List of number-one singles of 2018 (Australia)

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The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles. [1] In 2018, 13 singles have claimed the top spot, including Ed Sheeran's "Perfect", which started its peak position in 2017. Six acts, Ariana Grande, Ty Dolla Sign, Childish Gambino, Dean Lewis, George Ezra and Bradley Cooper, reached the top spot for the first time.

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Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer earned their second number-one single in 2018 with "Youngblood" which spent eight weeks at number one. They became the first Australians along with Dean Lewis and his song "Be Alright" to reach number one in Australia since 2016. GOYK9566-5SOS.jpg
Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer earned their second number-one single in 2018 with "Youngblood" which spent eight weeks at number one. They became the first Australians along with Dean Lewis and his song "Be Alright" to reach number one in Australia since 2016.
American pop singer Ariana Grande earned her first and second number-one singles in 2018 with "No Tears Left to Cry" and "Thank U, Next", the former of which spent one week at number one and the latter which spent six weeks at number one. Ariana grande interview 2016.png
American pop singer Ariana Grande earned her first and second number-one singles in 2018 with "No Tears Left to Cry" and "Thank U, Next", the former of which spent one week at number one and the latter which spent six weeks at number one.
American singer Mariah Carey earned her third number-one single with the 1994 single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 2018. It was the first Christmas song to reach number one in Australia in nearly thirty-four years; the last being "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid in January 1985. It was also the oldest song to initially reach number one in the country, taking twenty-four years to reach the top spot. Carey's last number one in Australia was "We Belong Together", which reached number one in 2005. Mariah Carey WBLS 2018 Interview 4.jpg
American singer Mariah Carey earned her third number-one single with the 1994 single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 2018. It was the first Christmas song to reach number one in Australia in nearly thirty-four years; the last being "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid in January 1985. It was also the oldest song to initially reach number one in the country, taking twenty-four years to reach the top spot. Carey's last number one in Australia was "We Belong Together", which reached number one in 2005.

Chart history

Key
Indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2018.
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
1 January"Perfect" Ed Sheeran [4]
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January
5 February"God's Plan" Drake [5]
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March
12 March
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April
23 April"Nice for What" [6]
30 April"No Tears Left to Cry" Ariana Grande [7]
7 May"Psycho" Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign [8]
14 May"Nice for What"Drake [9]
21 May"This Is America" Childish Gambino [10]
28 May"Youngblood" 5 Seconds of Summer [11]
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July
9 July
16 July
23 July"In My Feelings"Drake [12]
30 July
6 August
13 August
20 August"Be Alright" Dean Lewis [13]
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September"Shotgun" George Ezra [14]
1 October
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October"Shallow" Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper [15]
5 November
12 November
19 November"Thank U, Next"Ariana Grande [16]
26 November
3 December
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey [17]

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Drake17
25 Seconds of Summer8
3Ariana Grande7
4Ed Sheeran5
4Dean Lewis5
4George Ezra5
5Lady Gaga3
5Bradley Cooper3
6Post Malone1
6Ty Dolla Sign (as featuring)1
6Childish Gambino1
6Mariah Carey1

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