Discover the top songs of 2018 with these music countdowns on SiriusXM

As the year draws to a close, join SiriusXM in ringing in 2019 with some of the best music from 2018.

by:
Matt Simeone
December 21, 2018

As the year draws to a close, join SiriusXM in ringing in 2019 with some of the best music from 2018. Whether you’re into pop, rock, hip-hop, or dance, the following SiriusXM channels will bring you all of the year-end music countdowns you need throughout the holidays.

Check out all of the countdowns below!


Top 45 of 2018: Spyder Harrison counts down the top 45 songs of 2018, plus the rest of the SiriusXM Hits 1 (Ch. 2) crew shares the biggest pop culture moments across music, movies, shows, games, and the internet.

Replays Wednesday, December 26 at 3am and 1pm ET; Saturday, December 29 at 6am and 3pm ET; Sunday, December 30 at 4am and 1pm ET; Monday, December 31 at 1am, 5pm and 9pm ET; Tuesday, January 1 at midnight and 3am ET

The Morning Mash Up Marathon: Tune in to SiriusXM Hits 1 as the Morning Mash Up crew reviews the biggest things that happened in pop culture in 2018, and share their favorite moments from the show.

Airs Tuesday, January 1 with replays through Wednesday, January 2


Year-end Blend Content: Hear the best Coffee House (Ch. 14) songs of 2018, hosted by singer/songwriter Joshua Radin.

Airs Wednesday, December 26 with replays through Tuesday, December 31


Pulse Top 30 Year End Countdown: The Pulse (Ch. 15) DJ’s Ron Ross, Kim Ashley, Jim Ryan, and Karen Carson count down the 30 biggest pop songs of the year!

Airs Friday, December 28 at noon ET with replays at 7pm ET; Saturday, December 29 at 11am and 8pm ET; Sunday, December 30 at 1am, 9am, 3pm, and 10pm; Monday, December 31 at 3am, 6am and 5pm; and Tuesday, January 1 at 8am, noon, and 7pm ET


 
PopRocks 101 Countdown: The Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik counts down the top 101 PopRock (Ch. 17) songs from the ’90s & ’00s as voted by you! Who you’ll hear: Fall Out Boy, Green Day, The Killers, Coldplay, Tom Petty, Matchbox Twenty, and more.

Airs Monday, December 31 at 5am ET with replays all day Monday, December 31 and Tuesday, January 1


A Little Help From Our Friends: Listeners are taking over for New Year’s as The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) will feature fan-voted countdowns from 2018, hosted by Peter Asher, Peter Frampton, Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, and Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20. Plus hear celebrity My Fab Fours sprinkled in along the way!

Airs Friday, December 28 at 5pm ET with replays through Wednesday, January 2


The Spectrum

TOP 20 SPECTRUM SONGS OF 2018: Hear which fan-voted songs topped the year-end list on The Spectrum (Ch. 28).

Airs Friday, December 28 at noon ET with replays at 6pm ET; Saturday, December 29 at noon and 11pm ET; Sunday, December 30 at 3pm ET; and Monday, December 31 at 10am ET and 5pm ET


Best of SiriusXMU Sessions 2018: Hear the top 41 indie songs played on SiriusXMU (Ch. 35) in 2018.

Airs Friday, December 28 at 3pm to 6pm ET with replays Saturday, December 29 at 12pm and 6pm ET; Sunday, December 30 at 3pm ET; Monday, December 31 at 9am, 4pm and 10pm ET; Tuesday, January 1 at 5am, 11am and 6pm ET


The Alt36 of 2018: Hear your favorite alt-rock songs onAlt Nation’s year-end countdown!

Airs Saturday, December 29 at 1pm with replays at 7pm ET; Sunday, December 30 3am, 10am, 4pm and 10pm ET; Monday, December 31 at 10am, 3pm and 8pm ET; Tuesday, January 1 at 8am, 12pm, 6pm and 11pm ET; Wednesday, January 2 at 10am ET


Big Uns Top 30 Hard Rock Songs: Octane (Ch. 37) looks back at 2018 and counts down the biggest songs of the year, as voted on by the Octane Airforce, with commentary from bands and fans!

Replays Wednesday, December 26 at 6pm ET


Liquid Metal

Devil’s Dozen of 2018: Hear the top 12 heavy metal songs of the year on Liquid Metal (Ch. 40), hosted by Jose Mangin.

Replays Thursday, December 27


Top 19 Essential Nu-Metal Songs: Tune in for the fan-voted countdown of best nu-metal songs from the nu-millennium on SiriusXM Turbo (Ch. 41).

Airs Friday, December 28 with replays through Tuesday, January 1


The Hotness 2018 with Ella Mai: Count down the 35 hottest R&B and hip-hop songs of 2018 on The Heat (Ch. 46).

Airs Saturday, December 29 at 7am with replays at 1pm and 9pm ET; Sunday, December 30 at 1pm and 7pm ET; Monday, December 31 at 8pm ET; and Tuesday, January 1 at 12pm ET


Top 51 Songs of 2018: Tune in to BPM (Ch. 51) to hear the top 51 dance songs of 2018!

Airs Monday, December 31 with replays through Tuesday, January 1



The Chillworthy 18:
Tune in to SiriusXM Chill (Ch. 53) to hear most relaxing downtempo electronic and deep house songs of 2018.

Airs Monday, December 31 at noon with replays at 3pm, 6pm and 9pm ET


Hot 30 Year-end Countdown: Listen to the countdown of the top songs heard on The Highway (Ch. 56) in 2018.

Airs Monday, December 31 at noon with replays at 4pm and 10pm ET; and Tuesday, January 1 at 10am, 2pm and 8pm ET


2018 in Watercolors: A Year in Review: Contemporary jazz superstar Brian Culbertson showcases the 25 most interesting discoveries of 2018 on Watercolors (Ch. 66).

Airs Sunday, December 30 at 12pm to 2pm ET with a replay Tuesday, January 1 at 3pm to 5pm ET


18 for 18!: Tune in to hear hosts Seth Rudetsky, Christine Pedi and Julie James highlight the 18 most memorable songs, shows, and moments of 2018 on SiriusXM’s On Broadway (Ch. 72)!

Airs Sunday, December 30 at 10am and 10pm ET; Monday, December 31 at 8am and 8pm ET; and Tuesday, January 1 at 12pm and 6pm ET


Rack of ‘18: The Rack List counts down the top blues songs of 2018 on B.B. King’s Bluesville (Ch. 74).

Airs Saturday, December 29 with replays through Wednesday, January 2


2018 Year In Review: Tune in to SiriusXM Comes Alive (Ch. 316) and hear performances from the best tours of 2018.

Airs Friday, December 28 with replays through Monday, December 31


The Loft Year In Review: Franny Thomas, Chris Muckley and Meg Griffin take a look back at the eclectic music that came out in 2018 and was played on The Loft (Ch. 710).

Replays Wednesday, December 26 at 12pm ET; Thursday, December 27 at 3am ET; Friday, December 28 at 12pm; Saturday, December 29 at 6pm ET; and Tuesday, January 1 at 3am ET


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