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“Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monae

From the album Dirty Computer (2018)

“Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monae appears on 22 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2018 and 2026. It was first released in 2018 on the album Dirty Computer. Its best result is #2 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #12 indie & aaa song of 2018, #174 indie & aaa song of all time and #158 of the '10s.

22countdowns
9stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
2018–2026years charted

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Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel [Official Music Video]

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"Make Me Feel" was the lead single from Janelle Monáe's third album, Dirty Computer, released on February 22, 2018, and it marked her return after three years away. She stepped outside her usual songwriting and production team of Nathaniel Irvin III and Roman GianArthur Irvin to write it with Julia Michaels, Robin Fredriksson and Justin Tranter, and the result is lean, slinky funk: a tight, clipped guitar, plenty of air around the beat and Monáe purring and preening on top. Serban Ghenea mixed it.

Plenty of critics heard Prince in it, and Monáe said he had helped create sounds for the album, this song among them. It debuted and peaked at 99 on the Hot 100, only her second single as lead artist to make that chart.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2018 19 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2018 104
2018 6 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 50 Songs of 2018 50
2018 2 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018 89
2018 6 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2018 90
2018 5 WFUV New York, NY WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2018 869 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 129 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2019 350 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 350 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 1029 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 335 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 39 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2023 535 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 109 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 23 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 107 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 36 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 38 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 90 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2025 48 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 355 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 96 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound 1055

Charting alongside it in 2018

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  1. 1You Worry MeNathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
  2. 2Gold RushDeath Cab for Cutie
  3. 3Bad Bad NewsLeon Bridges
  4. 4Nina Cried PowerHozier
  5. 5BeyondLeon Bridges
  6. 6Good KisserLake Street Dive

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