Years in Music 2018

Year in Music 2018

The Year In Latin Charts: Ozuna, J Balvin & Romeo Santos Score Men dominate the 2018 year-end Top Latin Artists list, Shakira and Natti Natasha among the top 20. The Latin urban genre has clutched the reigns of Billboard’s Latin charts during 2018 with four of the top five on the year-end Top Latin Artists tally representative of the genre. 2017’s newcomer Ozuna, ends as the year-end Top Latin Artist while J Balvin is runner up. Bachata warhorse Romeo Santos places third and down the list, pop ruler Shakira and one of the most-watched urban females, Natti Na- tasha, rank in the top 20. Billboard’s year-end music recaps are based on chart performance during the charts dated Dec. 2, 2017, to Nov. 17, 2018. Data registered before or after a title’s chart run is not con- sidered in these standings. That methodology detail, and the December-to-November time period, account for some of the differences between these lists and the calendar Music.

The ongoing Divide Tour grossed $429 million in the 2018 chart year, setting all-time records for the high- est-grossing solo tour and highest year-end gross ever. 99 shows and $429 million later, Ed Sheeran walks away with Billboard’s Top Tour of 2018 (see Top 25 Tours chart, below), according to figures- 12

The Year in Touring Charts: Ed Sheeran Claims 2018's Top Tour; Taylor Swift, Beyon- cé & Jay-Z Do Big Business -reported to Billboard Boxscore. The British singer’s eye-popping total follows the $122 million he grossed in 2017, hav- ing begun the tour on March 16, 2017 in Turin, Italy. Billboard's Year-End Boxscore charts are based on engagements that played between Nov. 1, 2017 and Oct. 31, 2018. The yearover-year increase from $122 million to $429 million is particularly remarkable.

If you need any proof of hip-hop’s streaming dominance, look no further than Billboard’s year-end Streaming Songs Artists chart for

Of the 25 acts featured on the 2018 list, 17 are rappers, exceeding the 15-rapper mark set in 2017. The top 10 features eight of those musi- cians, including the entire top four.

The Year in Streaming Charts: Hip-Hop Dominates, But Rock & Country

Billboard’s year-end music recaps are based on chart performance during the charts dated Dec. 2, 2017, to Nov. 17, 2018. Data registered before or after a title’s chart run is not considered in these standings. That methodology detail, and the December-to-November time peri- od, account for some of the differences between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are by Nielsen Music.

The Year in the Social 50 Chart: BTS & EXO Lead K-Pop Parade Justin Bieber has, so far, 163 total weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart. But one thing Bieber has never accom- plished? Leading the Social 50 for an entire chart year. That’s where BTS comes in. In 2018, the Social 50 chart was ruled by the K-pop group for the entire 2018. 13

The Year in Rock Charts: Imagine Dragons Triumph Again, lovelytheband Let’s run down a list of accolades for Im- agine Dragons on Billboard’s 2018 year-end rock charts. Top Rock Artist. Top song on the Alterna- tive Digital Song Sales, Hot Rock Songs, Rock Digital Song Sales and Rock Stream- ing Songs charts.