While I would be attributed much to my like for movies through my movie reviews and "Movies of the Year" and "Filipino Movies of the Year" lists, I also have been listing my 10 favorite music videos for each year of the past 9 years (except 2014) with due credit to a music videos' sound and visual. A good music video would comprise of touching and sentimental lyrics, catchy and earworm tune and an aesthetically pleasing, astounding and innovative video. This year's list has been a product of very difficult selection yet also, love.
Changes would be applied to my methodology for this year. Each music video in this list was selected based on its entirety not anymore by scoring separately for its music and its video. The rule of disqualifying music videos having less than 100,000,000 views on YouTube has also been removed to accommodate good ones which might not have reached the specified mark. Basically, every music video I would selected for this year's list has been on my own preference.
Summary of the List:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Intro | Methodology | Records | Data Sources | Photo Credits
- For a music and its corresponding music video to qualify on the list, the music must be dominating airwaves within the year, a favorite earworm amongst all, and its video must be aesthetically beautiful and innovative.
- Songs which doesn't have their corresponding music video, however, are disqualified in the selection process. Even lyric videos are not allowed to be in the list.
- In order to qualify as a 2018 music video, the music videos in the list must have been released worldwide on YouTube between 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 and must be available for viewing in the Philippines. No local entries, however, are qualified.
- All YouTube views in the list were as of 13 January 2018 (5PM). All numbers have been rounded up to the nearest millions (to accommodate possible view increase within the day of blog release).
JR'S Music Videos of the Year - 2018
| Rank |
Music Videos of the Year
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Main Artist | Video Release |
| 1 | Ariana Grande | April 2018 | |
| 2 | Halsey | October 2018 | |
| 3 | Doja Cat | August 2018 | |
| 4 | Azealia Banks | May 2018 | |
| 5 | The Carters | June 2018 | |
| 6 | Childish Gambino | May 2018 | |
| 7 | Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid | July 2018 | |
| 8 | Momoland | January 2018 | |
| 9 | 5 Seconds of Summer | August 2018 | |
| 10 | Ariana Grande | November 2018 |
Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Music Videos of the Year lists:
#1
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NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
(Ariana Grande)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Pop
3 20 706,979,910 |
Video Release Date:
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19 April 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time"
The past year has got to be definitely Ariana Grande's year. She made amazing songs and music videos that are worth the watch and hear. The question is, which one would be the best? For me, though, it just have to be "No Tears Left To Cry." It has to be the better bet even against her recent outing, "Thank U, Next." The choreography and editing of this music video just have to amaze you especially when you would learn how scenes involving Ariana twisting, moving and hanging were made. The artistry and attention to detail in this music video was also astounding. I commend most especially the one with the revolving hallway and the windows still showing the skyscraper backdrop, it's both beautiful and simply, jaw-dropping. Else, still jaw-dropping. It just shock me that she didn't win the Video of the Year and even the Artist of the Year from 2018's MTV Video Music Awards. Sorry, but for me Camila's win is underwhelming and undeserving even the video is not list worthy to be Music Video of the Year. So, I have to give it to Ariana for making one of the best music videos of the past year, hell, maybe even this decade. It's the feel good song (and video) I need the past year.
This is the 3RD entry of Ariana Grande in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
Ariana Grande's last entry was "Breathin'" (#10, 2018)
#2
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WITHOUT ME
(Halsey)
|
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
R&B
1 n/a 73,953,759 |
Video Release Date:
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29 October 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"Feeling so high but too far away to hold me
You know I'm the one who put you up there"
Who knew a song about toxic relationships would come to relatable and too close to heart. This song by Halsey tackles just that with visuals that exactly represents what it's all about. Last time I saw a music video like this was 2011 in a song and music video by Rihanna called "We Found Love." Almost the same concept but still it has it's own identity. Acted wonderfully by Halsey herself, the music video appeared to be Hollywood-like to me using old textures but also with that modern vibe. The ending was too good revenge for what really could have been a disastrous connection. Not a good idea, by the way, to connect with someone broken when in the end you'll be ending broken too.
This is the 3RD entry of Halsey in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
Halsey's last entry was "Closer" (#1, 2016) and "Eastside" (#7, 2018).
#3
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MOOO!
(Doja Cat)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Pop
n/a n/a 36,449,056 |
Video Release Date:
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10 August 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"Bitch, I'm a cow"
Bitch, I'm a cow, they say, and the rest was history. This video made virality last year just to how mediocre the music and video seems but was actually brilliant and well thought of. Memes have earned it's daily spot on our social media feeds that Doja Cat took advantage of that to bring a fun experience that you can't just unsee. The first time I watched the video, and I have to be honest, I didn't really liked it and it actually disturbed me a bit. But I would soon get hooked to it that the video and song has been played too many times on my YouTube and phone. I don't know what this song and it's video has but that my friend is genius.
This is the debut entry of Doja Cat in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
#4
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ANNA WINTOUR
(Azealia Banks)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
House
n/a n/a 6,633,576 |
Video Release Date:
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24 May 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"Then you show me, now I believe
Diamonds and dreams come true for girls like me"
This song too I got really hooked last year but I have to say how this video was directed, the angles including it's different set pieces, are just worth the list for me. Azealia Banks dancing to her song with orgasmic breasts are enough for me to move along too.
This is the debut entry of Azealia Banks in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
#5
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APESHIT
(The Carters)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Trap
13 n/a 149,644,985 |
Video Release Date:
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16 June 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"-"
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This is the debut entry of The Carters in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
Individually, this would be Beyonce's 2ND and Jay-Z's debut entry.
#6
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THIS IS AMERICA
(Childish Gambino)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Afrobeat
1 51 464,728,148 |
Video Release Date:
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05 May 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"-"
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This is the debut entry of Childish Gambino in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
#7
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EASTSIDE
(Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Dance
11 77 278,410,757 |
Video Release Date:
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12 July 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"-"
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This is the debut entry of Benny Blanco, 2ND of Halsey, and debut of Khalid
in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
#8
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BBOOM BBOOM
(Momoland)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
K-pop
n/a n/a 306,548,324 |
Video Release Date:
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03 January 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"-"
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This is the debut entry of Momoland in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
#9
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YOUNGBLOOD
(5 Seconds Of Summer)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Pop
7 36 60,049,415 |
Video Release Date:
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02 August 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"-"
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This is the debut entry of 5 Seconds of Summer in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
#10
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BREATHIN'
(Ariana Grande)
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Song Genre:
Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak: Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank: Current YouTube Views: |
Pop
12 n/a 72,666,156 |
Video Release Date:
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07 November 2018
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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"-"
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This is the 2ND entry of Ariana Grande in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
Ariana Grande's last entry was "Into You" (#3, 2016)
Another great year for music it was. This marks the 8th time JR would release his Music Videos of the Year list alongside with his Movies of the Year and most recently, Filipino Movies of the Year. Once again, let's anticipate what's next for music this 2019.
This has been the 2018 Edition of JR Late Night Blogs' Music Videos of the Year.
- - - END OF JR LATE NIGHT MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE YEAR 2018 - - -
DATA SOURCES
All data used in the details of each music video used in this blog are from the following sites:
PHOTO CREDITS
01. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry
>>> http://www.hawtcelebs.com/ariana-grande-no-tears-left-to-cry-photoshoot-2018/
02. Halsey - Without Me
>>> https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8476551/halsey-announces-new-song-without-me-london-show
>>> https://viralnewstrends.com/halseys-heartbreaking-without-me-video-stars-a-true-g-eazy-lookalike/
03. Doja Cat - Moo
>>> https://twitter.com/i/moments/1033062835511861254
04. Azealia Banks - Anna Wintour
>>> https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Wintour_Azealia_Banks.jpeg
05. The Carters - APESHIT
>>> https://twitter.com/beylegion/status/1018930984476168193
06. Childish Gambino - This Is America
>>> https://www.vox.com/2018/5/6/17324450/donald-glover-this-is-america-video
07. Benny Blanco, Halsey, and Khalid - Eastside
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Eastside-Acoustic/dp/B07G5LCLT7
08. Momoland - Bboom Bboom
>>> https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8096395/momoland-bboom-bboom-rise-into-world-digital-song-sales-chart
09. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood
>>> https://lukegoldenhair.tumblr.com/post/174244738635/embed
10. Ariana Grande - Breathin'
>>> http://newsneednews.com/music/watch-ariana-grande-drops-reflective-new-music-video-for-breathin/
>>> http://www.hawtcelebs.com/ariana-grande-no-tears-left-to-cry-photoshoot-2018/
02. Halsey - Without Me
>>> https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8476551/halsey-announces-new-song-without-me-london-show
>>> https://viralnewstrends.com/halseys-heartbreaking-without-me-video-stars-a-true-g-eazy-lookalike/
03. Doja Cat - Moo
>>> https://twitter.com/i/moments/1033062835511861254
04. Azealia Banks - Anna Wintour
>>> https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Wintour_Azealia_Banks.jpeg
05. The Carters - APESHIT
>>> https://twitter.com/beylegion/status/1018930984476168193
06. Childish Gambino - This Is America
>>> https://www.vox.com/2018/5/6/17324450/donald-glover-this-is-america-video
07. Benny Blanco, Halsey, and Khalid - Eastside
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Eastside-Acoustic/dp/B07G5LCLT7
08. Momoland - Bboom Bboom
>>> https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8096395/momoland-bboom-bboom-rise-into-world-digital-song-sales-chart
09. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood
>>> https://lukegoldenhair.tumblr.com/post/174244738635/embed
10. Ariana Grande - Breathin'
>>> http://newsneednews.com/music/watch-ariana-grande-drops-reflective-new-music-video-for-breathin/
^JR Late Night Posts - JR Late Night Music Videos of the Year
Time Published: 13 January 2019 (5PM)
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