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

Viva la Vida by Coldplay

#1 alternative hit

Viva la Vida

Coldplay

You Look Good in My Shirt by Keith Urban

#1 country song

You Look Good in My Shirt

Keith Urban

Closer by Ne-Yo

#1 dance track

Closer

Ne-Yo

Need U Bad by Jazmine Sullivan

#1 R&B song

Need U Bad

Jazmine Sullivan

I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry

#1 song in the UK

I Kissed a Girl

Katy Perry

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

Tropic Thunder

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