List of number-one Billboard Streaming Songs of 2018 explained

The Billboard Streaming Songs chart ranks each week's most-streamed radio songs, on-demand songs and videos on leading online music services in the United States. In 2018, 20 songs by 24 artist reached the top.

The first number one song of the year was Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" alongside Beyonce. Post Malone's and 21 Savage's "Rockstar" spent 12 weeks atop in late 2017 and topped the chart for two more weeks in January for a total of 14 weeks. "God's Plan" by Canadian musician Drake reached the top in early February and topped the charts for 11 consecutive weeks. Furthermore, it became the second song to be ever streamed more than 100 million times within one week, since Baauer's "Harlem Shake" in early 2013.[1] Drake replaced himself with "Nice for What" for four weeks in April and May.

Childish Gambino scored his first number one on the chart with "This is America" for three weeks in May and early June. Following the murder of XXXTentacion in Florida, his single "Sad!" became his first to top the chart for two weeks. Drake scored his third and fourth number-one hit in 2018 with "Nonstop" and "In My Feelings" for nine more weeks. Furthermore, "In My Feelings" became the most-streamed songs within a week, accumulating more than 116 million streams—13 million more than "Harlem Shake". Moreover, "In My Feelings" was the third most streamed song of the year, accumulating more than 1.1 billion streams.[2]

Drake was the most-successful artist of the year. "God's Plan", "In My Feelings" and "Nice for What" ranked in the top ten most-streamed songs in the US for 2018. "God's Plan" concluded as the most-streamed song in 2018, with more than 1.5 billion streams.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single of 2018[3]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly streams
January 3"Perfect"Ed Sheeran featuring Beyonce43.4 million[4]
January 6"Rockstar"Post Malone featuring 21 Savage37.7 million[5]
January 1339.4 million[6]
January 20"Finesse"Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B38.3 million[7]
January 27"Havana"Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug44.9 million[8]
February 3bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="11""God's Plan" Drake82.4 million[9]
February 1083.3 million[10]
February 1779.6 million[11]
February 2475.5 million[12]
March 3101.7 million[13]
March 1092.8 million[14]
March 1781.8 million[15]
March 2472.9 million[16]
March 3168.5 million[17]
April 761.1 million[18]
April 1452.1 million[19]
April 21"Nice for What"60.4 million[20]
April 2859.3 million[21]
May 553.6 million[22]
May 1248.5 million[23]
May 19"This Is America"Childish Gambino65.3 million[24]
May 2669.6 million[25]
June 245.2 million[26]
June 9"Yes Indeed"Lil Baby and Drake37.6 million[27]
June 16"All Mine"Kanye West36.3 million[28]
June 23"Lucid Dreams"Juice WRLD38.8 million[29]
June 30"Sad!"XXXTentacion48.9 million[30]
July 747.5 million[31]
July 14"Nonstop"Drake58.6 million[32]
July 21"In My Feelings"71.7 million[33]
July 28116.2 million[34]
August 4106.2 million[35]
August 1195.4 million[36]
August 1892.7 million[37]
August 2571 million[38]
September 159.4 million[39]
September 850.5 million[40]
September 15"Lucky You"Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas42.2 million[41]
September 22"I Love It"Kanye West and Lil Pump46.6 million[42]
September 2944.8 million[43]
October 6"Lucid Dreams"Juice WRLD 41.6 million[44]
October 13"Mona Lisa"Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar43 million[45]
October 20"Drip Too Hard"Lil Baby and Gunna41.3 million[46]
October 27"Zeze"Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott and Offset47.6 million[47]
November 342.2 million[48]
November 1039.5 million[49]
November 17"Thank U, Next"Ariana Grande55.5 million[50]
November 2463.4 million[51]
December 143.8 million[52]
December 842.5 million[53]
December 1593.8 million[54]
December 2250.7 million[55]
December 2943.5 million[56]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drake's 'God's Plan' Is The Second Song In History To Be Streamed 100 Million Times In A Week. February 28, 2018. Hugh. McIntyre. Forbes. April 21, 2019.
  2. Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song. January 8, 2019. Keith. Caulfield. Billboard. April 20, 2019.
  3. Year-End Charts, Streamimng Songs. 2018. Billboard. April 20, 2018.
  4. 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.
  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. January 2, 2018.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Camila Cabello Earns First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Havana,' Featuring Young Thug. Billboard. January 22, 2018.
  9. Drake's 'God's Plan' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. Gary. Trust. January 29, 2018. January 29, 2018.
  10. 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.
  11. Drake's 'God's Plan' Dominates Billboard Hot 100 for Third Week & Three Songs Enter Top 10. Billboard. Gary. Trust. February 12, 2018. February 13, 2018.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Drake's 'God's Plan' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Eighth Week. Billboard. Gary. Trust. March 19, 2018. March 20, 2018.
  17. 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 27, 2018.
  18. 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.
  19. '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 11, 2018.
  20. Drake Dethrones Himself Atop Hot 100, as 'Nice for What' Debuts at No. 1, Replacing 'God's Plan'. Billboard. Gary. Trust. April 16, 2018. April 17, 2018.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. Gary. Trust. May 14, 2018. May 15, 2018.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. Eminem's Killshot Strikes at No. 2 on Streaming Songs Chart. Billboard. Kevin. Rutherford. September 27, 2018.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. 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.
  51. 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.
  52. 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 26, 2018.
  53. Travis Scott Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Leader: 'What's More 'Sicko Mode' Than Going No. 1?!'. Billboard. Gary. Trust. December 3, 2018. December 3, 2018.
  54. 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 10, 2018.
  55. 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.
  56. 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.

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