Annie Mac announces Top 20 Hottest Records of 2018

27 November 2018 - Press release

THE 1975, DRAKE & MICHAEL JACKSON, MABEL AND POST MALONE IN THE RUNNING

On Annie Mac’s Monday show (7-9pm), Annie announced the top 20 longlist of contenders for Hottest Record of the Year, now in its second year. Known for breaking some of the biggest and newest music on the planet, Annie features her Hottest Record in the World every Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm, the time and place to find out what is the biggest track right now. Last year saw ‘The Man’ by The Killers crowned the Hottest Record of 2017.

Listeners can vote for their favourite track via BBC Radio 1’s website and via Radio 1’s Twitter account: 

2018’s winner will be revealed on Thursday 6th December in Annie’s show (7-9pm).

The 2018 Top 20 Hottest Records in the World are (in alphabetical order):

1. Arctic Monkeys – Four Out Of Five
2. A$AP Rocky Ft. Skepta – Praise The Lord (Da Shine)
3. Bring Me The Horizon – MANTRA
4. BROCKHAMPTON - 1999 WILDFIRE
5. Calvin Harris Ft. Dua Lipa – One Kiss
6. Calvin Harris Ft. Sam Smith – Promises
7. Christine and the queens – Girlfriend
8. Drake Ft. Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
9. Florence + The Machine - Hunger
10. George Ezra – Shotgun
11. Janelle Monae – Make Me Feel
12. Mabel Ft. NOT3S - Fine Line
13. Peggy Gou - It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)
14. Post Malone Ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho
15. Robyn – Missing U
16. The 1975 – Give Yourself A Try
17. Theophilus London Ft. Giggs – Bebey (SN1 Road Mix)
18. Travis Scott Ft. Drake – SICKO MODE
19. Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit
20. Years & Years - Sanctify