Well, according to
Billboard (the magazine that is the epitome of American "taste" - if that isn't an oxymoron!) the "best" single of the year was Beyonce's deeply unimpressive
Single Ladies. Considering that she beat the genuinely good
Santogold/Santigold to the top of this chart - a list that also includes Coldplay (bleurgh) - it just about sums it up really.
Although the Brits won't be announced until January (and there is no guarantee that the great unwashed of Britain - in conjunction with
The Sun's "Bizarre" column for gawd's sake - will come up with a much better list given the huge sales of X-Factor dross and bloody Estelle), I can safely assume that two faves of mine
Duffy and
Sam Sparro will be among the listings.
However, in hindsight, for its pure enjoyment factor as much as anything else, my own nomination for best single of 2008 in any chart would have to be be this...
