Maybe. Perhaps this impression is informed by Dave Meyers’ Inception-inspired music video, but this song in particular felt like gracefully soaring through four-dimensional space. 2019. Toller’s ensuing relationship with that man’s wife (Amanda Seyfried), as well as the leader of a local mega-church (Cedric the Entertainer), forms the basis of Schrader’s rigorously ascetic—and occasionally expressionistic—film, which is guided by Toller’s journal-entry narration about his fears and doubts. It’s possible that I will look back on this period of my life with such deep regret, and yet I keep mainlining these 1975 singles. Before we do this together, let me specify my parameters for inclusion. This dazed float down the river of dreams represents Post Malone’s world-conquering sing-song post-hip-hop at its best — narcotic, amniotic, and not really psychotic in the slightest. The album earned 66,000 units and 48,000 in sales, making it the bestselling album of the week. The Best Pop Songs of 2018. "Last Christmas" by Wham!, "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq, "17" by MK, "Let You Down" by NF, "River" by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran and "I Miss You" by Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels were the singles from 2017 to reach their peak in 2018. After that performance, however, the actor opted to become his director’s right-hand man—a position he would hold until Kubrick’s death in 1999. Grande’s song acknowledged that, and her year proved it. soundtracks instead of cocaine-encrusted ’80s CDs. “Stir Fry” gets a slight boost in these rankings because I treasure the footage of my toddler daughters dancing to it at a wedding. The angry disaffection of South Korean youth, and the sinister trouble it can breed, is the focus of Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, which melds suspense and social commentary to eerie effect. A mournful ghost story that doubles as an act of resurrection and reclamation, it’s a saga about past crimes with undeniable present relevance. In writer-director Christopher McQuarrie’s adrenalized espionage thriller, Hunt is tasked with recovering a trio of plutonium cores while juggling his relationships with colleagues (Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin), alluring spy Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), and former wife Julia (Michelle Monaghan)—not to mention CIA-assigned assassin August Walker (Henry Cavill), who has orders to kill Hunt should he stray from his assignment. Additionally, "Rewrite the Stars" by Anne-Marie and James Arthur also entered the top 10 at number 8, however despite being from The Greatest Showman, this entry was part of The Greatest Showman: Reimagined soundtrack. Maren Morris’ performance is just colossal; with each passing “Baby!” you can hear her voice threatening to break under the weight of so much power. Ten years after The Headless Woman, Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel returns with another mesmeric reverie: Zama, an adaptation of Antonio di Benedetto’s 1956 novel about an 18th century Spanish official, Don Diego de Zama (Daniel Giménez Cacho), stuck in a Paraguay River outpost from which he cannot escape. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2018, as well as singles which peaked in 2017 and 2019 but were in the top 10 in 2018. By lingering on each of these sights as they spring into action, the director situates viewers in a trancelike realm. The UK’s Top 40 biggest songs of 2019 have been unveiled, and Lewis Capaldi takes the Number 1 spot with Someone You Loved. This insane real-life scenario is brought to bleakly satiric life by I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni’s directorial debut about a young girl dubbed Shula (Maggie Mulubwa) whose world is turned upside-down after authorities determine she’s a witch. Besides "A Bridge Over You", the Elvis Presley reissues "One Night"/"I Got Stung" and "It's Now or Never" from 2005, and McFly’s "Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" from 2007 were the other singles to suffer that fate. At the same time, his depiction of these people’s daily turmoil, bliss, and sorrow (as during a shattering close-up single-take toward film’s end) is steeped in overwhelming compassion for their complicated plight. This page was last edited on 2 November 2020, at 15:44. In the wake of her husband’s death, Suzanne (Andie MacDowell) strives to start anew, as does her son Nicholas (Chris O’Dowd)—albeit, in the latter’s case, in ways that are as clumsy as they are ugly. Complications soon pile on top of each other until practically no one is capable of breathing (save for during release-valve outbursts), with a piercing MacDowell and raw O’Dowd digging deeply, and touchingly, into their characters’ interior messes. That intertwining of the personal and professional provides a sturdy backbone for a series of set pieces that, especially in IMAX, are nothing short of astonishing. The type of mature adult drama that mainstream American cinema rarely produces anymore, writer-director Russell Harbaugh’s exceptional debut mires itself in a thicket of barbed emotions. In this second series installment based on the stories of author Michael Bond, the perpetually hatted Paddington (voiced by Ben Wishaw) winds up in prison after he’s framed for the theft of an elaborate pop-up book that he planned to purchase for his dear Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton)—a crime that’s actually been perpetrated by a faded local actor (and master of disguise) played, to cartoonish perfection, by Hugh Grant. Now that that’s settled, let’s begin the countdown. [1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. Occasionally the corporate machine spits out an M.O.R. Y’all wanna hear something crazy? My second takeaway is “Tay Keith, fuck these n****s up!!!”. While no overt commentary is offered, the repetition of objects, figures, and rhythms soon convey the project’s underlying fascination with issues of loneliness, compassion, romance, and the inexorable forward march of time—a subject that, in the end, reveals Kiarostami’s swan song as a moving treatise on his, and mankind’s, fundamental impermanence. It’s Meek’s first top 10 hit and Drake’s 33rd(! Let’s get back to what I was saying about Charli XCX charting the future of pop. Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. masterpiece on the level of this catchy, punchy delight, a song that proves formulaic pop doesn’t have to be garbage. But when Lynne Ramsay brilliant direction hits into high gear there is no turning back. That life-art marriage lends potency to this ode to frontier existence, as does the quiet magnetism of its twenty-something lead. [, Spice Girls’ Mel B was hospitalized for injuries including broken ribs and a “severed”(!) It’s rare to witness a band so shamelessly striving for transcendence and succeeding. Yorgos Lanthimos’s fascination with hermetically sealed social units is again explored in The Favourite, albeit this time in an unlikely setting—the 18th century court of England’s Queen Anne (Olivia Colman). ), extending his record for most among solo males. Best of all, it had full-fledged anthems “All The Stars” and “Pray For Me,” songs humongous and cinematic enough to live up to a film that felt like a true Pop Culture Moment. Teenagerdom is tough, and Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade captures the difficult ups and downs of that universal experience with amusing and moving realism. “We Built This City” by LadBaby joined the list on the final chart week of the year (although officially dated 4 January 2019) , dropping to 21st spot a week after being Christmas number one. It’s his second #1 album following 2015’s Dreams Worth More Than Money. 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014; 2013; 2012; 2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; See More Year-End Charts . Meanwhile, multiple sequences in which Jandreau trains stallions impart a tactile sense of communion between man and beast, and in doing so, silently evoke the warring emotions battling for supremacy in the young bronco rider’s soul. Life is strange. Filmworker, Tony Zierra’s outstanding documentary about Vitali, is a portrait of a man who subsumed his own priorities and personality in order to be whatever his employer required, which in this case included operating as an acting coach, a script supervisor, an exacting technician, and an advertising manager. We may earn a commission from these links. For now, we can’t be in that state of mind all the time. The Association of Beach and Shag Club D.J.'s. An upstart British singer and the artist formerly known as DJ Mustard channeled vibes from Kanye’s “Big Brother” and Jay and Bey’s “Part II (On The Run)” into a retro R&B swoon, swapped out the celebrity mythology for a universal story of head-over-heels infatuation, and had the whole world deep in our feelings. What could have been a bland corporate tie-in instead presented unfathomable riches: great rap posse cuts like “King’s Dead” and “X” and “Paramedic!” Woozy R&B jams like “The Ways” and “I Am” and the dancehall-tinged “Seasons.” Grooves fit for both a slow grind (“Bloody Waters”) and a disco inferno (“Redemption”). In her luxurious abode, the ill health-plagued monarch is aided in her duties by doting best friend/lover Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz), whose adoration is designed for maximum manipulation. After that situation ends in cataclysm, Red embarks on a rampage as trippy as it is brutal, as Cosmatos creates a pulpy atmosphere of pulsating LSD-fueled doom and gloom that envelops his protagonist as he descends into ever-more-depraved territory. The Calvin Harris team-up “One Kiss” was Dua Lipa’s biggest hit of 2018, but her finest dance-floor collab this year was an ecstatic plunge into ’90s house music alongside Diplo and Mark Ronson. Wiktor’s subsequent flight to Paris to be a jazz musician does nothing to dull their love for each other, and Pawlikowski dramatizes their unique bond through painterly imagery and an editorial structure that suggests much through unexpected cuts. Twenty-four artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2018. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. With 229,000 equivalent album units and 42,000 in sales, Championships debuts atop the Billboard 200. Panic! Donning the reporter’s signature eye patch and speaking in her gravelly voice, Pike brilliantly evokes the messy contradictions of Colvin’s life—her bravery, her instability, and her dogged desire to make people care about the world’s horrors as much as she did. The song went on to peak at number 2 in 2015. right hand. Phiri), Shula embarks on an odyssey that’s littered with indignities and absurdities, including appearing on a TV talk show where she’s asked to hawk magic “Shula eggs” to the audience like an infomercial huckster. These included "This Is Me" (from The Greatest Showman), "For You" (Fifty Shades Freed), "All the Stars" (Black Panther), "Shallow" (A Star Is Born and "Sunflower" (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse). 2018. It seems like just yesterday that I published the inaugural installment explaining why The Week In Pop would be a good addition to the Stereogum portfolio. A maniacal Cage is equally transfixing in a turn of fantastical, often silent ferocity that culminates in a triumphant smile designed—like the gonzo film itself—to haunt your nightmares. So if I want to put media darlings Kacey Musgraves and the 1975 on here alongside the stars that actually dominated pop in 2018, you better believe I will (and did). Nick Schager is a NYC-area film critic and culture writer with twenty years of professional experience writing about all the movies you love, and countless others that you don’t. The Best Animated Movies of 2018… Nevertheless, hints provided along the way suggest that their bond has been forged less by biology than by their shared suffering and love for each other. It works so well partially because of Gaga’s awestruck performance, but it wouldn’t work at all if the song fell flat. Led by terrific turns from Yoo and Yuen, Lee’s latest is an ambiguous examination of class, envy, and the unknowable mysteries of the world. Grande reciprocates. As a result, the popularity of the song rapidly faded and it set another new record as the fastest falling number-one single in history, dropping ninety-six places to number 97 the following week. Although Halsey’s public persona can be A Lot, she is not-so-quietly becoming one of the most consistently enjoyable singles artists in the game. a decade ago warmed up in the microwave and seasoned with spicy triplets. Spanish and Italian peak position should be listed if it is possible. You might have missed this one. A finale in which Zama takes action then transforms the film into a nightmare of confusion, alienation and futility. I’ve been writing … Nobody is hitting the high notes like Kim Petras these days. Macklemore joined forces with Rudimental, Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen for the number-one single "These Days". Lil Baby is in at #2 with 88,000 units for Street Gossip, his best-charting album yet ahead of Harder Than Ever (#3) and the Gunna collab Drip Harder (#4), both from this year. As in his prior Actress and Kate Plays Christine, Greene’s blending of fiction and non-fiction techniques is accomplished, and results in an insightful investigation into race relations, class conflicts, and the nature of memory. What most ’80s throwbacks don’t understand is that a mere historical reenactment is worthless without the unbridled feeling that surges through “My My My!” When a song is this charged with passion, aesthetics become an afterthought. Now an apprentice without a master, Vitali proves a complex figure of commitment taken to a crazy extreme—as well as an intriguing artist in his own right, whose recognition for the work he did alongside the 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining auteur remains long overdue. Over the ensuing decade, the pair realize that they can’t stand to be apart, even if being together is also unsustainable—a push-pull dynamic in which the personal is, given their communism-defined circumstances, also deeply political. Last week’s #1, Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode,” slides back to #2 despite gaining in sales, streaming, and airplay. The first new number-one single of the year was "River" by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran. Before passing away in 2016 at the age of 76, Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami completed work on this, his final film, an experimental documentary that serves as a melancholy meditation on mortality and the moving image. 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014; 2013; 2012; 2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; See More Year-End Charts. [, Cardi B appeared in court on Friday where a judge ordered she must not contact the victims of a fight she was involved in at a Queens strip club. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, The 10 Best Episodes of Television of 2018. The set pieces are uniformly inventive, the hybrid live-action/CGI aesthetics are superb, and the supporting cast—including Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, and Peter Capaldi—is across-the-board fantastic. In 1917, the sheriff of Bisbee, Arizona—a remote mountain-nestled enclave then known for its wealth of copper—rounded up the town’s striking German and Mexican miners and, with the aid of a 2,000-man posse, took them out to the desert and left them there, never to be seen or thought about again. Ninety-eight singles charted in the top 10 in 2018, with ninety-three singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries "Do They Know It's Christmas? Cardi B, J Balvin & Bad Bunny, "I Like It" There’s a moment at the very start of Cardi B, Bad Bunny and … ", "Fairytale of New York", "Last Christmas", "Merry Christmas Everyone" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run). All his previous top 10 singles were alongside Ryan Lewis in the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Drake (pictured) broke the Beatles' record for the most top 10 hits in a calendar year in 2018 … The double A-side single that gave us this and “No Angel” wasn’t as audaciously forward-thinking as Pop 2, but it sure did sound ahead of its time. Previous Comments (newest first) 15 Jun 2018. There’s plenty of bloodshed throughout that underworld quest, yet Ramsay’s treatment of violence is anything but exploitative; rather, her film resounds as a lament for the trauma of childhood abuse, which lingers on after adolescence has given way to adulthood. A ramshackle house beat that sounds like Kanye stripped it for parts, an unusually raspy Ty Dolla $ign, a typically game 2 Chainz in boilerplate guest verse mode? Zhao amalgamates fact and fiction for her sophomore behind-the-camera effort, as her story is based, in part, on the life of actor Brady Jandreau (here cast alongside his own relatives and acquaintances in his native South Dakota). [, Robin Thicke is back with a new song, “Testimony. As natural and free as she sounds over Pharrell’s quirky cartoon pops and squiggles, she’s a superhero diva when whisked away by one of Martin’s immaculate Swedish euphoria machines. Acts of rape and violence are omnipresent in this ramshackle environment, which Sauvaire dramatizes through blistering handheld cinematography and jarring sound design, replete with Thai dialogue that’s left un-subtitled for maximum disorientation. The scene in A Star Is Born when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s characters perform this together for the first time is a legitimate spine-tingler. 95.4 million, “In My Feelings,” Drake, Aug. 11, 2018 With last December’s Pop 2, Charli XCX charted the future. This Is Joe Biden When No One Is Watching, How to Survive the Next Few Weeks With Grace, A Good Mohair Sweater Is an Essential This Fall, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. In June 2018, the Official Charts Company announced that official video streams from YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal among other providers would become eligible for the chart from the following month alongside audio streams.