Acclaimed Music aggregates music critics' lists and ratings of albums and songs.
The albums and songs are ranked by year
2006
20. Javiera Mena - Al siguiente nivel
19. Ciara - Promise
18. M.I.A. - Bird Flu
17. Bat for Lashes - What's a Girl to Do?
16. Kelis - Bossy
15. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
14. Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean -Hips Don't Lie
13. Regina Spektor - Fidelity
12. Uffie - Pop the Glock
11. Cassie - Me & U
10. Rihanna - SOS
09. Lily Allen - LDN
08. Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice
07. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
06. Beyoncé - Irreplaceable
05. Nelly Furtado - Maneater
04. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
03. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
02. Lily Allen - Smile
01. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
2007
20. PJ Harvey - When Under Ether
19. Joanna Newsom - Colleen
18. Britney Spears - Piece of Me
17. Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
16. Avril Lavigne -Girlfriend
15. Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder and Lead
14. Björk - Earth Intruders
13. Alicia Keys - No One
12. Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
11. Róisín Murphy - Let Me Know
10. Lil Mama - Lip Gloss
09. M.I.A. -Boyz
08. Kate Nash - Foundations
07. Feist -My Moon My Man
06. Lykke Li - Little Bit
05. M.I.A. - Jimmy
04. Feist - 1234
03. Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat
02. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella
01. M.I.A - Paper Planes
2008
20. Rihanna - Disturbia
19. Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
18. Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
17. Duffy - Warwick Avenue
16. Santogold - Lights Out
15. Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To
14. Britney Spears -Womanizer
13. Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
12. Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat
11. Adele - Chasing Pavements
10. Goldfrapp - A & E
09. Erykah Badu - The Healer
08. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
07. Frida Hyvönen - Dirty Dancing
06. Duffy- Mercy
05. Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy
04. Lady Gaga - Poker Face
03. Lily Allen - The Fear
02. Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
01. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
2009
20. Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
19. Javiera Mena - -Luz de Piedra de Luna
18. Nicki Minaj feat. Eminem - Roman's Revenge
17. Taylor Swift - Mine
16. Katerine - La Banane
15. Röyksopp feat. Robyn - The Girl and the Robot
14. Little Boots - Remedy
13. Telepathe - So Fine
12. Rihanna - Rude Boy
11. Lily Allen - Not Fair
10. Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
09. Shakira - She Wolf
08. Fever Ray - When I Grow Up
07. Sade - Soldier of Love
06. Florence + The Machine - You've Got the Love
05. Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé - Telephone
04. La Roux - In for the Kill
03. La Roux - Bulletproof
02. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
01. Bat for Lashes - Daniel
2010
20. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
19. Lykke Li - Get Some
18. Kelis - Acapella
17. Joanna Newsom - Baby Birch
16. Rihanna feat. Drake - -What's My Name?
15. Zola Jesus - Sea Talk
14. Zola Jesus - Night
13. Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend
12. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
11. Austra - Beat and the Pulse
10. Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World)
09. M.I.A. - Born Free
08. Katy B - Katy on a Mission
07. Erykah Badu - Window Seat
06. M.I.A. - XXXO
05. Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
04. Janelle Monáe - Cold War
03. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
02. Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi -Tightrope
01. Robyn - Dancing on My Own
2011
20. ST. Vincent - Surgeon
19. Lady Gaga - Born This Way
18. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
17. Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci
16. Sharon van Etten - Serpents
15. Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
14. Lana Del rey - Blue Jeans
13. Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
12. Beyonce - 1+1
11. Florence = the Machine - Shake It out
10. Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
09. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
08. Adele - Someone Like You
07. PJ Harvey - The Words that maketh Murder
06. Beyonce - Countdown
05. St Vincent - Cruel
04. Carly rae Jepsen - Call Me Baby
03. Rihanna feat Calvin Harris - We Found Love
02. Azealia Banks - 212
01. Lana Del Rey - Video Games
2012
20. Azealia Banks - 1991
19. Dum Dum Girls - Lord Knows
18. Cat Power - Nothing But Time
17. Nicki Minaj - Beez In the Trap
16. Tegan and Sara - Closer
15. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Getting Back Together
14. HAIM - Forever
13. Savages - Husbands
12. Jessie Ware - 110%/If You're Never Gonna Move
11. Icona Pop feat Charli XCX - I Love It
10. Santigold - Disparate Youth
09. Jessie ware - Runnin
08. Fiona Apple - Every Single Night
07. Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarassing
06. Jessie ware - Wildest Moments
05. Grimes - Genesis
04. Bat For Lashes - Laura
03.M.I.A - Bad Girls
02. Solange - Losing You
01. Grimes - Oblivion
2013
20. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow
19. M.I.A - Come Walk With me
18. Lorde - Tennis Court
17. Janelle Monae feat Miguel - Primetime
16. Sky Ferreira - I Blame Myself
15.Mariah Carey feat Miguel - #Beautiful
14. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
13. Savages - She Will
12. Beyonce - Partition
11. Janelle Monae - Dance Apocalyptic
10. FKA Twigs - Water Me
09. Beyonce feat Jay-Z - Drunk In Love
08. Courtney Bartnet - Avant Gardener
07. Janelle Monae - Q.U.E.E.N
06. St Vincent - Brith in reverse
05. Ciara - Body Party
04. Beyonce - ***Flawless
03. Haim - Falling
02. Haim - The Wire
01. Lorde - Royals
2014
20. Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
19. Kiesza - Hideaway
18. Alngel Olsen - Hi-Five
17. Angel Olsen - White Fire
16. Taylor Swift - Blank Space
15. Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX - Fancy
14. Royksopp & Robyn - Monument
13. Grimes - Go
12. Charli XCX - Boom Clap
11. Tinashe - 2 On
10. St Vincent - Prince Jonny
9. Ariana Grande feat iggy Azalea - Problem
8. Jessie Ware - Tough Love
7. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
6. Royksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
5. Lana Del rey - West Coast
4. Sharon van Etten - Your Love is Killing Me
3. Sia - Chandelier
2. St Vincent - Digital Witness
1. FKA Twigs - Two Weeks
2015
20. Carly Rae Jepsen - All That
19. Florence + The Machine - What Kind of Man
18. Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds
17. Joanna Newsom - Sapokanikan
16. Lana Del Rey - High by the Beach
15. Grimes - Kill V. Maim
14.Natalie Prass - My Baby Don't Understand Me
13. Florence = the Machines - Ship to Wreck
12. Courtney Barnett - Depreston
11. Missy Elliot - WTF
10. Bjork - Stonemilker
09. Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
08. Alessia Cara - Here
07. Kelela - Rewind
06. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
05. Julia Holter - Feel You
04. Adele - Hello
03. Grimes - REALITi
02.Grimes - Flesh Without Blood
01. Coutney Barnett - Pedestrian At best
2016
20. Sia - Reaper
19. Beyonce - Freedom
18. Angel Olsen - Sister
17. Maggie Rogers - Alaska
16. Rihanna - Kiss It Better
15. Jenny Hval - Conceptual Romance
14. Beyoncé - Sorry
13. Jessy Lanza - It Means I Love You
12. Rihanna - Needed Me
11. Miranda Lambert - Vice
10. Ariana Grande - Into You
09. Beyoncé - All Night
08. Lucy Dacus - I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore
07. Whitney - No Woman
06. ANOHNI - Drone Bomb Me
05. Rihanna feat. Drake - Work
04. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me
03. Solange - Cranes in the Sky
02. Mitski - Your Best American Girl
01. Beyonce - Formation
15. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
03. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
01. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
18. M.I.A. - Bird Flu
09. M.I.A. - Boyz
05. M.I.A. - Jimmy
01. M.I.A - Paper Planes
09. M.I.A. - Born Free
06. M.I.A. - XXXO
03.M.I.A - Bad Girls
19. M.I.A - Come Walk With me