MUSIC ACROSS THE OLYMPIADS. Today: 2008. Continues tomorrow.

As the world’s elite athletes compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Caffè Lattè will focus on the best music that emerged during each Olympiad. Each period considers songs from the years prior to the new Games.

MUSIC ACROSS THE OLYMPIADS

 

In 2008, The Olympics returned to Asia for a third time, following the Games held in Tokyo and Seoul. Beijing, China was the host city.

Among the hottest chart acts in this Olympiad were: Amy Winehouse, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z  and Beyoncé.

2008

🥇 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay

🥈 YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD Amy Winehouse

🥉 UMBRELLA Rihanna ftg. Jay-Z  

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🥇 BEYONCÉ

🥈 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

🥉 ALICIA KEYS

 

🏅ALBUMS

 

🥇 Back To Black AMY WINEHOUSE

🥈 FutureSex/ LoveSounds JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

🥉 I Am… Sasha Fierce BEYONCÉ

 

🏊🏾🏋️ LEADERBOARD 🚵‍♀️🏃‍♀️

COUNTRY:	G	S	B
U.S.A.	54	43	47
UNITED KINGDOM	11	11	9
ITALY	3	1
SWEDEN	1	1	3
IRELAND	1	1	1
AUSTRALIA	1	1
FRANCE		2
BARBADOS			1