2018 Top Hype Songs: A Year of Chart-Topping Hits

The year 2018 was a significant one for music, with several chart-topping hits that dominated the Billboard Year-End list. Only four other years in history have seen this feat repeated - 1997, 2010, and 2020. Among the highest-ranking songs was Camila Cabello's 'Havana', which jumped from number 96 on the previous year's list to a impressive number 4 in 2018.

The 2018 Billboard Year-End list is notable for featuring 14 songs that appeared on the previous year's (2017) list, making it one of five lists to do so. Cardi B also made an impressive showing, with eight songs on the list. Drake, the top Hot 100 artist of 2018, took home the top spot with his hit single 'God's Plan', which spent a total of eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The Billboard Year-End list is calculated using data from December to November and is based on physical and digital sales, airplay, and streaming. The list ranks the most successful songs of the year on the Hot 100 chart. In 2018, Drake's 'God's Plan' took the top spot, followed closely by other hits like Camila Cabello's 'Havana', Cardi B's 'Bartier Cardi', and Post Malone's 'Psycho'.

The list was compiled based on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming. The Billboard Hot 100 chart is a ranking of the best-performing singles in the United States. With an impressive array of hits and deep cuts, 2018 was truly a year to remember for music lovers.

2018 top hype songs