2019 in music
Who ruled 2019? Post Malone was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Lewis Capaldi on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 2019, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post Malone | 248 | 9 | 49 |
| 2 | Ariana Grande | 170 | 20 | 22 |
| 3 | Khalid | 168 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Billie Eilish | 158 | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | Halsey | 143 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Jonas Brothers | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Lil Nas X | 132 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Lizzo | 125 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Travi$ Scott | 109 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | DaBaby | 100 | 1 | 4 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2019 | Thank U, Next | Ariana Grande | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Without Me | Halsey | 2 |
| Jan 19, 2019 | Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) | Post Malone & Swae Lee | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | 7 Rings | Ariana Grande | 8 |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Shallow | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Sucker | Jonas Brothers | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Old Town Road | Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus | 19 |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Bad Guy | Billie Eilish | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Senorita | Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Truth Hurts | Lizzo | 7 |
| Oct 19, 2019 | HIGHEST IN THE ROOM | Travi$ Scott | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Someone You Loved | Lewis Capaldi | 3 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Lose You To Love Me | Selena Gomez | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Circles | Post Malone | 2 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Heartless | The Weeknd | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2019 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey | 2 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | #1 | 90 | 239.3 |
| 2 | Circles | Post Malone | #1 | 61 | 167.3 |
| 3 | Cruel Summer | Taylor Swift | #1 | 54 | 137.1 |
| 4 | Someone You Loved | Lewis Capaldi | #1 | 54 | 126.0 |
| 5 | Bad Guy | Billie Eilish | #1 | 49 | 124.7 |
| 6 | Old Town Road | Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus | #1 | 45 | 115.9 |
| 7 | Don't Start Now | Dua Lipa | #2 | 52 | 105.8 |
| 8 | Sucker | Jonas Brothers | #1 | 47 | 104.4 |
| 9 | Wow. | Post Malone | #2 | 44 | 102.3 |
| 10 | No Guidance | Chris Brown feat. Drake | #5 | 46 | 100.4 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Capaldi | 233 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Post Malone | 130 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Billie Eilish | 129 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Ariana Grande | 104 | 11 | 14 |
| 5 | Ed Sheeran | 103 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Mabel | 96 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Stormzy | 96 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Dave | 94 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Lil Nas X | 94 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Aj Tracey | 83 | 0 | 11 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2019 | Sweet But Psycho | Ava Max | 3 |
| Jan 25, 2019 | 7 Rings | Ariana Grande | 4 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored | Ariana Grande | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Someone You Loved | Lewis Capaldi | 7 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Old Town Road | Lil Nas X | 2 |
| May 3, 2019 | Vossi Bop | Stormzy | 2 |
| May 17, 2019 | I Don't Care | Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber | 8 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Senorita | Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | 6 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Beautiful People | Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Take Me Back to London | Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy | 5 |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Dance Monkey | Tones & I | 11 |
| Dec 20, 2019 | I Love Sausage Rolls | Ladbaby | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | River | Ellie Goulding | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | #1 | 148 | 174.2 |
| 2 | Dance Monkey | Tones & I | #1 | 116 | 138.3 |
| 3 | Cruel Summer | Taylor Swift | #2 | 72 | 127.4 |
| 4 | Don't Start Now | Dua Lipa | #2 | 67 | 97.8 |
| 5 | Bad Guy | Billie Eilish | #2 | 68 | 94.0 |
| 6 | Watermelon Sugar | Harry Styles | #4 | 88 | 88.0 |
| 7 | Before You Go | Lewis Capaldi | #1 | 67 | 77.3 |
| 8 | Old Town Road | Lil Nas X | #1 | 47 | 77.3 |
| 9 | Ladbroke Grove | Aj Tracey | #3 | 59 | 69.9 |
| 10 | Giant | Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man | #2 | 40 | 65.7 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works