This is a list of The Official UK Charts Company DVDs of 2008. [1] The biggest selling DVD of the year was Mamma Mia!
Issue Date | DVD |
6 January | Rush Hour 3 |
13 January | 300 |
20 January | Death Proof |
27 January | Blue Harvest (Family Guy episode) |
3 February | The Kingdom |
10 February | Atonement |
17 February | Ratatouille |
24 February | Ratatouille |
2 March | Stardust |
9 March | 101 Dalmatians - Animated |
16 March | American Gangster |
23 March | Beowulf |
30 March | Beowulf |
6 April | Hitman |
13 April | Enchanted |
20 April | Alvin and the Chipmunks |
27 April | I Am Legend |
4 May | The Golden Compass |
11 May | The Golden Compass |
18 May | Alien vs Predator - Requiem |
25 May | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
1 June | The Bee Movie |
8 June | National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets |
15 June | Cloverfield |
22 June | Jumper |
29 June | Rambo |
6 July | The Bank Job |
13 July | There Will Be Blood |
20 July | Step Up 2: The Streets |
27 July | 10000 BC |
3 August | 27 Dresses |
10 August | Vantage Point |
17 August | In Bruges |
24 August | Never Back Down |
31 August | Nim's Island |
7 September | Doomsday |
14 September | What Happens in Vegas |
21 September | Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
28 September | Sex and the City - The Movie |
5 October | Sex and the City - The Movie |
12 October | Sex and the City - The Movie |
19 October | The Incredible Hulk |
26 October | Wanted |
2 November | Iron Man |
9 November | Iron Man |
16 November | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
23 November | Kung Fu Panda |
30 November | Mamma Mia! |
7 December | Mamma Mia! |
14 December | The Dark Knight |
21 December | Mamma Mia! |
28 December | Mamma Mia! |
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Best of Bowie is a greatest hits album by English recording artist David Bowie. Released in October 2002, four months after the critical and commercial success of the Heathen album, the songs range from his second album, David Bowie (1969) to Heathen (2002). A DVD, also titled Best of Bowie, was also released.
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Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel is a greatest hits album by Billy Joel, originally released on 15 November 2004. The album was re-released on 10 July 2006 with a DVD included. The CD contains 18 of his biggest hits, and the DVD contains 10 videos. The digital reissue of the compilation contains Joel's popular album track "Vienna" as the last track.
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The Singles Collection is the second greatest hits album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 10, 2009, through Jive Records to commemorate her ten-year anniversary since entering the music industry. The compilation was released in many different formats, including a one-disc edition, a CD+DVD edition and a box set, which contained twenty-nine singles, each packaged in its own slip case with original cover art. The CD+DVD edition, as well as the box set, contains a DVD with Spears's music videos. The album includes a new song, "3", produced by Max Martin and Shellback.
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The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live is the ninth album by English pop band Take That. It is the first of their three live albums, and has to date been released only in the UK. It was accompanied by a similar DVD release.
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