2018 was a GREAT year for country music. We saw a number of breakouts finds success on the charts. Artists like Mitchell Tenpenny, Jimmie Allen, and Jordan Davis. We saw a country duo team up with a pop star for one of the biggest songs, ‘Meant To Be.’ And we saw huge years for Luke Combs and Brett Young while artists like Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan continued their success in 2018. Today, we share NECM’s Favorite Singles from 2018. These 25 songs were released as singles during the 2018 calendar year and were voted on by our team. It was difficult to pick just 25 singles out of the huge mass of singles released this year but someone’s gotta do it! Check out the list and let us know what you think!
25.) ‘Coming Home’ – Keith Urban
24.) ‘Miss Me More’ – Kelsea Ballerini
23.) ‘Love Someone’ – Brett Eldredge
22.) ‘Good Girl’ – Dustin Lynch
21.) ‘Lose It’ – Kane Brown
20.) ‘Mercy’ – Brett Young
19.) ‘Eyes On You’ – Chase Rice
18.) ‘Rich’ – Maren Morris
17.) ‘Blue Tacoma’ – Russell Dickerson
16.) ‘Life Changes’ – Thomas Rhett
15.) ‘Hotel Key’ – Old Dominion
14.) ‘Shoot Me Straight’ – Brothers Osborne
13.) ‘Desperate Man’ – Eric Church
12.) ‘Burning Man’ – Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
11.) ‘She Got The Best Of Me’ – Luke Combs
10.) ‘I Don’t Know About You’ – Chris Lane
9.) ‘Take It From Me’ – Jordan Davis
8.) ‘I Was Jack (You Were Diane)’ – Jake Owen
7.) ‘Most People Are Good’ – Luke Bryan
6.) ‘Make It Sweet’ – Old Dominion
5.) ‘Simple’ – Florida Georgia Line
4.) ‘Drunk Me’ – Mitchell Tenpenny
3.) ‘Tequila’ – Dan + Shay
2.) ‘Get Along’ – Kenny Chesney
1.) ‘One Number Away’ – Luke Combs