The 2008 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 52 weekly charts of 2008. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is This Is The Life by Amy Macdonald, with 840 points from 27 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 2008 Decade chart 2000s
The 100 best records of 2008
- 1This Is The LifeAmy Macdonald · 840 points · 27 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 14
- 2Viva La Vida
- 3Sweet About MeGabriella Cilmi · 703 points · 23 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 28
- 4ValerieMark Ronson, Amy Winehouse · 651 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2
- 5Father & FriendAlain Clark, Dane Clark · 647 points · 20 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3
- 6BubblyColbie Caillat · 632 points · 21 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 1
- 7Bleeding LoveLeona Lewis · 613 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 5
- 8All Summer Long
- 9Fascination
- 10Infinity 2008Guru Josh Project, Klaas · 564 points · 17 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 36
- 114 MinutesMadonna, Justin Timberlake · 561 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 14
- 12Modern World
- 13Mercy
- 14Love SongSara Bareilles · 533 points · 18 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 13
- 15Give It 2 Me
- 16American BoyEstelle, Kanye West · 511 points · 21 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 17
- 17I Kissed A GirlKaty Perry · 496 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30
- 18So What
- 19PjanooEric Prydz · 468 points · 17 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 32
- 20Ella Elle L A
- 21Apologize
- 22I'm YoursJason Mraz · 446 points · 16 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 37
- 23I'll Be WaitingLenny Kravitz · 441 points · 17 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 1
- 24Can You Hear MeEnrique Iglesias · 429 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25
- 25So IncredibleIlse DeLange · 423 points · 14 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 39
- 26Take A Bow
- 27Built to Last
- 28Cry for You
- 29BetekenisJeroen Van Der Boom · 403 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 11
- 30Blow Me AwayAlain Clark · 403 points · 15 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 20
- 31Show me love 2008
- 32Shot Of A Gun
- 33RosanneNick & Simon · 382 points · 16 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 12
- 34Disco volanteIda Engberg · 381 points · 15 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 11
- 35If I never see your face again
- 36No OneAlicia Keys · 380 points · 15 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 37Mr Rock & RollAmy Macdonald · 375 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 37
- 38Disturbia
- 39Don't Stop The Music
- 40When Summer Ends
- 41All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song)Maria Mena · 338 points · 13 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 40
- 42I Don't Wanna Hurt
- 43Miles Away
- 44Stilte In De Storm
- 45Closer
- 46Chasing Pavements
- 47All My Life
- 48Hot N ColdKaty Perry · 316 points · 9 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 44
- 49Happy Ending
- 50No AirJordin Sparks, Chris Brown · 293 points · 12 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 32
- 51Wit LichtMarco Borsato · 288 points · 9 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 18
- 52UninvitedFreemasons · 286 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 1
- 53If I Were a Boy
- 54Hoe Lang?Nick & Simon · 282 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 34
- 55DochtersMarco Borsato · 280 points · 8 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45
- 56Face In The CrowdLionel Richie, Trijntje Oosterhuis · 278 points · 12 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 31
- 57The Launch Relaunched
- 58ShingalingJean Claude Ades, Vincent Thomas · 276 points · 12 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 27
- 59Bring me down
- 60Stop De TijdMarco Borsato · 261 points · 9 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 35
- 61Squeeze me
- 62Oktober
- 63Hate That I Love You
- 64Better in TimeLeona Lewis · 248 points · 12 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 21
- 65Violet Hill
- 66Lollipop
- 67Keep On RisingIan Carey, Michelle Shellers · 231 points · 12 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 2
- 68Hello world
- 69Als Je Lacht
- 70StukThe Partysquad ft Dio, Sef, Sjaak & Reverse · 202 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 6
- 71Watch OutAlex Gaudino, Shena · 202 points · 9 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 25
- 72Just A FlirtMiss Montreal · 201 points · 9 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 44
- 73Shut Your EyesSnow Patrol · 198 points · 10 weeks · peak position 14 · from week 1
- 74Alles Is Liefde
- 75HumanThe Killers · 195 points · 6 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 47
- 76In And Out Of LoveArmin van Buuren, Sharon Den Adel · 195 points · 11 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 33
- 77If I Go
- 78KonijntjeAka The Junkies · 188 points · 8 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 6
- 79In Love With a GirlGavin DeGraw · 188 points · 16 weeks · peak position 22 · from week 9
- 80Some Kinda Rush
- 81Ayo Technology
- 82king of my castle 2009Wamdue Project · 180 points · 9 weeks · peak position 14 · from week 44
- 83TogetherBob Sinclar, Steve Edwards · 179 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 1
- 84DeliriousDavid Guetta, Tara Mcdonald · 179 points · 9 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 15
- 85The Girl You Lost To Cocaine
- 86Viva HollandiaWolter Kroes · 173 points · 6 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 22
- 87Als Ik Met Jou Op Wolken ZweefFrans Bauer, Marianne Weber · 173 points · 6 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 40
- 88You Make It RealJames Morrison · 173 points · 10 weeks · peak position 18 · from week 38
- 89Catwalk Criminal
- 9024 Uur VerliefdGerard Joling · 170 points · 8 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 18
- 91Spiralling
- 92Another DayJamie Lidell · 166 points · 10 weeks · peak position 15 · from week 20
- 93No StressLaurent Wolf, Eric Carter · 166 points · 10 weeks · peak position 18 · from week 22
- 94Warwick Avenue
- 95By your side
- 96Walking Down The StreetRon Carroll · 158 points · 9 weeks · peak position 16 · from week 1
- 97Everybody KnowsJohn Legend · 149 points · 6 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 47
- 98Just For TonightOne Night Only · 148 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 26
- 99ScreamTimbaland, Keri Hilson, Nicole Scherzinger · 148 points · 9 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 12
- 100In God's HandsNelly Furtado · 147 points · 8 weeks · peak position 15 · from week 1
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 2008 in the Dutch Top 40?
This Is The Life by Amy Macdonald tops the 2008 year chart, with 840 points from 27 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 1. This Is The Life (Amy Macdonald), 2. Viva La Vida (Coldplay), 3. Sweet About Me (Gabriella Cilmi), 4. Valerie (Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse), 5. Father & Friend (Alain Clark and Dane Clark).
How is the 2008 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 2008 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 2008 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 2008, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 2008 year page.
How many weeks does the 2008 year chart cover?
52 weekly charts, with 272 different records between them, 18 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.