今年Googleにおいてグローバルで3番目に最も検索されたエレクトロニック・ミュージック・アーティストとなったオランダが誇るDJアーミン・ヴァン・ブーレンが、60時間をかけて完成させた『A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren)』を発表した。
今作は、自身が司会を務めるオランダのラジオ番組『A State Of Trance』の名前を冠した、15作目となるイヤー・ミックス・アルバムとなる。番組リスナーによる“Tune Of The Year”（今年の1曲）への投票、トランスとプログレッシブ・ミュージックの主要チャートを参考にセレクトされており、もちろんアーミン本人が選んだ楽曲も含まれている。
ミックスには、アーミン・ヴァン・ブーレンの「United」、「Blah Blah Blah」、「Just As You Are」、「Last Dancer」をはじめ、ジュゼッペ・オッタヴィアーニの「Till The Sunrise」、リチャード・デュラン「The Air I Breathe」、NWYR「Wormhole」、アバヴ＆ビヨンド「Red Rocks」など、世界的なトランス・アーティストの楽曲が全105曲収録されている。
◎『A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018』トラックリスト
01 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Intro: License To DJ
02 Omnia – Cyberpunk
03 Andrew Bayer feat. Alison May – Immortal Lover (In My Next Life Mix)
04 Audien feat. Cecilia – Higher
05 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – The Last Dancer
06 Super8 & Tab – Blockchain
07 Simon Lee & Alvin with Susie Ledge – Why I Came Here
08 Mark Sixma – Sinfonia
09 Signum feat. Scott Mac – Coming On Strong (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge Remix)
10 Jeremy Vancaulart feat. Danyka Nadeau – Hurt
11 Super8 & Tab feat. Envy Monroe – True Love
12 Omnia feat. Danyka Nadeau – For You
13 Cosmic Gate & Jason Ross – Awaken
14 HALIENE – Dream In Color (Ruben de Ronde Remix)
15 Above & Beyond feat Richard Bedford – Happiness Amplified (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
16 Loud Luxury feat. brando – Body (Ørjan Nilsen Remix)
17 Purple Haze – Bergen
18 Armin van Buuren feat. Sam Martin – Wild Wild Son (Club Mix)
19 Estiva – Bloom
20 Virtual Self – Ghost Voices (Raito Remix)
21 ilan Bluestone with Maor Levi feat. EL Waves – Will We Remain
22 Ferry Corsten & DIM3NSION – Safe With Me
23 ARTY – Tim
24 Fatum – Violet
25 Ørjan Nilsen – Savour This Moment
26 KhoMha – Tierra
27 MaRLo feat. Emma Chatt – Here We Are
28 MaRLo feat. Roxanne Emery – A Thousand Seas
29 Denis Kenzo & Sveta B. – Sweet Lie
30 Markus Schulz feat. Nikki Flores – We Are The Light
31 Ben Gold & Sivan – Stay
32 Gareth Emery feat. Evan Henzi – Call To Arms (Cosmic Gate Remix)
33 Armin van Buuren feat. James Newman – Therapy (Super8 & Tab Remix)
34 Maor Levi – Light Years
35 Andrew Rayel & David Gravell – Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix]
36 NWYR – Wormhole
37 Eric Senn – Inkunzi
38 NWYR – Dragon
39 KhoMha – White Swan
40 Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal – Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)
41 Denis Kenzo, Fahjah & Kate Miles – Who I Am
42 Seven Lions feat. Rico & Miella – Without You My Love (Myon Definitive Mix)
43 Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Always (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
44 ARTY – Perfect Strangers
45 ALPHA 9 – Sleepwalker
46 Above & Beyond – Red Rocks
47 Andrew Rayel feat. HALIENE – In The Dark
48 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – Our Origin
49 Darude & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Foux – Surrender
50 Alex Kunnari – Sundown
51 Beatsole – Pearl
52 Ferry Corsten & Paul Oakenfold – A Slice Of Heaven
53 Venetica – Patterns Of The Soul (Davey Asprey Remix)
54 Alex M.O.R.P.H. – Running For Peace (Club Mix)
55 DJ T.H. & Nadi Sunrise feat. Michele C – See You Again
56 Craig Connelly feat. Roxanne Emery – This Life
57 Bryan Kearney & Deirdre McLaughlin – Open My Mind
58 Roman Messer feat. Christina Novelli – Fireflies (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
59 Aly & Fila with Emma Hewitt – You & I (Aly & Fila Club Mix)
60 Ben Gold & Audrey Gallagher – There Will Be Angels
61 Simon Patterson feat. Lucy Pullin – Fall For You
62 Scot Project – D (Don’t Go)
63 Ran-D – Zombie
64 Ben Gold & Allen Watts – Strike As One
65 RAM & Susana – Northern Star
66 Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh – Light The Way (Bryan Kearney Remix)
67 Gareth Emery – Long Way Home (Ashley Wallbridge Remix)
68 Mark Sixma & Emma Hewitt – Missing (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
69 A.R.D.I. – Army Of Angels
70 MaRLo – Enough Echo
71 Dash Berlin feat. Bo Bruce – Coming Home (STANDERWICK Remix)
72 Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir – United
73 Armin van Buuren vs Alexander Popov – Popcorn
74 Exis feat. Enya Angel – Free
75 Giuseppe Ottaviani – Till The Sunrise
76 CRW – I Feel Love (Omar Sherif Remix)
77 Heatbeat – Stadium Arcadium
78 Armin van Buuren – Be In The Moment (ASOT 850 Anthem) [Allen Watts Remix]
79 Allen Watts – Midnight
80 Paul van Dyk – Music Rescues Me
81 Aly & Fila – Rebirth (Ahmed Romel Remix)
82 Will Atkinson – Seventh Heaven
83 Ferry Corsten feat. HALIENE – Wherever You Are (Solis & Sean Truby Remix)
84 Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt – Safe From Harm (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
85 Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Fiora – Just As You Are
86 Roger Shah & RAM feat. Natalie Gioia – For The One You Love
87 Davey Asprey – Alone In The Wilderness
88 Oliver Cattley with Kiyoi & Eky – Zubr
89 Darren Porter – Whiplash
90 Richard Durand & Christina Novelli – The Air I Breathe
91 Avao – Activate
92 Ayla – Ayla (Ben Nicky & Luke Bond Remix)
93 Armin van Buuren – Lifting You Higher (ASOT 900 Anthem)
94 Protoculture – Thirty Three South
95 STANDERWICK – I’ve Been Thinking About You
96 Militia – Take Me There
97 Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah
98 Luke Bond – U
99 Aly & Fila with Philippe El Sisi & Omar Sherif – A World Beyond (FSOE550 Anthem)
100 Billy Gillies – Disturbance
101 Chris Schweizer – The Wolf
102 Ultra Shock – The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
103 W&W x Armin van Buuren – Ready To Rave
104 Splinta – Shock Therapy (Rising Altitude Mix)
105 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Outro: The Verdict