Adam's Top 100 of 2011! [02-01 COMPLETED!]

[king_oxymoron]

Hello, and welcome to Adam's Top 100 songs of the year 2011!

In the above poll are 12 contenders for my No.1 spot - I guarantee that one of them IS the chart topper, but can also tell you that as usual, not all of these songs have even charted in the top 100 - it's up to you to decide which is which and pick the song you think is my favourite of the year - let me know what you've chosen too so I can see who is right and wrong!





To help you a little, here are my top 10s of the past four years..

2010
10. Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth - Pass Out
09. Pretty Reckless - Make Me Wanna Die
08. David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi - Memories
07. Willow - Whip My Hair
06. Lady GaGa ft. Beyonce - Telephone
05. Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharrell Williams - One Your Name)
04. Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me?
03. The Saturdays - Missing You
02. Kelly Rowland ft. David Guetta - Commander
01. Alexandra Burke - The Silence

2009
10. Jason Mraz ft Colbie Caillat - Lucky
09. Girls Aloud - Untouchable
08. Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
07. Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
06. David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
05. Paramore - Ignorance
04. Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida - Bad Boys
03. Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah
02. Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome - Holiday
01. VV Brown - Shark In The Water

2008
10. Estelle ft. Kanye West - American Boy
09. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
08. Adele - Hometown Glory
07. Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air
06. Kate Nash - Merry Happy
05. Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted
04. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
03. N-Dubz - Papa Can You Hear Me?
02. Leona Lewis - Run
01. Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me

2007
10. Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
09. Ghosts – Stay The Night
08. Beverley Knight – No Man’s Land
07. RyanDan – Like The Sun
06. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Umbrella
05. Booty Luv – Some Kinda Rush
04. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
03. Jack Penate –Torn On The Platform
02. Kate Nash – Foundations
01. Maximo Park – Our Velocity

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So get voting as to what YOU think No.1 is - the countdown will begin SOON!

[JSparksFan]

For some reason, I went with Ed Sheeran. I have no idea why.

[Play]

I think Someone Like You took you to the highest emotions!

[steophonic]

Hope your #1 is an improvement on last year!

I think it'll be between Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5 & Saturdays. Gone with Ed Sheeran.

[phoenix98]

"We Found Love" is definitely my favorite of the poll options...but since this is probably one of the only countdowns that The Sats have even a CHANCE of topping, and since I'd love to see them do well SOMEWHERE, I went with "All Fired Up"!

[Tiger]

Adele - Someone Like You

[MostFierce]

Now this is hard..but i went for The A Team!
Shark In The Water...my last year #1 Most Fierce Song!

[king_oxymoron]

Will be starting this in the next couple of days, get your votes in!

[Kirill]

I'm looknig forward to your amazing countdown
Hopefully Adele or Bruno Mars will win it all

[Fan]

Like I already told you, I think it will be Bounce.

[hugo]

Hmmm voted for Bounce

[Spartan]

I know I'm wrong but I had to go with TeamSats.

[abi]

No idea who's gonna be #1. I went with Adele anyway.

[werewolf]

I voted for 'Moves like Jagger', but honestly - I have no idea who might win!

[Virgostar]

I've got no idea, but I hope you've got the Moves Like Jagger Adam!

[Benjamin]

I'm excited! Voted for Ed Sheeran.

[innocenteyes]

Got no idea but went with Someone Like You.

The UK got Something Good Can Work very late, it was released last year in France.

[UKMusicLova]

I voted for 'Grenade'
Not really sure though

[king_oxymoron]

The UK got Something Good Can Work very late, it was released last year in France.

I think we got every single twice I was a bit late to their party... Thanks for the voting guys, this will be starting tonight I hope!

[FreakyFlyBry]

No idea who's gonna be #1. I went with Adele anyway.

[king_oxymoron]

Okay let's kick this off!
This year I've worked hard to find out all the peaks for acts that have charted in my end of year countdown from 2003-2010, so that you can compare their performance to previous years as well!

I hope you enjoy!

100. Loick Essien - Me Without You

A very recent song to start us off, Loick Essien released a few singles this year to bring himself into public consciousness. I felt this should have been at least a top 10 hit, but at least it got decent radio play and a good chart position. Some odd lyrics but very much a radio friendly sing-along anthem.

99. Sara Bareilles - King Of Anything

Next up is an artist I really got into after seeing her support Maroon 5 in February of this year.. this was a big single in America but did nothing her. Very representative of her kooky singer-songwriter style, this is very easy listening, lyrically great and a very polite diss song! Sara has made my top 100 before with the much bigger hit, 'Love Song'.

Sara BAREILLES
74. Love Song (2008)
99. King of Anything (2011)

98. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Another song that was much bigger the other side of the pond, but that made a hit in the UK too, is this monster hit from Foster the People. It's a very subtle one, with a great bass riff and a very catchy chorus. It's not one to reach out and grab you, but it's one that you realise has got you over time!

97. Foo Fighters - Walk

Foo Fighters have really done well this year and brought out three singles I've really liked, in 'Rope', 'Arlandria' and this - but this is the highest they get to. None of them are quite as good for me as the brilliant 'The Pretender' which made it much higher up in 2007. This is an odd one as I'm not in love with the entire song, but at the end when Dave is shouting 'Forever! Whenever! I never wanna die! I never wanna leave! I'll never say goodbye!' it's really, REALLY epic and charts for that amazing part alone.

FOO FIGHTERS
26. The Pretender (2007)
97. Walk (2011)

96. Jessie J ft B.o.B - Price Tag

This is a great song, let's get that straight! But it's one of those songs that we have just heard so very often that it has lost the charm it initially had. I remember hearing her perform it acoustically on Jools Holland and just being blown away, and while I didn't like the radio edit initially, it grew on me and became one of the years biggest and best. Sadly that's faded but I still do like hearing it out and was a live Glastonbury highlight too. It's Jessie's first foray into my chart, though she may have more to come - B.o.B on the other hand had a moderately successful year last year and adds to his tally.

B.o.B
60. Nothin’ On You (ft. Bruno MARS (2010)
64. Airplanes (ft. Hayley WILLIAMS) (2010)
66. Magic (ft. Rivers CUOMO) (2010)
96. Price Tag (with Jessie J) (2011)

95. Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair

The Arctics have had quite a few entries on my end of year charts. I overlooked their debut as my tastes were still changing then and I didn't get it when it was released, but they've had everything from top 10 to entries in the 80s. This becomes their lowest end of year charter (though some singles never made it at all). It was a decent album opener but in all honesty I've not loved the direction they've been heading in, preferring the jaunty, childish direction of their first two records. This is a good record played live though, as demonstrated at V Festival this year.

ARCTIC MONKEYS
10. Teddy Picker (2007)
12. Flourescent Adolescent (2007)
15. When The Sun Goes Down (2006)
34. Crying Lightning (2009)
55. Cornerstone (2009)
82. Leave Before The Lights Come On (2006)
95. Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair (2011)

94. Alexandra Stan - Mr Saxobeat

One of the songs of the summer, and one that just puts the biggest smile on your face! Definitely a dancefloor favourite, and one that was massive on my trip to Majorca in the summer. Radio 1 smashed this as well, with Reggie giving 'saxy time' plenty of promo. That saxophone is certainly one of the sounds to be remembered this year!

93. The Vaccines - Norgaard

Probably the shortest track in the countdown at only a couple of minutes long, but one of the most catchy on the list too. The Vaccines have had a great year singles wise, after hitting the scene with 'Post Break Up Sex'. The refrain of 'her mind's made up, she don't wanna go steady//she's only 17 so she's probably not ready' is one of my favourite singalong moments in music 2011.

92. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

Speaking of singalong, don't look any further than this song's chorus! I remember walking to see an act at Glastonbury just as Aloe was finishing his set and I heard him do this - the atmosphere and the sheer amount of people singing along was amazing. It was Reggie's record of the week on Radio 1 and I didn't get it at first, but it'll get you in the end. Add to it a brilliant live lounge performance from the Saturdays, and here we are in my top 100!

91. Ke$ha - Blow

And finally today we look to Ke$ha, an act I couldn't stand when she came out with Tik Tok! Gradually I am beginning to see her as lots of fun, with each release she grows on me more and this was definitely my favourite of her singles! Still unable to burst into the top 90 though!

KE$HA
91. Blow (2011)
100. My First Kiss (with 3OH!3) (2010)

[innocenteyes]

Great start here!

WOO for Ke$ha, Foo Fighters (agreed on your write up about them), Foster The People, Alexandra Stan and Aloe Blacc.

Couldn't stand Mr Saxobeat at first but it's irresistibly catchy.

[steophonic]

Great way to kick it off. I'm the same as you on Ke$ha, only started liking her this year.

Great to see someone else charting "Norgaard " too, my favourite Vaccines single. Also the Foo's, but I probably prefer "Arlandria". They have released some catchy stuff this time around.

Great to see the Arctics in there again, even if you're not liking their current direction.

Nothing I don't like in that lot.

[FreakyFlyBry]

99. Sara Bareilles - King Of Anything
98. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
97. Foo Fighters - Walk
96. Jessie J ft B.o.B - Price Tag
94. Alexandra Stan - Mr Saxobeat
91. Ke$ha - Blow

Woo for all those

[Play]

I feel nearly the same about Walk