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The following is a list of notable music events and releases that occurred in 2008 in the United States.

## Notable events

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### January

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* 6 – "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy became the first song ever to sell over 3 million digital copies in the United States.[1]
* 15 – The Magnetic Fields released their first studio album in four years, Distortion.[2]
* 29 — Course of Nature released their first studio album in six years, and also their final album, Damaged.[3]
* Decrepit Birth released their first studio album in over four years, Diminishing Between Worlds.
* Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla released his solo debut studio album, Field Manual.[4]
* The Helio Sequence released their first studio album in four years, Keep Your Eyes Ahead.
* Idina Menzel released her first studio album in four years, I Stand.[5]
* Classical soprano singer Margaret Truman, the only child of President Harry S. Truman, died at the age of 83.

### February

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* 3 – Jordin Sparks performed the National Anthem and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed the halftime show during Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
* 5 – Lenny Kravitz released his first studio album in four years, It Is Time for a Love Revolution.[6]
* 10 – The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Amy Winehouse took home the most awards with five including Record and Song of the Year with "Rehab". Herbie Hancock won Album of the Year with River: The Joni Letters.

### March

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* 3 – The Black Crowes released their first studio album in seven years, Warpaint.
* 25 – Counting Crows released their first studio album in nearly six years, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings.
* The B-52s released their first studio album in sixteen years, Funplex.
* 31 – R.E.M. released their first studio album in almost four years, Accelerate.

### April

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* 3 – 14 years after their breakup, Donnie Wahlberg confirmed that New Kids on the Block were reuniting along with a new album and tour.[7]
* 7 – The Breeders released their first studio album in six years, Mountain Battles.
* 8 – Stone Temple Pilots announced their reunion after five years apart with a tour beginning in May 2008.[8]
* Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery released his debut solo album, Help Wanted.
* 14 – The CMT Music Awards took place at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[9]
* 15 – Phantom Planet released their first studio album in four years, Raise the Dead. The band then announced a hiatus later in the year.
* 17 – Danny Federici, founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died at the age of 58 due to melanoma.[10]
* 19 – LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died at the age of 46 due to injuries he sustained from an ATV accident on his farm.
* 22 – Blind Melon released their first studio album in nearly thirteen years, For My Friends. It is the first studio album released since the death of original lead singer Shannon Hoon, with Travis Warren stepping in as lead vocalist on this album.
* 23 – Jane's Addiction played their first show after a four year break at the NME Awards. This was the band's first performance with original bassist Eric Avery since 1991.

### May

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* 6 – Gavin DeGraw released his first studio album in five years, Gavin DeGraw.
* 13 – Usher released his first studio album in four years, Here I Stand.
* Filter released their first studio album in six years, Anthems for the Damned.
* 18 – The 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley won the most awards with two each.
* 21 – David Cook won the seventh season of American Idol. David Archuleta was named runner-up. This is the last season where the judging panel consisted of only Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, as songwriter Kara DioGuardi joined the panel the following season.

### June

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* 3 – Journey released Revelation, their first studio album with new lead singer, Arnel Pineda.
* 10 – Emmylou Harris released her first studio album in five years, All I Intended to Be.[11]
* N.E.R.D. released their first studio album in four years, Seeing Sounds.
* 11 – The Offspring released their first studio album in nearly five years, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.
* 29 – "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain became the first song ever to sell four million digital copies in the United States.[12]

### July

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* 1 – G-Unit released their first studio album in five years, T·O·S (Terminate on Sight).
* 5 – Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 1,000th No. 1 song of the rock era.[13]
* 22 – Candlebox released their first studio album in ten years, Into the Sun.

### August

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* 10 – Issac Hayes died at the age of 65 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
* 12 – Michelle Williams released her first studio in four years, Unexpected.
* 26 – Jimmy Wayne released his first studio album in five years, Do You Believe Me Now.[14]
* Slipknot released their first studio album in four years, All Hope Is Gone.
* Solange released her first studio album in six years, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams.

### September

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* 2 – New Kids on the Block released their first studio album in fourteen years, The Block.
* 6 – T.I. broke the Billboard Hot 100 record for a song's biggest jump to number 1 with "Whatever You Like". It jumped from number 71–1.[15]
* 7 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place at Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles. Britney Spears won the most awards with 3.
* 12 – Metallica released their first studio album in five years, Death Magnetic. It is also their first album with bassist Robert Trujillo, who replaced longtime bassist Jason Newsted in 2003 following Newsted's departure from the band in 2001.
* 30 – The Archies released their first studio album in 37 years, The Archies Christmas Album.[16]

### October

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* 14 – Sixpence None the Richer released their first studio album in six years, The Dawn of Grace.
* 17 – Levi Stubbs, lead singer and founding member of the Four Tops, died at the age of 72.
* 18 – T.I. broke his own Billboard Hot 100 record for a song's biggest jump to number 1 with "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna. In went from number 80–1.[17]
* 23 – The BET Hip Hop Awards took place at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
* 25 – Britney Spears's "Womanizer" breaks the Billboard Hot 100 record for a song's biggest jump to number 1, going from 96–1. She held the record until February 7, 2009, when Kelly Clarkson reclaimed it with "My Life Would Suck Without You".[18]

### November

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* 4 – Q-Tip released his sophomore solo album, The Renaissance. It was also his first studio album in nine years.
* Deftones bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car crash that left him in a coma. The injuries he sustained in the crash eventually led to his death in April 2013.
* 12 – The CMA Awards took place at the Sommett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. George Strait, Brad Paisley and Sugarland took home the most awards with three each.
* 13 – The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
* 23 – The American Music Awards took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Chris Brown won the most awards with 3.
* Guns N' Roses released their first studio album in 15 years and their first album of original material in 17 years, Chinese Democracy. It was also their first album to not feature guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, or guitarist and co-founder Izzy Stradlin.
* 25 – Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland released his first solo album in 10 years, "Happy" in Galoshes.

### December

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* 5 – Brandy released her first studio album in four years, Human.
* 20 – Rock and blues singer-guitarist Bo Diddley died at the age of 80.
* 25 – Singer and actress Eartha Kitt died in her home in Connecticut at the age of 81 due to colon cancer.[19]

## Bands formed

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* Allstar Weekend
* The Belle Brigade
* Blue Giant
* Brass Knuckles
* The Bunny the Bear
* Chicano Batman
* Das Racist
* Dinner and a Suit
* The Drums
* Dum Dum Girls
* Empires
* Falling in Reverse
* Fitz and the Tantrums
* Fun.
* The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
* Gloriana
* Imagine Dragons
* Kate & Kacey
* Major Lazer
* Messengers
* Neon Indian
* One Day as a Lion
* Parachute
* Selena Gomez & the Scene
* Sleigh Bells
* Two Tongues
* The Unlikely Candidates
* Wavves

## Bands reformed

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* The Archies
* Armored Saint
* As Friends Rust
* Ben Folds Five
* Big Drill Car
* Biohazard
* Black 'n Blue
* Bleed the Dream
* Come
* The Dead
* Denali
* Disembodied
* Dishwalla
* Evildead
* Ex Girlfriend
* Face to Face
* Far

* The Fat Boys
* The Feelies
* The Fluid
* Icon
* The Get Up Kids
* Green River
* Hot Water Music
* Human Waste Project
* Jane's Addiction
* Krieg
* Letters to Cleo
* Liquid Tension Experiment
* Living Sacrifice
* Mest
* N.E.R.D.
* New Kids on the Block
* Oleander

* On Broken Wings
* Paw
* Pentagram
* Polvo
* Rival Schools
* Riverdales
* Saint Vitus
* Snot
* The Sonics
* Spacehog
* Spineshank
* Stetsasonic
* Stone Temple Pilots
* Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
* Tonic
* Truly
* Vision of Disorder
* Yob

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## Bands on hiatus

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* Adema
* The Dresden Dolls
* Phantom Planet
* The Starting Line

## Bands disbanded

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* Be Your Own Pet
* The Cheetah Girls
* Hootie & the Blowfish
* Men, Women & Children
* Monster in the Machine
* Yellowcard

## List of albums released

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### January

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | American Gothic (EP)  | The Smashing Pumpkins | Alternative rock
8  | Warning Device[20] | Teenage Bottlerocket | Punk rock
Good Thing Going | Rhonda Vincent |

* Country
* bluegrass

11  | Seasons of Tragedy | Benedictum | Heavy metal
15  | Winter (EP)  | Jon Foreman | Acoustic
Distortion[2] | The Magnetic Fields |

* Indie pop
* noise pop
* shoegaze

The North Pole Project | Number One Gun |

* Christian rock
* alternative rock
* emo

22  | Champion | The Audition | Pop-punk
Illustrious | Big Noyd |

* East Coast hip-hop
* gansta rap

Oblivion Beckons | Byzantine | Groove metal
Unfamiliar Faces | Matt Costa | Folk
Venus on Earth[21] | Dengue Fever |

* Cambodian rock
* psychedelic pop

Introducing Foxy Shazam | Foxy Shazam |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore
* experimental rock
* soul

Mission Control | The Whigs | Garage rock
Chuck Wicks | Chuck Wicks | Country
Horror | With Blood Comes Cleansing | Deathcore
Line in the Sans | ZOX |

* Alternative rock
* reggae rock
* ska

29  | Damaged[3] | Course of Nature |

* Alternative rock
* hard rock
* post-grunge

Diminishing Between Worlds | Decrepit Birth | Technical death metal
Another Sound Is Dying | Dub Trio |

* Dub
* punk rock

Keep Your Eyes Ahead | The Helio Sequence | Indie rock
Slick Dogs and Ponies | Louis XIV |

* Indie rock
* post-punk

The Bedlam in Goliath | The Mars Volta |

* Progressive rock
* jazz fusion
* funk rock

I Stand[5] | Idina Menzel | Pop
Moment of Forever | Willie Nelson | Country
We Brave Bee Stings and All | Thao & the Get Down Stay Down | Folk
Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend |

* Indie pop
* Afrobeat
* chamber pop
* worldbeat

Field Manual[4] | Chris Walla | Indie rock
Women as Lovers | Xiu Xiu |

* Art rock
* experimental
* post-punk

30  | Hello...x | Tristan Prettyman | Pop

### February

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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5  | Detours | Sheryl Crow |

* Rock
* pop rock
* folk rock

Rhythm & Romance | Kenny G |

* Latin jazz
* smooth jazz

It Is Time for a Love Revolution[6] | Lenny Kravitz | Rock
District Line | Bob Mould | Alternative rock
Lucky | Nada Surf |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock

18  | Shallow Believer (EP)  | The Used |

* Emo
* post-hardcore

19  | My Life's Been a Country Song | Chris Cagle | Country
Susquehanna | Cherry Poppin' Daddies |

* Rock
* swing
* ska

Shh, Just Go with It | Every Avenue |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk
* power pop

A Twist in My Story | Secondhand Serenade |

* Emo
* alternative rock
* acoustic rock
* emo pop

Day & Nightdriving | Seven Mary Three |

* Alternative rock
* rock

26  | Backwoods Barbie | Dolly Parton | Country
You're Awful, I Love You | Ludo |

* Pop rock
* pop-punk
* alternative rock

### March

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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2  | Ghosts I–IV | Nine Inch Nails | Dark ambient
3  | Warpaint | The Black Crowes |

* Southern rock
* blues rock
* hard rock

4  | Float | Flogging Molly |

* Celtic rock
* punk rock

Good Time | Alan Jackson | Country
What Doesn't Kill Us | What Made Milwaukee Famous | Indie rock
7  | Sixes & Sevens | Adam Green |

* Anti-folk
* blues rock

11  | Dreaming of Revenge | Kaki King |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

These Are the Good Times People | The Presidents of the United States of America | Alternative rock
Saving Abel | Saving Abel |

* Hard rock
* post-grunge

Ego Trippin' | Snoop Dogg |

* Hip hop
* R&B

17  | Maybe I'm Dreaming | Owl City |

* Synth-pop
* electronica

Brain Thrust Mastery | We Are Scientists |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock
* post-punk

18  | Get Awkward | Be Your Own Pet |

* Punk rock
* noise pop
* garage punk

Welcome to the Dollhouse | Danity Kane |

* Pop
* R&B

Mail on Sunday | Flo Rida |

* Hip-hop
* Southern hip hop

The Odd Couple | Gnarls Barkley |

* Pop rock
* psychedelic soul

Heart is Long (EP)  | Idiot Pilot | Electronic rock
A Band in Hope | The Matches |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock

Hits | New Found Glory | Pop-punk
Volume One | She & Him |

* Indie pop
* alternative country
* alternative rock

21  | Pretty. Odd. | Panic at the Disco |

* Psychedelic pop
* psychedelic rock
* baroque pop
* pop rock
* folk rock

24  | Reason to Believe | Pennywise |

* Punk rock
* alternative rock

25  | Funplex | The B-52s |

* Rock
* pop rock
* new wave

Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings | Counting Crows |

* Alternative rock
* folk rock

Gave Me the Clap | Crash Romeo |

* Pop-punk
* punk rock

Consolers of the Lonely | The Raconteurs |

* Alternative rock
* blues rock
* country rock
* power pop
* garage rock

31  | Accelerate | R.E.M. |

* Hard rock
* punk rock
* glam rock
* jangle pop

### April

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | The Bright Lights of America | Anti-Flag |

* Punk rock
* alternative rock

Attack & Release | The Black Keys |

* Alternative rock
* blues rock
* garage rock

Live in Phoenix | Fall Out Boy |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock

We Weren't Crazy | Josh Gracin | Country
Low vs Diamond | Low vs Diamond | Indie rock
Last Night | Moby | EDM
The Feel Good Record of the Year | No Use for a Name | Punk rock
Troubadour | George Strait | Country
7  | Mountain Battles | The Breeders |

* Art punk
* alternative rock

8  | Keep Telling Myself It's Alright | Ashes Divide |

* Alternative rock
* alternative metal
* hard rock

Help Wanted | Eric Avery |

* Alternative rock
* rock

Sun Giant (EP)  | Fleet Foxes | Indie rock
When Angels & Serpents Dance | P.O.D. |

* Alternative metal
* alternative rock

All I Feel | Ray J |

* R&B
* hip-hop

15  | E=MC² | Mariah Carey |

* R&B
* pop
* hip-hop

Lovin' Life | Gaither Vocal Band |

* CCM
* Southern gospel

Fail on Cue | Jimmie's Chicken Shack | Alternative rock
Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum | Country
Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) | Ours | Alternative rock
Raise the Dead | Phantom Planet |

* Alternative rock
* garage rock

22  | When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | Atmosphere |

* Hip hop
* alternative hip hop

For My Friends | Blind Melon |

* Alternative rock
* rock

Stop Drop and Roll!!! | Foxboro Hot Tubs |

* Garage rock
* rock and roll

Hello Destiny... | Goldfinger |

* Punk rock
* pop-punk

The Black Swan | Story of the Year |

* Alternative rock
* melodic hardcore
* emo
* post-hardcore

29  | Whisper War | The Cab |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock
* power pop

Underdog Alma Mater | Forever the Sickest Kids |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock
* alternative rock

VYP (Voice of the Young People) | Lil Mama |

* Hip-hop
* R&B
* dance

Hard Candy | Madonna | Dance-pop
Mudcrutch | Mudcrutch |

* Southern rock
* country rock

Nerf Herder IV | Nerf Herder |

* Alternative rock
* rock

Tip of the Iceberg (EP)  | New Found Glory |

* Pop-punk
* punk rock

Santogold | Santogold |

* Indie pop
* pop rock
* indie rock

Phil Stacey | Phil Stacey | Country

### May

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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5  | ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... | The Dandy Warhols |

* Neo-psychedelia
* indie rock

The Slip | Nine Inch Nails | Industrial rock
6  | On My Way Here | Clay Aiken | Pop
Gavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Pop rock
From First to Last | From First to Last |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore
* emo

Acoustic EP | Motion City Soundtrack | Acoustic
Spread the Rumors | Socratic |

* Pop-punk
* emo

8  | Nouns | No Age |

* Punk rock
* noise rock

12  | Narrow Stairs | Death Cab for Cutie |

* Indie rock
* indie pop
* alternative rock

We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things | Jason Mraz |

* Pop
* folk
* blue-eyed soul
* jazz

13  | Division | 10 Years |

* Alternative metal
* rock

Anthems for the Damned | Filter |

* Industrial rock
* hard rock
* alternative rock
* nu metal

Twelve Angry Months | Local H |

* Alternative rock
* rock

With Arrows, With Poise | The Myriad |

* Alternative rock
* indie pop

Honestly, I'm Doing Okay (EP)  | The Spill Canvas |

* Alternative rock
* emo

Here I Stand | Usher | R&B
17  | No, Virginia... | The Dresden Dolls |

* Dark cabaret
* art pop

19  | Coming to Terms | Carolina Liar |

* Pop rock
* alternative rock

20  | 3 Doors Down | 3 Doors Down |

* Alternative rock
* post-grunge
* hard rock

Julianne Hough | Julianne Hough | Country
Re-Arrange Us | Mates of State |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Departure | Jesse McCartney |

* Pop
* R&B
* dance-pop
* electropop

It's All Happening (EP)  | The Takeover UK | Alternative rock
21  | Wires...and the Concept of Breathing | A Skylit Drive |

* Post-hardcore
* emo
* hard rock

27  | Bring Ya to the Brink | Cyndi Lauper | Dance-pop

### June

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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3  | The Declaration | Ashanti | R&B
Indestructible | Disturbed |

* Heavy metal
* alternative metal
* hard rock

Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes |

* Indie folk
* indie rock

Perfectly Clear | Jewel | Country
Revelation | Journey |

* Hard rock
* arena rock

10  | All I Intended to Be[11] | Emmylou Harris |

* Country folk
* Americana

Tha Carter III | Lil Wayne |

* Hip-hop
* pop rap

Whats Your Medium | The Medic Droid |

* Synth-pop
* power pop

Back When I Knew It All | Montgomery Gentry | Country
Evil Urges | My Morning Jacket |

* Indie rock
* neo-psychedelia

Seeing Sounds | N.E.R.D. |

* Hip hop
* alternative hip hop

Weezer (Red Album) | Weezer |

* Alternative rock
* power pop
* geek rock

11  | Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace | The Offspring |

* Alternative rock
* punk rock
* pop-punk

17  | One of the Boys | Katy Perry |

* Pop
* soft rock
* power pop
* pop-punk

Last Stop: Crappy Town | Reggie and the Full Effect |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore

23  | Cage the Elephant | Cage the Elephant |

* Punk blues
* alternative rock

24  | Rotation | Cute Is What We Aim For | Pop-punk
Superhero Brother | G. Love & Special Sauce |

* Rock
* indie rock

GNV FLA | Less Than Jake |

* Punk rock
* ska punk

The Sound of Madness | Shinedown |

* Hard rock
* alternative rock
* post-grunge
* alternative metal

Last 2 Walk | Three 6 Mafia | Hip hop

### July

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | Agony & Irony | Alkaline Trio |

* Pop-punk
* alternative rock

T·O·S (Terminate on Sight) | G-Unit |

* Hip-hop
* gangsta rap

The Black Parade Is Dead! | My Chemical Romance |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* pop-punk

The Bird and the Bee Sides (EP)  | Relient K |

* Rock
* pop punk
* alternative rock

8  | Want | 3OH!3 |

* Electropop
* crunkcore
* alternative rock
* electronic rock
* dance-pop
* Electro-hop

Modern Guilt | Beck |

* Psychedelic rock
* avant-pop
* neo-psychedelia

¿Cómo Te Llama? | Albert Hammond, Jr. |

* Indie rock
* post-punk
* garage rock

Skip School, Start Fights | Hit the Lights |

* Pop-punk
* punk rock

I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II | Killer Mike | Hip-hop
Can't Stop Won't Stop | The Maine |

* Pop rock
* Pop punk

Two Men with the Blues | Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis | Jazz
9  | Stronger Now (EP)  | Just Surrender |

* Pop-punk
* emo

15  | The Greatest Story Ever Told | David Banner | Southern hip hop
Life, Death, Love and Freedom | John Mellencamp |

* Americana
* folk rock
* roots rock
* alternative country
* country rock
* blues rock
* heartland rock

Untitled | Nas |

* Hip-hop
* R&B
* political hip hop

Around the Bend | Randy Travis | Counry
Ace Young | Ace Young | Pop
18  | One Day as a Lion (EP)  | One Day as a Lion |

* Rap rock
* alternative hip hop

22  | Partie Traumatic | Black Kids |

* Indie rock
* indie pop

Into the Sun | Candlebox |

* Rock
* hard rock
* post-grunge

Finch (EP)  | Finch | Post-hardcore
Love on the Inside | Sugarland | Country
29  | Along Came a Spider | Alice Cooper |

* Hard rock
* heavy metal

Scars on Broadway | Scars on Broadway |

* Alternative metal
* hard rock

### August

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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5  | The Airborne Toxic Event | The Airborne Toxic Event |

* Alternative rock
* post-punk

C'mon! | Keith Anderson | Country
Avalon | Anthony Green |

* Indie rock
* pop rock

Fragile Future | Hawthorne Heights |

* Emo
* pop-punk

Urgency | Ism | Alternative rock
The Anti Mother | Norma Jean |

* Metalcore
* hard rock
* post-hardcore

There for Tomorrow (EP)  | There for Tomorrow |

* Post-hardcore
* pop-punk
* emo
* alternative rock

Only Through the Pain | Trapt |

* Alternative metal
* rock

12  | A Little Bit Longer | Jonas Brothers |

* Rock
* power-pop

Sugarbaby (EP)  | Morningwood |

* Indie pop
* dance-rock

Unexpected | Michelle Williams |

* R&B
* Dance-pop
* electronica

19  | Fast Times at Barrington High | The Academy Is... |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk

The Cheetah Girls: One World | The Cheetah Girls |

* Pop
* R&B
* hip-hop

Dance Gavin Dance | Dance Gavin Dance | Post-hardcore
The '59 Sound | The Gaslight Anthem |

* Rock
* punk rock

The Fame | Lady Gaga |

* Electropop
* synth-pop
* dance-pop

The Rhumb Line | Ra Ra Riot |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

The Illusion of Progress | Staind |

* Post-grunge
* alternative rock

No Deliverance | Toadies | Alternative rock
Look What You Made Me | Yung Berg | Hip-hop
26  | LAX | The Game |

* West coast hip hop
* gangsta rap
* hardcore hip hop

Holler Back | The Lost Trailers | Country
All Hope Is Gone | Slipknot |

* Groove metal
* alternative metal

Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams | Solange |

* R&B
* pop-soul
* psychedelic soul
* electronica

Do You Believe Me Now[14] | Jimmy Wayne | Country

### September

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

2  | Swan Songs | Hollywood Undead |

* Rock
* rap rock
* nu metal

The Block | New Kids on the Block |

* Pop
* dance-pop
* R&B
* blue-eyed soul
* pop rock

Lost in the Sound of Separation | Underoath |

* Metalcore
* post-hardcore
* screamo

5  | The Way Out Is Broken (EP)  | Armor for Sleep |

* Pop-punk
* emo
* alternative rock

9  | Still Unforgettable | Natalie Cole | Jazz
Do You Know | Jessica Simpson | Country pop
10  | Tigers Jaw | Tigers Jaw |

* Indie rock
* pop-punk

12  | Death Magnetic | Metallica |

* Thrash metal
* heavy metal

16  | It's Classy, Not Classic | Breathe Carolina |

* Synth-pop
* post-hardcore

Why Wait | Kristy Lee Cook | Country
We Global | DJ Khaled | Hip-hop
Jet Black & Jealous | Eli Young Band | Country
Cruel to Be Young | Jonezetta | Indie rock
Tell It to the Volcano | Miniature Tigers |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Year of the Gentleman | Ne-Yo |

* R&B
* pop

Brass Knuckles | Nelly | Hip-hop
Colby O | Colby O'Donis |

* R&B
* pop

Censored Colors | Portugal. The Man |

* Progressive rock
* indie rock

Learn to Live | Darius Rucker | Country
Un Mas Dos (EP)  | Straylight Run |

* Indie rock
* emo

Dear Science | TV on the Radio |

* Indie rock
* art rock
* alternative rock

17  | Way to Normal | Ben Folds |

* Indie pop
* alternative rock

19  | Only by the Night | Kings of Leon |

* Alternative rock
* Southern rock
* pop rock

Doll Domination | The Pussycat Dolls |

* Pop
* R&B

23  | Loyalty to Loyalty | Cold War Kids |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

Any Port in a Storm | The Dirty Heads |

* Alternative rock
* rap rock
* reggae rock

Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford | Everlast |

* Alternative rock
* blues rock

Tennessee Pusher | Old Crow Medicine Show |

* Folk
* country

Big Bad World | Plain White T's |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock
* alternative rock

Come Around | Sing It Loud |

* Pop-punk
* power pop

29  | & Then Boom | Iglu & Hartly |

* Pop rock
* power pop
* indie pop

30  | New Surrender | Anberlin |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk
* emo

The Archies Christmas Album[16] | The Archies |

* Christmas
* pop

Shudder | Bayside |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* punk rock
* pop-punk

Christmas Gaither Vocal Band Style | Gaither Vocal Band |

* Christmas
* CCM

The Christmas Collection | Amy Grant |

* Christmas
* CCM
* gospel

Joy to the World | Faith Hill |

* Christmas
* country
* big band

Jennifer Hudson | Jennifer Hudson | R&B
The Dream | In This Moment |

* Hard rock
* alternative metal

Innerpartysystem | Innerpartysystem |

* Dance punk
* electronic rock

The Glass Passenger | Jack's Mannequin |

* Pop rock
* power pop

Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |

* Country
* country pop

Paper Trail | T.I. | Hip-hop
Live and Lawless | Unwritten Law |

* Punk rock
* alternative rock

Wavves | Wavves |

* Lo-fi
* noise pop

### October

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

7  | Caroling, Caroling: Christmas with Natalie Cole | Natalie Cole | Christmas
Hold on Tight | Hey Monday |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock
* pop

Japanese Motors | Japanese Motors |

* Garage rock
* punk rock

Appeal to Reason | Rise Against |

* Melodic hardcore
* punk rock

Life Is Not a Waiting Room | Senses Fail |

* Emo
* pop-punk
* alternative rock

10  | Christmas Duets | Elvis Presley |

* Country
* CCM
* Christmas
* pop

12  | Sounds of the Season: The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection (EP)  | Julianne Hough |

* Christmas
* country

14  | Lucky Old Sun | Kenny Chesney | Country
Little Bit of Everything | Billy Currington | Country
Civil War | Dillinger Four |

* Punk rock
* melodic hardcore

The End of an Error | Houston Calls |

* Pop-punk
* alternative rock

It's Christmas | Mandisa |

* Gospel
* Christmas
* CCM
* R&B

The Dawn of Grace | Sixpence None the Richer |

* Alternative rock
* Christian rock
* indie pop
* Christmas

19  | Exposion | White Denim |

* Indie rock
* garage rock

21  | The Sound | Mary Mary |

* CCM
* gospel

Damn Right, Rebel Proud | Hank Williams III |

* Country
* psychobilly

Call Me Crazy | Lee Ann Womack | Country
28  | Heart On | Eagles of Death Metal |

* Alternative rock
* garage rock

Heart Burns (EP)  | Laura Jane Grace[a] | Punk rock
The Life of a Song | Joey + Rory |

* Country
* bluegrass

Funhouse | P!nk | Pop rock
Greatest Hits Volume 1 | Rascal Flatts | Country
Alpinisms | School of Seven Bells | Indie rock
Holiday Spirits | Straight No Chaser |

* Christmas
* A cappella

29  | The Sparrow and the Crow | William Fitzsimmons |

* Folk rock
* indie folk

### November

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

4  | Play: The Guitar Album | Brad Paisley | Country
The Renaissance | Q-Tip | Hip hop
Season of Poison | Shiny Toy Guns |

* Indie rock
* indie pop
* alternative rock

10  | David Archuleta | David Archuleta | Pop
11  | Fearless | Taylor Swift | Country pop
14  | The Oranges Band Are Invisible | The Oranges Band | Indie rock
18  | I Am... Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé |

* Pop
* R&B

David Cook | David Cook |

* Pop rock
* alternative rock
* post-grunge

Day & Age | The Killers |

* Alternative rock
* synth-pop
* dance-rock

Startin' Fires | Blake Shelton | Country
Red Star (EP)  | Third Eye Blind |

* Pop rock
* power pop

The Foundation | Zac Brown Band | Country
23  | Chinese Democracy | Guns N' Roses |

* Hard rock
* rock

24  | In the City | Kevin Rudolf |

* Pop rock
* rap rock
* hip-hop
* electronic rock

808s & Heartbreak | Kanye West |

* Electropop
* hip-hop
* synth pop
* art pop

25  | X | Trace Adkins | Country
Get It Together | The Supersuckers |

* Rock
* hard rock
* punk rock

"Happy" in Galoshes | Scott Weiland |

* Alternative rock
* rock

26  | Home for Christmas | Sheryl Crow |

* Christmas
* country
* jazz

28  | Phantom on the Horizon (EP)  | The Fall of Troy | Post-hardcore

### December

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

2  | Circus | Britney Spears |

* Pop
* dance

8  | The Pink Lavalamp | Charles Hamilton | Hip hop
9  | Universal Mind Control | Common | Hip hop
...And a Happy New Year (EP)  | The Maine |

* Christmas
* pop-punk
* acoustic rock

11  | Ghetto Love (EP)  | Spinnerette |

* Alternative rock
* rock

16  | When the World Comes Down | The All-American Rejects |

* Alternative rock
* pop punk
* power pop

Human | Brandy |

* Pop
* R&B

Folie à Deux | Fall Out Boy |

* Power pop
* pop rock
* pop-punk
* pop
* R&B
* alternative rock
* emo

Cinco Diablo | Saliva |

* Nu metal
* post-grunge
* alternative metal

Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogg House | Snoop Dogg |

* Christmas
* West coast hip hop
* G-funk
* gangsta rap

Secret Valentine (EP)  | We the Kings | Pop-punk
Christmas with Weezer (EP)  | Weezer |

* Christmas
* alternative rock
* power pop

23  | Take It to the Floor | Cash Cash |

* Synth-pop
* dance pop
* EDM

## Top songs on record

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See also: List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2008 and List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2008

### Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

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* "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (4 weeks)
* "Disturbia" – Rihanna (2 weeks)
* "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry (7 weeks)
* "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna (5 weeks)
* "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (5 weeks)
* "Love in This Club" – Usher featuring Young Jeezy (3 weeks)
* "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (10 weeks)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" – Beyoncé (2 weeks)
* "So What" – Pink (1 week)
* "Take a Bow" – Rihanna (1 week)
* "Touch My Body" – Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
* "Viva La Vida" – Coldplay (1 week)
* "Whatever You Like" – T.I. (5 weeks)
* "Womanizer" – Britney Spears (1 week)

### Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits

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All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.

* "4 Minutes" – Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland (#4)
* "7 Things" – Miley Cyrus (#7)
* "American Boy" – Estell featuring Kanye West (#9)
* "A Mili" – Lil Wayne (#6)
* "Better in Time" – Leona Lewis (#11)
* "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (#1)
* "The Boss" – Rick Ross featuring T-Pain (#17)
* "Burnin' Up" – Jonas Brothers (#5
* "Bust It Baby Pt.2" – Plies featuring Ne-Yo (#7)
* "Bye Bye" – Mariah Carey (#19)
* "T-Pain" – T-Pain featuring Lil Wayne (#7)
* "Change" – Taylor Swift (#10)
* "Circus" – Britney Spears (#3)
* "Closer" – Ne-Yo (#7)
* "Crush" – David Archuleta (#2)
* "Damaged" – Danity Kane #10)
* "Disturbia" – Rihanna (#1)
* "Don't Stop the Music" – Rihanna (#3)
* "Dream Big" – David Cook (#15)
* "Elevator" – Flo Rida (#16)
* "Fearless" – Taylor Swift (#9)
* "Feedback" – Janet Jackson (#19)
* "Forever" – Chris Brown (#2)
* "Get Like Me" – David Banner featuring Chris Brown (#16)
* "Got Money" – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain (#10)
* "Gotta Be Somebody" – Nickelback (#10)
* "Heartless" – Kanye West (#4)
* "Hot n Cold" – Katy Perry (#3)
* "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry (#1)
* "If Today Was Your Last Day" – Nickelback (#19)
* "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz (#6)
* "Independent" – Webbie featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat (#9)
* "In the Ayer" – Flo Rida (#9)
* "It's Not My Time" – 3 Doors Down (#17)
* "Just Stand Up!" – Various artists (#11)
* "Last Name" – Carrie Underwood (#19)
* "Leavin'" – Jesse McCartney (#10)
* "Let It Rock" – Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne (#5)
* "Light On" – David Cook (#17)
* "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (#12
* "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna (#1)
* "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" – Three 6 Mafia featuring Project Pat, Yung D and SuperPower (#18)
* "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (#1)
* "Love in This Club" – Usher featuring Young Jeezy (#1)
* "Love Like This" – Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston (#5)
* "Love Lockdown" – Kanye West (#3)
* "Love Song" – Sara Bareilles (#4)
* "Love Story" – Taylor Swift (#5)
* "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (#1)
* "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo (#7)
* "Mrs. Officer" – Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino and Kidd Kidd (#16)
* "No Air" – Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown (#3)
* "One Step at a Time" – Jordin Sparks (#17)
* "Our Song" – Taylor Swift (#16)
* "Paper Planes" – M.I.A. (#4)
* "Put On" – Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West (#12)
* "Right Now (Na Na Na)" – Akon (#7)
* "Realize" – Colbie Caillat (#20)
* "Right Now (Na Na Na)" – Akon (#7)
* "Say" – John Mayer (#12)
* "See You Again" – Miley Cyrus (#10)
* "Sensual Seduction" – Snoop Dogg (#7)
* "Sexy Can I" – Ray J featuring Yung Berg (#3)
* "Shadow of the Day" – Linkin Park (#15)
* "Shake It" – Metro Station (#10)
* "Shawty Get Loose" – Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain (#10)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" – Beyoncé (#1)
* "So What" – Pink (#1)
* "Sorry" – Buckcherry #9)
* "Stop and Stare" – OneRepublic (#12)
* "Superstar" – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos (#10)
* "Suffocate" – J. Holiday (#18)
* "Swagga Like Us" – T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne (#5)
* "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" – Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia (#12)
* "Take a Bow" – Rihanna (#1)
* "Teardrops on My Guitar" – Taylor Swift (#13)
* "The Time of My Life" – David Cook (#3)
* "Touch My Body" – Mariah Carey (#1)
* "Viva La Vida" – Coldplay (#1)
* "What About Now" – Daughtry (#18)
* "What You Got" – Colby O'Donis featuring Akon (#14)
* "Whatever You Like" – T.I. (#1)
* "When I Grow Up" – The Pussycat Dolls (#9)
* "White Horse" – Taylor Swift (#13)
* "With You" Chris Brown (#2)
* "Womanizer" – Britney Spears (#1)
* "When I Grow Up" – The Pussycat Dolls (#9)

## Deaths

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* January 5 – Irene Reid, 77, jazz singer
* January 8 – Clyde Otis, 83, songwriter, producer, A&R
* January 11 – Pete Candoli, 84, jazz trumpeter
* January 18 – Frank Lewin, 82, composer
* January 19 – Ken Nelson, 96, record producer
* John Stewart, 68, folk and pop singer, songwriter, guitarist, banjo player
* January 29 – Margaret Truman, 83, classical soprano singer, actress, writer
* February 4 – Chris Anderson, 81, jazz pianist
* February 9 – Scot Halpin, 54, rock drummer
* February 13 – Roger Voisin, 89, classical trumpeter
* February 19 – Teo Macero, 82, jazz saxophonist, composer, record producer
* February 20 – Allen Strange, 84, composer
* February 24 – Phil Bodner, 90, jazz clarinetist, studio musician
* Larry Norman, 60, Rock and Christian rock musician, songwriter, producer
* February 25 – Static Major, 33, R&B and hip hop singer, rapper, producer, songwriter
* February 26 – Buddy Miles, 60, composer, drummer, guitarist, singer, producer (The Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express, Band of Gypsies)
* March 4 – Leonard Rosenman, 83, film and television composer
* March 10 – Charles Wayne Day, 65, guitarist, bassist, blues performer
* March 21 – Patti Bown, 77, jazz pianist, singer, composer
* March 24 – Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, 52, gospel, jazz, neo-soul guitarist
* April 15 – Sean Costello, 28, blues singer, guitarist
* April 17 – Danny Federici, 58, rock organist, accordionist, glockenspieler (E Street Band)
* April 21 – Al Wilson, soul singer
* April 22 – Pail Davis, 60, singer, songwriter
* April 26 – Henry Brant (94), composer
* May 1 – Jimmy Hagger, 66, country singer, actor (Hager Twins)
* May 5 – Jerry Wallace, 79, country and pop singer
* May 8 – Eddy Arnold, 89, country and pop singer
* Larry Levine, 80, audio engineer
* May 11 – Dottie Rambo, 74, southern gospel singer-songwriter
* May 15 – Alexander Courage, 88, composer, arranger
* Walt Dickerson, 80, jazz vibraphonist
* May 24 – Utah Phillips, 73, folk singer, songwriter
* May 26 – Earle Hagen, 88, composer
* May 28 – Jerry Cole, 68, guitarist, arranger
* June 4 – Bill Finegan, 80, jazz bandleader, pianist, composer
* June 7 – Bill Coday, 66, singer, musician
* June 12 – Danny Davis, 83, country music band leader, trumpeter, vocalist, producer (Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass)
* June 17 – Cyd Charisse, 86, singer, actress
* June 27 – Leonard Pennario, 83, pianist, composer
* July 6 – Bobby Durham, 71, jazz drummer
* July 14 – Katie Reider, 30, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist
* July 16 – Jo Stafford, 90, pop singer
* July 20 – Artie Traum, 65, folk guitarist, songwriter, producer
* July 22 – Joe Beck, 62, jazz and session guitarist
* July 24 – Norman Dello Joio, 95, composer, classical organist and pianist
* July 25 – Hiram Bullock, 52, jazz and funk guitarist
* Johnny Griffin, 80, jazz saxophonist
* August 3 — Erik Darling, 74, folk singer-songwriter (The Weavers)
* August 5 – Robert Hazard, 59, singer, songwriter
* August 10 – Issac Hayes, 65, soul singer, songwriter, actor
* August 11 – Don Helms, 81, steel guitarist (Drifting Cowboys)
* August 12 – Donald Erb, 81, composer
* August 15 – Jerry Wexler, 91, producer
* August 18 – Pervis Jackson, 70, R&B singer (The Spinners)
* August 19 – Clea Bradford, 67, jazz singer
* LeRoi Moore, 46, saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band)
* August 21 – Jerry Finn, 39, punk-rock producer, audio engineer
* Buddy Harman, 79, country music drummer, percussionist
* August 23 – Jimmy Cleveland, 82, jazz trombonist
* September 1 – Jerry Reed, 71, country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor
* September 3 – Matthew Peaceman, 56, oboist, composer, conductor
* September 7 – Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, 69, pianist, bandleader, songwriter, producer,
* September 12 – Charlie Walker, 81, country singer
* September 16 – Earl Palmer, 83, drummer
* Norman Whitfield, 68, songwriter, producer
* September 20 – Nappy Brown, 78, R&B singer, songwriter
* September 22 – Connie Haines, 87, singer, actress
* October 1 – Nick Reynolds, 75, folk musician
* October 8 – Gidget Gein, 39, heavy metal bassist and guitarist (Marilyn Manson)
* October 11 – Neal Hefti, 85, jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger
* October 12 – Cliff Nobles, 67, soul singer
* October 15 – Edie Adams, 81, singer, actress
* October 17 – Levi Stubbs, 72, R&B singer, actor (Four Tops)
* October 18 – Dee Dee Warwick, 66, soul singer
* October 24 – Moshe Cotel, 64, composer, pianist
* Merle Saunders, 74, organist and pianist
* October 28 – George Sopkin, 94, cellist
* October 29 – Mike Baker, 45, heavy metal singer and bassist (Shadow Gallery)
* November 1 – Jimmy Carl Black, 70, singer, drummer (The Mothers of Invention)
* Nathaniel Mayer, 64, R&B singer
* Shakir Stewart, 34, record producer, executive
* November 16 – Rusty Gill, 89, singer
* November 26 – De'Angelo Wilson, 29, rapper, actor
* December 2 – Odetta, 77, folk and blues singer, guitarist, actress
* December 7 – Dennis Yost, 65, singer (Classics IV)
* December 19 – Page Cavanaugh, 86, jazz and pop pianist
* Kenny Cox, 68, jazz pianist
* December 20 – Dorothy Sarnoff, 94, operatic soprano, actress
* Bo Diddley, 80, rock and blues singer, guitarist
* December 25 –Eartha Kitt, 81, singer, actress
* December 27 – Delaney Bramlett, 69, singer, guitarist
* December 29 - Freddie Hubbard, 70, jazz trumpeter

## See also

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* 2000s in music
* 2008 in American television

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