Top Pop Songs of 2011 [Best of 2011]

The songs that appeared on That’s My Jam’s 2011 Pop Charts followed in the tradition of slick production and bubble gum appeal. See which ones stood out from the pack and landed in the top 40 of this year-ending list.

1. Adele - “Rolling in the Deep”
2. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts”
3. Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
4. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger”
5. Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
6. Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - “E.T.”
7. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
8. Katy Perry - “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
9. Britney Spears – “Hold It Against Me”
10. Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
11. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
12. Rihanna – “S&M”
13. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
14. LMFAO - “Party Rock Anthem”
15. Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
16. Lady Gaga – “You and I”
17. Cobra Starship feat. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel”
18. Black Eyed Peas - “Just Can’t Get Enough”
19. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go”
20. Katy Perry - “Firework”
21. Lady Gaga – “Edge of Glory”
22. Pink - “Fuckin’ Perfect”
23. Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris - “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)”
24. Rihanna feat. Drake – “What’s My Name”
25. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All”
26. Hot Chelle Rae – “Tonight Tonight”
27. Jessie J feat. B.o.B. – “Price Tag”
28. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
29. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
30. Ke$ha – “Blow”
31. Rihanna – “Cheers (Drink to That)”
32. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
33. Jason DeRulo – “It Girl”
34. Black Eyed Peas - “The Time (Dirty Bit)”
35. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
36. Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder – “Rocketeer”
37. Jason DeRulo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
38. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
39. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
40. Dev - “In the Dark”

That’s My Jam Pop Chart – November 2011 [Pop Chart]

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1. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love” (6)
2. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts” (2)
3. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It” (5)
4. Cobra Starship feat. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel” (3)
5. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All” (9)
6. Lady Gaga – “You and I” (4)
7. Dev - “In the Dark” (-)
8. Jason DeRulo – “It Girl” (8)
9. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger” (1)
10. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain” (-)

That’s My Jam Top 10 – October 2011 [Charts]

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1. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger” (2)
2. Mindless Behavior feat. Diggy Simmons – “Mrs. Right” (-)
3. Mayra Veronica - “Freak Like Me” (5)
4. Grace – “Not Over Yet” (-)
5. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts” (7)
6. Miguel - “Quickie” (1)
7. Cobra Starship feat. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel” (-)
8. David Guetta feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris – “Little Bad Girl” (9)
9. Chris Brown feat. Ludacris – “Wet the Bed” (-)
10. Lloyd feat. Andre 3000 - “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)” (-)

That’s My Jam Pop Chart – October 2011 [Pop Chart]

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1. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger” (1)
2. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts” (3)
3. Cobra Starship feat. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel” (9)
4. Lady Gaga – “You and I” (6)
5. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It” (-)
6. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love” (-)
7. Rihanna – “Cheers (Drink to That)” (7)
8. Jason DeRulo – “It Girl” (-)
9. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All” (-)
10. Joe Jonas – “Just in Love” (-)

That’s My Jam Top 10 – September 2011 [Charts]

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1. Miguel - “Quickie” (3)
2. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger” (-)
3. Wynter Gordon – “Til Death” (-)
4. Ledisi – “Pieces of Me” (-)
5. Mayra Veronica - “Freak Like Me” (-)
6. LMFAO - “Party Rock Anthem” (1)
7. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts” (-)
8. Beyoncé – “Best Thing I Never Had” (-)
9. David Guetta feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris – “Little Bad Girl” (-)
10. Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go - “Cinema” (-)

That’s My Jam Pop Chart – September 2011 [Pop Chart]

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1. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger” (5)
2. LMFAO - “Party Rock Anthem” (1)
3. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts” (-)
4. Katy Perry - “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (2)
5. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go” (3)
6. Lady Gaga – “You and I” (-)
7. Rihanna – “Cheers (Drink to That)” (-)
8. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass” (6)
9. Cobra Starship feat. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel” (-)
10. Hot Chelle Rae – “Tonight Tonight” (7)

That’s My Jam Pop Chart – August 2011 [Pop Chart]

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1. LMFAO - “Party Rock Anthem” (10)
2. Katy Perry - “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (2)
3. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go” (9)
4. Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer – “Give Me Everything” (1)
5. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger” (-)
6. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass” (-)
7. Hot Chelle Rae – “Tonight Tonight” (7)
8. Lady Gaga – “Edge of Glory” (3)
9. OneRepublic – “Good Life” (8)
10. Beyoncé – “Best Thing I Never Had” (-)

Christina Aguilera – “Christmas Time” [Festive Friday]

Feel-Good Friday turns into Festive Friday for the month of December. Christina Aguilera sings (and dances) her contribution to holiday tunes with “Christmas Time,” featuring a surprise guest appearance from Bow Wow.

Christina Aguilera – Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits [Reviews]

Greatest hits collections have become much more prevalent over the last decade. As shelf space in box retailers becomes harder to secure, artists are forced to compile their best-known songs in order to stay relevant in the eyes of the deal-hunting public. Christina Aguilera’s first such disc, initially complete with exclusive distribution at Target, seems to fall prey to this phenomenon.

Now don’t get us wrong ― there are plenty of reasons to pick up this compilation. The defining single “Genie In a Bottle” is here, as is the single/video version of its equally popular cousin, “What a Girl Wants.” Ballads such as “I Turn To You” and “Beautiful” are also present and accounted for, as is the hip-hop banger “Dirrty” with Redman, and the throwback joints “Candyman” and “Ain’t No Other Man.”

Noticeably missing, though, are important songs such as Aguilera’s commercial debut, “Reflection,” and other notable singles such as the “The Voice Within,” “Can’t Hold Us Down,” her pairing with Lil Kim, and anything from 2000’s Mi Reflejo, the Spanish album. You can also forget about legally owning “Lady Marmalade,” Aguilera’s other pairing with Kim, Pink and Mya.

To fill these voids, Aguilera has included four new singles: “Keeps Gettin’ Better” and “Dynamite,” which both have a quality reminiscent of Rihanna’s “Disturbia” or one of the tracks from Lady GaGa’s album; a remix of “Genie In a Bottle” titled “Genie 2.0,” that takes on the same melodic tone of the two new singles; and “You Are What You Are (Beautiful),” a much more mellow take that’s as impassioned as the original.

This collection seems premature, especially given that Aguilera only had three studio albums at the time. Though the decade-spanning set is missing some key elements, it’s still a fun trip down memory lane that reminds us of when we were first introduced to the girl with the powerful pipes. We’ve been hooked ever since, and if the next decade is as full of timeless hits, we may forgive the exclusions.

That’s My Jam’s Rating:
5. Get It Now
4. Get It On Sale
3. Get It As a Gift
2. Get It To a CD Exchange Store
1. Don’t Get It At All

Track List:
1. “Genie In a Bottle”
2. “What a Girl Wants”
3. “I Turn To You”
4. “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”
5. “Dirrty” feat. Redman
6. “Fighter”
7. “Beautiful”
8. “Ain’t No Other Man”
9. “Candyman”
10. “Hurt”
11. “Genie 2.0”
12. “Keeps Gettin’ Better”
13. “Dynamite”
14. “You Are What You Are (Beautiful)”

Heard Around the Web [New Jams]

2NE1
VIDEO: “It Hurts” [Prophet Blog]

Blake McGrath
“Stage Fright” [Prophet Blog]

Bow Wow feat. Chris Brown
VIDEO: “Ain’t Thinking Bout You” [RnB Music Blog]

Bruno Mars
“Never Say U Can’t” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Cataracs
“Kick Us Out” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Cee-Lo
“It’s OK” [Idolator]

Cee-Lo
“Cry Baby” and “Radioactive” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

Chris Brown feat. Kevin McCall
“Between the Lines” [Idolator]

Chrisette Michele
VIDEO: “I’m a Star” [RnB Music Blog]

Christina Aguilera
VIDEO: “But I’m a Good Girl” [Idolator]

Christina Aguilera
“Express” [Prophet Blog]

Cristal Snow
VIDEO: “Surrender” [PopDirt]

Daniel Savio
VIDEO: “Lordoftheflies” [XLR8R]

Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
“Coming Home” [Don't Stop the Musik]

El Debarge feat. 50 Cent
“Format” [RnB Music Blog]

Elijah King
“Never See You Again” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Enrique Iglesisas feat. Ludacris
“Tonight” [We Are Pop Slags]

Eric Benét
“Never Want to Live Without You” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Eshan
“8 Hours Away” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Estelle
“All Day Long (Blue Skies)” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Fantasia
VIDEO: “I’m Doin’ Me” [Idolator]

Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
VIDEO: “Rocketeer” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Guy Sebastian feat. Eve
“Who’s That Girl” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Janelle Monáe
“Without a Fight” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Janelle Monáe
“The Shape of Things to Come” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Jessica Kaya
VIDEO: “Fake It” [RnBDirt]

Jessica Mauboy
“Here for Me” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Jessica Mauboy
“Maze” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Jessie J
“Who You Are” [Prophet Blog]

Justin Bieber
VIDEO: “Never Say Never” (Acoustic) [Idolator]

Kat DeLuna
“One Foot Out the Door” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Keri Hilson
“The Way You Love Me” [Prophet Blog]

Ke$ha
“Cannibal” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Kim Ann Foxman
VIDEO: “Creature” [XLR8R]

Kris Menace feat. Emil
VIDEO: “Walkin’ on the Moon” [About.com]

Lil Eddie
“Saving My Love” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Margo
VIDEO: “Walking in L.A.” [Grown Folks Musik]

Mariah Carey
VIDEO: “Oh Santa” [We Are Pop Slags]

Mary Mary
“Walking” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Matt Cab
“The One” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Matt Palmer
“Hold Onto My Hand” [That's My Jam]

MC Hammer
VIDEO: “Better Run Run” [Idolator]

Natasha Bedingfield
VIDEO: “Strip Me” [Idolator]

Mitchel Musso
VIDEO: “Get Away” [That's My Jam]

N.E.R.D.
VIDEO: “Hypnotize U” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Nicole Scherzinger
“Goldeneye” [Idolator]

One Call
VIDEO: “Blacklight” [PopDirt]

Pharrell
“Hoppin’ Over Fences” [Idolator]

Phil Pagan feat. Mario Vazquez
“Good Time” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Pink
VIDEO: “Raise Your Glasses” [We Are Pop Slags]

Pink
“Fuckin’ Perfect” [C.S. Perspective]

Priscilla Renea
“Back 2 Life” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Quincy Jagher
“Superlove” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Quincy Jones feat. Amy Winehouse
“It’s My Party” [We Are Pop Slags]

Ricky Martin feat. Joss Stone
“The Best Thing About Me is You” [Idolator]

Rihanna feat. Eminem
“Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II” [C.S. Perspective]

Rihanna
“Cheers” [C.S. Perspective]

Rihanna
“S&M” [Prophet Blog]

Rihanna
“Complicated” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Rock Mafia
VIDEO: “The Big Bang” [Idolator]

Sammie
VIDEO: “B Word” [Grown Folks Musik]

Shayne Ward
“Future Love” [We Are Pop Slags]

Steph Jones
VIDEO: “Beautiful” [Grown Folks Musik]

Susan Boyle
“Hallelujah” [Idolator]

Tiwa Savage
“Circles” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Unique
“You, Me and the Dancefloor” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Victoria S
VIDEO: “One in a Million” [PopDirt]

Wynter Gordon feat. David Guetta
“Pride” [We Are Pop Slags]