List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2008 information
Flo Rida's first U.S. number-one single "Low" was the longest-running number-one of 2008, topping the chart for 10 consecutive weeks.
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 sales, and airplay. In 2008, there were 14 singles that topped the chart in 52 issues of the magazine.[1]
Rapper Flo Rida's "Low" was the first number one of the year, and the longest-running single in 2008, staying at number one for 10 consecutive weeks. It is the longest stay at the top for a single since R&B singer Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" reigned for 10 straight weeks starting in late 2006.[2][3] "Low" is the best-performing single of 2008 in the United States, ranking number one on Billboard's year end chart of the Top Hot 100 Hits of 2008.[4] Other singles with extended runs at number one include Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", which stayed at the top spot for seven straight weeks,[1] and T.I.'s "Whatever You Like", which topped the chart for seven non-consecutive weeks.[5]
In 2008, seven acts gained their first U.S. number-one single: Flo Rida, Leona Lewis, Lil Wayne, Coldplay, and Perry, all of whom were lead artists,[6][7][8][9][10] and Young Jeezy and Static Major as featured guests. Static Major was the seventh artist to hit number one posthumously, after his death in February 2008. T.I. earned his first number-one single as lead artist with "Whatever You Like".[11] He also had the most weeks on top with 13, combining his two singles "Whatever You Like" and "Live Your Life", the latter of which charted at number one for six non-consecutive weeks.[1][12] Artists to have multiple number one hits during the year were Rihanna with three, (one of those as a featured artist credit in "Live Your Life"), and T.I. with two. Rihanna spent the most time of any female at the top, spending nine non-consecutive weeks at number one on three different songs.
Highlights of the 2008 Billboard Hot 100 issues included pop singer Britney Spears' "Womanizer", which was noted for its record-breaking leap to number-one, from number 96. This is Spears' second number-one single, and her first number-one single in nine years.[13] Pop singer Mariah Carey earned her 18th U.S. number-one single with "Touch My Body", which broke her tie with Elvis Presley, putting her in second position for artists with the most number ones in the rock era, which began in 1955.[14][15] Leaving Carey two behind The Beatles with twenty number one singles. Singer Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" earned her the recognition of being the third female British act to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 with a debut single in the entire rock era.[16] Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" became the 1,000th number-one song of the rock era.[10] Although it occupied seven of summer's thirteen weeks, critics remained divided over which is 2008's Song of the Summer.[17][18][19][20]
^ abcBronson, Fred (December 29, 2008). "Chart Beat: From 'Low' to 'Single'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^Cohen, Jonathan (February 28, 2008). "Flo Rida Starts Tenth Week Atop Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Bronson, Fred (February 14, 2008). "Chart Beat: The long and short of it". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^"Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
^Cohen, Jonathan (October 30, 2008). "T.I. Continues Hot 100 Dominance". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Cohen, Jonathan (December 27, 2007). "Flo Rida Bumps Keys From Atop Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Cohen, Jonathan (March 27, 2008). "Leona Lewis Scores First U.S. No. 1 Hit". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^Cohen, Jonathan (April 24, 2008). "Lil Wayne Scores First Hot 100 Chart-Topper". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^Caulfield, Keith; Pietroluongo, Silvio (June 18, 2008). "Coldplay Headed To No. 1 On Billboard 200, Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^ abCohen, Jonathan (June 26, 2008). "Katy Perry Scores 1,000th No. 1 Hit Of Rock Era". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^Graff, Gary (August 29, 2008). "T.I. 'Overjoyed' With Huge Leap To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Cohen, Jonathan (December 11, 2008). "Britney Debuts Big, But T.I. Tops Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 15, 2008). "Spears Scores Record-Setting Hot 100 Jump". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
^Pietroluongo, Silvio (April 2, 2008). "Mariah, Madonna Make Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Cohen, Jonathan (April 3, 2008). "Mariah's Got The 'Touch' With 18th No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^Bronson, Fred (March 27, 2008). "Chart Beat: Top of the world". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^Gresehover, Ehren (August 11, 2008). "Six Reasons Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl' Isn't the Song of the Summer". New York. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
^Tyrangiel, Josh (2008). "The Songs of Summer 2008". Time. Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
^Brown, Lane; Kois, Dan (May 25, 2008). "And the Song of the Summer Will Be..." (PDF). New York. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
^Wilkinson, Amy (December 3, 2008). "Leona Lewis' 'Bleeding Love': The song of 2008?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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