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）