best of 2011
it’s the most wonderful time of the year! it is time for my annual best of music countdown! so, here is how it works. i pick my favorites of the year, and you agree or disagree with me. i try to choose albums and singles that were released this year. however, as with every year, sometimes a song or album may be from a previous year. you do not need to point this out to me. this is just for fun and it’s not that serious. also, some singles from albums listed here may have come out last year before the album dropped…this will explain why you do not see rolling in the deep on this year’s list, but still see adele. anyways, i had a fun time compiling this list and look forward to it each year. let me know what you think!
best singles of 2011
honorable mentions-friday-rebecca black and don’t put it on me-courtney stodden
88-revolving door-gio black peter
87-contrails-astronautalis featuring tegan quinn
86-#stupidfacedd-wallpaper.
85-turn me on-david guetta featuring nicki minaj
84-dance (a$$)-big sean featuring nicki minaj
83-dirty talk-wynter gordon
82-edge of glory-lady gaga
81-up up up-givers
80-whirring-the joy formidable
79-6 foot 7 foot-lil wayne featuring cory gunz
78-take care-drake featuring rihanna
77-in the dark-dev
76-moves like jagger-maroon 5 featuring christina aguilera
75-gold forever-the wanted
74-where you at-jennifer hudson
73-superhero-simon curtis
72-love you like a love song-selena gomez and the scene
71-i am woman-jordin sparks
70-don’t you want me-darren criss and lea michele
69-sadness is a blessing-lykke li
68-pretty girl rock-keri hilson
67-whip my hair-willow
66-s&m-rihanna
65-automatic-aubrey o’day
64-never will be mine-rye rye featuring robyn
63-ice cream truck-cazwell
62-ready 2 go-martin solveig featuring kele
61-money-the drums
60-invisible-skylar grey
59-paris (oh la la)-grace potter and the nocturnals
58-shake it out-florence and the machine
57-make some noise-beastie boys
56-gucci gucci-kreayshawn
55-hold it against me-britney spears
54-what a feeling-alex gaudino featuring kelly rowland
53-ribbons of light-kids of 88
52-cheers-rihanna
51-niggas in paris-jay-z and kanye west (the throne)
50-love on top-beyonce
49-machu picchu-the strokes
48-sun of a gun-oh land
47-enemy-simon curtis
46-moneygrabber-fitz and the tantrums
45-don’t fuck with my money-penguin prison
44-mean taylor swift
43-commander-kelly rowland featuring david guetta
42-til death-wynter gordon
41-mirrors-natalia kills
40-get up-stanton warriors
39-go outside-cults
38-what doesn’t kill you (stronger)-kelly clarkson
37-you and i-lady gaga
36-primo-colette carr
35-crystalline-bjork
34-beat of my drum-nicola roberts
33-if i die young-the band perry
32-soul 4 sale-simon curtis
31-gold on the ceiling-the black keys
30-hell on heels-pistol annies
29-no i.d.-frankmusik featuring colette carr
28-call your girlfriend-robyn
27-rumor has it/someone like you-amber riley and naya rivera
26-on the floor-jennifer lopez featuring pitbull
25-i wanna go-britney spears
24-wonders-sound of arrows
23-no light no light-florence and the machine
22-michelle-ro danishei featuring simon curtis
21-you make me feel-cobra starship featuring sabi
20-teenage crime-adrian lux
19-young blood-the naked and famous
18-collide-leona lewis/avicii
17-midnight city-m83
16-superbass-nicki minaj
15-limit to your love-james blake
14-video games-lana del rey
13-our deal-best coast
12-skyscraper-demi lovato
11-one-sky ferreira
10-blow-ke$ha
9-titanium-david guetta featuring sia
8-youth knows no pain-lykke li
7-countdown-beyonce
6-marry the night-lady gaga
5-pumped up kicks-foster the people
4-til the world ends-britney spears
3-someone like you-adele
2-we found love-rihanna
1-flesh-simon curtis
top albums of 2011
50-nikki jean-pennies in a jar
49-tori amos-night of the huntress
48-feist-metals
47-jill scott-the light of the sun
46-stevie nicks-in your dreams
45-taylor swift-speak now
44-teddybears-devil’s music
43-jennifer hudson-i remember me
42-tony bennett-duets II
41-bon iver-bon iver
40-raphael saadiq-stone rollin’
39-oh land-oh land
38-beastie boys-hot sauce committee part 2
37-the chemical brothers-hanna soundtrack
36-mary j. blige-my life 2…the journey continues
35-the band perry-the band perry
34-radiohead-king of limbs
33-mayer hawthorne-how do you do?
32-frankmusik-do it in the a.m.
31-kids of 88-sugarpills
30-tv on the radio-nine types of light
29-the strokes-angles
28-miranda lambert-four the record
27-ro danishei-end of the rainbow
26-amy winehouse-lioness
25-pistol annies-hell on heels
24-penguin prison-penguin prison
23-luigi masi-save his shoes
22-sound of arrows-voyage
21-natalia kills-perfectionist
20-the drums-portamento
19-stanton warriors-the warriors
18-bjork-biophilia
17-cobra starship-night shades
16-fitz and the tantrums-pickin’ up the pieces
15-m83-hurry up, we’re dreaming
14-james blake-james blake
13-florence and the machine-ceremonials
12-stronger-kelly clarkson
11-the naked and famous-passive me, aggressive you
10-rihanna-talk that talk
9-4-beyonce
8-crystal castles-crystal castles (II)
7-lykke li-wounded rhymes
6-the black keys-el camino
5-foster the people-torches
4-lady gaga-born this way
3-adele-21
2-britney spears-femme fatale
1-simon curtis-R∆
queen robyn turns over the crown to king simon! this was truly simon’s year. four songs in top singles, plus his duet with ro danishei, and easily my favorite album of the year. plus, he is pretty great in concert too! those of you who know me best know that i have not shut up, stopped singing, stopped tweeting, or stopped posting about simon and his music all year. check him out on itunes. for that matter check out any of the stuff here that you are curious about hearing. this year’s list shows that it was a great year for not only music overall, but definitely for pop music! hit up my facebook or twitter and let me know what you think!
