Writing this post already has me excited to share with you all my favorite albums from the year. I’m using Spotify’s Year in Review as my crutch, but also combing through my own playlists to make sure that I include my favorite 60 songs from the year. As some of you know, I make a new playlist for every season. For the last couple of years, I’ve kept all of these playlists, but don’t return to them very often. In an effort to make sure I’m adding the new and looking back on some of the old, I’ve decided that whichever season I’m in, that I’d revisit my playlists from that season from years prior. For example, while making Fall 2018, I went back and listened to all my fall playlists starting with Fall ’11/’12.
Sometimes I am completely confused at how a certain song made it onto my playlist back then. Even if it’s not something I would listen to now, I still leave it for funny moments like these. Will any of my favorites from 2018 match up with yours? As always, these are in no particular order. One thing you may notice this year though is that 2018 is the year for women. Many of the songs I listened to the most and put out albums that I had on repeat were by incredibly strong and fierce women.
Enjoy!
1. Jorja Smith – Fine Lines
2. Shawn Mendes – Where Were You In The Morning?
3. Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey – The Middle
4. Leon Bridges – Bet It Ain’t Worth the Hand
5. Miguel – Vote
6. Viigo – Beautiful
7. Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Future – End Game
8. Connie Constance – Stars
9. King Princess – 1950
10. JOY – Smoke Too Much
11. Ariana Grande – thank u, next
12. Christina Aguilera – Unless It’s With You
13. Colouring – Time (Acoustic)
14. Kimbra – Past Love
15. DJ Snake, Ninola – Maradona Riddim
16. Daniel Caesar, H.E.R. – Best Part
17. Drake – Nice For What
18. Justine Skye, Vory – Know Myself
19. PARTYNEXTDOOR – Damage
20. Gavin Turek, Shiva – The Distance (Shiva Remix)
21. Teyana Taylor – Gonna Love Me
22. Drake – God’s Plan
23. Maggie Rogers – Give A Little
24. Dom Mcallister – Only One
25. The 1975 – Sincerity Is Scary
26. Whethan, Oh Wonder – Superlove
27. R.LUM.R – Frustrated – altered
28. Daniel Caesar – Freudian
29. Alina Baraz – I Don’t Even Know Why Though
30. Jordan Bratton – Pieces
31. Leven Kali, Syd – Do U Wrong
32. Hellogoodbye – Let It Burn
33. Charlotte Lawrence, Nina Nesbitt, Sasha Sloan – Psychopath
34. Peking Duk, AlunaGeorge – Fake Magic
35. Jay Wile – Numb – Remastered
36. Shallou – You and Me
37. Hayden James, Boy Matthews – Just Friends
38. SG Lewis, AlunaGeorge – Hurting
39. Bruno Major – Cold Blood
40. Omar Apollo – Unbothered
41. Hayley Kiyoko, Kehlani – What I Need
42. Nao, SiR – Make It Out Alive
43. Elohim, Whetan – Sleepy Eyes
44. H.E.R. – As I am
45. Lord Huron – When The Night Is Over
46. Charlie Puth, James Taylor – Change
47. The Knocks, Foster the People – Ride or Die
48. Tom Misch – Isn’t She Lovely
49. Kali Uchis – Your Teeth In My Neck
50. Halsey, Big Sean, Stefflon Don – Alone
51. Kacey Musgraves – High Horse
52. The Internet – Roll (Burbank Funk)
53. Chloe x Halle, Joey Bada$$ – Happy Without Me
54. RAYE, Mabel, Stefflon Don – Cigarette
55. John Splithoff, Madison Ryann Ward – Show Me
56. DeJ, Leon Bridges – Liberated
57. Small Hours – Shoe Box
58. RL Grime, Miguel, Julia Michaels – Light Me Up
59. Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa – One Kiss
60. Ella Mai – Trip