Hot Press' Tracks of the Year

We all know it's been a year of turmoil in many ways. Yet despite this (or, perhaps precisely because of this) the music scene was on fire. Which meant it was no easy feat compiling a top 50 Tracks of The Year - not to mention allocating those coveted spaces in the top 10. In a golden age of Irish music (across every genre), Hozier, Dermot Kennedy, Picture This, Villagers, Versatile and Hudson Taylor (to name just a few!) have claimed top spots while gems further afield from the likes of the Artic Monkeys, St Vincent and Sigrid have all carved out their rightful places.

But, for the year that was in it, no better song could represent 2018 better than Childish Gambino's "This is America", which has earned the prestigious number 1 spot.

So, without further ado, here are Hot Press' Tracks of the Year:

1. Childish Gambino "This is America"

2. Gorillaz "Humility" (ft George Benson)

3. St Vincent "Fast Slow Disco"

4. Hozier "Nina Cried Power"

5. Versatile "Ketamine"

6. George Ezra "Shotgun"

7. Janelle Monáe "Make Me Feel"

8. Arctic Monkeys "Four out of Five"

9. Saint Sister "Twin Peaks"

10. Fontaines DC "Boys in the Better Land"

11. Sorcha Richardson "Can't We Pretend"

12. Villagers "A Trick of the Light"

13. Snow Patrol "Don't Give in"

14. Hudson Taylor "Old Soul"

15. Dermot Kennedy "An Evening I Will Not Forget"

16. "Lana del Rey "Venice Bitch"

17. Sigrid "Sucker Punch"

18. Picture This "When We Were Young"

19. Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper "Shallow"

20. Dua Lipa "IDGAF"

21. David Keenan "James Dean"

22. Wyvern Lingo "Maybe it's My Nature"

23. Kodaline "Follow your Fire"

24. Touts "Asleep"

25. Paul McCartney "Come on to Me"

26. The Carters "Apeshit"

27. Gavin James "Always"

28. Rejjie Snow "Charlie Brown"

29. Kojaque "Eviction Notice"

30. Dua Lipa & Calvin Harris "One Kiss

31. Travis Scott "Stargazing"

32. David Kitt "Keep the Streets Empty for Me"

33. Thom Yorke "Suspirium"

34. Paul Alwright "The Chinaman"

35. Hmltd Satan "Luella & I"

36. All Tvvins "Hell of a Party"

37. Troye Sivan "my my my!"

38. Pillow Queens "Gay Girls"

39. Nicki Minaj "Chun li"

40. James Vincent McMorrow "Me and My Friends"

41. Franz Ferdinand "Always Ascending"

42. Christine and the Queens "Girlfriend"

43. Bitch Falcon "Prime "Number

44. Keywest "True North"

45. Whenyoung "Dreams"

46. We Cut Corners "Laughing Maniacally"

47. The Gloaming "The Booley House" (live)

48. Molly Sterling "Stripped Down"

49. Vulpynes "2 Cents"

50. Peggy Gou "It Makes You Forget" (itgehane)