List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2018
Drake (pictured) scored three number-one hits with "God's Plan ", "Nice for What ", and "In My Feelings ". He beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. "God's Plan" became the longest-running number-one hit of the year and topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 of 2018 .
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in the United States . Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan , is based collectively on each song's weekly physical and digital sales , as well as the amount of airplay received on American radio stations and streaming on online digital music outlets .
During 2018, eleven singles reached number one on the Hot 100; a twelfth single, "Perfect " by Ed Sheeran , solo or duet with Beyoncé , began its run at number one in December 2017. Of those eleven number-one singles, four were collaborations. In total, thirteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—Camila Cabello , Young Thug , Childish Gambino , Ty Dolla Sign , XXXTentacion , Bad Bunny , J Balvin , Ariana Grande and Travis Scott —achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. Drake 's "God's Plan " was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for eleven weeks; it subsequently topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Drake beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. XXXTentacion became the first artist to have a posthumous number one since Static Major featured on Lil Wayne 's "Lollipop " in 2008 and the first artist to lead the chart with a posthumous number one since The Notorious B.I.G .'s "Hypnotize " in 1997, and is the eighth overall.
Drake and Cardi B were the only acts to have multiple number one songs in 2018, with Drake having the most with three and Cardi B with two.
Billboard added a mid-week chart on January 3, 2018, as part of an effort to cut the time between data collection and chart publication. This Wednesday chart is the only mid-week chart in the history of the Hot 100.
Chart history
"Havana " became Camila Cabello 's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100. The same week, her album Camila topped the Billboard 200 .
Cardi B (pictured) scored a second number-one song with "I Like It ", making her the first female rapper to do so. She later scored a third number one with a featuring credit on Maroon 5 's "Girls Like You " extending her own record for most number ones among female rappers.
"This Is America " became Childish Gambino 's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100.
XXXTentacion (pictured) became the first artist to posthumously top the chart as a lead artist since The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, with "Sad! " hitting number one following his death .
"Thank U, Next " became Ariana Grande 's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100.
Key
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Indicates best-performing song of 2018[ 1]
Number-one artists
See also
Notes
^ From this issue date, Billboard returned to credit solely Ed Sheeran for the chart performance of "Perfect" on the Billboard Hot 100.[ 8]
References
^ "Year-End Charts, Hot 100 Songs" . Billboard . 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
^ "January 3, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (December 26, 2017). "Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' Tops Hot 100 for Third Week, G-Eazy's 'No Limit' Hits Top Five" . Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
^ "January 6, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (January 2, 2018). "Cardi B Joins The Beatles & Ashanti With First 3 Hot 100 Hits in Top 10 Simultaneously; Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' No. 1" . Billboard . Retrieved January 2, 2018 .
^ "January 13, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (January 8, 2018). "Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' No. 1 on Hot 100, Camila Cabello's 'Havana' Back Up to No. 2" . Billboard . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
^ a b Trust, Gary (January 16, 2018). "Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' Rules Hot 100, Bruno Mars & Cardi B's 'Finesse' Flies to No. 3 & Justin Timberlake's 'Filthy' Debuts at No. 9" . Billboard . Retrieved January 17, 2018 .
^ "January 20, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ "January 27, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (January 22, 2018). "Camila Cabello Earns First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Havana,' Featuring Young Thug" . Billboard . Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "February 3, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (January 29, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
^ "February 10, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (February 5, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Holds at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Justin Timberlake & Chris Stapleton's 'Say Something' Debuts in Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^ "February 17, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (February 12, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Dominates Billboard Hot 100 for Third Week & Three Songs Enter Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ "February 24, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (February 20, 2018). "Drake Tops Billboard Hot 100 With 'God's Plan' & Debuts in Top 10 as Featured on BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive' " . Billboard . Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
^ "March 3, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (February 26, 2018). "Drake Leads Billboard Hot 100 With 'God's Plan' for Fifth Week, Drawing Monstrous 101.7 Million U.S. Streams" . Billboard . Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
^ "March 10, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (March 5, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Post Malone's 'Psycho' Debuts at No. 2" . Billboard . Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
^ "March 17, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (March 12, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Rules Billboard Hot 100 for Seventh Week; Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey's 'The Middle' Hits Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
^ "March 24, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (March 19, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Eighth Week" . Billboard . Retrieved March 20, 2018 .
^ "March 31, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (March 26, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Leads Billboard Hot 100, Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line's 'Meant to Be' Rises to No. 2" . Billboard . Retrieved March 26, 2018 .
^ "April 7, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (April 2, 2018). "Drake Becomes First Lead Solo Male With Two 10-Week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as 'God's Plan' Stays at the Summit" . Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2018 .
^ "April 14, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (April 9, 2018). " 'God's Plan' Becomes Drake's Longest-Leading Hot 100 No. 1, The Weeknd Debuts at No. 4 & Migos Hit Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved April 10, 2018 .
^ "April 21, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (April 16, 2018). "Drake Dethrones Himself Atop Billboard Hot 100, as 'Nice for What' Debuts at No. 1, Replacing 'God's Plan' " . Billboard . Retrieved April 17, 2018 .
^ "April 28, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (April 23, 2018). "Drake's 'Nice for What' Holds Atop Billboard Hot 100, Nicki Minaj's 'Chun-Li' Vaults to Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
^ "May 5, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (April 30, 2018). "Drake Leads Billboard Hot 100, Ariana Grande Arrives at No. 3 & J. Cole Collects Record Three Debuts in Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
^ "May 12, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (May 7, 2018). "Drake's 'Nice for What' No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Post Malone's 'Psycho' No. 2 & Camila Cabello's 'Never Be the Same' Hits Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ "May 19, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (May 14, 2018). "Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ "May 26, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (May 21, 2018). "Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Leads Hot 100, & All-Rap Top Four, For Second Week" . Billboard . Retrieved May 22, 2018 .
^ "June 2, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (May 29, 2018). "Drake's 'Nice for What' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Lil Baby, Ella Mai & BTS Earn First Top 10s" . Billboard . Retrieved May 30, 2018 .
^ "June 9, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (June 4, 2018). "Drake Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Week With 'Nice for What,' Ties Michael Jackson for Second-Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Solo Males" . Billboard . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "June 16, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (June 11, 2018). "Post Malone's 'Psycho' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Maroon 5's 'Girls Like You' Leaps to Top Five" . Billboard . Retrieved June 12, 2018 .
^ "June 23, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (June 18, 2018). "Drake's 'Nice For What' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 & Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Tops Streaming Songs Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
^ "June 30, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (June 25, 2018). "XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death" . Billboard . Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
^ "July 7, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (July 2, 2018). "Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as 'I Like It', With Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Follows 'Bodak Yellow' to the Top" . Billboard . Retrieved July 3, 2018 .
^ "July 14, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (July 9, 2018). "Drake Claims 7 of Hot 100's Top 10, Breaking the Beatles' Record, As 'Nice For What' Returns to No. 1 For Eighth Week" . Billboard . Retrieved July 10, 2018 .
^ "July 21, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (July 16, 2018). "Drake Dethrones Drake Atop Billboard Hot 100 as 'In My Feelings' Replaces 'Nice for What' at No. 1" . Billboard . Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "July 28, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (July 23, 2018). "Drake's 'In My Feelings' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week With Record-Breaking 116.2 Million U.S. Streams" . Billboard . Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "August 4, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (July 30, 2018). "Drake Tops Hot 100 For Third Week With 'In My Feelings,' Passes Rihanna For Most Weeks at No. 1 This Decade" . Billboard . Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
^ "August 11, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (August 6, 2018). "Drake Dominates Hot 100 for Fourth Week With 'In My Feelings,' DJ Khaled's All-Star 'No Brainer' Debuts at No. 5" . Billboard . Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
^ "August 18, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (August 13, 2018). "Drake Rules Billboard Hot 100 for Fifth Week With 'In My Feelings,' Travis Scott Debuts Two Songs in Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
^ "August 25, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (August 20, 2018). "Drake Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week With 'In My Feelings,' Moves Closer to Mark for Most Weeks at No. 1 in a Year" . Billboard . Retrieved August 21, 2018 .
^ "September 1, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Anderson, Trevor (August 27, 2018). "Drake's 'In My Feelings' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Ariana Grande's 'God Is A Woman' Hits Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2018 .
^ "September 8, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (September 4, 2018). "Drake Ties Usher for Most Total Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Among Solo Males; Khalid & Normani Hit Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved September 5, 2018 .
^ "September 15, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (September 10, 2018). "Drake Ties Usher for Most Weeks at No. 1 in a Year On Billboard Hot 100 as 'In My Feelings' Leads for Ninth Week" . Billboard . Retrieved September 11, 2018 .
^ "September 22, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (September 17, 2018). "Drake Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 by Any Artist in a Year on Billboard Hot 100, as 'In My Feelings' Reigns for 10th Week" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2018 .
^ "September 29, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (September 24, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Hits No. 1 on Hot 100, Eminem & 5 Seconds of Summer New to Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
^ "October 6, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (October 1, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Holds Atop Hot 100, Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Lifts to No. 2" . Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
^ "October 13, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (October 8, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Lil Wayne Is First to Debut Two Songs in Top Five" . Billboard . Retrieved October 9, 2018 .
^ "October 20, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (October 15, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Tops Hot 100 For Fourth Week, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Hit Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
^ "October 27, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (October 22, 2018). "Kodak Black's 'Zeze' & Bad Bunny & Drake's 'Mia' Launch in Billboard Hot 100's Top 5, Maroon 5 Lead For Fifth Week" . Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2018 .
^ "November 3, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (October 29, 2018). "Maroon 5 and Cardi B Rule Billboard Hot 100 For Sixth Week, Post Malone and Swae Lee Debut in Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved October 30, 2018 .
^ "November 10, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (November 5, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Leads Billboard Hot 100 For Seventh Week, Halsey & Sheck Wes Hit Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
^ "November 17, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (November 12, 2018). "Ariana Grande Achieves First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as 'Thank U, Next' Debuts on Top" . Billboard . Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
^ "November 24, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (November 19, 2018). "Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week, Panic! at the Disco's 'High Hopes' Hits Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved November 20, 2018 .
^ "December 1, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (November 26, 2018). "Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Panic! at the Disco Hits New High With 'High Hopes' " . Billboard . Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
^ "December 8, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (December 3, 2018). "Travis Scott Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Leader: 'What's More 'Sicko Mode' Than Going No. 1?!' " . Billboard . Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
^ "December 15, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (December 10, 2018). "Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Returns to No. 1 On Hot 100 With Biggest Streaming Week Ever For a Woman" . Billboard . Retrieved December 11, 2018 .
^ "December 22, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (December 17, 2018). "Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Rules Billboard Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Halsey's 'Without Me' Rises to No. 2" . Billboard . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ "December 29, 2018" . Billboard Hot 100 .
^ Trust, Gary (December 24, 2018). "Ariana Grande Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Andy Williams Makes 'Wonderful' Record Return to Top 10" . Billboard . Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
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