User:03md/List of UK top 40 singles in 2018

See also: Lists of UK top 10 singles and Lists of UK top 40 singles

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; in 2018 it uses the ratio of 150 streams equivalent to one sale (not 100:1 as previously).[4]

Chart rules were altered again from 7 July 2018 to help new artists break through by limiting the number of tracks by the same artist allowed in the chart at the same time to 3. The streaming to sales ratio remained largely unchanged but for songs which have spent a high number of weeks in the chart the ratio is altered to 300:1.[5] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2018, as well as songs which peaked in 2017 or 2019 but were in the top 40 in 2018. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Two-hundred and eighty-two singles were in the top forty this year. Fifty-two singles from 2017 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "17 by Marc Kinchen, "Barking" by Ramz, "Beautiful Trauma by Pink, "Decline" by RAYE featuring Mr Eazi, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man, "I Know You" by Craig David & Bastille, "I Miss You" by Clean Bandit, "Let You Down" by NF, "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq, "My Lover" by Not3s, "No Words" by Dave featuring MoStack, "River" by Eminem & Ed Sheeran and "Tip Toe" by Jason Derulo all first charted in 2017 but reached their peak in 2018.

Additionally "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams, "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee" and "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby all returned to the chart at the end of 2017 and rose to a higher position at the start of 2018, having peaked in previous years.

The list of singles that charted in 2018 but did not peak until 2019 include "Advice" by Cadet & Deno Driz, "Baby Shark" by Pinkfong, "Going Bad" by Meek Mill featuring Drake, "Hold My Girl" by George Ezra, "Mo Bamba" by Sheck Wes, "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" by Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus, "Rewrite the Stars" by James Arthur and Anne-Marie, "Ruin My Life" by Zara Larsson, "Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee, "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max. A selection of Christmas songs which had charted in 2017 returned to the chart at the end of the year and reached a new peak for their latest run in 2019.

Ninety-eight artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2018 with Drake having the most entries (13). Singles that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.

Top-forty singles

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Symbol Meaning
Single peaked in 2017 but still in chart in 2018.
Single peaked at number-one in 2018.
Single released in 2018 but peaked in 2019.
Entered The date that the song first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart.
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Single Artist Peak Peak
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Singles in 2017
19 January 2017 49 "Shape of You" ‡ Ed Sheeran 1 19 January 2017 14
16 March 2017 42 "Perfect" ‡ 1 14 December 2017 6
8 "Supermarket Flowers" ‡ 8 23 March 2017 1
30 March 2017 24 "Symphony" ‡ Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 1 4 May 2017 1
4 May 2017 31 "Despacito" ‡ Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 1 18 May 2017 11
27 July 2017 37 "New Rules" ‡ Dua Lipa 1 24 August 2017 2
24 August 2017 18 "What About Us" ‡ Pink 3 7 September 2017 3
31 August 2017 33 "Havana" ‡ Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug 1 19 October 2017 5
17 "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" ‡ CNCO & Little Mix 5 31 August 2017 3
14 September 2017 21 "Silence" ‡ Marshmello featuring Khalid 3 2 November 2017 1
21 September 2017 14 "Too Good at Goodbyes" ‡ Sam Smith 1 21 September 2017 3
14 "Dusk Till Dawn" ‡ Zayn featuring Sia 5 21 September 2017 2
28 September 2017 23 "Rockstar" ‡ Post Malone featuring 21 Savage 1 12 October 2017 4
5 October 2017 17 "Man's Not Hot" Big Shaq 3 11 January 2018 1
13 "Finders Keepers" ‡ Mabel featuring Kojo Funds 8 2 November 2017 2
12 October 2017 12 "Young Dumb & Broke" ‡ Khalid 17 16 November 2017 3
19 October 2017 10 "How Long" ‡ Charlie Puth 9 9 November 2017 1
10 "Cola" ‡ CamelPhat & Elderbrook 18 9 November 2017 2
2 November 2017 18 "Anywhere" ‡ Rita Ora 2 23 November 2017 3
16 "17" MK 7 11 January 2018 1
17 "Let You Down" NF 6 18 January 2018 1
21 "Feel It Still" Portugal. The Man 3 22 March 2018 3
9 November 2017 13 "Wolves" ‡ Selena Gomez & Marshmello 9 31 November 2017 3
17 "I Miss You" Clean Bandit 4 25 January 2018 1
18 "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2" ‡ Stormzy featuring MNEK 7 30 November 2017 1
14 "No Words" Dave featuring MoStack 17 11 January 2018 1
30 November 2017 10 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ Mariah Carey 2 21 December 2017 2
15 "Tip Toe" Jason Derulo 5 1 February 2018 1
12 "My Lover" Not3s 14 15 February 2018 1
7 December 2017 8 "Last Christmas" ‡ Wham! 2 4 January 2018 1
11 "Naked" ‡ James Arthur 11 7 December 2017 1
12 "I Know You" Craig David featuring Bastille 5 8 February 2018 2
10 "Decline" RAYE featuring Mr Eazi 15 25 January 2018 1
14 December 2017 9 "Dimelo" ‡ Rak-Su featuring Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy 2 14 December 2017 1
8 "Fairytale of New York" ♦ The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 4 3 January 2019 1
8 "Merry Christmas Everyone" ♦ Shakin' Stevens 9 3 January 2019 1
8 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ♦ Band Aid 6 3 January 2019 1
7 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" ♦ Wizzard 12 3 January 2019 1
5 "Beautiful Trauma" Pink 25 11 January 2018 1
21 December 2017 7 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Brenda Lee 9 4 January 2018 1
6 "Step Into Christmas" ♦ Elton John 10 3 January 2019 1
7 "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" ♦ Michael Bublé 7 3 January 2019 1
6 "Driving Home for Christmas" ♦ Chris Rea 11 3 January 2019 1
5 "Merry Xmas Everybody" Slade 16 4 January 2018 1
3 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Andy Williams 17 4 January 2018 1
6 "One More Sleep" ♦ Leona Lewis 8 3 January 2019 1
5 "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" ♦ John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band 18 3 January 2019 1
3 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby 22 4 January 2018 1
5 "Wonderful Christmastime" ♦ Paul McCartney 20 3 January 2019 1
7 "Santa Tell Me" ♦ Ariana Grande 13 3 January 2019 1
15 "Barking" Ramz 2 25 January 2018 3
28 December 2017 14 "River" Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran 1 25 January 2018 1
Singles in 2018
4 January 2018 1 "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" Boney M. 29 4 January 2018 1
1 "Christmas Lights" Coldplay 31 4 January 2018 1
1 "Underneath the Tree" Kelly Clarkson 32 4 January 2018 1
1 "Holly Jolly Christmas" Michael Buble 34 4 January 2018 1
1 "Santa Baby" Kylie Minogue 38 4 January 2018 1
2 "Santa's Coming for Us" ♦ Sia 24 3 January 2019 1
11 January 2018 16 "Breathe" Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen 7 8 February 2018 1
41 "This Is Me" Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Cast 3 22 February 2018 2
8 "Bouff Daddy" J Hus 26 1 February 2018 2
10 "Him & I" G-Eazy & Halsey 22 15 February 2018 1
14 "Never Be the Same" Camila Cabello 7 25 January 2018 1
12 "The Greatest Show" Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron & Zendaya (The Greatest Showman Cast) 20 1 March 2018 1
18 January 2018 10 "Finesse" Bruno Mars & Cardi B 5 25 January 2018 1
12 "For You (Fifty Shades Freed)" Liam Payne & Rita Ora 8 22 February 2018 2
4 "Filthy" Justin Timberlake 15 25 January 2018 1
9 "Rewrite the Stars" Zac Efron & Zendaya (The Greatest Showman Cast) 16 15 February 2018 1
15 "All the Stars" Kendrick Lamar & Sza 5 1 March 2018 1
8 "Bad" Steel Banglez featuring Yungen, MoStack, Mr Eazi & Not3s 29 15 February 2018 3
18 "IDGAF" Dua Lipa 3 1 March 2018 3
1 "Bartier Cardi" Cardi B featuring 21 Savage 40 18 January 2018 1
25 January 2018 12 "Strangers" Sigrid 10 8 February 2018 1
6 "Let Me Down" Jorja Smith featuring Stormzy 34 25 January 2018 1
1 "My My My!" Troye Sivan 38 25 January 2018 1
1 "She Loves Control" Camila Cabello 40 25 January 2018 1
1 February 2018 19 "God's Plan" Drake 1 1 February 2018 9
2 "Diplomatic Immunity" 21 1 February 2018 1
12 "Fine Line" Mabel featuring Not3s 11 15 March 2018 2
22 "These Days" Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Dan Caplen & Macklemore 1 5 April 2018 5
5 "Sick Boy" The Chainsmokers 35 1 March 2018 1
8 February 2018 1 "Walk It Talk It" Migos featuring Drake 31 8 February 2018 1
15 "Say Something" Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton 9 15 March 2018 2
15 February 2018 9 "Pray for Me" The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar 11 1 March 2018 1
13 "Jumanji" B Young 13 19 April 2018 1
9 "Check" Kojo Funds featuring RAYE 26 22 March 2018 1
9 "Let Me Go" Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line & watt 30 22 February 2018 1
22 February 2018 16 "Friends" Marshmello & Anne-Marie 4 22 March 2018 3
16 "Look Alive" BlocBoy JB featuring Drake 17 15 March 2018 1
8 "Mine" Bazzi 21 22 March 2018 1
1 "Wild Love" James Bay 39 22 February 2018 1
1 March 2018 15 "The Middle" Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey 7 5 April 2018 1
1 "Capital Letters" Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop 39 1 March 2018 1
8 March 2018 13 "Psycho" Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign 4 8 March 2018 1
1 "Want You Back" 5 Seconds of Summer 22 8 March 2018 1
23 "Paradise" George Ezra 2 5 April 2018 1
17 "Lullaby" Sigala & Paloma Faith 6 3 May 2018 1
3 "Rapper" Hardy Caprio 34 8 March 2018 1
15 March 2018 14 "Sad!" XXXTentacion 5 5 July 2018 1
1 "Hangman" Dave 30 15 March 2018 1
12 "Meant to Be" Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line 11 5 April 2018 4
7 "What I Wanna" MoStack 31 19 April 2018 1
17 "Love Lies" Khalid & Normani 12 3 May 2018 1
22 March 2018 14 "A Million Dreams" Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams 22 22 March 2018 1
10 "Never Enough" Loren Allred 24 22 March 2018 1
6 "Sanctify" Years & Years 25 22 March 2018 1
15 "Bad Vibe" M.O, Lotto Boyz & Mr Eazi 18 7 June 2018 1
29 March 2018 13 "Freaky Friday" Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown 1 12 April 2018 1
6 "Moonlight" XXXTentacion 17 5 July 2018 1
5 April 2018 13 "In My Blood" Shawn Mendes 10 24 May 2018 1
1 "Lost in Japan" 30 5 April 2018 1
48 "Shotgun" George Ezra 1 5 July 2018 4
10 "Vroom" Yxng Bane 27 31 May 2018 1
12 April 2018 8 "Call Out My Name" The Weeknd 7 12 April 2018 1
1 "Try Me" 17 12 April 2018 1
2 "Wasted Times" 18 12 April 2018 1
19 April 2018 12 "Nice for What" Drake 1 19 April 2018 1
30 "One Kiss" Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa 1 19 April 2018 8
1 "Dreams" Ruti 14 19 April 2018 1
12 "Answerphone" Banx & Ranx and Ella Eyre featuring Yxng Bane 5 31 May 2018 1
5 "Be Careful" Cardi B 24 26 April 2018 1
2 "I See You Shining" Nines 37 19 April 2018 1
1 "Dancing" Kylie Minogue 38 19 April 2018 1
6 "Mad Love" Sean Paul & David Guetta featuring Becky G 22 3 May 2018 1
21 "I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin 8 5 July 2018 3
26 April 2018 3 "Let Me" Zayn 20 26 April 2018 1
1 "Chun-Li" Nicki Minaj 26 26 April 2018 1
14 "German" EO 13 31 May 2018 2
1 "Barbie Tingz" Nicki Minaj 31 26 April 2018 1
13 "Flames" David Guetta & Sia 7 31 May 2018 1
7 "Like I Do" David Guetta, Martin Garrix & Brooks 29 10 May 2018 1
3 May 2018 16 "No Tears Left to Cry" Ariana Grande 2 3 May 2018 2
21 "2002" Anne-Marie 3 7 June 2018 5
2 "KOD" J. Cole 17 3 May 2018 1
1 "Wake Me Up" Avicii 26 3 May 2018 1
1 "ATM" J. Cole 28 3 May 2018 1
1 "Photograph" 30 3 May 2018 1
13 "Familiar" Liam Payne & J Balvin 14 21 June 2018 2
1 "Levels" Avicii 36 3 May 2018 1
10 May 2018 16 "Better Now" Post Malone 6 21 June 2018 2
4 "Paranoid" 11 10 May 2018 1
1 "Make Your Own Kind of Music" Paloma Faith 28 10 May 2018 1
17 May 2018 7 "This Is America" Childish Gambino 6 24 May 2018 1
16 "I'll Be There" Jess Glynne 1 21 June 2018 1
1 "Youth" Shawn Mendes featuring Khalid 35 17 May 2018 1
15 "First Time" M-22 featuring Medina 20 2 August 2018 1
11 "Man Down" Shakka featuring AlunaGeorge 25 21 June 2018 1
24 May 2018 1 "Four Out of Five" Arctic Monkeys 18 24 May 2018 1
8 "Girls" Rita Ora featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX 22 24 May 2018 1
1 "Star Treatment" Arctic Monkeys 23 24 May 2018 1
1 "One Point Perspective" 26 24 May 2018 1
17 "If You're Over Me" Years & Years 6 5 July 2018 3
10 "Back to You" Selena Gomez 13 21 June 2018 1
31 May 2018 18 "Solo" Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato 1 28 June 2018 1
17 "Leave a Light On" Tom Walker 7 28 June 2018 1
6 "Family Tree" Ramz 35 21 June 2018 1
7 June 2018 13 "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" ASAP Rocky featuring Skepta 18 28 June 2018 2
1 "I'm Upset" Drake 37 7 June 2018 1
11 "Oh My" Dappy featuring Ay Em 23 2 August 2018 1
14 June 2018 2 "Yikes" Kanye West 10 14 June 2018 1
2 "All Mine" 11 14 June 2018 1
1 "Ghost Town" 17 14 June 2018 1
1 "Give Yourself a Try" The 1975 22 14 June 2018 1
10 "Butterflies" AJ Tracey featuring Not3s 19 21 June 2018 3
23 "Girls Like You" Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B 7 26 July 2018 4
18 "Youngblood" 5 Seconds of Summer 4 2 August 2018 1
21 June 2018 16 "Rise" Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack 3 2 August 2018 2
1 "Blue Lights" Jorja Smith 38 21 June 2018 1
17 "Lucid Dreams" Juice Wrld 10 6 September 2018 1
28 June 2018 10 "Bed" Nicki Minaj featuring Ariana Grande 20 28 June 2018 1
3 "Changes" XXXTentacion 22 5 July 2018 1
13 "Jackie Chan" Tiësto, Dzeko, Preme & Post Malone 5 2 August 2018 1
5 July 2018 11 "Only You" Cheat Codes & Little Mix 13 30 August 2018 1
17 "Taste" Tyga featuring Offset 5 20 September 2018 1
4 "Apes**t" The Carters 33 12 July 2018 1
15 "Nevermind" Dennis Lloyd 17 6 September 2018 1
11 "Ring Ring" Jax Jones featuring Mabel & Rich the Kid 12 30 August 2018 1
12 July 2018 9 "Don't Matter to Me" Drake featuring Michael Jackson 2 12 July 2018 1
9 "Nonstop" Drake 4 12 July 2018 1
1 "Emotionless" 5 12 July 2018 1
2 "3 Lions" Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds 1 19 July 2018 1
19 July 2018 13 "In My Feelings" Drake 1 26 July 2018 4
1 "American Idiot" Green Day 25 19 July 2018 1
8 "Fine Girl" Ziezie 30 23 August 2018 1
11 "Panic Room" Au/Ra & CamelPhat 30 13 September 2018 1
26 July 2018 11 "God Is a Woman" Ariana Grande 4 26 July 2018 1
1 "Summertime Magic" Childish Gambino 30 26 July 2018 1
6 "Ocean" Martin Garrix featuring Khalid 25 23 August 2018 1
2 August 2018 16 "Body" Loud Luxury featuring Brando 4 20 September 2018 2
1 "Love It If We Made It" The 1975 33 2 August 2018 1
10 "Fefe" 6ix9ine, Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz 17 9 August 2018 1
22 "High Hopes" Panic! at the Disco 12 11 October 2018 1
12 "079ME" B Young 23 13 September 2018 1
22 "Eastside" Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid 1 6 September 2018 1
9 August 2018 9 "No Brainer" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo & Chance the Rapper 3 16 August 2018 2
9 "Ay Caramba" Stay Flee Get Lizzy, Fredo and Young T & Bugsey 32 18 October 2018 4
16 August 2018 11 "Sicko Mode" Travis Scott 9 16 August 2018 1
2 "Stargazing" 15 16 August 2018 1
1 "Carousel" 29 16 August 2018 1
11 "Best Life" Hardy Caprio featuring One Acen 26 6 September 2018 2
23 August 2018 1 "Barbie Dreams" Nicki Minaj 36 23 August 2018 1
9 "Don't Leave Me Alone" David Guetta featuring Anne-Marie 18 27 September 2018 1
1 "When I Kissed the Teacher" Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies & Celia Imrie 40 23 August 2018 1
30 August 2018 21 "Promises" Calvin Harris & Sam Smith 1 13 September 2018 6
9 "Breathin" Ariana Grande 8 30 August 2018 1
12 "All I Am" Jess Glynne 7 11 October 2018 1
1 "Sweetener" Ariana Grande 22 30 August 2018 1
2 "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime" The 1975 26 30 August 2018 1
20 "Happier" Marshmello & Bastille 2 11 October 2018 1
12 "In My Mind" Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino 5 11 October 2018 1
6 September 2018 1 "Idol" BTS 21 6 September 2018 1
27 "Lost Without You" Freya Ridings 9 11 October 2018 5
25 "Baby Shark" ♦ Pinkfong 6 10 January 2019 1
13 September 2018 3 "The Ringer" Eminem 4 13 September 2018 1
7 "Lucky You" Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas 6 13 September 2018 1
2 "Fall" Eminem 8 20 September 2018 1
8 "Thunderclouds" LSD 17 18 October 2018 1
10 "Be Alright" Dean Lewis 11 11 October 2018 1
6 "Beautiful" Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello 33 11 October 2018 1
1 "Lo(v/s)er" AJ Tracey 38 13 September 2018 1
20 September 2018 9 "I Love It" Kanye West & Lil Pump 3 20 September 2018 4
10 "Electricity" Silk City & Dua Lipa 4 11 October 2018 1
3 "Rap Devil" Machine Gun Kelly 15 27 September 2018 1
27 September 2018 10 "Goodbye" Jason Derulo & David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj & Willy William 26 18 October 2018 2
9 "Just Got Paid" Sigala, Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor featuring French Montana 11 22 November 2018 1
4 October 2018 5 "Falling Down" Lil Peep & XXXTentacion 10 4 October 2018 1
3 "Killshot" Eminem 13 4 October 2018 1
15 "Let You Love Me" Rita Ora 4 22 November 2018 1
9 "No Stylist" French Montana featuring Drake 19 25 October 2018 1
13 "Better" Khalid 15 6 December 2018 1
1 "Guiding Light" Mumford & Sons 40 4 October 2018 1
11 October 2018 29 "Shallow" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1 1 November 2018 2
1 "Mona Lisa" Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar 21 11 October 2018 1
1 "Don't Cry" Lil Wayne featuring XXXTentacion 28 11 October 2018 1
10 "Taki Taki" DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Cardi B & Ozuna 15 22 November 2018 1
9 "Back & Forth" MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill 12 22 November 2018 1
18 October 2018 10 "Funky Friday" Dave featuring Fredo 1 18 October 2018 1
4 "Venom" Eminem 16 18 October 2018 1
20 "Without Me" Halsey 3 13 December 2018 2
2 "Drip Too Hard" Lil Baby & Gunna 28 18 October 2018 1
1 "Stoopid" 6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda 34 18 October 2018 1
6 "I'll Never Love Again" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 27 1 November 2018 1
7 "Always Remember Us This Way" Lady Gaga 25 1 November 2018 1
25 October 2018 12 "Woman Like Me" Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj 2 8 November 2018 3
17 "Zeze" Kodak Black, Travis Scott & Offset 7 8 November 2018 1
7 "Mia" Bad Bunny featuring Drake 13 25 October 2018 1
20 "Thursday" Jess Glynne 3 6 December 2018 1
17 "Advice" ♦ Cadet & Deno Driz 14 28 February 2019 1
1 November 2018 26 "Sunflower" ♦ Post Malone featuring Swae Lee 3 10 January 2019 1
14 "Ruin My Life" ♦ Zara Larsson 9 10 January 2019 1
1 "Nassty" D-Block Europe featuring Lil Pino 35 1 November 2018 1
2 "Kiss and Make Up" Dua Lipa & Blackpink 36 1 November 2018 1
2 "I Want You to Freak" Rak-Su 39 1 November 2018 1
8 November 2018 6 "Arms Around You" XXXTentacion & Lil Pump featuring Maluma & Swae Lee 14 8 November 2018 1
8 "When the Party's Over" Billie Eilish 21 6 December 2018 1
11 "Close to Me" Ellie Goulding & Diplo 17 20 December 2018 1
15 November 2018 16 "Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande 1 15 November 2018 6
6 "Polaroid" Jonas Blue, Liam Payne & Lennon Stella 12 29 November 2018 2
7 "Empty Space" James Arthur 22 22 November 2018 1
12 "Baby" ♦ Clean Bandit, Marina & Luis Fonsi 15 10 January 2019 1
4 "I Found You" Benny Blanco & Calvin Harris 29 6 December 2018 1
10 "A Million Dreams" Pink 11 29 November 2018 1
22 November 2018 5 "1999" Charli XCX & Troye Sivan 13 6 December 2018 1
1 "Love Made Me Do It" Cheryl 19 22 November 2018 1
1 "Bad!" XXXTentacion 23 22 November 2018 1
1 "BMT" Fredo 25 22 November 2018 1
26 "Sweet but Psycho" ♦ Ava Max 1 3 January 2019 4
29 November 2018 10 "Rewrite the Stars" ♦ James Arthur & Anne-Marie 7 17 January 2019 1
1 "Strip" Little Mix featuring Sharaya J 25 29 November 2018 1
11 "Hold My Girl" ♦ George Ezra 8 17 January 2019 1
7 "Mo Bamba" ♦ Sheck Wes 26 17 January 2019 1
1 "Broken Homes" Plug, Nafe Smallz & M. Huncho 38 29 November 2018 1
1 "The Greatest Show" Panic! at the Disco 39 29 November 2018 1
6 December 2018 1 "Airforce" Digdat 20 6 December 2018 1
6 "Kika" 6ix9ine & Tory Lanez 9 13 December 2018 1
13 December 2018 2 "The Power of Love" Dalton Harris featuring James Arthur 4 13 December 2018 1
16 "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" ♦ Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus 2 24 January 2019 1
13 "Going Bad" ♦ Meek Mill featuring Drake 13 21 February 2019 2
1 "Mama" 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj & Kanye West 29 13 December 2018 1
20 December 2018 1 "Whoa (Mind in Awe)" XXXTentacion 37 20 December 2018 1
27 December 2018 2 "We Built This City" LadBaby 1 27 December 2018 1
5 "Imagine" Ariana Grande 8 27 December 2018 1

Entries by artist

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The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 40 entries in 2018, including songs that reached their peak in 2017 or 2019. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. Appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.

Entries Artist Country of origin Songs
13 Drake   Canada "Diplomatic Immunity", "Don't Matter to Me", "Emotionless", "God's Plan", "Going Bad", "I'm Upset", "In My Feelings", "Look Alive", "Mia", "Nice for What", "Nonstop", "No Stylist", "Walk It Talk It"
8 Ariana Grande   United States "Bed", "Breathin", "God Is a Woman", "Imagine", "No Tears Left to Cry", "Santa Tell Me", "Sweetener", "Thank U, Next"
Nicki Minaj "Barbie Dreams", "Barbie Tingz", "Bed", "Chun-Li", "Fefe", "Goodbye", "Mama", "Woman Like Me"
XXXTentacion "Arms Around You", "Bad!", "Changes", "Don't Cry", "Falling Down", "Moonlight", "Sad!", "Whoa (Mind In Awe)"
7 Cardi B "Bartier Cardi", "Be Careful", "Finesse", "Girls", "Girls Like You", "I Like It", "Taki Taki"
6 Eminem "Fall", "Killshot", "Lucky You", "The Ringer", "River", "Venom"
Khalid "Better", "Love Lies", "Ocean", "Silence", "Young Dumb & Broke", "Youth"
Post Malone "Better Now", "Jackie Chan", "Paranoid", "Psycho", "Rockstar", "Sunflower"
5 David Guetta   France "Don't Leave Me Alone", "Flames", "Goodbye", "Like I Do", "Mad Love"
Dua Lipa   United Kingdom "Electricity", "IDGAF", "Kiss and Make Up", "One Kiss", "New Rules"
Kanye West   United States "All Mine", "Ghost Town", "I Love It", "Mama", "Yikes"
4 6ix9ine "Fefe", "Kika", "Mama", "Stoopid"
Anne-Marie   United Kingdom "2002", "Don't Leave Me Alone", "Friends", "Rewrite the Stars"
Camila Cabello   United States "Beautiful", "Havana", "Never Be the Same", "She Loves Control"
Clean Bandit   United Kingdom "Baby", "I Miss You", "Solo", "Symphony"
Ed Sheeran "Perfect", "River", "Shape of You", "Supermarket Flowers"
James Arthur "Empty Space", "Naked", "The Power of Love", "Rewrite the Stars"
Jess Glynne "All I Am", "I'll Be There", "These Days", "Thursday"
Little Mix "Only You", "Reggaeton Lento", "Strip", "Woman Like Me"
Marshmello   United States "Friends", "Happier", "Silence", "Wolves"
Rita Ora   United Kingdom "Anywhere", "For You", "Girls", "Let You Love Me"
Sia   Australia "Dusk Till Dawn", "Flames", "Santa's Coming for Us", "Thunderclouds"
Travis Scott   United States "Carousel", "Sicko Mode", "Stargazing", "Zeze"f
The Weeknd   Canada "Call Out My Name", "Pray for Me", "Try Me", "Wasted Times"
3 The 1975   United Kingdom "Give Yourself a Try", "Love It If We Made It", "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime"
Arctic Monkeys "Four Out of Five", "One Point Perspective", "Star Treatment"
Calvin Harris "I Found You", "One Kiss", "Promises"
Dave "Funky Friday", "Hangman", "No Words"
Diplo   United States "Close to Me", "Electricity", "Thunderclouds"
Fredo   United Kingdom "Ay Caramba", "BMT", "Funky Friday"
George Ezra "Hold My Girl", "Paradise", "Shotgun"
Halsey   United States "Eastside", "Him & I", "Without Me"
J. Cole "ATM, "KOD", "Photograph"
Jonas Blue   United Kingdom "Back & Forth", "Polaroid", "Rise"
Kendrick Lamar   United States "All the Stars", "Mona Lisa", "Pray for Me"
Lady Gaga "Always Remember Us This Way", "I'll Never Love Again", "Shallow"
Liam Payne   United Kingdom "Familiar", "For You (Fifty Shades Freed)", "Polaroid"
Mabel "Finders Keepers", "Fine Line", "Ring Ring"
MoStack "Bad", "No Words", "What I Wanna"
Not3s "Butterflies", "Fine Line", "My Lover"
Offset   United States "Taste", "Walk It Talk It", "Zeze"
Pink "A Million Dreams", "Beautiful Trauma", "What About Us"
Selena Gomez "Back to You", "Taki Taki", "Wolves"
Shawn Mendes   Canada "In My Blood", "Lost in Japan", "Youth"
2 21 Savage   United Kingdom "Bartier Cardi", "Rockstar"
AJ Tracey "Butterflies", "Lo(v/s)er"
Avicii   Sweden "Levels", "Wake Me Up"
B Young   United Kingdom "079ME", "Jumanji"
Bad Bunny   Puerto Rico "I Like It", "Mia"
Bastille   United Kingdom "Happier", "I Know You"
Bebe Rexha   United States "Girls", "Meant to Be"
Benny Blanco "Eastside", "I Found You"
Bazzi "Beautiful", "Mine"
Bradley Cooper "I'll Never Love Again", "Shallow"
CamelPhat   United Kingdom "Cola", "Panic Room"
Charli XCX "1999", "Girls"
Childish Gambino   United States "Summertime Magic", "This Is America"
Ella Eyre   United Kingdom "Answerphone", "Just Got Paid"
Florida Georgia Line   United States "Let Me Go", "Meant to Be"
French Montana "Just Got Paid", "No Stylist"
George Michael   United Kingdom "Do They Know It's Christmas", "Last Christmas"
Hailee Steinfeld   United States "Capital Letters", "Let Me Go"
Hardy Caprio   United Kingdom "Best Life", "Rapper"
Hugh Jackman   Australia "A Million Dreams", "The Greatest Show"
J Balvin   Colombia "Familiar", "I Like It"
Jason Derulo   United States "Goodbye", "Tip Toe"
Jorja Smith   United Kingdom "Blue Lights", "Let Me Down"
Justin Bieber   Canada "Despacito", "No Brainer"
Justin Timberlake   United States "Filthy", "Say Something"
Keala Settle "The Greatest Show", "This Is Me"
Kojo Funds   United Kingdom "Check", "Finders Keepers"
Kylie Minogue   Australia "Dancing", "Santa Baby"
Lil Pump   United States "Arms Around You", "I Love It"
Lil Wayne "Don't Cry", "Mona Lisa"
Luis Fonsi   Puerto Rico "Baby", "Despacito"
Mark Ronson   United Kingdom "Electricity", "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"
Martin Garrix   Netherlands "Like I Do", "Ocean"
Michael Bublé   Canada "Holly Jolly Christmas", "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
MK   United States "17", "Back & Forth"
Mr Eazi   Nigeria "Bad Vibe", "Decline"
Paloma Faith   United Kingdom "Lullaby", "Make Your Own Kind of Music"
Panic! at the Disco   United States "The Greatest Show", "High Hopes"
Paul McCartney   United Kingdom "Do They Know It's Christmas", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Quavo   United States "No Brainer", "Walk It Talk It"
Rak-Su   United Kingdom "Dimelo", "I Want You to Freak"
Ramz "Barking", "Family Tree"
RAYE "Check", "Decline"
Sam Smith "Promises", "Too Good at Goodbyes"
Sigala "Just Got Paid", "Lullaby"
Stormzy "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2", "Let Me Down"
Swae Lee   United States "Arms Around You", "Sunflower"
Troye Sivan   Australia "1999", "My My My!"
Years & Years   United Kingdom "If You're Over Me", "Sanctify"
Yxng Bane "Answerphone", "Vroom"
Zac Efron   United States "The Greatest Show", "Rewrite the Stars"
Zara Larsson   Sweden "Ruin My Life", "Symphony"
Zayn   United Kingdom "Dusk Till Dawn", "Let Me"
Zendaya   United States "The Greatest Show", "Rewrite the Stars"

Re-entries

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This table shows singles that started a new chart run in 2018 having previously reached the top 40. The total number of weeks in the top 40 does not include any weeks a song returned to the chart in subsequent years. The number of weeks next to the re-entry date may not be at the same position (i.e. a song could have risen or fallen from this placing).

Entered
(week
ending)
Weeks in
top 40
(original run)
Artist Song Date peak reached Peak position
(weeks)
Re-entry date(s) Re-entry position(s)
(weeks)
Total weeks in top 40

Notes

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    • "All I Want for Christmas", "Last Christmas", "Fairytale of New York", "Do They Know It's Christmas", "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", "Santa Tell Me", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" all re-entered the top ten for 4 weeks at the end of 2018.
  • "Step Into Christmas", "One More Sleep", "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", "Driving Home for Christmas" all re-entered the top ten for 3 weeks at the end of 2018
  • "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", "Wonderful Christmastime" and "Merry Xmas Everybody" all re-entered the top ten for 2 weeks at the end of 2018.

See also

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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