List of UK top-ten singles in 2018
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but were in the top 10 in 2018. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).Ninety-eight singles were in the top ten this year. Twelve singles from 2017 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "
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Background
Multiple entries
Ninety-eight singles charted in the top 10 in 2018, with ninety-three singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Fairytale of New York", "Last Christmas", "Merry Christmas Everyone" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).
Twenty-four artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2018, with Drake securing the record for most hit singles this year with six.
Introduction of video streaming
In June 2018, the Official Charts Company announced that official video streams from YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal among other providers would become eligible for the chart from the following month alongside audio streams.[6] “Shotgun” by George Ezra was the first single to reach number-one under the new rules, topping the chart on 5 July 2018 (week ending). His combined sales included around 3 million views of the music video.
“Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 and Cardi B was another single to benefit from the Official Charts Company's inclusion of video streams, rising from 13 to number 10 as the most streamed video of that week.
Drake also claimed his third chart-topper of the year thanks in part to the chart alterations, after "In My Feelings" became the subject of a viral craze, with the public and celebrities recreating dance moves from the music video.
FIFA World Cup effect
“Three Lions” made chart history as the first song to reach number-one on four occasions with the same line-up.[7] The football anthem by Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds renewed popularity was fuelled by a young England football team's unexpected success in reaching the FIFA World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990. The song's refrain “It's Coming Home” was a soundtrack to the tournament and led to demand for the track.
The single led the iTunes sales chart and Spotify Top 50 chart in the days leading up to the game, but was only announced as number-one on 13 July 2018, two days after the team were eliminated against Croatia.
As a result, the popularity of the song rapidly faded and it set another new record as the fastest falling number-one single in history, dropping ninety-six places to number 97 the following week. This was the steepest chart decline from number-one since "A Bridge over You" by The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir went from Christmas number-one down to number 29 at the end of 2015.
Chart debuts
Forty artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2018, either as a lead or featured artist. XXXTentacion and Travis Scott both reached the top 10 on a second occasion. Cardi B had two other entries in her breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
- Notes
Ina Wroldsen had previously had a top 10 entry as an uncredited artist when Calvin Harris and Disciples remixed a song she had written and sang on, "How Deep Is Your Love". The song went on to peak at number 2 in 2015. Macklemore joined forces with Rudimental, Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen for the number-one single "These Days". All his previous top 10 singles were alongside Ryan Lewis in the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
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Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "
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Top-ten singles
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‡ | Single peaked in 2017 but still in chart in 2018. |
♦ | Single released in 2017 or 2018 but peaked in 2019. |
(#) | Year-end top-ten single position and rank |
Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. |
Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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Singles in 2017 | ||||||
21 September 2017 | 15 | "Havana" ‡ [A] | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | 1 | 9 November 2017 | 5 |
2 November 2017 | 14 | "Perfect" ‡ (#6) | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 14 December 2017 | 6 |
16 November 2017 | 11 | "Anywhere" ‡ | Rita Ora | 2 | 23 November 2017 | 3 |
23 November 2017 | 9 | "Man's Not Hot" | Big Shaq
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3 | 11 January 2018 | 1 |
30 November 2017 | 3 | "Wolves" ‡ [B] | Selena Gomez & Marshmello | 9 | 30 November 2017 | 3 |
7 December 2017 | 7 | "I Miss You" [C] | Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels | 4 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
3 | "17" [D] | MK | 7 | 11 January 2018 | 1 | |
14 December 2017 | 8 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ [E] | Mariah Carey | 2 | 21 December 2017 | 2 |
7 | "Last Christmas" [F] | Wham! | 2 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
6 | "Fairytale of New York" ♦ [G] | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 4 | 3 January 2019 | 1 | |
28 December 2017 | 9 | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | 1 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
4 | "Let You Down" [H] | NF | 6 | 18 January 2018 | 1 | |
Singles in 2018 | ||||||
4 January 2018 | 1 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" [I][J] | Band Aid | 7 | 4 January 2018 | 1 |
1 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [K] | Brenda Lee | 9 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
1 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" [L] | Shakin' Stevens | 10 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
11 January 2018 | 8 | " Barking "
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Ramz | 2 | 25 January 2018 | 3 |
18 January 2018 | 6 | "Finesse" | Bruno Mars & Cardi B | 5 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
4 | "I Know You" | Craig David featuring Bastille | 5 | 8 February 2018 | 1 | |
25 January 2018 | 3 | "Never Be the Same" [M] | Camila Cabello | 7 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
4 | "Tip Toe" | Jason Derulo featuring French Montana | 5 | 1 February 2018 | 1 | |
1 February 2018 | 10 | "God's Plan" (#2) | Drake
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1 | 1 February 2018 | 9 |
9 | "IDGAF" | Dua Lipa | 3 | 1 March 2018 | 3 | |
13 | "This Is Me" (#4) | Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble | 3 | 22 February 2018 | 2 | |
3 | "Breathe" [N] | Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen | 7 | 8 February 2018 | 1 | |
8 February 2018 | 1 | "Strangers" | Sigrid | 10 | 8 February 2018 | 1 |
15 February 2018 | 11 | "These Days" (#5) | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen | 1 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
11 | "Feel It Still" (#10) | Portugal. The Man | 3 | 22 March 2018 | 3 | |
22 February 2018 | 4 | "For You" | Liam Payne & Rita Ora | 8 | 22 February 2018 | 2 |
1 March 2018 | 5 | "All the Stars" | SZA
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5 | 1 March 2018 | 1 |
9 | "Friends" | Marshmello & Anne-Marie
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4 | 22 March 2018 | 3 | |
8 March 2018 | 11 | "Psycho" | Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign | 4 | 8 March 2018 | 1 |
3 | "Say Something" | Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton | 9 | 15 March 2018 | 2 | |
22 March 2018 | 5 | "The Middle" [O] | Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey | 7 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
29 March 2018 | 11 | "Paradise" (#8) | George Ezra | 2 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
5 April 2018 | 8 | "Freaky Friday" | Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown | 1 | 12 April 2018 | 1 |
7 | "Lullaby" | Sigala & Paloma Faith | 6 | 26 April 2018 | 1 | |
12 April 2018 | 1 | "Call Out My Name" | The Weeknd | 7 | 12 April 2018 | 1 |
19 April 2018 | 9 | "Nice for What" (#7) | Drake | 1 | 19 April 2018 | 1 |
12 | " One Kiss " (#1)
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Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa | 1 | 26 April 2018 | 8 | |
3 May 2018 | 9 | "No Tears Left to Cry" (#9) | Ariana Grande | 2 | 3 May 2018 | 2 |
6 | "Answerphone" | Banx & Ranx & Ella Eyre featuring Yxng Bane | 5 | 31 May 2018 | 1 | |
12 | "2002" | Anne-Marie | 3 | 7 June 2018 | 5 | |
10 May 2018 | 8 | " Better Now" [P]
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Post Malone | 6 | 21 June 2018 | 2 |
24 May 2018 | 2 | " This Is America "
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Childish Gambino | 6 | 24 May 2018 | 1 |
5 | "Flames" | David Guetta & Sia | 7 | 31 May 2018 | 1 | |
1 | "In My Blood" | Shawn Mendes | 10 | 24 May 2018 | 1 | |
31 May 2018 | 7 | "I'll Be There" | Jess Glynne | 1 | 21 June 2018 | 1 |
7 June 2018 | 8 | "Solo" | Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato | 1 | 28 June 2018 | 1 |
14 June 2018 | 16 | "Shotgun" (#3) [Q] | George Ezra | 1 | 5 July 2018 | 4 |
1 | "Yikes" | Kanye West | 10 | 14 June 2018 | 1 | |
21 June 2018 | 3 | "Leave a Light On" [R] | Tom Walker | 7 | 28 June 2018 | 1 |
7 | "I Like It" [S] | Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin | 8 | 5 July 2018 | 2 | |
28 June 2018 | 7 | "If You're Over Me" | Years & Years | 6 | 5 July 2018 | 3 |
5 July 2018 | 1 | "Sad!" [T] | XXXTentacion | 5 | 5 July 2018 | 1 |
12 July 2018 | 4 | "Don't Matter to Me" | Drake featuring Michael Jackson | 2 | 12 July 2018 | 1 |
1 | " Nonstop "
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Drake | 4 | 12 July 2018 | 1 | |
1 | "Emotionless" | 5 | 12 July 2018 | 1 | ||
12 | "Girls Like You" | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | 7 | 26 July 2018 | 4 | |
19 July 2018 | 1 | "Three Lions" [U][V] | Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | 1 | 19 July 2018 | 1 |
9 | "In My Feelings" | Drake | 1 | 26 July 2018 | 4 | |
6 | "Rise" | Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack | 3 | 2 August 2018 | 2 | |
26 July 2018 | 5 | "God Is a Woman" [W] | Ariana Grande | 4 | 26 July 2018 | 1 |
5 | "Youngblood" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 4 | 2 August 2018 | 1 | |
5 | "Jackie Chan" | Tiësto & Dzeko featuring Preme & Post Malone | 5 | 2 August 2018 | 1 | |
9 August 2018 | 5 | "No Brainer" | DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo | 3 | 16 August 2018 | 2 |
16 August 2018 | 8 | "Body" | Loud Luxury featuring Brando | 4 | 20 September 2018 | 2 |
1 | "Sicko Mode" | Travis Scott | 9 | 16 August 2018 | 1 | |
8 | "Taste" | Tyga featuring Offset | 5 | 20 September 2018 | 1 | |
23 August 2018 | 8 | "Eastside" | Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid | 1 | 6 September 2018 | 1 |
30 August 2018 | 12 | "Promises" | Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
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1 | 13 September 2018 | 6 |
1 | "Breathin" | Ariana Grande | 8 | 30 August 2018 | 1 | |
6 September 2018 | 1 | "Lucid Dreams" | Juice Wrld | 10 | 6 September 2018 | 1 |
13 September 2018 | 2 | " The Ringer "
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Eminem | 4 | 13 September 2018 | 1 |
3 | "Lucky You" | Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas | 6 | 13 September 2018 | 1 | |
2 | "Fall" | Eminem | 8 | 20 September 2018 | 1 | |
20 September 2018 | 6 | "I Love It" | Kanye West & Lil Pump | 3 | 20 September 2018 | 4 |
8 | "Happier" | Marshmello & Bastille | 2 | 11 October 2018 | 1 | |
27 September 2018 | 7 | "In My Mind" | Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino | 5 | 11 October 2018 | 1 |
7 | "Electricity" | Silk City & Dua Lipa
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4 | 11 October 2018 | 1 | |
4 October 2018 | 4 | "All I Am" | Jess Glynne | 7 | 11 October 2018 | 1 |
1 | "Falling Down" | Lil Peep & XXXTentacion | 10 | 4 October 2018 | 1 | |
11 October 2018 | 8 | "Let You Love Me" | Rita Ora | 4 | 22 November 2018 | 1 |
7 | "Lost Without You" [X] | Freya Ridings | 9 | 11 October 2018 | 5 | |
18 October 2018 | 8 | "Funky Friday" | Fredo
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1 | 18 October 2018 | 1 |
8 | "Shallow" | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | 1 | 1 November 2018 | 2 | |
25 October 2018 | 9 | "Woman Like Me" | Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj | 2 | 8 November 2018 | 3 |
1 November 2018 | 13 | "Sunflower" ♦ [Y] | Post Malone & Swae Lee | 3 | 10 January 2019 | 1 |
7 | "Zeze" | Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott & Offset | 7 | 8 November 2018 | 1 | |
15 November 2018 | 12 | "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | 1 | 15 November 2018 | 6 |
7 | "Thursday" | Jess Glynne | 3 | 6 December 2018 | 1 | |
9 | "Without Me" | Halsey | 3 | 13 December 2018 | 2 | |
6 December 2018 | 12 | "Sweet but Psycho" ♦ | Ava Max | 1 | 3 January 2019 | 4 |
13 December 2018 | 1 | "The Power of Love" | Dalton Harris featuring James Arthur | 4 | 13 December 2018 | 1 |
3 | "Rewrite the Stars" ♦ | James Arthur & Anne-Marie | 7 | 17 January 2019 | 1 | |
1 | "Kika" | 6ix9ine featuring Tory Lanez | 9 | 13 December 2018 | 1 | |
10 | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" ♦ | Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus | 2 | 24 January 2019 | 1 | |
27 December 2018 | 1 | "We Built This City" | LadBaby | 1 | 27 December 2018 | 1 |
1 | "Imagine" | Ariana Grande | 8 | 27 December 2018 | 1 |
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2018, including singles that reached their peak in 2017. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2018 is also shown.
Notes
- a "Havana" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 11 January 2018 (week ending).
- b "Wolves re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 11 January 2018 (week ending).
- c "I Miss You re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 11 January 2018 (week ending).
- d "17" re-entered the top 10 on 11 January (week ending) at number 7, having originally peaked at number 10 in 2017.
- e "All I Want for Christmas" re-entered the top 10 on 14 December 2017 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1994. It also re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 13 December 2018 (week ending).
- f "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 on 14 December 2017 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1984. It also re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 20 December 2018 (week ending).
- g "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 on 14 December 2017 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1987. It also re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 20 December 2018 (week ending) and at number 4 on 3 January 2019 (week ending).
- h "Let You Down" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 January 2018 (week ending).
- i Released as a charity single by Band Aid in 1984 to aid famine relief in Ethiopia.
- j "Do They Know It's Christmas?" re-entered the top 10 on 4 January 2018 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 1 upon release in 1984.
- k "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" re-entered the top 10 on 4 January 2018 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 6 upon release in 1962.
- l "Merry Christmas Everyone" re-entered the top 10 on 4 January 2018 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 1 upon release in 1985.
- m "Never Be the Same" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 15 February 2018 (week ending) and at number 10 on 1 March 2018 (week ending) following a performance on Dancing on Ice.
- n "Breathe" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 22 February 2018 (week ending).
- o "The Middle" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 4 May 2018 (week ending).
- p "Better Now" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 31 May 2018 (week ending).
- q "Shotgun" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 October 2018 (week ending), following a performance on Strictly Come Dancing.
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- s "I Like It" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 2 August 2018 (week ending).
- t "Sad!" reached the top 10 for the first time following the death of XXXTentacion. It originally peaked at number 19 in March 2018.
- u "Three Lions" originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 1996. It had further spells in the top 10 in 2006 and 2010.
- v "Three Lions" peaked at number-one again in 2018 following England’s progress to the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It was announced as a number-one single two days after the team had been knocked out of the tournament by Croatia.
- w "God Is a Woman" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 30 August 2018 (week ending), following the release of the album, Sweetener.
- x "Lost Without You" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 8 November 2018 (week ending), following a performance on Stand Up to Cancer. It also re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 22 November 2018 (week ending).
- y "Sunflower" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 15 November 2018 (week ending) and at number 9 on 20 December 2018 (week ending).
- z Figure includes appearance on Rudimental's "These Days".
- aa Figure includes appearance on Tiësto & Dzeko's "Jackie Chan".
- bb Figure includes single that peaked in 2019.
- cc Figure includes appearance on Maroon 5's "Girls Like You".
- dd Figure includes single that peaked in 2017.
- ee Figure includes appearance on Eminem's "River".
- ff Figure includes appearance on Craig David's "I Know You".
- gg Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid.
- hh Figure includes a top-ten hit with the group Wham!.
- ii Figure includes single that first charted in 2017 but peaked in 2018.
- jj Figure includes a top-ten hit with the group Silk City.
- kk Figure includes appearance on Tyga's "Taste".
- ll Figure includes appearance on Kodak Black's "Zeze".
See also
- 2018 in British music
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (UK)
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Three Lions breaks chart record". BBC News. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links
- 2018 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)