Below is a list of songs that topped the RIM Charts in 2018 according to the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia.
Issue Date | International & Domestic songs | Domestic songs | ||||
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Song | Artist(s) | Ref. | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. | |
4 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | [1] | "Pematah Hati " | Nabila Razali | [2] |
11 January | [3] | [4] | ||||
18 January | [5] | [6] | ||||
25 January | [7] | [8] | ||||
1 February | [9] | [10] | ||||
8 February | [11] | "Bunga" | Ara Johari | [12] | ||
15 February | [13] | [14] | ||||
22 February | "All the Stars" | Kendrick Lamar with SZA | [15] | [16] | ||
1 March | [17] | [18] | ||||
8 March | [19] | [20] | ||||
15 March | [21] | "Kata Akhirmu" | Ariff Bahran | [22] | ||
22 March | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | [23] | "Luar Biasa" | Ismail Izzani ft. Alif | [24] |
29 March | [25] | [26] | ||||
5 April | "Call Out My Name" | The Weeknd | [27] | "Di Matamu" | Sufian Suhaimi | [28] |
12 April | "Di Matamu " | Sufian Suhaimi | [29] | [30] | ||
19 April | "Call Out My Name" | The Weeknd | [31] | [32] | ||
26 April | "No Tears Left to Cry" | Ariana Grande | [33] | [34] | ||
3 May | [35] | [36] | ||||
10 May | [37] | [38] | ||||
17 May | [39] | [40] | ||||
24 May | "Fake Love" | BTS | [41] | [42] | ||
31 May | [43] | [44] | ||||
14 June | "Girls Like You" | Maroon 5 | [45] | — | ||
21 June | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Blackpink | "Di Matamu" | Sufian Suhaimi | [46] | |
28 June | "Girls Like You" | Maroon 5 | [47] | "Tak Pernah Hilang" | Amylea & Kaer | [48] |
5 July | [49] | [50] | ||||
12 July | [51] | "Di Matamu" | Sufian Suhaimi | [52] | ||
19 July | "In My Feelings" | Drake | [53] | [54] | ||
26 July | [55] | "Kisah Antara Kita" | One Avenue Band | [56] | ||
2 August | [57] | [58] | ||||
9 August | [59] | "Sampai Bila" | Misha Omar | [60] | ||
16 August | "Girls Like You" | Maroon 5 | [61] | "Kisah Antara Kita" | One Avenue Band | [62] |
23 August | "You Are the Reason" | Calum Scott | [63] | [64] | ||
30 August | "Idol" | BTS | [65] | [66] | ||
6 September | [67] | [68] | ||||
13 September | [69] | [70] | ||||
20 September | "You Are the Reason" | Calum Scott | [71] | [72] | ||
27 September | [73] | [74] | ||||
4 October | [75] | [76] | ||||
11 October | [77] | [78] | ||||
18 October | [79] | "Ragaman" | Faizal Tahir | [80] | ||
25 October | "Kiss and Make Up" | Dua Lipa and Blackpink | [81] | [82] | ||
1 November | "Waste It on Me" | Steve Aoki featuring BTS | [83] | "Bidadari" | Ismail Izzani | [84] |
8 November | "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | [85] | "Ragaman" | Faizal Tahir | [86] |
15 November | [87] | [88] | ||||
22 November | [89] | [90] | ||||
29 November | [91] | "Satu Peluang" | Andi Bernadee | [92] | ||
6 December | [93] | "Pulang" | Insomniacks | [94] | ||
13 December | [95] | [96] | ||||
20 December | [97] | [98] | ||||
27 December | "Sunflower" | Post Malone and Swae Lee | [99] | [100] |
South Korean girl group Blackpink have released two studio albums, three extended plays, four single albums, and four live albums in total.
"This Is Me" is a song performed by Keala Settle for the film The Greatest Showman. It was released on October 26, 2017, by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and the official lead single on December 8, 2017. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards, but lost to "Remember Me" from the film Coco. It was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
"Rewrite the Stars" is a song performed by Zac Efron and Zendaya for the film The Greatest Showman (2017). It was released on November 17, 2017 by Atlantic Records as a promotional single from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. In Australia, "Rewrite the Stars" was released to radio on July 20, 2018. The song sees Efron's character, Phillip, serenading Zendaya's character, Anne, trying to convince her that they're meant to be together, despite their differences races. Anne was treated differently because of the colour of her skin and she felt it all the time. Phillip genuinely loved her and was most oblivious of how she felt about people seeing it thinking about them being together.
American singer Madison Beer has released one studio album, one extended play, nineteen singles and four promotional singles. Her debut studio album, Life Support, was released in February 2021.
"Mine" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bazzi. The song was self-released digitally on October 12, 2017. The song made its chart debut on February 3, 2018, after becoming an internet meme. The song charted in various countries including the United States, where it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified platinum in the United States, Australia, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand. The song was later featured as the 14th track on his debut album Cosmic, which was released on April 12, 2018.
"Call Out My Name" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, taken from his first EP, My Dear Melancholy, released on March 30, 2018. The Weeknd co-wrote the song with his producer Frank Dukes, with Nicolas Jaar receiving writing credits for the sampling of his 2016 song "Killing Time". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 10, 2018, as the EP's first single in the United States. It has been alleged that the song is about his relationship with Selena Gomez, who he dated in 2017.
"Be Alright" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released in June 2018 as the lead single from Lewis' debut studio album, A Place We Knew. It reached number one and is certified 10× Platinum in Australia and multi platinum worldwide, including 2× Platinum in the United States.
"Beautiful" is a song by American singer Bazzi, initially self-released digitally on July 2, 2017. The song was later featured as the 13th track on the album Cosmic, which was released on April 12, 2018. A reimagined version of the song, featuring Cuban-American singer-songwriter Camila Cabello was released on August 2, 2018.
"Better" is a song by American singer Khalid for his first EP Suncity (2018). It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 14, 2018. It was also included on the album Free Spirit. The song was a commercial success and became Khalid's first solo top 10 single in the US.
"This Feeling" is a song by The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini. Written by the Chainsmokers and Emily Warren, with production handled by former, it was released by Disruptor Records and Columbia Records on September 18, 2018, as the seventh single from the Chainsmokers' second studio album, Sick Boy. It is also featured on the deluxe edition of Ballerini's second studio album, Unapologetically.
"Sunflower" is a song performed by American rappers and singers Post Malone and Swae Lee. It was released as a single from the soundtrack to the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and is included on Post Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019). The single was released on October 19, 2018. It became Malone's third and Lee's first song as a soloist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The song ranked in the top ten of the chart for 33 weeks, at the time sharing the record for the most such weeks with "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. "Sunflower" also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and New Zealand, as well as the top ten in twelve additional countries. It is certified Diamond in the US and Canada.
"Hope" is a song by American DJ and production duo The Chainsmokers. Released on December 14, 2018, via Disruptor Records and Columbia Records, it features Swedish singer Winona Oak.
"Someone You Loved" is a song recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a download on 8 November 2018 through Vertigo Records and Universal Music as the third single from his second extended play, Breach (2018), and was later included on his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019). The song was written by Capaldi, Samuel Romans, and its producers Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher and Benjamin Kohn. It was serviced to radio stations on 16 April 2019 as the first US single.
The discography of Why Don't We, an American boy band consisting of Zach Herron, Jack Avery, Daniel Seavey, Corbyn Besson, and Jonah Marais. They have released two studio albums, six extended plays, sixteen music videos, twenty-six singles, and three promotional singles.
Insomniacks is a four-member Malaysian pop band from Kuala Lumpur. They rose to prominence with the release of their second single, "Pulang", in 2018, which charted on the Malaysian RIM streaming charts for 146 consecutive weeks, and a total of 185 weeks as of July 2022.