List of number-one albums of 2008 (Finland)
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This is the complete list of (physical) number-one albums sold in Finland
in 2008 according to Finland's Official List composed by Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT (since late August 2010, known as Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland).
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in 2008 according to Finland's Official List composed by Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT (since late August 2010, known as Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland).
Chart history
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| Week 1 | Virsiä | Samuli Edelmann Samuli Edelmann Samuli Casimir Edelmann is a Finnish actor and singer.-Family and career:Samuli Edelmann is the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children, Venla and Ilmari, with his wife Laura Tuomarila... |
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| Week 3 | Dark Passion Play Dark Passion Play Dark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 26 September, 2007 in Finland, 28 September in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the United States. It was the first Nightwish album with the band's current lead singer, Anette Olzon, and the first album... |
Nightwish Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the... |
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| Week 5 | Tuhannen riemua | Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu was a Finnish folk rock band. It started its career in mid-1990s, and sold platinum ten years later 2006 with the album Maailma on renki.... |
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| Week 6 | Dark Passion Play | Nightwish | |
| Week 7 | Sata vuotta | Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset | |
| Week 8 | Raja Raja (album) Raja is the third studio album by Finnish thrash metal band Stam1na. It was released on February 15, 2008.-Track listing:# "Hammasratas" "Cogwheel"# "Susi-ihminen" "Wolf-human"# "Muistipalapelit" "Memory Jigsaw"... |
Stam1na Stam1na Stam1na is a Finnish heavy metal musical group native of Lemi, South Karelia. Their music is arguably best described as progressive metal with some thrash, death and alternative influences, and is sung in Finnish language.-Name:... |
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| Week 10 | Blanco Spirituals | Ismo Alanko Teholla Ismo Alanko Ismo Kullervo Alanko is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist.... |
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| Week 13 | Myrskyntuoja Myrskyntuoja Myrskyntuoja is the third studio album by the Finnish heavy metal band Teräsbetoni.It entered the Finnish Album Chart at number 1.-Track listing:#Voiman vartijat #Painajainen... |
Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar... |
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| Week 14 | Revolution Roulette Revolution Roulette Revolution Roulette is the third album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released in Finland on 26 March 2008 and went straight to the top of the Finnish charts... |
Poets of the Fall Poets of the Fall Poets of the Fall is a rock band from Finland. It consists of Marko Saaresto , Olli Tukiainen and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen... |
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| Week 15 | Kuka teki minusta tän naisen | Jippu | |
| Week 16 | Blooddrunk Blooddrunk -Personnel:Children of Bodom*Alexi Laiho – vocals, guitar*Roope Latvala – guitar*Janne Wirman – keyboards*Henkka Seppälä – bass*Jaska Raatikainen – drumsProduction*Produced, recorded, and mixed by Mikko Karmila*Vocals recorded by Peter Tägtgren... |
Children of Bodom Children of Bodom Children of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen... |
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| Week 18 | Hard Candy Hard Candy (Madonna album) Hard Candy is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on April 19, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. It was her final studio album with the record company, marking the end of a 25 year recording history. Madonna started working on the album in 2007, and collaborated... |
Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
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| Week 20 | Magic Recoveries Magic Recoveries Magic Recoveries is the third album from Finnish post-hardcore band Disco Ensemble. The album was released on the 7th May 2008 in Finland and went straight to the first place of the album chart.... |
Disco Ensemble Disco Ensemble Disco Ensemble are a Finnish post-hardcore/alternative rock band, originating from the small town of Ulvila. They've been noted for their energetic sound and rhythm, original guitar riffs and electronic synthesizer sounds.-Early years :... |
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| Week 21 | Love Remains the Same Love Remains the Same "Love Remains the Same" is the first single from Gavin Rossdale's 2008 album WANDERlust. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #76, and peaked at #27. It has also been used in the CBS series Moonlight for its first season finale, and also for another CBS series, Harper's Island, for its opening... |
Von Hertzen Brothers Von Hertzen Brothers Von Hertzen Brothers is a Finnish prog-related rock band consisting of the three von Hertzen brothers, citing bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Kingston Wall as their influences. Each of the brothers have played in many popular Finnish rock bands. Kie played in Don Huonot,... |
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| Week 24 | Watershed Watershed (Opeth album) Watershed is the ninth full-length studio album by the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. Published by Roadrunner Records, the album's special edition was released first as a music download on the Italian iTunes Stores on May 19, 2008.Watershed is the first studio album by Opeth to... |
Opeth Opeth Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years... |
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| Week 25 | Becoming Becoming (Ari Koivunen album) Becoming is the second album by Ari Koivunen, who won the 2007 Finnish Idols competition. The 12th and final track on the album is an acoustic version of "The Evil That Men Do". The song is a cover song from the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden... |
Ari Koivunen Ari Koivunen Ari Koivunen is a Finnish heavy metal singer who rose to fame as the winner of the Finnish singing competition Idols in 2007. He has since gone on to become one of Finland's most popular and best-selling recording artists... |
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| Week 26 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 11 June 2008 on Parlophone. The album was named after a Spanish phrase that translates in English as "long live life"... |
Coldplay Coldplay Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a... |
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| Week 31 | Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2008 Universal Pictures musical film Mamma Mia!, based on the stage musical of the same name... |
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| Week 34 | Sotakoira Sotakoira Sotakoira is the 9th album of Finnish heavy metal/rock band Kotiteollisuus. The album made up of cover songs was released on 13 August 2008 and reached the #1 position in the Finnish Albums Chart- Tracklist :... |
Kotiteollisuus Kotiteollisuus Kotiteollisuus is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed in 1991 in Lappeenranta. The band released its first demo tape in 1993 under the name "Hullu ukko ja Kotiteollisuus" . The shortened name and current line-up was established in 1997.Kotiteollisuus is said to combine "furious... |
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| Week 36 | All Hope Is Gone | Slipknot Slipknot (band) Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray... |
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| Week 37 | Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood -Credits:* Michael Poulsen - vocals, guitar* Jon Larsen - drums* Anders Kjølholm - bass* Thomas Bredahl - guitar-Chart positions:... |
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| Week 38 | Death Magnetic Death Magnetic Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on September 12, 2008 through Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo and the first to be produced by Rick Rubin, making this Metallica's first album... |
Metallica Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ... |
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| Week 40 | Black Roses Black Roses (The Rasmus album) Black Roses is the seventh studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released on 29 September 2008 in the UK. In Germany the album was released on 26 September and in the Nordic countries two days before... |
The Rasmus The Rasmus The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen... |
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| Week 41 | Superpallo Superpallo -Charts:... |
Maija Vilkkumaa Maija Vilkkumaa Maija Johanna Vilkkumaa a Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter. Beginning her musical hobbies playing piano at an age before school, Vilkkumaa studied in high school where she and her friends set up the band Tarharyhmä in 1990, which broke up in 1995... |
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| Week 43 | Black Ice Black Ice (album) Black Ice is the 15th Australian and 14th international studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released internationally on 17 October 2008. Guitarists Angus Young and Malcolm Young got together in London in 2003 to start composing tracks... |
AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"... |
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| Week 45 | Kasari | Vesa-Matti Loiri Vesa-Matti Loiri Vesa-Matti "Vesku" Loiri is a Finnish actor, musician and comedian, best known for his role as Uuno Turhapuro, whom he portrayed in a total of 20 movies between the years 1973 and 2004.... |
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| Week 48 | Chinese Democracy Chinese Democracy Chinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released in November 2008 on Geffen Records. It is the band's first studio album since "The Spaghetti Incident?" , released exactly 15 years before Chinese Democracy, and their first album of original studio... |
Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album... |
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| Week 50 | Now Now (Anna Abreu album) Now is the second studio album by Finnish singer Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on October 22, 2008. The album was preceded by the singles "Vinegar" and "Silent Despair" and followed by the release of third and fourth singles "Something About U" and "Come Undone".The album marked a change... |
Anna Abreu Anna Abreu Anna Abreu is a Finnish-Portuguese singer who rose to fame as the runner-up of the third series of the Finnish singing talent show Idols in 2007. Her music is primarily pop, though her songs also have R&B, dance and Latin rhythms to them... |
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| Week 52 | Kasari | Vesa-Matti Loiri | |