End of Year Singles Chart on 1/1/2018

One day they will do a printable version.

My Top 100

1. Little Mix - Woman Like Me FT Nicki Minaj
2. AJ Tracey & Not3s - Butterflies
3. Rudimental - These Days FT Jess Glynne, Dan Caplen & Macklemore
4. Drake - Nice For What
5. Mabel & Not3s - My Lover
6. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
7. Jax Jones & Years & Years - Play
8. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
9. Cheat Codes & Little Mix - Only You
10. Benny Blanco,Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
11. Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars
12. Jax Jones & Mabel Ring Ring FT Rich The Kid
13. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry
14. Mabel - Fine Line FT Not3s
15. Meghan Trainor - No Excuses
16. Louisa - YES FT 2 Chainz
17. Rita Ora - Girls FT Charli XCX, Bebe Rexha & Cardi B
18. Cardi B - I Like It FT Bad Bunny & J Balvin
19. Anne Marie - Perfect To Me
20. Marshmello & Anne Marie - FRIENDS
21. Stormzy & MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace PT.2
22. Dennis Lloyd - Never Mind
23. Ed Sheeran & Beyonce - Perfect Duet
24. THE CARTERS - APES***
25. Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga - Shallow
26. Rita Ora - Let You Love Me
27. Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Finnese (Remix)
28. Jess Glynne - All I Am
29. Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You
30. Ramz - Barking
31. Bebe Rexha - Meant To Be FT Florida Georgia Line
32. Post Malone - Better Now
33. Raye - Decline FT Mr Eazi
34. Raye, Mabel & Stefflon Don - Ciggarete
35. Stefflon Don - Senseless
36. Drake - God's Plan
37. Halsey - Without Me
38. Shawn Mendes - Lost In Japan
39. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood
40. Jax Jones - Breathe FT Ina Wroldsen

I would love it if you could reply with what you think of my ordering!

My Top 40 of 2018:

1. Woman Like Me ft Nicki Minaj - Little Mix
2. Butterfiles - AJ Tracey & Not3s
3. My Lover - Not3s & Mabel
4. These Days ft Dan Caplen, Jess Glynne and Macklemore - Rudimental
5. Only You - Cheat Codes & Little Mix
6. Nice For What - Drake
7. thank u, next - Ariana Grande
8 Love Lies ft Normani - Khalid
9. Eastside - Benny Blanco, Khalid and Halsey
10. Blinded By Your Grace PT.2 ft MNEK - Stormzy
11. One Kiss - Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
12. For You - Liam Payne & Rita Ora
13. No Tears Left To Cry - Ariana Grande
14. Lost In Japan (Remix) - Shawn Mendes & Zedd
15. Blue Lights - Jorja Smith
16. Barking - Ramz
17. Play - Jax Jones & Years & Years
18. Fine Line - Mabel & Not3s
19. Finesse (Remix) - Bruno Mars & Cardi B
20. God Is A Woman - Ariana Grande
21. Answerphone - Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre & Mr Eazi
22. Let Me Live - Rudimental, Anne Marie, Major Lazer and Mr Eazi
23. All The Stars - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
24. I Like It - Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin
25. In My Feelings - Drake
26. No Excuses - Meghan Trainor
27. YES ft 2 Chainz - Louisa
28. the light is coming ft Nicki Minaj - Ariana Grande
29. Good Form - Nicki Minaj
30. Just Got Paid ft Meghan Trainor & French Montana - Sigala & Ella Eyre
31. Freaky Friday ft Chris Brown - Lil Dicky
32. Taki Taki - DJ Snake, Ozuna, Selena Gomez & Cardi B
33. Never Be The Same - Camila Cabello
34. Youth ft Khalid - Shawn Mendes
35. Girls ft Charli XCX, Bebe Rexha and Cardi B - Rita Ora
36 FRIENDS - Marshmello & Anne Marie
37. Close To Me ft Diplo & Swae Lee - Ellie Goulding
38. Audio - LSD
39. Can't Dance - Meghan Trainor
40. Decline ft Mr Eazi - Raye

MY TOP 40:

1. Woman Like Me - Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj
2. My Lover - Not3s ft Mabel
3. These Days - Rudimental ft Jess Glynne, Dan Caplen and Macklemore
4. Fine Line - Mabel ft Not3s
5. One Kiss - Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa
6. Only You - Cheat Codes and Little Mix
7. For You - Liam Payne ft Rita Ora
8. I Like It - Cardi B ft Bad Bunny and J Balvin
9. Butterflies - AJ Tracey ft Not3s
10. Nice For What - Drake
11. thank u, next - Ariana Grande
12. FRIENDS - Marshmello ft Anne Marie
13. Girls - Rita Ora ft Charli XCX, Bebe Rexha and Cardi B
14. No Tears Left To Cry - Ariana Grande
15. Finesse - Bruno Mars ft Cardi B
16. Better Now - Post Malone
17. Sincerity Is Scary - The 1975
18. Let Me Live - Rudimental ft Anne Marie, Mr Eazi and Major Lazer
19. 2002 - Anne Marie
20. I'll Be There - Jess Glynne
21. Just Got Paid - Sigala ft Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana
22. Meant To Be - Bebe Rexha ft Florida Georgia Line
23. The Middle - Zedd ft Maren Morris and Grey
24. Mad Love - Sean Paul ft Becky G
25. I Know You - Bastille ft Craig David
26. In My Feelings - Drake
27. Lost In Japan - Shawn Mendes
28. Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer
29. Shallow - Bradley Cooper ft Lady Gaga
30. All I Am - Jess Glynne
31. Let You Down - NF
32. Nevermind - Dennis Lloyd
33. Eastside - Benny Blanco ft Khalid and Halsey
34. Bad Vibe - M.O ft Lotto Boyz and Mr Eazi
35. Ring Ring - Jax Jones ft Mabel
36. Blinded By Your Grace PT.II - Stormzy ft MNEK
37. APE**** - The Carters
38. Solo - Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato
39. High Hopes - Panic! At The Disco
40. Rise - Jonas Blue ft Jack & Jack

So here's my re-ordering & rating of the entire Top 100 Songs Of 2018...

10/10:

N/A

9/10:

#1: Loud Luxury ft Brando - Body
#2: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
#3: Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill
#4: Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Finesse [Remix]
#5: Sigrid - Strangers
#6: M-22 ft Medina - First Time
#7: Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

8/10:

#8: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
#9: Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé - Perfect Duet
#10: The Killers - Mr Brightside
#11: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
#12: Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble - This Is Me
#13: Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
#14: Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana
#15: Dua Lipa - New Rules
#16: Freya Ridings - Lost Without You
#17: Zac Efron & Zendaya - Rewrite The Stars
#18: Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron - The Other Side
#19: Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
#20: Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

7/10:

#21: Rudimental ft Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen - These Days
#22: Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato - Solo
#23: Post Malone ft Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho
#24: Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble - The Greatest Show
#25: Hugh Jackman & The Greatest Showman Ensemble - From Now On
#26: George Ezra - Shotgun
#27: Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson - Symphony
#28: Justin Timberlake ft Chris Stapleton - Say Something
#29: Jonas Blue ft Jack & Jack - Rise
#30: Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
#31: Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
#32: George Ezra - Paradise
#33: Jess Glynne - I'll Be There
#34: Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
#35: AJ Tracey & Not3s - Butterflies
#36: Dua Lipa - IDGAF
#37: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
#38: Shawn Mendes - In My Blood
#39: Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
#40: Tiesto & Dzeko ft Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan
#41: Khalid & Normani - Love Lies
#42: Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars
#43: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
#44: Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams - A Million Dreams
#45: Drake - In My Feelings
#46: Mabel & Not3s - Fine Line
#47: Not3s & Mabel - My Lover
#48: Clean Bandit ft Julia Michaels - I Miss You
#49: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
#50: Stormzy ft MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace Pt. 2
#51: Loren Allred - Never Enough
#52: MK - 17
#53: Marshmello & Bastille - Happier
#54: Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You
#55: Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind

6/10:

#56: Liam Payne & J Balvin - Familiar
#57: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft Justin Bieber - Despacito [Remix]
#58: Marshmello ft Khalid - Silence
#59: Rita Ora - Anywhere
#60: Eminem ft Ed Sheeran - River
#61: Hugh Jackman & The Greatest Showman Ensemble - Come Alive
#62: French Montana ft Swae Lee - Unforgettable
#63: Banx & Ranx ft Ella Eyre & Yxng Bane - Answerphone
#64: Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be
#65: Tom Walker - Leave A Light On
#66: Years & Years - If You're Over Me
#67: Lil Dicky ft Chris Brown - Freaky Friday
#68: M.O. ft Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe
#69: Jason Derulo ft French Montana - Tip Toe
#70: Rita Ora - Let You Love Me
#71: Camelphat & Elderbrook - Cola
#72: Post Malone - Better Now
#73: Sigala ft Paloma Faith - Lullaby
#74: Anne-Marie - 2002
#75: Dave ft MoStack - No Words
#76: Shakka & AlunaGeorge - Man Down
#77: NF - Let You Down
#78: David Guetta & Sia - Flames
#79: Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
#80: Cardi B ft Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It

5/10:

#81: Travis Scott - Sicko Mode
#82: Post Malone - I Fall Apart
#83: DJ Khaled ft Justin Bieber, Quavo & Chance The Rapper - No Brainer
#84: Raye ft Mr Eazi - Decline
#85: Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
#86: A$AP Rocky ft Skepta - Praise The Lord [Da Shine]
#87: Craig David ft Bastille - I Know You
#88: Jax Jones ft Ina Wroldsen - Breathe
#89: Maroon 5 ft Cardi B - Girls Like You
#90: Drake - Nice For What
#91: Drake - God's Plan
#92: Ramz - Barking
#93: Tyga ft Offset - Taste
#94: Post Malone ft 21 Savage - Rockstar

4/10:

#95: EO - German
#96: Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
#97: XXXTENTACION - Sad!

3/10:

#98: Blocboy JB ft Drake - Look Alive
#99: Kanye West & Lil Pump - I Love It

2/10:

#100: B Young - Jumanji

1/10:

N/A

0/10:

N/A

TOTAL: [(1x2) + (2x3) + (3x4) + (14x5) + (25x6) + (35x7) + (13x8) + (7x9)]/1000
= 65.2% (decent, better than expected, but not one of the best years this decade has had to offer so far)

If you're curious as to why I gave a song a certain rating, just let me know & I'll tell you.

I'll post my full Top 100 re-ordering like Gameskiller did tonight or over the weekend, but here are some of my opinions on the year as a whole for now...

- I'm reasonably pleased with 'One Kiss' being the biggest song of the year, but the fact that it took that position within the final few days of 2018 was such a surprise! It's an addictive, laid-back song that was undoubtedly going to become everyone's summer anthem, although it doesn't have the same star quality as other recent End Of Year #1s have had.

- The best song on this list (that didn't appear in the 2017 one) is 'Body'. The weird thing is, I also get why people might not take to it. However, coming from an EDM fan, when the groove is so catchy, the drop brings so much hype & the vibrant instrumentation takes over the verses, I was thrilled when it crossed over to the UK charts! This is also one of those hits where the autotuned vocals & slightly flirtatious lyrics (without sounding too desperate) aren't a problem, but the whole idea is that this is meant to fit into a club scene. While probably nobody else will agree, definitely a very fun smash to remember, for all the right reasons!

- The worst song on this list (that didn't appear in the 2017 one) is 'Jumanji'. 2018 as a whole was actually a successful year for British urban music, setting lots of new chart records along the way. That said, while I'd give many songs in this lane a pass, 'Jumanji' lands far below that level sadly. The biggest issue that stands out like a sore thumb is B Young's terrible whining the hook & easily the worst vocal delivery I've heard in months. The flow is completely inconsistent in the verses, losing any interesting rhythm that this song was trying to obtain & if you thought the content would save this, well no, it's clear that B Young obviously doesn't have a lot of respect for this girl he's interested in either. I'd say the best thing about this, if anything, is the tropical beat, but that's been so overused in the mainstream as of late that even that's mediocre at best. I know, I've ranted about this long enough, but when the song is this insufferable, it has to be said.

- While 'Camila' was my favourite album of 2018, 'The Greatest Showman' was actually a close second! As I'm sure a lot of you know by now, I loved every track on it, but I think each one makes more sense contextually if you've seen this film & by the way, if you haven't, check it out, it's awesome! Still... 24 weeks at #1? Even I think that's a little too much & while seeing soundtracks break the albums chart this year was pleasant, it did make the albums chart also very boring to follow this year too.

- The only other thing I can say for now is that the #1 song overall this year ('One Kiss') was not dominant overall on streaming ('God's Plan'), on sales ('This Is Me') nor YouTube ('Girls Like You'). Although, it was unquestionably the biggest radio hit of 2018!

- Let's hope 2019 is even better for the charts! :)

My re-ordering of the End of Year 2018 UK Singles Chart:

Format:
Re-ordered #) Artist(s) - 'Track' (My rating) (Original #)

10/10:

1) Ariana Grande - 'God is a woman' (100/100) (#76)
2) Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran - 'River' (100/100) (#30)
3) Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - 'Havana' (100/100) (#17)
4) Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - 'rockstar' (100/100) (#24)
5) Marshmello, Anne-Marie - 'FRIENDS' (100/100) (#13)
6) Anne-Marie - '2002' (98/100) (#12)
7) Post Malone - 'Better Now' (98/100) (#21)
8) Tiësto, Dzeko ft. Preme, Post Malone - 'Jackie Chan' (98/100) (#63)
9) Post Malone - 'I Fall Apart' (98/100) (#71)
10) NF - 'Let You Down' (97/100) (#66)
11) Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen - 'Breathe' (95/100) (#39)

9/10:

12) Mabel ft. Not3s - 'Fine Line' (94/100) (#70)
13) Ariana Grande - 'thank u, next' (94/100) (#68)
14) Drake - 'God's Plan' (92/100) (#2)
15) Kendrick Lamar, SZA - 'All The Stars' (91/100) (#38)
16) Ramz - 'Barking' (91/100) (#29)
17) EO - 'German' (90/100) (#67)
18) Not3s ft. Mabel - 'My Lover (Remix)' (90/100) (#54)
19) Dua Lipa - 'New Rules' (89/100) (#20)
20) Camila Cabello - 'Never Be The Same' (88/100) (#58)
21) Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign - 'Psycho' (88/100) (#22)
22) Dave ft. MoStack - 'No Words' (87/100) (#96)
23) Ariana Grande - 'no tears left to cry' (86/100) (#9)
24) benny blanco, Halsey, Khalid - 'Eastside' (86/100) (#19)
25) Marshmello, Bastille - 'Happier' (85/100) (#62)

8/10:

26) Liam Payne, Rita Ora - 'For You' (84/100) (#75)
27) RAYE ft. Mr Eazi - 'Decline' (84/100) (#98)
28) Ed Sheeran - 'Shape of You' (83/100) (#31)
29) Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa - 'One Kiss' (83/100) (#1)
30) French Montana ft. Swae Lee - 'Unforgettable' (82/100) (#73)
31) Banx & Ranx, Ella Eyre ft. Yxng Bane - 'Answerphone' (82/100) (#51)
32) Dua Lipa - 'IDGAF' (82/100) (#11)
33) B Young - 'Jumanji' (81/100) (#42)
34) AJ Tracey, Not3s - 'Butterflies' (81/100) (#89)
35) Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - 'Symphony' (81/100) (#93)
36) M-22 ft. Medina - 'First Time' (80/100) (#78)
37) BlocBoy JB ft. Drake - 'Look Alive' (80/100) (#65)
38) MK - '17' (80/100) (#56)
39) Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - 'Solo' (80/100) (#16)
40) Craig David ft. Bastille - 'I Know You' (79/100) (#83)
41) Drake - 'Nice For What' (79/100) (#7)
42) Marshmello ft. Khalid - 'Silence' (78/100) (#69)
43) Juice WRLD - 'Lucid Dreams' (78/100) (#53)
44) Rita Ora - 'Anywhere' (78/100) (#49)
45) Tom Walker - 'Leave a Light On' (77/100) (#36)
46) Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey - 'The Middle' (77/100) (#35)
47) 5 Seconds of Summer - 'Youngblood' (76/100) (#28)
48) Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - 'Despacito (Remix)' (76/100) (#61)
49) Ed Sheeran - 'Castle on the Hill' (75/100) (#97)
50) Calvin Harris, Sam Smith - 'Promises' (75/100) (#25)

7/10:

51) Rita Ora - 'Let You Love Me' (74/100) (#88)
52) Portugal. The Man - 'Feel It Still' (74/100) (#10)
53) Khalid, Normani - 'Love Lies' (73/100) (#52)
54) Drake - 'In My Feelings' (73/100) (#15)
55) Loud Luxury ft. brando - 'Body' (72/100) (#33)
56) Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - 'Say Something' (72/100) (#59)
57) The Killers - 'Mr. Brightside' (72/100) (#80)
58) Panic! At the Disco - 'High Hopes' (71/100) (#90)
59) Years & Years - 'If You're Over Me' (71/100) (#45)
60) Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack - 'Rise' (70/100) (#41)
61) Freya Ridings - 'Lost Without You' (70/100) (#81)
62) CamelPhat, Elderbrook - 'Cola' (70/100) (#99)
63) David Guetta, Sia - 'Flames' (69/100) (#50)
64) Clean Bandit ft. Julia Michaels - 'I Miss You' (69/100) (#48)
65) Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown - 'Freaky Friday' (68/100) (#14)
66) Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - 'Meant To Be' (68/100) (#47)
67) Shawn Mendes - 'In My Blood' (68/100) (#74)
68) Jason Derulo ft. French Montana - 'Tip Toe' (68/100) (#43)
69) Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore, Dan Caplen - 'These Days' (67/100) (#5)
70) M.O, Lotto Boyz ft. Mr Eazi - 'Bad Vibe' (67/100) (#55)
71) Tyga ft. Offset - 'Taste' (67/100) (#40)
72) Bruno Mars, Cardi B - 'Finesse (Remix)' (66/100) (#57)
73) Jess Glynne - 'I'll Be There' (66/100) (#34)
74) Stormzy ft. MNEK - 'Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2' (65/100) (#92)
75) Shakka ft. AlunaGeorge - 'Man Down' (65/100) (#82)
76) Liam Payne, J Balvin - 'Familiar' (65/100) (#91)

6/10:

77) Dennis Lloyd - 'Nevermind' (64/100) (#77)
78) A$AP Rocky ft. Skepta - 'Praise The Lord (Da Shine)' (64/100) (#84)
79) George Ezra - 'Shotgun' (64/100) (#3)
80) Dynoro, Gigi D'Agostino - 'In My Mind' (63/100) (#86)
81) Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin - 'I Like It' (62/100) (#23)
82) Sigala, Paloma Faith - 'Lullaby' (61/100) (#27)
83) Ed Sheeran - 'Perfect' (60/100) (#6)
84) Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - 'Girls Like You' (60/100) (#26)
85) Sigrid - 'Strangers' (59/100) (#64)
86) George Ezra - 'Paradise' (58/100) (#8)
87) Sam Smith - 'Too Good at Goodbyes' (56/100) (#85)

5/10:

88) DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper, Quavo - 'No Brainer' (52/100) (#100)
89) XXXTENTACION - 'SAD!' (50/100) (#46)
90) Travis Scott ft. Drake - 'SICKO MODE' (47/100) (#94)

4/10:

91) Zac Efron, Zendaya - 'Rewrite The Stars' (42/100) (#32)
92) Keala Settle, The Greatest Showman Ensemble - 'This Is Me' (37/100) (#4)

3/10:

93) Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams - 'A Million Dreams' (33/100) (#37)
94) Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - 'Shallow' (30/100) (#87)
95) Loren Allred - 'Never Enough' (28/100) (#44)

2/10:

96) Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya, The Greatest Showman Ensemble - 'The Greatest Show' (23/100) (#18)
97) Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron - 'The Other Side' (18/100) (#60)
98) Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Daniel Everidge, Zendaya, The Greatest Showman Ensemble - 'Come Alive' (15/100) (#72)

1/10:

99) Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Ensemble - 'From Now On' (10/100) (#79)

0/10:

100) Kanye West, Lil Pump - 'I Love It' (3/100) (#95)

TOTAL SCORE: 7,185/10,000 (71.85%)

Overall, this was a very good year for hit music, in my opinion. 5 100/100 songs just on this chart (and 11 10/10 songs), with a huge amount more tracks getting high scores. I mean, 89 tracks got half score or more, while only 11 tracks fell under half score, and 76 tracks fell into the 7/10 or higher range; 7/10 is what I would consider a "good" track. 6/10 is "decent", 5/10 is "acceptable", and lower is where I actually start to dislike the tracks. Meaning there were only actually 10 songs that I disliked on this chart!

'The Greatest Showman' tracks did bring down the score quite a bit, but not enough to stop it from getting a pretty high score. It was also to be expected, since 'The Greatest Showman' has been incredibly successful this year, and I've never really liked it at all to begin with. The amount of exposure it got probably made me dislike it a bit more, as well (similar to what happened with 'Perfect' and why it's only at #83 on this chart). Overall though, really great year for hit music!

Way better than last years year end list, so many better songs!

Ariana Grande spends 6 weeks at number 1 yet barely makes the top 70.

What a farce...