I'll keep this intro brief because I'm actually writing it in late 2019, having fallen somewhat off the fantasy TOTP pace. Let's hope we're back up to date in time for 2020.
But that aside, let's run down the most featured artistes for 2018.
In tenth place with ten appearances is Post Malone. Postie is becoming a bit of a chart phenomenon and his hits tend to be very persistent. He'd be ranked higher if he wasn't US-based and so often unable to make it to the TOTP studio.
In joint seventh place with eleven appearances is Cardi B. The highest ranked newcomer, Cardi had features on hits by Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, DJ Snake and Rita Ora, plus one of her own, and scores higher than any of her collaborators.
Also in joint seventh place with eleven appearances is Anne-Marie. This is the consistent hitmaker's best TOTP year to date, seeing hits in her own right as well as collaborations with James Arthur and a couple of DJs.
And also in joint seventh place with eleven appearances is Ariana Grande. Any Grande release seems destined to zoom to the top, and she finished the year strongly with a long stretch at number 1, only deposed at the last moment by the sausage roll thing.
In sixth place with twelve appearances is Jess Glynne. After a silent 2017, Glynne came back stronger than ever with several high-charting anthems and a number 1 collaboration with Rudimental.
In joint third place with thirteen appearances is Khalid. Perhaps a surprise inclusion here, Khalid is another performer whose hits stick around longer than most. He had a hit of his own, a duet with Normani and the number 1 collaboration with Benny Blanco, all featured multiple times.
Also in joint third place with thirteen appearances is George Ezra. No stranger to the TOTP studio, George had several hits, all on his own, notably the number 1 summer anthem Shotgun.
And also in joint third place with thirteen appearances is Calvin Harris. Of course Calvin has a bulletproof chart pedigree and would have had even more appearances if he wasn't often busy DJing in Vegas of wherever, leaving his featured vocalists to perform without him.
In joint first place with sixteen appearances is Dua Lipa. Yes, we have a joint number 1 here and half of the duo is Dua. Significantly helped by her Calvin Harris collaboration being the biggest number 1 of the year, she was all over the show in the first three quarters of the year before taking a break in Q4. If you add 2017 and 2018, she scores higher than any other artist.
And our other co-number 1, also with sixteen appearances, is Drake. Even though his last appearance was in August, Drake managed to rack up 16 appearances by zooming to the top of the chart with almost everything he released, particularly the nine-week number 1 God's Plan.
In joint seventh place with eleven appearances is Cardi B. The highest ranked newcomer, Cardi had features on hits by Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, DJ Snake and Rita Ora, plus one of her own, and scores higher than any of her collaborators.
Also in joint seventh place with eleven appearances is Anne-Marie. This is the consistent hitmaker's best TOTP year to date, seeing hits in her own right as well as collaborations with James Arthur and a couple of DJs.
And also in joint seventh place with eleven appearances is Ariana Grande. Any Grande release seems destined to zoom to the top, and she finished the year strongly with a long stretch at number 1, only deposed at the last moment by the sausage roll thing.
In sixth place with twelve appearances is Jess Glynne. After a silent 2017, Glynne came back stronger than ever with several high-charting anthems and a number 1 collaboration with Rudimental.
In joint third place with thirteen appearances is Khalid. Perhaps a surprise inclusion here, Khalid is another performer whose hits stick around longer than most. He had a hit of his own, a duet with Normani and the number 1 collaboration with Benny Blanco, all featured multiple times.
Also in joint third place with thirteen appearances is George Ezra. No stranger to the TOTP studio, George had several hits, all on his own, notably the number 1 summer anthem Shotgun.
And also in joint third place with thirteen appearances is Calvin Harris. Of course Calvin has a bulletproof chart pedigree and would have had even more appearances if he wasn't often busy DJing in Vegas of wherever, leaving his featured vocalists to perform without him.
In joint first place with sixteen appearances is Dua Lipa. Yes, we have a joint number 1 here and half of the duo is Dua. Significantly helped by her Calvin Harris collaboration being the biggest number 1 of the year, she was all over the show in the first three quarters of the year before taking a break in Q4. If you add 2017 and 2018, she scores higher than any other artist.
And our other co-number 1, also with sixteen appearances, is Drake. Even though his last appearance was in August, Drake managed to rack up 16 appearances by zooming to the top of the chart with almost everything he released, particularly the nine-week number 1 God's Plan.
And now let's look at the all-time Fantasy TOTP top appearers:
1 Ed Sheeran (60)
2 Little Mix (47)
3 Clean Bandit (39)
4 Calvin Harris (38)
5 Drake (36)
6 Dua Lipa (35)
= Ariana Grande (35)
8 Jess Glynne (33)
9 Sam Smith (32)
10 Rita Ora (30)
11 George Ezra (28)
== Zara Larsson (28)
== Ellie Goulding (28)
14 Justin Bieber (26)
15 Coldplay (25)
16 Anne-Marie (24)
== Jason Derulo (24)
== Major Lazer (24)
19 Camila Cabello (22)
== The Weeknd (22)
== One Direction (22)
2 Little Mix (47)
3 Clean Bandit (39)
4 Calvin Harris (38)
5 Drake (36)
6 Dua Lipa (35)
= Ariana Grande (35)
8 Jess Glynne (33)
9 Sam Smith (32)
10 Rita Ora (30)
11 George Ezra (28)
== Zara Larsson (28)
== Ellie Goulding (28)
14 Justin Bieber (26)
15 Coldplay (25)
16 Anne-Marie (24)
== Jason Derulo (24)
== Major Lazer (24)
19 Camila Cabello (22)
== The Weeknd (22)
== One Direction (22)
Still no challengers to King Ed, but Little Mix and Clean Bandit have closed the gap slightly. New arrivals to watch include Anne-Marie and Camila Cabello, and One Direction cling on for another year despite having split up. Of course if you added up all their solo figures the total would be a lot higher.
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