Pazz & Jop: The Top 50 Singles of 2018

America’s critical establishment has spoken, naming Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” the top single of the year. All told, this year’s Pazz & Jop Music Critics Poll featured nearly 400 voters and over 1,400 songs. Listen to the Top 50 Singles on Spotify, and check out the year’s top albums HERE.

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Pazz & Jop: This Is Black Genius?

by Tirhakah Love

Rank	Single	Artist	Votes
1	“This Is America”	Childish Gambino	64
2 (tie)	“I Like It”	Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin	47
2 (tie)	“Make Me Feel”	Janelle Monáe	47
4	“Thank U, Next”	Ariana Grande	43
5	“Honey”	Robyn	28
6	“Nobody”	Mitski	27
7	“High Horse”	Kacey Musgraves	26
9 (tie)	“Love It If We Made It”	The 1975	24
9 (tie)	“Nice for What”	Drake	24
8	“All the Stars”	Kendrick Lamar with SZA	25
11	“Sicko Mode”	Travis Scott feat. Drake	23
12 (tie)	“Night Shift”	Lucy Dacus	20
12 (tie)	“Boo’d Up”	Ella Mai	20
14	“Apeshit”	The Carters	19
15 (tie)	“Shallow”	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	18
15 (tie)	“Slow Burn”	Kacey Musgraves	18
15 (tie)	“Space Cowboy”	Kacey Musgraves	18
18 (tie)	“Venice Bitch”	Lana Del Rey	17
18 (tie)	“Missing U”	Robyn	17
20 (tie)	“No Tears Left to Cry”	Ariana Grande	16
20 (tie)	“My My My!”	Troye Sivan	16
20 (tie)	“The Middle”	Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey	16
23	“Malamente”	Rosalía	15
24	“Pynk”	Janelle Monáe feat. Grimes	14
25 (tie)	“Me & My Dog”	Boygenius	13
25 (tie)	“Girlfriend”	Christine and the Queens feat. Dâm-Funk	13
25 (tie)	“King’s Dead”	Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake	13
25 (tie)	“Your Dog”	Soccer Mommy	13
29 (tie)	“Pristine”	Snail Mail	12
29 (tie)	“What a Time to Be Alive”	Superchunk	12
29 (tie)	“Mo Bamba”	Sheck Wes	12
32 (tie)	“Mr. Tillman”	Father John Misty	11
32 (tie)	“Short Court Style”	Natalie Prass	11
32 (tie)	“If You Know You Know”	Pusha T	11
35 (tie)	“In My Feelings”	Drake	10
35 (tie)	“Chun-Li”	Nicki Minaj	10
37 (tie)	“Bite the Hand”	Boygenius	9
37 (tie)	“Bad Luck”	Neko Case	9
37 (tie)	“Mariners Apartment Complex”	Lana Del Rey	9
37 (tie)	“Geyser”	Mitski	9
37 (tie)	“The Story of Adidon”	Pusha T	9
42 (tie)	“Bad Bad News”	Leon Bridges	8
42 (tie)	“We Appreciate Power”	Grimes feat. Hana	8
42 (tie)	“Boys”	Lizzo	8
42 (tie)	“Heat Wave”	Snail Mail	8
42 (tie)	“Powerglide”	Rae Sremmurd & Juicy J	8
42 (tie)	“Ghost Town”	Kanye West feat. Partynextdoor	8
48 (tie)	“The Opener”	Camp Cope	7
48 (tie)	“God’s Plan”	Drake	7
48 (tie)	“Party for One”	Carly Rae Jepsen	7