This is a list of the Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2018. The Dutch Top 40 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the Netherlands. It is published every week by radio station Radio 538.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 6 | "Perfect" (including "Perfect Duet") | Ed Sheeran (with Beyoncé) | [1] |
January 13 | [2] | ||
January 20 | [3] | ||
January 27 | [4] | ||
February 3 | "Zoutelande" | BLØF (featuring Geike Arnaert) | [5] |
February 10 | [6] | ||
February 17 | [7] | ||
February 24 | [8] | ||
March 3 | [9] | ||
March 10 | [10] | ||
March 17 | [11] | ||
March 24 | [12] | ||
March 31 | [13] | ||
April 7 | [14] | ||
April 14 | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | [15] |
April 21 | [16] | ||
April 28 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | [17] |
May 5 | [18] | ||
May 12 | [19] | ||
May 19 | [20] | ||
May 26 | [21] | ||
June 2 | [22] | ||
June 9 | [23] | ||
June 16 | [24] | ||
June 23 | [25] | ||
June 30 | [26] | ||
July 7 | [27] | ||
July 14 | [28] | ||
July 21 | [29] | ||
July 28 | [30] | ||
August 4 | [31] | ||
August 11 | [32] | ||
August 18 | "In My Feelings" | Drake | [33] |
August 25 | "Djadja" | Aya Nakamura | [34] |
September 1 | [35] | ||
September 8 | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | [36] |
September 15 | [37] | ||
September 22 | "Verleden tijd" | Frenna and Lil' Kleine | [38] |
September 29 | [39] | ||
October 6 | [40] | ||
October 13 | [41] | ||
October 20 | [42] | ||
October 27 | [43] | ||
November 3 | "Duurt te lang" | Davina Michelle | [44] |
November 10 | [45] | ||
November 17 | [46] | ||
November 24 | [47] | ||
December 1 | [48] | ||
December 8 | [49] | ||
December 15 | [50] | ||
December 22 | [51] | ||
December 29 | [52] |
Position | Nationality | Artist | Weeks #1 |
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1 | United Kingdom | Calvin Harris | 16 |
1 | United Kingdom | Dua Lipa | 16 |
2 | Netherlands | BLØF | 10 |
2 | Belgium | Geike Arnaert (as featuring) | 10 |
3 | Netherlands | Davina Michelle | 9 |
4 | Netherlands | Frenna | 6 |
4 | Netherlands | Lil' Kleine | 6 |
5 | United Kingdom | Ed Sheeran | 4 |
5 | United States | Beyoncé (as featuring) | 4 |
6 | United States | Marshmello | 2 |
6 | United Kingdom | Anne-Marie | 2 |
6 | Mali/ France | Aya Nakamura | 2 |
6 | United Kingdom | George Ezra | 2 |
7 | Canada | Drake | 1 |
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" is a power ballad by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, it was the lead single for both the soundtrack album from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Adams's sixth studio album, Waking Up the Neighbours (1991).
"Macarena" is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. Appearing on the 1993 album A mí me gusta, it was an international hit and dance craze in the latter half of 1996 and part of 1997. The song got the group ranked the "No. 1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time" by VH1 in 2002. The song uses a type of clave rhythm. In 2012, it was ranked No. 7 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. It also ranked at No. 1 on Billboard's All Time Latin Songs.
American singer Beyoncé has released six studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five EPs, one soundtrack album, two karaoke albums, and 83 singles. Throughout her career, Beyoncé has sold over 118 million records worldwide as a solo artist, and a further 60 million as part of Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard ranked her as the 37th Greatest artist of all time. According to RIAA, she has sold 15 million albums in the United States.
American singer Christina Aguilera has released eight studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), six compilation albums, one soundtrack album, 42 singles, and 10 promotional singles. To date, Aguilera has sold over 75 million records worldwide. In the United States alone, Aguilera has sold 48.6 million certified albums and singles. Billboard ranked Aguilera as the 20th best-selling artist of the 2000s. In the United Kingdom, Aguilera has sold over 3.3 million albums and 6.1 million singles. She has also achieved 10 number one hits on Billboard's Dance Club Songs.
Rush was a Canadian progressive rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. For the overwhelming majority of its existence, the band has consisted of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. The band achieved this definitive form when Neil Peart replaced original drummer, John Rutsey, in July 1974.
American singer Lady Gaga has released five solo studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, one film soundtrack, three remix albums, two video albums, two compilation albums, three EPs, three live albums, 37 singles, and 14 promotional singles. Gaga made her debut in August 2008 with the studio album The Fame, which peaked at number two in the United States, where it was subsequently certified triple Platinum, while topping the charts in Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", were both successful worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The album spawned three more singles: "Eh, Eh ", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi". The latter reached the top ten in many countries worldwide, and number one in Germany.
British girl group Little Mix have released six studio albums, one compilation album, 33 singles and 40 music videos. As of 2021, the group have amassed 44 chart entries on the UK Singles Chart, with five number ones and 19 top-ten singles. According to the Official Charts Company, Little Mix have sold over 28 million singles and 3.6 million albums in the UK. They have collated over 12 billion streams across all streaming platforms, and have sold over 60 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling girl groups. In 2021, they became the first girl group to spend a total of 100 weeks within the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.
American singer Ariana Grande has released six studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, one remix album, two extended plays (EPs), 53 singles, and 17 promotional singles. After signing with Republic Records, she released her debut single "Put Your Hearts Up" in December 2011. Across albums, singles and features, Grande has sold over 85 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Having amassed 98 billion consumed streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist ever. She is also the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music. She has amassed 71 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100—the fourth most entries for a female artist—including six number ones and 19 top-10 hits. Grande was named the '12th Artist of the Decade' of the 2010s, and was ranked among Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists, at number 78.
English singer Dua Lipa has released two studio albums, two reissues, one remix album, four extended plays (EPs), twenty-nine singles, twelve promotional singles, two charity singles, and thirty-one music videos. After signing with Warner Bros. Records, she released her debut single "New Love" in 2015. The following year, she gained recognition through minor hits "Hotter than Hell" and "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)". In June 2017 Lipa released her eponymous debut studio album, which reached the top 10 charts in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The album's chart-topping hits "Be the One", "New Rules" and "IDGAF" propelled Lipa to international fame.
"Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. The Man. The song, which interpolates the Marvelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman", was written by the band along with John Hill and Asa Taccone, with the latter two serving as producers. It serves as the second single and first radio single off their eighth studio album, Woodstock. The song reached number one on the US Alternative Songs, Mexican and Russian Tophit airplay chart. It was also their first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming a sleeper hit, as it took eight months to peak at number four in November 2017.
"Attention" is a song recorded and produced by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth for his second studio album Voicenotes (2018). It was written by Puth and Jacob Kasher. A midtempo pop rock track with elements of 1980s soft-soul and funk music, the song finds Puth singing about how he realizes his partner was "just want[ing] attention" from him instead of loving him. It was released digitally through Artist Partner Group and Atlantic Records on April 21, 2017, and later serviced to the radio on May 2, serving as the album's lead single. An accompanying music video was released on April 24, 2017, featuring Puth brooding at the club while scoping out his former partner, later returning home and finding the partner again at his apartment.