Well, we had to take the scenic route to get here, but we finally arrived! Firstly, I must extend a HUGE "Thank You!" to
strictlyj for achieving the, seemingly, impossible. I, currently, have the file available on Dropbox. If you would like it, please PM me and I can provide the link.
I can confirm, now, that I had the correct date range for the chart year. The 2018 chart year started with the Sunday November 19, 2017 update and ended with the Sunday November 11, 2018 update. My projections were 88% accurate. Here are the official Pop standings:
TOP 40 ARTISTS
Rank - Artist - Label1 POST MALONE Republic
2 CAMILA CABELLO Syco/Epic
3 MAROON 5 222/Interscope
4 DUA LIPA Warner Bros./WBR
5 HALSEY Astralwerks/Capitol
6 IMAGINE DRAGONS KidinaKorner/Interscope
7 SELENA GOMEZ Interscope
8 ARIANA GRANDE Republic
9 DRAKE YM/Cash Money/Republic
10 NF NF Real Music/Caroline
TOP 40 SONGS
Rank - Artist - Title - Label1 DUA LIPA * NEW RULES Warner Bros./WBR
2 ED SHEERAN * PERFECT Atlantic
3 ZEDD/MAREN MORRIS/GREY * THE MIDDLE Columbia Nash/Interscope
4 CAMILA CABELLO f/YOUNG THUG * HAVANA Syco/Epic
5 CAMILA CABELLO * NEVER BE THE SAME Syco/Epic
6 HALSEY * BAD AT LOVE Astralwerks/Capitol
7 NF * LET YOU DOWN NF Real Music/Caroline
8 MAROON 5 f/CARDI B * GIRLS LIKE YOU 222/Interscope
9 BAZZI * MINE iamcosmic/Atlantic
10 KHALID X NORMANI * LOVE LIES Right Hand/Keep Cool/RCA
11 MARSHMELLO & ANNE-MARIE * FRIENDS Warner Bros./WBR
12 BEBE REXHA f/FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE * MEANT TO BE BMLG/WBR
13 POST MALONE * BETTER NOW Republic
14 POST MALONE f/TY DOLLA $IGN * PSYCHO Republic
15 G-EAZY & HALSEY * HIM & I Capitol-RCA
16 LAUV * I LIKE ME BETTER Lauv/AWAL
17 ARIANA GRANDE * NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY Republic
18 SELENA GOMEZ * BACK TO YOU Interscope
19 POST MALONE f/21 SAVAGE * ROCKSTAR Republic
20 MAX f/GNASH * LIGHTS DOWN LOW DCD2/Crush Music/RED
21 BRUNO MARS & CARDI B * FINESSE Atlantic
22 IMAGINE DRAGONS * THUNDER KidinaKorner/Interscope
23 TAYLOR SWIFT * DELICATE Big Machine/Republic
24 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER * YOUNGBLOOD Capitol
25 CHARLIE PUTH * HOW LONG Atlantic
26 SELENA GOMEZ X MARSHMELLO * WOLVES Interscope
27 THE WEEKND & KENDRICK LAMAR * PRAY FOR ME Interscope-Republic
28 DRAKE * GOD'S PLAN YM/Cash Money/Republic
29 DEMI LOVATO * SORRY NOT SORRY Hollywood/Island/Republic
30 CARDI B f/BAD BUNNY/J BALVIN * I LIKE IT KSR Group/Atlantic
31 MAROON 5 * WAIT 222/Interscope
32 IMAGINE DRAGONS * WHATEVER IT TAKES KidinaKorner/Interscope
33 SHAWN MENDES * IN MY BLOOD Island/Republic
34 PORTUGAL. THE MAN * FEEL IT STILL Atlantic
35 LIAM PAYNE f/QUAVO * STRIP THAT DOWN Republic
36 CALVIN HARRIS & DUA LIPA * ONE KISS WBR-Columbia
37 MACKLEMORE f/KESHA * GOOD OLD DAYS Macklemore/WBR-RCA
38 ARIANA GRANDE * GOD IS A WOMAN Republic
39 MAROON 5 f/SZA * WHAT LOVERS DO 222/Interscope
40 SAM SMITH * TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES Capitol
41 LOGIC f/ALESSIA CARA/KHALID * 1-800-273-8255 Def Jam
42 HAILEE STEINFELD & ALESSO f/FGL/WATT * LET ME GO Republic
43 DRAKE * IN MY FEELINGS Cash Money/Republic
44 DJ KHALED/BIEBER/CHANCE/QUAVO * NO BRAINER We The Best/Def Jam/Epic
45 BEBE REXHA * I'M A MESS Warner Bros./WBR
46 NF * LIE NF Real Music/Caroline
47 JUICE WRLD * LUCID DREAMS Grade A Prod/Interscope
48 DUA LIPA * IDGAF Warner Bros./WBR
49 DRAKE * NICE FOR WHAT Cash Money/Republic
50 KHALID * YOUNG DUMB & BROKE Right Hand Music Grp/RCA