Top 10 Songs of 2011 and 2012

Revised: 12-22-12

2011

1. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
2. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
3. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett)
4. We Are Young - Fun. (feat. Janelle Monáe)
5. We Found Love - Rihanna
6. Someone like You - Adele
7. Give Me Everything - Pitbull (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer)
8. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
9. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
10. Countdown - Beyonce

Extras:

Paradise - Coldplay
Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
On the Floor - Jennifer Lopez (feat. Pitbull)
Bangarang - Skrillex (featuring Sirah)
Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae
Rope - Foo Fighters
You Make Me Feel... - Cobra Starship (feat. Sabi)
What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

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2012

1. Gangnam Style - Psy
2. Payphone - Maroon 5 (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
3. Diamonds - Rihanna
4. Live While We're Young - One Direction
5. Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
6. Starships - Nicki Minaj
7. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink
8. Climax - Usher
9. Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean
10. Ho Hey - Lumineers

Improve them.

2012:

Doom and Gloom - The Rolling Stones
Babel - Mumford & Sons
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

You can't be serious

2011: "Countdown" by Beyonce was both popular and acclaimed. I'd think it's a top 10.

"Somebody That I Used to Know" needs to fit in here somewhere, but it has a weird release date: The single came out in Australia in mid-2011 and the album shortly thereafter. In the US (and IIRC the UK too), the album and single weren't released until early 2012. If it counts as apart of the 2011 list, it would be unreasonably low considering how huge it was.

2012:
"Die Young" kind of failed at radio, so it's the odd one out here. I'd suggest plugging "We Are Young" by Fun there instead. I'm also iffy on "Skyfall", which could be replaced by "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers at #10.

The only one of the songs Strider brought up that has any business being discussed for even a Top 100 is "I Will Wait". That's probably a Top 50 song. "Doom and Gloom" did nothing popularity-wise (#61 UK, #30 US Rock. It's highest national chart peak was #17 in the Netherlands), and got mixed reviews. "Babel" wasn't particularly important in the grand scale of things.

Turns out "We Are Young" was released September 20, 2011

Now what?

Lew, some suggestions for 2011:

M83 - Midnight City
Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out

About 2012:

I think "Scream" could be replace by "Climax" (Usher).
Some Frank Ocean's songs could be add: "Pyramids" or "Thinkin Bout You".
Add "Call Me Maybe".

for some reason moves like jagger is on the 2010 list, it belongs in 2011. Here's my try at a top 50 for 2011

1. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
2. Moves Like Jagger- Maroon 5
3. We Are Young - Fun.
4. Midnight City- M83
5. We Found Love- Rihanna
6. All of the Lights- Kanye West
7. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
8. Someone like You - Adele
9. Lonely Boy- The Black Keys
10. Niggas in Paris- Jay-Z and Kanye West
11. Video Games- Lana Del Ray
12. Nicki Minaj- Super Bass
13. Rope- Foo Fighters
14. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
15. Make Some Noise- Beastie Boys
16. Give Me Everything - Pitbull
17. Last Friday Night- Katy Perry
18. I'm on One- DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
19. Paradise- Coldplay
20. Holocene- Bon Iver
21. Countdown- Beyonce
22. Headlines- Drake
23. Walk- Foo Fighters
24. Little Talks- Of Monsters and Men
25. The Show Goes On- Lupe Fiasco
26. Novacane- Frank Ocean
27. Look at Me Now- Chris Brown
28. Shake me Down- Cage the Elephant
29. Make Me Proud- Drake
30. The Edge of Glory- Lady Gaga
31. You Are a Tourist- Death Cab for Cutie
32. Purple Swag- A$AP Rocky
33. It's Real- Real Estate
34. Lotus Flower- Radiohead
35. The Weeknd- House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
36. How to Love- Lil Wayne
37. Til The World Ends- Britney Spears
38. On the Floor- Jennifer Lopez
39. Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine
40. Gold on the Ceiling- The Black Keys
41. Go Outside- Cults
42. Tonight- Enrique Iglesias
43. Under Cover of Darkness- The Strokes
44. Helplessness Blues- Fleet Foxes
45. Stereo Hearts- Gym Class Heroes
46. You Make Me Feel- Cobra Starship
47. Yonkers- Tyler, The Creator
48. Sexy and I Know It- LMFAO
49. Rocketeer- Far East Movement
50. How Deep Is Your Love- The Rapture

Is "Call Me Maybe" 2011 or 2012? Since "All of the Lights" is 2011, I'm assuming we're going by single release dates?

I'd say 2012.

"Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae shouldn't be included at all on any 2011 list. While semi-popular, critics widely despised it and the band ultimately had little staying power in terms of public consciousness.

Personally, I don't understand how a band containing the son of Phil Keaggy could have such a distinct lack in talent.

Year is determined by the year of initial release, whether that release was on a single or album, and regardless of the country in which the release occurred.

It was first commercially released on her Curiosity EP in 2012, so it counts as 2012.

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

September 20, 2011
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/carly_rae_jepsen/call_me_maybe/

It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 20, 2011, through 604 Records.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_Maybe

"I Will Wait", yes. But "Doom & Gloom" isn't remotely close to qualifying.