List of UK top 10 singles in 2018
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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 300:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart..[4][5] From July 2018, video streams from YouTube Music and Spotify among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2018, as well as singles which peaked in 2017 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).
Sixty-nine singles have been in the top ten this year, as of 23 August 2018 (week ending). Twelve singles from 2017 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq, "17" by MK, "Let You Down" by NF, "River" by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran and "I Miss You" by Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels were the singles from 2017 to reach their peak in 2018. Fourteen artists have scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2018, as of 23 August 2018 (week ending). Cardi B, Keala Settle, Ramz, Chris Stapleton, Sigrid and Portugal. The Man are among the many artists who have achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2018.
“Three Lions” by Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds set two new chart records this year. The single first released ahead of Euro 96 returned to number-one for the fourth time during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the only single to date to top the chart four times by the same artists. It also suffered the sharpest fall from the top spot, dropping 96 places the full chart week after England were knocked out of the tournament.
The 2017 Christmas number-one, "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran, remained at number-one for the first three weeks of 2018. The first new number-one single of the year was "River" by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran. Eight different singles have peaked at number-one in 2018, with Drake (3) having the most singles hit that position. An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.
Background
Multiple entries
Sixty-nine singles have charted in the top 10 in 2018 (as of 17 May 2018), with sixty-four 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).
Fourteen artists have scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2018, as of 23 August 2018 (week ending).
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. “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. 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. It was also only the fifth song in history to fall straight out of the top 10 from the top spot. Besides "A Bridge Over You", the Elvis Presley reissues "One Night"/"I Got Stung" and "It's Now or Never" from 2005, and McFly’s "Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" from 2007 were the other singles to suffer that fate.
Chart debuts
Twenty-five artists have achieved their first top 10 single in 2018 (as of 20 September 2018, week ending), either as a lead or featured artist. Cardi B has 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.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardi B | 3 | "Finesse" | 5 | "I Like It", "Girls Like You" |
| Ramz | 1 | "Barking" | 2 | — |
| Keala Settle | 1 | "This Is Me" | 3 | — |
| Ina Wroldsen | 1 | "Breathe" | 7 | — |
| Sigrid | 1 | "Strangers" | 10 | — |
| Dan Caplen | 1 | "These Days" | 1 | — |
| Portugal. The Man | 1 | "Feel It Still" | 3 | — |
| SZA | 1 | "All the Stars" | 5 | — |
| Chris Stapleton | 1 | "Say Something" | 9 | — |
| Maren Morris | 1 | "The Middle" | 7 | — |
| Lil Dicky | 1 | "Freaky Friday" | 1 | — |
| Banx & Ranx | 1 | "Answerphone" | 7 | — |
| Tom Walker | 1 | "Leave a Light On" | 8 | — |
| Bad Bunny | 1 | "I Like It" | 9 | — |
| XXXTentacion | 2 | "Sad!" | 5 | "Falling Down" |
| Jack & Jack | 1 | "Rise" | 3 | — |
| Dzeko | 1 | "Jackie Chan" | 5 | — |
| Preme | ||||
| Loud Luxury | 1 | "Body" | 4 | — |
| Brando | ||||
| Travis Scott | 1 | "Sicko Mode" | 9 | — |
| Benny Blanco | 1 | "Eastside" | 1 | — |
| Juice Wrld | 1 | "Lucid Dreams" | 10 | — |
| Joyner Lucas | 1 | "Lucky You" | 6 | — |
| Lil Pump | 1 | "I Love It" | 3 | — |
| Dynoro | 1 | "In My Mind" | 8 | — |
| Gigi D'Agostino | ||||
| Lil Peep | 1 | "Falling Down" | 10 | — |
| Freya Ridings | 1 | "Lost Without You" | 9 | — |
| Dave | 1 | "Funky Friday" | 1 | — |
| Fredo | ||||
| Bradley Cooper | 1 | "Shallow" | 6 | — |
- 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.
Along with Quavo and Takeoff, Offset is part of the collective Migos whose first top 10 credit came on Calvin Harris' hit single "Slide" in 2017. Benny Blanco took on a lead artist tag for the first time on "Eastside", with Halsey and Khalid providing vocals, after years of chart success as a songwriter (beginning with Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" in 2008).
Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "This Is Me" (from The Greatest Showman), "For You" (Fifty Shades Freed), "All the Stars" (Black Panther) and "Shallow" (from A Star Is Born).
Top-ten singles
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 2017 but still in chart in 2018. |
| (#) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles in 2017 | ||||||
| 21 September 2017 | 15 | "Havana"‡ [M] | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | 1 | 9 November 2017 | 5 |
| 2 November 2017 | 14 | "Perfect"‡ | 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 | 3 | 11 January 2018 | 1 |
| 30 November 2017 | 3 | "Wolves"‡ [N] | Selena Gomez & Marshmello | 9 | 30 November 2017 | 3 |
| 7 December 2017 | 7 | "I Miss You" [O] | Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels | 4 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
| 3 | "17" [P] | MK | 7 | 11 January 2018 | 1 | |
| 14 December 2017 | 4 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You"‡ [A] | Mariah Carey | 2 | 21 December 2017 | 1 |
| 4 | "Last Christmas" [B] | Wham! | 2 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Fairytale of New York" [C] | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 5 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
| 28 December 2017 | 9 | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | 1 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
| 4 | "Let You Down" [Q] | NF | 6 | 18 January 2018 | 1 | |
| Singles in 2018 | ||||||
| 4 January 2018 | 1 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" [D][E] | Band Aid | 7 | 4 January 2018 | 1 |
| 1 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [F] | Brenda Lee | 9 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" [G] | Shakin' Stevens | 10 | 4 January 2018 | 1 | |
| 11 January 2018 | 8 | "Barking" | Ramz | 2 | 25 January 2018 | 3 |
| 18 January 2018 | 6 | "Finesse" | Bruno Mars and 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" [R] | 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" | Drake | 1 | 1 February 2018 | 9 |
| 9 | "IDGAF" | Dua Lipa | 3 | 1 March 2018 | 3 | |
| 13 | "This Is Me" | Keala Settle | 3 | 22 February 2018 | 2 | |
| 3 | "Breathe" [S] | 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" | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen | 1 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
| 11 | "Feel It Still" | 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" | Kendrick Lamar & SZA | 5 | 1 March 2018 | 1 |
| 9 | "Friends" | Marshmello & Anne-Marie | 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"[T] | Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey | 7 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
| 29 March 2018 | 11 | "Paradise" | 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" | Drake | 1 | 19 April 2018 | 1 |
| 12 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa | 1 | 26 April 2018 | 8 | |
| 3 May 2018 | 9 | "No Tears Left to Cry" | 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"[U] | Post Malone | 6 | 21 June 2018 | 2 |
| 24 May 2018 | ||||||
| 2 | "This Is America" | 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 | ||||||
| 15 | "Shotgun"[Z] | George Ezra | 1 | 5 July 2018 | 4 | |
| 1 | "Yikes" | Kanye West | 10 | 14 June 2018 | 1 | |
| 21 June 2018 | ||||||
| 3 | "Leave a Light On" | Tom Walker | 7 | 28 June 2018 | 1 | |
| 7 | "I Like It"[X] | Cardi B, Bad Bunny and 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!" | 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" | 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" | David Baddiel, Frank 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"[Y] | 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 | 8* | "Promises" | Calvin Harris & Sam Smith | 1 | 13 September 2018 | 5 |
| 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" | 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 | 5* | "I Love It" | Kanye West & Lil Pump | 3 | 20 September 2018 | 4 |
| 5* | "Happier" | Marshmello & Bastille | 2 | 11 October 2018 | 1 | |
| 27 September 2018 | 4* | "In My Mind" | Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino | 5 | 11 October 2018 | 1 |
| 4* | "Electricity" | Silk City & Dua Lipa | 4 | 11 October 2018 | 1 | |
| 4 October 2018 | 3* | "All I Am" | Jess Glynne | 7 | 11 October 2018 | 1 |
| 1 | "Falling Down" | Lil Peep & XXXTentacion | 10 | 4 October 2018 | 1 | |
| 11 October 2018 | 2* | "Let You Love Me" | Rita Ora | 5 | 18 October 2018 | 1 |
| 2* | "Lost Without You" | Freya Ridings | 9 | 11 October 2018 | 1 | |
| 18 October 2018 | 1* | "Funky Friday" | Dave featuring Fredo | 1 | 18 October 2018 | 1 |
| 1* | "Shallow" | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | 6 | 18 October 2018 | 1 | |
Entries by artist
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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 "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.
- b "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 on 14 December 2017 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1984.
- c "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.
- d Released as a charity single by Band Aid in 1984 to aid famine relief in Ethiopia.
- e "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.
- f "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 1963.
- g "Merry Christmas Everyone" re-entered the top 10 on 4 January 2018 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 1 upon release in 1985.
- h Figure includes song that peaked in 2017.
- i Figure includes appearance on Eminem's "River".
- J Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid.
- k Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group Wham!.
- l Figure includes song that first charted in 2017 but peaked in 2018.
- m "Havana" re-entered the top 10 on 11 January 2018 (week ending) at number 5.
- n "Wolves re-entered the top 10 on 11 January 2018 (week ending) at number 9.
- o "I Miss You re-entered the top 10 on 11 January 2018 (week ending) at number 6.
- p "17" re-entered the top 10 on 11 January (week ending) at number 7, having originally peaked at number 10 in 2017.
- q "Let You Down" re-entered the top 10 on 11 January (week ending) at number 10.
- r "Never Be the Same" re-entered the top 10 on 15 February (week ending) at number 10 and on 1 March (week ending) at number 10 following a performance on Dancing on Ice.
- s "Breathe" re-entered the top 10 on 22 February (week ending) at number 10.
- t "The Middle" re-entered the top 10 on 4 May (week ending) at number 9.
- u "Better Now" re-entered the top 10 on 31 May (week ending) at number 10.
- v Figure includes feature on "Girls Like You".
- w Figure includes feature on "Jackie Chan".
- x "I Like It" re-entered the top 10 on 2 August (week ending) at number 8.
- y "God Is a Woman" re-entered the top 10 on 30 August (week ending) at number 6, following the release of the album, Sweetener.
- z "Shotgun" re-entered the top 10 on 11 October (week ending) at number 10 following a performance on Strictly Come Dancing.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Sad!" reached the top 10 for the first time following the death of XXXTentacion. It originally peaked at number 19 in March 2018.
- “Leave a Light On” was used by Sony in television adverts for their Bravia OLED TV range.
See also
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.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. 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.
External links
- 2018 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)