2018: A Mid-Year Review

/ dhill92

Okay, so we’re officially halfway through 2018. For this post, I’m going to be doing something different here that has never really been done before: the Mid-Year review. Basically, I’m just going over what has happened in 2018 so far in terms of music. I know that my Year-End posts aren’t going to be until December, but I decided to compile some of the stats for this year so far. Here is the color code that I’ll be using:

  • Purple – Best Song
  • Green – Great
  • Blue – Good
  • Pink – Decent
  • Yellow – Mediocre
  • Turquoise – Bad
  • Red – Garbage
  • Orange – Worst Song

We’ll start with the list of #1 songs for both charts that I review weekly: The American Top 40 and the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown. The list isn’t that much different in comparison to last year around that point. Sure, we did have some new artists that have hit #1 this year. But other than that, the majority of the #1 songs in 2018 come from the same artists that have dominated in 2017. If I’m being honest, it’s like we’re basically picking up where we left off from that year. With that in mind, here are the list of #1 songs of 2018 so far:

Hits 1 Weekend Countdown:

  • Imagine Dragons – Thunder (5 Weeks Total; 2 Weeks in 2017, 3 Weeks in 2018)
  • Ed Sheeran – Perfect (2 Weeks Total; 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018)
  • Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran and Future – End Game (1 Week)
  • Charlie Puth – How Long (2 Weeks)
  • Macklemore featuring Kesha – Good Old Days (1 Week)
  • Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle (9 Weeks)
  • Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt – Let Me Go (1 Week)
  • Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (1 Week)
  • Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (1 Week)
  • 5 Seconds Of Summer – Want You Back (1 Week)
  • Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (1 Week)
  • Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (4 Weeks)

American Top 40:

  • Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – Havana (7 Weeks Total; 3 in 2017, 4 in 2018)
  • Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé – Perfect (2 Weeks)
  • Dua Lipa – New Rules (4 Weeks)
  • NF – Let You Down (2 Weeks)
  • G-Eazy featuring Halsey – Him & I (1 Week)
  • Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B. – Finesse (Remix) (2 Weeks)
  • Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle (4 Weeks)
  • Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (5 Weeks)
  • Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – Psycho (2 Weeks)

So judging by the list, I’d say that this year’s crop of #1 songs have impressed me for the most part. Sure, there were quite a few songs not to my liking, but the list looks good so far. Let’s hope that we can continue to get more good songs to reach the top spot on both charts in the second half of 2018.

More Stats
In addition to compiling a list of #1 songs for this year so far, I also managed to compile some other things that occurred throughout the year. Those are things such as Biggest Drop and Biggest Jump from certain songs, along with some other stuff. Keep in mind that because we’re at the halfway point, this is NOT the final update. There will most likely be some changes as we progress through the second half of the year. But here is some of the stats that I have gathered so far:


Hits 1 Weekend Countdown:

Smallest “Biggest DRRRRRROP!! Of The Week”:
Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran – River [–5] (February 17, 2018)
Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same [–5] (February 17, 2018)
Lauv – I Like Me Better [–5] (February 17, 2018)

Smallest “Biggest Jump Of The Week”:
NF – Let You Down [+8] (February 17, 2018)
U2 featuring Cheat Codes – Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way [+8] (June 30, 2018)
Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin – Familiar [+8] (June 30, 2018)

Biggest “Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week”:
X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself [–25] (March 3, 2018)

Biggest “Biggest Jump Of The Week”:
Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign – Psycho [+23] (June 23, 2018)

Smallest Combined Biggest Movers:
Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran – River, Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same, Lauv – I Like Me Better, and NF – Let You Down (23 Spots; February 17, 2018)

Biggest Combined Biggest Movers:
G-Eazy featuring Halsey – Him & I, Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt – Let Me Go, Bad Wolves – Zombie, Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me, and Echosmith – Over My Head (74 Spots; June 16, 2018)

Highest Debut Of The Year:
G-Eazy featuring Halsey – Him & I (#20) (January 13, 2018)

Lowest Debut Of The Year:
Hundred Handed – Too Good (#42) (June 16, 2018)
American Top 40:

Smallest “Biggest Fall Of The Week”:
Justin Timberlake – Filthy [–3] (February 24, 2018)
Imagine Dragons – Thunder [–3] (January 24, 2018)

Smallest “Biggest Rise Of The Of The Week”:
Halsey featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don – Alone [+3] (May 5, 2018)
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood [+3] (May 5, 2018)
Lauv – I Like Me Better [+3] (May 5, 2018)

Biggest “Biggest Fall Of The Week”:
Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran and Future – End Game [–18] (March 10, 2018)

Biggest “Biggest Rise Of The Week”:
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood [+15] (April 21, 2018)

Smallest Combined Biggest Movers:
MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low and Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (9 Spots; April 28, 2018)

Biggest Combined Biggest Movers:
Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran and Future – End Game and Drake – God’s Plan (30 Spots; March 10, 2018)

Highest Debut Of The Year:
Justin Timberlake – Filthy (#20) (January 27, 2018)

Lowest Debut Of The Year:
Lauv – I Like Me Better (#40) (January 13, 2018)
Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (#40) (January 20, 2018)
P!NK – Beautiful Trauma (#40) (February 10, 2018)
Troye Sivan – My My My! (#40) (February 17, 2018)
Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don’t (#40) (March 10, 2018)
Niall Horan – On The Loose (#40) (March 31, 2018)
Alice Merton – No Roots (#40) (April 14, 2018)
ZAYN – Let Me (#40) (May 19, 2018)
G-Eazy featuring Charlie Puth – Sober (#40) (June 16, 2018)

And that’s all I have for this post. It took me a while to be able to put this together, but I’ve finally finished it. This has been a post in which is basically about how 2018 has shaped up so far. I’ll be posting something similar to this in December, but I’ll be including more stuff. As always, I’d like to say thank you for taking the time to read this. I would love to hear your feedback in the comments section below. I hope you guys have a good week and I’ll see you all later this weekend!