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The year [[2008]] in [[music]] is full of events, albums released by major artists and bands, and hit singles.


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==Event==
===January===
* [[January 29]] - [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] announced on their official website that they would be reuniting for select shows in the [[United States|US]] and internationally.<ref name="facetofacereunion">{{cite web | url = http://www.facetofacemusic.com/blog/?p=4 | title =We’re back!……….sort of | publisher = FaceToFace.com | date = [[2008-01-29]] | accessdate = 2008-02-07}}</ref>
* [[Rage Against the Machine]] headlined the ''[[Big Day Out]]'' festivals in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], their first shows outside of the [[United States]] since reforming, and their first Australian shows in 12 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10466694|title=Rage Against The Machine to play Big Day Out|last=NZPA|date=29 September 2007|publisher=The New Zealand Herald/APN Holdings NZ Limited |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref>
* [[Pop Music|Pop]] singer [[Britney Spears]] was hospitalized after reportedly going without sleep for five days. She was placed under a [[5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold)|5150 Involuntary psychiatric hold]] at the [[UCLA Medical Center]] in [[California]], [[USA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kmvrfm.com/weekly_update.php|title=New Development In Britney Spears Case|first=Shannon|date=19 February 2008|publisher=KMVR FM/Bravo Mic Communications, LLC|accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> A restraining order would later be issued against her friend Sam Lutfi after Spears' mother Lynne accused him of drugging her daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kmvrfm.com/weekly_update.php|title=Britney Hangs Out With Former Manager In Studio|first=Shannon|date=17 April 2008|publisher=KMVR FM/Bravo Mic Communications, LLC|accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/u-s-sales-database/|title = U.S. Sales Database| website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] }}</ref>
===February===
* [[February 10]] - The [[50th Grammy Awards]] took place at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], [[USA]].
* [[February 15]] - The [[Meteor Music Awards|Irish National Music Awards]] were held in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]].
* [[February 19]] - [[System of a Down]] guitarist, [[Daron Malakian]], told [[MTV|MTV.com]] that the band were never likely to reform as he would be concentrating on his new band project [[Scars on Broadway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581717/20080215/id_0.jhtml | title = Scars On Broadway Is No Side Project | publisher = [[MTV|MTV.com]] | date = [[2008-02-19]] | accessdate = 2008-02-24}}</ref>
* [[February 20]] - The 28th [[BRIT Awards]] were held in [[London]], [[UK]].
* [[February 20]]-[[February 25]] - The annual [[Viña del Mar International Song Festival]] was held in [[Chile]]. It was headlined by [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Calle 13 (band)|Calle 13]] and [[Wisin & Yandel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://festival2008.canal13.cl/2008/html/Irq1024.html|title=Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar|publisher=Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar|language=Spanish|accessdate=2008-05-17}}</ref>
* [[February 23]] to [[March 3]] - The second annual [[Australian Soundwave Festival|Soundwave Festival]] was held in [[Australia]], headlined by [[The Offspring]] and [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=273060|title=SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2008 ANNOUNCED!|last=Djamoos|first=Anton|date=18 October 2007|publisher=Absolute Punk|accessdate=2008-05-17}}</ref>


==Specific locations==
===March===
*[[2008 in British music]]
* [[March 2]] - [[Marilyn Manson]]'s world tour, ''[[Rape of the World]]'', came to an end in [[Houston, Texas]], [[USA]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in Canadian music]]
* [[March 7]] - The [[Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival]] 2008 took place in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.javajazzfestival.com/2008/|title=Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2008|date=2008|publisher=Java Festival Production|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>
*[[2008 in European music]] (Continental Europe)
* [[March 7]]-[[March 16|16]] - The [[2008]] [[South By Southwest]] Conference and Festivals were held in [[Austin, Texas]], USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2008.sxsw.com/|title=South by Southwest Conference and Festivals|publisher=South by Southwest, Inc|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>
*[[2008 in Irish music]]
* [[March 11]] - Jazz musician and broadcaster [[Humphrey Lyttelton]] announced his retirement from presenting [[BBC Radio 2]]'s jazz programme after forty years.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in Japanese music]]
* [[March 20]] - The [[Eagles]] began a tour to support their album, ''[[Long Road Out of Eden]]''.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in New Zealand music]]
* [[March 25]]-[[March 29|29]] - The Miami Winter Music Conference was held in Miami Beach Resort & Spa, [[Miami, Florida]], USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/|title=Winter Music Conference|date=2008|publisher=Winter Music Conference|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>
*[[2008 in Norwegian music]]
* [[March 26]] - Guitarist [[Clint Lowery]] rejoined the band [[Sevendust]], replacing [[Sonny Mayo]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* [[March 27]]
*[[2008 in Swedish music]]
*[[2008 in South Korean music]]
**<!--March 27--> British singer [[Leona Lewis]] topped the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] with her debut single "[[Bleeding Love]]", the first solo British female singer to do so since [[Kim Wilde]] in [[1987]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in West African music]]
**<!--March 27--> Rock band [[Def Leppard]] began the first leg of their world tour in support of their album ''[[Songs from the Sparkle Lounge]]''.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}


===April===
==Specific genres==
*[[2008 in rock music]]
* [[April 1]] - [[Scott Weiland]]'s departure from rock band [[Velvet Revolver]] became official.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94021 | title = It's Official: Velvet Revolver Parts Ways With Singer Scott Weiland | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2008-04-01]] | accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref> Weiland's reunion with his former band, [[Stone Temple Pilots]], and tensions between Weiland and the rest of Velvet Revolver, led to his departure.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[#Classical music|2008 in classical music]]
* [[April 2]]
*[[2008 in country music]]
**[[Mariah Carey]]'s new single, "[[Touch My Body]]", from her album ''[[E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)|E=MC²]]'', is officially confirmed as her eighteenth number-one single in the [[United States]] making her the artist with the second most number-one hit singles in history, behind the [[Beatles]] with 20.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in electro pop music]]
* [[April 5]] - The reunited [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] performed together for the first time in four-and-a-half-years at The Bamboozle Left in [[Irvine, California]], [[USA]].<ref name="facetofacereunion"/>
*[[2008 in heavy metal music]]
* [[April 7]] - The newly reunited 90s rock band [[Stone Temple Pilots]] held a press conference announcing a 65-date reunion tour and play for the first time since 2002 at a small, private show in [[Los Angeles]].
*[[2008 in hip hop music]]
* [[April 15]] - Mayor [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] officially proclaimed April 15 as ''Mariah Carey Day'' in [[Los Angeles, California]], USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2185|title=Mariah Honored by the City of Los Angeles|last=unattributed|date=21 April 2008|publisher=UltraStar Entertainment LLC|accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref>
*[[2008 in Latin music]]
* [[April 17]] - [[Leona Lewis]]'s album, ''[[Spirit]]'', reached number one on the [[Billboard 200]], selling around 205,000 copies in its first week on sale.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} Lewis became the first [[United Kingdom|British]] woman to go straight to the top the album charts with a debut album.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in jazz]]
* [[April 19]] - With her single, "[[I'm a Fire]]", [[Donna Summer]] became the first artist to have a song reach number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in every decade since the chart's inception in [[1974]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[2008 in opera]]
* [[April 19]]—[[April 20]] - The [[Festival Imperial]] 2008 was held in Autódromo La Guácima in [[Alajuela]], [[Costa Rica]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* [[April 25]]—[[April 27]]
*[[2008 in South Korean music]]
**The [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York City]], USA was lit up in Mariah Carey's motif colors — lavender, pink, and white — in celebration of her achievements in the world of music. Carey was the first person in history to be honored by this event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2197|title=Mariah Lights Up Empire State Building|last=unattributed|date=28 April 2008|publisher=UltraStar Entertainment LLC|accessdate=2008-05-21}}</ref>
**The [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] was held in [[Indio, California]], USA. It included performances by [[Aphex Twin]], [[Prince]], [[Portishead]], and [[Roger Waters]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* [[April 26]] - The [[MTV Australia Awards 2008]] took place in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}


===May===
== Events ==
=== January ===
* [[May 3]] - [[Girls Aloud]] began their [[Tangled Up Tour]].
*[[January 1]] – [[Julia Fischer]] makes her début as a concert pianist, performing [[Edvard Grieg]]'s ''[[Piano Concerto (Grieg)|Piano Concerto in A minor]]'' with the [[Junge Deutsche Philharmonie]] at the [[Alte Oper]], Frankfurt. The concert was conducted by [[Matthias Pintscher]], who replaced Sir [[Neville Marriner]]. On the same occasion she also performed the ''[[Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)|Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor]]'' by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]].<ref>[http://www.signandsight.com/features/1636.html Arno Widmann: "Julia Fischer: Virtuosissima!!!", ''Frankfurter Rundschau'', 2 January 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012]</ref>
* [[May 3]]-[[May 4|4]] - The sixth annual [[The Bamboozle]] was held at the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], [[USA]].
*[[January 5]] – The [[Salzburg Festival]] launches the "[[Herbert von Karajan]] Jubilee Year" with a concert in [[Salzburg]]'s [[Grosses Festspielhaus]].<ref>Agence France Presse, January 4, 2008.</ref>
* [[May 8]] - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] announced that her 7th world tour, the [[Sticky and Sweet Tour]], will begin in [[Cardiff, Wales]] on [[August 23]].
*[[January 19]]–[[February 3]] – [[Rage Against the Machine]] headline the [[Big Day Out]] festivals in Australia and New Zealand, their first shows outside the United States since reforming, and their first Australian shows in 12 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10466694|title=Rage Against The Machine to play Big Day Out|last=NZPA|date=September 29, 2007|publisher=The New Zealand Herald/APN Holdings NZ Limited |access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref> They join co-headliners [[Björk]], who pulled out of the Sydney festival under doctor's orders, and [[Arcade Fire]].
* [[May 10]]-[[May 11|11]] - The [[Give It A Name]] 2008 festival was held at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], [[London]], [[UK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/give-it-a-name/8536|title=It may not have a name, but it certainly has a purpose|last=(unattributed)|date=16 May 2007|publisher=NME/IPC Media|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref>
*[[January 29]] – [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] announce that they will reunite for select shows in the US and internationally.<ref name="facetofacereunion">{{cite web|url=http://www.facetofacemusic.com/blog/?p=4 |title=We're back!……….sort of |publisher=FaceToFace.com |last=unattributed |date=January 29, 2008 |access-date=February 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416132445/http://www.facetofacemusic.com/blog/?p=4 |archive-date=April 16, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[May 16]] - [[The Offspring]] began the first leg of their [[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Tour|tour]] in support of their new album, ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]''.
*[[January 31]] – Laura Attwood of the [[The King Edward VI School, Morpeth|King Edward VI School]] in [[Morpeth, Northumberland|Morpeth]] wins the second Eileen Bowler Award.<ref>Anon., "[http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/top-music-award-for-morpeth-girl-1-1522864 Top Music Award for Morpeth Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143607/http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/top-music-award-for-morpeth-girl-1-1522864 |date=November 15, 2017 }}", ''The Morpeth Herald'' (January 31, 2008).</ref>
* [[May 17]] - The sixteenth annual [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] [[KROQ Weenie Roast|Weenie Roast]] was held at the [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]] in [[Irvine, California]], USA. Featured bands included [[Metallica]], [[The Offspring]], [[The Raconteurs]], [[Rise Against]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[The Bravery]], [[Scars on Broadway]], [[Seether]], [[Flogging Molly]], [[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]], [[MGMT]], [[Flobots]], and [[Ludo (band)|Ludo]].
*[[May 21]] - [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]] won season 7 of the American television talent contest, [[American Idol]].
*[[May 24]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008|53rd Eurovision Song Contest]] final was held in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]. 43 countries competed in the event, including newcomers [[San Marino]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/news/07.shtml|title=Eurovision Song Contest coverage across the BBC|last=(unattributed)|date=(undated)|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref>Russia won, followed by the Ukraine in 2nd place and Greece in 3rd.
* May 24-26 - The 2008 [[Sasquatch! Music Festival]] will be held over [[Memorial Day]] weekend at [[The Gorge Amphitheatre]] in central [[Washington]], [[USA]].
* May 30-June 1 - The fourth annual [[Mountain Jam Festival]] will be held in [[Hunter Mountain (New York)]], [[New York]], USA. Headlining acts will include [[Gov't Mule]], [[Bob Weir & RatDog]], [[Levon Helm]]'s Ramble On The Road, [[Michael Franti & Spearhead]], [[Umphrey's McGee]], and [[Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood]].
* May/June - Rock In Rio Lisboa 2008, will take place in Parque da Bela Vista, Chelas, [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]].
*[[May 27]] - [[SikTh]] broke up.


==Expected events==
=== February ===
*[[February 8]] – [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''Thriller'' album, the world's best-selling album of all time, is reissued as ''[[Thriller 25]]'' to celebrate its 25th anniversary, with Jackson himself as [[executive producer]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul |last=Grein |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/7658/week-ending-may-18-2008-diva-smackdown-ends-with-ingenues-on-rise |title=Diva Smackdown |publisher=Yahoo |date=May 18, 2008 |access-date=May 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519145210/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/7658/week-ending-may-18-2008-diva-smackdown-ends-with-ingenues-on-rise |archive-date=May 19, 2011 }}</ref>
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*[[February 10]] – The [[50th Annual Grammy Awards]] ceremony takes place at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles, US.<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Fifty_Years Official Grammy site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821204724/http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Fifty_Years |date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref> [[Amy Winehouse]] wins five awards, including both [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "[[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|Rehab]]", along with [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]. [[Herbie Hancock]]'s ''[[River: The Joni Letters]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].
*[[February 11]] – After pleading [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to a [[felony]] weapons charge, [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] was sentenced to 60 days in jail, 150 hours of community service, and three years of [[probation]] in connection with an incident where he was alleged to have brandished a gun at a basketball game in [[South Los Angeles]] in February 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-13 |title=XXLmag.com – The Game Pleads No Contest to Weapons Charge, Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19356 |access-date=2022-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313075707/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19356 |archive-date=March 13, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[February 19]] – [[System of a Down]] guitarist, [[Daron Malakian]], tells [[MTV|MTV.com]] that the band is not likely to reform as he will be concentrating on his new project [[Scars on Broadway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581717/20080215/id_0.jhtml | title = Scars On Broadway Is No Side Project | publisher = [[MTV|MTV.com]] | date = February 19, 2008 | access-date =February 24, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080302042937/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581717/20080215/id_0.jhtml| archive-date= March 2, 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[February 20]]–25 – [[Viña del Mar International Song Festival]] is held in Chile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://festival2008.canal13.cl/2008/html/Irq1024.html|title=Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar|publisher=Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar|language=es|access-date=May 17, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430101358/http://festival2008.canal13.cl/2008/html/Irq1024.html| archive-date= April 30, 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[February 23]] – [[March 3]] – The second annual [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave festival]] is held in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=273060|title=Soundwave Festival 2008 Announced!|last=Djamoos|first=Anton|date=October 18, 2007|publisher=Absolute Punk|access-date=May 17, 2008}}</ref>
*[[February 26]] – The Return of the [[Spice Girls]] tour comes to a close in Toronto.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}


===June===
=== March ===
*[[March 6]]–9 – The [[2008 Langerado Music Festival]] is held on the [[Big Cypress Indian Reservation]] in southern Florida.<ref>[http://www.langerado.com/home2.php Welcome to Langerado!: Langerado Music Festival March 6–9, 2008 Big Cypress, FL: Home] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224173037/http://www.langerado.com/home2.php |date=December 24, 2008 }}</ref>
* June 1 - [[Westlife]] will play their 10th anniversary concert at [[Europe]]'s fourth biggest stadium, [[Croke Park]], in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[March 7]] – The [[Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival]] 2008 takes place in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.javajazzfestival.com/2008/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531061704/http://www.javajazzfestival.com/2008/|archive-date=May 31, 2008|title=Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2008|year=2008|publisher=Java Festival Production|access-date=May 19, 2008}}</ref>
* June 10 - [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] will begin the first leg of their tour in support of their forthcoming [[Rancid's seventh studio album|seventh studio album]].<ref>{{cite web | date=[[April 1]], [[2008]] | title=Rancid compile music videos on new DVD, announce tour dates | publisher=[[Punknews.org]] | url=http://www.punknews.org/article/28337 | accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref>
*[[March 7]]–16 – The [[South by Southwest#SXSW 2008|2008 South by Southwest]] Conference and Festival is held in [[Austin, Texas]], US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2008.sxsw.com/|title=South by Southwest Conference and Festivals|publisher=South by Southwest, Inc|access-date=May 19, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070809212918/http://2008.sxsw.com/ |archive-date = August 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* June 12 - 15 - The [[Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] will be held in [[Manchester]], [[Tennessee]], [[USA]]. Headlining acts will include [[Pearl Jam]], [[Metallica]], [[Widespread Panic]], [[Jack Johnson]], [[Kanye West]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Robert Plant]] and [[Alison Krauss]] featuring [[T Bone Burnett]], [[Phil Lesh]] and Friends, and [[My Morning Jacket]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[March 11]]
* June 13 - 15
**Jazz musician and broadcaster [[Humphrey Lyttelton]] announces his retirement from presenting [[BBC Radio 2]]'s jazz programme after forty years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzwise.com/archive/news/L.html|title=Lyttelton to leave radio show|date=March 12, 2008|publisher=Jazzwise Magazine|access-date=August 22, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080218071059/http://www.jazzwise.com/archive/news/L.html |archive-date = February 18, 2008}}</ref>
**The seventh [[Isle of Wight Festival]] will take place in Seaclose Park, [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]], [[UK]], and will feature headline acts [[Kaiser Chiefs]], [[Sex Pistols]], and [[The Police]] with their penultimate UK show.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
**[[Rick Ross]] releases his second studio album, ''[[Trilla]],'' to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Citation |title=Trilla by Rick Ross |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/trilla/rick-ross |language=en |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref>
**The sixth annual [[Download Festival]] will take place in [[Donington Park]], UK. The headline acts have been confirmed as [[KISS (band)|KISS]], [[The Offspring]], [[Lostprophets]], [[HIM (band)|HIM]], [[Rise Against]], [[Motörhead]], and [[Judas Priest]].{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[March 18]] – Electronic music duo [[Crystal Castles]] releases their eponymous debut album.
* June 17 - [[George Michael]] will begin the American leg of his [[25 Live]] tour in [[San Diego, California]], USA. This will be his first U.S. tour for 17 years.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[March 25]]–29 – Miami Winter Music Conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/|title=Winter Music Conference|year=2008|publisher=Winter Music Conference|access-date=May 19, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080516182002/http://www.wintermusicconference.com./| archive-date= May 16, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* June 20 - [[My Bloody Valentine]] will play their first reunion show at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]], [[London]], UK.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*[[March 31]] – [[theJazz]] radio station stops broadcasting.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7238444.stm BBC News: "Two GCap digital stations closed", 11 February 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.]</ref>
* June 27 - 29 - The [[Glastonbury Festival]] will take place in Worth Farm, [[Somerset]], UK.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* June 29 - [[Meat Loaf]] will play in the Marquee at Cork Festival, Ireland.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}


===July===
=== April ===
*[[April 1]] – [[Scott Weiland]]'s departure from rock band [[Velvet Revolver]] becomes official.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94021 |title=It's Official: Velvet Revolver Parts Ways With Singer Scott Weiland |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=April 1, 2008 |access-date=April 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404001835/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94021 |archive-date=April 4, 2008 }}</ref> His reunion with his former band, [[Stone Temple Pilots]], and tensions between him and the rest of Velvet Revolver, led to his departure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0131840320080401|title=Velvet Revolver splits with rocker Scott Weiland|last=Gorman|first=Steve|date=April 1, 2008|publisher=Reuters|access-date=August 25, 2008}}</ref>
* July 3 - 6 - The [[Rothbury Music Festival]] will be held in [[Rothbury, Michigan|Rothbury]], [[Michigan]], [[USA]]. Headlining acts will include [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Widespread Panic]], [[John Mayer]], [[311]], [[Phil Lesh]] and Friends, and [[Primus]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[April 5]]
* July 4 - 6 - The next three day edition of [[Heineken Open'er Festival]] in [[Gdynia]], [[Poland]] will take place. Artists announced as taking part include [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[M.I.A.]], [[Gentleman]], [[Massive Attack]], [[CocoRosie]], [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Raconteurs]], [[Goldfrapp]], [[The Cribs]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Interpol]], [[Erykah Badu]], [[Fischerspooner]], [[DJ Vadim]], [[Fujiya & Miyagi]], [[Róisín Murphy]], [[DeVotchKa]], and [[Editors]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}.
**The reunited [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] perform together for the first time in four-and-a-half-years at The Bamboozle Left in [[Irvine, California]], US.<ref name="facetofacereunion"/>
* July 10 - 13 - [[EXIT (festival)|EXIT]] Festival 08 will be held at [[Petrovaradin Fortress]], in [[Novi Sad]], [[Serbia]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
**[[Leona Lewis]] single "[[Bleeding Love]]" reached number 1 in 35 countries and became the first song to top the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart by a female British solo artist in 20 years since [[Kim Wilde]] did with "[[You Keep Me Hangin On]]" back in 1987. Her single was later proclaimed as the best selling single of 2008 worldwide and Lewis was named Top New Artist by Billboard.
* July 11 - 13 - The [[Oxegen|OXEGEN]] music festival will take place in [[Kildare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[April 12]] – [[Touch My Body (Mariah Carey song)|"Touch My Body"]] becomes [[Mariah Carey]]'s 18th number 1 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, putting her into second place among artists with the most number 1 singles in the rock era, and first place as a solo artist, surpassing Elvis Presley.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* July 11 - 13 - The [[All Good Music Festival]] will be held in [[Masontown, West Virginia|Masontown]], [[West Virginia]], USA.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[April 13]] – [[Justin Bieber]] officially signed to Def Jam Music Group
* July 23 - 26 - The [[10,000 Lakes Festival]] will be held in [[Detroit Lakes]], [[Minnesota]], USA.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[April 15]] – Mayor [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] officially proclaims ''Mariah Carey Day'' in Los Angeles, California, US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2185 |title=Mariah Honored by the City of Los Angeles |last=unattributed |date=April 21, 2008 |publisher=UltraStar Entertainment LLC |access-date=May 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123031051/http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2185 |archive-date=November 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> On this day, [[Mariah Carey]] also releases [[E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)|''E=MC²'']], her eleventh studio album. It debuts at #1 on the [[Billboard 200]] albums chart with the highest first-week sales of her career.
* July 31 – August 2 - The reunited band [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]] will play at the [[Germany|German]] heavy metal festival [[Wacken Open Air]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82176 | title = Reunited Carcass confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2007-10-05]] | accessdate = 2007-10-08}}</ref> This will be their first live performance since their break up in 1995.
*[[April 22]] – Andrey Baranov of Russia wins First Prize in the Second Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition in London.<ref>[http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html#6 Main International Violin Competitions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407003318/http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html |date=April 7, 2011 }}; [http://www.britten-competition.co.uk/ The Second Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition, London, April 14–22, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227101901/http://www.britten-competition.co.uk/ |date=December 27, 2009 }}.</ref>
* The T in The Park (Scotland) festival will take place in July.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}


===August===
=== May ===
*[[May 3]] – The sixth annual [[The Bamboozle]] festival opens at the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], US.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* August 8 –10 - The third edition of [[Off Festival]] will take place in [[Mysłowice]], [[Poland]]. The announced artists participating in the festival include [[Of Montreal]], [[Clinic]], [[British Sea Power]], [[James Chance & The Contortions]], [[Renton]], [[Muchy]], [[Caribou]], [[Motion Trio]], and [[Waglewski Fisz Emade]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 10]]–11 – [[Garth Brooks]] inducted [[Carrie Underwood]] on [[Grand Ole Opry]].
* August 1 – 3 - [[Lollapalooza]] will take place in [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]], [[Chicago]], [[USA]]. Headlining acts will include [[Radiohead]], [[Rage Against The Machine]], [[Kanye West]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Wilco]], and [[The Raconteurs]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
** The [[Give It A Name]] 2008 festival is held at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], London, UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/give-it-a-name/8536|title=It may not have a name, but it certainly has a purpose|last=(unattributed)|date=May 16, 2007|publisher=NME/IPC Media|access-date=May 23, 2008}}</ref>
* August 9 –10 - [[Virgin Festival]] will take place at [[Pimlico Race Course]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], USA. Headlining acts will include [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Jack Johnson]], [[Kanye West]], [[The Offspring]], [[Bob Dylan]], and [[Wilco]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 14]] – The "Spirit of Change" Gospel Choir celebrates its tenth anniversary with the 20th Zündorfer Gospelnacht concert in the Catholic Parish Church of St. Mariae Geburt, in Zündorf.<ref>Roland Schriefer, "[http://www.spirit-of-change.de/clips/KStA-20080515.jpg Sänger zeigen viel Gefühl: Chor feiert zehnjähriges Bestehen mit 20. Zündorfer Gospelnacht]", ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (May 15, 2008); Nadine Hantke, "[http://www.spirit-of-change.de/clips/KRS-20080515.jpg Eine Erfolgsgeschichte]: 'Spirit of Chance' {{sic}} feierte bei 20. Gospelnacht Geburtstag" ''Kölnische Rundschau'' (May 15, 2008); K. M., "'Spirit of Change' feierte 10. Geburtstag", ''Porz Aktuell'' (May 28, 2008).</ref>
* August 14 – 16 - [[Stufstock]] Festival will take place in [[Vama Veche]], [[Romania]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 21]] – [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]] defeats [[David Archuleta (singer)|David Archuleta]] to win [[American Idol (season 7)|season 7 of ''American Idol'']], in a contest decided by 97.5 million votes, a record for the show.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* August 16 – 17 - [[V Festival]] will take place simultaneously at [[Weston Park]], [[Staffordshire]], [[UK]] and [[Hylands Park]], [[Chelmsford]], UK.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 24]] – 43 countries compete in the [[2008 Eurovision Song Contest]] final in [[Belgrade]], Serbia, including newcomers San Marino and Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/news/07.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518052951/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/news/07.shtml|archive-date=May 18, 2008|title=Eurovision Song Contest coverage across the BBC|last=(unattributed)|publisher=BBC|access-date=May 27, 2008}}</ref> The contest is won by Russia, with [[Believe (Dima Bilan song)|Believe]] by [[Dima Bilan]].
* August 22 – 24 - [[Reading and Leeds Festival]] will take place in the UK. Headline artists include [[The Killers]], [[Metallica]], [[Rage Against The Machine]], [[Bloc Party]], [[Tenacious D]], [[Queens Of The Stoneage]], [[The Raconteurs]], [[Slipknot]], and [[The Fratellis]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 24]]–26 – The [[Sasquatch! Music Festival]] is held over [[Memorial Day]] weekend at [[The Gorge Amphitheatre]] in central [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], US.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* August 23 - [[Madonna (entertainer)| Madonna]] opens her ''[[Sticky and Sweet Tour]]'' in [[Cardiff, Wales]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 25]] – The Slovak preliminary round of the first Bluegrass competition (toward the annual Czech Festival Banjo Jamboree) is held in [[Hviezdoslavovo námestie (Bratislava)|Hviezdoslavovo námestie]], [[Bratislava]].<ref>"[http://www.twincityjournal.eu/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=600185&id=1200&p1=1141 Koncerty 2008/05] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120525103504/http://www.twincityjournal.eu/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=600185&id=1200&p1=1141 |date=May 25, 2012 }}", ''Twin City Magazín'' (Bratislava) (April 2008).</ref>
* August 31 - The 2008 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] will be held.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
*[[May 30]] – [[June 1]]
** [[Rock In Rio#Rock In Rio Lisboa & Madrid|Rock In Rio Lisboa]] 2008 takes place in [[Parque da Bela Vista]], Chelas, [[Lisbon]], Portugal, continuing on June 5–6.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
** The fourth annual [[Mountain Jam (festival)|Mountain Jam Festival]] is held in [[Hunter Mountain (New York)|Hunter Mountain]], New York, US.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}


===September===
=== June ===
*[[June 1]]
*September 26-28 - The 7th annual [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] will take place at Zilker Park, in Austin, Texas. Headlining acts include [[Foo Fighters]], [[Robert Plant]] & [[Alison Krauss]], [[Beck]], [[Manu Chao]], and [[John Fogerty]].
** [[Westlife]] play their 10th anniversary concert at Europe's fourth biggest stadium, [[Croke Park]], in [[Dublin]], Republic of Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=9617084&ar=publicinformationnotice&cat=all |title=Public Information Notice for Celine Dion and Westlife Concerts |last=unattributed |date=May 23, 2008 |publisher=MCD |access-date=August 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112193414/http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=9617084&ar=publicinformationnotice&cat=all |archive-date=November 12, 2008 }}</ref>
*[[AC/DC]]'s 2008/2009 world tour to support their [[AC/DC's fifteenth studio album|latest album]].
** [[2008 Universal fire|A fire at Universal Studios]] in [[Universal City, California]], destroys as many as 175,000 [[mastering (audio)|master tapes]] containing as many as half a million songs by 20th and 21st century artists, some of which had never been released or digitized. The full extent of the damage was not made public until 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosen |first=Jody |title=The Day the Music Burned: It was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html |date=June 11, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |access-date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref>
*[[Metallica]]'s 2008/2009 world tour to support their [[Metallica's ninth studio album|latest album]].
*[[June 6]]-8 – The [[2008 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival]] is held at [[Clinton State Park]] near [[Lawrence, Kansas]], US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wakarusa.com/2008/lineup.asp?y=2008 |title=Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival |publisher=Wakarusa.com |date=2012-06-03 |access-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522175001/http://www.wakarusa.com/2008/lineup.asp?y=2008 |archive-date=May 22, 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Queen + Paul Rodgers]]'s 2008 European tour to support their [[The Cosmos Rocks|latest album]].
*[[June 10]] – [[Lil Wayne]]'s sixth album ''[[Tha Carter III]]'' sells 1 million copies in its first week of release.<ref>{{cite web | date=April 1, 2008 | title=Rancid compile music videos on new DVD, announce tour dates | publisher=Punknews.org | url=http://www.punknews.org/article/28337 | access-date=April 6, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080405190731/http://www.punknews.org/article/28337| archive-date= April 5, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[Janet Jackson]] kicks off her [[Rock With U Tour]] on [[September 10]]
*[[June 12]]–15 – The [[2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival]] is held in [[Manchester, Tennessee]], US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonnaroo.com/schedule/ |title=Bonnaroo – Schedule – Thursday, June 10, 2010 |publisher=Bonnaroo.com |date=2012-05-15 |access-date=2012-09-02}}</ref>
*[[June 13]]–15
** The seventh [[Isle of Wight Festival 2008|Isle of Wight Festival]] takes place in [[Seaclose Park]], [[Newport, Isle of Wight]], UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/isle-of-wight-festival-2008.aspx |title=Isle of Wight Festival History – 2008 |date=2008-06-17 |access-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617165115/http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/isle-of-wight-festival-2008.aspx |archive-date=June 17, 2008 }}</ref>
** The annual [[Download Festival]] takes place at [[Donington Park]] in [[Leicestershire]], England. The main stage was headlined by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[The Offspring]] and [[Lostprophets]], the Tuborg stage by [[Simple Plan]], [[HIM (Finnish band)|HIM]] and [[Cavalera Conspiracy]], and the Gibson stage by [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]] and [[Jonathan Davis and the SFA]].
*[[June 15]] – E. Kallai from Hungary wins First Prize in the 11th Carl Fleisch International Violin Competition in [[Mosonmagyaróvár]], Hungary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html#6 |title=Main International Violin Competitions |publisher=Violina2z.com |access-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918085047/http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html |archive-date=September 18, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[June 20]] – [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] play their first reunion show at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]], London, UK.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 24, 2008 |title=My Bloody Valentine at Roundhouse, NW1 |work=The Times |location=London |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article4199762.ece |access-date=September 18, 2008 |first=Pete |last=Paphides |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617001928/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article4199762.ece |archive-date=June 17, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[June 27]]–29 – The Eidgenössiches Jodlerfest is held in [[Lucerne]].<ref>Petra Hofmann, "[http://www.jodlerbiel-benken.ch/berichte.htm#ejf08 Eidgenössiches Jodlerfest vom 27. Juni 2008 – 29. Juni 2008 in Luzern] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706234346/http://www.jodlerbiel-benken.ch/berichte.htm#ejf08 |date=July 6, 2011 }}" . Retrieved January 7, 2010.</ref>
*[[June 29]] – Release of ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]'', the first video game in the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' series to be based around a single music group.<ref>{{cite web| title = Wii Preview: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith | work = Neal Ronaghan | publisher = Nintendo World Report | url=http://nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=15660 | access-date=April 1, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080413023457/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=15660| archive-date= April 13, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>


===October===
=== July ===
*[[July 3]] – Opening of the [[Wireless Festival#2008|O2 Wireless Festival]] in [[Hyde Park, London]], UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk/home/index.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605202303/http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk/home/index.aspx|archive-date=June 5, 2008|title=O2 Wireless Festival|last=unattributed|year=2008|publisher=Live Nation (Music) UK Limited|access-date=September 1, 2008}}</ref>
* [[October 30]] - The 2008 [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] will take place at the Echo Arena in [[Liverpool]], [[United Kingdom]]
*[[July 5]] – Staatsminister Rainer Robra and [[Halberstadt]] Oberbürgermeister Andreas Henke preside as the notes A{{Music|flat}} and C are added in the sixth sound change of the performance of [[John Cage]]'s ''[[As Slow as Possible|Organ²/ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible)]]'' that began on 5 September 2001 and is to conclude on 5 September 2640, in Halberstadt, Germany.<ref>"Orgelmarathon: Endlich neue Töne''Die Zeit'' (7 July 2008).</ref>
* Halloween Weekend - The 2008 [[Voodoo Music Experience]] will be held in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Headlining acts include [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[R.E.M.]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], and [[The Neville Brothers]]. The full 2008 festival lineup will be released on [[St. John's Eve]] (June 23).
*[[July 23]]–26 – The [[2008 10,000 Lakes Festival]] is held.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.10klf.com/index2008.php |title=10KLF 2008 |publisher=10klf.com |access-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311031641/http://www.10klf.com/index2008.php |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[July 24]]–25 – The [[Splendour in the Grass]] music festival is held in [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]], [[Australia]], headlined by [[Devo]] and [[Wolfmother]].
*[[July 24]]–28 – The Fifth International Symposium of throat-singing, "Khoomei—Cultural Phenomenon of the Peoples of Central Asia" is held in [[Tuva]].<ref>Ministry of Culture of Tuva, "[http://en.tuvaonline.ru/2008/07/11/4753_khoomei.html Tuva Preparing to Host Throat Singing Admirers from all over the World]" (July 11, 2008). Retrieved January 7, 2010.</ref>


===November===
=== August ===
*[[August 1]]–3 – The [[Lollapalooza]] music festival takes place in Chicago, Illinois, US.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* [[November 13]]- the 9th Annual [[Latin Grammy Awards]] will be held at the [[Toyota Center (Houston)|Toyota Center]] in [[Houston]], [[TX]].
*[[August 8]] – Chen Qigang is director of music for the [[2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]] in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/headlines/n214521306.shtml|title=How the Opening Ceremony was born|access-date=21 August 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428182905/http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/headlines/n214521306.shtml|archive-date=April 28, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A minor scandal ensues when it is revealed that [[Lin Miaoke]], the performer of "[[Ode to the Motherland]]", was miming to a recording by another girl, [[Yang Peiyi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2545387/Beijing-Olympics-Faking-scandal-over-girl-who-sang-in-opening-ceremony.html|title=Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who 'sang' in opening ceremony|date=August 12, 2008|first=Richard|last=Spencer|newspaper=The Telegraph | location=London| access-date= 21 August 2009 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref>
* [[November 21]] to [[November 23]] - The second Brainwaves Festival by [[Brainwashed (website)|Brainwashed]]
*[[August 10]] – [[Jimmy Dean]] and [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] celebrate their 80th birthdays.
*[[August 12]]–18 – [[Sziget Festival#2008|Sziget Festival 2008]] takes place in [[Budapest]], Hungary.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[August 13]] – [[Jeff Singer]] quits [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/news/2008/statement-from-jeff-aug-13.html |title=Statement from Jeff &#124; Paradise Lost Official Website |access-date=2013-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130727043924/http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/news/2008/statement-from-jeff-aug-13.html |archive-date=July 27, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[August 16]] - [[Madonna]] celebrates her 50th birthday.
*[[August 19]] – [[LeRoi Moore]], saxophonist and founding member of [[Dave Matthews Band]], dies from complications from an ATV accident suffered earlier in the summer.
*[[August 22]] – Coke Live Music Festival opens in Poland, headlined by artists [[Sean Paul]], [[Timbaland]], and [[The Prodigy]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[August 23]]
**[[Madonna]] starts her [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] which is set to become the highest-grossing tour for both a female and solo artist.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
**Michael Nicklasson quits [[Dark Tranquility]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[August 30]]
** Filipino rock band [[Eraserheads]] hold their one-night-only reunion concert in the Fort open field, their first concert since 2001. After the 20-minute break, vocalist [[Ely Buendia]] is rushed to the hospital because of chest pain due to emotional stress.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
** ''American Idol'' Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta's debut single "[[Crush (David Archuleta song)|Crush]]" scores the highest debut of a song on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] by an ''American Idol'' finalist not performed on the show. The track opened at No. 2 after selling 166,000 downloads in its first week of release.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[August 31]] – [[Chrome Division]] fires Eddie Guz.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}


===December===
=== September ===
*[[September 6]] – Six members of [[The Specials]] re-unite at the [[Bestival]] as a 'Surprise Act'. They use the name "Terry Hall and Friends", because [[Jerry Dammers]], who owns the band's name, did not participate.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* December - The [[Los Angeles, California]] radio station [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] will air the nineteenth annual [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas|Acoustic Christmas]].
*[[September 7]] – The [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]] are presented at [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Studios]], [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]]. [[Britney Spears]]' wins [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]], [[Best Pop Video]], and [[Best Female Video]] for "[[Piece of Me (Britney Spears song)|Piece of Me]]". [[Christina Aguilera]] also made her return to music since giving birth to her first child with the debut of her single [[Keeps Gettin' Better]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 9]] – [[Jessica Simpson]] releases her first album in two years, ''[[Do You Know (Jessica Simpson album)|Do You Know]]'', her first country album. It goes straight in at No. 1 in the ''Billboard'' Country Charts and at No. 4 in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with sales of 65,000.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 10]] – The [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008|22nd Annual ARIA Music Awards]] are held in Sydney, Australia, recognizing Australian music in 2008. Dance-punk group [[The Presets]] win Album of the Year.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 11]] – [[Christian Älvestam]] leaves [[Scar Symmetry]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 12]] – Season 4 of the Finnish talent contest, ''[[Idols (Finland)|Idols]]'', begins.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 15]] – [[Kris Drever]], [[John McCusker]] and [[Roddy Woomble]] release ''[[Before the Ruin]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 18]]
**[[Soilwork]] hires former member, [[Peter Wichers]], to replace [[Daniel Antonsson]], who is fired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105079 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711224101/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105079 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-11 |title=Blabbermouth.Net – Guitarist Peter Wichers Rejoins Soilwork |publisher=Legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=2012-09-02 }}</ref>
** [[Ben Folds Five]] play a sold out reunion show in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], performing the entirety of their 1999 album ''[[The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner]]'', that was filmed for DVD and web release by MySpace in benefit for [[Operation Smile]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesuburbs.org.uk/news/Reunion_DVD_Looks_Likely |title=– the original Ben Folds website – Reunion DVD Looks Likely! |publisher=Thesuburbs.org.uk |date=2008-09-27 |access-date=2012-09-02 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004185158/http://www.thesuburbs.org.uk/news/Reunion_DVD_Looks_Likely |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]] play their biggest headline show to date, at [[Electric Ballroom]] in Camden, London.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 19]] – "Only by the Night" the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008. – [[Travis Barker]] and [[Adam Goldstein]] (DJ AM) survive a [[2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash|plane crash]] that claims four lives.<ref>[http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/20/investigation-on-in-deadly-sc-plane-crash/ Investigation on in deadly SC plane crash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218174726/http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/20/investigation-on-in-deadly-sc-plane-crash/ |date=February 18, 2009 }}. ''[[CNN]].com'', 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.</ref>
*[[September 20]] – [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]] scores her first solo number-one hit in her native US, with "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]".{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 21]]
**[[At the Gates]] play their final show.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
**The [[Eric Burdon]] show in [[Oklahoma]] is cancelled due to his health problems.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 24]] – [[Within Temptation]] release the ''[[Black Symphony]]'' DVD, featuring the [[Metropole Orchestra]] and guest musicians.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
*[[September 25]] – [[Paul McCartney]] performs at [[Tel Aviv]] park, his first performance in Israel since [[The Beatles]] were banned from the country in 1965.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}


==Bands formed==
=== October ===
*[[October 1]] – [[Tina Turner]] leaves semi-retirement to embark on her ''[[Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour]]'', which grosses over US $130 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://livedesignonline.com/mag/tina_turner_tours/index.html|title=Tina Turner Tours With Clay Paky|date=1 February 2009|work=Live Design|publisher=Penton Media, Inc|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404101831/http://livedesignonline.com/mag/tina_turner_tours/index.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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*[[October 5]] – Stephanie Jeong wins the Second Prize (no First Prize is awarded) in the Premio Paganini international violin competition in [[Genoa]].<ref>[http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html#6 Main International Violin Competitions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407003318/http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html |date=April 7, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[October 7]] – [[Spotify]] [[Comparison of on-demand music streaming services|on-demand music streaming service]] launches in Sweden.
*[[October 10]] – The Fourth Waakirchener Zither Festival takes place in [[Waakirchen]], Bavaria.<ref>"[http://www.kkb-waakirchen.de/veranstaltung_detail.php?id=24 October 10, 2008: 4. Zitherfestival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719052430/http://www.kkb-waakirchen.de/veranstaltung_detail.php?id=24 |date=July 19, 2011 }}". Retrieved January 7, 2010.</ref>
*[[October 12]] – Opening of the VII Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra, in Rome and the Vatican City (until November 30).<ref>"[http://www.festivalmusicaeartesacra.net/en/festival_uebersicht.php VII Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra: October 12 – November 30, 2008]". Retrieved January 7, 2010. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106171903/http://www.festivalmusicaeartesacra.net/en/festival_uebersicht.php|date=January 6, 2009}}</ref>
*[[October 16]] – [[Britney Spears]] sets a new record for the biggest jump to number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], rising from number 96 to number one in just one week, with her single "[[Womanizer (song)|Womanizer]]". It is Spears' first American number one since her debut single "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|...Baby One More Time]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043782/spears-scores-record-setting-hot-100-jump |title=Spears Scores Record-Setting Hot 100 Jump |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2012-09-02}}</ref> (The record is subsequently broken by [[Kelly Clarkson]]). It also garners first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist.
*[[October 18]] – [[Rihanna]] scores her fifth number one song on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (as a featured artist on [[T.I.]]'s "[[Live Your Life (T.I. song)|Live Your Life]]", which follows "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]", "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]", and "[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]"), becoming the leading solo female artist with the most number ones to have charted in [[Music in the 2000s|this decade]] until [[Beyoncé Knowles]] breaks her record (as a solo artist).<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044448/rihanna-topples-katy-perry-on-hot-100|title=Rihanna Topples Katy Perry On Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=August 14, 2008|access-date=November 3, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Justin Bieber]] signed with [[L.A. Reid]] [[Island Records]]


=== November ===
*[[Fear and the Nervous System]]
*[[November 1]]–9 – The Southbank Centre in London, UK presents "Klang: A Tribute to [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen]]", a festival curated by [[Oliver Knussen]], with a series of concerts focusing on works from the composer's last decade, including the world premieres of ''[[Klang (Stockhausen)#Nineteenth Hour: Urantia|Urantia]]'' and ''[[Tierkreis (Stockhausen)|Zodiac for Orchestra]]'', as well as late-night performances, lectures, and master classes.<ref>"News: Stockhausen Tribute in the UK", ''Computer Music Journal'' 33, no. 2 (2009): 6.</ref>
*[[Girlicious]]
*[[November 2]] – The [[Fauxharmonic Orchestra]] loses in its debut confrontation with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra in a [[Bargemusic]] concert.<ref>Steve Smith, "Dueling Maestros, One Wielding a Wii", ''[[The New York Times]]'' (November 4, 2008): C7.</ref>
*[[November 4]] – [[Bhimsen Joshi]] is selected to receive the [[Bharat Ratna]], [[India]]'s highest civilian honour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/04ratna.htm|title=Bharat Ratna for Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=21 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214161418/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/04ratna.htm| archive-date=February 14, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[November 6]] – [[Michael Tilson Thomas]] makes his [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] subscription-concert conducting debut.<ref>Peter Dobrin, "After 23 Years, a Return to Phila.", ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' (November 8, 2008): E04.</ref>
*[[November 17]] – Korean violinist Hyun-Su Shin wins First Prize in the Jacques Thibaud International Violin Competition in Paris<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html#24 |title=Main International Violin Competitions |publisher=Violina2z.com |access-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918085047/http://www.violina2z.com/english/comp.html |archive-date=September 18, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[November 23]] – 13 years after his disappearance, [[Manic Street Preachers]] guitarist [[Richey Edwards]] is [[Declared death in absentia|declared dead ''in absentia'']].
** [[Wes Carr]] is crowned the winner of the [[Australian Idol (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[Australian Idol]]'', defeating [[Luke Dickens]].
*[[November 24]] – The [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] announces the appointment of [[Pinchas Zukerman]] as principal guest conductor, to begin in January 2009.<ref>Dave Itzkoff, "Zukerman Appointed To Royal Philharmonic", ''[[The New York Times]]'' (November 24, 2008): C2.</ref>


==Bands reformed==
=== December ===
*[[December 9]] – [[Damon Albarn]] and [[Graham Coxon]] say that [[Blur (band)|Blur]] will reunite for a concert at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] on July 3, 2009. Tickets for the concert sell out within two minutes of release, and [[Blur (band)|Blur]] announce another date on July 2, 2009.<ref name="reunion">Paine, Andre. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266135/blur-reuniting-unveils-london-show-plans "Blur Reuniting, Unveils London Show Plans"]. [[billboard.com]]. December 9, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7771000/7771915.stm|title=Blur confirm massive outdoor show
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*[[December 11]] – [[Elliott Carter]] celebrates his 100th birthday.
*[[December 13]] – [[Beyoncé Knowles]] scores her fifth number one song on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", which followed "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]", "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Baby Boy]]", "[[Check on It]]", and "[[Irreplaceable]]", tying with [[Rihanna]] as the leading solo female artist with the most number ones to have charted in [[Music in the 2000s|this decade]].<ref name="Billboard"/>
** [[Alexandra Burke]] is named winner of the [[The X Factor (British series 5)|fifth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor UK]]''. [[JLS]] are named runner-ups, while [[Eoghan Quigg]] and [[Diana Vickers]] finish in third and fourth place respectively.
*[[December 22]] – [[Live Nation]] announce that Madonna's [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] is the highest-grossing tour for a solo artist, with US$280 million in ticket sales and 2,350,282 fans attending the 58 shows during the three-leg tour across Europe and the Americas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Madonnas-Sticky-amp-Sweet-prnews-13890523.html |title=Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour: 58 Shows – 2,350,282 Fans!!! |access-date=December 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103201253/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Madonnas-Sticky-amp-Sweet-prnews-13890523.html |archive-date=January 3, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>


== Bands formed ==
*[[Amebix]]
* ''See [[:Category:Musical groups established in 2008]]''
*[[Atomic Kitten]]
*[[Big Drill Car]] (one-off show)
*[[Blind Faith]] (Clapton + Winwood, 3 performances)
*[[Carcass]]
*[[Died Pretty]] (five shows only)
*[[Dogs Die In Hot Cars]]
*[[Dynamite Boy]] (two shows only)
*[[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]]
*[[I Killed The Prom Queen]] ("Say Goodbye" Tour [[May 22]] - [[June 8]])
*[[Jane's Addiction]] (one-off show)
*[[Living Sacrifice]]
*[[Marilyn Manson]] - former bassist [[Twiggy Ramirez]] rejoins the band, replacing [[Tim Skold]]
*[[Mest]] (one-off show) (It should also be noted that Tony Lovato is the only member of Mest that will appear at the event. Matt Lovato, Jeremiah Rangel and Nick Gigler claim to have never been asked)
*[[My Bloody Valentine]]
*[[New Kids on the Block]]
*[[Oneida]]
*[[The Pharcyde]]
*[[Pestilence (band)|Pestilence]]
*[[Sixpence None The Richer]]
*[[Steps (group)]]
*[[Stone Temple Pilots]]
*[[Teenage Jesus & the Jerks]] (one-off show)


==Bands disbanded==
== Bands reformed ==
''See [[:Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2008]]''
{{Unreferencedsection|date=March 2008}}
* [[3LW]]
* [[Blinded Black]]<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=306576 Blinded Black Break Up - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[The Capes]]
* [[The Chalets]]<ref>[http://www.hotpress.com/archive/4446834.html The Chalets split<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[The Dead 60s]]
* [[Dead To Fall]]<ref>http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=310430</ref>
* [[The Departure]]
* [[Etan]]
* [[Folly]]
* [[The Hellacopters]]
* [[Hopesfall]]
* [[Meet Me In St. Louis (band)|Meet Me In St. Louis]]
* [[Milburn (band)|Milburn]]
* [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]
* [[Modern Life Is War]]
* [[Moros Eros]]
* [[Mumm-Ra (band)|Mumm-Ra]]
* [[The Procussions]]
* [[Quiet Riot]]
* [[Raging Speedhorn]]
* [[Ride the Sky]]
* [[The Receiving End of Sirens]]
* [[Shot Down Sun]]
* [[Spineshank]] (on hiatus since 2004 but officially announced split in February 2008)
* [[Still Remains]]
* [[Stratovarius]]
* [[Submersed]]
* [[The Summer Obsession]]
* [[YouInSeries]]


==Bands on hiatus==
==Returning performers==
* [[AC/DC]] (first album since 2000)
* [[Fear Factory]]
* [[Vanessa Amorosi]] (debut international album and first Australian album since 1999)
* [[The Format]]
* [[Anastacia (singer)|Anastacia]] (last studio album released in 2004)
* [[Glue Gun (band)|Glue Gun]]
* [[As Friends Rust]] (reformed after breaking up in 2002)
* [[June (band)|June]] (indefinite hiatus)
* [[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]] (last studio album released in 2004)
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] (at least 1 year hiatus)[http://www.muchmusic.com/news/story.asp?id=20996]
* [[Ashlee Simpson]] (last studio album released in 2005)
* [[Social Distortion]] (on hiatus from touring and writing, but are not splitting up)
* [[Billy Bragg]] (first studio album since 2002, first under his own name since 1996)
* [[The Starting Line]] (indefinite break)<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=301596 The Starting Line Press Conference - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Bomb the Bass]] (first full-length album since 1995)
* [[System of a Down]]
* [[Boyzone]] (first studio album released in 1999)
* [[Yellowcard]]
* [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] (last studio album released in 2004)
* [[David Byrne]] & [[Brian Eno]] (first album since 1981)
* [[Cherry Poppin' Daddies]] (first album since 2000)
* [[Counting Crows]] (first studio album since 2002)
* [[The Cure]] (first studio album since 2004)
* [[Dido (singer)|Dido]] (last studio album released in 2003)
* [[Donna Summer]] (first studio album since 1991)
* [[Erykah Badu]] (first album since 2003)
* [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]] (first studio album since 1995)
* [[Grace Jones]] (first studio album since 1989)
* [[Guns N' Roses]] (first album of original material since 1991)
* [[Jason Donovan]] (first studio album since 1993)
* [[Lenny Kravitz]] (first album since 2004)
* [[Metallica]] (first album since 2003)
* [[Mötley Crüe]] (first album with all members since 1997)
* [[New Kids on the Block]] (first album since 1994)
* [[The Offspring]] (first album since 2003)
* [[Paramore]] (first album since 2007)
* [[Polvo]] (first tour since 1998)
* [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]] (First record since 1997)
* [[Queen (band)|Queen]] (first studio album since 1995, and first with [[Paul Rodgers]] on lead vocals)
* [[The Screaming Jets]] (first studio album since 2000)
* [[Sixpence None the Richer]] (first studio album since 2002)
* [[The Specials]] (as "Terry Hall and Friends")
* [[Third Eye Blind]] (first single/release since 2003)
* [[Toadies]] (first album since 2001)
* [[The Verve]] (first album since 1997)


== Bands disbanded ==
==Albums released==
''See [[:Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2008|Musical groups disestablished in 2008]]''
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated. <br>
Mulitple albums in same day should be arranged alphabetically by album's name. <br>
Other release dates in other countries may apply.
===January===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
!Day
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[January 1|1]]
| ''[[Guilty (Ayumi Hamasaki album)|Guilty]]''
| [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]
|
|-
| ''[[In Rainbows]]''
| [[Radiohead]]
| Physical release
|-
| ''[[Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)]]''
| [[Praxis (band)|Praxis]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 2|2]]
| ''[[American Gothic (Smashing Pumpkins EP)|American Gothic]]''
| [[Smashing Pumpkins]]
| [[Extended play]]
|-
| rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[January 8|8]]
| ''[[Blood's Too Rich]]''
| [[Luke Doucet]]
|
|-
| ''[[Broken Parachute]]''
| [[Northstar (band)|Northstar]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Good Thing Going]]''
| [[Rhonda Vincent]]
|
|-
| ''[[It Really Shouldn't Be This Hard]]''
| [[The Mystic Underground]]
|
|-
| ''[[iTunes Originals – Patti Smith|iTunes Originals]]''
| [[Patti Smith]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Some People Have Real Problems]]''
| [[Sia Furler]]
|
|-
| ''[[Warning Device]]''
| [[Teenage Bottlerocket]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 11|11]]
| ''[[Seasons of Tragedy]]''
| [[Benedictum]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 14|14]]
| ''[[The Singles Collection (Shed Seven album)|The Singles Collection]]''
| [[Shed Seven]]
| Compilation
|-
| rowspan="9" valign="top"|[[January 15|15]]
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| [[Spice Girls]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[B Sides and C Sides]]''
| [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]
| Compilation, physical release
|-
| ''[[In Field & Town]]''
| [[Hayden (musician)|Hayden]]
|
|-
| ''[[Liverpool 8]]''
| [[Ringo Starr]]
|
|-
| ''A Love Song Collection''
| [[Kenny Rogers]]
|
|-
| ''Low on Cash, Rich in Love''
| [[Eric Lindell]]
|
|-
| ''[[The North Pole Project]]''
| [[Number One Gun]]
|
|-
| ''[[This Is Noise]]''
| [[Rise Against]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Winter (Jon Foreman EP)|Winter]]''
| [[Jon Foreman]]
| Extended play
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[January 21|21]]
| ''[[Falling Off the Lavender Bridge]]''
| [[Lightspeed Champion]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="16" valign="top"|[[January 22|22]]
| ''[[666 (Billy Talent album)|666]]''
| [[Billy Talent]]
| Live CD/DVD
|-
| ''[[Champion (album)|Champion]]''
| [[The Audition (band)|The Audition]]
|
|-
| ''Fire the Cannons''
| [[Jet Lag Gemini]]
|
|-
| ''Godmakers''
| [[The Red Death]]
|
|-
| ''[[Horror (With Blood Comes Cleansing album)|Horror]]
| [[With Blood Comes Cleansing]]
|
|-
| ''[[Illustrious (album)|Illustrious]]''
| [[Big Noyd]]
|
|-
| ''[[In the Future]]''
| [[Black Mountain (band)|Black Mountain]]
|
|-
| ''[[Line in the Sand (album)|Line in the Sand]]''
| [[ZOX]]
|
|-
| ''[[Live the Storm]]''
| [[Disfear]]
|
|-
| ''[[Live from Las Vegas at the Palms]]
| [[Yellowcard]]
| Live
|-
| ''[[Oblivion Beckons]]''
| [[Byzantine (band)|Byzantine]]
|
|-
| ''[[Pocketful of Sunshine]]''
| [[Natasha Bedingfield]]
|
|-
| ''[[Starting Now]]''
| [[Chuck Wicks]]
|
|-
| ''[[Til the Wheels Fall Off]]''
| [[Hot Water Music]]
|
|-
| ''[[Unfamiliar Faces]]''
| [[Matt Costa]]
|
|-
| ''Venus on Earth''
| [[Dengue Fever (band)|Dengue Fever]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[January 23|23]]
| ''[[01011001]]''
| [[Ayreon]]
|
|-
| ''[[Spirit (Leona Lewis album)|Spirit]]''
| [[Leona Lewis]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[January 25|25]]
| ''[[Best of (The Cardigans album)|Best of]]''
| [[The Cardigans]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Captain Morgan's Revenge]]''
| [[Alestorm]]
|
|-
| ''[[Downburst (album)|Downburst]]''
| [[Brainstorm (German band)|Brainstorm]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Scarecrow (Avantasia album)|The Scarecrow]]''
| [[Avantasia]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[January 28|28]]
| ''[[19 (Adele album)|19]]''
| [[Adele (singer)|Adele]]
|
|-
| ''[[Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)]]''
| [[Heaven Shall Burn]]
|
|-
| ''[[Scream, Aim, Fire]]''
| [[Bullet for My Valentine]]
|
|-
| ''[[This Gift]]''
| [[Sons and Daughters]]
|
|-
| ''[[Turning Dragon]]''
| [[Chris Clark (electronic musician)|Clark]]
|
|-
| ''[[Vampire Weekend (album)|Vampire Weekend]]''
| [[Vampire Weekend]]
|
|-
| rowspan="12" valign="top"|[[January 29|29]]
| ''[[Between the Beautifuls]]''
| [[Hawksley Workman]]
|
|-
| ''[[Damaged (Course of Nature album)|Damaged]]''
| [[Course of Nature]]
|
|-
| ''[[Field Manual]]''
| [[Chris Walla]]
|
|-
| ''[[Fortress (Protest the Hero album)|Fortress]]''
| [[Protest the Hero]]
|
|-
| ''[[Grammy Nominees#2008|2008 Grammy Nominees]]''
| [[Various Artists]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[I Stand]]''
| [[Idina Menzel]]
|
|-
| ''[[Odelay#Deluxe Edition|Odelay: Deluxe Edition]]''
| [[Beck]]
| Deluxe edition re-issue
|-
| ''[[Runnin' Wild]]''
| [[Airbourne (band)|Airbourne]]
|
|-
| ''[[Symphony (album)|Symphony]]''
| [[Sarah Brightman]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Bedlam in Goliath]]''
| [[The Mars Volta]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Wonder Years (album)|The Wonder Years]]''
| [[9th Wonder]]
|
|-
| ''[[Women As Lovers]]
| [[Xiu Xiu]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[January 30|30]]
| ''[[Detours]]''
| [[Sheryl Crow]]
|
|-
| ''[[Kingdom (Kumi Koda album)|Kingdom]]''
| [[Kumi Koda]]
|
|-
| ''[[Nightmare 2003-2005 Single Collection]]''
| [[Nightmare (band)|Nightmare]]
| Compilation
|}


== Bands on hiatus ==
===February===
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2008}}
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
* [[¡Forward, Russia!]] (indefinite hiatus)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/forward-russia/38864|title=¡Forward, Russia! to Split?|last=unattributed|date=August 13, 2008|work=NME |location=UK |access-date=August 14, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080816010844/http://www.nme.com/news/forward-russia/38864| archive-date= August 16, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
* [[Big & Rich]] (until 2009, due to a neck injury suffered by [[Big Kenny]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5795670,00.html|title=Big Kenny On Big & Rich's Hiatus|last=unattributed|date=January 29, 2008|publisher=Great American Country|access-date=September 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219064334/http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5795670,00.html|archive-date=February 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!Day
* [[The Dresden Dolls]]
!Album
* [[From Autumn to Ashes]]
!Artist
* [[Hell Is for Heroes (band)|Hell Is for Heroes]]
!Notes
* [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] (on break from touring and recording)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/incubus_to_take_a_break.html|title=Incubus To Take A Break|last=unattributed|date=July 1, 2008|publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]]|access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref>
|-
* [[Monkey Swallows the Universe]] (indefinite hiatus)
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 3|3]]
* [[My Chemical Romance]] (on an extended break after a US tour)
| ''Tobsucht - Reitermania Over Wacken & Party.San''
* [[Kaddisfly]] (on hiatus after bassist Kile Brewer left; remaining members now called Waters & Bodies)
| [[Die Apokalyptischen Reiter]]
* [[Phantom Planet]]
|
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] (two-year hiatus)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/news/story.asp?id=20996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602093614/http://www.muchmusic.com/news/story.asp?id=20996|archive-date=June 2, 2008|title=Chili Peppers (Sort Of) Break-Up|last=unattributed|date=May 22, 2008|publisher=muchmusic.com|access-date=June 30, 2008}}</ref>
|-
* [[Rilo Kiley]] (due to the success of lead singer [[Jenny Lewis]]' solo career)
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[February 4|4]]
* [[Social Distortion]] (due to their lead singer undertaking a solo tour)
| ''[[Dive Deep]]''
* [[The Starting Line]] (indefinite break)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=301596|title=The Starting Line Press Conference|last=Jason|first=Tate|date=March 5, 2008|publisher=AbsolutePunk, LLC|access-date=June 30, 2008}}</ref>
| [[Morcheeba]]
* [[Velvet Revolver]] (while looking for a new lead singer)
|
* [[Westlife]] (a one year break)
|-
* [[Wolfmother]] (whilst looking for new musicians)
| ''[[Live After Death (video)|Live After Death]]''
* [[Yellowcard]] (indefinitely)
| [[Iron Maiden]]
| DVD re-release
|-
| ''[[Made in the Dark]]''
| [[Hot Chip]]
|
|-
| ''[[Pray (Crematory Album)|Pray]]''
| [[Crematory (band)|Crematory]]
|
|-
| rowspan="10" valign="top"|[[February 5|5]]
| ''[[Back To Basics: Live And Down Under]]''
| [[Christina Aguilera]]
| DVD
|-
| ''[[The Best of SHeDAISY]]''
| [[SHeDAISY]]
|
|-
| ''District Line''
| [[Bob Mould]]
|
|-
| ''[[Here's to Being Here]]''
| [[Jason Collett]]
|
|-
| ''[[It Is Time for a Love Revolution]]''
| [[Lenny Kravitz]]
|
|-
| ''[[Lucky (Nada Surf album)|Lucky]]''
| [[Nada Surf]]
|
|-
| ''[[Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album)|Satisfied]]''
| [[Taylor Dayne]]
|
|-
| ''[[Sleep Through the Static]]''
| [[Jack Johnson]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Life I Know]]''
| [[Gwen Stacy (band)|Gwen Stacy]]
|
|-
| ''Voice Message''
| [[Dear Jayne]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[February 6|6]]
| ''[[Qualia (album)|Qualia]]''
| [[Jinn (band)|Jinn]]
|
|-
| ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]''
| [[Simple Plan]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[February 8|8]]
| ''Horror Vacui''
| [[Linea 77]]
|
|-
| ''[[Thriller (album)#Thriller 25|Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition]]''
| [[Michael Jackson]]
| Re-issue
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 9|9]]
| ''[[Do You Like Rock Music?]]''
| [[British Sea Power]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 11|11]]
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Morrissey album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| [[Morrissey]]
| Compilation
|-
| rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[February 12|12]]
| ''Advent Parallax''
| [[Averse Sefira]]
|
|-
| ''[[Bring Me Your Love]]''
| [[City and Colour]]
|
|-
| ''[[Great White Whale]]''
| [[Secret and Whisper]]
|
|-
| ''[[Invisible Baby]]''
| [[Marco Benevento]]
|
|-
| ''[[We Need Each Other]]''
| [[Sanctus Real]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 13|13]]
| ''[[N (album)|N]]''
| [[Norther]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 15|15]]
| ''[[Slania]]''
| [[Eluveitie]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[February 18|18]]
| ''[[Delusions (album)|Delusions]]''
| [[To-Mera]]
|
|-
| ''[[Shallow Believer]]''
| [[The Used]]
| Extended play
|-
| rowspan="17" valign="top"|[[February 19|19]]
| ''[[A Twist In My Story]]''
| [[Secondhand Serenade]]
|
|-
| ''[[Board Up the House]]''
| [[Genghis Tron]]
|
|-
| ''[[Brimborium]]''
| [[KMFDM]]
|
|-
| ''[[Carved in Stone (Rage album)|Carved in Stone]]''
| [[Rage (band)|Rage]]
|
|-
| ''[[day&nightdriving]]''
| [[Seven Mary Three]]
|
|-
| ''[[Embodiment: Collapsing Under the Weight of God]]''
| [[Sculptured]]
|
|-
| ''[[Fury and Flames]]''
| [[Hate Eternal]]
|
|-
| ''[[Harlem's American Gangster]]''
| [[Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]]
| Mixtape
|-
| ''[[Heretic Pride]]''
| [[The Mountain Goats]]
|
|-
| ''[[Kingdom of Sorrow (album)|Kingdom of Sorrow]]''
| [[Kingdom of Sorrow]]
|
|-
| ''[[Life Underwater (Album)|Life Underwater]]''
| [[Across Five Aprils (band)|Across Five Aprils]]
|
|-
| ''[[Misfortunes]]''
| [[This Is Hell]]
|
|-
| ''[[My Life's Been a Country Song]]''
| [[Chris Cagle]]
|
|-
| ''[[No Time for Later]]''
| [[The Trews]]
|
|-
| ''[[Numinosum (album)|Numinosum]]''
| [[Ascension of the Watchers]]
|
|-
| ''[[Susquehanna (album)|Susquehanna]]''
| [[Cherry Poppin' Daddies]]
|
|-
| ''[[What A Terrible Thing To Say]]''
| [[Four Letter Lie]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[February 22|22]]
| ''[[Carpe DiEnd]]''
| [[Steel Attack]]
|
|-
| ''Ever Changing Times''
| [[Steve Lukather]]
|
|-
| ''[[Galgenfrist]]''
| [[Nortt]]
|
|-
| ''Puppenspiel''
| [[Unheilig]]
|
|-
| ''The Legacy of Medusa''
| [[Stormlord]]
| Compilation and live album
|-
| ''Thrash Speed Burn''
| [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]]
|
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[February 25|25]]
| ''Architects & Dead Swans''
| [[Architects (British band)|Architects]] & [[Dead Swans]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Burn the Witch EP|Burn the Witch]]''
| [[Stone Gods]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''Eidolon''
| [[Dark Fortress]]
|
|-
| ''[[Hold on Now, Youngster...]]''
| [[Los Campesinos!]]
|
|-
| ''[[Seventh Tree]]''
| [[Goldfrapp]]
|
|-
| ''[[Sexuality (album)|Sexuality]]''
| [[Sébastien Tellier]]
|
|-
| rowspan="13" valign="top"|[[February 26|26]]
| ''[[Backwoods Barbie]]''
| [[Dolly Parton]]
|
|-
| ''[[Broken In]]''
| [[Trent Willmon]]
|
|-
| ''[[Discipline (Janet Jackson album)|Discipline]]''
| [[Janet Jackson]]
|
|-
| ''[[For the Love of the Game (album)|For the Love of the Game]]''
| [[Pillar (band)|Pillar]]
|
|-
| ''[[In and Out of Love (album)|In and Out of Love]]''
| [[Cheri Dennis]]
| Physical release
|-
| ''[[Killing Season]]''
| [[Death Angel]]
|
|-
| ''[[New Amerykah|New Amerykah: Part 1 (4th World War)]]''
| [[Erykah Badu]]
|
|-
| ''[[NY's Finest]]''
| [[Pete Rock]]
|
|-
| ''[[Parc Avenue (album)|Parc Avenue]]''
| [[Plants and Animals]]
|
|-
| ''[[Punch (album)|Punch]]''
| [[Punch Brothers]] ft. [[Chris Thile]]
|
|-
| ''[[Savage Life 2]]''
| [[Webbie]]
|
|-
| ''[[Units in the City]]''
| [[Shawty Lo]]
|
|-
| ''[[Isabelle Boulay#Albums|Nos lendemains]]
| [[Isabelle Boulay]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[February 27|27]]
| ''[[極東シンフォニー〜the Five Stars Night〜@BUDOKAN]]''
| [[Nightmare (band)|Nightmare]]
| Live album
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[February 29|29]]
| ''[[The White (album)|The White]]''
| [[Agalloch]]
|
|-
| ''[[Turning Season Within]]''
| [[Draconian (band)|Draconian]]
|
|}


== Albums released ==
===March===
{{Main article|List of 2008 albums}}
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"

; Best-selling albums globally & United States

The best-selling records in 2008 according to [[IFPI]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2008.pdf |title=IFPI – 50 Top Selling Albums 2008 |publisher=Ifpi.org |date=2005-04-12 |access-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218120952/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2008.pdf |archive-date=February 18, 2009 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Position !! Album title !! Artist
!Day
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
|-
|-
| 1 || ''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]'' || [[Coldplay]]
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 2|2]]
| ''[[Ghosts I-IV]]''
| [[Nine Inch Nails]]
| Independent release
|-
|-
| 2 || ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]'' || [[AC/DC]]
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[March 3|3]]
| ''[[Go Away White]]''
| [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]
|
|-
|-
| 3 || ''[[Thriller 25]]'' || [[Michael Jackson]]
| ''[[Warpaint (Black Crowes album)|Warpaint]]''
| [[The Black Crowes]]
|
|-
|-
| 4 || ''[[Rockferry]]'' || [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]]
| rowspan="18" valign="top"|[[March 4|4]]
| ''[[Afterparty Babies]]''
| [[Cadence Weapon]]
|
|-
|-
| 5 || ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' || [[Metallica]]
| ''All Eyes on Us''
| [[Lil Flip]] & [[Young Noble]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
| 6 || ''[[Spirit (Leona Lewis album)|Spirit]]'' || [[Leona Lewis]]
| ''Doombringer''
| [[Nasum]]
| Live album
|-
|-
| 7 || ''[[Back to Black]]'' || [[Amy Winehouse]]
| ''[[Float (Flogging Molly album)|Float]]''
| [[Flogging Molly]]
|
|-
|-
| 8 || ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year (soundtrack)|High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]'' || Various Artists
| ''[[Good Time (album)|Good Time]]''
| [[Alan Jackson]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Live from SoHo]]''
| 9 || ''[[Tha Carter III]]'' || [[Lil Wayne]]
| [[Linkin Park]]
| Live album, [[iTunes Store]] exclusive
|-
|-
| 10 || ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad (Rihanna album)|Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' || [[Rihanna]]
| ''[[Passed Away, Vol. 1]]''
| [[Dr. Dog]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Real Emotional Trash]]''
| [[Stephen Malkmus]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ruthless (album)|Ruthless]]''
| [[Bizzy Bone]]
| Independent release
|-
| ''[[Searching for the Hows and Whys]]''
| [[Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly]]
|
|-
| ''Songs for Waiting''
| [[The OaKs (band)|The OaKs]]
|
|-
| ''[[Sounds So Good]]''
| [[Ashton Shepherd]]
|
|-
| ''Still''
| [[The BoDeans]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Archive: Live, Lost & Found]]''
| [[Rakim]]
| Live album
|-
| ''[[The Ghosts Among Us]]''
| [[Our Last Night]]
|
|-
| ''[[Thugz Nation]]''
| [[Layzie Bone]]
|
|-
| ''Unicorn Steak''
| [[Die Mannequin]]
|
|-
| ''[[What We Almost Made (album)|What We Almost Made]]''
| [[example (rapper)|Example:]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 7|7]]
| ''[[obZen]]''
| [[Meshuggah]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 8|8]]
| ''Mutilate''
| [[Angerfist]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 9|9]]
| ''[[From the Coop]]''
| [[Buckethead]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[March 10|10]]
| ''[[13 Blues for Thirteen Moons]]''
| [[A Silver Mt. Zion|Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band]]
|
|-
| ''[[Midnight Boom]]''
| [[The Kills]]
|
|-
| rowspan="12" valign="top"|[[March 11|11]]
| ''[[Alopecia (album)|Alopecia]]''
| [[Why? (U.S. band)|Why?]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ego Trippin']]''
| [[Snoop Dogg]]
|
|-
| ''[[Elements of Life: Remixed]]''
| [[Tiesto]]
|
|-
| ''[[Eleventh Hour (album)|Eleventh Hour]]''
| [[Del tha Funkee Homosapien]]
|
|-
| ''[[Enigma (Ill Niño album)|Enigma]]''
| [[Ill Niño]]
|
|-
| ''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 27 (U.S. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 27]]''
| [[Various artists]]
|
|-
| ''[[Saving Abel (2008 album)|Saving Abel]]''
| [[Saving Abel]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Elephant in the Room]]''
| [[Fat Joe]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Ultimate Collection (The O.C. Supertones album)|The Ultimate Collection]]''
| [[The O.C. Supertones]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[These Are the Good Times People]]''
| [[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America]]
|
|-
| ''[[Trilla]]''
| [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]
|
|-
| ''[[Unblessing the Purity]]''
| [[Bloodbath]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 12|12]]
| ''[[The New Dark Age]]''
| [[Kiuas]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[March 14|14]]
| ''Come to My Kingdom''
| [[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]]
|
|-
| ''[[Gokutama Rock Cafe]]''
| [[An Cafe]]
|
|-
| ''[[Haarp tour|H.A.A.R.P.]]''
| [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| Live album, DVD
|-
| ''[[Return of the Pride]]''
| [[White Lion]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[March 17|17]]
| [[11 (Bryan Adams album)|''11'']]
| [[Bryan Adams]]
|
|-
| ''[[Brain Thrust Mastery]]''
| [[We Are Scientists]]
|
|-
| ''[[Keep It Simple]]''
| [[Van Morrison]]
|
|-
| rowspan="18" valign="top"|[[March 18|18]]
| ''[[A Band in Hope (album)|A Band in Hope]]''
| [[The Matches]]
|
|-
| ''[[Bury Your Dead (album)|Bury Your Dead]]
| [[Bury Your Dead]]
|
|-
| ''Electrocution''
| [[Unearthly Trance]]
|
|-
| ''[[Goodbye Blues]]''
| [[The Hush Sound]]
|
|-
| ''[[Never Too Loud]]''
| [[Danko Jones]]
|
|-
| ''[[Illuminate (Lydia album)|Illuminate]]''
| [[Lydia (band)|Lydia]]
|
|-
| ''L'autrichienne''
| [[Jucifer]]
|
|-
| ''[[Light from Above]]''
| [[Black Tide]]
|
|-
| ''[[Mail on Sunday (album)|Mail on Sunday]]''
| [[Flo Rida]]
|
|-
| ''Sahg II''
| [[Sahg]]
|
|-
| ''[[Self-Made]]''
| [[Rocko (rapper)|Rocko]]
|
|-
| ''[[Silverback Gorilla]]''
| [[Sheek Louch]]
|
|-
| ''[[Texas (album)|Texas]]''
| [[PlayRadioPlay!]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]''
| [[Gnarls Barkley]]
|
|-
| ''[[Trouble in Dreams]]''
| [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]]
|
|-
| ''[[Volume One (She and Him album)|Volume One]]''
| [[She and Him]]
|
|-
| ''The Mooney Suzuki CBGB OMFUG Masters: Live June 29, 2001 The Bowery Collection''
| [[The Mooney Suzuki]]
|
|-
| ''[[Welcome To The Dollhouse]]''
| [[Danity Kane]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[March 19|19]]
| ''[[The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight]]''
| [[The Black Mages]]
|
|-
| ''[[Heart Station (album)|HEART STATION]]''
| [[Hikaru Utada|Utada Hikaru]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[March 21|21]]
| ''[[At the Pulse of Kapitulation 1990/1991]]''
| [[Kreator]]
| DVD
|-
| ''[[Global Warning (Jon Oliva's Pain album)|Global Warning]]''
| [[Jon Oliva's Pain]]
|
|-
| ''[[Korven Kuningas]]''
| [[Korpiklaani]]
|
|-
| ''[[Pretty. Odd.]]''
| [[Panic at the Disco]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 22|22]]
| ''[[Machine 15]]''
| [[Millencolin]]
|
|-
| rowspan="10" valign="top"|[[March 24|24]]
| ''[[Antidotes (album)|Antidotes]]''
| [[Foals (band)|Foals]]
|
|-
| ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]''
| [[Supergrass]]
|
|-
| ''[[Dismember (album)|Dismember]]''
| [[Dismember (band)|Dismember]]
|
|-
| ''Greed.Filth.Abuse.Corruption''
| [[Burning Skies]]
|
|-
| ''[[Inflikted]]''
| [[Cavalera Conspiracy]]
|
|-
| ''[[Reason To Believe (Pennywise album)|Reason to Believe]]''
| [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]]
|
|-
| ''[[Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings]]''
| [[Counting Crows]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Premonition (album)|The Premonition]]''
| [[Firewind]]
|
|-
| ''The Thread''
| [[Star of Ash]]
|
|-
| ''[[You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into]]''
| [[Does It Offend You, Yeah?]]
|
|-
| rowspan="8" valign="top"|[[March 25|25]]
| ''[[Consolers of the Lonely]]''
| [[The Raconteurs]]
|
|-
| ''[[Day26 (album)|Day26]]''
| [[Day26]]
|
|-
| ''[[Funplex]]''
| [[The B-52's]]
|
|-
| ''Give Me the Clap''
| [[Crash Romeo]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ode to the Ghetto]]''
| [[Guilty Simpson]]
|
|-
| ''[[Spring (Jon Foreman EP)|Spring]]''
| [[Jon Foreman]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[The Butcher Shop]]''
| [[Esham]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Show (album)|The Show]]''
| [[eMC (hip hop group)|eMC]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 26|26]]
| ''[[Revolution Roulette]]''
| [[Poets of the Fall]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[March 28|28]]
| ''[[Accelerate (R.E.M. album)|Accelerate]]''
| [[R.E.M.]]
|
|-
| ''[[Nordlys (album)|Nordlys]]''
| [[Midnattsol]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ghost Opera – The Second Coming]]''
| [[Kamelot]]
| Re-issue
|-
| ''[[The Prestige (album)|The Prestige]]''
| [[Illdisposed]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[March 29|29]]
| ''[[Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)]]''
| [[Dream Theater]]
| Compilation
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[March 31|31]]
| ''[[1994-2006 Chaos Years]]''
| [[Strapping Young Lad]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Last Night (Moby album)|Last Night]]''
| [[Moby]]
|
|-
| ''[[Invain]]''
| [[C:Real]]
|
|}
|}


The best-selling albums in the United States:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481196/lil-wayne-notches-top-selling-album-of-08 |title=Billboard – Lil Wayne Notches Top-Selling Album Of '08 |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |access-date=2012-09-02}}</ref>
===April===

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Position !! Album title !! Artist
!Day
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
|-
|-
| 1 || ''[[Tha Carter III]]'' || [[Lil' Wayne]]
| rowspan="24" valign="top"|[[April 1|1]]
| ''[[****: Live in Phoenix]]''
| [[Fall Out Boy]]
| Live album, DVD
|-
|-
| 2 || ''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]'' || [[Coldplay]]
| ''[[A Sense of Purpose]]''
| [[In Flames]]
|
|-
|-
| 3 || ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'' || [[Taylor Swift]]
| ''[[Alive from the Apocalypse]]''
| [[Unearth]]
| DVD
|-
|-
| 4 || ''[[Rock N Roll Jesus]]'' || [[Kid Rock]]
| ''Antithesis''
| [[Origin (metal band)|Origin]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[April (album)|April]]''
| 5 || ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]'' || [[AC/DC]]
| [[Sun Kil Moon]]
|
|-
|-
| 6 || ''[[Taylor Swift (album)|Taylor Swift]]'' || Taylor Swift
| ''[[Attack & Release]]''
| [[The Black Keys]]
|
|-
|-
| 7 || ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' || [[Metallica]]
| ''[[Cataract (album)|Cataract]]''
| [[Cataract (band)|Cataract]]
|
|-
|-
| 8 || ''[[Paper Trail]]'' || [[T.I.]]
| ''[[Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow]]''
| [[Sevendust]]
|
|-
|-
| 9 || ''[[Sleep Through the Static]]'' || [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
| ''[[Cover Up (Ministry album)|Cover Up]]''
| [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]
|
|-
| ''Do You Like Smack Rock''
| [[Pig (band)|Pig]]
|
|-
| ''[[Doin' It Big]]''
| [[8Ball (rapper)|8Ball from 8Ball & MJG]],[[E.D.I. Mean|E.D.I.]]
|
|-
| ''[[Hawk Nelson Is My Friend]]''
| [[Hawk Nelson]]
|
|-
| ''[[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]''
| [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]]
|
|-
| ''[[Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock]]''
| [[Joe Satriani]]
|
|-
| ''[[Scars & Souvenirs]]''
| [[Theory of a Deadman]]
|
|-
| ''[[Still da Baddest]]''
| [[Trina]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Best Of A Tribe Called Quest]]''
| [[A Tribe Called Quest]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Bright Lights of America]]''
| [[Anti-Flag]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[The Works (Faith No More album)|The Works]]''
| [[Faith No More]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Troubadour (George Strait album)|Troubadour]]''
| [[George Strait]]
|
|-
| ''[[TwentyFive]]''
| [[George Michael]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Undeniable (album)|Undeniable]]''
| [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]]
|
|-
| ''[[We Weren't Crazy]]''
| [[Josh Gracin]]
|
|-
| ''[[X (Kylie Minogue album)|X]]''
| [[Kylie Minogue]]
| U.S. edition
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[April 4|4]]
| ''[[Arsenal (band)#Lotuk .28Playout.21 2008.29|Lotuk]]''
| [[Arsenal (band)|Arsenal]]
|
|-
| ''[[Tales for Bad Girls]]''
| [[Forever Slave]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Black Path]]''
| [[Emil Bulls]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[April 5|5]]
| ''Continue to Kill''
| [[Debauchery (band)|Debauchery]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[April 7|7]]
| ''[["Couples" (album)|"Couples"]]''
| [[The Long Blondes]]
|
|-
| ''[[Voices from Within]]''
| [[Distorted]]
|
|-
| rowspan="13" valign="top"|[[April 8|8]]
| ''[[All I Feel]]''
| [[Ray J]]
|
|-
| ''The Gathering''
| [[Living Legends]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Enter The Chicken]]''
| [[Buckethead]]
| Re-issue
|-
| ''[[Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)]]
| [[Cloud Cult]]
|
|-
| ''[[Keep Telling Myself It's Alright]]''
| [[Ashes Divide]]
|
|-
| ''[[Mountain Battles]]''
| [[The Breeders]]
|
|-
| ''[[Pershing (album)|Pershing]]
| [[Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin]]
|
|-
| ''[[Snakes & Arrows Live]]''
| [[Rush]]
| Live album
|-
| ''[[Man Descending (album)|Man Descending]]''
| [[Justin Rutledge]]
|
|-
| ''[[Sunset Man]]''
| [[James Otto]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Fool]]''
| [[Esoterica]]
|
|-
| ''[[Walk It Off]]''
| [[Tapes 'n Tapes]]
|
|-
| ''[[When Angels & Serpents Dance]]''
| [[P.O.D.]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[April 9|9]]
| ''[[Blooddrunk]]''
| [[Children of Bodom]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[April 11|11]]
| ''[[Bondage Goat Zombie]]''
| [[Belphegor (band)|Belphegor]]
|
|-
| ''[[Konk (album)|Konk]]''
| [[The Kooks]]
|
|-
| ''[[Le dimensioni del mio caos]]''
| [[Caparezza]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[April 12|12]]
| ''[[Apocalypso (album)|Apocalypso]]''
| [[The Presets]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[April 14|14]]
| ''[[Gangrene (album)|Gangrene]]''
| [[Mirrorthrone]]
|
|-
| ''[[Vantage Point (album)|Vantage Point]]''
| [[Deus (band)|dEUS]]
|
|-
| rowspan="12" valign="top"|[[April 15|15]]
| ''[[E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)|E=MC²]]''
| [[Mariah Carey]]
|
|-
| ''[[Directions to See a Ghost|Directions To See A Ghost]]''
| [[The Black Angels (band)|The Black Angels]]
|
|-
| ''[[I, Lucifer (album)|I, Lucifer]]''
| [[Destroy the Runner]]
|
|-
| ''[[Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction]]''
| [[Soilent Green]]
|
|-
| ''[[Lady Antebellum (album)|Lady Antebellum]]''
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
|
|-
| ''[[Raise the Dead]]''
| [[Phantom Planet]]
|
|-
| ''[[Rise (Anew Revolution Album)|Rise]]''
| [[Anew Revolution]]
|
|-
| ''Other People''
| [[American Princes]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV]]''
| [[Thrice]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Opaque Brotherhood]]''
| [[Dark Lotus]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Vegas Years]]''
| [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]]
|
|-
| ''[[We Are the Nightmare]]''
| [[Arsis (band)|Arsis]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[April 18|18]]
| ''VI''
| [[Die Happy]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[April 21|21]]
| ''[[Beautiful Machine]]''
| [[Shihad]]
|
|-
| ''Dominion VIII''
| [[Grave (band)|Grave]]
|
|-
| ''[[Good to Be Bad]]''
| [[Whitesnake]]
|
|-
| ''Head On to Heartache''
| [[DevilDriver]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Warring Factions]]''
| [[Ansur]]
|
|-
| rowspan="22" valign="top"|[[April 22|22]]
| ''[[A Song for You (Bizzy Bone album)|A Song for You]]''
| [[Bizzy Bone]]
|
|-
| ''[[Agony and Irony]]''
| [[Alkaline Trio]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Bittersweet World]]''
| [[Ashlee Simpson]]
|
|-
| ''[[Francis Cabrel#Discography|Des roses et des orties]]''
| [[Francis Cabrel]]
|
|-
| ''[[Elephant Shell]]''
| [[Tokyo Police Club]]
|
|-
| ''[[Flight of the Conchords (album)|Flight of the Conchords]]''
| [[Flight of the Conchords]]
|
|-
| ''[[For My Friends]]''
| [[Blind Melon]]
|
|-
| ''[[Hail Destroyer]]''
| [[Cancer Bats]]
|
|-
| ''[[H.N.I.C. Part 2]]''
| [[Prodigy (rapper)]]
|
|-
| ''[[Hello Destiny]]''
| [[Goldfinger]]
|
|-
| ''[[Intellectual Violence]]''
| [[Keith Murray]]
|
|-
| ''[[Éric Lapointe#Discography|Ma peau]]''
| [[Éric Lapointe (singer)|Éric Lapointe]]
|
|-
| ''[[O3: A Trilogy, Part Three|O<sub>3</sub>: A Trilogy, Part Three]]''
| [[Dominici]]
|
|-
| ''[[Otis_Blue#Collector.27s_Edition_2008|Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition]]]''
| [[Otis Redding]]
| Re-issue
|-
| ''[[Prayer of a Common Man]]''
| [[Phil Vassar]]
|
|-
| ''[[Stop Drop and Roll!!!]]''
| [[Foxboro Hottubs]]
| Foxboro Hottubs aka Green Day
|-
| ''[[The Black Swan]]''
| [[Story of the Year]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Doors: Vinyl Box Set]]''
| [[The Doors]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[The End Begins]]''
| [[Tantric]]
|
|-
| ''[[Tiffany Evans]]''
| [[Tiffany Evans]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ariane Moffatt#Discography|Tous les sens]]''
| [[Ariane Moffatt]]
|
|-
| ''[[When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold]]''
| [[Atmosphere]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[April 23|23]]
| ''[[For the Revolution]]''
| [[Kalmah]]
|
|-
| rowspan="16" valign="top"|[[April 25|25]]
| ''13 Years of Celtic Wartunes''
| [[Suidakra]]
| Compilation, DVD
|-
| ''[[Anima Noir]]''
| [[Theatres des Vampires]]
|
|-
| ''[[Best Kept Secret (Jennifer Paige album)|Best Kept Secret]]''
| [[Jennifer Paige]]
|
|-
| ''Delusions of Grandeur''
| [[Circle II Circle]]
|
|-
| ''[[Elected]]''
| [[Ayreon]] vs. [[Avantasia]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Eternal Empire]]''
| [[Human Fortress]]
|
|-
| ''Hellbound''
| [[Torture Squad]]
|
|-
| ''[[Lightning Strikes Again]]''
| [[Dokken]]
|
|-
| ''[[Master of Illusion (album)|Master of Illusion]]''
| [[Power Quest]]
|
|-
| ''MyEarthDream''
| [[Edenbridge (band)|Edenbridge]]
|
|-
| ''Poisoned Apple''
| [[Venomous Concept]]
|
|-
| ''[[Praises to the War Machine]]''
| [[Warrel Dane]]
|
|-
| ''[[Redemption (Walls of Jericho EP)|Redemption]]''
| [[Walls of Jericho]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Songs from the Sparkle Lounge]]''
| [[Def Leppard]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Formation of Damnation]]''
| [[Testament (band)|Testament]]
|
|-
| ''Thronräuber''
| [[Totenmond]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[April 28|28]]
| ''[[Third (Portishead album)|Third]]''
| [[Portishead]]
|
|-
| ''[[Imperial Wax Solvent]]''
| [[The Fall]]
|
|-
| ''[[An Ode to Woe]]''
| [[My Dying Bride]]
| Compilation
|
|-
| ''[[Till Death Do Us Part (Deicide album)|Till Death Do Us Part]]''
| [[Deicide]]
|
|-
| rowspan="22" valign="top"|[[April 29|29]]
| ''[[A-Town Secret Weapon]]''
| [[Baby D (Atlanta rapper)|Baby D]]
|
|-
| ''[[Bloodwork]]''
| [[Wednesday 13]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Can't Love, Can't Hurt]]''
| [[Augustana (band)|Augustana]]
|
|-
| ''Dead Alive''
| [[Soul Embraced]]
|
|-
| ''[[Digital Versatile Doom]]''
| [[HIM (band)|HIM]]
| Live album, DVD
|
|-
| ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]''
| [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
|
|-
| ''[[If (MSI album)|If]]''
| [[Mindless Self Indulgence]]
|
|-
| ''[[Lyfe Change]]''
| [[Lyfe Jennings]]
|
|-
| ''[[Andrée Watters#Minuit (2008)|Minuit]]''
| [[Andrée Watters]]
|
|-
| ''[[Mudcrutch (album)|Mudcrutch]]''
| [[Mudcrutch]]
|
|-
| ''[[Love At the Core]]''
| [[Run Kid Run]]
|
|-
| ''[[Nine Lives (Steve Winwood album)|Nine Lives]]''
| [[Steve Winwood]]
|
|-
| ''[[Phil Stacey (album)|Phil Stacey]]''
| [[Phil Stacey]]
|
|-
| ''[[Raven-Symoné (album)|Raven-Symoné]]''
| [[Raven-Symoné]]
|
|-
| ''[[Rising Down]]''
| [[The Roots]]
|
|-
| ''[[Santogold (album)|Santogold]]''
| [[Santogold]]
|
|-
| ''[[Skeletons (Wednesday 13 album)|Skeletons]]''
| [[Wednesday 13]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Formula]]''
| [[9th Wonder]] & [[Buckshot]]
|
|-
| ''[[Underdog Alma Mater]]''
| [[Forever the Sickest Kids]]
|
|-
| ''Vultures''
| [[Fate (band)|Fate]]
|
|-
| ''[[VYP (Voice of the Young People)]]''
| [[Lil Mama]]
|
|-
| ''[["V" Is for Viagra. The Remixes]]''
| [[Puscifer]]
| Remix album
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[April 30|30]]
| ''[[Grimm Tales (album)|Grimm Tales]]''
| [[Nox Arcana]]
|
|-
| ''[[Tulimyrsky]]''
| [[Moonsorrow]]
| Extended play
|-
|-
| 10 || ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' || [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]
|}
|}


==Songs released in 2008==
===May===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|-
!Date
!Day
!Song
!Album
!Artist
!Artist
!Notes
|-
|-
|January 1
| rowspan="3" valign="top"|[[May 2|2]]
| ''[[Amanethes]]''
|''Smog''
| [[Tiamat (band)|Tiamat]]
|[[Bomb the Bass]]
|
|-
|-
|January 15
| ''Beloved Enemy''
| [[Jesus on Extasy]]
|''[[Pocketful of Sunshine]]''
|[[Natasha Bedingfield]]
|
|-
|-
|January 25
| ''[[Hollow of Morning]]''
|''[[Bust It Baby]]'' (Part 1)
| [[Gemma Hayes]]
|[[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[May 5|5]]
|rowspan="2"|January 29
|''[[Funplex (song)|Funplex]]''
| ''Frostland Tapes''
| [[Darkthrone]]
|[[The B-52s]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
| ''[[Silhouettes (album)|Silhouettes]]''
|''[[Nine in the Afternoon]]''
|[[Panic at the Disco]]
| [[Textures (band)|Textures]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 5
| ''The Relapse Collection''
| [[Morgion]]
|''[[Day 'n' Nite]]''
|[[Kid Cudi]] vs. [[Crookers]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
| ''[[The Slip (album)|The Slip]]''
|''[[Run the Show]]''
|[[Kat DeLuna]] featuring [[Busta Rhymes]]
| [[Nine Inch Nails]]
| Free download
|-
|-
|February 11
| rowspan="9" valign="top"|[[May 6|6]]
| ''[[35 Biggest Hits]]''
|''[[Paper Planes (M.I.A. song)|Paper Planes]]''
| [[Toby Keith]]
|[[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
|February 12
| ''[[Blue Lambency Downward]]''
|''[[Elevator (Flo Rida song)|Elevator]]''
| [[Kayo Dot]]
|[[Flo Rida]] featuring [[Timbaland]]
|
|-
|-
|February 19
| ''[[From First to Last (album)|From First to Last]]''
| [[From First to Last]]
|''[[It's Not My Time]]''
|[[3 Doors Down]]
|
|-
|-
|February 23
| ''[[Gavin DeGraw (album)|Gavin DeGraw]]''
|''[[Bust It Baby]]'' (Part 2)
| [[Gavin DeGraw]]
|[[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]]
|
|-
|-
|February 26
| ''[[Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008]]''
|''[[The Way That I Love You]]''
| [[Dierks Bentley]]
|[[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
|February 28
| ''[[Momofuku (album)|Momofuku]]''
| [[Elvis Costello]]
|''[[A-Punk]]''
|[[Vampire Weekend]]
|
|-
|-
|March 4
| ''[[On My Way Here]]''
|''[[Break the Ice (song)|Break the Ice]]''
| [[Clay Aiken]]
|[[Britney Spears]]
|
|-
|-
|March 11
| ''[[Station (album)|Station]]''
|''[[Little Miss Obsessive]]''
| [[Russian Circles]]
|[[Ashlee Simpson]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 17
| ''[[Wonder in the World]]''
| [[Kelli O'Hara]]
|''[[4 Minutes]]''
|[[Madonna]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Timbaland]]
|
|-
|-
|''I Keep Faith''
| rowspan="5" valign="top"|[[May 9|9]]
|[[Billy Bragg]]
| ''[[Catch 22 (album)|Catch 22]]''
| [[Hypocrisy (band)|Hypocrisy]]
| Re-issue
|-
|-
|March 24
| ''In Luft geritzt''
| [[Dornenreich]]
|''[[No Stress]]''
|[[Laurent Wolf]]
|
|-
|-
|March 25
| ''[[Sängerkrieg]]''
| [[In Extremo]]
|''[[Mad as Rabbits]]''
|[[Panic at the Disco]]
|
|-
|-
|March 31
| ''[[Songs for the Last View]]''
| [[Lacrimas Profundere]]
|''[[American Boy]]''
|[[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]] featuring [[Kanye West]]
|
|-
|-
|April 8
| ''[[Somewhere Back in Time - The Best of: 1980-1989]]''
|''[[Just Dance (song)|Just Dance]]''
| [[Iron Maiden]]
|[[Lady Gaga]] featuring [[Colby O'Donis]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 12|12]]
|rowspan="3"|April 15
|''[[Closer (Ne-Yo song)|Closer]]''
| ''Clever Clogs''
| [[10cc]]
|[[Ne-Yo]]
| Live DVD
|-
|-
|''[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]''
| rowspan="14" valign="top"|[[May 13|13]]
|[[Jason Mraz]]
| ''[[A Disease for the Ages]]''
| [[Mourning Beloveth]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Anthems for the Damned]]''
|''[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]''
|[[Rihanna]]
| [[Filter (band)|Filter]]
|
|-
|-
|April 28
| ''[[Brooklyn's Don Diva]]''
|''[[I Kissed a Girl]]''
| [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]]
|[[Katy Perry]]
|
|-
|-
|April 29
| ''[[Division (album)|Division]]''
|''[[Forever (Chris Brown song)|Forever]]''
| [[10 Years]]
|[[Chris Brown]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 2
| ''[[ExitingARM]]''
|''[[If I Never See Your Face Again]]''
| [[Subtle (music)|Subtle]]
|[[Maroon 5]] featuring [[Rihanna]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Good To Be Bad]]''
|''[[That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)]]''
| [[Whitesnake]]
|[[Panic at the Disco]]
|
|-
|-
|May 9
| ''[[Krimson Creek]]''
| [[Boondox]]
|''[[Violet Hill]]''
|[[Coldplay]]
|
|-
|-
|May 13
| ''[[Narrow Stairs]]''
|''[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]''
| [[Death Cab for Cutie]]
|[[Weezer]]
|
|-
|-
|May 19
| ''Programmed to Consume''
|''[[Train (3 Doors Down song)|Train]]''
| [[Abysmal Dawn]]
|[[3 Doors Down]]
|
|-
|-
|May 20
| ''[[Rotting Paradise]]''
| [[Coldworker]]
|''[[In the Ayer]]''
|[[Flo Rida]] featuring [[will.i.am]]
|
|-
|-
|May 25
| ''[[The Respect Issue]]''
| [[Emmure]]
|''[[Viva la Vida]]''
|[[Coldplay]]
|
|-
|-
|May 26
| ''[[The Truth (Cherish album)|The Truth]]''
| [[Cherish (band)|Cherish]]
|''[[Oxford Comma (song)|Oxford Comma]]''
|[[Vampire Weekend]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 27
| ''[[Twelve Angry Months]]''
|''[[Dreamin' (Weezer song)|Dreamin']]''
| [[Local H]]
|[[Weezer]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things]]''
|''[[When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song)|When I Grow Up]]''
| [[Jason Mraz]]
|[[The Pussycat Dolls]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[May 16|16]]
|rowspan="2"|June 10
|''[[One Step at a Time (Jordin Sparks song)|One Step at a Time]]''
| ''[[Night Eternal]]''
| [[Moonspell]]
|[[Jordin Sparks]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[XV (album)|XV]]''
|''[[Body on Me (Nelly song)|Body on Me]]''
|[[Nelly]] featuring [[Akon]] and [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]
| [[King's X]]
|
|-
|-
|June 16
| rowspan="2" valign="top"|[[May 19|19]]
| ''[[Watershed (Opeth album)|Watershed]]''
|''[[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]''
| [[Opeth]]
|[[Weezer]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 17
| ''[[XXV]]''
| [[Vader (band)|Vader]]
|''[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]''
|[[Rihanna]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[7 Things]]''
| rowspan="12" valign="top"|[[May 20|20]]
|[[Miley Cyrus]]
| ''[[3 Doors Down (2008 album)|3 Doors Down]]''
| [[3 Doors Down]]
|
|-
|-
|June 19
| ''[[Another Black Day]]''
|''[[Burnin' Up (Jonas Brothers song)|Burnin' Up]]''
| [[Another Black Day]]
|[[Jonas Brothers]] featuring Big Rob
|
|-
|-
|July 15
| ''[[Anywhere I Lay My Head]]''
|''[[The Champion in Me]]''
| [[Scarlett Johannson]]
|[[3 Doors Down]]
|
|-
|-
|July 16
| '' [[Arm's Way]]''
| [[Islands (band)|Islands]]
|''[[Good Good (Ashanti song)|Good Good]]''
|[[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]
|
|-
|-
|July 26
| ''[[Crayons (Donna Summer album)|Crayons]]''
|''[[Troublemaker (Weezer song)|Troublemaker]]''
| [[Donna Summer]]
|[[Weezer]]
|
|-
|-
|July 29
| ''[[Departure]]''
|''[[Let It Rock (Kevin Rudolf song)|Let it Rock]]''
| [[Jesse McCartney]]
|[[Kevin Rudolf]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]]
|
|-
|-
|August 8
| ''[[DisneyMania 6]]''
| [[Various artists]]
|''[[Make It Mine]]''
|[[Jason Mraz]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
|August 11
| ''[[II Trill]]''
|''[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]''
| [[Bun B]]
|[[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
|
|-
|-
|August 18
| ''[[Love at the End of the World]]''
|''[[Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa]]''
| [[Sam Roberts]]
|[[Vampire Weekend]]
|
|-
|-
|August 21
| ''[[No, Virginia]]''
| [[The Dresden Dolls]]
|''[[The Day That Never Comes]]''
|[[Metallica]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
|August 28
| ''[[Realm of Terror]]''
| [[Merciless Death]]
|''[[Rock N' Roll Train]]''
|[[AC/DC]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 4
| ''[[Send Flowers]]''
| [[The Black Lungs]]
|''[[Sex on Fire]]''
|[[Kings of Leon]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 21|21]]
| ''[[KILLER SHOW]]''
| [[Nightmare (band)|Nightmare]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[You're Gonna Go Far, Kid]]''
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[May 23|23]]
|[[The Offspring]]
| ''Attera Orbis Terrarum Part 2''
| [[Dark Funeral]]
| DVD
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 9
| ''[[Mare Nostrum]]''
| [[Stormlord]]
|''[[Hot n Cold]]''
|[[Katy Perry]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Prevail]]''
|''[[Whatcha Think About That]]''
|[[The Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[Missy Elliott]]
| [[Kataklysm]]
|
|-
|-
|September 19
| ''[[The Unspoken King]]''
|''[[Running Back (Jessica Mauboy song)|Running Back]]''
| [[Cryptopsy]]
|[[Jessica Mauboy]] featuring [[Flo Rida]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[May 24|24]]
|rowspan="2"|September 23
| ''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]''
|''[[Live Your Life (T.I. song)|Live Your Life]]''
|[[T.I.]] featuring [[Rihanna]]
| [[Vanessa Amorosi]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Right Now (Na Na Na)]]''
| rowspan="4" valign="top"|[[May 26|26]]
| ''[[angL]]''
|[[Akon]]
| [[Ihsahn]]
|
|-
|-
|September 26
| ''[[Misanthropy Pure]]''
|''[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]''
| [[Shai Hulud]]
|[[Lady Gaga]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 29
| ''The Anatomy of Melancholy''
|''[[Gotta Be Somebody]]''
| [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]
|[[Nickelback]]
| Live album, DVD
|-
|-
|''[[Pieces (Chase & Status song)|Pieces]]''
| ''The Damned, the Shamed''
|[[Chase & Status]] ft. [[Plan B (musician)|Plan B]]
| [[Terror (band)|Terror]]
|
|-
|-
|September 30
| rowspan="10" valign="top"|[[May 27|27]]
| ''[[Big Blue Ball]]''
|''[[Gives You Hell]]''
|[[The All-American Rejects]]
| [[Peter Gabriel]]
|
|-
|-
|October 3
| ''[[Here I Stand (Usher album)|Here I Stand]]''
| [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
|''[[Womanizer (song)|Womanizer]]''
|[[Britney Spears]]
|
|-
|-
|October 6
| ''Into the Pit''
| [[Fight (band)|Fight]]
|''[[Rehab (Rihanna song)|Rehab]]''
|[[Rihanna]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]]
| Box set
|-
|-
|October 8
| ''[[Mobstability II: Nation Business]]''
|''[[If I Were a Boy]]''
| [[Twista]] & [[Speedknot Mobstaz]]
|[[Beyoncé]]
|
|-
|-
|October 10
| ''[[Survive, Kaleidoscope]]''
| [[Underoath]]
|''[[I Can Feel You]]''
|[[Anastacia]]
| Live album, DVD
|-
|-
|October 12
| ''[[Nothing to Prove (H2O album)|Nothing to Prove]]''
|''[[Out of this Club]]''
| [[H2O (American band)|H<sub>2</sub>O]]
|[[The Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[R. Kelly]] and [[Polow da Don]]
|
|-
|-
|October 13
| ''[[Lay It Down (Al Green album)|Lay It Down]]''
|''[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]''
| [[Al Green]]
|[[Beyoncé]]
|
|-
|-
|October 14
| ''[[Sex and the City: The Movie#Soundtrack|Sex and the City: Music from the Motion Picture]]''
|''[[I Hate This Part]]''
| [[Various artists]]
|[[The Pussycat Dolls]]
| Soundtrack
|-
|-
|October 21
| ''[[Same Old Man]]''
| [[John Hiatt]]
|''[[Decode (song)|Decode]]''
|[[Paramore]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|November 3
| ''[[Alive and Transported]]''
| [[tobyMac]]
|''[[Crying Blood]]''
|[[V V Brown]]
| Live album
|-
|-
|''[[Lovers in Japan]]''
|
|[[Coldplay]]
| ''[[Most High Definition]]''
| [[Infinito 2017]]
| Studio album
|-
|-
|''[[Sober (Pink song)|Sober]]''
| rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[May 30|30]]
| ''[[Immortal (Pyramaze album)|Immortal]]''
|[[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
| [[Pyramaze]]
|
|-
|-
|November 10
| ''[[Land (album)|Land]]''
|''[[Lost!]]''
| [[Týr (band)|Týr]]
|[[Coldplay]]
|
|-
|-
|November 14
| ''MTV Storytellers: Bluvertigo''
|''[[Northern Downpour]]''
| [[Bluvertigo]]
|[[Panic at the Disco]]
| Live album
|-
|-
|November 24
| ''Opus Magnum''
|''[[Breakeven (song)|Breakeven]]''
| [[Hollenthon]]
|[[The Script]]
|
|-
|-
|December 1
| ''[[Payment of Existence]]''
| [[Communic]]
|''[[Lhuna]]''
|[[Coldplay]] featuring [[Kylie Minogue]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|December 2
| ''[[The Art of War (Sabaton album)|The Art of War]]''
|''[[Circus (Britney Spears song)|Circus]]''
| [[Sabaton (band)|Sabaton]]
|[[Britney Spears]]
|
|-
|-
| ''Veterans of Volume''
|''[[Let Me Be Myself]]''
| [[Jucifer]]
|[[3 Doors Down]]
| Live album
|}

===June===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
!Day
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 2|2]]
| ''[[Indestructible (Disturbed album)|Indestructible]]''
| [[Disturbed]]
|
|-
| rowspan="13" valign="top"|[[June 3|3]]
| ''[[Extra, Vol. 1]]''
| [[KMFDM]]
| Rarities album
|-
| ''[[Weezer (2008 album)|Weezer]]''
| [[Weezer]]
|
|-
| ''[[WANDERlust (Gavin Rossdale album)|WANDERlust]]''
| [[Gavin Rossdale]]
|
|-
| ''[[Exclusive (album)|Exclusive: The Forever Edition]]''
| [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]]
| Re-release
|-
| ''[[The Declaration]]''
| [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]
|
|-
| ''[[Revelation (Journey album)|Revelation]]''
| [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| Live album, DVD
|-
| ''My Skin is Cold''
| [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]]
| Extended play
|-
| ''[[Perfectly Clear]]''
| [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]
|
|-
| ''[[Smilers (album)|Smilers]]''
| [[Aimee Mann]]
|
|-
| ''Dolla$, TX''
| [[Lil' Wil|Lil Wil]]
|
|-
| ''[[Where Myth Fades To Legend]]''
| [[Alesana]]
|
|-
| ''[[Now That's What I Call Music! 28 (U.S. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 28]]''
| [[Various artists]]
| Compilation
|-
| ''[[Now That's What I Call Classic Rock]]''
| [[Various artists]]
| Compilation
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 6|6]]
| ''[[Sleep Well]]''
| [[Electric President]]
|
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|[[June 7|7]]
| ''[[Collidescope]]''
| [[Stealing O'Neal]]
| Extended Play
|-
|-
| rowspan="14" valign="top"|[[June 10|10]]
| ''[[Seeing Sounds]]''
| [[N.E.R.D]]
|
|-
| ''[[Light It Up (Rev Theory album)|Light It Up]]''
| [[Rev Theory]]
|
|-
| ''[[Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward]]''
| [[Omar Rodríguez-López]]
|
|-
| ''[[Tha Carter III]]''
| [[Lil Wayne]]
|
|-
| ''[[Here We Stand (The Fratellis album)|Here We Stand]]''
| [[The Fratellis]]
|
|-
| ''[[Definition of Real]]''
| [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]]
|
|-
| ''[[Flavors of Entanglement]]''
| [[Alanis Morissette]]
|
|-
| ''[[Evil Urges]]''
| [[My Morning Jacket]]
|
|-
| ''[[No Introduction]]''
| [[Tyga]]
|
|-
| ''[[Parallel Play]]''
| [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Seeing Things (album)|Seeing Things]]''
| [[Jakob Dylan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Frailty (The Banner album)|Frailty]]''
| [[The Banner (band)|The Banner]]
|
|-
|-
|December 9
| ''[[Can You Here Me]]''
| [[Keaton Simons]]
|''[[Use Somebody]]''
|[[King of Leon]]
|
|-
|-
|December 17
| ''[[Total Club Hits]]''
|''[[Hallelujah (Alexandra Burke song)|Hallelujah]]''
| [[Various artists]]
|[[Alexandra Burke]]
| Compilation
|-
|-
|December 18
|''[[Big Jack (song)|Big Jack]]''
|[[AC/DC]]
|}
|}


==Albums to be released==
== Hit records ==
=== United States ===
All releases are an LP unless otherwise stated.
{{Further |Hot 100 number-one hits of 2008 (USA)}}
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'''Singles which have ranked within Top 10 within the Billboard Hot 100 Hits (excludes those that were #1 in the UK)'''
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* "[[4 Minutes]]" – [[Madonna]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Timbaland]] <small>(#3)</small>
apostrophes (see below)
* "[[7 Things]]" – [[Miley Cyrus]] <small>(#9)</small>
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* "[[American Boy]]" – [[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]] featuring [[Kanye West]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Burnin' Up (Jonas Brothers song)|Burnin' Up]]" – [[Jonas Brothers]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Bust It Baby|Bust It Baby Part 2]]" – [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Can't Believe It (T-Pain song)|Can't Believe It]]" – [[T-Pain]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Change (Taylor Swift song)|Change]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Circus (Britney Spears song)|Circus]]" – [[Britney Spears]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Closer (Ne-Yo song)|Closer]]" – [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Crank That (Soulja Boy)]]" – [[Soulja Boy Tell 'Em|Soulja Boy Tell'em]] <small>(#5 – Hit No. 1 in 2007)</small>
* "[[Crush (David Archuleta song)|Crush]]" – [[David Archuleta]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Damaged (Danity Kane song)|Damaged]]" – [[Danity Kane]] featuring [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)|Dangerous]]" – [[Kardinal Offishall]] featuring [[Akon]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "Dangerouz" – [[Sarah Burgess (singer)|Sarah Burgess]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[Day 'n' Nite]]" – [[Kid Cudi]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]" – [[Rihanna]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Fearless (Taylor Swift song)|Fearless]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Forever (Chris Brown song)|Forever]]" – [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Gotta Be Somebody]]" – [[Nickelback]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Got Money]]" – [[Lil Wayne]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Hate That I Love You]]" – [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#10 – Hit No. 7 in 2007)</small>
* "[[Heartless (Kanye West song)|Heartless]]" – [[Kanye West]] <small>(#4)</small>
* "[[Hot n Cold]]" – [[Katy Perry]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[I Kissed a Girl]]" – [[Katy Perry]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[If I Were a Boy]]" – [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]" – [[Jason Mraz]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[In the Ayer]]" – [[Flo Rida]] featuring [[will.i.am]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Independent (song)|Independent]]" – [[Webbie]] featuring [[Lil Boosie]] and [[Lil Phat]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Just Dance (song)|Just Dance]]" – [[Lady Gaga]] featuring [[Colby O'Donis]] <small>(#3 — Hit No. 1 in 2009)</small>
* "[[Keeps Gettin' Better]]" – [[Christina Aguilera]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)|Kiss Kiss]]" – [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#4 – Hit No. 1 in 2007)</small>
* "[[Leavin' (Jesse McCartney song)|Leavin']]" – [[Jesse McCartney]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Let It Rock (Kevin Rudolf song)|Let It Rock]]" – [[Kevin Rudolf]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Live Your Life (T.I. song)|Live Your Life]]" – [[T.I.]] featuring [[Rihanna]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)|Lollipop]]" – [[Lil Wayne]] featuring [[Static Major]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Love Lockdown]]" – [[Kanye West]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Love in This Club]]" – [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] featuring [[Young Jeezy|Jeezy]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)|Love Song]]" – [[Sara Bareilles]] <small>(#4)</small>
* "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" – [[Flo Rida]] featuring [[T-Pain]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[A Milli]]" – [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#6)</small>
* "[[Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)|Miss Independent]]" – [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[New Soul]]" – [[Yael Naim|Yael Naïm]]" <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[No Air]]" – [[Jordin Sparks]] featuring [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Paper Planes (M.I.A. song)|Paper Planes]]" – [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] <small>(#4)</small>
* "[[Pocketful of Sunshine (song)|Pocketful of Sunshine]]" – [[Natasha Bedingfield]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Right Now (Na Na Na)]]" – [[Akon]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[See You Again (Miley Cyrus song)|See You Again]]" – [[Miley Cyrus]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Sensual Seduction]]" – [[Snoop Dogg]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Sexy Can I]]" – [[Ray J]] featuring [[Yung Berg]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Shake It (Metro Station song)|Shake It]]" – [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Shawty Get Loose]]" – [[Lil Mama]] featuring [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] and [[T-Pain]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" – [[Beyoncé]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" – [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Sorry (Buckcherry song)|Sorry]]" – [[Buckcherry]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[Superstar (Lupe Fiasco song)|Superstar]]" – [[Lupe Fiasco]] featuring [[Matthew Santos]] <small>(#10)</small>
* "[[Swagga Like Us]]" – [[T.I.]] featuring [[Kanye West]], [[Jay-Z]], and [[Lil Wayne]] <small>(#5)</small>
* "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]" – [[Rihanna]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Take You There (Sean Kingston song)|Take You There]]" – [[Sean Kingston]] <small>(#7)</small>
* "[[Tattoo (Jordin Sparks song)|Tattoo]]" – [[Jordin Sparks]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[This Is Me (Demi Lovato song)|This Is Me]]" – [[Demi Lovato]] featuring [[Joe Jonas]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]" – [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]] <small>(#3)</small>
* "[[Tonight (Jonas Brothers song)|Tonight]]" – [[Jonas Brothers]] <small>(#8)</small>
* "[[Touch My Body]]" – [[Mariah Carey]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Viva la Vida]] – [[Coldplay]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[Whatever You Like]] – [[T.I.]] <small>(#1)</small>
* "[[When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls song)|When I Grow Up]]" – [[The Pussycat Dolls]] <small>(#9)</small>
* "[[With You (Chris Brown song)|With You]]" – [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] <small>(#2)</small>
* "[[Womanizer (Britney Spears song)|Womanizer]]" – [[Britney Spears]] <small>(#1)</small>
}}
'''[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008]]'''


===June===
=== United Kingdom ===
'''UK Official Top 75 No. 1 Hits'''
* "[[4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes]]" – [[Madonna]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Timbaland]] <small>(4 weeks)</small>
* "[[All Summer Long (Kid Rock song)|All Summer Long]]" – [[Kid Rock]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[American Boy (Estelle song)|American Boy]]" – [[Estelle (singer)|Estelle]] featuring [[Kanye West]] <small>(4 weeks)</small>
* "[[Closer (Ne-Yo song)|Closer]]" – [[Ne-Yo]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[Dance wiv Me]]" – [[Dizzee Rascal]] featuring [[Calvin Harris]] and Chrome <small>(4 weeks)</small>
* "[[Greatest Day (Take That song)|Greatest Day]]" – [[Take That]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[Hallelujah (Alexandra Burke song)|Hallelujah]]" – [[Alexandra Burke]] <small>(2 weeks)</small>
* "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song and The X Factor Finalist 2008)|Hero]]" – [[List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 5)|The X Factor Finalists 2008]] <small>(3 weeks)</small>
* "[[I Kissed a Girl]]" – [[Katy Perry]] <small>(5 weeks)</small>
* "[[If I Were a Boy]]" – [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[Mercy (Duffy song)|Mercy]]" – [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] <small>(5 weeks)</small>
* "[[Now You're Gone (Basshunter song)|Now You're Gone]]" – [[Basshunter]] <small>(5 weeks)</small>
* "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]" – [[Girls Aloud]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[Run (Leona Lewis cover)|Run]]" – [[Leona Lewis]] <small>(2 weeks)</small>
* "[[Sex on Fire]]" – [[Kings of Leon]] <small>(3 weeks)</small>
* "[[Singin' in the Rain (song)#Mint Royale version|Singin' in the Rain]]" – [[Mint Royale]] <small>(2 weeks)</small>
* "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" – [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] <small>(3 weeks)</small>
* "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]" – [[Rihanna]] <small>(2 weeks)</small>
* "[[That's Not My Name]]" – [[The Ting Tings]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[Viva la Vida (song)|Viva la Vida]]" – [[Coldplay]] <small>(1 week)</small>
* "[[When You Believe (Leon Jackson song)|When You Believe]]" – [[Leon Jackson]] <small>(1 week in 2007/2 weeks in 2008)</small>


=== Australia ===
'''Australia Official Top 50 No. 1 Hits'''


'''Australia Official Top 50 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20'''
'''[[June 14]]'''
* ''[[Fortune Teller (Ira Losco Album)|Fortune Teller]]'' by [[Ira Losco]]<ref>http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msrv/msfullart.asp?an=21051</ref><ref>http://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080520/local/ira-losco-to-launch-new-album/</ref>


=== Other international hits ===
'''[[June 17]]'''
*"[[About You Now]]" – [[The Saw Doctors]]
*''[[One of the Boys]]'' by [[Katy Perry]] <ref>http://katyperry.com/</ref>
*"[[Algún día (song)|Algún día]]" – [[Julieta Venegas]]
*''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'' by [[The Offspring]]<ref>http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=435578.</ref>
*"[[Appelle mon numéro]]" – [[Mylène Farmer]]
*''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]'' by [[Coldplay]]<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/03/18/rolling-stone-exclusive-coldplays-new-album-title-revealed/ Rolling Stone : Rolling Stone Exclusive: Coldplay’s New Album Title Revealed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*"[[Dégénération]]" – Mylène Farmer
*''[[Nostradamus (album)|Nostradamus]]'' by [[Judas Priest]]<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95015]</ref>
*"[[Déjame Entrar (Makano song)]]" – [[Makano (singer)|Makano]]
*''[[Good Girl Gone Bad#Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded|Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded]]'' by [[Rihanna]] <ref>http://www.defjam.com/site/news.php?news_id=105281</ref>
*"[[Dos Mou Logo Na Sotho]]" – [[Mando (singer)|Mando]]
*''[[At Mount Zoomer]]'' by [[Wolf Parade]]<ref>[http://www.subpop.com/releases/wolf_parade/full_lengths/at_mount_zoomer Sub Pop]</ref>
*"[[Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)]]" – [[DJ Ötzi]] and Nik P
*''[[Death Before Dishonor (album)|Death Before Dishonor]]'' by [[2 Pistols]] <ref>[http://www.2pistols.com/ Official Website - Press Release]</ref>
*"[[Everything (P-Money song)|Everything]] – [[P-Money]]
*''[[Last Stop: Crappy Town]]'' by [[Reggie and the Full Effect]]<ref>http://www.altpress.com/news/index.htm#3743</ref>
*"[[The Galway Girl]]" – [[Sharon Shannon]] and [[Mundy]]
*''[[The Devil, You + Me]]'' by [[The Notwist]]<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/upcomingreleases.shtml</ref>
*"[[Gansi]]" – [[Edo Maajka]]
*"[[Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi]]" – [[Uverworld]]
*"[[Hot Summer Night (Oh La La La)]]" – [[David Tavaré]]
*"[[Il avait les mots]]" – [[Sheryfa Luna]]
*"[[Jennie Let Me Love You]]" – [[E.M.D.]]
*"[[Kallai Mattum]]" – [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
*"[[Me Estás Tentando]]" – [[Wisin & Yandel]]
*"[[Nekade Daleku]]" – [[Elena Risteska]]
*"[[Non ti scordar mai di me (song)|Non ti scordar mai di me]]" – [[Giusy Ferreri]]
*"[[Pehli Nazar Mein]]" – [[Atif Aslam]]
*"[[Quédate (Pee Wee song)|Quédate]]" – [[Pee Wee (entertainer)|Pee Wee]]
*"[[Rayon de soleil]]" – [[William Baldé]]
*"[[Scheiss Liebe]]" – [[LaFee]]
*"[[Tired of Being Sorry|Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)]]" – [[Enrique Iglesias]] & [[Nâdiya]]
*"[[Traicionera]]" – [[Américo]]


== Classical music ==
=== Instrumental music ===
* [[Birke J. Bertelsmeier]] – ''Quartettstück'' for string quartet
* [[Martin Bresnick]] – ''Joaquin is Dreaming''
* [[Elliott Carter]]
** Concerto for flute and orchestra
** Duetto for violin and cello (first of the ''Due Duetti'')
** ''Tinntinabulation'', for percussion sextet
** ''Wind Rose'', for wind ensemble
* [[Joël-François Durand]] – ''Le Tombeau de Rameau'', for flute, viola and harp
* [[Lorenzo Ferrero]]
** ''Freedom Variations'', for trumpet and chamber ensemble
** ''2 Agosto. Prima variazione'' (from ''Quatro variazioni su un tema di Banchieri''), for organ and orchestra
* [[Jennifer Higdon]] – [[Violin Concerto (Higdon)|Violin Concerto]]
* [[Mehdi Hosseini]] – [[Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (Hosseini)|Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra]]
* [[Wojciech Kilar]] –
**''Paschalis Hymn'' for mixed choir a cappella
**''Te Deum'', for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra
**''Veni Creator'', for mixed choir and string orchestra
* [[Arvo Pärt]] – [[Symphony No. 4 (Pärt)|Symphony No. 4]]
* Anno Schreier – ''Berceuse'' for violin, clarinet, alto-saxophone and piano
* [[Tan Dun]] – [[Piano Concerto (Tan Dun)|Piano Concerto ''The Fire'']]


=== Opera ===
'''[[June 20]]'''
* [[Harrison Birtwistle]] – ''[[The Minotaur (opera)|The Minotaur]]''
*''[[Camp Rock (soundtrack)|Camp Rock: Music from the Motion Picture]]'' by Soundtrack<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://tommy2.net/content/?p=1918|title=Camp Rock sountrack release|publisher=tommy2.net|accessdate=2008-05-31}}</ref>
* [[Howard Shore]] – ''[[The Fly (opera)|The Fly]]''
'''[[June 23]]'''
*''[[Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust]]'' by [[Sigur Rós]]<ref name="sigur rós - discography » með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust">{{cite web |url= http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/medsud.php| title=sigur rós - discography » með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust |accessdate=2008-05-27 |work=sigur-ros.co.uk}}</ref>
*''[[True Norwegian Black Metal - Live in Grieghallen]]'' by [[Gorgoroth]]<ref>http://www.gorgoroth.info/tnbm.htm</ref><ref>http://www.regainrecords.com/regainrecords-NEW/viewItem.php?id=266</ref>


=== Other ===
'''[[June 24]]'''
* [[Elliott Carter]]
*''[[Saints of Los Angeles]]'' by [[Mötley Crüe]]<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=660243]</ref>
** ''On Conversing with Paradise'', for baritone and chamber orchestra
*''[[The Sound of Madness]]'' by [[Shinedown]]<ref>[http://www.shinedown.com]</ref>
** ''Poems of Louis Zukofsky'', for mezzo-soprano and clarinet
*''[[Last 2 Walk]]'' by [[Three 6 Mafia]]<ref>[http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14053 SOHH.com Three 6 Mafia Say No To Reality Show, Team W/ Good Charlotte]</ref>
* [[Karl Jenkins]]
*''[[Lunada]]'' by [[Thalía]]<ref>[http://www.thalia.com/2.0/<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
** ''[[Stabat Mater (Jenkins)|Stabat Mater]]''
*''[[Rotation (album)|Rotation]]'' by [[Cute Is What We Aim For]] <ref>http://www.myspace.com/cuteiswhatweaimfor</ref>
** ''[[Te Deum (Jenkins)|Te Deum]]''
*''[[Mountain Meadows (album)|Mountain Meadows]]'' by [[Elliott Brood]]<ref>http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2008/05/2110.cfm</ref>
*''[[GNV FLA]]'' by [[Less Than Jake]] <ref>www.punknews.org/article/28625</ref>
*''[[The 3rd World]]'' by [[Immortal Technique]]<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6782/title.immortal-techniques-third-album-to-release-in-june]</ref>
*''[[Big Blue Ball]]'' by [[Various Artists]] <ref>[http://www.bigblueball.realworldrecords.com</ref>
'''Unspecified date'''
*''[[Detox (Dr. Dre album)|Detox]]'' by [[Dr. Dre]]<ref>[http://www.freshhiphopnews.com/update-2008-release-dr-dre-detox/ Update 2008 Release Dr. Dre Detox<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*''[[Raw Footage]]'' by [[Ice Cube]]<ref>[http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/03/11/19446997.aspx Rapper Ice Cube Working On 'Raw Footage']</ref>
* ''[[The Glass Passenger]]'' by [[Jack's Mannequin]]<ref>[http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=287561 Jack's Passenger - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*''[[Not 4 Sale (Kardinal Offishall album)|Not 4 Sale]]'' by [[Kardinal Offishall]]<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/kardinaloffishall/ Kardinal Offishall new album out July 08!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Archangels in Black]]'' by [[Adagio (band)|Adagio]].<ref>http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=14075&band_id=22&bandname=Adagio Metal Storm - Adagio - Archangels in Black</ref><ref>http://www.metalstorm.ee/events/news_comments.php?news_id=3460 Adagio - Upcoming Album Details</ref><ref>http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=14075&band_id=&bandname=Adagio The metalstorm.ee page for Archangels in Black</ref>
*''Waste Management'' by [[t.A.T.u.]]<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://www.tatu.ru/ t.A.T.u<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


===Mid 2008===
== Musical films ==
*''[[Annan Thambi]]''
* Untitled by [[Alesha]]<ref>[http://myspace.com/aleshamusic MySpace.com - Alesha - London, UK - Funk / Pop / Reggae - www.myspace.com/aleshamusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*''[[Cadillac Records]]''
* ''[[Untitled]]'' by [[Alice in Chains]]<ref>[http://www.aliceinchains.net/ The Official Community of Alice In Chains<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*''[[Dasavathaaram]]''
* Untitled by [[Beyonce]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUceIpboRk |title=Beyonce Talks About New Album! |accessdate=2007-08-22 |work=[[YouTube]] |date=[[August 21]] [[2007]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://beyonceworld.net/news/data/upimages/Scratchmagazine.jpg |title=Beyonce to work with Timbaland on next album! |accessdate=2007-10-17 |work=[[beyonceworld.net]] |date=[[October 17]] [[2007]]}}</ref>
*''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]''
* ''[[Cannibal Corpse's 11th LP|Untitled]]'' by [[Cannibal Corpse]]<ref>Terrorizer Magazine</ref>
*''[[Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert]]''
* Untitled by [[The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003604202 | title = Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Hoarding New Songs | publisher = Billboard.com | date = [[2007-06-27]] | accessdate = 2007-11-16}}</ref>
* The 4th McFLY studio album by [[McFLY]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.myspace.com/mcfly |title=McFly }}</ref>
*''[[I Am (Monrose album)|I Am]]'' by [[Monrose]]<ref name=laut3">{{cite web|title=Diary entry|work=Official fanclub|url=http://www.monrose-fanclub.net/V2/index2.html|accessdate=2008-03-10}}</ref>
* ''[[Everything Comes and Goes]]'' by [[Michelle Branch]] <ref>[http://www.michellebranch.com/index.php?showtopic=331 Michelle Branch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Musical television==
===July===
'''[[July 1]]'''
* ''[[Beethoven Virus]]''
*''[[Agony and Irony]]'' by [[Alkaline Trio]]<ref>http://bulletins.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&messageID=5623484915&MyToken=da5b5588-1656-4edc-9a24-2247d3f49127</ref>
*''[[Blessed (Busta Rhymes album)|Blessed]]'' by [[Busta Rhymes]] <ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2008/04/09/busta-missy-at-50th-grammy-celebration/#more-5635]</ref>
*''[[Terminate on Sight]]'' by [[G-Unit]] <ref>http://www.defsounds.com/news/Interscope_pushes_the_games_g_unit_albums_back</ref>
*''[[Forgiven]]'' by [[Los Lonely Boys]] <ref>[http://www.loslonelyboys.com]</ref>
*''[[A.T.L. Hole]]'' by [[Ying Yang Twins]] <ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6683/title.ying-yang-twins-return-to-drop-new-album Ying Yang Twins Return To "Drop" New Album]</ref>
*''[[Killer (Tech N9ne album)|Killer]]'' by [[Tech N9ne]] <ref>http://www.sixshot.com/interviews/10714/</ref>
*''[[Girlicious (album)|Girlicious]]'' by [[Girlicious]]<ref>[http://www.geffen.com/artist/news/default.aspx/nid/13487/aid/479 Girlicious : News : Girlicious Explodes At iTunes]. Geffen.com. Accessed [[May 2]], [[2008]].</ref>
*''[[Identified]]'' by [[Vanessa Hudgens]]<ref>[http://www.poplife.biz/?p=68599]</ref>


== Deaths ==
'''[[July 7]]'''
=== January ===
* ''[[Silver Spoons & Broken Bones]]'' by [[Stone Gods]]<ref>[http://www.stonegods.co.uk/news.php?nw_id=121]</ref>
*[[January 3]] – [[Henri Chopin]], 85, French sound poet
*''[[Nasti Muzik]]'' by [[Khia]]<ref>http://shop.tommyboy.com/artists.asp?page=releases&Artist_ID=372&Release_ID=446</ref>
*[[January 10]] – Dave Day, 66 (heart attack), American guitarist ([[The Monks]])
*[[January 11]] – [[Pete Candoli]], 84 ([[prostate cancer]]), American jazz trumpeter
*[[January 13]] – [[Sergejus Larinas]], 51, Russian [[tenor]]
*[[January 17]] – Madeleine Michaud, 105, French [[Libretto|librettist]]
*[[January 19]]
** [[Andy Palacio]], 47, Belizean [[Punta]] musician
** [[Trevor Taylor (singer)|Trevor Taylor]], 50 (heart attack), German singer ([[Bad Boys Blue]])
** [[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]], 68, American singer-songwriter ([[The Kingston Trio]])
*[[January 20]] – [[Tommy McQuater]], 93, British jazz trumpeter
*[[January 25]] – [[Evelyn Barbirolli]], 97, British oboist
*[[January 30]] – [[Miles Kington]], 66, British bassist


=== February ===
'''[[July 8]]'''
*[[February 3]] – [[Jackie Orszaczky]], 59, Hungarian jazz bass-guitarist and composer
*''[[L.A.X.]]'' by [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]<ref>[http://www.thisizgame.com}</ref>
*[[February 4]] – [[Tata Güines]], 77, Cuban percussionist and composer
*''[[Miser]]'' by [[Miser]]<ref>[http://www.miserland.com}</ref>
*[[February 9]] – [[Scot Halpin]], 54, American drummer
* Untitled by [[Hotel Lights]] <ref>{{MySpace|hotellightsmusic|Hotel Lights}}</ref>
*[[February 10]]
** [[Freddie Bell and the Bellboys|Freddie Bell]], 76, American musician
** [[Inga Nielsen]], 61 (cancer), Danish [[soprano]]
*[[February 13]] – [[Henri Salvador]], 90 (ruptured aneurysm), French singer
*[[February 15]] – [[Willie P. Bennett]], 56 (heart attack), Canadian folk singer-songwriter
*[[February 19]]
** [[Yegor Letov]], 43 (heart stopped), Russian [[Punk rock|punk]] singer
** [[Teo Macero]], 82, American jazz saxophonist, record producer and composer
*[[February 21]]
**[[Joe Gibbs (record producer)|Joe Gibbs]], 65 (heart attack), Jamaican record producer
**[[Neil Chotem]], 87, Canadian conductor and composer
*[[February 24]] – [[Larry Norman]], 60, American musician
*[[February 25]] – [[Static Major|Stephen "Static Major" Garrett]], 33, American rapper
*[[February 26]] – [[Buddy Miles]], 60, American drummer (Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys)
*[[February 27]]
** [[Ray Kane]], 82, American [[slack-key guitar]]ist
** [[Ivan Rebroff]], 76, German singer of traditional Russian music
*[[February 28]]
** Mike Conley, 48, American punk singer ([[M.I.A. (American band)|M.I.A.]])
** [[Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)|Mike Smith]], 64 ([[pneumonia]]), British singer and producer ([[The Dave Clark Five]])


=== March ===
'''[[July 11]]'''
*[[March 2]] – [[Jeff Healey]], 41 (cancer), Canadian blues guitarist
*''[[The Coral Sea (album)|The Coral Sea]]'' by [[Patti Smith]] and [[Kevin Shields]]<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50194-patti-smith-and-kevin-shields-coral-sea-coming-to-cd]</ref>
*[[March 3]]
** [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]], 86, Italian tenor
** [[Norman Smith (record producer)|Norman Smith]], 85, British record producer and musician
*[[March 4]] – [[Leonard Rosenman]], 83 (heart attack), American composer
*[[March 10]] – [[Dennis Irwin]], 56, American double-bass player
*[[March 12]] – [[Alun Hoddinott]], 78, British composer
*[[March 13]] – [[The Blue Sky Boys|Bill Bolick]], 90, [[Country music|country]] musician (The Blue Sky Boys)
*[[March 15]] – [[Mikey Dread]], 53 ([[brain tumor]]), Jamaican [[reggae]] musician and broadcaster
*[[March 16]]
** [[Ola Brunkert]], 61 (injuries from fall), Swedish session drummer
** [[Daniel MacMaster]], 39 ([[Group A streptococcal infection]]), Canadian vocalist ([[Bonham (band)|Bonham]])
*[[March 21]]
** [[Klaus Dinger]], 61, German drummer ([[Neu!]])
** [[Shusha Guppy]], 72, Iranian folk-singer and composer
*[[March 22]] – [[Cachao López]], 89 (kidney failure), Cuban bassist
*[[March 23]] – [[Neil Aspinall]], 66 (lung cancer), British music industry executive
*[[March 29]] – [[Allan Ganley]], 77, British jazz drummer
*[[March 30]] – [[Sean LeVert]], 39, American vocalist ([[LeVert]])


=== April ===
'''[[July 15]]'''
*[[April 6]] – Larry Brown, 63 (respiratory condition), American vocalist ([[Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes]])
*''[[Life, Death, Love and Freedom]]'' by [[John Mellencamp]]<ref>[http://www.www.mellencamp.com/?module=news&news_item_id=83}</ref>
*[[April 15]]
*[[Nas' ninth studio album]] by [[Nas]]<ref>Janeé Bolden ([[April 21]], [[2008]]). [http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14727 Nas's N*gger Album Pushed Back, Fans Give Title Thumbs Up]. SOHH.com. Accessed [[April 21]], [[2008]]</ref>
** [[Sean Costello]], 28 (drug overdose), American [[blues]] musician
*''[[All Sides]]'' by [[O.A.R.]] <ref>[www.ofarevolution.com]</ref>
** [[Brian Davison (drummer)|Brian Davison]], 65, British drummer ([[The Nice]])
*''[[Lessons in Love (album)|Lessons in Love]]'' by [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] <ref>[http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14257 SOHH.com - Lloyd Gives A ''Lesson In Love'' This Summer]</ref>
*[[April 17]] – [[Danny Federici]], 58 ([[melanoma]]), American rock multi-instrumentalist ([[E Street Band]])
*[[April 20]]
** [[Louis and Bebe Barron|Bebe Barron]], 82, American electronic music pioneer
** [[VL Mike]], 30 (shot), American [[Rapping|rap]] artist
*[[April 21]] – [[Al Wilson (singer)|Al Wilson]], 68, American singer
*[[April 22]] – [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]], American singer-songwriter
*[[April 24]]
** [[Tristram Cary]], 82, British composer
** [[Jimmy Giuffre]], 86 ([[pneumonia]]), American jazz musician
*[[April 25]] – [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], 86, British jazz musician
*[[April 26]] – [[Henry Brant]], 94, American composer
*[[April 27]] – [[Frances Yeend]], 95, American [[soprano]]
*[[April 29]] – [[Micky Waller]], 66, British drummer


=== May ===
'''[[July 19]]'''
*[[May 4]] – [[Kishan Maharaj]], 84, Indian [[tabla]] player
*''[[White Noise (The Living End album)|White Noise]]'' by [[The Living End]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=218622 | title = The
*[[May 5]] – [[Jerry Wallace]], 79 ([[congestive heart failure]]), American country music singer
Living End in 2008 | publisher = absolutepunk.net | date = [[2007-03-06]] | accessdate = 2007-10-08}}</ref>
*[[May 6]] – [[Franz Jackson]], 95, American jazz saxophonist
*[[May 8]]
** [[Eddy Arnold]], 89, American country music singer
** [[Larry Levine]], 80, American [[Audio engineering|audio engineer]]
*[[May 10]] – [[Leyla Gencer]], 79, Turkish [[soprano]]
*[[May 11]]
** [[Dottie Rambo]], 74 (bus accident), American [[Gospel music|gospel]] singer
** [[John Rutsey]], 54 or 55 (heart attack), Canadian drummer ([[Rush (band)|Rush]])
*[[May 15]]
** [[Alexander Courage]], 88, American composer
** [[Bob Florence]], 75, American jazz pianist
*[[May 17]] – [[Wilfrid Mellers]], 94, British [[Musicology|musicologist]] and composer
*[[May 21]] – [[Siegmund Nissel]], 86, Austrian violinist
*[[May 23]] – [[Utah Phillips]], 73 (heart disease), American folk singer-songwriter
*[[May 24]] – [[Jimmy McGriff]], 72 ([[multiple sclerosis]]), American jazz organist
*[[May 25]] – [[Camu Tao]], 30 (lung cancer), [[rapper]]
*[[May 26]] – [[Earle Hagen]], 88, American composer
*[[May 28]] – [[Danny Moss]], 80, British jazz saxophonist
*[[May 30]]
** [[Campbell Burnap]], 68 (cancer), British jazz trombonist and broadcaster
** [[Nat Temple]], 94, British [[big band]] leader


=== June ===
'''[[July 21]]'''
*[[June 1]] – [[Al Jones (English musician)|Al Jones]], 62, British folk musician
*''[[Donkey (album)|Donkey]]'' by [[Cansei de Ser Sexy|CSS]] <ref>[http://www.csshurts.com]</ref>
*[[June 2]] – [[Bo Diddley]], 79 (heart failure), American rock and roll and blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
*[[June 4]] – [[Bill Finegan]], 91, American jazz pianist and arranger
*[[June 8]] – [[Šaban Bajramović]], 72 (heart attack), Serbian [[Romani people|Romani]] musician
*[[June 12]] – [[Danny Davis (country musician)|Danny Davis]], 83 (heart attack), American band leader
*[[June 14]]
** [[Jamelão]], 95 ([[multiple organ failure]]), Brazilian [[samba]] singer
** [[Esbjörn Svensson]], 44, Swedish jazz pianist ([[Scuba diving]] accident)
*[[June 16]] – [[Margaret Kitchin]], 94, Swiss pianist
*[[June 17]] – [[Cyd Charisse]], 86 (heart attack), American dancer and actress
*[[June 24]] – [[Ira Tucker]], 83 ([[cardiovascular disease]]), American [[Gospel music|gospel]] singer ([[The Dixie Hummingbirds]])
*[[June 27]]
** [[Raymond Lefèvre]], 78, French [[easy listening]] musician
** [[Daihachi Oguchi]], 84 (car accident), Japanese drummer
** [[Leonard Pennario]], 83 ([[Parkinson's disease]]), American pianist
*[[June 30]] – [[Ángel Tavira]], 83 (kidney complications), Mexican violinist and composer


'''[[July 22]]'''
=== July ===
*[[July 1]] – [[Mel Galley]], 60 ([[esophagus cancer]]), British guitarist ([[Whitesnake]], [[Trapeze (band)|Trapeze]], [[Finders Keepers (band)|Finders Keepers]] and [[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]])
*''[[Into the Sun]]'' by [[Candlebox]]<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/candlebox]</ref>
*[[July 2]] – [[Natasha Shneider]], 52 (cancer), Russian keyboardist and vocalist
*''[[XII]]'' by [[Midnight To Twelve]] <ref>[http://www.myspace.com/m212live]</ref>
*[[July 3]]
*''[[Children of Our Mistakes]]'' by [[Vayden]] <ref>[http://www.myspace.com/vayden]</ref>
** [[Harald Heide-Steen Jr.]], 68 ([[lung cancer]]), Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz singer
*''[[Love on the Inside]]'' by [[Sugarland]]<ref>[http://www.sugarlandmusic.com/start.asp]</ref>
** [[Oliver Schroer]], 52 ([[leukemia]]), Canadian [[fiddler]] and composer
*''[[Fate (Dr. Dog album)|Fate]]'' by [[Dr. Dog]]<ref>[http://www.drdogmusic.com/news.shtml]</ref>
*[[July 6]] – [[Bobby Durham (Jazz musician)|Bobby Durham]], 71, American jazz drummer
*''[[Breakout (album)|Breakout]]'' by [[Miley Cyrus]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003805755]</ref>
*[[July 7]] – [[Hugh Mendl]], 88, British record producer
*[[July 13]] – [[Gerald Wiggins]], 86, American jazz pianist
*[[July 16]] – [[Jo Stafford]], 90 ([[congestive heart failure]]), American singer
*[[July 18]]
** [[Tauno Marttinen]], 95, Finnish composer
** [[Dennis Townhill]], 83, British organist and composer
*[[July 20]] – [[Artie Traum]], 65, American [[Folk music|folk]] musician and composer
*[[July 22]] – [[Joe Beck]], 62 (lung cancer), American jazz guitarist
*[[July 24]] – [[Norman Dello Joio]], 95, American composer
*[[July 25]]
** [[Hiram Bullock]], 52 ([[Head and neck cancer|throat cancer]]), American [[jazz fusion]] guitarist
** [[Johnny Griffin]], 80 (heart attack), American jazz saxophonist
*[[July 27]] – [[Horst Stein]], 80, German conductor
*[[July 28]] – [[Wendo Kolosoy]], 83, Congolese [[Soukous|rumba]] musician
*[[July 31]] – [[Lee Young]], 94, American jazz drummer and singer


=== August ===
'''[[July 29]]'''
*[[August 3]]
*''[[Exit 13]]'' by [[L.L. Cool J]]<ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/30/ll-cool-j-lloyd-get-new-release-dates/</ref>
** [[Erik Darling]], 74, American [[Folk music|folk]] musician
*''[[Scars On Broadway]]'' by [[Scars On Broadway]]<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=721373]</ref>
** [[Louis Teicher]], 83, American pianist
*''[[Conquer (album)|Conquer]]'' by [[Soulfly]]<ref>http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94966</ref>
*[[August 4]] – [[Nicola Rescigno]], 92, Italian American conductor
*''[[The Recession]]'' by [[Young Jeezy]]<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_home.php?artist_id=567]</ref>
*[[August 5]]
*''[[New Amerykah Part Two (Return of The Ankh)]]'' by [[Erykah Badu]]<ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2008/03/10/universal-motown-summer-2008-release-schedule/Universal Motown Summer 2008 Release Schedule]</ref>
** [[Robert Hazard]], 59, American songwriter
** [[Reg Lindsay]], 79, Australian [[country music]] singer
*[[August 10]]
** [[Isaac Hayes]], 65, American [[rhythm and blues]] musician
** [[Alexander Slobodyanik]], 66, Ukrainian pianist
*[[August 11]] – [[Don Helms]], 81, American steel guitarist
*[[August 12]] – [[Donald Erb]], 81, American composer
*[[August 14]] – [[Lita Roza]], 82, British singer
*[[August 15]] – [[Jerry Wexler]], 91, American producer
*[[August 16]]
** [[Dorival Caymmi]], 94, Brazilian singer-songwriter
** [[Ronnie Drew]], 73, Irish folk musician ([[The Dubliners]])
** [[Johnny Moore (trumpeter)|Johnny Moore]], 70, Jamaican trumpeter ([[The Skatalites]])
*[[August 18]] – [[Pervis Jackson]], 70, American R&B singer ([[The Spinners (U.S. band)|The Spinners]])
*[[August 19]] – [[LeRoi Moore]], 46, American saxophonist ([[Dave Matthews Band]])
*[[August 20]] – [[Phil Guy]], 68, American blues guitarist
*[[August 21]]
** [[Jerry Finn]], 39, American record producer
** [[Buddy Harman]], 79, American session drummer
*[[August 25]] – [[Pehr Henrik Nordgren]], 64, Finnish composer
*[[August 31]] – [[Jerry Reed]], 71, American country musician


=== September ===
'''Unspecified Date'''
*[[September 2]] – [[Arne Domnérus]], 83, Swedish jazz saxophonist
* Untitled by [[The Fray (band)|The Fray]]<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/thefrayforum]</ref>
*[[September 6]] – [[Nicole Lai]], 34 (skin cancer), Singaporean singer
* ''[[The Slip (album)|The Slip]]'' by [[Nine Inch Nails]] <small>(Physical release on [[CD]] and [[vinyl]])</small><ref>[http://dl.nin.com/theslip/signup]</ref>
*[[September 7]]
** Christian Dudek, 42, German drummer ([[Sodom (band)|Sodom]])
** [[Dino Dvornik]], 44, Croatian singer, songwriter and music producer
** [[Peter Glossop]], 80, British opera singer
*[[September 8]]
** [[Bheki Mseleku]], 53 (diabetes-related), jazz musician
** Jason Stuart, 39, British keyboardist ([[Hawkwind]])
** [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]], 73, Indian violinist
** [[Hector Zazou]], 60, French composer and producer
*[[September 10]] – [[Vernon Handley]], 77, British conductor
*[[September 12]]
** [[Marjorie Thomas]], 85, British contralto
** [[Charlie Walker (musician)|Charlie Walker]], 81, American country musician
*[[September 15]] – [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]], 65, British keyboardist ([[Pink Floyd]])
*[[September 16]]
** [[Norman Whitfield]], 68, American songwriter and producer
** [[Andrei Volkonsky]], 75, Russian (émigré/defector) composer, conductor and harpsichordist
*[[September 18]]
** Opal Courtney Jr, 71, American R&B/doo-wop singer ([[The Spaniels]])
** [[Mauricio Kagel]], 76, Argentine composer
*[[September 19]]
** [[Earl Palmer]], 84, American drummer, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
** [[Dick Sudhalter]], 70, American jazz trumpeter and critic
*[[September 20]] – [[Nappy Brown]], 78, American blues singer
*[[September 22]] – [[Connie Haines]], 87, American singer
*[[September 24]] – [[Vice Vukov]], 72, Croatian singer
*[[September 25]] – [[Horațiu Rădulescu]], 66, Romanian composer
*[[September 26]]
** [[Bernadette Greevy]], 68, Irish mezzo-soprano
** [[Yonty Solomon]], 71, South African pianist


===August===
=== October ===
*[[October 1]] – [[Nick Reynolds]], 75, American folk musician
'''[[August 5]]'''
*[[October 3]] – [[Johnny "J"]], 39, American songwriter, music producer and rapper
* ''[[Our Long Road Home]]'' by [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]]<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95889 TAPROOT: New Album Release Date Revealed]</ref>
*[[October 4]]
* ''[[Only Through the Pain]]'' by [[Trapt]]<ref>http://www.myspace.com/trapt</ref>
** [[Levi Kereama]], 27, Australian musician
*''[[Year of the Gentleman]]'' by [[Ne-Yo]] <ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/news.php?news_id=104987 Def Jam Recordings : Ne-Yo News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
** [[Alfred Gallodoro]], 95, American jazz musician
*''[[Samantha Jade]]'' by [[Samantha Jade]] ( Worldwide Released)
*[[October 9]] – [[Gidget Gein]], 39, American bassist ([[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]])
'''[[August 12]]'''
*[[October 10]]
*''[[Paper Trail]]'' by [[T.I.]]<ref>http://www.myspace.com/trapmuzik</ref>
** [[Alton Ellis]], 70, Jamaican rocksteady musician
* ''[[Unexpected (Michelle Williams album)|Unexpected]]'' by [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]]<ref>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/music-worldcolumbia-records-set-to,335781.shtml</ref>
** Dave Wright, 64 ([[The Troggs]])
*[[October 11]]
** [[Russ Hamilton (singer)|Russ Hamilton]], 78, British singer
** [[Neal Hefti]], 85, American jazz trumpeter and composer
*[[October 13]] – [[Gus Chambers]], 52, British vocalist
*[[October 15]] – Frankie Venom, 51, Canadian vocalist ([[Teenage Head (band)|Teenage Head]])
*[[October 17]] – [[Levi Stubbs]], 72, American vocalist ([[The Four Tops]])
*[[October 18]]
** [[Peter Gordeno]], 69, Burmese singer
** [[Dave McKenna]], 78, American jazz pianist
** [[Dee Dee Warwick]], 63, American soul singer
*[[October 24]] – [[Merl Saunders]], 74, American musician<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-27-me-saunders27-story.html |title = Merl Saunders Dies At 74 |access-date =November 9, 2008 |date = October 27, 2008 |work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref>
*[[October 27]] – [[Ray Ellis]], 85, American musician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-ellis5-2008nov05,0,5099381.story |title=Ray Ellis Dies At 85 |access-date=November 9, 2008 |author=Thurber, Jon |date=November 5, 2008 |work=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132951/http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-ellis5-2008nov05%2C0%2C5099381.story |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[October 29]] – [[Mike Baker (singer)|Mike Baker]], 45, American singer ([[Shadow Gallery]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108016 |title=Shadow Gallery Vocalist Michael A. Baker Dead At 45 |access-date=November 9, 2008 |date=October 31, 2008 |publisher=[[blabbermouth.net]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103070553/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108016 |archive-date=November 3, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[October 31]] – [[Frank Navetta]], 46, American punk rock guitarist ([[Descendents (band)|Descendents]])<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |url = http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=34636 |title = R.I.P. Descendents Guitarist/Co-Founder Frank Navetta |access-date = November 8, 2008 |author = Thissen, Brock |date = November 3, 2008 |publisher = [[Exclaim!]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100507080813/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115 |archive-date = May 7, 2010 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref>


=== November ===
'''[[August 19]]'''
*[[November 1]]
*''[[Folklore and Superstition]]'' by [[Black Stone Cherry]]<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=723192]</ref>
** [[Jack Reno]], 72, American country singer
*''[[Brass Knuckles (album)|Brass Knuckles]]'' by [[Nelly]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579833/20080117/blige_mary_j.jhtml Mary J. Blige 'Lives' Again On TV Soap - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
** [[Jimmy Carl Black]], 70, American drummer ([[The Mothers of Invention]])
** [[Nathaniel Mayer]], 64, American R&B singer<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=34693 |title = RIP Nathaniel Mayer |access-date = November 9, 2008 |author = Schneider, Jason |date = November 6, 2008 |publisher = [[Exclaim!]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100507080813/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115 |archive-date = May 7, 2010 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[November 4]]
** [[Alan Hazeldine]], 60, Scottish conductor and pianist<ref>Anonymous obituary, ''The Times'' (November 22,): Features, p. 89.</ref>
** [[Byron Lee]], 73, Jamaican musician
*[[November 7]] – [[Jody Reynolds]], 75, American singer
*[[November 10]]
** [[Miriam Makeba]], 76, South African singer
** [[Wannes Van de Velde]], 71, Belgian folk singer.
*[[November 12]] – [[Mitch Mitchell]], 61, British drummer ([[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]])
*[[November 22]] – [[MC Breed]], 37, American rapper
*[[November 23]] – [[Richard Hickox]], 60, British conductor
*[[November 24]]
** [[Michael Lee (musician)|Michael Lee]], 39, British drummer ([[The Cult]])
** [[Kenny MacLean]], 52, Canadian bassist ([[Platinum Blonde (band)|Platinum Blonde]])
*[[November 26]] – [[Pekka Pohjola]], 56, Finnish composer
*[[November 30]] – [[Munetaka Higuchi]], 49, Japanese drummer ([[Loudness (band)|Loudness]])


=== December ===
'''[[August 26]]'''
*[[December 2]] – [[Odetta]], 77, American [[folk music]]ian
*''[[FANomenal]]'' by [[Missy Elliott]] <ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2008/04/09/busta-missy-at-50th-grammy-celebration/#more-5635]</ref>
*[[December 9]]
** Steve Isham, 56, American keyboardist ([[Autograph (U.S. band)|Autograph]])
** Dennis Yost, 65, American vocalist ([[Classics IV]])
*[[December 14]] – [[Jay E. Welch]], American music teacher and chorus director
*[[December 15]]
** [[Davey Graham]], 68, British guitarist
** [[Sandeé]], 46, American freestyle singer ([[Exposé (group)|Exposé]]) (Seizure)
*[[December 17]]
** John Sean Byrne, 61, Irish guitarist ([[Count Five]])
** [[Feliciano Vierra Tavares]], 88, American musician
*[[December 25]]
** [[Eartha Kitt]], 81, American singer and actress
** [[Robert Ward (blues musician)|Robert Ward]], 70, American blues musician
*[[December 27]] – [[Roque Cordero]], 91, Panamanian composer
*[[December 28]] – [[Vincent Ford]], 68, Jamaican reggae songwriter
*[[December 29]] – [[Freddie Hubbard]], 70, American jazz trumpeter


==See also==
'''[[August 27]]'''
{{Commons category}}
*''[[Living On Another Frequency]] by [[Science Faxtion]] <ref>[http://www.mascotrecords.com/index.php?cid=3&pid=264]</ref>
{{portal|Music}}
* [[List of 2008 albums]]
* [[Timeline of musical events]]


'''Unspecified Date'''
* [[The Academy Is... 3rd Album|Untitled]] by [[The Academy Is...]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=286636 | title = New The Academy Is... in 2008 | publisher = [[Absolutepunk.net]] | date = [[2007-12-30]] | accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref>
* ''New Surrender'' by [[Anberlin]]<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web |url = http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070815/20070815005850.html?.v=1 |title = Universal Republic Signs Florida Indie Rock Band Anberlin |accessdate = 2007-08-17 |date = [[2007-08-15]] |publisher = Universal Republic Press Release}}</ref>
*''[[Along Came a Spider (Alice Cooper album)|Along Came a Spider]]'' by [[Alice Cooper]]<ref>[http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=16476&band_id=401&bandname=Alice+Cooper Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider - Metal Storm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===September===
'''[[September 15]]'''
* ''[[Live in Gdańsk]]'' by [[David Gilmour]]
'''[[September 16]]'''
* Untitled by [[Aerosmith]]<ref>http://givemethe411.blogspot.com/2008/01/major-2008-album-releases-you-need-to.html</ref>
* ''[[Temporary People]]'' by [[Joseph Arthur]]<ref>[http://www.josepharthur.com Joseph Arthur<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[Doll Domination]]'' by [[Pussycat Dolls]]
'''[[September 22]]'''
* ''[[The Hawk is Howling (Mogwai album)|The Hawk is Howling]]'' by [[Mogwai]]<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hawk_is_Howling</ref>
'''[[September 23]]'''
* ''[[In a Perfect World (Keri Hilson album)|In a Perfect World]]'' by [[Keri Hilson]]<ref>http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/19/keri-hilson-full-of-energy-on-debut-single/</ref>
*''[[Loose Cannon (album)|Loose Cannon]]'' by [[Cashis]]<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/cashisoc]</ref>
'''[[September 30]]'''
* ''[[Thr33 Ringz]]'' by [[T-Pain]]<ref name=MTV>Jayson Rodriguez, Jeff Cornell ([[February 19]], [[2008]]). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581831/20080219/t_pain.jhtml?rsspartner=rssBloglines T-Pain's Collabo Wish List: Country Crooner Toby Keith And Rap-Rocker Fred Durst?]</ref>
* ''[[Jennifer Hudson (album)]] by [[Jennifer Hudson]]

'''Unspecified Date'''
* Untitled by [[Ace of Base]]<ref>http://www.aceofbasereturns.com/2/cms/index.htm</ref>
* ''[[Cassie's second studio album]]'' by [[Cassie]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003695642 Cassie Grows Up On Sophomore Album<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''[[The Fast Lane]]'' by [[Paul Wall]]<ref>http://a831.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/44/l_57cc9c25df61bf31f9a2d3d3efbf2bce.jpg</ref>
* Untitled by [[Keane (band)|Keane]]<ref>http://www.keanemusic.com/images/data/2567_q.jpg</ref>
* ''[[Who Killed Amanda Palmer?]]'' by [[Amanda Palmer]] <ref>http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2008/01/3107.cfm</ref>
* ''[[Changing Horses]]'' by [[Ben Kweller]] <ref>http://consequenceofsound.net/2007/12/26/ben-kweller-in-2008/</ref>
* ''[[Approaching Normal]]'' by [[Blue October]] <ref>http://www.montereyinternational.net/artists/blueoctober</ref>
* Third solo album by [[Chris Cornell]]<ref>http://www.chriscornell.com/news.html</ref>
* [[Metallica]]'s ninth studio album<ref>http://www.encycmet.com/news/2008-05-14b.shtml</ref>
* [[All the Plans or Boy In Waiting]] by [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]]
<ref>http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-new-starsailor-album-nearly-finished</ref>
* ''[[Oasis' seventh studio album|Untitled 7th album]]'' by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]<ref>http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.com/2008/05/noel-gallagher-talks-about-new-oasis.html</ref>

===October===
* [[U2's twelfth studio album|Untitled]] by [[U2]]<ref>http://www.atu2.com/newalbum/</ref>

===Third quarter 2008===
* ''[[Before I Self Destruct]]'' by [[50 Cent]]<ref>Jokesta ([[June 26]] [[2007]]). [http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/1889-5-cent-adds-to-curtis-rumored-promo-campaign-begins-for-eminem-s-upcoming-lp.html 50 Cent Adds to Curtis, Rumored Promo Campaign Begins For Eminem's upcoming LP]. Def Sounds. Accessed [[August 3]] [[2007]].</ref>
* Untitled by [[Case (singer)|Case]]<ref>http://www.indigobluerecords.com/</ref>
* ''[[Fantasy Ride]]'' by [[Ciara]]<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003727231</ref>
* Untitled by [[Switchfoot]]<ref>http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/nov/21Switchfoot_Frontman_Releasing_Seasonal_Solo_EPs.shtml/</ref>
* [[Imogen Heap]]'s [[Imogen Heap's third studio album|untitled third studio album]]<ref>http://www.imogenheap.co.uk/</ref>

===Fourth quarter 2008===
* Untitled by [[Kelly Clarkson]]<ref>http://bumpshack.com/2008/04/06/kelly-clarkson-is-huge</ref>

===TBA 2008/2009===
* Untitled by [[+44 (band)|+44]]<ref>http://www.himynameismark.com/</ref>
* [[AC/DC's fifteenth studio album|Untitled]] by [[AC/DC]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/acdc_new_album_coming_in_january.html | title = AC/DC: New Album Coming In January? | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-05-08]] | accessdate = 2007-10-14}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Adolescents]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/22957 | title = Adolescents begin writing new material | publisher = [[Punknews.org]] | date = [[2007-03-28]] | accessdate = 2007-10-08}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[A. J. McLean]]<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20185053,00.html</ref>
* Untitled by [[Anastacia]]<ref>[http://www.anastacia.com/bio.html Anastacia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Ashley Tisdale]] <ref>[http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/04/more_with_ashley_tisdale.php Extra interview. Ashley confirmed second solo studio album and probably releas in the fall year]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Asia (band)|Asia]]<ref>[http://www.melodic.net/newsOne.asp?newsId=9197 melodic.net: New album in 2008 from Original ASIA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Aquabats]]<ref>www.theaquabats.com</ref>
* Untitled by [[Black President (band)|Black President]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/black_president_to_tour_the_end_of_this_month.html | title = Black President To Tour The End Of This Month | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-09-14]] | accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Black Sabbath]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy_osbourne_id_love_to_do_another_black_sabbath_album.html | title = Ozzy Osbourne: 'I'd Love To Do Another Black Sabbath Album' | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-10-12]] | accessdate = 2007-10-14}}</ref> or [[Heaven and Hell (band)|Heaven and Hell]]<ref>[http://www.komodorock.com/interviews/interviews/komodo-rock-talks-with-ronnie-james-dio-200711012460 Komodo]</ref>
* Untitled Hank Williams Project by [[Bob Dylan]], [[Jack White]], and others<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/32607 Bob Dylan to record with Jack White? | News | NME.COM<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*''[[Toni Braxton's sixth studio album]]'' by [[Toni Braxton]]<ref>[http://www.singersroom.com/news/entertainment-story-1086.asp Bits & Pieces: Mariah Carey, Raheem Devaughn, Toni Braxton Reveal New Material - Singersroom.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*24th studio album by [[Buckethead]]<ref>[http://soadfans.com/Article580.htm 20 QUESTIONS WITH SERJ TANKIAN!! Iann Robinson Interviewing Serj Tankian :: SOADFans :: The Official UnOfficial System Of a Down Site!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Carbon Leaf]]<ref>[http://www.carbonleaf.com/ Official Web Site of Carbon Leaf - Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Circle Jerks]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/online_downloads/circle_jerks_new_song_online.html| title = Circle Jerks: New Song Online | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-03-01]] | accessdate = 2007-10-19}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]]<ref>[http://www.dirtyrottenimbeciles.com/news_record.htm Dirty Rotten Imbeciles—New Releases (D.R.I.)]</ref>
* ''Dirty Business'' by [[Dirtbag]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/slip-n-slide-records-scores-huge-week-at-billboard-200-0817072/ | title = Slip-N-Slide Records Scores Huge Week at Billboard 200 | publisher = [[DJBooth|DJBooth.Net]] | date = [[2007-08-17]] | accessdate = 2007-08-23}}</ref>
* ''Take It From Me by [[DJ Ironik]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.musiconair.biz/blackmusicDJIronik.php | title = DJ Ironik | publisher = [[Musiconair.biz]] | date = [[2008-03-27]] | accessdate = 2008-03-27}}</ref>
* ''[[Saudades de Rock]]'' by [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]]<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96795 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - EXTREME: New Album Title Revealed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/28885 | title = Trever Keith (Face to Face) talks about solo project, the reunion | publisher = [[Punknews.org]] | date = [[2008-05-14]] | accessdate = 2008-06-02}}</ref>
* 7th Fear Factory Studio Album by [[Fear Factory]]<ref>{{cite web |author= “Myra” |url= http://www.fearfactoryforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=12605 |title= New Album News? |accessdate= 2007-03-14 |publisher= '''''Fear Factory Forums'''''}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Fenix*TX]]<ref>http://ww2.rehearsals.com/gen/articles/news/y2006/m02/d18/content_1019.jsp</ref>
* ''[[Fortune Teller (Ira Losco Album)|Fortune Teller]]'': Studio album by [[Ira Losco]]<ref>[http://www.manicmalta.com/mmdiscus/messages/1575/4420.html?1187441093 Manicmalta.com: Ira Losco press release<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Jam]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/from_the_jam/from_the_jam2.htm | title = From The Jam 2007 tour | publisher = Noble PR | date = [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-07-30}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Glassjaw]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=269594 | title = Fan Reports In: Saves the Day Acoustic/GlassJAw Rumor | publisher = [[Absolutepunk.net]] | date = [[2007-10-02]] | accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref>
* ''Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The Singles'' by [[Goo Goo Dolls]]<ref>[http://www.googoodolls.com/ goo goo dolls<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Green Day]]<ref>[http://www.greendayauthority.com/magazines/kerrang/122006.jpg Kerrang! Magazine]</ref>
* The Hollow of the Morning by [[Gemma Hayes]]<ref>http://www.gemmahaye.net</ref>
* ''[[Walk the Walk]]'' by [[Haylie Duff]]<ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/an-in-depth-review-of-the-elder-r468910.htm]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]]<ref>[http://beat.com.au/article.php?id=698 (BEAT) : Helmet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Untitled 4th Studio Album'' by [[Hilary Duff]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHL270InnAc&feature=related]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Infectious Grooves]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=49084 | title = Suicidal Tendencies: New Album Is 'Sounding Great' | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2006-03-06]] | accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Killers]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a94205/killers-plan-to-return-to-their-roots.html</ref>
* [[Happiness Is the Road]] by [[Marillion]]<ref>[http://www.marillion.com marillion.com | The Official Marillion Website | ...a better way of life<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* 2nd Studio Album by [[Lauryn Hill]]
* Untitled by [[Marilyn Manson]]
* Untitled by [[Matisyahu]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/matisyahu_begins_writing_new_album.html | title = Matisyahu Begins Writing New Album | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-07-18]] | accessdate = 2007-07-18}}</ref>
*''[[Michael Jackson's forthcoming studio album|Untitled]]'' by [[Michael Jackson]]<ref>[http://www.michaeljackson.com Home: Michael Jackson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''The Company We Keep'' by [[John Mellencamp]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2007/12/05/businesswire20071205006220r1.html |title=HDNet to Air 'Mellencamp: Thoughts Shared' | publisher = Forbes.com | date = [[2007-12-05]]}}</ref>
* ''Modest Mouse's Fifth EP'' by [[Modest Mouse]]<ref>http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48506-modest-mouse-working-on-new-ep</ref>
* ''[[The Voice of the Streets (album)|The Voice of the Streets]]'' by [[Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=6lr48aFs7xU YouTube - Mike Jones - Hope You Had A Good Christmas<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[My Chemical Romance]]<ref>[http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?s=7bf69cec8340a16d96fe72c3d6a4af00&t=265506/ My Chemical Romance Announce Recording Hiatus - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Nine Inch Nails]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82500 | title = Trent Reznor To Begin Work On New Nine Inch Nails Music | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2007-10-10]] | accessdate = 2007-10-14}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Mudvayne]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82565 | title = Mudvayne Discuss 2008 Release Date For New CD | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2007-10-11]] | accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref>
* [[Oasis' seventh studio album|Untitled]] by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]<ref>
[http://www.metacritic.com/music/upcomingreleases.shtml Upcoming CD Releases<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Primus' seventh studio album|Untitled]] by [[Primus (band)|Primus]]<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=39490 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PRIMUS To Record New Studio Album<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Powerman 5000]]<ref>[http://www.powerman5000.com POWERMAN 5000 - DESTROY WHAT YOU ENJOY<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Propagandhi]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/24032 | title = Propagandhi aims for Spring 2008 for upcoming album | publisher = [[Punknews.org]] | date = [[2007-06-06]] | accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Rachel Yamagata]]<ref>[http://www.rachaelyamagata.com/]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Rammstein]]<ref>[http://www.rammstein.com/ Rammstein :: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Black Roses'' by [[The Rasmus]]<ref>[http://www.therasmus.fi/ ~ The Rasmus ~<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Rancid's seventh studio album|Untitled]] by [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/24146 | title = Rancid posts update, plans to record in January 2008 | publisher = [[Punknews.org]] | date = [[2007-06-13]] | accessdate = 2007-06-14}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Ratt (band)|Ratt]]<ref>[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/ratt_new_studio_album_in_2008.html Ratt: New Studio Album In 2008? | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Rise Against's fifth studio album|Untitled]] by [[Rise Against]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/rise_against_plan_next_album.html | title = Rise Against Plan Next Album | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-05-18]] | accessdate = 2007-06-28}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Rob Thomas]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003631148 :: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Scrolls]]<ref name="scrolls">Graff, Gary. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003699107 "Heartbreakers, Imposters, Nickel Creekers Make The Scrolls"] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[January 18]], [[2008]]. Retrieved [[January 20]], [[2008]].</ref>
* 11th Sepultura studio album by [[Sepultura]]<ref>[http://www.sepultura.com/ Sepultura.Com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Shakira]]'s sixth English studio album<ref>[http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/S/soforo/soforo.asp?CodSeccion=16 http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/S/soforo/soforo.asp?CodSeccion=16] ''Elherado.com'' </ref>
* Untitled by [[Sick of It All]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/24903 | title = Tours: Sick of It All (Europe) | publisher = [[Punknews.org]] | date = [[2007-08-02]] | accessdate = 2007-08-02}}</ref>
* [[Slayer's eleventh studio album|Untitled]] by [[Slayer]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78217 | title = Will Slayer's Next Album Be Its Last? | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2007-08-06]] | accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref>
* [[Social Distortion's seventh studio album|Untitled]] by [[Social Distortion]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/25863 | title = Social Distortion continue adding more dates | publisher = [[Punknews.org]] | date = [[2007-10-03]] | accessdate = 2007-10-06}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[SOiL]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75151 | title = Soil Begins Writing New Material | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2007-06-20]] | accessdate = 2007-11-04}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Streets]]<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/thestreets Official Myspace Page]</ref>
*''The Gospel Inspired by Lula'' by [[Stevie Wonder]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003640359 | title = Wonder Saluting Late Mother On Next Album
| publisher = Billboard.com | date = [[2007-09-13]] | accessdate = 2007-10-08}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Stryper]]<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=88619 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - STRYPER Frontman: New Album To be Mixed In February<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Suicidal Tendencies' ninth studio album|Untitled]] by [[Suicidal Tendencies]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/online_downloads/suicidal_tendencies_debut_new_song_in_australia.html | title = Suicidal Tendencies Debut New Song In Australia | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-01-12]] | accessdate = 2007-10-14}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Tesla]]<ref>[http://www.komodorock.com/new-releases/cd-releases/tesla-to-record-new-album-200709121799/ Komodo Rock | Tesla To Record New Album<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Shock Value II'' by [[Timbaland]]<ref>http://www.rap-up.com/2007/10/28/timbaland-working-on-shock-value-ii/</ref>
* ''Welcome to Thug Country'' by [[Trick Daddy]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/slip-n-slide-records-scores-huge-week-at-billboard-200-0817072/ | title = Slip-N-Slide Records Scores Huge Week at Billboard 200 | publisher = [[DJBooth|DJBooth.Net]] | date = [[2007-08-17]] | accessdate = 2007-08-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Wake the Sleeper]]'' by [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]<ref>[http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/wtshome.php The Official Website of Uriah Heep<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[The Used]]<ref>[http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/article.php?id=979 new album info<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Untitled by [[Whitney Houston]]<ref>[http://www.whitneyhouston.com Whitney Houston<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Untitled'' by [[Van Halen]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/video_news/eddie_van_halen_excited_to_be_touring_with_his_son_wolfgang.html | title = Eddie Van Halen Excited To Be Touring With His Son Wolfgang | publisher = [[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] | date = [[2007-08-22]] | accessdate = 2007-08-22}}</ref>
* ''[[Album 4]]'' by [[The Vines]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dreamintheinsane.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1261
| title = News from Hammish
| publisher = dreamintheinsane.com
| date = 2007-09-06
}}</ref>
* Untitled by [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69183 | title = Voivod To Enter Studio In The Fall | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | date = [[2007-03-22]] | accessdate = 2007-04-15}}</ref>

==Top hits on record in the world==
The top singles of 2008 as of the week of June 7-14, 2008 (Week 24), according to the [[United World Chart]]. All single sales/popularity points information are from the [[United World Chart]].<ref>[http://www.mediatraffic.de/previous.htm UWC Singles]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Single Title
! Artist
! Points
! Highest Position in 2008
|-
| 1
| "[[Bleeding Love]]"
| [[Leona Lewis]]
| 6,825,000
| 1
|-
| 2
| "[[Apologize (song)|Apologize]]"
| [[Timbaland]] presents [[OneRepublic]]
| 6,687,000
| 1
|-
| 3
| "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]"
| [[Rihanna]]
| 5,805,000
| 1
|-
| 4
| "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]"
| [[Alicia Keys]]
| 5,414,000
| 2
|-
| 5
| "[[Low (Flo-Rida song)|Low]]"
| [[Flo Rida]] feat. [[T-Pain]]
| 5,198,000
| 3
|-
| 6
| "[[4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes]]"
| [[Madonna (entertainer)| Madonna]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Timbaland]]
| 4,351,000
| 1
|-
| 7
| "[[With You (Chris Brown song)|With You]]"
| [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]]
| 3,625,000
| 6
|-
| 8
| "[[Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)|Love Song]]"
| [[Sara Bareilles]]
| 3,453,000
| 9
|-
| 9
| "[[Stop and Stare]]"
| [[OneRepublic]]
| 3,393,000
| 5
|-
| 10
| "[[Bubbly]]"
| [[Colbie Caillat]]
| 3,366,000
| 5
|-
|}

==Best sold records in the world==
The best sold records in 2008 according to UWC as of the week of June 7-14, 2008 (Week 24). Some records were released in 2006 and 2007, their total sales are behind their sales in 2008 (plus the estimated +7.5% that UWC doesn't cover). All album sales information is from the [[United World Chart]].<ref>[http://www.mediatraffic.de/previous2.htm UWC Albums]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Album Title !! Artist !! Sales''' !! Total Sales''' !!'''Highest Position
|-
| 1 || ''[[Back to Black (album)|Back to Black]]'' || [[Amy Winehouse]] || 4,019,000 || 9,975,000 || 1
|-
| 2 || ''[[As I Am]]'' || [[Alicia Keys]] || 2,750,000 || 5,970,000 || 1
|-
| 3 || ''[[Spirit (Leona Lewis album)|Spirit]]'' || [[Leona Lewis]] || 2,451,000 || 5,041,000 || 1
|-
| 4 || ''[[Sleep Through the Static]]'' || [[Jack Johnson]] || 2,248,000 || 2,248,000 || 1
|-
| 5 || ''[[Thriller (album)#Thriller 25|Thriller 25]]'' || [[Michael Jackson]] || 1,952,000 || 1,952,000 || 1
|-
| 6 || ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' || [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || 1,743,000 || 1,743,000 || 1
|-
| 7 || ''[[Rockferry]]'' || [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] || 1,679,000 || 1,679,000 || 2
|-
| 8 || ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' || [[Rihanna]] || 1,538,000 || 4,702,000 || 1
|-
| 9 || ''[[Growing Pains (album)|Growing Pains]]'' || [[Mary J. Blige]] || 1,504,000 || 1,504,000|| 1
|-
| 10 || ''[[E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)|E=MC²]]'' || [[Mariah Carey]] || 1,468,000 || 1,468,000 || 1
|-
|}

==Deaths==
*[[February 25]] - [[Static Major|Stephen "Static Major" Garrett]], singer
*[[March 2]] - [[Jeff Healey]], blind musician and actor; cancer.
*[[April 20]] - [[VL Mike]], rapper, formerly with [[Chopper City Boyz]]
*[[April 25]] - [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], [[UK]] [[jazz]] musician, 86
*[[1 May]] - Tony Kostrzewa (also known as Tony Kaye), founder of the UK [[record label]] [[Red Rhino Records]]; [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]]
*[[May 8]] - [[Eddy Arnold]], [[U.S.]] [[country music]] performer, foremost practioner of string and chorus sweetened country music known as the [[Nashville Sound]] in the [[1960s]]
*[[May 11]] - [[John Rutsey]], founding former drummer of Canadian rock band, [[Rush (band)|Rush]].
*[[June 2]] - [[Bo Diddley]], [[United States|American]] [[rock and roll]] and [[blues]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[guitarist]], [[heart failure]], 79.
==References==
==References==
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==See also==
*[[2008]]
*[[List of 'years in music']]
*[[2008 in British music]]
*[[2008 in heavy metal music]]
*[[2008 in hip hop]]

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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.[1]

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Best-selling albums globally & United States

The best-selling records in 2008 according to IFPI:[68]

Position Album title Artist
1 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay
2 Black Ice AC/DC
3 Thriller 25 Michael Jackson
4 Rockferry Duffy
5 Death Magnetic Metallica
6 Spirit Leona Lewis
7 Back to Black Amy Winehouse
8 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Various Artists
9 Tha Carter III Lil Wayne
10 Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna

The best-selling albums in the United States:[69]

Position Album title Artist
1 Tha Carter III Lil' Wayne
2 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay
3 Fearless Taylor Swift
4 Rock N Roll Jesus Kid Rock
5 Black Ice AC/DC
6 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift
7 Death Magnetic Metallica
8 Paper Trail T.I.
9 Sleep Through the Static Jack Johnson
10 I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé

Songs released in 2008

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Date Song Artist
January 1 Smog Bomb the Bass
January 15 Pocketful of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield
January 25 Bust It Baby (Part 1) Plies featuring Ne-Yo
January 29 Funplex The B-52s
Nine in the Afternoon Panic at the Disco
February 5 Day 'n' Nite Kid Cudi vs. Crookers
Run the Show Kat DeLuna featuring Busta Rhymes
February 11 Paper Planes M.I.A.
February 12 Elevator Flo Rida featuring Timbaland
February 19 It's Not My Time 3 Doors Down
February 23 Bust It Baby (Part 2) Plies featuring Ne-Yo
February 26 The Way That I Love You Ashanti
February 28 A-Punk Vampire Weekend
March 4 Break the Ice Britney Spears
March 11 Little Miss Obsessive Ashlee Simpson
March 17 4 Minutes Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
I Keep Faith Billy Bragg
March 24 No Stress Laurent Wolf
March 25 Mad as Rabbits Panic at the Disco
March 31 American Boy Estelle featuring Kanye West
April 8 Just Dance Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis
April 15 Closer Ne-Yo
I'm Yours Jason Mraz
Take a Bow Rihanna
April 28 I Kissed a Girl Katy Perry
April 29 Forever Chris Brown
May 2 If I Never See Your Face Again Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) Panic at the Disco
May 9 Violet Hill Coldplay
May 13 The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) Weezer
May 19 Train 3 Doors Down
May 20 In the Ayer Flo Rida featuring will.i.am
May 25 Viva la Vida Coldplay
May 26 Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend
May 27 Dreamin' Weezer
When I Grow Up The Pussycat Dolls
June 10 One Step at a Time Jordin Sparks
Body on Me Nelly featuring Akon and Ashanti
June 16 Pork and Beans Weezer
June 17 Disturbia Rihanna
7 Things Miley Cyrus
June 19 Burnin' Up Jonas Brothers featuring Big Rob
July 15 The Champion in Me 3 Doors Down
July 16 Good Good Ashanti
July 26 Troublemaker Weezer
July 29 Let it Rock Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne
August 8 Make It Mine Jason Mraz
August 11 So What Pink
August 18 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire Weekend
August 21 The Day That Never Comes Metallica
August 28 Rock N' Roll Train AC/DC
September 4 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid The Offspring
September 9 Hot n Cold Katy Perry
Whatcha Think About That The Pussycat Dolls featuring Missy Elliott
September 19 Running Back Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida
September 23 Live Your Life T.I. featuring Rihanna
Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon
September 26 Poker Face Lady Gaga
September 29 Gotta Be Somebody Nickelback
Pieces Chase & Status ft. Plan B
September 30 Gives You Hell The All-American Rejects
October 3 Womanizer Britney Spears
October 6 Rehab Rihanna featuring Justin Timberlake
October 8 If I Were a Boy Beyoncé
October 10 I Can Feel You Anastacia
October 12 Out of this Club The Pussycat Dolls featuring R. Kelly and Polow da Don
October 13 Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Beyoncé
October 14 I Hate This Part The Pussycat Dolls
October 21 Decode Paramore
November 3 Crying Blood V V Brown
Lovers in Japan Coldplay
Sober Pink
November 10 Lost! Coldplay
November 14 Northern Downpour Panic at the Disco
November 24 Breakeven The Script
December 1 Lhuna Coldplay featuring Kylie Minogue
December 2 Circus Britney Spears
Let Me Be Myself 3 Doors Down
December 9 Use Somebody King of Leon
December 17 Hallelujah Alexandra Burke
December 18 Big Jack AC/DC

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Singles which have ranked within Top 10 within the Billboard Hot 100 Hits (excludes those that were #1 in the UK)

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008

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Australia Official Top 50 No. 1 Hits

Australia Official Top 50 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

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