List of number-one hits of 2018 (Germany)
The Media Control Charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by Media Control. The charts are based on sales of physical singles and albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads.
Number-one hits by week
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist |
| 5 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
| 12 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
| 19 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Wir werden immer mehr! | Klubbb3 |
| 26 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Deja Vu | Mike Singer |
| 2 February | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Die Unendlichkeit | Tocotronic |
| 9 February | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Man of the Woods | Justin Timberlake |
| 16 February | "Was du Liebe nennst" | Bausa | Deines Glückes Schmied | Goitzsche Front |
| 23 February | "For You" | Liam Payne and Rita Ora | Fifty Shades Freed – The Final Chapter | Various artists |
| 2 March | "God's Plan" | Drake | A.i.d.S. Royal | B-Tight |
| 9 March | "Magisch" | Olexesh featuring Edin | Rolexesh | Olexesh |
| 16 March | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | Das Beste von Fantasy – Das große Jubiläumsalbum mit allen Hits! | Fantasy |
| 23 March | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | Rivalen und Rebellen | Frei.Wild |
| 30 March | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | Rivalen und Rebellen | Frei.Wild |
| 6 April | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | Fast Life | Azet |
| 13 April | "5 Songs in einer Nacht" | Capital Bra | America | Thirty Seconds to Mars |
| 20 April | "Friends" | Marshmello and Anne-Marie | 808 | Ufo361 |
| 27 April | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | 44/876 | Sting and Shaggy |
| 4 May | "Neymar" | Capital Bra featuring Ufo361 | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer |
| 11 May | "Neymar" | Capital Bra featuring Ufo361 | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer |
| 18 May | "Neymar" | Capital Bra featuring Ufo361 | Erde & Knochen | Kontra K |
| 25 May | "Phänomenal" | Pietro Lombardi | And Justice for None | Five Finger Death Punch |
| 1 June | "One Night Stand" | Capital Bra | Wolke 7 | Gzuz |
| 8 June | "One Night Stand" | Capital Bra | Vergiss mein nicht | Andreas Gabalier |
| 15 June | "Berlin lebt" | Capital Bra | Vergiss mein nicht | Andreas Gabalier |
| 22 June | "Je ne parle pas français " | Namika featuring Black M | Vergiss mein nicht | Andreas Gabalier |
| 29 June | "Je ne parle pas français " | Namika featuring Black M | Berlin lebt | Capital Bra |
| 6 July | "Solo" | Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato | Bratans aus Favelas | Juri |
| 13 July | "Für euch alle" | Bushido featuring Samra and Capital Bra | Kopf aus – Herz an | Eloy de Jong |
| 20 July | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | 110 Karat | Die Amigos |
| 27 July | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | The Sacrament of Sin | Powerwolf |
| 3 August | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Endstufe | Summer Cem |
| 10 August | "Melodien" | Capital Bra featuring Juju | Schlager | Vanessa Mai |
| 17 August | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Platin war gestern | Kollegah and Farid Bang |
| 24 August | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Brot und Spiele | Saltatio Mortis |
| 31 August | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Handgepäck I | Clueso |
| 7 September | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | 1982 | Marteria and Casper |
| 14 September | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Egypt Station | Paul McCartney |
| 21 September | "Kokain" | Bonez MC and RAF Camora featuring Gzuz | Schlaftabletten, Rotwein V | Alligatoah |
| 28 September | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Alles oder Nix II | Xatar |
| 5 October | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Mythos | Bushido |
| 12 October | "500 PS" | Bonez MC and RAF Camora | Palmen aus Plastik 2 | Bonez MC and RAF Camora |
| 19 October | "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | Alles ist jetzt | Bosse |
| 26 October | "Roli Glitzer Glitzer" | Capital Bra featuring Luciano and Eno | Y.A.L.A | Genetikk |
| 2 November | "Standard" | KitschKrieg featuring Trettmann, Gringo, Ufo361 and Gzuz | Black Is Beautiful | The BossHoss |
| 9 November | "Standard" | KitschKrieg featuring Trettmann, Gringo, Ufo361 and Gzuz | Live und deutlich | BAP |
| 16 November | "Cataleya" | Samra | Tumult | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| 23 November | "Sweet but Psycho" | Ava Max | We Got Love | The Kelly Family |
| 30 November | "Baller los" | Mero | Tumult | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| 7 December | "Sweet but Psycho" | Ava Max | Tumult | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| 14 December | "Sweet but Psycho" | Ava Max | Monument | Kollegah |
| 21 December | "Sweet but Psycho" | Ava Max | MTV Unplugged 2: Live vom Atlantik | Udo Lindenberg |
| 28 December | "Benzema" | Capital Bra | MTV Unplugged 2: Live vom Atlantik | Udo Lindenberg |