" Single Ladies " appeared at number six on the '' Eye Weekly '' s critics ' list of the Best Singles of 2008 , and at number six on About.com 's Mark Edward Nero 's list of the Best R&B Songs of 2008 . On '' The Village Voice '' s year-end Pazz & Jop singles list , " Single Ladies " was ranked at numbers three and forty one in 2008 and 2009 respectively . Additionally , the Maurice Joshua Club Mix of the song was ranked at number 443 on the 2008 list . " Single Ladies " was named the best song of the 2000s decade by Black Entertainment Television ( BET ) . Sarah Rodman , writing for '' The Boston Globe '' , named " Single Ladies " the fourth most irresistible song of the decade , and stated , " Beyoncé combined leotards with crass engagement-bling baiting into one delicious sexy-yet-antiquated package . The video had the whole world dancing and waving along via YouTube . " VH1 ranked " Single Ladies " at number sixteen on its list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s . In his book '' Eating the Dinosaur '' ( 2009 ) , Chuck Klosterman wrote that " Single Ladies " is " arguably the first song overtly marketed toward urban bachelorette parties " . Jody Rosen of '' The New Yorker '' credited the melodies that float and dart over the thump for creating a new sound in music that did n't exist in the world before Beyoncé . He further wrote , " If they sound ' normal ' now , it 's because Beyoncé , and her many followers , have retrained our ears . " " Single Ladies " has received a number of awards and nominations , including the Song of the Year , Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards . It also won the awards for Favorite Song at the 2009 Kids ' Choice Awards , Song of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards , and Best R&B Song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards . The American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) recognized " Single Ladies " as one of the most performed songs of 2009 at the 27th ASCAP Pop Music Awards . The song was nominated in the Best Song category at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards and in the English-language " Record of the Year " category at the 2009 Premios Oye ! Awards . It was also nominated for Record of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards , Viewer 's Choice Award at the 2009 BET Awards , Best R&B / Urban Dance Track at the 2009 International Dance Music Awards , and World 's Best Single at the 2010 World Music Awards
2009 Premios Oye ! Awards
Premios Oye! 2009
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)