Bid Farewell to 2018 With a Massive Playlist of the Year's Best Songs

Wow, 2018 really did us in, didn't it? Even though a lot of the past 12 months have felt like hellfire and eternal suffering, one of the bright spots was certainly in the music world. We had Ariana Grande to help us move on from exes with her "Thank U, Next" release, while Janelle Monáe gave us the bisexual anthem we deserve. Meanwhile, on the "flying solo" front, Carly Rae Jepsen was gracious enough to drop the self-love bop we all desperately needed. It's called self-care, OK? To celebrate a year of true music excellence, we've compiled a huge selection of songs to help you bid farewell to 2018 (thank u), and say hello to 2019 (next). Don't forget to go all the way to the end — we made a Spotify playlist just for you.

01

"Make Me Feel" by Janelle Monáe

02

"High Horse" by Kacey Musgraves

03

"Only You" by Cheat Codes feat. Little Mix

04

"Bloom" by Troye Sivan

05

"If You're Over Me" by Years and Years

06

"Apesh*t" by The Carters

07

"Heart to Break" by Kim Petras

08

"Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande

09

"Party For One" by Carly Rae Jepsen

10

"Miracle" by Chvrches

11

"In My Feelings" by Drake

12

"Lost in Japan" by Shawn Mendes

13

"Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato

14

"Missing U" by Robyn

15

"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" by Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus

16

"Never Be the Same" by Camila Cabello

17

"Batsh*t" by Sofi Tukker

18

"Call Out My Name" by The Weeknd

19

"High Five" by Sigrid

20

"One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa

21

"Colour" by Mnek feat. Hailee Steinfeld

22

"Dancing" by Kylie Minogue

23

"All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA

24

"Fast Slow Disco" by St. Vincent

25

"Your Song" by Lady Gaga

26

"This Is America" by Childish Gambino

27

"1999" by Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan

28

"The Way I Am" by Charlie Puth

29

"Sky Full of Song" by Florence + the Machine

30

"Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer

31

"Little Things" by Allie X

32

"2002" by Anne-Marie

33

"Say Something" by Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton

34

"Nobody" by Mitski

35

"Dunes of Sand" by Ionnalee feat. Jamie Irrepressible

36

"Deep End" by Lykke Li

37

"Me So Bad" by Tinashe feat. Ty Dolla $ign and French Montana

38

"Fall in Line" by Christina Aguilera feat. Demi Lovato

39

"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco

40

"Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj

41

"Baby" by Clean Bandit feat. Marina and Luis Fonsi

42

"Ignore Me" by Betty Who

43

"Peach" by Broods

44

"Love Lies" by Khalid feat. Normani

45

"Fitness" by Lizzo

46

"I Like It" by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J. Balvin

47

"Mariners Apartment Complex" by Lana Del Rey

48

"Curious" by Hayley Kiyoko

49

"Sweet Dreams" by Børns

50

"I'm Still Here" by Sia

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