Nicki Minaj reigns atop Entertainment Weekly‘s Best Singles of 2011. The hip-hop darling won over the critics at the pop culture magazine, who placed her Pink Friday smash “Super Bass” at #1 on their annual list. “It was the boom badoom boom heard round the world,” writes EW of the Ester Dean-assisted tune. Others joining Nicki’s prestigious company include Beyoncé and the formidable duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West. Find out who else made the cut and see who didn’t fare as well on their worst of the year list.

Best Singles of 2011

1. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
2. Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
3. The Throne feat. Frank Ocean – “No Church in the Wild”
4. Lana Del Rey – “Video Games”
5. Beyoncé – “Countdown”
6. Wild Flag – “Romance”
7. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go”
8. Colbie Caillat – “Brighter Than the Sun”
9. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
10. Kelly Clarkson – “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”

Worst Singles of 2011

1. Kim Kardashian – “Jam (Turn It Up)”
2. Insane Clown Posse – “Leck Mich im Arsch”
3. will.i.am, Jennifer Lopez, and Mick Jagger – “T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)”
4. Limp Bizkit – “Shotgun”
5. Miley Cyrus’ cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”