The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles. In 2018, 13 singles have claimed the top spot, including Ed Sheeran's "Perfect", which started its peak position in 2017. Six acts, Ariana Grande, Ty Dolla Sign, Childish Gambino, Dean Lewis, George Ezra and Bradley Cooper, reached the top spot for the first time.
Chart history +KeyIndicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2018. Issue dateSongArtist(s)1 January "Perfect" Ed Sheeran 8 January15 January22 January29 January5 February "God's Plan" Drake 12 February19 February26 February5 March12 March19 March26 March2 April9 April16 April23 April "Nice for What" 30 April "No Tears Left to Cry" Ariana Grande 7 May "Psycho" Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign 14 May "Nice for What" Drake 21 May "This Is America" Childish Gambino 28 May "Youngblood" 5 Seconds of Summer 4 June11 June18 June25 June2 July9 July16 July23 July "In My Feelings" Drake 30 July6 August13 August20 August "Be Alright" Dean Lewis 27 August3 September10 September17 September24 September "Shotgun" George Ezra 1 October8 October15 October22 October29 October "Shallow" Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper 5 November12 November19 November "Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande 26 November3 December10 December17 December24 December31 December "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey
Number-one artists Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Drake 17 2 5 Seconds of Summer 8 3 Ariana Grande 7 4 Ed Sheeran 5 4 Dean Lewis 5 4 George Ezra 5 5 Lady Gaga 3 5 Bradley Cooper 3 6 Post Malone 1 6 Ty Dolla Sign (as featuring) 1 6 Childish Gambino 1 6 Mariah Carey 1
See also 2018 in music List of number-one albums of 2018 (Australia) List of top 10 singles in 2018 (Australia)
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