SoundCloud releases its 2018 Playback playlist containing the Top Tracks listened to by the SoundCloud community in a blog article this week. For the second year in a row, Two Friends released SoundCloud’s favourite DJ set – and ‘synthwave’ and ‘phonk’ continue to be the top tagged genres.
SoundCloud has also produced a 2019 Artists to Watch playlist containing 19 artists who they believe will be ‘storming the scene next year and beyond’.
An infographic showing the Top Tracks and the 2019 Artists to Watch can be found here.
The information below was compiled by SoundCloud based on indicators and actions taken from across the SoundCloud community including streams, likes, reposts, and shares.
The SoundCloud 2018 Playback
Top Artist
Juice WRLD swept 2018 with most likes, reposts and streams.
Top track
And his track “Lucid Dreams” racked up the most plays.
Top remix
Illenium and The Chainsmokers had the mix that wouldn’t quit.
The Chainsmokers “Don’t Let Me Down (Illenium Remix)”
Top podcast
Bill Burr was your voice of choice.
Top DJ set
#13 wasn’t unlucky for Two Friends Big Bootie Mix; they took the cake for first-rate crossfade.
“2F Big Bootie Mix, Volume 13” by Two Friends
#tagswithbuzz
From phonk to deeptech, these were the top tags on your tracks.
Synthwave, #SCFIRST, Phonk, Chillhop, Deeptech, Afrohouse, Retrowave, Melodictechno
Longest reign on the New & Hot chart
Lil Skies got comfy on the charts with the most consecutive weeks spent topping New & Hot. Next up, world domination?
Lil Skies “Creeping (feat. Rich The Kid)[prod. by Menoh Beats]”
Buzziest drops
These tracks spiked in under a day with the most condensed amount of 24-hour plays.
May 25: Drake drops “Duppy Freestyle”
May 29: Pusha-T drops “The Story of Adidon”
September 19: Lil Peep and XXX Tentacion “Falling Down” drops
2019 Artists to Watch
Get these creators on your radar, wherever you are.
