SoundCloud releases its 2018 Playback

2018 Top Tracks and 2019 Artists to Watch

SoundCloud 2019 Artists to Watch
SoundCloud 2019 Artists to Watch

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.

Juice WRLD

Top track

And his track “Lucid Dreams” racked up the most plays.

Juice WRLD “Lucid Dreams”

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.

Monday Morning Podcast

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.

mobilegirl

Thutmose

Duendita

Octavian

Leaf

JEVON

Ashnikko

Pink $weat$

Chloe Lilac

Rosalía

Tierra Whack

Clairo

Teflon Sega

Ruuth

Lil Mosey

Ama Lou

Pardison Fontaine

Gunna

Yaeji

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