Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit Top Shazam’s 2018 Year-End Lists
By Variety Staff
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Clean Bandit and Demi Lovato’s song “Solo” was the most-Shazamed song and ’s “Perfect” was the longest running No. 1 track on the service’s global charts, the company revealed today in its year-end lists.
Nicky Jam and J Balvin’s “X” was the No. 2 most-Shazamed song and Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa’s “One Kiss” was No. 3.
“Perfect” was No. 1 for nine weeks and was also the most-shared song worldwide, after being Shazamed. The most Shazamed track in a day worldwide was “Friends” by Marshmello and Anne-Marie on April 8, while “One Kiss” was the most-added track to a playlist worldwide after being Shazamed.
According to the announcement, more than 2 million artists have been Shazamed this year, representing a 13.2% increase in artist discovery year over year.
| Top 10 Most Shazamed tracks in 2018 | ||
| Rank | Track | Artist |
| 1 | Solo | Clean Bandit Feat. Demi Lovato |
| 2 | X | Nicky Jam & J Balvin |
| 3 | One Kiss | Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa |
| 4 | In My Mind | Dynoro & Gigi D’Agostino |
| 5 | Perfect | Ed Sheeran |
| 6 | Leave A Light On | Tom Walker |
| 7 | Girls Like You | Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B |
| 8 | Friends | Marshmello & Anne-Marie |
| 9 | Flames | David Guetta & Sia |
| 10 | I Like It | Cardi B & Bad Bunny & J Balvin |
Most Shazamed Songs by genre:
| Genre | Track | Artist |
| Pop | Perfect | Ed Sheeran |
| Hip-Hop | I Like It | Cardi B & Bad Bunny & J Balvin |
| Rock/Alternative | Feel It Still | Portugal. The Man |
| Dance | Solo | Clean Bandit Feat. Demi Lovato |
| Country | You Make It Easy | Jason Aldean |
| R&B/Soul | Love Lies | Khalid & Normani |
| Latino | X | Nicky Jam & J Balvin |
| K-Pop | FAKE LOVE | BTS |
