Travis SchneiderMaroon 5 had a lot of eyeballs on them this year.
Vevo has revealed that the band was the most-viewed artist globally with 1.6 billion views worldwide on the platform. They also had Vevo’s the most-watched music video with “Girls Like You,” featuring cameos by a slew of female celebrities including Gal Gadot, Camila Cabello, Millie Bobby Brown, Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Lopez. The video racked up 1.3 billion views worldwide as of the end of November, 250 million in the U.S. alone.
Also on the most-viewed in the U.S. list were videos for Drake’s “God’s Plan” and “Nice for What,” Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up,” Post Malone’s “Psycho” and Ariana Grande’s “No Tears Left to Cry.”
Drake was the most-viewed artist in the U.S. with 460 million views, followed by Ella Mai, Migos and Maroon 5.
Here are Vevo’s year-end lists:
Top Artists of 2018 (2018 Releases Only)
Global
Maroon 5 – 1.6 billion
Sebastian Yatra – 1.5 billion
Becky G – 1.4 billion
Drake – 1.4 billion
J Balvin – 1.3 billion
Karol G – 1.2 billion
Ariana Grande – 1.0 billion
Anuel AA – 999 million
Reik – 924 million
DJ Snake – 824 million
U.S.
Drake — 490 million
Ella Mai — 337 million
Migos — 301 million
Maroon 5 — 299 million
Travis Scott — 229 million
Tyga — 226 million
Rich the Kid — 216 million
Childish Gambino — 215 million
Post Malone — 206 million
Ariana Grande — 198 million
Top Releases of 2018
Global
Maroon 5, “Girls Like You” — 1.3 billion
Becky G & Natti Natasha, “Sin Pijama” — 1.1 billion
Drake, “God’s Plan” — 887 million
Reik, “Me Niego” –730 million
Ariana Grande, “no tears left to cry” — 660 million
Thalía & Natti Natasha, “No Me Acuerdo” — 580 million
DJ Snake, “Taki Taki” — 563 million
Sebastian Yatra, “No Hay Nadie Más “ — 557 million
Karol G, “Mi Cama” — 463 million
Tyga, “Taste” — 456 million
U.S.
Maroon 5, “Girls Like You” — 250 million
Drake, “God’s Plan” — 246 million
Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up” — 224 million
Tyga, “Taste” — 182 million
Childish Gambino, “This Is America” — 165 million
Post Malone, “Psycho” — 158 million
Migos, “Walk It Talk It” — 135 million
Drake, “Nice for What” — 134 million
Rich The Kid, “Plug Walk” — 115 million
Ariana Grande, “no tears left to cry” — 108 million
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