| 2008 Accomplishments:
- Singles: Flashing Lights, Homecoming, Love Lockdown, Heartless
- Kanye released his final singles for his Graduation album Flashing Lights and his collaboration with Chris Martin for Homecoming. He is also featured in Estelle's single American Boy.
- Stronger, the first single from Graduation, won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards.
- Kanye West released his 4th Studio album 808s & Heartbreak, a personal album inspired by his hardships he had experienced. The album debut at #01 in the US Billboard album charts has sold over 1,023,927 copies, making it West's fourth album to reach platinum status. |
08. Kanye West
Up next is Kanye West in my list. Kanye had a great year even though there are things that didn't do well like his mother's departure and his break-up with his girlfriend. These experience led to his creation of his 4th album 808s & Heartbreak which top the US Billboard album charts. He had released two successful single so far, Love Lockdown and Heartless. Besides from his album, Kanye also did a collaboration with Estelle for her popular singable hit American Boy. Truly, Kanye is a great rapper as of the moment and he will even be successful with his latest projects that he will offer.
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2008 Accomplishments:
- Singles: 4 Minutes, Give It 2 Me
- Madonna released her 11tth studio album Hard Candy which span the hits 4 Minutes (a collaboration with Justin Timberlake) and Give It 2 Me (a collaboration with Pharell).
- 4 Minutes reached #01 in 24 countries and becoming one of Madonna's biggest-selling singles. The song peaked at #03 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
- Hard Candy debuted at #01 in 37 countries worldwide, including UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Turkey, Austria, Canada and in US. Hard Candy was certified Gold on June 4, 2008, a month after its release in the US. |
07. Madonna
The Queen of Pop is next in my list. Madonna had a wonderful 2008 thanks to her 11th studio album Hard Candy. This album is different from what her sound used to be, adding an R&B and Hip Hop flavor throughout the album. She released two hits from Hard Candy; 4 Minutes and Give It 2 Me. She also had a successful tour promoting the album entitled Sticky and Sweet Tour which features guest appearances from Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. Madonna had a successful outcome with her album and tour and she even became a Golden girl this 2008 reaching the age of 50.
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2008 Accomplishments:
- Singles: Bleeding Love, Better In Time, Forgive Me, Run
- Spirit was released in the United States on 8 April 2008, and entered the Billboard 200 at #01.
- Leona Lewis' first single Bleeding Love became a worldwide hit. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Bleeding Love is the biggest-selling single of 2008 in the United States. The track has sold 3,420,000 digital downloads in the US alone. The song achieved a similar feat in the United Kingdom where it happens to be the best-selling single of 2007.
- Leona released a deluxe edition of Spirit which includes new tracks such as Forgive Me, I Will Be and Run. |
06. Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis the best new artist for 2008 in my opinion. She is known worldwide thanks to her smash hit Bleeding Love. She then followed the US released of her album Spirit and the album eventually reached the top spot. She followed her Bleeding Love with another ballad Better In Time and two new tracks from the deluxe edition of Spirit, Forgive Me and Run. Leona has a powerful voice and this is his lucky charm behind her early success. I'm sure looking forward on her next album because it will be another hit for sure.