AMF EOY Best Songs of 2018 -- RESULTS THREAD

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Here we go! At last the favorite songs of 2018 from the Acclaimed Music Forum members!

First off, the honorable mentions: the many #1 songs that did not make make the Top 100.
*TIE* 160. D'Angelo | "Unshaken"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Gillingham (#1)

*TIE* 160. Karen O | "Yo! My Saint" (feat. Michael Kiwanuka)
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: #298
Biggest Fans: Akhenaten (#1)

*TIE* 160. Cobra Man | "Bad Feeling"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Krurze (#1)

*TIE* 160. Jack White | "Ice Station Zebra"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: ProsecutorGodot (#1)

*TIE* 160. Cryoshell | "Slipping"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: whuntva (#1)

*TIE* 160. Maroon 5 | "Girls Like You" (feat. Cardi B)
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: #2607
Biggest Fans: Karla (#1)

*TIE* 160. Neneh Cherry | "Faster Than The Truth"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: rumpdoll (#1)

*TIE* 160. Young Fathers | "Lord"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: FrankLotion (#1)

*TIE* 160. Clergy x Valerie Broussard | "The Beginning of the End"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: jamieW (#1)

*TIE* 160. Gruff Rhys | "Negative Vibes"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#1)

*TIE* 160. Deafheaven | "Glint"
(50 Points | 1 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Nicholas (#1)

128. First Aid Kit | "It's a Shame"
(58.824 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: #1174
Biggest Fans: BonnieLaurel (#1)

123. Gurrumul | "Djolin"
(60.465 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: SonofSamIAm (#1)

120. Father John Misty | "Please Don't Die"
(60.714 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: #405
Biggest Fans: Andyd1010 (#1)
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Woo hoo! Very excited for this!
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#100. U.S. Girls | "Rosebud"
(67.875 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #84
Biggest Fans: N/A


#99. Anna von Hausswolff | "Ugly and Vengeful
(68.628 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #536
Biggest Fans: jamieW (#4)


#98. Soccer Mommy | "Your Dog"
(68.964 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #46
Biggest Fans: StevieFan13 (#6)


#97. Cosmo Sheldrake | "Linger Longer"
(69.565 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Romain (#1)


#96. Eels | "Today is the Day"
(70.000 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: #891
Biggest Fans: Jirin (#2), Miguel (#10)


#95. SOPHIE | "Faceshopping"
(71.925 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #154
Biggest Fans: Henrik (#9), Rob (#10)


#94. Beach House | "Drunk in L.A."
(72.088 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #428
Biggest Fans: Phil (#5)


#93. Grimes | "We Appreciate Power" (feat. Hana)
(72.527 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #119
Biggest Fans: Schaefer.tk (#6)


#92. Drake | "God's Plan"
(74.286 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #49
Biggest Fans: GucciLittlePiggy (#6), Karla (#6)


#91. Courtney Barnett | "Charity"
(75.524 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #695
Biggest Fans: Krurze (#5)
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#90. Chromatics | "Black Walls"
(75.657 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #157
Biggest Fans: jamieW (#2)


#89. Janelle Monáe | "So Afraid"
(75.686 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Moonbeam (#3)


#88. Beach House | "Dark Spring"
(75.815 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #285
Biggest Fans: N/A


#87. Jeff Rosenstock | "USA"
(76.364 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #1572
Biggest Fans: panam (#3)


#86. Jon Hopkins | "Singularity"
(76.448 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #647
Biggest Fans: Gillingham (#6), Nassim (#6)


#85. A.A.L. (Against All Logic) | "I Never Dream"
(77.063 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #1152
Biggest Fans: Nick (#2)


#84. Blood Orange | "Charcoal Baby"
(77.469 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #28
Biggest Fans: Craig (#10)


#83. Sons of Kemet | "My Queen is Harriet Tubman"
(78.766 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #113
Biggest Fans: N/A


#82. The Beths | "Future Me Hates Me"
(80.208 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #163
Biggest Fans: Greg (#7)


#81. Men I Trust | "Say, Can You Hear"
(80.717 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #344
Biggest Fans: JohnnyBGoode (#3)
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#80. Noname | "Blaxploitation"
(80.756 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #94
Biggest Fans: RockyRaccoon (#5)


#79. Eels | "The Deconstruction"
(80.774 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #289
Biggest Fans: The_Claw (#7)


#78. Anna von Hausswolff | "The Truth, the Glow, the Fall"
(80.939 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: rumpdoll (#4), SonOfSamIAm (#5)


#77. SOPHIE | "Is It Cold in the Water?"
(81.885 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #106
Biggest Fans: notbrianeno (#3), Schefer.tk (#7)


#76. Anderson .Paak | "Bubblin''"
(84.348 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #131
Biggest Fans: FrankLotion (#3)


#75. Leon Bridges | "Bad Bad News"
(85.799 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #64
Biggest Fans: Henrik (#10)


#74. Kacey Musgraves | "Butterflies"
(85.862 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #144
Biggest Fans: Craig (#10)


#73. MGMT | "Me and Michael"
(86.738 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #61
Biggest Fans: N/A


#72. Kero Kero Bonito | "Only Acting"
(87.143 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #371
Biggest Fans: Phil (#2), ProsecutorGodot (#6)


#71. Tropical Fuck Storm | "You Let My Tyres Down"
(87.500 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: #438
Biggest Fans: DaveC (#1), panam (#4)
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Lots of diversity so far! Very glad "So Afraid" made the top 100. What a song!
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Didn't actually expect USA and Future Me Hates Me to make it. Two great songs!

I expected Faceshopping to rank much higher for some naive reason. That is a case where I seem to think that a track is the "obvious" standout to an album, only to find out that this is not the consensus. Lyrically and sonically it seems to capture most what that album is about in my view.
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#70. Amen Dunes | "Believe"
(88.912 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #73
Biggest Fans: Neil (#5)


#69. Young Fathers | "In My View"
(89.326 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #37
Biggest Fans: fasbjd (#7)


#68. Florence + the Machine | "Hunger"
(90.108 Points | 6 Votes)
Critics' List: #65
Biggest Fans: FutureCritic (#7)


#67. Daughters | "The Reason They Hate Me"
(92.965 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #649
Biggest Fans: Chambord (#2), Jackson (#4)


#66. Kacey Musgraves| "Oh, What a World"
(93.056 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: StevieFan13 (#1)


#65. Thom Yorke | "Unmade"
(93.750 Points | 3 Votes)
Critics' List: #497
Biggest Fans: Antonius (#1), JohnnyBGoode (#10)


#64. Drake | "Nice for What"
(95.139 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #9
Biggest Fans: GucciLittlePiggy (#4)


#63. A.A.L. (Against All Logic) | "Some Kind of Game"
(97.934 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #357
Biggest Fans: Gillingham (#10)


#62. Christine and the Queens | "La marcheuse / The Walker"
(98.570 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #438
Biggest Fans: N/A

#61. Kacey Musgraves | "High Horse"
(99.734 Points | 6 Votes)
Critics' List: #19
Biggest Fans: Bruno (#10)
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#60. John Mayer | "New Light"
(100.00 Points | 2 Votes)
Critics' List: #224
Biggest Fans: Neil (#1), JohnnyBGoode (#1)


#59. Peggy Gou | "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)"
(100.058 Points | 6 Votes)
Critics' List: #16
Biggest Fans: Jackson (#5)


#58. Kids See Ghosts | "Reborn"
(104.775 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #201
Biggest Fans: Bruno (#2), ProsecutorGodot (#4)


#57. Jenny Wilson | "FOREVER IS A LONG TIME"
(104.887 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Moonbeam (#1)


#56. Neko Case | "Hell-On"
(108.141 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #1790
Biggest Fans: Rob (#4)


#55. Janelle Monáe | "Screwed (feat. Zoë Kravitz)"
(108.735 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #746
Biggest Fans: Jirin (#6), RockyRaccoon (#8)


#54. Superorganism | "Everybody Wants To Be Famous"
(110.315 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #56
Biggest Fans: Romain (#9)


#53. Courtney Barnett | "Nameless, Faceless"
(111.007 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #45
Biggest Fans: N/A


#52. Rosalía | "Pienso en tu Mirá"
(113.145 Points | 6 Votes)
Critics' List: #69
Biggest Fans: Dan (#7), panam (#9)


#51. Car Seat Headrest | "Beach Life-In-Death"
(116.425 Points | 4 Votes)
Critics' List: #1904
Biggest Fans: Nassim (#5), JohnnyBGoode (#7), M24 (#8)
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Woo hoo! #56 for my song of the decade!
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I love many of the songs that have been revealed so far. It's great that three AvH songs will make the top 100, with my #1 still to come.

I'm disappointed at the lack of love for "Itgehane." It's the type of song that I thought would do really well here, collecting votes from both synthpop and electronic fans, but it massively underperformed the critics. What gives?
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Jackson wrote: I'm disappointed at the lack of love for "Itgehane." It's the type of song that I thought would do really well here, collecting votes from both synthpop and electronic fans, but it massively underperformed the critics. What gives?
In my case, I never heard of it.
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Rob wrote:
Jackson wrote: I'm disappointed at the lack of love for "Itgehane." It's the type of song that I thought would do really well here, collecting votes from both synthpop and electronic fans, but it massively underperformed the critics. What gives?
In my case, I never heard of it.
Same here. Looking forward to going through a playlist of our top 100!
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Moonbeam wrote:
Rob wrote:
Jackson wrote: I'm disappointed at the lack of love for "Itgehane." It's the type of song that I thought would do really well here, collecting votes from both synthpop and electronic fans, but it massively underperformed the critics. What gives?
In my case, I never heard of it.
Same here. Looking forward to going through a playlist of our top 100!
What, you guys don’t follow the critics!? ;)
I love that this kind of song made so many critics’ lists, but after a while it lost its appeal on me and eventually it dropped out of my top 100.
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Henrik wrote:
Moonbeam wrote:
Rob wrote:
In my case, I never heard of it.
Same here. Looking forward to going through a playlist of our top 100!
What, you guys don’t follow the critics!? ;)
I love that this kind of song made so many critics’ lists, but after a while it lost its appeal on me and eventually it dropped out of my top 100.
Who would do such a thing? :mrgreen:

In all honesty, though, I get more recommendations from AMF members than from critics.
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#50. St. Vincent | "Fast Slow Disco"
(117.766 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #132
Biggest Fans: Andyd1010 (#4)


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#49. Jon Hopkins | "Emerald Rush"
(120.816 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #76
Biggest Fans: Henrik (#5)


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#48. Brandi Carlile | "The Joke"
(127.437 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #127
Biggest Fans: Rob (#2), Nicholas (#9)


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#47. Deafheaven | "Honeycomb"
(127.788 Points | 6 Votes)
Critics' List: #340
Biggest Fans: Brad (#1)


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#46. King Princess | "1950"
(129.577 Points | 5 Votes)
Critics' List: #91
Biggest Fans: M24 (#1), Andyd1010 (#2)
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#45. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | "Talking Straight"
(133.997 Points | 9 Votes)
Critics' List: #30
Biggest Fans: Chambord (#10)


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#44. Caroline Rose | "Jeannie Becomes a Mom"
(137.112 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #337
Biggest Fans: Acroamor (#1)


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#43. Lana Del Rey | "Mariners Apartment Complex"
(140.292 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #87
Biggest Fans: Rob (#3), FutureCritic (#5)


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#42. Kali Uchis | "After the Storm" (feat. Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins)
(145.791 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #21
Biggest Fans: Schaefer.tk (#2)


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#41. Anna von Hausswolff | "The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra"
(151.210 Points | 6 Votes)
Critics' List: #309
Biggest Fans: Jackson (#1), Henrik (#3)
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I don't quite get the love for "After the Storm", and I say that as a big Bootsy fan. I think it's one of the least good songs on the album.
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I’m glad my #1 is still in, I thought it wasn’t as popular as other songs on the album.

But I feel it’s the anthem of the Trump years.
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Loving the rollout with the gifs! Will make me want to check out some of the videos, for sure.
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I miss music videos. In the 90s I got a lot of my music from MTV. But I do 75% of my listening at work, and most of the rest in the car or while playing video games so videos are out of the question. Maybe should take some time toward the end of each year to see some of them.
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Henrik wrote:
Moonbeam wrote:
Rob wrote:
In my case, I never heard of it.
Same here. Looking forward to going through a playlist of our top 100!
What, you guys don’t follow the critics!? ;)
I love that this kind of song made so many critics’ lists, but after a while it lost its appeal on me and eventually it dropped out of my top 100.
To be honest, I didn't pay that much attention to the critic's song list this year, as for the last few years (especially the last two) I felt that the critics were just interested in different types of songs than I am. The album list is were the meat was for me.
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#40. Let's Eat Grandma | "Falling Into Me"
(158.547 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #53
Biggest Fans: Jackson (#2), Nassim (#2)


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#39. Travis Scott | "SICKO MODE" (feat. Drake)
(159.851 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #10
Biggest Fans: GucciLittlePiggy (#3), ColdButterfly (#6)


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#38. Father John Misty | "Mr. Tillman"
(160.577 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #74
Biggest Fans: Akhenaten (#4)


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#37. Janelle Monáe | "Americans"
(164.605 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: Unanked
Biggest Fans: Jirin (#1), Andyd1010 (#8)


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#36. Thom Yorke | "Suspirium"
(167.603 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #34
Biggest Fans: The_Claw (#3), Rob (#7), Andyd1010 (#10)
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#50. Car Seat Headrest | "Beach Life-In-Death"[/url]
I love the gifs, I especially remember the awesome Lana Del Rey winking one from last year ! But you won't fool me, that one is from a live performance of a different song (I am happy hasn't appeared yet).

Just went straight to listening The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra based solely on the gif, great track, might have made my list if I had heard it earlier.
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I’m pretty surprised that “Americans” is totally unranked on the critics’ list. It’s the final track on the critics’ number 1 album of the year, and as Jirin said, a great summation of the state of affairs in contemporary America. To me, it’s the second best song off of Dirty Computer, only behind the rightfully acclaimed “Make Me Feel”.
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Nick wrote:I’m pretty surprised that “Americans” is totally unranked on the critics’ list. It’s the final track on the critics’ number 1 album of the year, and as Jirin said, a great summation of the state of affairs in contemporary America. To me, it’s the second best song off of Dirty Computer, only behind the rightfully acclaimed “Make Me Feel”.
I agree that it's surprising that the song went unranked, but my opinion on it soured a lot on repeat listens. The lyrics are just a little too on-the-nose for me and the song tries to take on too many political issues at once without saying much new about them.
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I can’t help but be emotionally moved every time I hear “Don’t try to take my country! I will defend my land!”

With constant attempts to consolidate executive power and undermine checks and balances our system is being challenged by a straight up authoritarian coup, and if we don’t defend it our country will turn into an authoritarian state. And there’s no softer terms to describe it with.

Some political issues are complex but some can be very simple when you’re talking about goals and not implementation. No need to over analyze that systematic privilege and oppression is bad, in a three minute song.

This song really makes me feel like I’m not standing on an island of sanity, which is easy to feel the last two and a half years.
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Nassim wrote:
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#50. Car Seat Headrest | "Beach Life-In-Death"[/url]
! But you won't fool me, that one is from a live performance of a different song (I am happy hasn't appeared yet).
Indie artists need more music videos!!
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What a great and unexpected placement for The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra! I agree that the video goes perfectly with the song. It kind of reminds me of the style of Twin Peaks: The Return.
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Nick wrote:I’m pretty surprised that “Americans” is totally unranked on the critics’ list. It’s the final track on the critics’ number 1 album of the year, and as Jirin said, a great summation of the state of affairs in contemporary America.
Agreed. It would have been my #1 song, had I voted.
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#35. Troye Sivan | "My My My!"
(169.326 Points | 9 Votes)
Critics' List: #40
Biggest Fans: FutureCritic (#2), GucciLittlePiggy (#7)


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#34. Christine and the Queens | "Girlfriend" (feat. Dâm-Funk)
(169.908 Points | 9 Votes)
Critics' List: #24
Biggest Fans: Bruno (#5), Dan (#6)


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#33. Mitski | "Geyser"
(172.928 Points | 7 Votes)
Critics' List: #35
Biggest Fans: notbrianeno (#1), Phil (#6), Neil (#8)


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#32. Mitski | "Washing Machine Heart"
(173.606 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: Phil (#3), Brad (#8), Andyd1010 (#9)


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#31. Parquet Courts | "Wide Awake"
(176.700 Points | 8 Votes)
Critics' List: #33
Biggest Fans: BleuPanda (#4), Craig (#5), ProsecutorGodot (#9)
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#30. Pusha T | "If You Know You Know"
(180.920 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #22
Biggest Fans: Nick (#7), Craig (#9)


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#29. Snail Mail | "Pristine"
(182.561 Points | 9 Votes)
Critics' List: #13
Biggest Fans: Chambord (#3), Craig (#6)


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#28. Beach House | "Lemon Glow"
(183.679 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #42
Biggest Fans: Gillingham (#3), notbrianeno (#7)


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#27. DJ Koze | "Pick Up"
(190.840 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #11
Biggest Fans: BleuPanda (#3), Schaefer.tk (#10)


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#26. Kendrick Lamar | "
All the Stars" (feat. SZA)

(191.325 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #27
Biggest Fans: JohnnyBGoode (#6), whuntva (#8)
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#25. Kacey Musgraves | "Space Cowboy"
(192.339 Points | 9 Votes)
Critics' List: #55
Biggest Fans: Neil (#2), JohnnyBGoode (#4)


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#24. Car Seat Headrest | "Bodys"
(196.977 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #214
Biggest Fans: Nassim (#1), Andyd1010 (#7), Nick (#10)


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#23. U.S. Girls | "Pearly Gates"
(200.783 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #926
Biggest Fans: Gillingham (#5), Rob (#5), Rumpdoll (#8)


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#22. Julia Holter | "I Shall Love 2"
(205.722 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #75
Biggest Fans: Rob (#1), Jackson (#3)


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#21. Janelle Monáe | "Pynk" (feat. Grimes)
(210.244 Points | 9 Votes)
Critics' List: #68
Biggest Fans: RockyRaccoon (#1) , notbrianeno (#4), ProsecutorGodot (#10)
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#20. boygenius | "Me & My Dog"
(215.495 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #20
Biggest Fans: Greg (#1), Acroamor (#7), Craig (#7), FutureCritic (#10)


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#19. Arctic Monkeys | "Four Out of Five"
(219.175 Points | 13 Votes)
Critics' List: #17
Biggest Fans: Nick (#4), FutureCritic (#8)


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#18. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | "Shallow"
(226.480 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #32
Biggest Fans: Chambord (#4), notbrianeno (#8), Karla (#8), RockyRaccoon (#9), Bruno (#9)


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#17. Cardi B | "I Like It" (feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin)
(236.543 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #3
Biggest Fans: FrankLotion (#2), Karla (#4), ColdButterfly (#5), GucciLittlePiggy (#10)


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#16. Ariana Grande | "
thank u, next"

(237.609 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #5
Biggest Fans: ColdButterfly (#3), Andyd1010 (#5), Karla (#7), JohnnyBGoode (#8), BleuPanda (#10)
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I love these GIFs, especially the one for I Shall Love 2.

It's no surprise if you've paid attention on the forum this year, but Pearly Gates is a nice AMF special.
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Very happy for “Washing Machine Heart”! Cool to see songs from Christine and the Queens and U.S. Girls fare so well also.
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Didn't expect to see I Shall Love 2 so high, so I'm very happy. And yes, also with Pearly Gates.
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#15. SOPHIE | "Immaterial"
(241.680 Points | 10 Votes)
Critics' List: #29
Biggest Fans: BleuPanda (#2), Nassim (#4), Nick (#6), SonofSamIAm (#9)


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#14. Robyn | "Missing U"
(243.194 Points | 12 Votes)
Critics' List: #7
Biggest Fans: FutureCritic (#4), BleuPanda (#6), Nassim (#7), Nick (#8)


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#13. Kacey Musgraves | "Slow Burn"
(254.363 Points | 14 Votes)
Critics' List: #38
Biggest Fans: Neil (#3), Jirin (#5), FutureCritic (#6)


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#12. Lucy Dacus | "Night Shift"
(278.897 Points | 14 Votes)
Critics' List: #36
Biggest Fans: Acroamor (#4), JohnnyBGoode (#5), Chambord (#5), DaveC (#7)


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#11. Ariana Grande | "no tears left to cry"
(285.463 Points | 14 Votes)
Critics' List: #15
Biggest Fans: Bruno (#3), BonnieLaurel (#4), BleuPanda (#9), ColdButterfly (#10), Jackson (#10)
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"No Tears Left to Cry" over "Thank U, Next" is a bit of a shock, as is "Immaterial" missing the top 10. Oh well! At least my number 1 is in the top 10!
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Nick wrote:"No Tears Left to Cry" over "Thank U, Next" is a bit of a shock, as is "Immaterial" missing the top 10. Oh well! At least my number 1 is in the top 10!
I think Thank U Next is good, but No Tears Left to Cry is one of the best mainstream pop songs of the decade. I think we got the order right. Immaterial missing top ten is surprising; I thought it would've gotten more than 10 votes.
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#10. Rosalía | "Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio)"
(295.508 Points | 13 Votes)
Critics' List: #8
Biggest Fans: panam (#1), Schaefer.tk (#1), Henrik (#7), ColdButterfly (#8), Antonius (#9)


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#9. The 1975 | "Love If If We Made It"
(302.523 Points | 11 Votes)
Critics' List: #14
Biggest Fans: GucciLittlePiggy (#1), Bruno (#1), FutureCritic (#1), Nick (#5), BleuPanda (#8)


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#8. First Aid Kit | "Fireworks"
(304.751 Points | 13 Votes)
Critics' List: Unranked
Biggest Fans: DaveC (#2), Andyd1010 (#3), StevieFan13 (#3), Akhenaten (#5), Chambord (#8)


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#7. Kamasi Washington | "Fists of Fury"
(313.548 Points | 13 Votes)
Critics' List: #114
Biggest Fans: Nick (#1), Nicholas (#3), Brad (#4), whuntva (#7), Jackson (#8) Phil (#9)


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#6. Robyn | "Honey"
(331.495 Points | 14 Votes)
Critics' List: #6
Biggest Fans: Henrik (#1), notbrianeno (#2), Craig (#4), GucciLittlePiggy (#5), BonnieLaurel (#7), Cold Butterfly (#7)
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Looks like the top five is gonna consist of these songs:
This Is America
Make Me Feel
Nobody
Danny Nedelko
Venice Bitch

I know I can't be the only one happy about that :music-listening: :mrgreen: :happy-partydance:
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There are a couple of songs in the top 5 that I’m surprised are ranked that high, but I’m totally fine with them there. I like all the songs left!
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#5. IDLES | "Danny Nedelko"
(341.108 Points | 12 Votes)
Critics' List: #12
Biggest Fans: Chambord (#1), Akhenaten (#2), RockyRaccoon (#2), BleuPanda (#7), M24 (#7), ProsecutorGodot (#8), Cold Butterfly (#9)


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#4. Lana Del Rey | "Venice Bitch"
(461.745 Points | 20 Votes)
Critics' List: #18
Biggest Fans: Phil (#1), The_Claw (#2), fasbjd (#4), Gillingham (#4), Jackson (#6), panam (#7), Chambord (#7), Brad (#9)


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#3. Mitski | "Nobody"
(509.097 Points | 24 Votes)
Critics' List: #4
Biggest Fans: BleuPanda (#1), Craig (#2), Cold Butterfly (#4), FrankLotion (#6), Acroamor (#6), rumpdoll (#6), RockyRaccoon (#7), JohnnyBGoode (#9), Nick (#9), The_Claw (#10)


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#2. Childish Gambino | "This Is America"
(547.190 Points | 20 Votes)
Critics' List: #1
Biggest Fans: fasbjd (#1), Cold Butterfly (#1), Craig (#1), Dan (#1), M24 (#3), RockyRaccoon (#3), notbrianeno (#6), Bruno (#6), The_Claw (#9)


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#1. Janelle Monáe | "Make Me Feel"
(706.095 Points | 24 Votes)
Critics' List: #2
Biggest Fans: The_Claw (#1), Dan (#2), Moonbeam (#2), Cold Butterfly (#2), FutureCritic (#3), Craig (#3), Nick (#3), StevieFan13 (#4), Schaefer.tk (#4), FrankLotion (#5), BleuPanda (#5), Andyd1010 (#6), M24 (#6), Bruno (#7), Jirin (#8), SonofSamIAm (#8)
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I might be the only Scrooge here, but I get more disappointed every year in the critics list and (while I always prefer the AM list) most of these this year are the predominant "critical darlings." I like most of the albums these are from (with the exception of Musgraves and Monae, both of whom I've liked in the past but was hugely disappointed this time around); but I just feel there are much better songs from them than those the critics ordain. I don't know if it's because these are the songs that are most heavily exposed/promoted, but nowadays there are very few times that my favorite songs off albums are also the most acclaimed. I haven't done an official tally, but I'd probably give a 7 or above to only about a quarter of these (and "Fists of Fury" and "This Is America" are the only two I love in the top 10). I think I'm only listed as a "fan" of one of the entire top 100 ("Black Walls" by Chromatics). I just wonder if I'm the only person who prefers other album tracks to the consensus? (Thanks for all the work, though, notbrianeno! Your presentation was outstanding!)
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That 149 point jump from “This is America” to “Make Me Feel” is just nuts. A very well deserved win from Janelle Monae! Thanks for your work notbrianeno, and I look forward to the albums rollout!
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Yeah, this was definitely the year where I was most out of touch with AM. Maybe because I didn't keep up with that much new music, but also I just didn't like what the critics did. I don't hate the #1 pick as I liked the full album, it just didn't "click with me" like years past. This can be evident how I didn't even vote for the landslide winner but picked "PYNK" instead from Dirty Computer.
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The artists of the decade (in songs):

There is 1 artist with 5 songs in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade:

Kendrick Lamar - Never Catch Me [with Flying Lotus] (2014); The Blacker the Berry (2015); King Kunta (2015); DNA. (2017); HUMBLE. (2017)

There is 1 artist with 4 songs in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade:

Janelle Monáe - Cold War (2010); Tightrope (2010); Dance Apocalyptic (2013); Make Me Feel (2018)

There are 4 artists with 3 songs in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade:

Grimes - Oblivion (2012); REALiTi (2015); Flesh Without Blood (2015)
Lana Del Rey - Video Games (2011); West Coast (2014); Venice Bitch (2018)
Kanye West - Runaway (2010); Black Skinhead (2013); Ultralight Beam (2016)
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (2010); Reflektor (2013); Everything Now (2017)

There are 12 artists with 2 songs in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade:

Daft Punk - Get Lucky (2013); Giorgio by Moroder (2013)
David Bowie - Blackstar (2015); Lazarus (2016)
James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream (2011); Retrograde (2013)
PJ Harvey - The Glorious Land (2011); The Words That Maketh Murder (2011)
Radiohead - Burn the Witch (2016); Daydreaming (2016)
Tame Impala - Elephant (2012); Let it Happen (2015)
The Black Keys - Tighten Up (2010); Lonely Boy (2011)
St. Vincent - Digital Witness (2014); Los Ageless (2017)
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio (2010); The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness (2017)
Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017); Fists of Fury (2018)
Robyn - Dancing on My Own (2010); Honey (2018)
Mitski - Your Best American Girl (2016); Nobody (2018)
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I guess I’m used to being in a position where my favorites don’t do that well or are overshadowed by what I feel are lesser songs on the same album, but I feel pretty happy about our list despite this holding true for me this year as well.

I am thrilled that “Make Me Feel” is number 1 - it was my most played song of 2018 for a reason. Long may the influence of 1999 remain!

I can’t wait to listen to our top 100 here. Most of our top 100 are unfamiliar to me, so I am sure I am in for some treats!
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And here are the SOTYs as chosen by the AMF!

2008) Fleet Foxes- White Winter Hymnal
2009) Grizzly Bear- Two Weeks
2010) Kanye West (featuring Pusha T)- Runaway
2011) The Black Keys- Lonely Boy
2012) Frank Ocean- Pyramids
2013) Daft Punk (featuring Pharrell)- Get Lucky
2014) Future Islands- Seasons (Waiting On You)
2015) Tame Impala- Let It Happen
2016) David Bowie- Lazarus
2017) Kendrick Lamar- HUMBLE.

and now...

2018) Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel

Welcome to the club, Janelle!
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