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Rolling Stone names singles of the year

5:45 p.m. · December 10, 2008 · by Tony Sclafani

Was Beyonce's one-note "Single Ladies" really a better single than Estelle's jazzified (and beautifully sung) "American Boy?" It was if you're Rolling Stone, whose top singles list is nearly as jumbled as its list of top albums. Beyonce holds down the top spit, but like the top album list, it looks as if the aging mag is trying its best to please everybody -- or at least not offend anybody. There are some indie picks (MGMT, TV on the Radio, Lykke Li), but mostly so-so songs by aritsts you'd expect they pick, so they can get interviews and snap photos (Taylor Swift, Jonas Bros., Kings of Leon, Katy Perry).

But then there's that Kid Rock song from this summer, where he ripped off, like, three tunes to create an "original effort." And is it me, or is the Hold Steady's "Sequestered in Memphis" a much more resonant effort than "Constructive Summer," which instead made the list?

Just in case you're lazy and don't wanna have to click through the 26 (!!)  pages until you get to the end, the bottom of the list is held down by Will.i.am's "Yes We Can."