List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2008 (U.S.)

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These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Airplay number one hits of 2008. (Note: Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance).

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Dagger-14-plain.pngNumber-one dance airplay song of the year
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Remixer(s)Source
January 5"Amazing" Seal Kaskade; Jacques Lu Cont [1]
January 12"In My Arms" Plumb Bimbo Jones
January 19
January 26"Calabria 2007" Enur featuring Natasja Original
February 2"What Hurts the Most" Cascada Original; Spencer & Hill
February 9"Let Me Think About It" Ida Corr Fedde le Grand
February 16"Anthem" Filo & Peri featuring Eric Lumiere Original
February 23"Let Me Think About It"Ida Corr vs Fedde LeGrande
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29"Stars" Erika Jayne Moto Blanco
April 5"I Can't Help Myself" Bellatrax featuring Sophia May Sunfreakz
April 12
April 19
April 26"Now You're Gone" Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheads Fonzerelli
May 3
May 10"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis Jason Nevins; Kings of Soul; Moto Blanco; Shapeshifters
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7"4 Minutes" Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake Bob Sinclar; Junkie XL; Peter Rauhofer
June 14"Pocketful of Sunshine" Natasha Bedingfield Johnny Vicious; StoneBridge
June 21
June 28"Bleeding Love"Leona Lewis
July 5"Pocketful of Sunshine"Natasha Bedingfield
July 12"Give It 2 Me"MadonnaFedde le Grand; Paul Oakenfold; Jody den Broeder; Tong & Spoon; Eddie Amador; Bongo Joe
July 19"We Break the Dawn" Michelle Williams featuring Flo Rida Mr. Mig; Maurice Joshua
July 26"I Kissed a Girl" Katy Perry Jason Nevins; Dr. Luke; DJ Cobra & Jess Jackson
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30"Closer" Ne-Yo Stonebridge, Norty Cotto
September 6"Move for Me" Kaskade and Deadmau5 Santiago & Bushido, Rasmus Faber, Mind Electric
September 13"Disturbia" Rihanna Jody Den Broeder, Craig C, Nique
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25"You Make Me Feel" Annagrace Bernd Augustinski, Francesco Diaz & Thomas Gold, VooDoo & Serano, John Luniz
November 1"Move for Me"Kaskade and Deadmau5
November 8"Every Word"Ercola and DaniellaWendel Kos
November 15
November 22"Feel Your Love" Kim Sozzi
December 6"So What" Pink Bimbo Jones
December 13"Behind" Flanders Bimbo Jones, Callea
December 20
December 27"Miles Away"MadonnaThin White Duke, Morgan Page, Johnny Vicious, Rebirth, Aaron LaCrate & Samir B-More

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