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The 100 Best Singles of 2008

Beyoncé grabbed the ring, My Morning Jacket swung for the bleachers, Lil Wayne cracked up and Coldplay ruled the world

Posted Dec 25, 2008 7:40 PM

5 "Lollipop"
  BY LIL WAYNE

Wayne's first Number One hit is a tour de force — about selling out to get a Number One hit. It's also a tortured oral-sex metaphor. And impossibly catchy.

6 "Gamma Ray"
  BY BECK

Go-go dancing at the end of the world: Beck turns the threat of melting ice caps into a giddy, shimmy-shake beach party.

7 "American Boy"
  BY ESTELLE FEAT.
  KANYE WEST

More proof that great R&B can help America improve its international reputation: Winsome U.K. singer Estelle crushes on U.S. B-boys and makes Kanye West actually seem charming.

8 "I'm Amazed"
  BY MY MORNING JACKET

The mammoth Southern-rock anthem on Evil Urges where MMJ let it all hang out: Check the guitar solo that shoots out to the cheap seats and beyond.

View List: 2008 Singles of the Year


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Number Five: Lil Wayne's

Number Five: Lil Wayne's "Lollipop"

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