The Top 10 Songs of 2018

The Top 10 songs of 2018!!

2018 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:

No Tears Left To Cry - Ariana Grande

She has the best vocal range of anyone on the charts now. She is getting the best, catchiest songs and working with the best producers. When this song came out it was the clear front runner for song of the year and it simply had no competition.   

Meant To Be - Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha

The inescapable multi-format cross over smash hit of the year

The Middle - Maren Morris with Zedd

Bring a fresh young country artist to do vocals on a dance pop song and you've got yourself a huge hit!    

Finesse - Bruno Mars

He started out 2018 by winning all of the major awards at the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs and then he had another huge hit on his hands.      

Girls Like You - Maroon 5

Another example of the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs getting it right when they gave them the Best New Artist award in 2004. Here they are still cranking out the hits!     

God Is A Woman - Ariana Grande

She was by far the biggest star of the year delivering the catchiest songs with the best vocals. Every song she released was a contender for the best and biggest hits of the year, but I decided to be fair and allow for some other acts to get in.      

New Rules - Dua Lipa

It was already a big hit in 2017, but it kept getting bigger and reached it's peak in 2018.    

Happier - marshmello and Bastille

All of the music on the radio sounded exactly the same in 2018, and this is one of the good ones.

Shallow - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper 

A Star is Born and a career is rejuvenated and reinvented to a new level and into a phase.    

Say Something - Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton

A wonderful fusion of Country and Pop that's both great to dance to as well as sing along with.  

More Favorite Songs of 2014

I recently listed my Top 10 Favorite Songs of 2014. Just for clarification let me explain that those songs all had to meet the eligibility for that list by reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard HOT 100 during 2014. I happen to be one of those people that believes that "It's not a hit until it's a hit on Billboard". Just in case you don't know, in order to reach the top of the Billboard HOT 100, a song must get the most sales and radio airplay for any given week.

There were lots of other songs that I loved in 2014 that failed to make the top 10 on the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart. Here's a list of some of my other favorites in 2014. One thing that I can say about all of these songs is that it's a shame it didn't get more sales and airplay to do better on the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart.

In the ideal world, great songs from Country, Pop, Dance and R&B would all find their way to the upper positions of the Billboard HOT 100.

Somethin' Bad - Carrie Underwood with Miranda Lambert: The two biggest female artists in Country Music got together to provide the hottest rockin jam of the year.   

Small Town Throw down - Brantley Gilbert with Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore: There was so much young smoking hot country man testosterone raging through this song it was impossible not to love it!   

This Is How We Roll - Luke Bryan with Florida Georgia Line: There's just something about songs with young smoking hot country man testosterone raging through them. Gotta love it!   

Bottoms Up - Brantley Gilbert: This song is sexy as hell and it makes for the best shadow dance of the night. 

Bartender - Lady Antebellum: Every song Lady Antebellum releases seems to be better than the last! Bartender took them down an all new and exciting direction of catchy and fun country/pop awesomeness.   

Something In The Water - Carrie Underwood: Listen to her exceptionally outstanding vocals - How Sweet The Sound!! The best voice is country music also just happens to be the best voice in ALL of music.  

The Walker - Fitz and The Tantrums: From the distinctive whistle to the great beat and catchy hook, this song had no choice but to be one of the favorites of the year.   

Follow Your Arrow - Kacey Musgraves: There are those people who are dismissive of Country Music saying it is just a bunch of wacko religious conservatives and rednecks. But this song about kissing boys or kissing girls if that's what your into was awarded the Song of the Year by the Country Music Association, so just ponder that for a moment before you judge. :)   

River Bank - Brad Paisley: I always love it when a new song comes out that is perfect for dancing a County Line. Especially when it's as good as this one with such a fun video.  

Roller Coaster - Luke Bryan: It's a really great thing when the lyrics to a song relate perfectly to the things that happen in our own lives. Every time I heard this song I was taken back to that week that ended too soon and left me twisting like an old beach roller coaster....