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The following lists the top 25 singles of 2018 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) end-of-year singles chart. [1]
"Youngblood" was the top selling single of 2018 in Australia, spending eight consecutive weeks at No. 1 through the year and becoming the first local song to top the End of Year Singles chart since Anthony Callea's "The Prayer" in 2005. [2]
# | Title | Artist | Highest pos. reached [3] |
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1 | "Youngblood" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 |
2 | "God's Plan" | Drake | 1 |
3 | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | 1 |
4 | "Be Alright" | Dean Lewis | 1 |
5 | "Meant to Be" | Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line | 2 |
6 | "I Fall Apart" | Post Malone | 2 |
7 | "Psycho" | Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign | 1 |
8 | "Girls Like You" | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | 2 |
9 | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | 1 |
10 | "Eastside" | Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid | 2 |
11 | "Better Now" | Post Malone | 2 |
12 | "Rockstar" | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | 1 |
13 | "Love Lies" | Khalid and Normani | 3 |
14 | "These Days" | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen | 2 |
15 | "The Middle" | Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey | 7 |
16 | "In My Feelings" | Drake | 1 |
17 | "All the Stars" | Kendrick Lamar and SZA | 2 |
18 | "IDGAF" | Dua Lipa | 3 |
19 | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | 2 |
20 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | 3 |
21 | "Sad!" | XXXTentacion | 4 |
22 | "Nice for What" | Drake | 1 |
23 | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | 1 |
24 | "This Is Me" | Keala Settle | 10 |
25 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 1 |
"Over and Over" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring American country music singer Tim McGraw. The lyrics were written by Nelly while the music was written and produced by James D. "Sted-Fast" Hargrove II and Jayson "KoKo" Bridges. Other musicians who contributed to the recording include Bryan Loss (drums) and Matthew Brauss. The lyrics of the song focus on regret. It was released on September 12, 2004, as the second single from Nelly's fourth album, Suit (2004).
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974.
"Apologize" is a song written by Ryan Tedder, which first appeared on Timbaland's second studio album Shock Value. It was then released as the third single from that album, along with the original recording by OneRepublic. It accordingly also served as the lead single for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud, produced by Greg Wells. Timbaland's version omits the guitar solo after the second verse in the original, and includes an extra line of percussion, new backing vocals, and added sound samples, in addition to sound mixing and a few other minor changes. The song was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States, with 10,394 plays in one week, until its record was broken by Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love", which was also co-written by Tedder. The song was a major hit internationally, reaching number one in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands, as well as staying at number one for eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, staying in the top-10 for 25 weeks, and spent 13 weeks at number one in Canada.
The singles discography of Australian singer, songwriter and actress Kylie Minogue consists of ninety-four singles and twenty-three promotional recordings. Referred as the “Princess of Pop” by various media outlets, she has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. In Australia, she has a total of ten number-one singles, twenty-three top-ten hits and forty-seven top-forty entries. In the United Kingdom, with seven number-one singles, eleven singles that peaked at number two, thirty-five top-ten hits and fifty-two top-forty entries, she is the twelfth-best-selling singles artist and the third-best-selling female artist of all time to date, selling over 10.1 million singles.
"Riptide" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was first released as a track on his debut EP God Loves You When You're Dancing (2013), serving as its second single, and is also featured on his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). The song was written by Joy, who also produced it with drummer Edwin White. The upbeat song has been lyrically described as a "coming of age love story" and is known for its metaphors and pop culture references.
"Humble" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 30, 2017, along with its music video, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The song was written by Lamar and producers Mike Will Made It and Pluss. It was provided to rhythmic contemporary radio as the lead single from Lamar's fourth studio album, Damn. "Humble" is Lamar's second number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 after "Bad Blood" and his first as a lead artist. The song received four nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video, winning in the last three categories.
"Rockstar" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. It was released on September 15, 2017, by Republic Records as the lead single from Malone's second studio album Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018). The song was written alongside Carl Rosen, Joey Bada$$, and producers Louis Bell & Tank God.
"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. It was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
"Youngblood" is a song recorded by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was written by Calum Hood, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt, Ashton Irwin and Luke Hemmings with production handled by Andrew Watt and Louis Bell. The song was released via Capitol Records on 12 April 2018, as the second single from their third studio album of the same name.
"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 5× Platinum in the United States.
"Eastside" is a song by American record producer Benny Blanco and American singers Halsey and Khalid Robinson. The song was released on July 12, 2018, as Blanco's debut single.
"In My Mind" is a 2012 song by Australian house music producer Ivan Gough and house music duo Feenixpawl, featuring the vocals of indie pop musician Georgi Kay.
"Sunflower" is a song performed by American rappers and singers Post Malone and Swae Lee. It was released on October 19, 2018, as a single from the soundtrack to the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and was later included on Post Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019). An official remix features Latin singers Nicky Jam and Prince Royce.