I don’t know about you, but 2011 seemed to be a pretty awesome year for music. For the past few weeks we’ve been sorting through our humongous list of the best tracks of the year. Somehow we whittled it down to 20. You can check out our selections plus some honorable mentions below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments and what tracks you think should have made the the list.

 


STREAM: Tom Vek – “A Chore”

 


STREAM: Emil & Friends – “Crystal Ball”

 


STREAM: GROUPLOVE – “Tongue Tied”

 

DOWNLOAD: St. Lucia – “We Got It Wrong”

 


STREAM: Frank Ocean – “Novacane”

 

STREAM: The Joy Formidable – “Whirring”

 

STREAM: Gotye – “Somebody That I Used To Know (Ft. Kimbra)”

 

STREAM: Avicii – “Levels”

 

STREAM: Cut Copy – “Where I’m Going”

 

STREAM: Beyonce – “Countdown”

 

STREAM: Beirut – “Santa Fe”

 

STREAM: ANR – “It’s Around You”

 

DOWNLOAD: St. Lucia – “All Eyes On You”

 

STREAM: Reptar – “Stuck In My Id”

 

DOWNLOAD: Savoir Adore – “Dreamers”

 

STREAM: Washed Out – “Amor Fati”

 

STREAM: Justice – “Newlands”

 

DOWNLOAD: The Weeknd – “The Morning”

 

STREAM: Penguin Prison – “Don’t Fuck With My Money”

 

STREAM: M83 – “Midnight City”

 

Editors’ Honorable Mentions:

Adrian’s Picks
Gotye – “Eyes Wide Open”
Vacationer – “Trip”
Atlas Genius – “Trojans”
Post War Years – “All Eyes”
Body Language – “Social Studies”

Stephen’s Picks:
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Ni**as In Paris”
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
EMA – “California”
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Neon Indian – “Polish Girl”

Will’s Picks:
TV On The Radio – “Second Song”
Justice – “Helix”
Walk The Moon – “Anna Sun”
Fort Lean – “Beach Holiday”
PLAINS – “Innovator”

Zack’s Picks:
Hooray For Earth – “True Loves”
Big Sean – “Dance (A$$) (ft. Nicki Minaj)”
Summer Camp – “Better Off Without You”
Bombay Bicycle Club – “Shuffle”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Maniac”