Best Music Artists of 2018

The Top Ten
1 Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued an EP and eight albums, including a platinum and gold album, and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts. Evancho's latest album 'The Debut', was her eighth consecutive ...read more.

People travel from all over the world just to experience Jackie Evancho sing in concert. There is positively no one else who can be considered the best music artist.

Jackie Evancho is one of my favorite artists, she is such a good singer.

Just keeps getting better and better.

She is really great.

2 Eminem Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, actor and music producer born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Eminem has sold over 300 million records making him the bestselling hip-hop artist of all time. In addition to his solo career, he is a member of D12 and (with Royce da 5'9") half of the hip-hop duo Bad Meets Evil. Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, calling him the King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and 5 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and 13 worldwide.

He is the most amazing, most inspirational, most truth telling, artist! Eminem is legendary, no one will ever be like him! They might want to be like Eminem but they will never step up to the finish line! Eminem speaks nothing but the truth, that's why he is an will be a legend!

Jackie evancho is a good signer but her lyrics will never meet eminems depth and complexity

What man he should top the list after dropping kamikaze. hell man. You guys better vote for him

He never lies and kamikaze was great so was killshot I hope mgk is low on this list

3 Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He sang songs such as The A team and Shape of You. He was born in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk.

I hate this dude's music (there are a few exceptions such as "Don't" and "Sing".

Shape of You. Perfect. Galway Girl. Bibia Be Ye Ye. Nancy Mulligan. In what world is this considered #1

HE IS THE BEST ARTIST IN THE WHOLE WORLD, HE IS KIND, AND HE HAS A VOICE OF AN ANGEL!

Divide was okay, some good songs and some bad, but I’m excited to see what he does this year!

4 Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop/pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California. Before the current group was established, the original four members, Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, formed a band known as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school.

Their newer stuff is somewhat bland compared to their older songs, but at least songs like Wait and Girls Like You are very catchy (but not annoyingly catchy).

Though I like their older songs more, I still think that their new songs are good. I honestly think they need to be higher than Taylor Swift.

No, just no. The old version of them was pretty decent but now? Hell no
Wait is just a generic pop hit and Girls Like You is lazy in every way

Yeah, Maroon 5 is amazing. Get them higher than Taylor Swift.

5 Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots is an American musical duo that is originally from Columbus, Ohio, who are best known for their songs "Stressed Out", "Heathens" and "Ride". Currently there are two members, Tyler Joseph (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, ukulele, bass and guitar) and Josh Dun (drums and percussion). Former members include Nick Thomas (guitar, bass, piano and keyboards) and Chris Salih (drums and percussions). The band was formed in 2009 with Joseph, Thomas and Salih. ...read more.

Top for the win

6 K.S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, often credited as K. S. Chithra or simply Chithra, is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. Chithra also sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music.

Chithra is still continue to impress me, I didn't even find next to her.

I don't need to add an opinion. It's a fact.

7 Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez, professionally known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. ...read more.

At this point, "finesse" is played out. It was good over a year ago, but now I'm tired of it. All he did was get one of the worst rappers in the game to rap on a song that was cool over a year ago.

I would like him more if the radio didn't constantly play his music.

Bruno Mars needs to be higher. He is really amazing!

Finesse is one of the best songs in 2018 so far!

8 Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Provo, Utah, and are now based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Imagine Dragons' lineup consists of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their ...read more.

My favourite band ever, a bunch of my favourite songs are theirs, even though I don't like "Thunder".

Some of their songs are great, if you don't count "Thunder". That song wants to make me shoot myself.

They still continue to impress me, I didn't even find Next To Me or Born To Be Yours that bad at all

Other than Thunder, their songs are really good, especially Whatever It Takes.

9 Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is a American post-grunge/alternative metal/rock band formed in 1998. The bands members all changed in the time between 2010 to 2014, with the exception of Ben Burnley (Vocals). The Ex-Members included Chad Szeliga (Drums), Aaron Fink (Guitar) and Mark Klepaspi (Bass). ...read more.
10 Halsey Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known by her stage name Halsey, is an American singer and songwriter. She was born on September 29, 1994 in New Jersey. She started her career by releasing songs on SoundCloud, and now she is a well-known pop singer with hits like Bad at Love, and Now or Never. She had originated ...read more.

Halsey has a great voice and amazing songs. Bad At Love and Him & I are 2 of my favorite songs.

I don't really like Without Me for some reason.

Love Her!

Why is she behind Paul McCartney he hasn’t had a hit in 3 years

The Contenders
11 Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Swift is best known for writing personal songs and has won 13 Grammy Awards... read more

Reputation is a good album so she deserves some praise at least. People have started hating her unnecessarily to be honest. She's like the Sakura of the singing world.

How is reputation the highest selling album of this era? Does everyone want more negativity? More insulting messages? More immoral stuff? What is going on?

With Delicate, she redeemed herself from the garbage music that she made last year that I actually used to like.

12 Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda (born 11 February 1977) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, graphic designer, manager and film composer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and co-lead vocalist. ...read more.
13 Russ
14 Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop and rock music.One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, he is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, his versatile and wide tenor vocal range and his musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre-rock 'n' roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history

As long as he is alive, he automatically wins.

15 Coldplay Coldplay are a British pop rock band formed in 1996. The band consists of Chris Martin (lead vocalist and pianist), Jonny Buckland (lead guitarist), Guy Berryman (bassist) and Will Champion (drummer and backing vocalist). Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member. The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998. Before making their debut album, they recorded and released three EPs: Safety in 1998, Brothers & Sisters as a single in 1999, and The Blue Room in the same year. The Blue Room was their first release on a major label, after signing to Parlophone. ...read more.

Totally sold out and exposed themselves as the fake ass jocks they are.

They sold out so no.

16 Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child.

What even is that photo lol

17 Slipknot Slipknot is an American metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1996. The band is best known as one of the pioneers of the New Wave of American Alternative Metal during the late 1990s - 2000s and are distinguishable by the band's clothing choices, consisting of black/red jumpsuits and horror inspired masks. ...read more.

I'm pretty sure Slipknot is releasing their sixth album in 2019, although a single in 2018 isn't entirely impossible. Also, this may be Shawn Crahan's last material with the band.

I love everything about this group,

18 Phonte Phonte Lyshod Coleman, better known as Phonte, is an American rapper. He is known as one of the most technically gifted lyricists from the south, and is one third of the North Carolina hip hop trio Little Brother, as well as one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. In addition to his contributions to Little Brother and The Foreign Exchange, he has also released two critically acclaimed solo albums, Charity Starts At Home in 2011 and No News Is Good News in 2018.

Definitely should be higher than taylor swift

19 Zayn Malik Zain Javadd Malik, born on 12 January 1993, who records mononymously as ZAYN, is a British singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Bradford, ZAYN aspired to pursue a career in music from a young age leading him to audition as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X Factor in 2010. After he split from the boyband One Direction in 2015, ZAYN release his chart bursting album MIND OF MINE with leading single and hit PILLOWTALK officially reaching NO. 1 in both the United States and the United Kingdom. PILLOWTALK also debuted NO. 1 in over 70+countries world wide.

His fanbase is full of horny girls but his music is actually lowkey lit though

Zayn is dead but out of these options I sort of prefer him

20 Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer. She is best known for songs like "Come & Get It", "Good For You", "Same Old Love", and "It Ain't Me". Selena Gomez's voice is mezzo-soprano but she usually sings in alto. She is best known for her role as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place.

All she does nowadays is try to prove to everyone how much of an adult she is because she wants to rid herself of her Disney image. But she does this just by talking about how she wants to have sex with just about everyone.

21 XXXTentacion Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (January 23, 1998 - June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, and often referred to as X, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and criminal.

X, one of the talented artists of all time, deserves to be at least top 3 for this year.

Xxxtentacion did not deserve it. He should still be with us.

He was a genius he figured out the system and he beat it

More like dead, go cry somewhere else

22 Judas Priest Judas Priest are a British heavy metal band that formed in Birmingham, England, in 1969. They are often referred to as one of the greatest metal bands of all time, and are even commonly called “The Metal Gods”, after one of the songs on their 1980 album “British Steel”. ...read more.

Firepower is gonna be way better than Redeemer of Souls.

They still make music? That's Awesome!

Best artist on here by far, Taylor Swift is really going downhill and I don’t even like her old stuff.

They’re a really good metal band!

23 Logic Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, better known as Logic, is one of the most influential artists in the rap game today. He was Born on January 22, 1990, in Gaithersburg, Maryland and first gained major fame through making 2013's edition of the XXL Top-10 Freshmen List and has easily become the most successful in that entire class (Only Schoolboy Q, Joey Badass and Chief Keef come close). Logic even got more popular in 2017, when he released his song, 1-800-273-8255. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It also reached number 1 on the billboard charts. It was on his album, Everybody.
24 Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis, also known as JD and JDevil, is an American musician best known as the leading vocalist and frontman of the nu metal band Korn.
25 J. Cole Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer.
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