Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2008
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This is a list of songs that topped the Belgian Wallonia Ultratop 40
in 2008.
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
in 2008.
Date | Artist | Title |
January 5 | 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... |
"Don't Stop the Music Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song) "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance-pop song performed by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It was the third single from the album in most of Europe, the second single in Germany and Spain and the fourth single in the rest of the world... " |
January 12 | Rihanna | "Don't Stop the Music" |
January 19 | Rihanna | "Don't Stop the Music" |
January 26 | Rihanna | "Don't Stop the Music" |
February 2 | Yael Naïm Yael Naim Yael Naïm , is a French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Biography:Yael Naïm was born in Paris, France to Tunisian Jewish... |
"New Soul New Soul "New Soul" is a song by the French-Israeli indie folk singer Yael Naïm, from her eponymous album. The song has gained popularity in the U.S. following its use by Apple in an advertisement for their MacBook Air laptop. In the song Naïm sings of being a new soul who has come into the world to learn... " |
February 9 | Yael Naïm | "New Soul" |
February 16 | Fatal Bazooka Fatal Bazooka Fatal Bazooka is a French spoof rap group consisting of Michaël Youn, Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine. The act originated in a 2002 radio show which its members hosted at the time.... feat Yelle Yelle Yelle is a French band founded by lead singer and namesake, Yelle and GrandMarnier . A third member, Tepr , joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Budet and GrandMarnier began working on music together in 2000... |
"Parle à ma main Parle à ma main "Parle à ma main" is a 2006 song recorded by French act Fatal Bazooka featuring Yelle. It was the fifth and last single from the album T'As Vu ?, and was released in November 2007... " |
February 23 | Fatal Bazooka feat Yelle | "Parle à ma main" |
March 1 | Fatal Bazooka feat Yelle | "Parle à ma main" |
March 8 | Fatal Bazooka feat Yelle | "Parle à ma main" |
March 15 | Yael Naim | "New Soul" |
March 22 | Sheryfa Luna Sheryfa Luna Sheryfa Luna is a French R&B singer born to an Algerian father and a French mother.She won the fourth series of the French edition of popular Popstars in October 2007.... |
"Il avait les mots Il avait les mots "II avait les mots" is a pop music song recorded by contemporary R&B singer Sheryfa Luna. It was her second single from her debut album entitled Sheryfa Luna... " |
March 29 | Sheryfa Luna | "Il avait les mots" |
April 5 | Sheryfa Luna | "Il avait les mots" |
April 12 | Sheryfa Luna | "Il avait les mots" |
April 19 | Sheryfa Luna | "Il avait les mots" |
April 26 | 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... |
"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... " |
May 3 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | "4 Minutes" |
May 10 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | "4 Minutes" |
May 17 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | "4 Minutes" |
May 24 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | "4 Minutes" |
May 31 | Laurent Wolf Laurent Wolf Laurent Wolf 1973 in Toulouse Is a French electro-house producer and DJ. He is the author of several compilations that contain his own tracks and also his remixes. He reached the top of the charts with his "Saxo" and "Calinda" compositions. Laurent Wolf was the winner of the DJ category in the... |
"No Stress No Stress "No Stress" is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the French house producer and DJ Laurent Wolf. It was the first single from his sixth album Wash My World, on which it features as first track in its radio edit version, and as tenth track in the Zen @ Acoustic version... " |
June 7 | Laurent Wolf | "No Stress" |
June 14 | Laurent Wolf | "No Stress" |
June 21 | Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... feat. Nâdiya Nâdiya Nâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla... |
"Tired of Being Sorry Tired of Being Sorry "Tired of Being Sorry" is a Latin pop song recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. Written by Scott Thomas, it was released as second international single from his 2007 album Insomniac and achieved success in several European countries where it was a top ten hit... (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" |
June 28 | Enrique Iglesias feat. Nâdiya | "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" |
July 5 | Enrique Iglesias feat. Nâdiya | "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" |
July 12 | Enrique Iglesias feat. Nâdiya | "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" |
July 19 | Amy Macdonald Amy Macdonald (singer) Amy Macdonald is a Scottish recording artist. Macdonald rose to fame in 2007 with her debut album, This Is the Life and its fourth single, "This Is the Life". The single charted at number one in six different countries worldwide, and charted inside the top ten in another eleven countries worldwide... |
"This Is The Life This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald song) "This Is the Life" is an indie pop / folk song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald from her 2007 album of the same title. It was released on December 10, 2007 in UK, and in April 2008 in most of European countries, becoming a major hit worldwide. It has so far been Macdonald's most... " |
July 26 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
August 2 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
August 9 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
August 16 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
August 23 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
August 30 | Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author.... |
"Dégénération Dégénération "Dégénération" is a 2008 electro / techno song by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the first single from her seventh studio album Point de Suture, and was released first digitally and on radio in June 2008, then in a CD in August 2008. The song marked an important musical change in... " |
September 6 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
September 13 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is The Life" |
September 20 | William Baldé William Baldé Mohamed Guy William Baldé, just known as William Baldé, is a singer-songwriter and composer born in Guinea. In 2008, he became famous with his album En corps étranger and his single "Rayon de soleil", number-one hit in France and Belgium.-Biography:... |
"Rayon de soleil Rayon de soleil "Rayon de soleil" is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the African singer William Baldé. It was his debut single and was released in July 2008 from his album En Corps étranger. It achieved success, becoming a number-one hit in France and Belgium.-Chart performances:In France, the song was... " |
September 27 | William Baldé | "Rayon de soleil" |
October 4 | MC Solaar MC Solaar MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers.... |
"Le Rabbi Mufin" |
October 11 | MC Solaar | "Le Rabbi Mufin" |
October 18 | MC Solaar | "Le Rabbi Mufin" |
October 25 | Madcon Madcon Madcon is a Norwegian Hip Hop duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa.They are well known from the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Interval Act, in which they performed their hit song "Glow"... |
"Beggin' Beggin' "Beggin" is the title of a song composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1967. In 2007, the song received new popularity when it was remixed by the French DJ Pilooski and then covered by the Norwegian hip-hop band Madcon... " |
November 1 | MC Solaar | "Le Rabbi Mufin" |
November 8 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi Toi + Moi (song) "Toi + Moi" is a 2008 pop song recorded by French singer Grégoire. It was his debut single off his album of the same name and was released in October 2008. It achieved huge success in francophone countries.-Background and release:... " |
November 15 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
November 22 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
November 29 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
December 6 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
December 13 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
December 20 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
December 27 | Grégoire | "Toi + moi" |
Best-selling singles
This is the ten best-selling/performing singles in 2008.Pos. | Artist | Title | HP | Weeks |
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Fatal Bazooka Fatal Bazooka Fatal Bazooka is a French spoof rap group consisting of Michaël Youn, Vincent Desagnat and Benjamin Morgaine. The act originated in a 2002 radio show which its members hosted at the time.... ft. Yelle |
"Parle à ma main Parle à ma main "Parle à ma main" is a 2006 song recorded by French act Fatal Bazooka featuring Yelle. It was the fifth and last single from the album T'As Vu ?, and was released in November 2007... " |
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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... |
"Don't Stop the Music Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song) "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance-pop song performed by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It was the third single from the album in most of Europe, the second single in Germany and Spain and the fourth single in the rest of the world... " |
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Amy Macdonald Amy Macdonald (singer) Amy Macdonald is a Scottish recording artist. Macdonald rose to fame in 2007 with her debut album, This Is the Life and its fourth single, "This Is the Life". The single charted at number one in six different countries worldwide, and charted inside the top ten in another eleven countries worldwide... |
"This Is the Life This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald song) "This Is the Life" is an indie pop / folk song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald from her 2007 album of the same title. It was released on December 10, 2007 in UK, and in April 2008 in most of European countries, becoming a major hit worldwide. It has so far been Macdonald's most... " |
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Laurent Wolf Laurent Wolf Laurent Wolf 1973 in Toulouse Is a French electro-house producer and DJ. He is the author of several compilations that contain his own tracks and also his remixes. He reached the top of the charts with his "Saxo" and "Calinda" compositions. Laurent Wolf was the winner of the DJ category in the... |
"No Stress No Stress "No Stress" is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the French house producer and DJ Laurent Wolf. It was the first single from his sixth album Wash My World, on which it features as first track in its radio edit version, and as tenth track in the Zen @ Acoustic version... " |
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Timbaland Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.... Pres. OneRepublic OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then... |
"Apologize Apologize (song) "Apologize" is a song written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud. A remix version was included on the Timbaland album, Shock Value and on the deluxe version of Dreaming Out Loud... " |
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Yael Naim Yael Naim Yael Naïm , is a French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Biography:Yael Naïm was born in Paris, France to Tunisian Jewish... |
"New Soul New Soul "New Soul" is a song by the French-Israeli indie folk singer Yael Naïm, from her eponymous album. The song has gained popularity in the U.S. following its use by Apple in an advertisement for their MacBook Air laptop. In the song Naïm sings of being a new soul who has come into the world to learn... " |
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Sheryfa Luna Sheryfa Luna Sheryfa Luna is a French R&B singer born to an Algerian father and a French mother.She won the fourth series of the French edition of popular Popstars in October 2007.... |
"Il avait les mots Il avait les mots "II avait les mots" is a pop music song recorded by contemporary R&B singer Sheryfa Luna. It was her second single from her debut album entitled Sheryfa Luna... " |
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Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... ft. Nâdiya Nâdiya Nâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla... |
"Tired of Being Sorry Tired of Being Sorry "Tired of Being Sorry" is a Latin pop song recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. Written by Scott Thomas, it was released as second international single from his 2007 album Insomniac and achieved success in several European countries where it was a top ten hit... " |
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Mondotek Mondotek Mondotek is a house & electro group from Germany which started its career in France. Its members are Danny Daagard and Steve Morane. Their most popular hit is Alive. They are also known for their remix of One Desire by Jakarta.-Singles:... |
"Alive!" | |||
Jenifer Jenifer Bartoli Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli , better known as simply Jenifer, is a pop singer who has, since 2002, had a number of hit singles in the French, Belgium and Swiss charts... |
"Tourner ma page" |