Top 10 songs of 2011

Just my favorites...

1. Lonely Boy- The Black Keys

2. These Days- The Foo Fighters

3.Mine Smell Like Honey- R.E.M.

4. Walk- The Foo Fighters

5. Charlie Brown- Coldplay

6.It Happened Today- R.E.M. w/ Eddie Vedder

7. Arlandria- The Foo Fighters

8. Run Right Back- The Black Keys
9. Howlin' For You- The Black Keys

10. Fuck You- Cee Lo Green

Fitz and the Tantrums: MoneyGrabber (2011)

Fitz and the Tantrums formed in 2008 and released their first album in 2010. They are an indie band heavily influenced by soul music in the vein of Stax or Motown. These influences are keenly felt in "MoneyGrabber" which has a huge sound. There is a lot going on in this record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6cBKE3WzQ

Lady Antebellum: We Owned The Night (2011)

#1 on the country charts this week...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIAu-dx21Bs&ob=av2n

Bush: The Sound of Winter (2011)

#1 on the rock charts this week. Never thought I'd see these guys again...thought they were left behind in 1995.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi06TWlKeHc&ob=av3e

Eli Young Band: Crazy Girl (2011)

#1 this week in country: Eli Young Band. Rihanna #1 again on pop charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnbUSiWbb4I

Rihanna: We Found Love

#1 this week. Adele has dropped to #2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg&ob=av2e

Keith Urban: Long Hot Summer (2011)

Adele is #1 on the pop charts and the Foos on the rock charts. Keith Urban is #1 on the country charts. Why would this song come out later in the year and not in Spring?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtfBxUTXRY&ob=av2e

Toby Keith: Made in America (2011)

#1 this week on the country charts: Toby Keith. Adele is #1 on the pop charts and Foo Fighters are  #1 on the rock charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaAF_3WMJGM&ob=av2e

R.E.M.: It Happened Today (2011)

When I first heard this song, I thought it might be the sequel to "Everybody Hurts." The hurt continues into the beginning of "It Happened Today" and then dissipates as someone comes of age. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam makes an appearance on the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRR1a4LAdNA&ob=av2e

Rodney Atkins: Take A Back Road

#1 this week...Rodney Atkins.

Maroon 5 and Christina A. are #1 on the Hot 100 and the Foo Fighters are #1 on the rock charts with "Walk."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72k7xWfjTXc

Jake Owen: Barefoot Blue Jean Night (2011)

Maroon 5 and Christina return to #1 on the Hot 100. The RHCP stay at #1 on the rock charts. Jake Owen is #1 on the country charts with a song with one of the cooler titles we've seen in awhile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRh-vBOS-dU&ob=av2e

Adele: Someone Like You (2011)

#1 this week...Adele. She actually did not consider a singing career until taking a music course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAc83CF8Ejk&ob=av2e

Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera: Moves Like Jagger

#1 this week. This bolted up the charts very quickly. An ode to Mick Jagger...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRsxpoAc5w

Dierks Bentley: Am I The Only One

Katy Perry is #1 again on the pop charts. The RHCP are #1 again on the rock charts.

Dierks Bentley is #1 on the country charts.

http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/country-songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkzp7Gp2kEU&ob=av2e

Katy Perry: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)

Katy Perry has tied Michael Jackson for the most #1 hits of a single record with 5. Her latest, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), just hit the top of the charts. Perry's Teenage Dream matched Michael Jackson's Bad (not Thriller) as the album with most #1s. She can't sing and her songs are bad, but people like her!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EGSlwGiXTs

Lady Antebellum: Just a Kiss

#1 this week...on the country charts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yTphvyiPU&ob=av2n

Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

#1 rock track the last two weeks: the RHCP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8QoB3sifzw&ob=av2e

Party Rock Anthem remains the #1 pop song.

Chris Young: Tomorrow

#1 country is Chris Young's "Tomorrow."

#1 song of the week is Party Rock Anthem (again)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETVjll5eR88&ob=av2e

Foo Fighters: Walk

#1 this week on the rock charts. The Foos have dominated the rock charts this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU

If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away by Justin Moore

Party Rock Anthem remains #1 on the pop charts. Rope has been #1 forever on the rock charts.

#1 country this week: Justin Moore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55GAUgjpDQA