“Girls Like You” is one of the songs we couldn’t stop dancing to in 2018, and Vevo’s year-end list reflects that. Maroon 5’s collaboration with Cardi B topped their list of most-viewed videos of the year.
Vevo’s head of content JP Evangelista believes their chart confirms 2018 has been an amazing year for music videos and said they’re proud to be home to a wealth of truly creative visual work.
“More than ever, music videos provide an integral visual element for artists’ campaigns, with over two billion hours of content being watched. Congratulations to Maroon 5 for taking the crown as the most-viewed artist globally – an astounding feat,” said Evangelista.
Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” took the title of the most-viewed video in 24 hours, but it came out too late to make it to the top 10. “Sin Pijama” by Becky G and Natti Natasha took the no. 2 spot and Drake’s smash-hit “God’s Plan” was right behind.
Top Global Releases Of 2018
Maroon 5 – ‘Girls Like You’ – 1.3 Billion
Becky G & Natti Natasha – ‘Sin Pijama’ – 1.1 Billion
Drake – ‘God’s Plan’ – 887 Million
Reik – ‘Me Niego – 730 Million
Ariana Grande – ‘no tears left to cry’ – 660 Million
Thalía & Natti Natasha – ‘No Me Acuerdo’ – 580 Million
DJ Snake – ‘Taki Taki’ – 563 Million
Sebastian Yatra – ‘No Hay Nadie Más’ – 557 Million
Karol G – ‘Mi Cama – 463 Million
Tyga – ‘Taste’ – 456 Million
Top 10 Artists Of 2018
Maroon 5 – 1.6 billion
Sebastian Yatra – 1.5 billion
Becky G – 1.4 billion
Drake – 1.4 billion
J Balvin – 1.3 billion
Karol G – 1.2 billion
Ariana Grande – 1 billion
Anuel AA – 999 million
Reik – 924 million
DJ Snake – 824 million
