SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:15 am<big>Seems a random mishmosh of arbitrary choices. What makes Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends" (#13) any better than "I Wanna Go"?
Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" (#18) is interchangeable with a plethora of other current pop/rap songs. Nothing striking or distinctive other than the sampling from Belafonte's "Day-O" which sports arenas have already been doing for what seems like decades during time outs.
About half of these I've never even heard of including pop juggernaut Beyoncé's "Countdown" which comes in at #2 here but barely cracked the Top 40. A song that will soon be forgotten.
A song I wish I could forget is (#1) Adele's massively overplayed "Rolling in the Deep". A song you have no doubt heard countless times if you've chosen to listen to hit radio or brave any mall shopping since last Spring. She's too amazing to have this become her signature.
20. Fleet Foxes, "Helplessness Blues"
19. Eric Church, "Homeboy"
18. Lil Wayne, "6 Foot 7 Foot"
17. Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Otis"
16. Brad Paisley, feat. Carrie Underwood, "Remind Me"
15. Girls, "Vomit"
14. The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
13. Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
12. M83, "Midnight City"; College, feat. Electric Youth, "A Real Hero"
11. LMFAO, "Party Rock Anthem" (Alesso Remix)
10. TV on the Radio, "You"
9. HyunA, "Bubble Pop!"
8. Lykke Li, " Get Some"
7. Clams Casino, "I'm God"
6. Tyler, the Creator, "Yonkers"
5. Frank Ocean, "Novacane"
4. The Rapture, "How Deep Is Your Love"
3. EMA, "California"
2. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
1. Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"</big>
<a href="http://www.djcraig.net/los_angeles_dj">DJ Craig</a>
Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" (#18) is interchangeable with a plethora of other current pop/rap songs. Nothing striking or distinctive other than the sampling from Belafonte's "Day-O" which sports arenas have already been doing for what seems like decades during time outs.
About half of these I've never even heard of including pop juggernaut Beyoncé's "Countdown" which comes in at #2 here but barely cracked the Top 40. A song that will soon be forgotten.
A song I wish I could forget is (#1) Adele's massively overplayed "Rolling in the Deep". A song you have no doubt heard countless times if you've chosen to listen to hit radio or brave any mall shopping since last Spring. She's too amazing to have this become her signature.
20. Fleet Foxes, "Helplessness Blues"
19. Eric Church, "Homeboy"
18. Lil Wayne, "6 Foot 7 Foot"
17. Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Otis"
16. Brad Paisley, feat. Carrie Underwood, "Remind Me"
15. Girls, "Vomit"
14. The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
13. Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
12. M83, "Midnight City"; College, feat. Electric Youth, "A Real Hero"
11. LMFAO, "Party Rock Anthem" (Alesso Remix)
10. TV on the Radio, "You"
9. HyunA, "Bubble Pop!"
8. Lykke Li, " Get Some"
7. Clams Casino, "I'm God"
6. Tyler, the Creator, "Yonkers"
5. Frank Ocean, "Novacane"
4. The Rapture, "How Deep Is Your Love"
3. EMA, "California"
2. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
1. Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"</big>
<a href="http://www.djcraig.net/los_angeles_dj">DJ Craig</a>