Nearly 200 critics participated, selecting from more than 800 songs to create the definitive choice for the best songs of 2018. 16 75 points Apesh*t The Carters, Parkwood/Sony/Roc Nation Critics who voted for this song Alex Ashford 1 Andrew Sacher 1 Michael Pementel 1 Tim Grierson 2 Dan Kois 4 Alex Suskind 5 Larisha Paul 5 Ronald Hart 5 Tommy Monroe 7 Alex Wexelman 8 Alex Reed 9 Thomas Inskeep 9