These Were The Most Played Songs During EDC Las Vegas 2018
EDC Las Vegas 2018 wrapped up its three-night run at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from May 18-20, and even though the neon and the confetti cannons have since packed up for the year, dance music fans are still riding the high. Being one of the largest stages in the world, DJs gave it their all with massive collaborations, unexpected genre mashups, and surprise appearances all weekend long.
At this year’s EDC Las Vegas, many of the artists paid their respects to Avicii, who passed away just weeks before the festival, with Skrillex’s remix of “Levels” popping up across multiple stages as a tribute. Others leaned into the moment’s biggest crossover hits, dropping Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” Drake’s “God’s Plan,” and plenty of other chart-toppers that had zero business sounding this good next to a 150 BPM dubstep set, but somehow did anyway.
Data-tracking outfits that follow what’s actually getting played in the booth (not just what’s on the lineup poster) crunched the numbers, and here are the ten most played songs during EDC Las Vegas 2018, from bass anthems to a Skrillex remix that closed out the set of practically every DJ who touched a stage.
Most Played Songs During EDC Las Vegas 2018
1. Gammer – The Drop [MONSTERCAT]
2. Space Laces – Torque [NEVER SAY DIE]
3. 4B & TEEZ – Whistle [PREMIERE CLASSE]
4. Dillon Francis & NGHTMRE – Another Dimension (YOOKiE Remix) [MAD DECENT]
5. Drake – God’s Plan [OVO]
Editor’s note: the original SoundCloud player for this track has since been taken down, and we couldn’t track down a verified official replacement link, so we’re leaving the credit as-is rather than guess.
6. Slushii – Level Up [SELF RELEASED]
Editor’s note: same story here — the original embed no longer resolves and we couldn’t confirm an official canonical link to swap in, so we’re not guessing at one.
7. Kendrick Lamar – Humble (Skrillex Remix) [AFTERMATH (INTERSCOPE)]
8. Avicii – Levels (Skrillex Remix) [LE7ELS]
https://soundcloud.com/skrillex/avicii-levels-skrillex-remix
9. Childish Gambino – This Is America [RCA (SONY)]
10. Papa Roach – Last Resort (KAYZO Remix) [GEFFEN (UNIVERSAL)]
Whether it was a nod to a legend gone too soon or just DJs having fun blending hip-hop and rock into their sets, this list is a pretty solid time capsule of what the EDC Las Vegas 2018 crowd was actually vibing to. See you at the Speedway next year.
