The official German airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on German radio stations. In 2018, 19 different songs reached the top, based on weekly airplay data compiled by MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The radio stations are chosen based on the reach of each station. A specific number of evaluated stations is not given.

Felix Jaehn's collaboration "Like a Riddle" with Hearts and Colours & Adam Trigger was the first number one of the year. It was replaced the following week by P!nk's "Beautiful Trauma". Lost Frequencies' & Zonderling's "Crazy" dethroned P!nk after her two-week reign and topped the chart for the following five weeks. "Flames", released in March, by French DJ David Guetta and Australian singer Sia reached the top on 11 May. After eight consecutive weeks atop, it was replaced by Calvin Harris' and Dua Lipa's "One Kiss" on 29 June, which was the second best-performing song of the year and was played more than 48,000 times within 2018. Namika's "Je ne parle pas français (Beatgees Remix)", featuring Black M, was the only German and French song atop the chart in 2018 and was played 35,000 times on evaluated stations. Nico Santos' "Safe" and Alle Farben, Kelvin Jones & Younotus "Only Thing We Know" topped the chart for four weeks each in the summer.

Calvin Harris' song "Promises", alongside English singer Sam Smith, was his second song to top the chart and the second to hold the position for eight consecutive weeks in 2018. The final number one of 2018 was "Sweet but Psycho" by American singer Ava Max which topped the chart for the last three weeks of the year. The best-performing single of the year was "Flames" by David Guetta and Sia.

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best-performing single of 2018
‡	Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German singles chart

Issue date	Title	Artist(s)	Ref.
5 January	"Like a Riddle"	Felix Jaehn featuring Hearts and Colours & Adam Trigger
12 January	"Beautiful Trauma"	Pink
19 January
26 January	"Crazy"	Lost Frequencies & Zonderling
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February
2 March	"For You" ‡	Liam Payne and Rita Ora
9 March
16 March
23 March	"Say Something"	Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
30 March	"For You" ‡	Liam Payne & Rita Ora
6 April	"Say Something"	Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
13 April	"Unforgettable"	Robin Schulz & Marc Scibilia
20 April
27 April	"These Days"	Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen
4 May	"Cool"	Felix Jaehn featuring Marc E. Bassy & Gucci Mane
11 May	"Flames" †	David Guetta and Sia
18 May
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July	"One Kiss" ‡	Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
13 July	"Je ne parle pas français (Beatgees Remix)" ‡	Namika
20 July	"Safe"	Nico Santos
27 July
3 August
10 August
17 August	"Only Thing We Know"	Alle Farben, Kelvin Jones & YOUNOTUS
24 August
31 August
7 September
14 September	"Shotgun"	George Ezra
21 September	"Oh Child"	Robin Schulz & Piso 21
28 September	"Promises"	Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
5 October
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
23 November	"Let You Love Me"	Rita Ora
30 November
7 December
14 December	"Sweet But Psycho" ‡	Ava Max
21 December
28 December