Apple Music Unveils Its Top 100 Songs and Albums for 2018
By Jem Aswad
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Apple Music today unveiled its most-streamed songs and albums of 2018 — and not surprisingly, Drake was at the top of both lists (and had 3 of the Top 5 songs). Just an unsurprisingly, both lists are dominated by hip-hop, pop and R&B. The company also included its editorial selections for artist, breakout artist, song and album of the year.
The lists appear in full below.
’s Top 100 Global Songs
| 1 | God’s Plan | |
| 2 | Drake | Nice For What |
| 3 | Post Malone | rockstar (feat. 21 Savage) |
| 4 | Drake | In My Feelings |
| 5 | Post Malone | Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) |
| 6 | Cardi B,Bad Bunny & J Balvin | I Like It |
| 7 | XXXTENTACION | SAD! |
| 8 | Camila Cabello | Havana (feat. Young Thug) |
| 9 | BlocBoy JB | Look Alive (feat. Drake) |
| 10 | Offset & Metro Boomin | Ric Flair Drip |
| 11 | Lil Baby & Drake | Yes Indeed |
| 12 | Post Malone | I Fall Apart |
| 13 | Juice WRLD | Lucid Dreams |
| 14 | Post Malone | Better Now |
| 15 | Migos,Nicki Minaj & Cardi B | MotorSport |
| 16 | Bazzi | Mine |
| 17 | Drake | Nonstop |
| 18 | Kendrick Lamar & SZA | All The Stars |
| 19 | Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line | Meant to Be |
| 20 | Ariana Grande | no tears left to cry |
| 21 | Migos | Walk It Talk It (feat. Drake) |
| 22 | Travis Scott | SICKO MODE |
| 23 | Zedd,Maren Morris & Grey | The Middle |
| 24 | G-Eazy | No Limit (feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) |
| 25 | XXXTENTACION | Moonlight |
| 26 | 6ix9ine | FEFE (feat. Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz) |
| 27 | Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa | One Kiss |
| 28 | Ed Sheeran | Perfect |
| 29 | Cardi B | Bodak Yellow |
| 30 | Dua Lipa | New Rules |
| 31 | Tyga | Taste (feat. Offset) |
| 32 | Cardi B | Bartier Cardi (feat. 21 Savage) |
| 33 | Migos | Stir Fry |
| 34 | Maroon 5 | Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) |
| 35 | Bruno Mars | Finesse (Remix) [feat. Cardi B] |
| 36 | The Weeknd | Call Out My Name |
| 37 | Ed Sheeran | Shape of You |
| 38 | Khalid & Normani | Love Lies |
| 39 | Drake | I’m Upset |
| 40 | NF | Let You Down |
| 41 | Camila Cabello | Never Be the Same |
| 42 | XXXTENTACION | Fuck Love (feat. Trippie Redd) |
| 43 | XXXTENTACION | Jocelyn Flores |
| 44 | Marshmello | Silence (feat. Khalid) |
| 45 | Imagine Dragons | Thunder |
| 46 | Rich The Kid | Plug Walk |
| 47 | Khalid | Young Dumb & Broke |
| 48 | Selena Gomez & Marshmello | Wolves |
| 49 | Marshmello & Anne-Marie | FRIENDS |
| 50 | Lil Dicky | Freaky Friday (feat. Chris Brown) |
| 51 | Sam Smith | Too Good at Goodbyes |
| 52 | French Montana | Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee) |
| 53 | XXXTENTACION | changes |
| 54 | Post Malone | Candy Paint |
| 55 | Ella Mai | Boo’d Up |
| 56 | Post Malone | Ball For Me (feat. Nicki Minaj) |
| 57 | Kodak Black | Roll in Peace (feat. XXXTENTACION) |
| 58 | Lil Pump | Gucci Gang |
| 59 | Cardi B | Be Careful |
| 60 | Post Malone | Congratulations (feat. Quavo) |
| 61 | Travis Scott | Butterfly Effect |
| 62 | Drake | Mob Ties |
| 63 | G-Eazy & Halsey | Him & I |
| 64 | Dua Lipa | IDGAF |
| 65 | Jay Rock,Kendrick Lamar,Future & James Blake | King’s Dead |
| 66 | Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso | Let Me Go (feat. Florida Georgia Line & watt) |
| 67 | The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar | Pray For Me |
| 68 | Kendrick Lamar | LOVE. (FEAT. ZACARI.) |
| 69 | Lil Uzi Vert | XO TOUR Llif3 |
| 70 | Gucci Mane | I Get the Bag (feat. Migos) |
| 71 | Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble | This Is Me |
| 72 | Imagine Dragons | Believer |
| 73 | Eminem | River (feat. Ed Sheeran) |
| 74 | Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee | Despacito (feat. Justin Bieber) |
| 75 | Kendrick Lamar | HUMBLE. |
| 76 | J. Cole | KOD |
| 77 | Ariana Grande | God is a woman |
| 78 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Outside Today |
| 79 | Miguel | Sky Walker (feat. Travis Scott) |
| 80 | Rudimental | These Days (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) |
| 81 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
| 82 | Imagine Dragons | Whatever It Takes |
| 83 | Logic | 1-800-273-8255 (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) |
| 84 | Ed Sheeran | Perfect Duet (with Beyoncé) |
| 85 | Kanye West | All Mine |
| 86 | Drake & Michael Jackson | Don’t Matter To Me |
| 87 | Shawn Mendes | In My Blood |
| 88 | 21 Savage | Bank Account |
| 89 | Maroon 5 | What Lovers Do (feat. SZA) |
| 90 | Famous Dex | Pick It Up (feat. A$AP Rocky) |
| 91 | Post Malone | Rich & Sad |
| 92 | Selena Gomez | Back to You |
| 93 | Rich The Kid | New Freezer (feat. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 94 | Nicki Minaj | Chun-Li |
| 95 | YG | BIG BANK (feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj) |
| 96 | Halsey | Bad at Love |
| 97 | ZAYN | Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia) [Radio Edit] |
| 98 | benny blanco,Halsey & Khalid | Eastside |
| 99 | DJ Khaled | Wild Thoughts (feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) |
| 100 | Lil Skies | Red Roses (feat. Landon Cube) |
Apple Music’s Top 100 Global Albums
| 1 | Drake | Scorpion |
| 2 | Post Malone | beerbongs & bentleys |
| 3 | Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy |
| 4 | XXXTENTACION | ? |
| 5 | Travis Scott | ASTROWORLD |
| 6 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ |
| 7 | Chris Brown | Heartbreak on a Full Moon |
| 8 | Various Artists | The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 9 | J. Cole | KOD |
| 10 | XXXTENTACION | 17 |
| 11 | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv Is Rage 2 |
| 12 | Khalid | American Teen |
| 13 | Lil Baby | Harder Than Ever |
| 14 | 21 Savage,Offset & Metro Boomin | Without Warning |
| 15 | Juice WRLD | Goodbye & Good Riddance |
| 16 | SZA | Ctrl |
| 17 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa |
| 18 | Camila Cabello | Camila |
| 19 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Until Death Call My Name |
| 20 | The Weeknd | My Dear Melancholy, |
| 21 | Ariana Grande | Sweetener |
| 22 | Kodak Black | Project Baby 2: All Grown Up |
| 23 | Nicki Minaj | Queen |
| 24 | Kanye West | ye |
| 25 | Lil Skies | Life of a Dark Rose |
| 26 | G-Eazy | The Beautiful & Damned |
| 27 | Eminem | Kamikaze |
| 28 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V |
| 29 | Gunna | Drip Season 3 |
| 30 | Luke Combs | This One’s for You |
| 31 | Rich The Kid | The World Is Yours |
| 32 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | The Bigger Artist |
| 33 | Migos | Culture |
| 34 | Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
| 35 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic |
| 36 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes |
| 37 | Charlie Puth | Voicenotes |
| 38 | THE CARTERS | EVERYTHING IS LOVE |
| 39 | Logic | Bobby Tarantino II |
| 40 | Playboi Carti | Die Lit |
| 41 | H.E.R. | H.E.R. |
| 42 | Future & Young Thug | SUPER SLIMEY |
| 43 | Lil Yachty | Lil Boat 2 |
| 44 | Russ | There’s Really A Wolf |
| 45 | Lil Pump | Lil Pump |
| 46 | Daniel Caesar | Freudian |
| 47 | Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton | Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) |
| 48 | Gucci Mane | Mr. Davis |
| 49 | Bazzi | COSMIC |
| 50 | DJ Khaled | Grateful |
| 51 | A$AP Rocky | TESTING |
| 52 | Imagine Dragons | Evolve |
| 53 | Ozuna | Odisea |
| 54 | 21 Savage | Issa Album |
| 55 | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive |
| 56 | Bryson Tiller | T R A P S O U L |
| 57 | Rae Sremmurd,Swae Lee & Slim Jxmmi | SR3MM |
| 58 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | AI YoungBoy |
| 59 | Kane Brown | Kane Brown |
| 60 | Meek Mill | Wins & Losses |
| 61 | Future | BEASTMODE 2 |
| 62 | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book |
| 63 | Justin Timberlake | Man of the Woods |
| 64 | Miguel | War & Leisure |
| 65 | Lil Baby & Gunna | Drip Harder |
| 66 | PnB Rock | Catch These Vibes |
| 67 | Calvin Harris | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 |
| 68 | Frank Ocean | Blonde |
| 69 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers 2 |
| 70 | The Chainsmokers | Memories…Do Not Open |
| 71 | Bebe Rexha | All Your Fault, Pt. 2 – EP |
| 72 | P!nk | Beautiful Trauma |
| 73 | Future | FUTURE |
| 74 | Beyoncé | BEYONCÉ (Platinum Edition) |
| 75 | Trippie Redd | LIFE’S A TRIP |
| 76 | Little Mix | Glory Days: The Platinum Edition |
| 77 | French Montana | Jungle Rules |
| 78 | Taylor Swift | reputation |
| 79 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans |
| 80 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
| 81 | Future | HNDRXX |
| 82 | Mac Miller | Swimming |
| 83 | Macklemore | GEMINI |
| 84 | 6ix9ine | DAY69: Graduation Day |
| 85 | Various Artists | Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 86 | Future | DS2 (Deluxe) |
| 87 | Kendrick Lamar,The Weeknd & SZA | Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By |
| 88 | Adele | 25 |
| 89 | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All |
| 90 | Ty Dolla $ign | Beach House 3 |
| 91 | Adele | 21 |
| 92 | A$AP Ferg | Still Striving |
| 93 | Kodak Black | Painting Pictures |
| 94 | NAV | RECKLESS |
| 95 | Bryson Tiller | True to Self |
| 96 | Anne-Marie | Speak Your Mind |
| 97 | 6LACK | East Atlanta Love Letter |
| 98 | Lil Peep | Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 |
| 99 | YG | STAY DANGEROUS |
| 100 | Einstein Baby Lullaby Academy | Baby Lullaby: Relaxing Piano Lullabies and Natural Sleep Aid for Baby Sleep Music |
Apple Music’s Best Music of 2018 – Editorial Selections
Artist of the year: Drake
Breakout Artist of the Year: Juice WRLD
Song of the Year: I Like It – Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny & J. Balvin
Album of the Year: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
