review came from Adam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly, who compared Beyoncé's work on "Love On Top" to that of past idols such as Luther Vandross and Diana Ross, but felt the tone overshadowed her style, stating "she gets lost in her idols' polyester-swathed shadows." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times noted that the song was "slinky but nowhere near sexy" adding that it sounds like a song young Brandy Norwood would release. Recognition and accolades James Montgomery of MTV News placed "Love On Top" at number nine on his list of the 25 Best Songs Of 2011. He called it "a throwback jam" to Beyoncé's older R&B material, stating that "[it's] big, bold, brassy and blissed-out, [and] it represents everything B was going for on her 4 album". Montgomery also noted that the song was an "absolute lifesaver" and "as is the case with all of her best tunes, Beyoncé belts here". Slant Magazines staff members listed "Love On Top" as the 24th best song of the year, with Eric Henderson commenting that "somewhere between [4'''s] copious ballads and its few, hyperventilating dance tracks, Beyoncé strikes a perfect balance with this breezy midtempo tribute to the 1980s." On The Village Voices Pazz & Jop critic year-end list in 2011, "Love On Top" was ranked at number 51. Additionally, Nick Murray of the same publication included the song on his list of 53 Great Songs From 2011. "Love On Top" was named the greatest song of the decade (2010s) by Harper's Bazaar, and the best song by a female artist of the decade by Uproxx. In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed "Love On Top" as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history". The song was nominated in the category for Viewer's Choice at the 2012 BET Awards and in the category for R&B/Hip-Hop Song at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards. Beyoncé won her 17th Grammy Award with Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Love On Top" at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. At the 26th ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in 2013, "Love On Top" received the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song award. Chart performance For the week July 2, 2011, "Love On Top" debuted on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart at number 3, selling 89,942 digital downloads. The song remained at that position in its second and third week, selling 52,462 downloads and 42,261 downloads respectively.