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    iTunes Reveals Year-End Charts

    Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:25:29

    Including singles and albums


    iTunes Reveals Year-End Charts

    Coldplay's Viva la Vida has landed on top of iTunes' best-selling albums list, with Jack Johnson (Sleep Through the Static), the Juno soundtrack, Lil Wayne (Tha Carter III) and Sara Bareilles (Little Voice) rounding out the Top 5. As for the store's best-selling songs, they include Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" and Flo Rida's "Low."

    The full breakdown:

    iTunes Best Selling Albums of 2008
    1. Coldplay, Viva la Vida
    2. Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static
    3. Various Artists, Juno (Music from the Motion Picture)
    4. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
    5. Sara Bareilles, Little Voice
    6. Various Artists, Once (Music from the Motion Picture)
    7. Jason Mraz, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
    8. OneRepublic, Dreaming Out Loud
    9. Various Artists, Across the Universe (Music from the Motion Picture)
    10. Leona Lewis, Spirit

    iTunes Best Selling Songs of 2008
    1. “Bleeding Love,” Leona Lewis
    2. “Viva la Vida,” Coldplay
    3. “Low (feat. T-Pain),” Flo Rida
    4. “I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry
    5. “Disturbia,” Rihanna
    6. “Lollipop,” Lil Wayne & Static Major
    7. “No Air,” Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
    8. “Pocketful of Sunshine,” Natasha Bedingfield
    9. “Love Song,” Sara Bareilles
    10. “Don’t Stop the Music,” Rihanna

    —The ARTISTdirect Staff
    12.05.08