 2008 1
10 "Propane Nightmares" Pendulum 9 10 May 2008 1
4 "Cold Shoulder" Adele 18 3 May 2008 2
8 "We Cry" The Script 15 10 May 2008 1
6 "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" Ashlee Simpson 24 31 May 2008 1
4 "Cops and Robbers" The Hoosiers 24 10 May 2008 1
3 "Who's That Girl" Robyn 26 10 May 2008 1
1 "Backfire at the Disco" The Wombats 40 3 May 2008 1
10 May 2008 2 "Maybe" Jay Sean 19 10 May 2008 1
19 "Warwick Avenue" Duffy 3 7 June 2008 1
5 "Daylight" Kelly Rowland featuring Travis McCoy 14 17 May 2008 1
1 "It's About Time" One Night Only 37 10 May 2008 1
17 May 2008 11 "Violet Hill" Coldplay 8 17 May 2008 2
3 "In My Arms" Kylie Minogue 10 17 May 2008 1
1 "Bluebirds Flying High" James Fox & Cardiff City F.C. 15 17 May 2008 1
23 "Closer" Ne-Yo 1 5 July 2008 1
5 "This Is an Emergency" The Pigeon Detectives 14 24 May 2008 1
15 "Love Song" Sara Bareilles 4 28 June 2008 1
1 "Daddy-O" Wideboys featuring Shaznay Lewis 32 17 May 2008 1
2 "L.E.S. Artistes" Santogold 27 24 May 2008 1
24 May 2008 16 "That's Not My Name" The Ting Tings 1 24 May 2008 1
17 "Take a Bow" Rihanna 1 31 May 2008 2
6 "I Can Be" Taio Cruz 18 7 June 2008 2
3 "Dust" Royworld 29 31 May 2008 1
6 "Lollipop" Lil Wayne 26 14 June 2008 1
11 "Beat It" Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer 21 21 June 2008 2
31 May 2008 11 "10.000 Nights of Thunder" Alphabeat 16 7 June 2008 2
4 "Mistress Mabel" The Fratellis 23 7 June 2008 1
3 "Always Right Behind You" The Zutons 26 7 June 2008 1
1 "Great DJ" The Ting Tings 33 31 May 2008 1
1 "Disco's Revenge 2008" Gusto 34 31 May 2008 1
4 "Rhythm Is a Dancer '08" Snap! 23 14 June 2008 1
7 June 2008 18 "Forever" Chris Brown 4 5 July 2008 1
1 "Have You Made Up Your Mind?"/"Echoes Round the Sun" Paul Weller 19 7 June 2008 1
9 "Singin' in the Rain" Mint Royale 1 14 June 2008 2
13 "Shut Up and Let Me Go" The Ting Tings 6 2 August 2008 1
1 "Made Up Stories" Go:Audio 33 7 June 2008 1
1 "Oxford Comma" Vampire Weekend 38 7 June 2008 1
14 June 2008 1 "All You Need Is Me" Morrissey 24 14 June 2008 1
3 "Watch Out" Alex Gaudino featuring Shèna 16 21 June 2008 1
2 "Two Doors Down" Mystery Jets 24 21 June 2008 1
6 "If I Never See Your Face Again" Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna 28 28 June 2008 1
5 "Jumping All Over the World" Scooter 28 21 June 2008 1
2 "Creep" Radiohead 37 14 June 2008 1
5 "One Day Like This" Elbow 35 20 September 2008 1
21 June 2008 21 "No Air" Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown 3 5 July 2008 3
1 "We Are the People" Feeder 25 21 June 2008 1
15 "Give It 2 Me" Madonna featuring Pharrell Williams 7 26 July 2008 1
1 "Chick Lit" We Are Scientists 37 21 June 2008 1
1 "Strength in Numbers" The Music 38 21 June 2008 1
6 "Elevator" Flo Rida featuring Timbaland 20 5 July 2008 1
28 June 2008 21 "Viva la Vida" Coldplay 1 28 June 2008 1
11 "We Made It" Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park 10 5 July 2008 3
4 "S.O.S" Jonas Brothers 13 5 July 2008 1
1 "My Generation" Billiam 23 28 June 2008 1
10 "Photograph" Nickelback 18 29 July 2008 1
1 "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" Cage the Elephant 32 8 June 2008 1
3 "Pork and Beans" Weezer 33 5 July 2008 1
5 July 2008 11 "Stay with Me" Ironik 5 19 July 2008 1
1 "Geraldine" Glasvegas 16 5 July 2008 1
2 "Bye Bye" Mariah Carey 30 5 July 2008 1
3 "Electric Feel" MGMT 22 12 July 2008 1
4 "When You Touch Me" Freemasons featuring Katherine Ellis 23 12 July 2008 1
1 "No You Didn't, No You Don't" The Courteeners 35 5 July 2008 1
1 "Hurricane Jane" Black Kids 36 5 July 2008 1
12 July 2008 19 "Dance wiv Me" Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome 1 12 July 2008 4
11 "All I Ever Wanted" Basshunter 2 19 July 2008 1
2 "No Substitute Love" Estelle 30 12 July 2008 1
1 "99 Problems" Jay-Z 35 12 July 2008 1
19 July 2008 15 "All Summer Long" Kid Rock 1 9 August 2008 1
4 "Shine On" The Kooks 25 19 July 2008 2
5 "All the Times I Cried" Sharleen Spiteri 26 19 July 2008 1
1 "Standing Next to Me" The Last Shadow Puppets 30 19 July 2008 1
26 July 2008 2 "One for the Radio" McFly 2 26 July 2008 1
12 "5 Years Time" Noah and the Whale 7 16 August 2008 1
5 "Moving Mountains" Usher 25 9 August 2008 1
2 August 2008 6 "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" Ida Maria 13 23 August 2008 1
18 "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" The Script 2 30 August 2008 1
4 "Discolights" Ultrabeat vs. Darren Styles 23 9 August 2008 1
9 August 2008 22 "I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry 1 16 August 2008 5
5 "If This Is Love" The Saturdays 8 9 August 2008 1
1 "Numb" Honey Ryder 32 9 August 2008 1
21 "Disturbia" Rihanna 3 6 September 2008 2
1 "The One" Kylie Minogue 36 9 August 2008 1
16 August 2008 9 "Love Is Noise" The Verve 4 23 August 2008 1
5 "Body on Me" Nelly featuring Akon & Ashanti 17 23 August 2008 1
2 "Because the Night" Cascada 28 16 August 2008 1
2 "Baditude" Dave Spoon, Paul Harris & Sam Obernik 28 16 August 2008 1
1 "It's Not About You" Scouting for Girls 38 16 August 2008 1
23 August 2008 16 "Beggin'" Madcon 5 30 August 2008 1
2 "Mercury" Bloc Party 16 23 August 2008 1
5 "The World Should Revolve Around Me" Little Jackie 14 6 September 2008 1
2 "I Decided" Solange 27 23 August 2008 1
10 "Spiralling" Keane 23 13 September 2008 2
7 "She's like a Star" Taio Cruz 20 30 August 2008 1
30 August 2008 8 "Mountains" Biffy Clyro 5 6 September 2008 1
3 "Steve McQueen" The Automatic 16 30 August 2008 1
1 "Save the Lies" Gabriella Cilmi 33 30 August 2008 1
6 "Boyfriend" Alphabeat 15 6 September 2008 2
2 "The Day That Never Comes" Metallica 19 6 September 2008 1
2 "Crazy World" J Majik & Wickaman 37 30 August 2008 1
6 September 2008 7 "Pjanoo" Eric Prydz 2 6 September 2008 2
3 "Daddy's Gone" Glasvegas 12 6 September 2008 1
8 "See You Again" Miley Cyrus 11 20 September 2008 1
1 "All I Wanna Do"/"Push It Along" Paul Weller 28 6 September 2008 1
14 "Miss Independent" Ne-Yo 6 18 October 2008 1
13 September 2008 12 "When I Grow Up" The Pussycat Dolls 3 13 September 2008 2
11 "Cookie Jar" Gym Class Heroes featuring The-Dream 6 27 September 2008 2
4 "Paddy's Revenge" Steve Mac 17 13 September 2008 1
3 "Stepping Stone" Duffy 21 13 September 2008 1
1 "Smilin'" Bryn Christopher 31 13 September 2008 1
1 "Summertime" New Kids on the Block 34 13 September 2008 1
7 "Handlebars" Flobots 14 4 October 2008 1
2 "Just Stand Up!" Artists Stand Up to Cancer 26 20 September 2008 1
20 September 2008 48 "Sex on Fire" Kings of Leon 1 20 September 2008 3
2 "Thank You for a Lifetime" Cliff Richard 3 20 September 2008 1
8 "In This City" Iglu & Hartly 5 4 October 2008 1
4 "Lies" McFly 4 27 September 2008 1
8 "Angel in the Night" Basshunter 14 27 September 2008 1
2 "In the Ayer" Flo Rida featuring will.i.am 29 20 September 2008 1
1 "C-lebrity" Queen + Paul Rodgers 33 20 September 2008 1
11 "Paper Planes" M.I.A. 19 4 October 2008 1
1 "Can't Stop Moving" Sonny J 40 20 September 2008 1
27 September 2008 5 "Changes" Will Young 10 27 September 2008 1
12 "Spotlight" Jennifer Hudson 11 4 October 2008 2
1 "Swagga Like Us" Jay-Z featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne 33 27 September 2008 1
1 "Everything Is Borrowed" The Streets 37 27 September 2008 1
1 "I Don't Care" Fall Out Boy 33 27 September 2008 1
4 October 2008 4 "You Make It Real" James Morrison 7 4 October 2008 1
10 "Girls" Sugababes 3 18 October 2008 1
3 "There You'll Be" Faith Hill 10 4 October 2008 1
17 "Love Lockdown" Kanye West 8 1 November 2008 2
10 "Another Way to Die" Alicia Keys & Jack White 9 15 November 2008 1
34 "Use Somebody" Kings of Leon 2 20 December 2008 1
2 "Burnin' Up"/"When You Look Me in the Eyes" Jonas Brothers 30 4 October 2008 1
1 "This Is Me" Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas 33 4 October 2008 1
1 "I Wanna Be Your Man" Ironik 35 4 October 2008 1
18 "So What" Pink 1 11 October 2008 3
11 October 2008 3 "The Shock of the Lightning" Oasis 3 11 October 2008 1
5 "Love You Anyway" Boyzone 5 11 October 2008 1
5 "Love Shy (Thinking About You)" Platnum 12 18 October 2008 1
4 "Ouch" N-Dubz 22 18 October 2008 1
15 "Kids" ♦ MGMT 16 17 January 2009 1
18 October 2008 4 "Never Miss a Beat" Kaiser Chiefs 5 18 October 2008 1
6 "Take Back the City" Snow Patrol 6 25 October 2008 1
5 "Tattoo" Jordin Sparks 24 1 November 2008 2
1 "That Kiss" The Courteeners 36 18 October 2008 1
25 October 2008 3 "The Winner's Song" Geraldine McQueen 2 25 October 2008 1
3 "Don't Call This Love" Leon Jackson 3 25 October 2008 1
19 "Up" The Saturdays 5 25 October 2008 1
7 "Raindrops (Encore une fois)" Sash! featuring Stunt 9 25 October 2008 2
23 "Hot n Cold" Katy Perry 4 13 December 2008 1
1 "Be the One" The Ting Tings 28 25 October 2008 1
6 "Wire to Wire" Razorlight 5 1 November 2008 1
1 November 2008 14 "The Promise" Girls Aloud 1 1 November 2008 1
15 "Infinity 2008" Guru Josh Project 3 1 November 2008 1
9 "Dangerous" Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon 16 15 November 2008 2
1 "My Life" The Game featuring Lil Wayne 34 1 November 2008 1
1 "Green Light" John Legend featuring Andre 3000 35 1 November 2008 1
1 "Talons" Bloc Party 39 1 November 2008 1
6 "Superhuman" Chris Brown 32 15 November 2008 1
8 November 2008 10 "Hero" The X Factor Finalists 2008 1 8 November 2008 3
15 "Right Now (Na Na Na)" Akon 6 20 December 2008 1
2 "Make You Feel My Love" Adele 26 8 November 2008 1
5 "Thriller" ♦ Michael Jackson 12 11 July 2009 1
13 "I Hate This Part" The Pussycat Dolls 12 6 December 2008 1
4 "7 Things" Miley Cyrus 25 13 December 2008 1
15 November 2008 18 "If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé 1 29 November 2008 1
14 "Womanizer" Britney Spears 3 13 December 2008 1
5 "Forgive Me" Leona Lewis 5 15 November 2008 1
15 "The Boy Does Nothing" Alesha Dixon 5 22 November 2008 1
3 "Keeps Gettin' Better" Christina Aguilera 14 15 November 2008 1
3 "Let Your Love Flow" The Bellamy Brothers 21 29 November 2008 1
15 "Breakeven" ♦ The Script 21 10 January 2009 1
2 "Grace" Will Young 33 13 December 2008 1
14 "Live Your Life" T.I. featuring Rihanna 2 22 November 2008 1
1 "I Wish I Was James Bond" Scouting for Girls 40 15 November 2008 1
22 November 2008 20 "Human" The Killers 3 29 November 2008 1
4 "If She Knew" Lemar 14 22 November 2008 1
7 "Rain on Your Parade" Duffy 15 29 November 2008 1
3 "Gotta Be Somebody" Nickelback 20 29 November 2008 1
1 "Chinese Democracy" Guns N' Roses 27 22 November 2008 1
1 "We Have a Dream" Pudsey's Beautiful Dreamers 40 22 November 2008 1
29 November 2008 2 "Run" Snow Patrol 28 29 November 2008 1
1 "Dream On" Christian Falk featuring Robyn 29 29 November 2008 1
6 "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" N-Dubz 19 6 December 2008 1
6 December 2008 9 "Greatest Day" Take That 1 6 December 2008 1
2 "We R One" Same Difference 13 6 December 2008 1
1 "Do Ya"/"Stay with Me" McFly 18 6 December 2008 1
9 "Rehab" Rihanna featuring Justin Timberlake 16 20 December 2008 1
1 "Get Up on the Dance Floor"/"Headz Up" George Sampson 30 6 December 2008 1
1 "Miles Away" Madonna 39 6 December 2008 1
13 December 2008 13 "Run" Leona Lewis 1 13 December 2008 2
1 "I'm Outta Time" Oasis 12 13 December 2008 1
3 "Cash in My Pocket" Wiley featuring Daniel Merriweather 18 13 December 2008 1
23 "Broken Strings" ♦ James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado 2 17 January 2009 1
12 "Circus" ♦ Britney Spears 13 7 February 2009 1
19 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" ♦ Beyoncé 7 24 January 2009 3
20 December 2008 2 "Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace on Earth" Bandaged (Sir Terry Wogan & Aled Jones) 3 20 December 2008 1
2 "Better" Boyzone 22 20 December 2008 1
3 "Warm This Winter" Gabriella Cilmi 22 20 December 2008 1
6 "Hallelujah" Jeff Buckley 2 27 December 2008 1
2 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" Wizzard 31 20 December 2008 1
1 "Merry Xmas Everybody" Slade 32 20 December 2008 1
1 "My Delirium" Ladyhawke 33 20 December 2008 1
1 "Merry Christmas Everyone" Shakin' Stevens 36 20 December 2008 1
10 "Mad" ♦ Ne-Yo 19 24 January 2009 2
2 "Jingle Bells" Basshunter 35 27 December 2008 1
1 "It's Christmas Time" Status Quo 40 20 December 2008 1
27 December 2008 9 "Hallelujah" Alexandra Burke 1 27 December 2008 3
2 "Once Upon a Christmas Song" Geraldine McQueen 5 27 December 2008 1
1 "I Miss You" Basshunter 32 27 December 2008 1
1 "Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen 36 27 December 2008 1
8 "The Loving Kind" ♦ Girls Aloud 10 24 January 2009 1

Entries by artist

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The following table shows artists who achieved or more top 40 entries in 2008, including songs that reached their peak in 2007 or 2009. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.

Entries Artist Country of origin Songs
9 Rihanna   United States Disturbia, Don't Stop the Music, Hate That I Love You, If I Never See Your Face Again, Just Stand Up!, Live Your Life, Rehab, Take a Bow, Umbrella
6 Kanye West American Boy, Flashing Lights, Homecoming, Love Lockdown, Stronger, Swagga Like Us
Leona Lewis   United Kingdom Better in Time, Bleeding Love, Footprints in the Sand, Forgive Me, Just Stand Up!, Run
Timbaland   United States 4 Minutes, Apologize, Ayo Technology, Elevator, Scream, The Way I Are
5 Basshunter   Sweden All I Ever Wanted, Angel in the Night, I Miss You, Jingle Bells, Now You're Gone
Britney Spears   United States Break the Ice, Circus, Gimme More, Piece of Me, Womanizer
Cheryl Cole   United Kingdom Call the Shots, Can't Speak French, Heartbreaker,The Loving Kind, The Promise
Chris Brown   United States Forever, Kiss Kiss, No Air, Superhuman, With You
4 Adele   United Kingdom Chasing Payments, Cold Shoulder, Hometown Glory, Make You Feel My Love
Beyoncé   United States If I Were a Boy, Just Stand Up, Listen, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
The Courteeners   United Kingdom Not Nineteen Forever No You Didn't No You Don't, That Kiss, What Took You So Long?
Duffy Mercy, Rain on Your Parade, Stepping Stone, Warwick Avenue
Girls Aloud Call the Shots, Can't Speak French, The Loving Kind, The Promise
Kylie Minogue   Australia 2 Hearts, In My Arms, The One, Wow
Mariah Carey   United States All I Want for Christmas Is You, Bye Bye, Just Stand Up!, Touch My Body
Ne-Yo Closer, Hate That I Love You, Mad, Miss Independent
Nicole Scherzinger I Hate This Part, Just Stand Up!, Scream, When I Grow Up
Robyn   Sweden Be Mine, Dream On, Who's That Girl, With Every Heartbeat
Scouting for Girls   United Kingdom Elvis Ain't Dead, Heartbeat, It's Not About You, She's So Lovely
Sugababes About You Now, Change, Denial, Girls
The Ting Tings Be the One, Great DJ, Shut Up and Let Me Go, That's Not My Name
3 Akon   United States Body on Me, Dangerous, Right Now (Na Na Na)
Bloc Party   United Kingdom Flux, Mercury, Talons
Chris Martin Homecoming, Violet Hill, Viva la Vida
Flo Rida   United States Elevator, In the Ayer, Low
Gabriella Cilmi   Australia Save the Lies, Sweet About Me, Warm This Winter
The Hoosiers   United Kingdom Cops and Robbers, Goodbye Mr. A, Worried About Ray
Joe Jonas   United States Burnin' Up/When You Look Me in the Eyes, S.O.S., This Is Me
Lil Wayne Lollipop, My Life, Swagga Like Us
Madonna 4 Minutes, Give it 2 Me, Miles Away
McFly   United Kingdom Do Ya/Stay with Me, Lies, One for the Radio
MGMT   United States Electric Feel, Kids, Time to Pretend
Mika   United Kingdom Grace Kelly, Happy Ending, Relax Take it Easy
Miley Cyrus   United States 7 Things, Just Stand Up!, See You Again
Nickelback   Canada Gotta Be Somebody, Photograph, Rockstar
Radiohead   United Kingdom Creep, Jigsaw Falling into Place, Nude
The Script   Ireland Breakeven, The Man Who Can't Be Moved, We Cry
Taio Cruz   United Kingdom Come On Girl, I Can Be, She's like a Star
Take That Greatest Day, Rule the World, Shine
will.i.am   United States Heartbreaker, In the Ayer, The Girl Is Mine 2008
2 Alexandra Burke   United Kingdom Hallelujah, Hero
Alicia Keys   United States Another Way to Die, No One
Alphabeat   Denmark 10.000 Nights of Thunder, Boyfriend
Amy Winehouse   United Kingdom Back to Black, Valerie
Ashanti   United States Body on Me, Just Stand Up!
Biffy Clyro   United Kingdom Mountains, Who's Got a Match?
Black Kids   United States Hurricane Jane, I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
Boyzone   Ireland Better, Love You Anyway
Cascada   Germany Because the Night, What Hurts the Most
Coldplay   United Kingdom Violet Hill, Viva la Vida
Elbow   United Kingdom Grounds for Divorce, One Day Like This
Elliot Minor Parallel Worlds, Still Figuring Out
Estelle American Boy, No Substitute Love
Fall Out Boy   United States Beat It, I Don't Care
Geraldine McQueen   United Kingdom Once Upon a Christmas Song, The Winner's Song
Glasvegas   United Kingdom Daddy's Gone, Geraldine
Goldfrapp A&E, Happiness
Ironik I Wanna Be Your Man, Stay with Me
Jack White   United States Another Way to Die, Conquest
James Morrison   United Kingdom Broken Strings, You Make It Real
Jay Sean Maybe, Ride It
Jay-Z   United States 99 Problems, Swagga Like Us
Jonas Brothers Burnin' Up/When You Look Me in the Eyes, S.O.S.
Jordin Sparks No Air, Tattoo
Justin Timberlake 4 Minutes, Ayo Technology
Kaiser Chiefs   United Kingdom Never Miss a Beat, Ruby
Kate Nash Foundations, Pumpkin Soup
Katy Perry   United States Hot n Cold, I Kissed a Girl
Kelly Rowland Work, Daylight
Keri Hilson Scream, The Way I Are
The Kooks   United Kingdom Always Where I Need to Be, Shine On
The Last Shadow Puppets Standing Next to Me, The Age of the Understatement
Leon Jackson Don't Call This Love, When You Believe
Mark Ronson Just, Valerie
Mary J. Blige   United States Just Fine, Just Stand Up!
Michael Jackson The Girl Is Mine 2008, Thriller
Morrissey   United Kingdom All You Need Is Me, That's How People Grow Up
Mystery Jets Two Doors Down, Young Love
N-Dubz Ouch, Papa, Can You Hear Me
Natasha Bedingfield Just Stand Up!, Love Like This
Nelly   United States Body on Me, Party People
Oasis   United Kingdom I'm Outta Time, The Shock of the Lightning
One Night Only It's About Time, Just for Tonight
OneRepublic   United States Apologize, Stop and Stare
Platnum   United Kingdom Love Shy (Thinking About You), What's It Gonna Be
The Pussycat Dolls   United States I Hate This Part, When I Grow Up
The Saturdays   United Kingdom/  Ireland If This Is Love, Up
Snow Patrol   United Kingdom Run, Take Back the City
T-Pain   United States Kiss Kiss, Low
Travis McCoy Clothes Off!, Daylight
Usher Love in This Club, Moving Mountains
We Are Scientists   United Kingdom After Hours, Chick Lit
Westlife   Ireland Home, Us Against the World
Wiley   United Kingdom Cash in My Pocket, Wearing My Rolex
Will Young Changes, Grace
The Wombats Backfire at the Disco, Moving to New York

Notes

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  • "It's Not About You" was first released as a limited edition EP in 2007, charting at number 31. It was re-released as a single this year and although they are included together on the Official Charts website, these were separate releases.

See also

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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