Number-one dance airplay hits of 2008 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard
magazine Hot Dance Airplay number one hits of 2008. (Note: Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance).
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine Hot Dance Airplay number one hits of 2008. (Note: Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance).
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Remixer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | "Amazing Amazing (Seal song) "Amazing" is a song recorded by British singer Seal. It was produced by Stuart Price and released as the lead single from his fifth studio album System . Although not a big success on the Billboard Hot 100, it did reach number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single was released... " |
Seal Seal (musician) Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an... |
Kaskade Kaskade Ryan Raddon , better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #30... ; Jacques Lu Cont Stuart Price Stuart Price is a three time Grammy-winning British electronic musician, songwriter, and record producer whose remixing and production skills are in demand by artists including New Order, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Missy Elliott, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys, Brandon... |
| January 12 | "In My Arms In My Arms (Plumb song) "In My Arms" is the lead single from Plumb's lullaby album Blink. The song was the 19th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in the U.S. in 2007 according to R&R magazine. It was also on the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, and is the first song to appear on both charts... " |
Plumb Plumb (singer) Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who uses the stage name Plumb... |
Bimbo Jones |
| January 19 | "In My Arms" | Plumb | |
| January 26 | "Calabria 2007 Calabria (song) "Calabria" is a house music single by Danish producer Rune. It was co-produced by Rune's half-brother Johannes Torpe and originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records.... " |
Enur Rune RK Rune Reilly Kølsch , also known as Rune RK, Rune and Enur, is a record producer and DJ from Denmark. Together with his half-brother Johannes Torpe they make up the musical production team Artificial Funk.-Career:... featuring Natasja Natasja Saad Natasja Saad , also known as Dou T, Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.- Early life... |
Original |
| February 2 | "What Hurts the Most What Hurts the Most "What Hurts the Most" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jeffrey Steele and English songwriter Steve Robson. Initially recorded by country music artist Mark Wills in 2003 on his album And the Crowd Goes Wild, it was covered by Bellefire a year later... " |
Cascada Cascada Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"... |
Original; Spencer & Hill |
| February 9 | "Let Me Think About It Let Me Think About It "Let Me Think About It" is a song performed by Danish soul singer Ida Corr and Dutch house disc jockey Fedde le Grand. It is a remix by le Grand of Corr's original track which appeared on her 2006 album Robosoul... " |
Ida Corr Ida Corr Ida Corr is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.-Career:At the age of 11 Corr won the first Danish Children Songcontest... |
Fedde le Grand Fedde le Grand Fedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart... |
| February 16 | "Anthem" | Filo & Peri Filo & Peri Filo & Peri are American DJs/trance producers, real names Domenick Filopei and Bo Pericic. Their style is best categorized as uplifting trance, but it also incorporates elements of progressive and techno.-Career:... featuring Eric Lumiere |
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| February 23 | "Let Me Think About It" | Ida Corr | |
| March 1 | "Let Me Think About It" | Ida Corr | |
| March 8 | "Let Me Think About It" | Ida Corr | |
| March 15 | "Let Me Think About It" | Ida Corr | |
| March 22 | "Let Me Think About It" | Ida Corr | |
| March 29 | "Stars" | Erika Jayne Erika Jayne Erika Jayne is an American Dance/Electronica singer/dancer who currently lives in Los Angeles, California, but was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.... |
Moto Blanco |
| April 5 | "I Can't Help Myself" | Bellatrax featuring Sophia May | Sunfreakz |
| April 12 | "I Can't Help Myself" | Bellatrax featuring Sophia May | |
| April 19 | "I Can't Help Myself" | Bellatrax featuring Sophia May | |
| April 26 | "Now You're Gone" | Basshunter Basshunter Jonas Erik Altberg , better known by his stage name Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is best known for his number one hits "Boten Anna", "Dota", "Now You're Gone" and "All I Ever Wanted". Basshunter has so far released a total of six albums, two of which have... featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheads |
Fonzerelli |
| May 3 | "Now You're Gone" | Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheads | |
| May 10 | "Bleeding Love Bleeding Love "Bleeding Love" is a pop/R&B ballad co-written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder and produced by Tedder for British singer Leona Lewis's debut album, Spirit. The song is the album's lead single , released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2007... " |
Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor.... |
Jason Nevins Jason Nevins Jason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's... ; Kings of Soul; Moto Blanco; Shapeshifters Shapeshifters (band) The Shapeshifters are Simon Marlin and Max Reich, a house music production duo based in London, England. They have a recording contract with Defected Records, and were previously signed to Positiva... |
| May 17 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | |
| May 24 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | |
| May 31 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | |
| June 7 | "4 Minutes 4 Minutes (Madonna song) "4 Minutes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. The song's development was motivated by a sense of urgency to save the planet from destruction, and... " |
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... featuring Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez... |
Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :... ; Junkie XL Junkie XL Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits".... ; Peter Rauhofer Peter Rauhofer Peter Rauhofer is a DJ, remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters", "American Life", "Nothing Fails, "Nobody Knows Me", "Get... |
| June 14 | "Pocketful of Sunshine Pocketful of Sunshine (song) "Pocketful of Sunshine" is a pop song performed by Natasha Bedingfield for her second North American album Pocketful of Sunshine. It was released as the album's second single in 2008. The single was supposed to be released in the UK as Natasha's second single from the re-release of N.B. on 7 July... " |
Natasha Bedingfield Natasha Bedingfield Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle... |
Johnny Vicious Johnny Vicious Johnny Vicious is an American house DJ, producer and remixer. He DJed in New York City clubs Mars and Paladium in the 1980s, and in the early 1990s started his own label, Vicious Musik Records, with Jeffrey Rodman.... ; StoneBridge Stonebridge -Places:*Stonebridge, Essex, a hamlet in Essex, United Kingdom*Stonebridge, London, an area in northwest London, United Kingdom*Stonebridge, Norfolk, a village in Norfolk, United Kingdom... |
| June 21 | "Pocketful of Sunshine" | Natasha Bedingfield | |
| June 28 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | |
| July 5 | "Pocketful of Sunshine" | Natasha Bedingfield | |
| July 12 | "Give It 2 Me Give It 2 Me "Give It 2 Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna, featured on her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was released on June 4, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from the album... " |
Madonna | Fedde le Grand; Paul Oakenfold Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew... ; Jody den Broeder; Tong & Spoon; Eddie Amador Eddie Amador Eddie Amador is an American house music record producer and remixer. He is also the founder of the Mochico and MochicoPrimo record labels.Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Amador studied mechanical engineering at Arizona State University while moonlighting as a hip hop DJ. In 1996, he earned a... ; Bongo Joe |
| July 19 | "We Break the Dawn We Break the Dawn "We Break the Dawn" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was written by Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected... " |
Michelle Williams Michelle Williams (singer) Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress... featuring Flo Rida Flo Rida Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from... |
Mr. Mig; Maurice Joshua Maurice Joshua Maurice Joshua, also known just as Maurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, is a record producer who is most known for his laid back and soulful House music style remixes.-Career:... |
| July 26 | "I Kissed a Girl I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry song) "I Kissed a Girl" is a song by pop singer Katy Perry, written by Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Cathy Dennis. It was produced by Dr. Luke for Perry's 2008 album One of the Boys. Perry says the song is "about the magical beauty of a woman".... " |
Katy Perry Katy Perry Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a... |
Jason Nevins; Dr. Luke Dr. Luke Lukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs... ; DJ Cobra & Jess Jackson |
| August 2 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | |
| August 9 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | |
| August 16 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | |
| August 23 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | |
| August 30 | "Closer Closer (Ne-Yo song) "Closer" is a 2008 Single by American pop/R&B singer Ne-Yo. The song was produced by Stargate.The song was released as the first single from his third album Year of the Gentleman. It reached #1 in the UK, scoring Ne-Yo his second UK No.1 following 2006's So Sick... " |
Ne-Yo Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario... |
Stonebridge Stonebridge -Places:*Stonebridge, Essex, a hamlet in Essex, United Kingdom*Stonebridge, London, an area in northwest London, United Kingdom*Stonebridge, Norfolk, a village in Norfolk, United Kingdom... , Norty Cotto |
| September 6 | "Move for Me Move for Me -Charts:... " |
Kaskade Kaskade Ryan Raddon , better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #30... and Deadmau5 Deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto... |
Santiago & Bushido, Rasmus Faber, Mind Electric |
| September 13 | "Disturbia Disturbia (song) "Disturbia" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from the re-release, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded , of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad . The song was released as the third single from the reloaded edition of the album, and seventh overall... " |
Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers... |
Jody Den Broeder, Craig C, Nique |
| September 20 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | |
| September 27 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | |
| October 4 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | |
| October 11 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | |
| October 18 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna | |
| October 25 | "You Make Me Feel You Make Me Feel (Annagrace song) "You Make Me Feel" is the debut single released by the Belgian duo Annagrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. It was released in Belgium on June 23, 2008 and then in the United States on August 26. The track reached number one on the U.S... " |
Annagrace Annagrace AnnaGrace is an electronic dance music group from Belgium. They have seen success on dance and pop charts around the world... |
Bernd Augustinski, Francesco Diaz & Thomas Gold, VooDoo & Serano, John Luniz |
| November 1 | "Move for Me" | Kaskade and Deadmau5 | |
| November 8 | "Every Word" | Ercola and Daniella | Wendel Kos |
| November 15 | "Every Word" | Ercola and Daniella | |
| November 22 | "Feel Your Love" | Kim Sozzi Kim Sozzi Kim Sozzi is an American dance-pop singer originally from Long Island, New York.-Career:Kim Sozzi's career began in 1999 when she signed a contract on Columbia Records for her first major album, Life Goes On. Her first single from the album was "Til I Cry You Out Of Me", followed by "Letting Go"... |
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| December 6 | "So What So What (Pink song) "So What" is a song written by American pop rock singer Pink, Max Martin and Shellback. It was released as the first single from Pink's fifth studio album, Funhouse. Pink performed "So What" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, on September 7, 2008, and the song was used to promote the 2008 MTV... " |
Pink Pink (singer) Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.... |
Bimbo Jones Bimbo Jones Bimbo Jones is a UK dance music group comprising producers Lee Dagger and Marc JB and vocalist Katherine Ellis. Known for their remix work and white label releases, they produced a remix of Meck's 2006 UK number-one single "Thunder in My Heart Again"... |
| December 13 | "Behind Behind (Flanders song) "Behind" is name of a 2008 Electronica/Dance single from the Italian Alternative/Electronica group Flanders. The group co-wrote and co-produced the track with producer/remixer Vincenzo Callea, which is their follow up to their 2007 debut single "By Your Side." In the United States, it is by date... " |
Flanders Flanders (group) Flanders is a Dance/Electronica/House/Alternative quartet based out of Italy. The act also records under the name Deflect and Suite 117. The group consists of DJs Francesco Abbate and Alessandro Bunetto, bassist Marco Giudice, and female singer Giuliana Fraglica.In 2005 the group recorded a track... |
Bimbo Jones, Callea |
| December 20 | "Behind" | Flanders | |
| December 27 | "Miles Away Miles Away (Madonna song) "Miles Away" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It was first released as a promotional single in Japan, during June 2008, as the theme for the Fuji Television Japanese drama, Change. The song was released by Warner Bros... " |
Madonna | Thin White Duke, Morgan Page Morgan Page Morgan Page is an American progressive house and electro house DJ from Los Angeles. His most widely recognized track is "The Longest Road," featuring Lissie, which was included on his debut album Elevate, released in March 2008. The Deadmau5 remix was nominated for a Grammy... , Johnny Vicious, Rebirth, Aaron LaCrate & Samir B-More |
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