List of top 10 singles in 2018 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles that peaked in the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart during 2018, as compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.[1]

Dua Lipa's "IDGAF" became the first new number-one single of 2018 and her second number-one single.

Background

Eighty-eight songs charted in the top 10 in 2018 as of the week ending 28 December. Of these, seventy-six songs reached their peak in 2018. 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 "IDGAF" by Dua Lipa. Eleven different songs have peaked at number-one in 2018, with Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande (2) having the most songs hit that position.

Chart debuts

Thirty-one artists have achieved their first top 10 single in 2018 (as of week ending 28 December 2018), either as a lead or featured artist. Benny Blanco has had the highest charting debut, reaching number one with Eastside. Cardi B and Bradley Cooper are the only artists to achieve a second top ten entry in their debut year.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
MK 1 "17" 9 –
Julia Michaels 1 "I Miss You" 3 –
Ina Wroldsen 1 "Breathe" 4 –
Cardi B 3 "Finesse" 5 "Girls Like You", "I Like It"
Dan Caplen 1 "These Days" 2 –
Sigrid 1 "Strangers" 7 –
Ramz 1 "Barking" 8 –
Maren Morris 1 "The Middle" 7 –
Normani [A] 1 "Love Lies" 8 –
XXXTentacion 1 Sad! 10 –
Lil Dicky 1 "Freaky Friday" 3 –
Portugal. The Man 1 "Feel It Still" 10 –
Childish Gambino 1 "This Is America" 2 –
Banx & Ranx 1 "Answerphone" 10 –
Yxng Bane 1 –
Jack & Jack 1 "Rise" 3 –
Bad Bunny 1 "I Like It" 10 –
Dzeko 1 "Jackie Chan" 6 –
Preme 1 –
Benny Blanco 1 "Eastside" 1 –
Loud Luxury 1 "Body" 4 –
Brando 1 –
Dynoro 1 "In My Mind" 5 –
Joyner Lucas 1 "Lucky You" 7 —
Lil Pump 2 "I Love It" 3 "Arms Around You"
Silk City [B] 1 "Electricity" 8 –
Dean Lewis 1 "Be Alright" 8 –
Lil Peep 1 "Falling Down" 8 –
LSD [C] 1 "Thunderclouds" 10 –
Bradley Cooper 2 "Shallow" 1 "I'll Never Love Again"
Maluma 1 "Arms Around You" 8 –
Ava Max 1 "Sweet but Psycho" 8 –
Billie Eilish 1 "When the Party's Over" 10 –

Top-ten singles
Key
  •  ◁  – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its chart debut
  • (#) – 2018 Year-end top-ten single position and rank[2]
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
Singles from 2017
1 December "Anywhere" Rita Ora 4 12 January 9 [3]
"17" MK 9 12 January 2
8 December "I Miss You" Clean Bandit (featuring Julia Michaels) 3 12 January 8 [4]
Singles from 2018
19 January "IDGAF" (#5) Dua Lipa 1 26 January 13 [5]
"Never Be the Same" Camila Cabello 6 19 January 7
"Breathe" Jax Jones (featuring Ina Wroldsen) 4 9 February 10
"Finesse" Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) 5 16 February 5
26 January "God's Plan" (#3) ◁ Drake 1 2 February 14 [6]
2 February "These Days" (#4) Rudimental (featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) 2 23 February 14 [7]
16 February "All the Stars" Kendrick Lamar & SZA 4 16 February 7 [8]
"Strangers" Sigrid 7 2 March 5
23 February "Friends" (#8) Marshmello & Anne-Marie 3 16 March 15 [9]
2 March "Psycho" ◁ Post Malone (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) 2 2 March 9 [10]
"Barking" Ramz 8 2 March 2
9 March "The Middle" Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey 7 16 March 5 [11]
23 March "Love Lies" Khalid & Normani 8 20 April 4 [12]
"Sad!" XXXTentacion 8 6 July 2
30 March "This Morning" ◁ Picture This 6 30 March 1 [13]
"Paradise" (#7) George Ezra 5 27 April 11
"Freaky Friday" Lil Dicky (featuring Chris Brown) 3 20 April 9
6 April "Call Out My Name" ◁ The Weeknd 5 6 April 1 [14]
"Feel It Still" Portugal the Man 10 6 April 1
13 April "One Kiss" (#2) ◁ Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa 1 13 April 12 [15]
"Nice for What" ◁ Drake 2 20 April 11
20 April "Lullaby" Sigala & Paloma Faith 8 27 April 7 [16]
27 April "No Tears Left To Cry" (#10) ◁ Ariana Grande 1 27 April 10 [17]
4 May "Better Now" ◁ Post Malone 4 4 May 9 [18]
"Paranoid" ◁ 7 4 May 1
11 May "2002" (#6) Anne-Marie 2 25 May 8 [19]
18 May "This Is America" Childish Gambino 2 18 May 2 [20]
1 June "Solo" Clean Bandit (featuring Demi Lovato) 1 22 June 10 [21]
"Answerphone" Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre & Yxng Bane 10 1 June 2
8 June "Back to You" Selena Gomez 4 15 June 6 [22]
"I'll Be There" Jess Glynne 8 8 June 4
15 June "Shotgun" (#1) George Ezra 1 29 June 13 [23]
"Youngblood" 5 Seconds of Summer 4 6 July 10
22 June "Girls Like You" Maroon 5 (featuring Cardi B) 5 10 August 11 [24]
6 July "Don't Matter to Me" ◁ Drake (featuring Michael Jackson) 3 6 July 4 [25]
"Nonstop" ◁ Drake 5 6 July 1
"Rise" Jonas Blue (featuring Jack & Jack) 3 13 July 7
"I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny, & J Balvin 10 6 July 1
13 July "If You're Over Me" Years & Years 7 13 July 3 [26]
"Jackie Chan" Tiësto & Dzeko (featuring Preme & Post Malone) 6 27 July 6
"In My Feelings" ◁ Drake 2 20 July 9
20 July "God Is a Woman" ◁ Ariana Grande 4 20 July 8 [27]
3 August "No Brainer" ◁ DJ Khaled (featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo) 4 10 August 8 [28]
10 August "Eastside" Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid 1 31 August 10 [29]
"Body" Loud Luxury (featuring Brando) 4 24 August 9
24 August "Breathin" ◁ Ariana Grande 5 24 August 2 [30]
"Promises" ◁ Calvin Harris & Sam Smith 1 7 September 9
"In My Mind" Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino 5 31 August 7
7 September "The Ringer" ◁ Eminem 6 7 September 1 [31]
"Lucky You" ◁ Eminem (featuring Joyner Lucas) 7 7 September 4
14 September "I Love It" ◁ Kanye West & Lil Pump 2 21 September 7 [32]
"Happier" Marshmello (featuring Bastille) 3 12 October 10
"Electricity" ◁ Silk City & Dua Lipa 6 12 October 9
"Nina Cried Power" ◁ Hozier (featuring Mavis Staples) 10 14 September 1
21 September "Be Alright" Dean Lewis 4 19 October 7 [33]
28 September "Falling Down" Lil Peep & XXXTentacion 8 28 September 2 [34]
5 October "Thunderclouds" LSD 8 12 October 2 [35]
12 October "Shallow" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1 12 October 10 [36]
"Let You Love Me" Rita Ora 4 26 October 9
"All I Am" Jess Glynne 10 12 October 2
19 October "Always Remember Us This Way" Lady Gaga 3 26 October 6 [37]
"Woman Like Me" ◁ Little Mix (featuring Nicki Minaj) 4 2 November 7
26 October "Better" Khalid 8 26 October 1 [38]
"I'll Never Love Again" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 10 26 October 3
2 November "Arms Around You" ◁ XXXTentacion & Lil Pump (featuring Maluma & Swae Lee) 8 2 November 1 [39]
9 November "Thank U, Next" ◁ Ariana Grande 1 9 November 8 [40]
"Without Me" Halsey 3 7 December 8
16 November "Sweet but Psycho" Ava Max 1 21 December 7 [41]
"When the Party's Over" Billie Eilish 7 30 November 5
23 November "Ruin My Life" Zara Larsson 5 7 December 4 [42]
30 November "Thursday" Jess Glynne 9 7 December 2 [43]
14 December "Everything or Nothing" ◁ Picture This 7 14 December 1 [44]
21 December "Imagine" ◁ Ariana Grande 4 21 December 1 [45]

2017 peaks
Main article: List of top 10 singles in 2017 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 2017
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
10 March "Perfect" (#9) [D] ◁ Ed Sheeran 1 8 December 22 [46]
4 August "New Rules" Dua Lipa 1 18 August 22 [47]
8 September "Havana" Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) 1 3 November 23 [48]
22 September "Rockstar" ◁ Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) 1 20 October 17 [49]
17 November "Let You Down" NF 6 8 December 10 [50]
24 November "Wolves" Selena Gomez and Marshmello 5 8 December 6 [51]
22 December "River" ◁ Eminem (featuring Ed Sheeran) 2 22 December 11 [52]

1994 peaks
Main article: List of number-one singles of 1994 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1994
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak (2018) Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
14 December "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey 4 21 December 3 [53]

1987 peaks
Main article: List of number-one singles of 1987 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1987
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak (2018) Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
14 December "Fairytale of New York" The Pogues (featuring Kirsty McColl) 3 21 December 3 [54]

1984 peaks
Main article: List of number-one singles of 1984 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1984
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak (2018) Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
28 December "Last Christmas" Wham! 7 28 December 1 [55]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 9 28 December 1

1963 peaks
Main article: List of number-one singles of 1963 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1963
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak (2018) Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
28 December "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Brenda Lee 10 28 December 1 [56]

2019 peaks
Main article: List of top 10 singles in 2019 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 2019
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten (2018)		 Reference
26 October "Sunflower" ◁ Post Malone & Swae Lee 3 4 January 10 [57]
14 December "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Mark Ronson (featuring Miley Cyrus) 2 11 January 3 [58]

Entries by artist
Post Malone charted the most (6) singles in the top ten in 2018. This coincided with his album, Beerbongs & Bentleys reaching number one on the Irish Albums Chart.

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2018, including songs that reached their peak in 2017. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2018 is also shown.

Entries Artist Country of origin Weeks Songs
6 Post Malone  United States 37 "Rockstar", "Psycho", "Better Now", Paranoid", "Jackie Chan", "Sunflower"
5 Drake  Canada 39 "God's Plan", "Nice for What", "Don't Matter to Me" "Nonstop", "In My Feelings"
Ariana Grande  United States 29 "No Tears Left to Cry", "God Is a Woman", "Breathin", "Thank U, Next", "Imagine"
4 Dua Lipa  United Kingdom 36 "New Rules", "IDGAF", "One Kiss", "Electricity"
Jess Glynne  United Kingdom 22 "These Days", "I'll Be There", "All I Am", "Thursday"
3 Cardi B  United States 17 "Finesse", "Girls Like You", "I Like It"
Eminem  United States 14 "River", "The Ringer", "Lucky You"
Marshmello  United States 27 "Wolves", "Friends", "Happier"
Khalid  United States 15 "Love Lies", "Eastside", "Better"
Lady Gaga  United States 19 "Shallow", "Always Remember Us This Way", "I'll Never Love Again"
XXXTentacion  United States 6 "Sad!", "Falling Down", "Arms Around You"
2 Camila Cabello  Cuba 13 "Havana", "Never Be the Same"
Ed Sheeran  United Kingdom 15 "Perfect", "River"
Anne-Marie  United Kingdom 23 "Friends", "2002"
Clean Bandit  United Kingdom 16 "I Miss You", "Solo"
Selena Gomez  United States 8 "Wolves", "Back to You"
George Ezra  United Kingdom 24 "Paradise", "Shotgun"
Calvin Harris  United Kingdom 21 "One Kiss", "Promises"
Rita Ora  United Kingdom 13 "Anywhere", "Let You Love Me"
Bradley Cooper  United States 13 "Shallow", "I'll Never Love Again"
Lil Pump  United States 8 "I Love It", "Arms Around You"
Swae Lee  United States 11 "Sunflower", "Arms Around You"
Halsey  United States 18 "Eastside", "Without Me"
Mark Ronson [E]  United Kingdom 12 "Electricity", "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"
Picture This  Ireland 2 "This Morning", "Everything or Nothing"

Notes
  • a Normani previously achieved a top-ten hit while a member of Fifth Harmony, with "Work from Home".
  • b Silk City member Mark Ronson has previously achieved top-ten hits as a solo artist.
  • c LSD members Labrinth and Sia have previously achieved top-ten hits as solo artists. Thunderclouds marks the first top-ten hit for Diplo.
  • d the Beyoncé duet is not credited in the song's entry on the Irish Singles Chart.
  • e Electricity's entry is credited to Ronson's collaboration with Diplo, Silk City.

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