2018 in British music charts

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Charts and sales

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key

†	Best performing single of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
4 January	"Perfect"/“Perfect Duet”/“Perfect Symphony”	Ed Sheeran[1]	75,639	[2]
11 January			57,035	[3]
18 January			49,550	[4]
25 January	"River"	Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran	44,677	[5]
1 February	"God's Plan"	Drake	54,513	[6]
8 February			60,810	[7]
15 February			56,554	[8]
22 February			51,983	[9]
1 March			60,313	[10]
8 March			57,021	[11]
15 March			55,254	[12]
22 March			48,101	[13]
29 March			45,581	[14]
5 April	"These Days"	Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen	43,693	[15]
12 April	"Freaky Friday"	Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown	41,068	[16]
19 April	"Nice for What"	Drake	51,187	[17]
26 April	"One Kiss" †	Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa	70,106	[18]
3 May			83,485	[19]
10 May			69,742	[20]
17 May			71,997	[21]
24 May			62,000	[22]
31 May			54,424	[23]
7 June			53,252	[24]
14 June			49,432	[25]
21 June	"I'll Be There"	Jess Glynne	37,959	[26]
28 June	"Solo"	Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato	41,584	[27]
5 July	"Shotgun"	George Ezra	53,696	[28]
12 July			75,986	[29]
19 July	"Three Lions"	The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel & Frank Skinner	79,779	[30]
26 July	"In My Feelings"	Drake	90,887	[31]
2 August			94,787	[32]
9 August			82,569	[33]
16 August			83,085	[34]
23 August	"Shotgun"	George Ezra	68,287	[35]
30 August			53,892	[36]
6 September	"Eastside"	Benny Blanco, Khalid and Halsey	49,966	[37]
13 September	"Promises"	Calvin Harris and Sam Smith	61,813	[38]
20 September			62,958	[39]
27 September			59,398	[40]
4 October			59,059	[41]
11 October			56,888	[42]
18 October	"Funky Friday"	Dave featuring Fredo	54,421	[43]
25 October	"Promises"	Calvin Harris and Sam Smith	52,187	[44]
1 November	"Shallow"	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	47,830	[45]
8 November			48,704	[46]
15 November	"Thank U, Next"	Ariana Grande	72,881	[47]
22 November			95,439	[48]
29 November			64,452	[49]
6 December			55,405	[50]
13 December			83,660	[51]
20 December			58,450	[52]
27 December	"We Built This City"	LadBaby	75,442	[53]

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key

†	Best performing album of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
4 January	÷	Ed Sheeran	74,158	[54]
11 January			32,034	[55]
18 January	The Greatest Showman †	Various artists	26,445	[56]
25 January			40,048	[57]
1 February			38,572	[58]
8 February			40,824	[59]
15 February			41,433	[60]
22 February			51,462	[61]
1 March			42,604	[62]
8 March			36,312	[63]
15 March			41,547	[64]
22 March			45,963	[65]
29 March			35,256	[66]
5 April	Staying at Tamara's	George Ezra	62,564	[67]
12 April	The Greatest Showman †	Various artists	43,378	[68]
19 April	Golden	Kylie Minogue	48,032	[69]
26 April	The Greatest Showman †	Various artists	30,080	[70]
3 May			24,978	[71]
10 May	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	43,190	[72]
17 May	The Greatest Showman †	Various artists	28,180	[73]
24 May	Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino	Arctic Monkeys	86,359	[74]
31 May	The Greatest Showman †	Various artists	35,900	[75]
7 June			40,064	[76]
14 June			30,063	[77]
21 June			34,378	[78]
28 June			32,466	[79]
5 July			26,771	[80]
12 July	Scorpion	Drake	63,690	[81]
19 July			29,630	[82]
26 July			29,393	[83]
2 August	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Various artists	35,000	[84]
9 August			40,708	[85]
16 August			35,488	[86]
23 August			30,129	[87]
30 August	Sweetener	Ariana Grande	44,755	[88]
6 September	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Various artists	21,099	[89]
13 September	Kamikaze	Eminem	55,115	[90]
20 September			35,761	[91]
27 September			29,402	[92]
4 October			18,339	[93]
11 October	Blood Red Roses	Rod Stewart	41,186	[94]
18 October	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	31,816	[95]
25 October	Always In Between	Jess Glynne	36,449	[96]
1 November	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	24,982	[97]
8 November	Sì	Andrea Bocelli	25,829	[98]
15 November	No Tourists	The Prodigy	23,952	[99]
22 November	Simulation Theory	Muse	44,320	[100]
29 November	Love	Michael Bublé	66,794	[101]
6 December	Odyssey	Take That	105,721	[102]
13 December	A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships	The 1975	50,209	[103]
20 December	The Greatest Showman †	Various artists	56,694	[104]
27 December			68,606	[105]

Number-one compilation albums

Key

†	Best performing compilation of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Chart sales	References
4 January	Now 98	68,334	[106]
11 January		21,486	[107]
18 January		13,039	[108]
25 January		11,006	[109]
1 February	MTV Rocks	15,555	[110]
8 February		12,777	[111]
15 February		11,830	[112]
22 February		11,791	[113]
1 March		7,560	[114]
8 March	Magic 80s	10,227	[115]
15 March	Now Mum	9,978	[116]
22 March		10,584	[117]
29 March	Andrew Lloyd Webber – Unmasked	9,067	[118]
5 April	Now 99	114,571	[119]
12 April		60,163	[120]
19 April		33,768	[121]
26 April		24,030	[122]
3 May		19,774	[123]
10 May		16,793	[124]
17 May	80s Soul Jams	16,803	[125]
24 May		13,816	[126]
31 May	Now 99	11,095	[127]
7 June		11,751	[128]
14 June	Throwback Reggae Dancehall	13,629	[129]
21 June		16,301	[130]
28 June	I Love Ibiza	12,659	[131]
5 July	Now Summer Party 18		[132]
12 July		11,847	[133]
19 July	Love Island – The Pool Party	18,284	[134]
26 July		10,561	[135]
2 August	Now 100†	176,282	[136]
9 August		75,657	[137]
16 August		43,908	[138]
23 August		27,550	[139]
30 August		20,260	[140]
6 September		16,642	[141]
13 September	I Love 80s	16,025	[142]
20 September	Now 100†	11,004	[143]
27 September		9,447	[144]
4 October		8,494	[145]
11 October		8,303	[146]
18 October		7,186	[147]
25 October		6,465	[148]
1 November	Sing Your Heart Out Disney	7,551	[149]
8 November	Soul Legends	6,458	[150]
15 November	Dreamboats & Petticoats – Golden Years	17,102	[151]
22 November		13,630	[152]
29 November	The Greatest Showman: Reimagined	25,911	[153]
6 December	Now 101	82,507	[154]
13 December		59,806	[155]
20 December		48,642	[156]
27 December		51,773	[157]

Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2019

Combined	Title	Artist(s)	Peak position	Combined
1	"One Kiss"	Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa	1	1,570,000
2	"God's Plan"	Drake	1	1,560,000
3	"Shotgun"	George Ezra	1	1,490,000
4	"This Is Me"	Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble	3	1,400,000
5	"These Days"	Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen	1	1,390,000
6	"Perfect"	Ed Sheeran	1
7	"Nice for What"	Drake	1
8	"Paradise"	George Ezra	2	1,110,000
9	"No Tears Left to Cry"	Ariana Grande	2
10	"Feel It Still"	Portugal. The Man	3	1,020,000
11	"IDGAF"	Dua Lipa	3	1,010,000
12	"2002"	Anne-Marie	3
13	"Friends"	Marshmello & Anne-Marie	4
14	"Freaky Friday"	Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown	1
15	"In My Feelings"	Drake	1
16	"Solo"	Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato	1
17	"Havana"	Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug	5[a]
18	"The Greatest Show"	Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron and Zendaya	20
19	"Eastside"	Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid	1
20	"New Rules"	Dua Lipa	13[b]	837,000
21	"Better Now"	Post Malone	6
22	"Psycho"	Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign	4
23	"I Like It"	Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin	8
24	"Rockstar"	Post Malone featuring 21 Savage	12[c]
25	"Promises"	Calvin Harris & Sam Smith	1
26	"Girls Like You"	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	7
27	"Lullaby"	Sigala and Paloma Faith	6
28	"Youngblood"	5 Seconds of Summer	4
29	"Barking"	Ramz	2
30	"River"	Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran	1
31	"Shape of You"	Ed Sheeran	21[d]
32	"Rewrite the Stars"	Zac Efron and Zendaya	16
33	"Body"	Loud Luxury featuring Brando	4
34	"I'll Be There"	Jess Glynne	1
35	"The Middle"	Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey	7
36	"Leave a Light On"	Tom Walker	7
37	"A Million Dreams"	Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams	22
38	"All the Stars"	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	5
39	"Breathe"	Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen	7
40	"Taste"	Tyga featuring Offset	5
41	"Rise"	Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack	3
42	"Jumanji"	B Young	13
43	"Tip Toe"	Jason Derulo featuring French Montana	5
44	"Never Enough"	Loren Allred	24
45	"If You're Over Me"	Years & Years	6
46	"Sad"	XXXTentacion	5
47	"Meant to Be"	Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line	11
48	"I Miss You"	Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels	4
49	"Anywhere"	Rita Ora	3[e]
50	"Flames"	David Guetta featuring Sia	7
51	"Answerphone"	Banx & Ranx & Ella Eyre featuring Yxng Bane	5

Notes:

1. Reached number 1 in 2017
2. Reached number 1 in 2017
3. Reached number 1 in 2017
4. Reached number 1 in 2017
5. Reached number 2 in 2017

Best-selling albums

No.	Title	Artist	Peak position	Sales
1	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	1	1,600,000
2	Staying at Tamara's	George Ezra	1	691,000
3	÷	Ed Sheeran	1	510,000
4	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack	Various artists	1	374,000
5	Scorpion	Drake	1	300,000
6	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	1
7	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	1
8	Love	Michael Bublé	1
9	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	3
10	Kamikaze	Eminem	1
11	Odyssey	Take That	1
12	Sì	Andrea Bocelli	1
13	Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack	Queen	3
14	Always In Between	Jess Glynne	1
15	Blood Red Roses	Rod Stewart	1
16	Sweetener	Ariana Grande	1
17	The Architect	Paloma Faith	7[a]
18	Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino	Arctic Monkeys	1
19	Human	Rag'n'Bone Man	3[b]
20	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	6[c]
21	The Thrill of It All	Sam Smith	2[d]
22	×	Ed Sheeran	10[e]
23	Unchained Melodies	Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	4[f]
24	The Platinum Collection	Queen	5[g]
25	LM5	Little Mix	3
26	Speak Your Mind	Anne-Marie	3
27	Christmas	Michael Bublé	7[h]
28	You Know I Know	Olly Murs	2
29	Curtain Call: The Hits	Eminem	13[i]
30	Glory Days	Little Mix	9[j]
31	?	XXXTentacion	3
32	Revival	Eminem	3[k]
33	Golden	Kylie Minogue	1
34	Beautiful Trauma	Pink	5[l]
35	Time Flies... 1994–2009	Oasis	14[m]
36	Diamonds	Elton John	10[n]
37	Reputation	Taylor Swift	7[o]
38	Legend	Bob Marley and the Wailers	16[p]
39	The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac	11[q]
40	Greatest Hits	Queen	23[r]
41	Legacy	David Bowie	25[s]
42	Stoney	Post Malone	14[t]
43	Camila	Camila Cabello	2
44	Mamma Mia!	Various artists	5
45	50 Years – Don't Stop	Fleetwood Mac	8[u]
46	Wanted on Voyage	George Ezra	10[v]
47	Delta	Mumford & Sons	2
48	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	31[w]
49	True Love Ways	Buddy Holly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	10
50	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	31[x]
51	In the Lonely Hour	Sam Smith	19[y]
52	AM	Arctic Monkeys	11[z]
53	I Cry When I Laugh	Jess Glynne	23[aa]
54	Rise Up	Cliff Richard	4
55	Invasion of Privacy	Cardi B	5
56	High as Hope	Florence and the Machine	2
57	+	Ed Sheeran	26[ab]
58	Wildness	Snow Patrol	2
59	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes	3
60	As You Were	Liam Gallagher	16[ac]
61	More Life	Drake	25[ad]
62	17	XXXTentacion	11
63	Number Ones	Michael Jackson	29[ae]
64	Pray for the Wicked	Panic! at the Disco	2
65	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Arctic Monkeys	18[af]
66	Common Sense	J Hus	21[ag]
67	The Last King of Pop	Paul Heaton	10
68	Astroworld	Travis Scott	3

Notes:

1. Reached number 1 in 2017
2. Reached number 1 in 2017
3. Reached number 1 in 1992
4. Reached number 1 in 2017
5. Reached number 1 in 2014
6. Reached number 3 in 2019
7. Reached number 2 in 2002
8. Reached number 1 in 2011
9. Reached number 1 in 2005
10. Reached number 1 in 2016
11. Reached number 1 in 2017
12. Reached number 1 in 2017
13. Reached number 1 in 2010
14. Reached number 5 in 2017
15. Reached number 1 in 2017
16. Reached number 1 in 1984
17. Reached number 6 in 2009
18. Reached number 1 in 1981
19. Reached number 5 in 2017
20. Reached number 10 in 2017
21. Reached number 5 in 2019
22. Reached number 1 in 2014
23. Reached number 1 in 1978
24. Reached number 1 in 1995
25. Reached number 1 in 2014
26. Reached number 1 in 2013
27. Reached number 1 in 2015
28. Reached number 1 in 2011
29. Reached number 1 in 2017
30. Reached number 2 in 2017
31. Reached number 1 in 2003
32. Reached number 1 in 2006
33. Reached number 6 in 2017

See also

• List of number-one singles from 2010
• List of number-one albums from 2010
• List of UK top-ten singles in 2018
• 2010s in music
• List of 2018 albums
• 2018 in British television