Drake(pictured) scored three number-one hits with "
God's Plan", "
Nice for What", and "
In My Feelings". He beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. "God's Plan" became the longest-running number-one hit of the year and topped the
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 of 2018.
During 2018, eleven singles reached number one on the Hot 100; a twelfth single, "
Perfect" by
Ed Sheeran, solo or duet with
Beyoncé, began its run at number one in December 2017. Of those eleven number-one singles, four were collaborations. In total, thirteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—
Camila Cabello,
Young Thug,
Childish Gambino,
Ty Dolla Sign,
XXXTentacion,
Bad Bunny,
J Balvin,
Ariana Grande and
Travis Scott—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single.
Drake's "
God's Plan" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for eleven weeks; it subsequently topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Drake beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. XXXTentacion became the first artist to have a posthumous number one since
Static Major featured on
Lil Wayne's "
Lollipop" in 2008 and the first artist to lead the chart with a posthumous number one since
The Notorious B.I.G.'s "
Hypnotize" in 1997, and is the eighth overall.
Drake and
Cardi B were the only acts to have multiple number one songs in 2018, with Drake having the most with three and Cardi B with two.
Chart history
"
Havana" became
Camila Cabello's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100. The same week, her album Camila topped the Billboard 200.Cardi B(pictured) scored a second number-one song with "
I Like It", making her the first female rapper to do so. She later scored a third number one with a featuring credit on
Maroon 5's "
Girls Like You" extending her own record for most number ones among female rappers."
This Is America" became
Childish Gambino's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100.XXXTentacion(pictured) became the first artist to posthumously top the chart as a lead artist since
The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, with "
Sad!" hitting number one following
his death."
Thank U, Next" became
Ariana Grande's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100.
Drake(pictured) scored three number-one hits with "
God's Plan", "
Nice for What", and "
In My Feelings". He beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. "God's Plan" became the longest-running number-one hit of the year and topped the
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 of 2018.
During 2018, eleven singles reached number one on the Hot 100; a twelfth single, "
Perfect" by
Ed Sheeran, solo or duet with
Beyoncé, began its run at number one in December 2017. Of those eleven number-one singles, four were collaborations. In total, thirteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with nine—
Camila Cabello,
Young Thug,
Childish Gambino,
Ty Dolla Sign,
XXXTentacion,
Bad Bunny,
J Balvin,
Ariana Grande and
Travis Scott—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single.
Drake's "
God's Plan" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for eleven weeks; it subsequently topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Drake beat the record for most weeks at number one in a year for a single artist, with 29 weeks at number one. XXXTentacion became the first artist to have a posthumous number one since
Static Major featured on
Lil Wayne's "
Lollipop" in 2008 and the first artist to lead the chart with a posthumous number one since
The Notorious B.I.G.'s "
Hypnotize" in 1997, and is the eighth overall.
Drake and
Cardi B were the only acts to have multiple number one songs in 2018, with Drake having the most with three and Cardi B with two.
Chart history
"
Havana" became
Camila Cabello's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100. The same week, her album Camila topped the Billboard 200.Cardi B(pictured) scored a second number-one song with "
I Like It", making her the first female rapper to do so. She later scored a third number one with a featuring credit on
Maroon 5's "
Girls Like You" extending her own record for most number ones among female rappers."
This Is America" became
Childish Gambino's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100.XXXTentacion(pictured) became the first artist to posthumously top the chart as a lead artist since
The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, with "
Sad!" hitting number one following
his death."
Thank U, Next" became
Ariana Grande's (pictured) first song to top the Hot 100.