Other #1 songs on August 31, 2008
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Viva la Vida

Coldplay

#1 dance track

Closer

Ne-Yo

#1 R&B song

Need U Bad

Jazmine Sullivan

#1 song in the UK

I Kissed a Girl

Katy Perry

#1 song

Whatever You Like

T.I.

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 31, 2008

Tropic Thunder

Directed by Ben Stiller

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 2000s

Sauce Gardner

Football Player

Born August 31, 2000

Amanda Anisimova

Tennis Player

Born August 31, 2001