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