2018 in British music charts
Overview of the events of 2018 in British music charts
The British music charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company to measure sales of recorded music on compact disc and digital download . From 6 July, video streaming was included into the charts.
Charts and sales
Number-one singles
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
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.
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
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
Notes:
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 2 in 2017
Best-selling albums
Notes:
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 1992
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2014
^ Reached number 3 in 2019
^ Reached number 2 in 2002
^ Reached number 1 in 2011
^ Reached number 1 in 2005
^ Reached number 1 in 2016
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2010
^ Reached number 5 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 1984
^ Reached number 6 in 2009
^ Reached number 1 in 1981
^ Reached number 5 in 2017
^ Reached number 10 in 2017
^ Reached number 5 in 2019
^ Reached number 1 in 2014
^ Reached number 1 in 1978
^ Reached number 1 in 1995
^ Reached number 1 in 2014
^ Reached number 1 in 2013
^ Reached number 1 in 2015
^ Reached number 1 in 2011
^ Reached number 1 in 2017
^ Reached number 2 in 2017
^ Reached number 1 in 2003
^ Reached number 1 in 2006
^ Reached number 6 in 2017
See also
References
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