Best Songs 2018
50 Fantastic Songs That Well and Truly Helped Us Survive 2018
Wow, 2018 really did us in, didn't it? Even though a lot of the past 12 months have felt like hellfire and eternal suffering, one of the bright spots was certainly in the music world. We had Ariana Grande to help us move on from exes with her "Thank U, Next" release, while Janelle Monáe gave us the bisexual anthem we deserve. Meanwhile, on the "flying solo" front, Carly Rae Jepsen was gracious enough to drop the self-love bop we all desperately needed. It's called self-care, OK? To celebrate a year of true music excellence, we've compiled a huge selection of songs to help you bid farewell to 2018 (thank u), and say hello to 2019 (next). Don't forget to go all the way to the end — we made a Spotify playlist just for you.
1 "Make Me Feel" by Janelle Monáe
2 "High Horse" by Kacey Musgraves
3 "Only You" by Cheat Codes feat. Little Mix
4 "Bloom" by Troye Sivan
5 "If You're Over Me" by Years and Years
6 "Apesh*t" by The Carters
7 "Heart to Break" by Kim Petras
8 "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande
9 "Party For One" by Carly Rae Jepsen
10 "Miracle" by Chvrches
11 "In My Feelings" by Drake
12 "Lost in Japan" by Shawn Mendes
13 "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato
14 "Missing U" by Robyn
15 "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" by Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus
16 "Never Be the Same" by Camila Cabello
17 "Batsh*t" by Sofi Tukker
18 "Call Out My Name" by The Weeknd
19 "High Five" by Sigrid
20 "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa
21 "Colour" by Mnek feat. Hailee Steinfeld
22 "Dancing" by Kylie Minogue
23 "All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
24 "Fast Slow Disco" by St. Vincent
25 "Your Song" by Lady Gaga
26 "This Is America" by Childish Gambino
27 "1999" by Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan
28 "The Way I Am" by Charlie Puth
29 "Sky Full of Song" by Florence + the Machine
30 "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer
31 "Little Things" by Allie X
32 "2002" by Anne-Marie
33 "Say Something" by Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton
34 "Nobody" by Mitski
35 "Dunes of Sand" by Ionnalee feat. Jamie Irrepressible
36 "Deep End" by Lykke Li
37 "Me So Bad" by Tinashe feat. Ty Dolla $ign and French Montana
38 "Fall in Line" by Christina Aguilera feat. Demi Lovato
39 "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco
40 "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj
41 "Baby" by Clean Bandit feat. Marina and Luis Fonsi
42 "Ignore Me" by Betty Who
43 "Peach" by Broods
44 "Love Lies" by Khalid feat. Normani
45 "Fitness" by Lizzo
46 "I Like It" by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J. Balvin
47 "Mariners Apartment Complex" by Lana Del Rey
48 "Curious" by Hayley Kiyoko
49 "Sweet Dreams" by Børns
50 "I'm Still Here" by Sia
