List of top 10 singles in 2018 (Ireland)

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Dua Lipa's "IDGAF" became the first new number-one single of 2018 and her second number-one single. Dua Lipa 03-15-2017 -2 (34312936596).jpg
Dua Lipa's "IDGAF" became the first new number-one single of 2018 and her second number-one single.

This is a list of singles that peaked in the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart during 2018, as compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association. [1]

Contents

Background

Eighty-eight songs charted in the top 10 in 2018 as of the week ending 28 December. Of these, seventy-six songs reached their peak in 2018. The 2017 Christmas number-one, "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran, remained at number-one for the first three weeks of 2018. The first new number-one single of the year was "IDGAF" by Dua Lipa. Eleven different songs have peaked at number-one in 2018, with Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande (2) having the most songs hit that position.

Chart debuts

Thirty-one artists have achieved their first top 10 single in 2018 (as of week ending 28 December 2018), either as a lead or featured artist. Benny Blanco has had the highest charting debut, reaching number one with Eastside. Cardi B and Bradley Cooper are the only artists to achieve a second top ten entry in their debut year.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
MK 1"17"9
Julia Michaels 1"I Miss You"3
Ina Wroldsen 1"Breathe"4
Cardi B 3"Finesse"5"Girls Like You", "I Like It"
Dan Caplen 1"These Days"2
Sigrid 1"Strangers"7
Ramz 1"Barking"8
Maren Morris 1"The Middle"7
Normani [A] 1"Love Lies"8
XXXTentacion 1 Sad! 10
Lil Dicky 1"Freaky Friday"3
Portugal. The Man 1"Feel It Still"10
Childish Gambino 1"This Is America"2
Banx & Ranx 1"Answerphone"10
Yxng Bane 1
Jack & Jack 1"Rise"3
Bad Bunny 1"I Like It"10
Dzeko 1"Jackie Chan"6
Preme 1
Benny Blanco 1"Eastside"1
Loud Luxury 1"Body"4
Brando1
Dynoro 1"In My Mind"5
Joyner Lucas 1"Lucky You"7
Lil Pump 2"I Love It"3"Arms Around You"
Silk City [B] 1"Electricity"8
Dean Lewis 1"Be Alright"8
Lil Peep 1"Falling Down"8
LSD [C] 1"Thunderclouds"10
Bradley Cooper 2"Shallow"1"I'll Never Love Again"
Maluma 1"Arms Around You"8
Ava Max 1"Sweet but Psycho"8
Billie Eilish 1"When the Party's Over"10

Top-ten singles

Key
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Reference
Singles from 2017
1 December"Anywhere" Rita Ora 412 January9 [3]
"17" MK 912 January2
8 December"I Miss You" Clean Bandit (featuring Julia Michaels)312 January8 [4]
Singles from 2018
19 January"IDGAF" (#5) Dua Lipa 126 January13 [5]
"Never Be the Same" Camila Cabello 619 January7
"Breathe" Jax Jones (featuring Ina Wroldsen)49 February10
"Finesse" Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B)516 February5
26 January"God's Plan" (#3) Drake 12 February14 [6]
2 February"These Days" (#4) Rudimental (featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen)223 February14 [7]
16 February"All the Stars" Kendrick Lamar & SZA 416 February7 [8]
"Strangers" Sigrid 72 March5
23 February"Friends" (#8) Marshmello & Anne-Marie 316 March15 [9]
2 March"Psycho" ◁ Post Malone (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)22 March9 [10]
"Barking" Ramz 82 March2
9 March"The Middle" Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey 716 March5 [11]
23 March"Love Lies" Khalid & Normani 820 April4 [12]
"Sad!" XXXTentacion 86 July2
30 March"This Morning" ◁ Picture This 630 March1 [13]
"Paradise" (#7) George Ezra 527 April11
"Freaky Friday" Lil Dicky (featuring Chris Brown)320 April9
6 April"Call Out My Name" ◁ The Weeknd 56 April1 [14]
"Feel It Still" Portugal the Man 106 April1
13 April"One Kiss" (#2) Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa113 April12 [15]
"Nice for What" ◁Drake220 April11
20 April"Lullaby" Sigala & Paloma Faith 827 April7 [16]
27 April"No Tears Left To Cry" (#10) Ariana Grande 127 April10 [17]
4 May"Better Now" ◁Post Malone44 May9 [18]
"Paranoid" ◁74 May1
11 May"2002" (#6)Anne-Marie225 May8 [19]
18 May"This Is America" Childish Gambino 218 May2 [20]
1 June"Solo" Clean Bandit (featuring Demi Lovato)122 June10 [21]
"Answerphone" Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre & Yxng Bane 101 June2
8 June"Back to You" Selena Gomez 415 June6 [22]
"I'll Be There" Jess Glynne 88 June4
15 June"Shotgun" (#1) George Ezra 129 June13 [23]
"Youngblood" 5 Seconds of Summer 46 July10
22 June"Girls Like You" Maroon 5 (featuring Cardi B)510 August11 [24]
6 July"Don't Matter to Me" ◁Drake (featuring Michael Jackson)36 July4 [25]
"Nonstop" ◁Drake56 July1
"Rise" Jonas Blue (featuring Jack & Jack)313 July7
"I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny, & J Balvin 106 July1
13 July"If You're Over Me" Years & Years 713 July3 [26]
"Jackie Chan" Tiësto & Dzeko (featuring Preme & Post Malone)627 July6
"In My Feelings" ◁Drake220 July9
20 July"God Is a Woman" ◁Ariana Grande420 July8 [27]
3 August"No Brainer" ◁ DJ Khaled (featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo)410 August8 [28]
10 August"Eastside" Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid131 August10 [29]
"Body" Loud Luxury (featuring Brando)424 August9
24 August"Breathin" ◁Ariana Grande524 August2 [30]
"Promises" ◁Calvin Harris & Sam Smith 17 September9
"In My Mind" Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino 531 August7
7 September"The Ringer" ◁ Eminem 67 September1 [31]
"Lucky You" ◁Eminem (featuring Joyner Lucas)77 September4
14 September"I Love It" ◁ Kanye West & Lil Pump 221 September7 [32]
"Happier"Marshmello (featuring Bastille)312 October10
"Electricity" ◁ Silk City & Dua Lipa612 October9
"Nina Cried Power" ◁ Hozier (featuring Mavis Staples)1014 September1
21 September"Be Alright" Dean Lewis 419 October7 [33]
28 September"Falling Down" Lil Peep & XXXTentacion828 September2 [34]
5 October"Thunderclouds" LSD 812 October2 [35]
12 October"Shallow" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 112 October10 [36]
"Let You Love Me"Rita Ora426 October9
"All I Am"Jess Glynne1012 October2
19 October"Always Remember Us This Way"Lady Gaga326 October6 [37]
"Woman Like Me" ◁ Little Mix (featuring Nicki Minaj)42 November7
26 October"Better"Khalid826 October1 [38]
"I'll Never Love Again"Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper1026 October3
2 November"Arms Around You" ◁XXXTentacion & Lil Pump (featuring Maluma & Swae Lee)82 November1 [39]
9 November"Thank U, Next" ◁Ariana Grande19 November8 [40]
"Without Me"Halsey37 December8
16 November"Sweet but Psycho" Ava Max 121 December7 [41]
"When the Party's Over" Billie Eilish 730 November5
23 November"Ruin My Life" Zara Larsson 57 December4 [42]
30 November"Thursday"Jess Glynne97 December2 [43]
14 December"Everything or Nothing" ◁Picture This714 December1 [44]
21 December"Imagine" ◁Ariana Grande421 December1 [45]

2017 peaks

List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 2017
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Reference
10 March"Perfect" (#9) [D] Ed Sheeran 18 December22 [46]
4 August"New Rules" Dua Lipa 118 August22 [47]
8 September"Havana" Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug)13 November23 [48]
22 September"Rockstar" ◁ Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage)120 October17 [49]
17 November"Let You Down" NF 68 December10 [50]
24 November"Wolves" Selena Gomez and Marshmello 58 December6 [51]
22 December"River" ◁ Eminem (featuring Ed Sheeran)222 December11 [52]

1994 peaks

List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1994
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)Peak (2018)Peak dateWeeks in
top ten
Reference
14 December"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey 421 December3 [53]

1987 peaks

List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1987
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)Peak (2018)Peak dateWeeks in
top ten
Reference
14 December"Fairytale of New York" The Pogues (featuring Kirsty McColl)321 December3 [54]

1984 peaks

List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1984
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)Peak (2018)Peak dateWeeks in
top ten
Reference
28 December"Last Christmas" Wham! 728 December1 [55]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 928 December1

1963 peaks

List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 1963
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)Peak (2018)Peak dateWeeks in
top ten
Reference
28 December"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Brenda Lee 1028 December1 [56]

2019 peaks

List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2018 which peaked in 2019
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten (2018)
Reference
26 October"Sunflower" ◁ Post Malone & Swae Lee 34 January10 [57]
14 December"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Mark Ronson (featuring Miley Cyrus)211 January3 [58]

Entries by artist

Post Malone charted the most (6) singles in the top ten in 2018. This coincided with his album, Beerbongs & Bentleys reaching number one on the Irish Albums Chart. Post Malone 2018.jpg
Post Malone charted the most (6) singles in the top ten in 2018. This coincided with his album, Beerbongs & Bentleys reaching number one on the Irish Albums Chart.

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2018, including songs that reached their peak in 2017. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2018 is also shown.

EntriesArtistCountry of originWeeksSongs
6 Post Malone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37"Rockstar", "Psycho", "Better Now", Paranoid", "Jackie Chan", "Sunflower"
5 Drake Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39"God's Plan", "Nice for What", "Don't Matter to Me" "Nonstop", "In My Feelings"
Ariana Grande Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29"No Tears Left to Cry", "God Is a Woman", "Breathin", "Thank U, Next", "Imagine"
4 Dua Lipa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 36"New Rules", "IDGAF", "One Kiss", "Electricity"
Jess Glynne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22"These Days", "I'll Be There", "All I Am", "Thursday"
3 Cardi B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17"Finesse", "Girls Like You", "I Like It"
Eminem Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14"River", "The Ringer", "Lucky You"
Marshmello Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27"Wolves", "Friends", "Happier"
Khalid Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15"Love Lies", "Eastside", "Better"
Lady Gaga Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19"Shallow", "Always Remember Us This Way", "I'll Never Love Again"
XXXTentacion Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6"Sad!", "Falling Down", "Arms Around You"
2 Camila Cabello Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 13"Havana", "Never Be the Same"
Ed Sheeran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15"Perfect", "River"
Anne-Marie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 23"Friends", "2002"
Clean Bandit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16"I Miss You", "Solo"
Selena Gomez Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8"Wolves", "Back to You"
George Ezra Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 24"Paradise", "Shotgun"
Calvin Harris Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 21"One Kiss", "Promises"
Rita Ora Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13"Anywhere", "Let You Love Me"
Bradley Cooper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13"Shallow", "I'll Never Love Again"
Lil Pump Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8"I Love It", "Arms Around You"
Swae Lee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11"Sunflower", "Arms Around You"
Halsey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18"Eastside", "Without Me"
Mark Ronson [E] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12"Electricity", "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"
Picture This Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2"This Morning", "Everything or Nothing"

Notes

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