Top songs of 2018

What was the number one song of 2018?

The number one song of 2018 was “God's Plan” by Drake, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2018. It spent 11 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated February 3, 2018.

“God's Plan” by Drake was number one for the most weeks of 2018: 11 of the year's 53 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated February 3, 2018.

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Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2018, year-end Hot 100 of 2018).

How many songs reached number one in 2018?

11 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2018. Counting “Perfect”, which was already at number one when the year began, 12 songs held the top spot across the year's 53 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2018, “God's Plan” by Drake stayed there longest: 11 weeks in total, from the chart dated February 3, 2018.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2018. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2018?

Drake was the only act with more than one number one in 2018, counting lead and featured credits: “God's Plan”, “Nice for What” and “In My Feelings”.

What were the biggest songs of 2018?

The five biggest songs of 2018 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “God's Plan” by Drake, “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line, “Havana” by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug and “Rockstar” by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Fefe” 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz
32. “Tequila” Dan + Shay
33. “Feel It Still” Portugal. The Man
34. “MotorSport” Migos, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B
35. “I Like Me Better” Lauv
36. “Youngblood” 5 Seconds of Summer
37. “Whatever It Takes” Imagine Dragons
38. “Ric Flair Drip” Offset and Metro Boomin
39. “I Fall Apart” Post Malone
40. “Pray for Me” The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar
41. “Back to You” Selena Gomez
42. “Sicko Mode” Travis Scott
43. “Walk It Talk It” Migos featuring Drake
44. “Gucci Gang” Lil Pump
45. “Him & I” G-Eazy and Halsey
46. “In My Blood” Shawn Mendes
47. “All the Stars” Kendrick Lamar and SZA
48. “Stir Fry” Migos
49. “Too Good at Goodbyes” Sam Smith
50. “Love” Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari
51. “This Is America” Childish Gambino
52. “Nonstop” Drake
53. “Heaven” Kane Brown
54. “Bodak Yellow” Cardi B
55. “Freaky Friday” Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown
56. “Gummo” 6ix9ine
57. “Plug Walk” Rich the Kid
58. “Wait” Maroon 5
59. “Be Careful” Cardi B
60. “Wolves” Selena Gomez and Marshmello
61. “Bartier Cardi” Cardi B featuring 21 Savage
62. “God Is a Woman” Ariana Grande
63. “Big Bank” YG featuring 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj and Big Sean
64. “Sorry Not Sorry” Demi Lovato
65. “How Long” Charlie Puth
66. “Lights Down Low” Max featuring Gnash
67. “Young Dumb & Broke” Khalid
68. “One Kiss” Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa
69. “Natural” Imagine Dragons
70. “You Make It Easy” Jason Aldean
71. “Shape of You” Ed Sheeran
72. “I Get the Bag” Gucci Mane featuring Migos
73. “No Brainer” DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo
74. “Plain Jane” ASAP Ferg featuring Nicki Minaj
75. “Sky Walker” Miguel featuring Travis Scott
76. “Marry Me” Thomas Rhett
77. “Eastside” Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid
78. “Call Out My Name” The Weeknd
79. “King's Dead” Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
80. “Happier” Marshmello and Bastille
81. “Te Boté” Nio García, Darell and Casper Mágico featuring Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam and Ozuna
82. “Simple” Florida Georgia Line
83. “Lemon” N.E.R.D and Rihanna
84. “1-800-273-8255” Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid
85. “Say Something” Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
86. “I'm Upset” Drake
87. “Get Along” Kenny Chesney
88. “Moonlight” XXXTentacion
89. “What Lovers Do” Maroon 5 featuring SZA
90. “X” Nicky Jam and J Balvin
91. “Outside Today” YoungBoy Never Broke Again
92. “Trip” Ella Mai
93. “Dura” Daddy Yankee
94. “Changes” XXXTentacion
95. “Mercy” Brett Young
96. “One Number Away” Luke Combs
97. “Powerglide” Rae Sremmurd featuring Juicy J
98. “IDGAF” Dua Lipa
99. “Mi Gente” J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé
100. “Believer” Imagine Dragons

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2018, year-end Hot 100 of 2018).

What songs should go on a 2018 mix CD?

A 2018 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 22 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line and closing with “Look Alive” by BlocBoy JB featuring Drake, for 75:53 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2018, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 76:37, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2018 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2018 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2010s?

Popular music in the 2010s moved from electronic dance-pop to hip-hop and streaming-era pop as listening shifted to streaming services. By 2013 the Hot 100 counted streaming alongside sales and airplay.

From 2010 to 2019, 116 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 14 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 116, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey spent the most weeks at number one: 21 in total. Rihanna had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 9. The typical number one of these years ran 3:41 (the median of the 90 with a known length).