1. “Pumped Up Kicks”, Foster The People — No surprise, actually, since it’s been embedded into our auditory cortex since we saw them at Coachella.
2. “Stereo Hearts”, Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine — We know it’s good, that’s why we premiered it.
3. “Rolling In The Deep”, Adele — Obviously. There’s a reason it has sold more downloads than any song, ever.
4. “We Found Love”, Rihanna — One of her best songs ever, and officially her biggest.
5. “Helena Beat”, Foster The People — Funny, if the indie-pop trio was going to have two songs on the list, we would have expected the other to be 2011’s best non-singles.
6. “Moves Like Jagger”, Maroon 5 — There’s no truth to the rumor that streams of this song rose dramatically on the heels of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
7. “Super Bass”, Nicki Minaj — Only #7? Our sympathies to Entertainment Weekly, Taylor Swiftand Sophia Grace.
8. “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”, Skrillex — Who would’ve predicted that the bespectacled musician chased through Reno by Jessie And The Toy Boys would score a nomination for Best New Artist?
9. “Give Me Everything”, Pitbull, featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Mr. Worldwide sure kept the dancefloors full this year, it was just a question of which of his booty shakers would earn the most spins. We’re sure Lindsay Lohan isn’t amused.
10. “Party Rock Anthem”, LMFAO — New rule: every pop jam that hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 must have a North Korean remix.
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