Whether it was God's plan or Drake's plan, we will never know. But the year belonged to Champagne Papi. Alongside Post Malone and Cardi B, Drake revamped the landscape of Rap, R&B and Hip-Hop. The genre grew in leaps and bounds under the guidance of the trio, particularly Cardi B, as she spearheaded the campaign of Rap and Hip-Hop into Pop, Latin Pop and even EDM. Fusion was indeed the order of the day, with mega collaborations being tested left, right and center.
Pop music which took a backseat in the first half of the year, returned with gusto with Ariana Grande leading the pack. EDM was also prominent throughout the year with memorable tracks produced by Marshmello, Zedd and Calvin Harris. However, it was quite conspicuous during the year that the newer artists have restrained themselves from adhering to a pure genre which is the reason for their vast popularity. Movie soundtracks also played a greater role in the charts this year with A Star is Born, Black Panther and The Greatest Showman experiencing monumental success.
Drake's global chart topper, God's Plan takes the crown in this year's list with Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa's mammoth hit One Kiss taking second place. In terms of genre, Hip-Hop and Pop is dominant in this compilation. Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Post Malone, Dua Lipa and Drake leads with 3 entries each followed by Marshmello, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Kendrick Lamar and Anne-Marie with 2 entries each. The list this year was compiled based on worldwide charts mainly considering the US and UK charts but also giving weight to the success achieved in the European markets as well as Canada and Oceania. So here are the top 50 songs of 2018:
- Drake – God’s plan
- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One kiss
- Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign – Psycho
- Cardi B, J Balvin & Bad Bunny – I like it
- Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – Girls like you
- Drake – In my feelings
- Ariana Grande – No tears left to cry
- Post Malone – Better now
- Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – Solo
- Drake – Nice for what
- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – The middle
- Marshmello & Anne-Marie – FRIENDS
- Ariana Grande – thank u, next
- Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – Meant to be
- Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen – These days
- Ed Sheeran – Perfect
- Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid – Eastside
- Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – Rockstar
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the stars
- Camila Cabello – Never be the same
- Taylor Swift – Delicate
- Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – River
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – Havana
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – Finesse
- 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood
- Juice Wrld – Lucid dreams
- Childish Gambino – This is America
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
- DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo & Chance the Rapper – No brainer
- Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Promises
- XXXTentacion – Sad!
- Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown – Freaky Friday
- George Ezra – Shotgun
- Selena Gomez – Back to you
- Travis Scott – Sicko mode
- Halsey – Without me
- Dua Lipa – IDGAF
- The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar – Pray for me
- 6ix9ine ft. Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz – Fefe
- Marshmello & Bastille – Happier
- Ariana Grande – God is a woman
- Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – Say something
- Anne-Marie – 2002
- Dua Lipa – New rules
- Tyga ft. Offset – Taste
- Keala Settle – This is me
- Khalid & Normani – Love lies
- Panic! At the Disco – High hopes
- Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack – Rise
- Ella Mai – Boo’d up
At Ease!!!
