List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2018 explained

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each song's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as the amount of airplay received on American radio stations and streaming on online digital music outlets.

During 2018, eleven singles reached number one on the Hot 100; a twelfth single, "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran, solo or duet with Beyoncé, began its run at number one in December 2017. Of those eleven number-one singles, four were collaborations. In total, thirteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—Camila Cabello, Young Thug, Childish Gambino, Ty Dolla Sign, XXXTentacion, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Ariana Grande and Travis Scott—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. Drake's "God's Plan" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for eleven weeks; it subsequently topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Drake beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. XXXTentacion became the first artist to have a posthumous number one since Static Major featured on Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" in 2008 and the first artist to lead the chart with a posthumous number one since The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" in 1997, and is the eighth overall.

Drake and Cardi B were the only acts to have multiple number one songs in 2018, with Drake having the most with three and Cardi B with two.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing song of 2018^[1]

width=40		Issue date	Song	Artist(s)
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	1069	January 3<	-- Billboard has changed how they date their charts and print edition issues, effective with their first publication dated in 2018; see the article at "https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8071011/billboard-chart-magazine-dates-release-week-change". The charts are now dated for the Saturday that IMMEDIATELY follows their being posted online (one week sooner than under the old dating system), but in preparation for the transition (as this entry would've been dated January 6 under the old system), this one has been dated January 3. -->	"Perfect"		^[2] ^[3]
January 6	^[4] ^[5]
January 13	^[6] ^[7]
January 20	Ed Sheeran	^[8] ^[9]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	1070	January 27	"Havana"	Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug	^[10] ^[11]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=11	1071	February 3	bgcolor=#FFFFBB rowspan="11"	"God's Plan"	Drake	^[12] ^[13]
February 10	^[14] ^[15]
February 17	^[16] ^[17]
February 24	^[18] ^[19]
March 3	^[20] ^[21]
March 10	^[22] ^[23]
March 17	^[24] ^[25]
March 24	^[26] ^[27]
March 31	^[28] ^[29]
April 7	^[30] ^[31]
April 14	^[32] ^[33]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	1072	April 21	"Nice for What"	^[34] ^[35]
April 28	^[36] ^[37]
May 5	^[38] ^[39]
May 12	^[40] ^[41]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	1073	May 19	"This Is America"	Childish Gambino	^[42] ^[43]
May 26	^[44] ^[45]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	re	June 2	"Nice for What"	Drake	^[46] ^[47]
June 9	^[48] ^[49]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	1074	June 16	"Psycho"	Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign	^[50] ^[51]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	re	June 23	"Nice for What"	Drake	^[52] ^[53]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	1075	June 30	"Sad!"	XXXTentacion	^[54] ^[55]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	1076	July 7	"I Like It"	Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin	^[56] ^[57]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	re	July 14	"Nice for What"	Drake	^[58] ^[59]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=10	1077	July 21	"In My Feelings"		^[60] ^[61]
July 28	^[62] ^[63]
August 4	^[64] ^[65]
August 11	^[66] ^[67]
August 18	^[68] ^[69]
August 25	^[70] ^[71]
September 1	^[72] ^[73]
September 8	^[74] ^[75]
September 15	^[76] ^[77]
September 22	^[78] ^[79]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=7	1078	September 29	"Girls Like You"	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	^[80] ^[81]
October 6	^[82] ^[83]
October 13	^[84] ^[85]
October 20	^[86] ^[87]
October 27	^[88] ^[89]
November 3	^[90] ^[91]
November 10	^[92] ^[93]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	1079	November 17	"Thank U, Next"	Ariana Grande	^[94] ^[95]
November 24	^[96] ^[97]
December 1	^[98] ^[99]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	1080	December 8	"Sicko Mode"		^[100] ^[101]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	re	December 15	"Thank U, Next"	Ariana Grande	^[102] ^[103]
December 22	^[104] ^[105]
December 29	^[106] ^[107]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	Drake	29
2	Cardi B	8
3	Maroon 5	7
4	Ariana Grande	6
5	Ed Sheeran	4
6	Beyoncé	3
7	Childish Gambino	2
8	Camila Cabello	1
	Young Thug
	Post Malone
	Ty Dolla Sign
	XXXTentacion
	Bad Bunny
	J Balvin
	Travis Scott

See also

• 2018 in American music
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2018
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2018
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2010s

Notes and References

1. Year-End Charts, Hot 100 Songs. 2018. Billboard. December 4, 2018.
2. Web site: January 3, 2018. .
3. Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' Tops Hot 100 for Third Week, G-Eazy's 'No Limit' Hits Top Five. Billboard. Gary. Trust. December 26, 2017. December 27, 2017.
4. Web site: January 6, 2018. .
5. Cardi B Joins The Beatles & Ashanti With First 3 Hot 100 Hits in Top 10 Simultaneously; Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' No. 1. Billboard. Gary. Trust. January 2, 2018. January 2, 2018.
6. Web site: January 13, 2018. .
7. Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' No. 1 on Hot 100, Camila Cabello's 'Havana' Back Up to No. 2. Billboard. Gary. Trust. January 8, 2018. January 8, 2018.
8. Web site: January 20, 2018. .
9. Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' Rules Hot 100, Bruno Mars & Cardi B's 'Finesse' Flies to No. 3 & Justin Timberlake's 'Filthy' Debuts at No. 9. Billboard. Gary. Trust. January 16, 2018. January 17, 2018.
10. Web site: January 27, 2018. .
11. Camila Cabello Earns First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Havana,' Featuring Young Thug. Billboard. Gary. Trust. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018.
12. Web site: February 3, 2018. .
13. Drake's 'God's Plan' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. Gary. Trust. January 29, 2018. January 29, 2018.
14. Web site: February 10, 2018. .
15. Drake's 'God's Plan' Holds at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Justin Timberlake & Chris Stapleton's 'Say Something' Debuts in Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. February 5, 2018. February 6, 2018.
16. Web site: February 17, 2018. .
17. Drake's 'God's Plan' Dominates Billboard Hot 100 for Third Week & Three Songs Enter Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. February 12, 2018. February 12, 2018.
18. Web site: February 24, 2018. .
19. Drake Tops Billboard Hot 100 With 'God's Plan' & Debuts in Top 10 as Featured on BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive'. Billboard. Gary. Trust. February 20, 2018. February 21, 2018.
20. Web site: March 3, 2018. .
21. Drake Leads Billboard Hot 100 With 'God's Plan' for Fifth Week, Drawing Monstrous 101.7 Million U.S. Streams. Billboard. Gary. Trust. February 26, 2018. February 27, 2018.
22. Web site: March 10, 2018. .
23. Drake's 'God's Plan' No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Post Malone's 'Psycho' Debuts at No. 2. Billboard. Gary. Trust. March 5, 2018. March 6, 2018.
24. Web site: March 17, 2018. .
25. Drake's 'God's Plan' Rules Billboard Hot 100 for Seventh Week; Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey's 'The Middle' Hits Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. March 12, 2018. March 13, 2018.
26. Web site: March 24, 2018. .
27. Drake's 'God's Plan' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Eighth Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. March 19, 2018. March 20, 2018.
28. Web site: March 31, 2018. .
29. Drake's 'God's Plan' Leads Billboard Hot 100, Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line's 'Meant to Be' Rises to No. 2. Billboard. Gary. Trust. March 26, 2018. March 26, 2018.
30. Web site: April 7, 2018. .
31. Drake Becomes First Lead Solo Male With Two 10-Week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as 'God's Plan' Stays at the Summit. Billboard. Gary. Trust. April 2, 2018. April 3, 2018.
32. Web site: April 14, 2018. .
33. 'God's Plan' Becomes Drake's Longest-Leading Hot 100 No. 1, The Weeknd Debuts at No. 4 & Migos Hit Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. April 9, 2018. April 10, 2018.
34. Web site: April 21, 2018. .
35. Drake Dethrones Himself Atop Billboard Hot 100, as 'Nice for What' Debuts at No. 1, Replacing 'God's Plan'. Billboard. Gary. Trust. April 16, 2018. April 17, 2018.
36. Web site: April 28, 2018. .
37. Drake's 'Nice for What' Holds Atop Billboard Hot 100, Nicki Minaj's 'Chun-Li' Vaults to Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. April 23, 2018. April 23, 2018.
38. Web site: May 5, 2018. .
39. Drake Leads Billboard Hot 100, Ariana Grande Arrives at No. 3 & J. Cole Collects Record Three Debuts in Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. April 30, 2018. May 1, 2018.
40. Web site: May 12, 2018. .
41. Drake's 'Nice for What' No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Post Malone's 'Psycho' No. 2 & Camila Cabello's 'Never Be the Same' Hits Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. May 7, 2018. May 8, 2018.
42. Web site: May 19, 2018. .
43. Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. Gary. Trust. May 14, 2018. May 15, 2018.
44. Web site: May 26, 2018. .
45. Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Leads Hot 100, & All-Rap Top Four, For Second Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. May 21, 2018. May 22, 2018.
46. Web site: June 2, 2018. .
47. Drake's 'Nice for What' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Lil Baby, Ella Mai & BTS Earn First Top 10s. Billboard. Gary. Trust. May 29, 2018. May 30, 2018.
48. Web site: June 9, 2018. .
49. Drake Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Week With 'Nice for What,' Ties Michael Jackson for Second-Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Solo Males. Billboard. Gary. Trust. June 4, 2018. June 5, 2018.
50. Web site: June 16, 2018. .
51. Post Malone's 'Psycho' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Maroon 5's 'Girls Like You' Leaps to Top Five. Billboard. Gary. Trust. June 11, 2018. June 12, 2018.
52. Web site: June 23, 2018. .
53. Drake's 'Nice For What' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 & Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Tops Streaming Songs Chart. Billboard. Gary. Trust. June 18, 2018. June 19, 2018.
54. Web site: June 30, 2018. .
55. XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death. Billboard. Gary. Trust. June 25, 2018. June 25, 2018.
56. Web site: July 7, 2018. .
57. Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as 'I Like It', With Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Follows 'Bodak Yellow' to the Top. Billboard. Gary. Trust. July 2, 2018. July 3, 2018.
58. Web site: July 14, 2018. .
59. Drake Claims 7 of Hot 100's Top 10, Breaking the Beatles' Record, As 'Nice For What' Returns to No. 1 For Eighth Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. July 9, 2018. July 10, 2018.
60. Web site: July 21, 2018. .
61. Drake Dethrones Drake Atop Billboard Hot 100 as 'In My Feelings' Replaces 'Nice for What' at No. 1. Billboard. Gary. Trust. July 16, 2018. July 17, 2018.
62. Web site: July 28, 2018. .
63. Drake's 'In My Feelings' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week With Record-Breaking 116.2 Million U.S. Streams. Billboard. Gary. Trust. July 23, 2018. July 24, 2018.
64. Web site: August 4, 2018. .
65. Drake Tops Hot 100 For Third Week With 'In My Feelings,' Passes Rihanna For Most Weeks at No. 1 This Decade. Billboard. Gary. Trust. July 30, 2018. July 31, 2018.
66. Web site: August 11, 2018. .
67. Drake Dominates Hot 100 for Fourth Week With 'In My Feelings,' DJ Khaled's All-Star 'No Brainer' Debuts at No. 5. Billboard. Gary. Trust. August 6, 2018. August 7, 2018.
68. Web site: August 18, 2018. .
69. Drake Rules Billboard Hot 100 for Fifth Week With 'In My Feelings,' Travis Scott Debuts Two Songs in Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. August 13, 2018. August 14, 2018.
70. Web site: August 25, 2018. .
71. Drake Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week With 'In My Feelings,' Moves Closer to Mark for Most Weeks at No. 1 in a Year. Billboard. Gary. Trust. August 20, 2018. August 21, 2018.
72. Web site: September 1, 2018. .
73. Drake's 'In My Feelings' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Ariana Grande's 'God Is A Woman' Hits Top 10. Billboard. Trevor. Anderson. August 27, 2018. August 28, 2018.
74. Web site: September 8, 2018. .
75. Drake Ties Usher for Most Total Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Among Solo Males; Khalid & Normani Hit Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. September 4, 2018. September 5, 2018.
76. Web site: September 15, 2018. .
77. Drake Ties Usher for Most Weeks at No. 1 in a Year On Billboard Hot 100 as 'In My Feelings' Leads for Ninth Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. September 10, 2018. September 11, 2018.
78. Web site: September 22, 2018. .
79. Drake Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 by Any Artist in a Year on Billboard Hot 100, as 'In My Feelings' Reigns for 10th Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. September 17, 2018. September 18, 2018.
80. Web site: September 29, 2018. .
81. Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Hits No. 1 on Hot 100, Eminem & 5 Seconds of Summer New to Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. September 24, 2018. September 25, 2018.
82. Web site: October 6, 2018. .
83. Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Holds Atop Hot 100, Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Lifts to No. 2. Billboard. Gary. Trust. October 1, 2018. October 2, 2018.
84. Web site: October 13, 2018. .
85. Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Lil Wayne Is First to Debut Two Songs in Top Five. Billboard. Gary. Trust. October 8, 2018. October 9, 2018.
86. Web site: October 20, 2018. .
87. Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Tops Hot 100 For Fourth Week, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Hit Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. October 15, 2018. October 16, 2018.
88. Web site: October 27, 2018. .
89. Kodak Black's 'Zeze' & Bad Bunny & Drake's 'Mia' Launch in Billboard Hot 100's Top 5, Maroon 5 Lead For Fifth Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. October 22, 2018. October 23, 2018.
90. Web site: November 3, 2018. .
91. Maroon 5 and Cardi B Rule Billboard Hot 100 For Sixth Week, Post Malone and Swae Lee Debut in Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. October 29, 2018. October 30, 2018.
92. Web site: November 10, 2018. .
93. Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Leads Billboard Hot 100 For Seventh Week, Halsey & Sheck Wes Hit Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. November 5, 2018. November 6, 2018.
94. Web site: November 17, 2018. .
95. Ariana Grande Achieves First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as 'Thank U, Next' Debuts on Top. Billboard. Gary. Trust. November 12, 2018. November 13, 2018.
96. Web site: November 24, 2018. .
97. Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week, Panic! at the Disco's 'High Hopes' Hits Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. November 19, 2018. November 20, 2018.
98. Web site: December 1, 2018. .
99. Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Panic! at the Disco Hits New High With 'High Hopes'. Billboard. Gary. Trust. November 26, 2018. November 27, 2018.
100. Web site: December 8, 2018. .
101. Travis Scott Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Leader: 'What's More 'Sicko Mode' Than Going No. 1?!'. Billboard. Gary. Trust. December 3, 2018. December 4, 2018.
102. Web site: December 15, 2018. .
103. Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Returns to No. 1 On Hot 100 With Biggest Streaming Week Ever For a Woman. Billboard. Gary. Trust. December 10, 2018. December 11, 2018.
104. Web site: December 22, 2018. .
105. Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Rules Billboard Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Halsey's 'Without Me' Rises to No. 2. Billboard. Gary. Trust. December 17, 2018. December 18, 2018.
106. Web site: December 29, 2018. .
107. Ariana Grande Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Andy Williams Makes 'Wonderful' Record Return to Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. December 24, 2018. December 25, 2018.