At first glance, the first European Border Breakers Chart for 2018 is ‘just another EBBChart’, highlighting the emerging European artists that are most popular outside their home country. But it’s not. From now on, the chart is based on both airplay and streaming data. On top of that, besides the combined Top 100 we now also present a separate airplay chart and streaming chart.

Furthermore, in order to create room for even more upcoming European acts, as per now tracks are removed from the chart after 52 weeks. As a consequence, this week’s EBBChart has an exceptionally high number of (re)entries: an unprecedented 46(!) of them. This new chart rule has an immediate positive effect on the number of songs that are in the Top 100 for the first time.

There are no less than 18 newcomers: Big Shaq – Man’s Not Hot (#58), Therapie Taxi feat. Roméo Elvis – Hit Sale (#61; pictured), Kokab – Got You (#63), Sam Fender – Start Again (#64), IamDDB – Shade (#73), Mr. Jukes feat. De La Soul & Horace Andy – Leap Of Faith (#77), Kelly Lee Owens – Lucid (#79), Nabihah Iqbal – Saw U Twice (#83), Måneskin – Chosen (#86), Jorja Smith – Where Did I Go? (#88), Ten Tonnes – Cracks Between (#92), Indiia feat. Whitney Philips – Out Of Love (#93), Mickey – Drive (#94), Mr. Jukes feat. Lalah Hathaway – From Golden Stars Comes Silver Dew (#95), Joe Fox – What’s The Word (#96), Altin Gün – Goca Dünya (#98), Shy Luv – Fashion (#99), and Kurupt FM – Suttin Like That (#100).

Never before there was so much new European talent to be discovered ?

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts (like the Tips, ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.