List of number one hits in the UK charts (2018)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts for 2018. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and Albums Chart Top 100 as determined by the Official Charts Company .

The UK charts are published immediately after the sales week ends and are valid for the week following the sales week. The issue date is the last day of the week, i.e. the Thursday one week after the end of the sales week.

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Singles

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Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 8, 2017 - January 18, 2018 6 weeks 6th Ed Sheeran Perfect Ed Sheeran - January 19, 2018 - January 25, 2018 1 week 1 Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran River Marshall Mathers , Ed Sheeran , Emile Haynie - January 26, 2018 - March 29, 2018 9 weeks 9 Drake God's Plan Aubrey Graham , Ronald LaTour, Daveon Jackson, Matthew Samuels, Noah Shebib - March 30, 2018 - April 5, 2018 1 week 1 Rudimental feat. Jess Glynne , Macklemore & Dan Caplen These Days Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden, Piers Aggett, Leon "DJ Locksmith" role , Daniel Caplen, Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Ben Haggerty - April 6, 2018 - April 12, 2018 1 week 1 Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown Freaky Friday David Burd , Christopher Brown , Magnus August Høiberg, Lewis Hughes, Wilbart McCoy III, Joshua Coleman, Dijon McFarlane , Benjamin Levin , Nicholas Audino - April 13, 2018 - April 19, 2018 1 week 1 Drake Nice for What Aubrey Graham , Shane Lindstrom, Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , Dennis David Coles , Robert F. Diggs , Gary E. Grice , Marvin Hamlisch , Chauncey Lamont Hawkins , Lauryn N. Hill , Jason S. Hunter , Russell T. Jones , Clifford Smith , Corey Woods , Orville Hall, Phillip Price - April 20, 2018 - June 14, 2018 8 weeks 8th Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa One Kiss Adam Wiles , Dua Lipa , Jessie Reyez - June 15, 2018 - June 21, 2018 1 week 1 Jess Glynne I'll Be There Jess Glynne , Henrik Barman, Michelsen Edvard, Førre Erfjord, Fin Dow-Smith, Camille Purcell, Jerker Hansson - June 22, 2018 - June 28, 2018 1 week 1 Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato Solo Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson , Demi Lovato , Camille Purcell, Fred Gibson - June 29, 2018 - July 12, 2018 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th George Ezra Shotgun George Ezra , Joel Pott - July 13, 2018 - July 19, 2018 1 week 1 David Baddiel , Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds Three Lions Ian Broudie , David Baddiel , Frank Skinner - July 20, 2018 - August 16, 2018 4 weeks 4th Drake In My Feelings Aubrey Graham , Benny Workman, Darius Harrison, Caresha Brownlee, Jatavia Johnson, Stephen Garrett , James Scheffer, Rex Zamor, Dwayne Carter , Renetta Lowe-Bridgewater, Orville Hall, Phillip Price, Noah Shebib - August 17, 2018 - August 30, 2018 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th George Ezra Shotgun George Ezra, Joel Pott - August 31, 2018 - September 6, 2018 1 week 1 Benny Blanco , Halsey & Khalid Eastside Benny Blanco , Ed Sheeran , Halsey , Khalid Robinson , Nathan Perez - September 7, 2018 - October 11, 2018 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Calvin Harris & Sam Smith Promises Sam Smith , Adam Wiles , Jessie Reyez - October 12, 2018 - October 18, 2018 1 week 1 Dave feat. Fredo Funky Friday David Orobosa Omoregie - October 19, 2018 - October 25, 2018 1 week (6 in total) 6th Calvin Harris & Sam Smith Promises Sam Smith, Adam Wiles, Jessie Reyez - October 26, 2018 - November 8, 2018 2 weeks 2 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Shallow Lady Gaga , Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Mark Ronson - November 9, 2018 - December 20, 2018 6 weeks 6th Ariana Grande Thank U, Next Ariana Grande , Charles Anderson, Michael Foster, Tayla Parx, Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants - December 21, 2018 - December 27, 2018 1 week 1 LadBaby We Built This City Bernie Taupin , Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, Peter Wolf - December 28, 2018 - January 24, 2019 4 weeks 4th Ava Max Sweet but Psycho Ava Max, Andreas Andersen Haukeland , Madison Love, Henry Walter -
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Albums

← 2017 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			2019 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 29, 2017 - January 11, 2018 2 weeks (total of 20) 20th Ed Sheeran ÷ - January 12, 2018 - March 29, 2018 11 weeks (28 total) 28 ( Soundtrack ) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - March 30, 2018 - April 5, 2018 1 week 1 George Ezra Staying at Tamara's - April 6, 2018 - April 12, 2018 1 week (28 total) 28 (Soundtrack) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - April 13, 2018 - April 19, 2018 1 week 1 Kylie Minogue Golden - April 20, 2018 - May 3, 2018 2 weeks (28 total) 28 (Soundtrack) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - May 4, 2018 - May 10, 2018 1 week 1 Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys - May 11, 2018 - May 17, 2018 1 week (28 total) 28 (Soundtrack) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - May 18, 2018 - May 24, 2018 1 week 1 Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - May 25, 2018 - July 5, 2018 6 weeks (28 total) 28 (Soundtrack) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - July 6, 2018 - July 26, 2018 3 weeks 3 Drake Scorpion - July 27, 2018 - August 23, 2018 4 weeks (total 5) 5 (Soundtrack) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again - August 24, 2018 - August 30, 2018 1 week 1 Ariana Grande Sweetener - August 31, 2018 - September 6, 2018 1 week (total 5) 5 (Soundtrack) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again - September 7, 2018 - October 4, 2018 4 weeks 4th Eminem kamikaze - October 5, 2018 - October 11, 2018 1 week 1 Rod Stewart Blood Red Roses - October 12, 2018 - October 18, 2018 1 week (total 2) 2 ( Soundtrack ) / Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper A star is born - October 19, 2018 - October 25, 2018 1 week 1 Jess Glynne Always in between - October 26, 2018 - November 1, 2018 1 week (total 2) 2 (Soundtrack) / Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper A star is born - November 2, 2018 - November 8, 2018 1 week 1 Andrea Bocelli Sì - November 9, 2018 - November 15, 2018 1 week 1 The Prodigy No tourists - November 16, 2018 - November 22, 2018 1 week 1 muse Simulation theory - November 23, 2018 - November 29, 2018 1 week 1 Michael Bublé Love - November 30, 2018 - December 6, 2018 1 week 1 Take that Odyssey - December 7, 2018 - December 13, 2018 1 week 1 The 1975 A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships - December 14, 2018 - January 31, 2019 7 weeks (28 total) 28 (Soundtrack) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack -
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Annual hit parades

← 2017 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			2019 →
Singles position# Albums One Kiss Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa Adam Wiles , Dua Lipa , Jessie Reyez 1 The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( Soundtrack ) God's Plan Drake Aubrey Graham , Ronald LaTour, Daveon Jackson, Matthew Samuels, Noah Shebib 2 Staying at Tamara’s George Ezra Shotgun George Ezra George Ezra , Joel Pott 3 ÷ Ed Sheeran This Is Me Keala Settle & the Greatest Showman Ensemble Benj Pasek , Justin Paul 4th Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Soundtrack) These Days Rudimental feat. Jess Glynne , Macklemore & Dan Caplen Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden, Piers Aggett, Leon "DJ Locksmith" role , Daniel Caplen, Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Ben Haggerty 5 Scorpion Drake Perfect Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran 6th Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone Nice for What Drake Aubrey Graham , Shane Lindstrom, Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , Dennis David Coles , Robert F. Diggs , Gary E. Grice , Marvin Hamlisch , Chauncey Lamont Hawkins , Lauryn N. Hill , Jason S. Hunter , Russell T. Jones, Clifford Smith , Corey Woods , Orville Hall, Phillip Price 7th A Star Is Born Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Paradise George Ezra George Ezra 8th Love Michael Bublé No Tears Left to Cry Ariana Grande Ariana Grande , Max Martin , Ilya Salmanzadeh, Savan Kotecha 9 Dua Lipa Dua Lipa Feel It Still Portugal. The Man Robert Bateman, Zachary Scott Carothers , Freddie Gorman , John Baldwin Gourley , John Hill, Brian Holland , Eric Andrew Howk, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Wade Sechrist , Asa Taccone 10 Kamikaze Eminem
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Web links

• Current British Charts (Official Charts Company)
• Music Archives (Chart Archive Top 40)
• Biggest Songs / Biggest Artist Albums of 2018 (Official Charts Company)

See also: Number one hits 2018 in Argentina , Australia , Belgium , Bulgaria , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , Colombia , Croatia , Malaysia , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland , Singapore , Slovakia , Spain , South Korea , Czech Republic , Hungary and the United States .