These are the Billboard magazine's number-one dance songs of 2018 on the Dance Club Songs and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The Hot Dance Club Songs was first published in 1976, ranking the most popular songs on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The Dance/Mix Show Airplay was first published in 2003, ranking the songs based on dance radio airplay and mix show plays on top 40 radio and select rhythmic radio as measured by Mediabase.
† | Indicates most-played song of 2018. |
† | Indicates best charting dance/mix show airplay single of 2018 Note: Year-end most popular songs based radio airplay. [54] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Remixer(s) | Ref(s) |
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January 3 | "Bad at Love" | Halsey | Dillon Francis, Hook N Sling, Klangkarussell, Autograf, Generik [55] | [56] |
January 6 | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | Danny Dove, Daddy Yankee | [57] |
January 13 | [58] | |||
January 20 | "Best Friend" | Sofi Tukker featuring Nervo, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno | Sofi Tukker, Nervo & Jeff Retro, Sinego | [59] |
January 27 | [60] | |||
February 3 | "New Rules" | Dua Lipa | Kream, Freedo, SG Lewis, MRK, Alison Wonderland, Initial Talk, RMND, Suprafive, Vicetone [61] | [62] |
February 10 | [63] | |||
February 17 | [64] | |||
February 24 | [65] | |||
March 3 | "The Middle"† | Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey | Sammy Porter, TCTS | [66] |
March 10 | [67] | |||
March 17 | [68] | |||
March 24 | [69] | |||
March 31 | [70] | |||
April 7 | [71] | |||
April 14 | [72] | |||
April 21 | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | R3hab, Sikdope, Borgeous, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Justin Caruso | [73] |
April 28 | "The Middle" † | Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey | [74] | |
May 5 | [75] | |||
May 12 | [76] | |||
May 19 | [77] | |||
May 26 | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | [78] | |
June 2 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa | Jauz, Zhu | [79] |
June 9 | [80] | |||
June 16 | [81] | |||
June 23 | [82] | |||
June 30 | [83] | |||
July 7 | [84] | |||
July 14 | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | [85] | |
July 21 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa | [86] | |
July 28 | [87] | |||
August 4 | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | [88] | |
August 11 | [89] | |||
August 18 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa | [90] [91] | |
August 25 | [92] | |||
September 1 | "I Like It" | Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin | Dillon Francis, Kontra K & AK Ausserkontrolle | [93] |
September 8 | "Jackie Chan" | Tiesto, Dzeko, Preme and Post Malone | [94] | |
September 15 | [95] | |||
September 22 | "Side Effects" | The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren | Fedde Le Grand, The Magician, Nolan van Lith, Barkley, Sly | [96] |
September 29 | [97] | |||
October 6 | "Promises" | Calvin Harris and Sam Smith | [98] | |
October 13 | [99] | |||
October 20 | "Happier" | Marshmello and Bastille | Breathe Carolina, Frank Walker, Spence, Blanke, Jauz, Svdden Death, West Coast Massive, Matt Medved, Hikeii, Tim Gunter | [100] |
October 27 | [101] | |||
November 3 | [102] | |||
November 10 | [103] [104] | |||
November 17 | [105] [106] | |||
November 24 | [107] [108] | |||
December 1 | [109] | |||
December 8 | [110] | |||
December 15 | [111] | |||
December 22 | [112] | |||
December 29 | [113] |
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