08年最受欢迎的英国歌星-英语点津

2008年最受欢迎的英国歌星是Duffy和Alexandra Burke，这一排名是根据英国官方的唱片销量统计产生的。

Alexandra Burke的最新专辑Hallelujah在08年的最后两周销量飚升，成为2008年风头最劲的单曲。Duffy的首张专辑Rockferry则力克Take That重新回到排行榜首位，销售突破1600万张。

其他歌手组合如Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis和Coldplay等在2008年的销量也突破百万，成为英国本土歌手中的领军人物。

下面是前十名的英国唱片销量排行榜，其中也包括其他国家的歌手。

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.