Top Songs of 2008
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland 4 Minutes Dance-Pop
7
781
 Lil Wayne A Milli Hardcore Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
46
4550
 Goldfrapp A&E Art Pop, Folktronica, Indie Pop
45
4506
 Deerhunter Agoraphobia Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
Metallica All Nightmare Long Thrash Metal
Polarkreis 18 Allein allein Synthpop
95
8445
 Peter Fox Alles neu Hip Hop, Pop
Jay Reatard Always Wanting More Garage Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop
14
1511
 Estelle feat. Kanye West American Boy Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Funktronica
Jamie Lidell Another Day Electronic, Pop Soul
115
9964
 Jack White & Alicia Keys Another Way to Die Alternative Rock, Film Soundtrack
Deichkind Arbeit nervt Electroclash, Hip Hop
101
8926
 Guns N' Roses Better Hard Rock
Women Black Rice Noise Rock, Post-Punk
Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain Blame It Contemporary R&B
1
325
 Hercules and Love Affair feat. Antony Hegarty Blind Nu-Disco
The Notwist Boneless Indie Rock, Indietronica, Psychedelic Pop
79
7275
 Chairlift Bruises Indie Pop, Synthpop
Jazmine Sullivan Bust Your Windows Pop Soul
Invisible Conga People Cable Dazed Deep House
The Knux Cappuccino Hip Hop
Foals Cassius Dance-Punk, Indie Rock
40
4082
 Adele Chasing Pavements Blue Eyed Soul
104
9049
 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Hard Rock, Industrial Rock
Russian Red Cigarettes Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Ne-Yo Closer Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
50
4866
 Air France Collapsing at Your Doorstep Balearic Beat
75
7198
 The Hold Steady Constructive Summer Heartland Rock, Indie Rock
Grace Jones Corporate Cannibal Art Pop, Trip Hop
103
9024
 Crystal Castles Courtship Dating Electropop, Synthpop
Santogold Creator Electropop, Glitch Pop, Grime
77
7258
 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome Dance Wiv Me Dance-Pop, Hip House, Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop
62
6295
 TV on the Radio Dancing Choose Indie Rock, Indietronica
17
1732
 Kid Cudi Day 'N' Nite Pop Rap
White Lies Death Post-Punk Revival
41
4096
 Frida Hyvönen Dirty Dancing Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Rihanna Disturbia Dance-Pop, Electropop
102
8971
 Sébastien Tellier Divine Electropop, Synthpop
114
9901
 TV on the Radio DLZ Art Rock, Indie Rock
22
2428
 Florence + The Machine Dog Days Are Over Art Pop, Indie Pop
Los Punsetes Dos policías Indie Pop, Post-Punk Revival
Ladyhawke Dusk Till Dawn Electropop, Synthpop
Ricardo Villalobos Enfants Microhouse
Kelley Polar Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City) Electro, Synthpop
96
8494
 No Age Eraser Indie Rock, Noise Pop
N*E*R*D Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) Pop Rap
The Streets Everything Is Borrowed Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop
TV on the Radio Family Tree Art Rock, Indie Rock
Janet Jackson Feedback Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Electropop
The Dodos Fools Folk Rock, Indie Folk
109
9333
 The Felice Brothers Frankie's Gun! Americana, Folk Rock
Blitzen Trapper Furr Country Rock
Beck Gamma Ray Alternative Rock
53
5219
 Glasvegas Geraldine Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Q-Tip Gettin' Up East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Beach House Gila Dream Pop, Indie Pop
31
3429
 Sigur Rós Gobbledigook Art Pop
39
4001
 TV on the Radio Golden Age Art Rock, Indie Rock
83
7426
 Micachu Golden Phone Art Pop, Indie Pop, Noise Pop
28
3190
 M83 Graveyard Girl Dream Pop, Synthpop
49
4804
 The Ting Tings Great DJ Alternative Dance, Indie Pop
29
3274
 Elbow Grounds for Divorce Art Rock, Indie Rock
106
9089
 TV on the Radio Halfway Home Art Rock, Indie Rock
74
7150
 Beyoncé Halo Adult Contemporary, Contemporary R&B
33
3643
 The Juan MacLean Happy House Nu-Disco
47
4699
 Metronomy Heartbreaker Alternative Dance, Electropop, Indie Pop, Synthpop
Kanye West Heartless Pop Rap
66
6483
 Girls Hellhole Ratrace Indie Pop, Indie Rock
60
6195
 Metric Help I'm Alive Indie Rock
Hercules and Love Affair Hercules Theme Dance-Pop, Electro-Disco
Jamey Johnson High Cost of Living Outlaw Country
Erykah Badu Honey Funk, Neo-Soul
Katy Perry Hot N' Cold Dance-Pop, Electropop
26
3042
 Gang Gang Dance House Jam Alternative Dance, Psychedelic Pop
30
3372
 The Killers Human Pop Rock, Synthpop
113
9642
 Cat Power I Believe in You Country Rock
Telepathe I Can't Stand It Electropop, Indietronica
43
4214
 Katy Perry I Kissed a Girl Pop Rock
Annie I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me Dance-Pop
99
8838
 Ida Maria I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked Indie Rock, Pop Rock
The Wave Pictures I Love You Like a Madman Indie Pop, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
Neon Neon I Lust U Synthpop
deadmau5 + Kaskade I Remember Progressive House
42
4195
 Death Cab for Cutie I Will Possess Your Heart Indie Rock
100
8909
 Port O'Brien I Woke Up Today Indie Folk, Indie Rock
38
3983
 Fever Ray If I Had a Heart Art Pop, Synthpop
Lykke Li I'm Good, I'm Gone Indie Pop
112
9628
 Oasis I'm Outta Time Britpop, Psychedelic Pop
Jamey Johnson In Color Contemporary Country
44
4255
 The Walkmen In the New Year Indie Rock
94
8405
 Sigur Rós Inní mér syngur vitleysingur Art Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Glasvegas It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry Indie Rock
Markus Krunegĺrd Jag är en vampyr Indie Rock
Friendly Fires Jump in the Pool Alternative Dance, Indietronica
21
2103
 M83 Kim & Jessie Dream Pop, Synthpop
Florence + The Machine Kiss with a Fist Indie Rock
Fujiya & Miyagi Knickerbocker Indietronica
Christina Rosenvinge La distancia adecuada Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
90
8077
 Francis Cabrel La Robe et l'echelle Chanson, Folk Pop, French Pop
Al Green Lay It Down Southern Soul
CSS Left Behind Indietronica
6
717
 Santogold L.E.S. Artistes Indie Pop, Indietronica
Robert Forster Let Your Light In, Babe Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Coldplay Life in Technicolor II Art Pop, Pop Rock
69
6805
 Cut Copy Lights & Music Indietronica, Synthpop
97
8496
 Santogold Lights Out Indie Pop, Indie Rock, New Wave
20
2056
 Mumford & Sons Little Lion Man Alt-Country, Indie Folk
Munk feat. Asia Argento Live Fast! Die Old! Electro-Disco
68
6784
 T.I. feat. Rihanna Live Your Life Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
52
5187
 Lil Wayne feat. Static Major Lollipop Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Sr. Chinarro Los Ángeles Indie Pop
Okkervil River Lost Coastlines Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Coldplay Lost! Art Pop, Pop Rock
TV on the Radio Love Dog Art Rock, Indie Rock
98
8677
 Usher feat. Young Jeezy Love in this Club Contemporary R&B, Pop
The Verve Love Is Noise Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
27
3088
 Kanye West Love Lockdown Electropop
Taylor Swift Love Story Pop Rock, Teen Pop
16
1710
 Girls Lust for Life Indie Pop, Indie Rock
9
873
 Portishead Machine Gun Electro-Industrial
82
7402
 Fake Blood Mars Fidget House
Bloc Party Mercury Indietronica
23
2530
 Duffy Mercy Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
86
7866
 Matias Aguayo Minimal Microhouse
Beck Modern Guilt Alternative Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds More News from Nowhere Alternative Rock
93
8345
 Ladyhawke My Delirium Dance-Punk, Electropop, Post-Punk Revival
The Last Shadow Puppets My Mistakes Were Made for You Chamber Pop, Indie Rock
13
1399
 Fleet Foxes Mykonos Chamber Folk, Indie Folk, Indie Pop
85
7730
 Juan Son Nada Art Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Kaiser Chiefs Never Miss a Beat Post-Punk Revival, Power Pop
59
5886
 Benga and Coki Night Dubstep
Air France No Excuses Balearic Beat
T.I. No Matter What Southern Hip Hop
15
1536
 Deerhunter Nothing Ever Happened Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Kings of Leon Notion Pop Rock, Southern Rock
The Dø On My Shoulders Art Pop, Indie Pop
4
634
 Elbow One Day Like This Chamber Pop
Hot Chip One Pure Thought Alternative Dance, Indietronica
73
7117
 Cut Copy Out There on the Ice Electropop, Synthpop
58
5746
 Lady Gaga Paparazzi Dance-Pop, Electropop
Ladyhawke Paris Is Burning Alternative Dance, Synthpop
The Bug Poison Dart Dubstep, Ragga
19
1830
 Lady Gaga Poker Face Dance-Pop, Electropop
64
6394
 Weezer Pork and Beans Alternative Rock, Power Pop
65
6432
 Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West Put On Southern Hip Hop, Trap
12
1328
 Hot Chip Ready for the Floor Alternative Dance, Indietronica
Atlas Sound Recent Bedroom Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
The Roots Rising Down East Coast Hip Hop
AC/DC Rock 'n' Roll Train Hard Rock
Big Boi feat. Andre 3000 & Raekwon Royal Flush Hardcore Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
88
7942
 Gnarls Barkley Run Neo-Soul
The Mae Shi Run to Your Grave Indie Pop, Indietronica
11
1301
 Amadou & Mariam Sabali Electropop
The Raconteurs Salute Your Solution Alternative Rock, Garage Rock Revival
Solange Sandcastle Disco Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Pop Soul
Santogold Say Aha Alternative Dance, Indie Rock
The Hold Steady Sequestered in Memphis Indie Rock, Pub Rock
8
834
 Kings of Leon Sex on Fire Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
The Ting Tings Shut Up and Let Me Go Alternative Dance, Indie Pop, Pop Rock
5
677
 Beyoncé Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Dance-Pop
110
9483
 Friendly Fires Skeleton Boy Alternative Dance, Indietronica
37
3867
 Passion Pit Sleepyhead Electropop, Indietronica
78
7271
 P!nk So What Pop Rock
The Airborne Toxic Event Sometime Around Midnight Post-Punk Revival
67
6733
 Spiritualized Soul on Fire Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
Buraka Som Sistema Sound of Kuduro Kuduro
The Killers Spaceman Pop Rock, Post-Punk Revival
Keane Spiralling Pop Rock, Synthpop
The Last Shadow Puppets Standing Next to Me Chamber Pop, Indie Rock
92
8168
 David Byrne & Brian Eno Strange Overtones Alternative Dance, Art Pop
87
7926
 Little Boots Stuck on Repeat Dance-Pop, Electropop
R.E.M. Supernatural Superserious Alternative Rock, Power Pop
63
6305
 Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne Swagga Like Us Hip Hop
35
3760
 The Temper Trap Sweet Disposition Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Snow Patrol Take Back the City Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Pop Rock
72
7111
 No Age Teen Creeps Indie Rock, Noise Rock
89
7957
 The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound Alternative Rock, Heartland Rock, Punk Rock
36
3792
 The Last Shadow Puppets The Age of the Understatement Chamber Pop, Indie Rock
The Futureheads The Beginning of the Twist Post-Punk Revival
Metallica The Day That Never Comes Heavy Metal
Wild Beasts The Devil's Crayon Art Pop, Indie Pop
18
1783
 Lily Allen The Fear Electropop
51
5165
 Erykah Badu The Healer Neo-Soul, Psychedelic Soul
Frightened Rabbit The Modern Leper Folk Rock, Indie Rock
10
1076
 Portishead The Rip Folktronica
105
9071
 Oasis The Shock of the Lightning Alternative Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Bruce Springsteen The Wrestler Americana, Contemporary Folk, Film Soundtrack, Singer/Songwriter
The Presets This Boy's in Love Electro House, Electropop
The BPA feat. David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal Toe Jam Big Beat, Dance-Pop, Electropop
24
2612
 DJ Mujava Township Funk Kwaito
70
6973
 Mystery Jets Two Doors Down Indie Pop, New Wave
Foals Two Steps, Twice Dance-Punk, Indie Rock, Math Rock
48
4704
 Franz Ferdinand Ulysses Post-Punk Revival
71
7003
 Crystal Castles Untrust Us Bitpop, Electropop, Synthpop
The Kills U.R.A Fever Garage Rock Revival
32
3450
 Kings of Leon Use Somebody Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
2
489
 Coldplay Viva La Vida Art Pop, Chamber Pop
Vampire Weekend Walcott Indie Pop, Indie Rock
25
2828
 Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream Indietronica, Synthpop
Eagles of Death Metal Wannabe in L.A. Garage Rock Revival, Hard Rock
80
7344
 Duffy Warwick Avenue Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
81
7399
 Animal Collective Water Curses Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
108
9215
 British Sea Power Waving Flags Indie Rock
61
6243
 Empire of the Sun We Are the People Electropop, Indietronica
76
7233
 Portishead We Carry On Electronic, Experimental Rock
34
3751
 Wiley Wearing My Rolex Hip House, Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop
Heartbreak We're Back Synthpop
107
9160
 T.I. Whatever You Like Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
84
7648
 Vivian Girls Where Do You Run To Garage Punk, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
56
5541
 Max Tundra Which Song Glitch Pop
55
5391
 Aeroplane feat. Kathy Diamond Whispers Nu-Disco
3
589
 Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal Chamber Folk, Indie Folk
She & Him Why Do You Let Me Stay Here Alt-Country, Chamber Pop, Folk Pop
111
9622
 Grace Jones Williams' Blood Funk, Pop Soul, Trip Hop
54
5346
 Britney Spears Womanizer Dance-Pop, Electropop
91
8092
 Taylor Swift You Belong with Me Country Pop, Pop Rock, Teen Pop
Santogold You'll Find a Way Electropop, Indie Rock, Indietronica
57
5579
 Florence + The Machine You've Got the Love Art Pop, Pop Soul