The year in music

Best Songs of 2008

Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida”, Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance”, Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl”, and MGMT’s “Kids”. Spotify launches.

Adele's debut album 19
Play 2008

57 songs

Spaceman

Spaceman

The Killers
Chasing Pavements

Chasing Pavements

Adele
Cold Shoulder

Cold Shoulder

Adele
Make You Feel My Love

Make You Feel My Love

Adele
Circus

Circus

Britney Spears
If U Seek Amy

If U Seek Amy

Britney Spears
Womanizer

Womanizer

Britney Spears
Fearless

Fearless

Taylor Swift
Love Story

Love Story

Taylor Swift
You Belong with Me

You Belong with Me

Taylor Swift
4 Minutes

4 Minutes

Madonna
Disturbia

Disturbia

Rihanna
Take a Bow

Take a Bow

Rihanna
Better Get to Livin'

Better Get to Livin'

Dolly Parton
Human

Human

The Killers
Just Dance

Just Dance

Lady Gaga
Paparazzi

Paparazzi

Lady Gaga
Poker Face

Poker Face

Lady Gaga
Halo

Halo

Beyoncé
Leavin'

Leavin'

Jesse McCartney
Not Your Enemy

Not Your Enemy

Jesse McCartney
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

Beyoncé
Forever

Forever

Chris Brown
I Gotta Feeling

I Gotta Feeling

The Black Eyed Peas
Miracle

Miracle

Above & Beyond
Beautiful

Beautiful

Akon
In and Out of Love

In and Out of Love

Armin van Buuren
Right Now (Na Na Na)

Right Now (Na Na Na)

Akon
Heartless

Heartless

Kanye West
Hot N Cold

Hot N Cold

Katy Perry
I Kissed a Girl

I Kissed a Girl

Katy Perry
Psychosocial

Psychosocial

Slipknot
Snuff

Snuff

Slipknot
Viva la Vida

Viva la Vida

Coldplay
Ghosts 'n' Stuff

Ghosts 'n' Stuff

Deadmau5
Electric Feel

Electric Feel

MGMT
Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)

Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)

The Pussycat Dolls
Kids

Kids

MGMT
When I Grow Up

When I Grow Up

The Pussycat Dolls
Closer

Closer

Kings of Leon
Sex on Fire

Sex on Fire

Kings of Leon
Use Somebody

Use Somebody

Kings of Leon
Dog Days Are Over

Dog Days Are Over

Florence + the Machine
Mykonos

Mykonos

Fleet Foxes
No Matter What

No Matter What

T.I.
Pocketful of Sunshine

Pocketful of Sunshine

Natasha Bedingfield
She Never Came Back

She Never Came Back

College & Electric Youth
White Winter Hymnal

White Winter Hymnal

Fleet Foxes
A Milli

A Milli

Lil Wayne
Can't Believe It

Can't Believe It

T-Pain ft. Lil Wayne
Dead and Gone

Dead and Gone

T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake
Got Money

Got Money

Lil Wayne ft. T-Pain
I Know You Know

I Know You Know

Esperanza Spalding
Live Your Life

Live Your Life

T.I. ft. Rihanna
Lollipop

Lollipop

Lil Wayne ft. Static Major
Mrs. Officer

Mrs. Officer

Lil Wayne ft. Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd
Swagga Like Us

Swagga Like Us

T.I. ft. Jay-Z, Kanye West & Lil Wayne

2008 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 57 songs first released in 2008. Pop, Dance-Pop and R&B lead the year. Adele, Britney Spears and Kings of Leon are among the voices of 2008.

Artists of 2008

The sound of 2008

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