Top 50 Songs of 2008
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Posted: 1/13/09, 12:46 AM EST Section: Best of 2008
The following songs were selected by The Daily Orange staff based on the following criteria: success, popularity, musicianship, impact and intensity.
1. Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
2. Kanye West - "Love Lockdown"
3. Beyonce - "If I were a boy"
4. Lil Wayne - "A Milli"
5. Pink - "So What"
6. Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
7. Rihanna Featuring TI - "Live your Life"
8. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (A 2007 release, but popularized by "Pineapple Express")
9. Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
10. TI, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, M.I.A - "Swagger like us"
11. Lil Wayne - "Lollipop"
12. Estelle Featuring Kanye West - "American Boy"
13. Beyonce - "Single Ladies (put a ring on it)"
14. Katy Perry - "Hot 'n' Cold"
15. Vampire Weekend - "A-punk"
16. Rihanna - "Disturbia"
17. Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
18. Miley Cyrus - "See you again"
19. Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
20. Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
21. Metrostation - "Shake it"
22. Coldplay - "Violet Hill"
23. One Republic - "Stop and Stare"
24. Radiohead - "Reckoner"
25. Pussy Cat Dolls - "When I grow up"
26. Kanye West - "Heartless"
27. Jason Mraz - "I'm yours"
28. Jack White and Alicia Keys - "Another way to die"
29. Jordan Sparks featuring Chris Brown - "No Air"
30. Kevin Rudolf - "Let it Rock"
31. The Killers - "Human"
32. Pink - "Sober"
33. The All American Rejects - "Gives you hell"
34. Duffy - "Mercy"
35. Linkin' Park - "Shadow of the Day"
36. John Legend - "Green Light"
37. TI featuring Justin Timberlake - "Dead and Gone"
38. TI -"No matter what"
39. Bloc Party - "Mercury"
40. Snow Patrol - "Take back the city"
41. Britney Spears - "Piece of Me"
42. Chris Brown - "Forever"
43. Daughtery - "Feels like Tonight"
44. Girl Talk - "Play your part (part 1)"
45. Britney Spears - "Circus"
46. Ra Ra Riot - "Suspended in Gaffa"
47. Portishead - "Machine Gun"
48. Goldfrapp - "A&E"
49. Shinedown - "Second Chance"
50. Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
1. Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
2. Kanye West - "Love Lockdown"
3. Beyonce - "If I were a boy"
4. Lil Wayne - "A Milli"
5. Pink - "So What"
6. Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
7. Rihanna Featuring TI - "Live your Life"
8. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (A 2007 release, but popularized by "Pineapple Express")
9. Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
10. TI, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, M.I.A - "Swagger like us"
11. Lil Wayne - "Lollipop"
12. Estelle Featuring Kanye West - "American Boy"
13. Beyonce - "Single Ladies (put a ring on it)"
14. Katy Perry - "Hot 'n' Cold"
15. Vampire Weekend - "A-punk"
16. Rihanna - "Disturbia"
17. Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
18. Miley Cyrus - "See you again"
19. Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
20. Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
21. Metrostation - "Shake it"
22. Coldplay - "Violet Hill"
23. One Republic - "Stop and Stare"
24. Radiohead - "Reckoner"
25. Pussy Cat Dolls - "When I grow up"
26. Kanye West - "Heartless"
27. Jason Mraz - "I'm yours"
28. Jack White and Alicia Keys - "Another way to die"
29. Jordan Sparks featuring Chris Brown - "No Air"
30. Kevin Rudolf - "Let it Rock"
31. The Killers - "Human"
32. Pink - "Sober"
33. The All American Rejects - "Gives you hell"
34. Duffy - "Mercy"
35. Linkin' Park - "Shadow of the Day"
36. John Legend - "Green Light"
37. TI featuring Justin Timberlake - "Dead and Gone"
38. TI -"No matter what"
39. Bloc Party - "Mercury"
40. Snow Patrol - "Take back the city"
41. Britney Spears - "Piece of Me"
42. Chris Brown - "Forever"
43. Daughtery - "Feels like Tonight"
44. Girl Talk - "Play your part (part 1)"
45. Britney Spears - "Circus"
46. Ra Ra Riot - "Suspended in Gaffa"
47. Portishead - "Machine Gun"
48. Goldfrapp - "A&E"
49. Shinedown - "Second Chance"
50. Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
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dane G from Phx
posted 2/10/09 @ 12:51 PM EST
um no coldplay is not #1
shelby
posted 2/16/09 @ 11:13 PM EST
wow some of these songs are wack like chris brown i hate him cuz of what he did to rihanna bet w/e the list is partly goog =)
Dom Famulero
posted 5/03/09 @ 4:45 PM EST
These are terrible songs. You have no sence of musical ability. Wow.
Radames
posted 5/04/09 @ 8:45 AM EST
Are you serious??
1. Live your life is T.I. featuring Rihanna and not the other way around.
2. how about "T.I.- Whatever you like"? that song was playing everywhere even at church. (Continued…)
Hannah christine
posted 5/23/09 @ 3:06 PM EST
Awesome
Lucas McComb
ANGERYMAN
posted 5/24/09 @ 2:42 PM EST
This is an abomination. Those who compiled this list should forever be shamed.
Sarah
posted 9/05/09 @ 8:43 PM EST
COLDPLAY IS THE WORST BAND IN THE HISTORY OF TIME!
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