2008年最受歡迎的英國歌星是Duffy和Alexandra Burke，這一排名是根據(jù)英國官方的唱片銷量統(tǒng)計產(chǎn)生的。
Alexandra Burke的最新專輯Hallelujah在08年的最后兩周銷量飚升，成為2008年風(fēng)頭最勁的單曲。Duffy的首張專輯Rockferry則力克Take That重新回到排行榜首位，銷售突破1600萬張。
其他歌手組合如Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis和Coldplay等在2008年的銷量也突破百萬，成為英國本土歌手中的領(lǐng)軍人物。
下面是前十名的英國唱片銷量排行榜，其中也包括其他國家的歌手。
1) Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke
2) Hero - X Factor finalists
3) Mercy - Duffy
4) I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
5) Rockstar - Nickelback
6) American Boy - Estelle/ Kanye West
7) Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
8) Now You're Gone - Basshunter
9) 4 Minutes - Madonna/ Justin Timberlake
10) Black & Gold - Sam Sparro
DUFFY AND BURKE TOP 2008 CHARTS
Duffy and Alexandra Burke were the UK's top-selling musicians of the year, according to official sales figures.
X Factor winner Burke sold 888,000 copies of her version of Hallelujah in the last two weeks of the year to take the year's biggest-selling single.
Duffy's debut album Rockferry held off a late challenge from Take That to come top of the year-end chart, with 1.685 million copies sold.
Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis and Coldplay all sold over a million albums in 2008.
1) Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke
2) Hero - X Factor finalists
3) Mercy - Duffy
4) I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
5) Rockstar - Nickelback
6) American Boy - Estelle/ Kanye West
7) Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
8) Now You're Gone - Basshunter
9) 4 Minutes - Madonna/ Justin Timberlake
10) Black & Gold - Sam Sparro
（資料來源：英國使館文化教育處）
