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.

Charts and sales

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key

Best performing single of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
4 January	"Perfect"	Ed Sheeran	75,639	[1]
11 January			57,035	[2]
18 January			49,550	[3]
25 January	"River"	Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran	44,677	[4]
1 February	"God's Plan"	Drake	54,513	[5]
8 February			60,810	[6]
15 February			56,554	[7]
22 February			51,983	[8]
1 March			60,313	[9]
8 March			57,021	[10]
15 March			55,254	[11]
22 March			48,101	[12]
29 March			45,581	[13]
5 April	"These Days"	Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen	43,693	[14]
12 April	"Freaky Friday"	Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown	41,068	[15]
19 April	"Nice for What"	Drake	51,187	[16]
26 April	"One Kiss"	Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa	70,106	[17]
3 May			83,485	[18]
10 May			69,742	[19]
17 May			71,997	[20]
24 May			62,000	[21]
31 May			54,424	[22]
7 June			53,252	[23]
14 June			49,432	[24]
21 June	"I'll Be There"	Jess Glynne	37,959	[25]
28 June	"Solo"	Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato	41,584	[26]
5 July	"Shotgun"	George Ezra	53,696	[27]
12 July			75,986	[28]
19 July	"Three Lions"	The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel & Frank Skinner	79,779	[29]
26 July	"In My Feelings"	Drake	90,887	[30]
2 August			94,787	[31]
9 August			82,569	[32]
16 August			83,085	[33]
23 August	"Shotgun"	George Ezra	68,287	[34]
30 August			53,892	[35]
6 September	"Eastside"	Benny Blanco, Khalid and Halsey	49,966	[36]
13 September	"Promises"	Calvin Harris and Sam Smith	61,813	[37]
20 September			62,958	[38]
27 September			59,398	[39]
4 October			59,059	[40]
11 October			56,888	[41]
18 October	"Funky Friday"	Dave featuring Fredo	54,421	[42]
25 October	"Promises"	Calvin Harris and Sam Smith	52,187	[43]
1 November	"Shallow"	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	47,830	[44]
8 November			48,704	[45]
15 November	"Thank U, Next"	Ariana Grande	72,881	[46]
22 November			95,439	[47]
29 November			64,452	[48]
6 December			55,405	[49]
13 December			83,660	[50]
20 December			58,450	[51]
27 December	"We Built This City"	LadBaby	75,442	[52]

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key

Best performing album of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
4 January	÷	Ed Sheeran	74,158	[53]
11 January			32,034	[54]
18 January	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	26,445	[55]
25 January			40,048	[56]
1 February			38,572	[57]
8 February			40,824	[58]
15 February			41,433	[59]
22 February			51,462	[60]
1 March			42,604	[61]
8 March			36,312	[62]
15 March			41,547	[63]
22 March			45,963	[64]
29 March			35,256	[65]
5 April	Staying at Tamara's	George Ezra	62,564	[66]
12 April	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	43,378	[67]
19 April	Golden	Kylie Minogue	48,032	[68]
26 April	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	30,080	[69]
3 May			24,978	[70]
10 May	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	43,190	[71]
17 May	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	28,180	[72]
24 May	Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino	Arctic Monkeys	86,359	[73]
31 May	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	35,900	[74]
7 June			40,064	[75]
14 June			30,063	[76]
21 June			34,378	[77]
28 June			32,466	[78]
5 July			26,771	[79]
12 July	Scorpion	Drake	63,690	[80]
19 July			29,630	[81]
26 July			29,393	[82]
2 August	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Various artists	35,000	[83]
9 August			40,708	[84]
16 August			35,488	[85]
23 August			30,129	[86]
30 August	Sweetener	Ariana Grande	44,755	[87]
6 September	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Various artists	21,099	[88]
13 September	Kamikaze	Eminem	55,115	[89]
20 September			35,761	[90]
27 September			29,402	[91]
4 October			18,339	[92]
11 October	Blood Red Roses	Rod Stewart	41,186	[93]
18 October	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	31,816	[94]
25 October	Always In Between	Jess Glynne	36,449	[95]
1 November	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	24,982	[96]
8 November	Sì	Andrea Bocelli	25,829	[97]
15 November	No Tourists	The Prodigy	23,952	[98]
22 November	Simulation Theory	Muse	44,320	[99]
29 November	Love	Michael Bublé	66,794	[100]
6 December	Odyssey	Take That	105,721	[101]
13 December	A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships	The 1975	50,209	[102]
20 December	The Greatest Showman	Various artists	56,694	[103]
27 December			68,606	[104]

Number-one compilation albums

Key

Best performing compilation of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Chart sales	References
4 January	Now 98	68,334	[105]
11 January		21,486	[106]
18 January		13,039	[107]
25 January		11,006	[108]
1 February	MTV Rocks	15,555	[109]
8 February		12,777	[110]
15 February		11,830	[111]
22 February		11,791	[112]
1 March		7,560	[113]
8 March	Magic 80s	10,227	[114]
15 March	Now Mum	9,978	[115]
22 March		10,584	[116]
29 March	Andrew Lloyd Webber – Unmasked	9,067	[117]
5 April	Now 99	114,571	[118]
12 April		60,163	[119]
19 April		33,768	[120]
26 April		24,030	[121]
3 May		19,774	[122]
10 May		16,793	[123]
17 May	80s Soul Jams	16,803	[124]
24 May		13,816	[125]
31 May	Now 99	11,095	[126]
7 June		11,751	[127]
14 June	Throwback Reggae Dancehall	13,629	[128]
21 June		16,301	[129]
28 June	I Love Ibiza	12,659	[130]
5 July	Now Summer Party 18		[131]
12 July		11,847	[132]
19 July	Love Island – The Pool Party	18,284	[133]
26 July		10,561	[134]
2 August	Now 100	176,282	[135]
9 August		75,657	[136]
16 August		43,908	[137]
23 August		27,550	[138]
30 August		20,260	[139]
6 September		16,642	[140]
13 September	I Love 80s	16,025	[141]
20 September	Now 100	11,004	[142]
27 September		9,447	[143]
4 October		8,494	[144]
11 October		8,303	[145]
18 October		7,186	[146]
25 October		6,465	[147]
1 November	Sing Your Heart Out Disney	7,551	[148]
8 November	Soul Legends	6,458	[149]
15 November	Dreamboats & Petticoats - Golden Years	17,102	[150]
22 November		13,630	[151]
29 November	The Greatest Showman: Reimagined	25,911	[152]
6 December	Now 101	82,507	[153]
13 December		59,806	[154]
20 December		48,642	[155]
27 December		51,773	[156]

Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2019

Combined	Title	Artist(s)	Peak position	Combined
1	"One Kiss"	Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa	1	1,570,000
2	"God's Plan"	Drake	1	1,560,000
3	"Shotgun"	George Ezra	1	1,490,000
4	"This Is Me"	Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble	3	1,400,000
5	"These Days"	Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen	1	1,390,000
6	"Perfect"	Ed Sheeran	1
7	"Nice for What"	Drake	1
8	"Paradise"	George Ezra	2	1,110,000
9	"No Tears Left to Cry"	Ariana Grande	2
10	"Feel It Still"	Portugal the Man	3	1,020,000
11	"IDGAF"	Dua Lipa	3	1,010,000
12	"2002"	Anne-Marie	3
13	"Friends"	Marshmello & Anne-Marie	4
14	"Freaky Friday"	Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown	1
15	"In My Feelings"	Drake	1
16	"Solo"	Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato	1
17	"Havana"	Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug	5[lower-alpha 1]
18	"The Greatest Show"	Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron and Zendaya	20
19	"Eastside"	Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid	1
20	"New Rules"	Dua Lipa	13[lower-alpha 2]	837,000
21	"Better Now"	Post Malone	6
22	"Psycho"	Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign	4
23	"I Like It"	Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin	8
24	"Rockstar"	Post Malone featuring 21 Savage	12[lower-alpha 3]
25	"Promises"	Calvin Harris & Sam Smith	1
26	"Girls Like You"	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	7
27	"Lullaby"	Sigala and Paloma Faith	6
28	"Youngblood"	5 Seconds of Summer	4
29	"Barking"	Ramz	2
30	"River"	Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran	1
31	"Shape of You"	Ed Sheeran	21[lower-alpha 4]
32	"Rewrite the Stars"	Zac Efron and Zendaya	16
33	"Body"	Loud Luxury featuring Brando	4
34	"I'll Be There"	Jess Glynne	1
35	"The Middle"	Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey	7
36	"Leave a Light On"	Tom Walker	7
37	"A Million Dreams"	Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams	22
38	"All the Stars"	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	5
39	"Breathe"	Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen	7
40	"Taste"	Tyga featuring Offset	5
41	"Rise"	Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack	3
42	"Jumanji"	B Young	13
43	"Tip Toe"	Jason Derulo featuring French Montana	5
44	"Never Enough"	Loren Allred	24
45	"If You're Over Me"	Years & Years	6
46	"Sad"	XXXTentacion	5
47	"Meant to Be"	Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line	11
48	"I Miss You"	Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels	4
49	"Anywhere"	Rita Ora	3[lower-alpha 5]
50	"Flames"	David Guetta featuring Sia	7
51	"Answerphone"	Banx & Ranx & Ella Eyre featuring Yxng Bane	5

Notes:

1. Reached number 1 in 2017
2. Reached number 1 in 2017
3. Reached number 1 in 2017
4. Reached number 1 in 2017
5. Reached number 2 in 2017

Best-selling albums

No.	Title	Artist	Peak position	Sales
1	The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various artists	1	1,600,000
2	Staying at Tamara's	George Ezra	1	691,000
3	÷	Ed Sheeran	1	510,000
4	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack	Various artists	1	374,000
5	Scorpion	Drake	1	300,000
6	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	1
7	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	1
8	Love	Michael Bublé	1
9	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	3
10	Kamikaze	Eminem	1
11	Odyssey	Take That	1
12	Sì	Andrea Bocelli	1
13	Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack	Queen	3
14	Always In Between	Jess Glynne	1
15	Blood Red Roses	Rod Stewart	1
16	Sweetener	Ariana Grande	1
17	The Architect	Paloma Faith	7[lower-alpha 1]
18	Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino	Arctic Monkeys	1
19	Human	Rag'n'Bone Man	3[lower-alpha 2]
20	Gold: Greatest Hits	ABBA	6[lower-alpha 3]
21	The Thrill of It All	Sam Smith	2[lower-alpha 4]
22	×	Ed Sheeran	10[lower-alpha 5]
23	Unchained Melodies	Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	4[lower-alpha 6]
24	The Platinum Collection	Queen	5[lower-alpha 7]
25	LM5	Little Mix	3
26	Speak Your Mind	Anne-Marie	3
27	Christmas	Michael Bublé	7[lower-alpha 8]
28	You Know I Know	Olly Murs	2
29	Curtain Call: The Hits	Eminem	13[lower-alpha 9]
30	Glory Days	Little Mix	9[lower-alpha 10]
31	?	XXXTentacion	3
32	Revival	Eminem	3[lower-alpha 11]
33	Golden	Kylie Minogue	1
34	Beautiful Trauma	Pink	5[lower-alpha 12]
35	Time Flies... 1994–2009	Oasis	14[lower-alpha 13]
36	Diamonds	Elton John	10[lower-alpha 14]
37	Reputation	Taylor Swift	7[lower-alpha 15]
38	Legend	Bob Marley & the Wailers	16[lower-alpha 16]
39	The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac	11[lower-alpha 17]
40	Greatest Hits	Queen	23[lower-alpha 18]
41	Legacy	David Bowie	25[lower-alpha 19]
42	Stoney	Post Malone	14[lower-alpha 20]
43	Camila	Camila Cabello	2
44	Mamma Mia!	Various artists	5
45	50 Years – Don't Stop	Fleetwood Mac	8[lower-alpha 21]
46	Wanted on Voyage	George Ezra	10[lower-alpha 22]
47	Delta	Mumford & Sons	2
48	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	31[lower-alpha 23]
49	True Love Ways	Buddy Holly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	10
50	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	31[lower-alpha 24]
51	In the Lonely Hour	Sam Smith	19[lower-alpha 25]
52	AM	Arctic Monkeys	11[lower-alpha 26]
53	I Cry When I Laugh	Jess Glynne	23[lower-alpha 27]
54	Rise Up	Cliff Richard	4
55	Invasion of Privacy	Cardi B	5
56	High as Hope	Florence and the Machine	2
57	+	Ed Sheeran	26[lower-alpha 28]
58	Wildness	Snow Patrol	2
59	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes	3
60	As You Were	Liam Gallagher	16[lower-alpha 29]
61	More Life	Drake	25[lower-alpha 30]
62	17	XXXTentacion	11
63	Number Ones	Michael Jackson	29[lower-alpha 31]
64	Pray for the Wicked	Panic! at the Disco	2
65	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Arctic Monkeys	18[lower-alpha 32]
66	Common Sense	J Hus	21[lower-alpha 33]
67	The Last King of Pop	Paul Heaton	10
68	Astroworld	Travis Scott	3

Notes:

1. Reached number 1 in 2017
2. Reached number 1 in 2017
3. Reached number 1 in 1992
4. Reached number 1 in 2017
5. Reached number 1 in 2014
6. Reached number 3 in 2019
7. Reached number 2 in 2002
8. Reached number 1 in 2011
9. Reached number 1 in 2005
10. Reached number 1 in 2016
11. Reached number 1 in 2017
12. Reached number 1 in 2017
13. Reached number 1 in 2010
14. Reached number 5 in 2017
15. Reached number 1 in 2017
16. Reached number 1 in 1984
17. Reached number 6 in 2009
18. Reached number 1 in 1981
19. Reached number 5 in 2017
20. Reached number 10 in 2017
21. Reached number 5 in 2019
22. Reached number 1 in 2014
23. Reached number 1 in 1978
24. Reached number 1 in 1995
25. Reached number 1 in 2014
26. Reached number 1 in 2013
27. Reached number 1 in 2015
28. Reached number 1 in 2011
29. Reached number 1 in 2017
30. Reached number 2 in 2017
31. Reached number 1 in 2003
32. Reached number 1 in 2006
33. Reached number 6 in 2017

See also

• List of number-one singles from 2010
• List of number-one albums from 2010
• List of UK top-ten singles in 2018
• 2010s in music
• List of 2018 albums
• 2018 in British television

References

1. UK Singles Chart 4 January 2018
2. UK Singles Chart 11 January 2018
3. UK Singles Chart 18 January 2018
4. UK Singles Chart 25 January 2018
5. UK Singles Chart 1 February 2018
6. UK Singles Chart 8 February 2018
7. UK Singles Chart 15 February 2018
8. UK Singles Chart 22 February 2018
9. UK Singles Chart 1 March 2018
10. UK Singles Chart 8 March 2018
11. UK Singles Chart 15 March 2018
12. UK Singles Chart 22 March 2018
13. UK Singles Chart 29 March 2018
14. UK Singles Chart 5 April 2018
15. UK Singles Chart 12 April 2018
16. UK Singles Chart 19 April 2018
17. UK Singles Chart 26 April 2018
18. UK Singles Chart 3 May 2018
19. UK Singles Chart 10 May 2018
20. UK Singles Chart 17 May 2018
21. UK Singles Chart 24 May 2018
22. UK Singles Chart 31 May 2018
23. UK Singles Chart 7 June 2018
24. UK Singles Chart 14 June 2018
25. UK Singles Chart 21 June 2018
26. UK Singles Chart 28 June 2018
27. UK Singles Chart 5 July 2018
28. UK Singles Chart 12 July 2018
29. UK Singles Chart 19 July 2018
30. UK Singles Chart 26 July 2018
31. UK Singles Chart 2 August 2018
32. UK Singles Chart 9 August 2018
33. UK Singles Chart 16 August 2018
34. UK Singles Chart 23 August 2018
35. UK Singles Chart 30 August 2018
36. UK Singles Chart 6 September 2018
37. UK Singles Chart 13 September 2018
38. UK Singles Chart 20 September 2018
39. UK Singles Chart 27 September 2018
40. UK Singles Chart 4 October 2018
41. UK Singles Chart 11 October 2018
42. UK Singles Chart 18 October 2018
43. UK Singles Chart 25 October 2018
44. UK Singles Chart 1 November 2018
45. UK Singles Chart 8 November 2018
46. UK Singles Chart 15 November 2018
47. UK Singles Chart 22 November 2018
48. UK Singles Chart 29 November 2018
49. UK Singles Chart 6 December 2018
50. UK Singles Chart 13 December 2018
51. UK Singles Chart 20 December 2018
52. UK Singles Chart 27 December 2018
53. UK Albums Chart 4 January 2018
54. UK Albums Chart 11 January 2018
55. UK Albums Chart 18 January 2018
56. UK Albums Chart 25 January 2018
57. UK Albums Chart 1 February 2018
58. UK Albums Chart 8 February 2018
59. UK Albums Chart 15 February 2018
60. UK Albums Chart 22 February 2018
61. UK Albums Chart 1 March 2018
62. UK Albums Chart 8 March 2018
63. UK Albums Chart 15 March 2018
64. UK Albums Chart 22 March 2018
65. UK Albums Chart 29 March 2018
66. UK Albums Chart 5 April 2018
67. UK Albums Chart 12 April 2018
68. UK Albums Chart 19 April 2018
69. UK Albums Chart 26 April 2018
70. UK Albums Chart 3 May 2018
71. UK Albums Chart 10 May 2018
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74. UK Albums Chart 31 May 2018
75. UK Albums Chart 7 June 2018
76. UK Albums Chart 14 June 2018
77. UK Albums Chart 21 June 2018
78. UK Albums Chart 28 June 2018
79. UK Albums Chart 5 July 2018
80. UK Albums Chart 12 July 2018
81. UK Albums Chart 19 July 2018
82. UK Albums Chart 26 July 2018
83. UK Albums Chart 2 August 2018
84. UK Albums Chart 9 August 2018
85. UK Albums Chart 17 August 2018
86. UK Albums Chart 24 August 2018
87. UK Albums Chart 30 August 2018
88. UK Albums Chart 6 September 2018
89. UK Albums Chart 13 September 2018
90. UK Albums Chart 20 September 2018
91. UK Albums Chart 27 September 2018
92. UK Albums Chart 4 October 2018
93. UK Albums Chart 11 October 2018
94. UK Albums Chart 18 October 2018
95. UK Albums Chart 25 October 2018
96. UK Albums Chart 1 November 2018
97. UK Albums Chart 8 November 2018
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99. UK Albums Chart 22 November 2018
100. UK Albums Chart 29 November 2018
101. UK Albums Chart 6 December 2018
102. UK Albums Chart 13 December 2018
103. UK Albums Chart 20 December 2018
104. UK Albums Chart 27 December 2018
105. UK Compilation Chart 4 January 2018
106. UK Compilations Chart 11 January 2018
107. UK Compilations Chart 18 January 2018
108. UK Compilations Chart 25 January 2018
109. UK Compilations Chart 1 February 2018
110. UK Compilations Chart 8 February 2018
111. UK Compilations Chart 15 February 2018
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113. UK Compilations Chart 1 March 2018
114. UK Compilations Chart 8 March 2018
115. UK Compilations Chart 15 March 2018
116. UK Compilations Chart 22 March 2018
117. UK Compilations Chart 29 March 2018
118. UK Compilation Chart 5 April 2018
119. UK Compilations Chart 12 April 2018
120. UK Compilations Chart 19 April 2018
121. UK Compilations Chart 26 April 2018
122. UK Compilations Chart 3 May 2018
123. UK Compilations Chart 10 May 2018
124. UK Compilation Chart 17 May 2018
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126. UK Compilation Chart 31 May 2018
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131. UK Compilation Chart 5 July 2018
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135. UK Compilation Chart 2 August 2018
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144. UK Compilation Chart 4 October 2018
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148. UK Compilation Chart 1 November 2018
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151. UK Compilation Chart 22 November 2018
152. UK Compilation Chart 29 November 2018
153. UK Compilation Chart 6 December 2018
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155. UK Compilation Chart 20 December 2018
156. UK Compilation Chart 27 December 2018