Greg's 100 Favourite Songs Of 2018:
1. Amy Shark – “I Said Hi”
2. Janelle Monáe - “Make Me Feel”
3. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Youngblood”
4. Drake - “Nice For What”
5. Twenty One Pilots - “Jumpsuit”
6. Childish Gambino - “This Is America”
7. King Princess - “1950”
8. Amy Shark - “All Loved Up”
9. Billie Eilish & Khalid - “Lovely”
10. Jack River - “Ballroom”
11. Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - “The Middle”
12. The Jungle Giants - “Feel The Way I Do”
13. Taylor Swift - “Delicate”
14. Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes”
15. The Rubens (feat. Sarah Aarons) – “Never Ever”
16. Ariana Grande – “no tears left to cry”
17. Dean Lewis - “Be Alright”
18. Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “All The Stars”
19. Janelle Monáe (feat. Grimes) - “Pynk”
20. Ava Max - “Sweet But Psycho”
21. Imagine Dragons – “Natural”
22. Peking Duk – “Fire”
23. Pale Waves – “Television Romance”
24. King Princess – “Talia”
25. Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse” [Remix]
26. A$AP Rocky (feat. Skepta) – “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)”
27. Camila Cabello – “Never Be The Same”
28. Twenty One Pilots – “My Blood”
29. Ball Park Music – “The End Times”
30. The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It”
31. Alice Merton – “No Roots”
32. Robinson – “Nothing To Regret”
33. Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
34. Post Malone (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) – “Psycho”
35. Gang of Youths – “What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?”
36. Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – “1999”
37. Post Malone – “Better Now”
38. The Chainsmokers – “Sick Boy”
39. E^ST – “I Don’t Lack Imagination”
40. Juice WRLD – “Lucid Dreams”
41. CHVRCHES – “Miracle”
42. The Wombats – “Turn”
43. The Weeknd (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – “Pray For Me”
44. Pale Waves – “There’s A Honey”
45. Last Dinosaurs – “Eleven”
46. The 1975 – “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You)”
47. Dua Lipa – “IDGAF”
48. Wafia - “I’m Good”
49. Eves Karydas – “Couch”
50. Anne-Marie – “2002”
51. Billie Eilish – “You Should See Me In A Crown”
52. Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B – “Girls”
53. CHVRCHES – “Get Out”
54. Jack River – “Limo Song”
55. Bishop Briggs – “White Flag”
56. Hatchie – “Sugar & Spice”
57. Gang of Youths – “Let Me Down Easy”
58. Ariana Grande – “breathin”
59. George Ezra – “Shotgun”
60. Charlie Puth – “How Long”
61. CHVRCHES – “Graffiti”
62. Migos – “Stir Fry”
63. Marshmello & Anne-Marie – “Friends”
64. Taylor Swift – “Getaway Car”
65. Drake – “In My Feelings”
66. Kacey Musgraves – “High Horse”
67. Confidence Man – “Out The Window”
68. Drake – “God’s Plan”
69. Twenty One Pilots – “Levitate”
70. G-Eazy & Halsey – “Him & I”
71. CXLOE – “Show You”
72. Janelle Monáe (feat. Zoe Kravitz) – “Screwed”
73. Janelle Monáe – “Django Jane”
74. Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
75. The 1975 – “Give Yourself A Try”
76. Panic! At The Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
77. Walk The Moon – “One Foot”
78. Pale Waves – “Eighteen”
79. Halsey – “Without Me”
80. Vera Blue – “All The Pretty Girls”
81. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
82. Post Malone & Swae Lee – “Sunflower”
83. Twenty One Pilots – “Chlorine”
84. Lana Del Rey – “Mariners Apartment Complex”
85. Foster The People – “Sit Next To Me”
86. Joji – “Slow Dancing In The Dark”
87. Glades - “Eyes Wide Shut”
88. Liam Payne & Rita Ora – “For You”
89. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Valentine”
90. Imagine Dragons – “Bad Liar”
91. Franz Ferdinand - “Always Ascending”
92. Twenty One Pilots – “Nico and the Niners”
93. Marshmello (feat. Bastille) - “Happier”
94. Janelle Monáe - “Crazy, Classic, Life”
95. Amy Shark & Mark Hoppus - “Psycho”
96. Billie Eilish - “When The Party’s Over”
97. The Jungle Giants - “On Your Way Down”
98. Rae Sremmurd (feat. Juicy J) - “Powerglide”
99. Pale Waves - “Noises”
100. Portugal. The Man - “Live In The Moment”
Facts & Statistics:
#100 to #81 | #80 to #61 | #60 to #41 | #40 to #21 | #20 to #1 | Full List
1. Amy Shark – “I Said Hi”
2. Janelle Monáe - “Make Me Feel”
3. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Youngblood”
4. Drake - “Nice For What”
5. Twenty One Pilots - “Jumpsuit”
6. Childish Gambino - “This Is America”
7. King Princess - “1950”
8. Amy Shark - “All Loved Up”
9. Billie Eilish & Khalid - “Lovely”
10. Jack River - “Ballroom”
11. Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - “The Middle”
12. The Jungle Giants - “Feel The Way I Do”
13. Taylor Swift - “Delicate”
14. Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes”
15. The Rubens (feat. Sarah Aarons) – “Never Ever”
16. Ariana Grande – “no tears left to cry”
17. Dean Lewis - “Be Alright”
18. Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “All The Stars”
19. Janelle Monáe (feat. Grimes) - “Pynk”
20. Ava Max - “Sweet But Psycho”
21. Imagine Dragons – “Natural”
22. Peking Duk – “Fire”
23. Pale Waves – “Television Romance”
24. King Princess – “Talia”
25. Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse” [Remix]
26. A$AP Rocky (feat. Skepta) – “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)”
27. Camila Cabello – “Never Be The Same”
28. Twenty One Pilots – “My Blood”
29. Ball Park Music – “The End Times”
30. The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It”
31. Alice Merton – “No Roots”
32. Robinson – “Nothing To Regret”
33. Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
34. Post Malone (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) – “Psycho”
35. Gang of Youths – “What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?”
36. Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – “1999”
37. Post Malone – “Better Now”
38. The Chainsmokers – “Sick Boy”
39. E^ST – “I Don’t Lack Imagination”
40. Juice WRLD – “Lucid Dreams”
41. CHVRCHES – “Miracle”
42. The Wombats – “Turn”
43. The Weeknd (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – “Pray For Me”
44. Pale Waves – “There’s A Honey”
45. Last Dinosaurs – “Eleven”
46. The 1975 – “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You)”
47. Dua Lipa – “IDGAF”
48. Wafia - “I’m Good”
49. Eves Karydas – “Couch”
50. Anne-Marie – “2002”
51. Billie Eilish – “You Should See Me In A Crown”
52. Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B – “Girls”
53. CHVRCHES – “Get Out”
54. Jack River – “Limo Song”
55. Bishop Briggs – “White Flag”
56. Hatchie – “Sugar & Spice”
57. Gang of Youths – “Let Me Down Easy”
58. Ariana Grande – “breathin”
59. George Ezra – “Shotgun”
60. Charlie Puth – “How Long”
61. CHVRCHES – “Graffiti”
62. Migos – “Stir Fry”
63. Marshmello & Anne-Marie – “Friends”
64. Taylor Swift – “Getaway Car”
65. Drake – “In My Feelings”
66. Kacey Musgraves – “High Horse”
67. Confidence Man – “Out The Window”
68. Drake – “God’s Plan”
69. Twenty One Pilots – “Levitate”
70. G-Eazy & Halsey – “Him & I”
71. CXLOE – “Show You”
72. Janelle Monáe (feat. Zoe Kravitz) – “Screwed”
73. Janelle Monáe – “Django Jane”
74. Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
75. The 1975 – “Give Yourself A Try”
76. Panic! At The Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
77. Walk The Moon – “One Foot”
78. Pale Waves – “Eighteen”
79. Halsey – “Without Me”
80. Vera Blue – “All The Pretty Girls”
81. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
82. Post Malone & Swae Lee – “Sunflower”
83. Twenty One Pilots – “Chlorine”
84. Lana Del Rey – “Mariners Apartment Complex”
85. Foster The People – “Sit Next To Me”
86. Joji – “Slow Dancing In The Dark”
87. Glades - “Eyes Wide Shut”
88. Liam Payne & Rita Ora – “For You”
89. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Valentine”
90. Imagine Dragons – “Bad Liar”
91. Franz Ferdinand - “Always Ascending”
92. Twenty One Pilots – “Nico and the Niners”
93. Marshmello (feat. Bastille) - “Happier”
94. Janelle Monáe - “Crazy, Classic, Life”
95. Amy Shark & Mark Hoppus - “Psycho”
96. Billie Eilish - “When The Party’s Over”
97. The Jungle Giants - “On Your Way Down”
98. Rae Sremmurd (feat. Juicy J) - “Powerglide”
99. Pale Waves - “Noises”
100. Portugal. The Man - “Live In The Moment”
Facts & Statistics:
- The artist with the most entries this year is a tie between Janelle Monáe and Twenty One Pilots; both artists have 5 songs each.
- The shortest song is Twenty One Pilots’ “Levitate” (2 minutes and 25 seconds.)
- The longest song is Rae Sremmurd’s “Powerglide” (5 minutes and 32 seconds)
- 24 out of 100 tracks were created by Australian artists. It’s the highest number of Australian songs I’ve ever had on a list.
- 56 out of 100 tracks feature female vocalists, including 10 songs in a row from #56 (Hatchie’s “Sugar & Spice”) to #47 (Dua Lipa’s “IDGAF”)
- This year’s list shows that numbers are in, whether small (“Nico and the Niners”, “Eleven”, “Eighteen”) or large (“1950”, “1999”, “2002”). And that’s not to mention the numerous entries by The 1975, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Twenty One Pilots.
- Two very different songs feature the lyrics “Rest in peace, Lil Peep”; “Love It If We Made It” by The 1975 and “Powerglide” by Rae Sremmurd and Juicy J.
- It was also a great year for “psycho” songs; “Sweet But Psycho” by Ava Max, “Psycho” by Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign and “Psycho” by Amy Shark & Mark Hoppus all made the list.
#100 to #81 | #80 to #61 | #60 to #41 | #40 to #21 | #20 to #1 | Full List
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