OnRadioNow BBC ARCHIVE · SINCE 2006

Years / 2018

◦ THE YEAR IN MUSIC

2018

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434,127 plays logged across the four stations in 2018.

Radio 1 126,257 plays in 2018

TOP SONGS

1

Feel It Still Portugal. The Man

×408

2

Shotgun George Ezra

×403

3

Panic Room Au/Ra & CamelPhat

×399

4

High Hopes Panic! at the Disco

×368

5

Promises Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

×356

6

Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) Jax Jones

×348

7

Body (feat. brando) Loud Luxury

×340

8

First Time (feat. Medina) M-22

×339

9

All the Stars Kendrick Lamar & SZA

×321

10

Praise the Lord (Da Shine) (feat. Skepta) A$AP Rocky

×317

TOP ARTISTS

01

1277

02

930

03

900

04

869

05

703

06

664

07

627

08

616

Radio 2 87,404 plays in 2018

TOP SONGS

1

Shotgun George Ezra

×155

2

Feel It Still Portugal. The Man

×137

3

Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B) Bruno Mars

×119

4

Promises Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

×114

5

Only You Cheat Codes & Little Mix

×109

6

Girlfriend (feat. DāM‐FunK) Christine and the Queens

×108

7

Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren) The Chainsmokers

×107

8

A Million Dreams P!nk

×107

9

If You're Over Me Years & Years

×107

10

Flames David Guetta & Sia

×103

TOP ARTISTS

01

650

02

409

03

388

04

383

05

379

06

375

07

Michael Jackson

367

08

349

1Xtra 120,236 plays in 2018

TOP SONGS

1

What I Wanna MOSTACK

×341

2

Taste (feat. Offset) Tyga

×336

3

Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B) Bruno Mars

×332

4

Nice for What Drake

×331

5

Boo'd Up Ella Mai

×323

6

Check (feat. RAYE) Kojo Funds

×316

7

Jumanji B Young

×312

8

I See You Shining Nines

×305

9

Homerton B Unknown T

×298

10

Come Thru Ms Banks

×290

TOP ARTISTS

01

1697

02

955

03

837

04

796

05

770

06

767

07

758

08

738

6 Music 100,230 plays in 2018

TOP SONGS

1

Let It Burn Goat

×119

2

Loner Boogie Boy Azooga

×117

3

Rooftops Bishop Nehru

×117

4

Make Me Feel Janelle Monáe

×115

5

Like Sugar Chaka Khan

×108

6

This Is America Childish Gambino

×106

7

Heart Attack Tune-Yards

×104

8

American Guilt Unknown Mortal Orchestra

×104

9

The Man Goat Girl

×104

10

×103

TOP ARTISTS

01

381

02

Courtney Barnett

337

03

330

04

Manic Street Preachers

325

05

314

06

297

07

296

08

284