The 40 Best Tracks of 2018 from Australia and around the world

With Ocean Alley taking out the Hottest 100 over the long weekend, we’re excited to (finally) bring you the AU review’s own favourite tracks of 2018, with an eclectic mix of songs from Australia and around the world that we loved over the calendar year.

40. Tropical Fuck Storm – You Let My Tyres Down
39. The 1975 – Love It If We Made It
38. Noname – Blaxploitation
37. Hatchie – Sure
36. Maggie Rogers – Fallingwater
35. Jade Bird – Uh Huh
34. Phantastic Ferniture – Dark Corner Dance Floor
33. JGrrey – Growing
32. Spacey Jane – cold feet
31. Ariana Grande – The Light Is Coming

30. Tyne-James Organ – Graceful
29. thando – Happy
28. Zeal & Ardor – Gravedigger’s Chant
27. Stella Donnelly – Talking
26. Troye Sivan – Plum
25. Father John Misty – Hangout at the Gallows
24. City Calm Down – Joan, I’m Disappearing
23. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over
22. Car Seat Headrest – Bodys
21. Middle Kids – Mistake

20. DIZZY – Swim
19. Boy Azooga – Do The Standing Still
18. The Beths – Future Me Hates Me
17. Kira Puru – Molotov
16. Emma Louise – Wish You Well
15. DZ Deathrays – Like People
14. The Presets – Downtown Shutdown
13. Baker Boy – Black Magic
12. Mac Miller – Ladders
11. Pusha T – If You Know You Know

10. Angie McMahon – Keeping Time
9. WAAX – Labrador
8. boygenius – Stay Down
7. Didirri – I Can’t Get Last Night Out Of My Head
6. Holy Holy – Faces
5. Ball Park Music – The End Times
4. Ruby Fields – Dinosaur
3. Alex The Astronaut – Waste of Time
2. Sam Fender – Dead Boys
1. Ceres – Viv in the Front Seat

Listen to all the tracks here on Spotify: