10. DJ Khaled – “I’m On One” (Feat. Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne)
9. Azealia Banks – “212”
8. Cass McCombs – “County Line”
7. Beyoncé – “Countdown”
6. Destroyer – “Kaputt”
5. Real Estate – “It’s Real”
4. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
3. EMA – “California”
2. Bon Iver – “Holocene”
1. M83 – “Midnight City”

Stereogum’s Top Ten Tracks of 2011 (user-voted):

10. Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
9. James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream”
8. Tyler, the Creator – “ Yonkers”
7. Adele – “Someone Like You
6. Girls – “Vomit”
5. St. Vincent – “Cruel”
4. Lana Del Rey – “Video Games”
3. Fleet Foxes – “Helplessness Blues”
2. Bon Iver – “Holocene”
1. M83 – “Midnight City”

Spin’s Top 10 Songs of 2011:

10. TV on the Radio, “You”
9. HyunA, “Bubble Pop!”
8. Lykke Li, ” Get Some”
7. Clams Casino, “I’m God”
6. Tyler, the Creator, “Yonkers”
5. Frank Ocean, “Novacane”
4. The Rapture, “How Deep Is Your Love”
3. EMA, “California”
2. Beyoncé, “Countdown”
1. Adele, “Rolling in the Deep

Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Singles of 2011:

10. The Decemberists – “Don’t Carry It All”
9. Lil Wayne – “Six Foot Seven Foot” (Feat. Cory Gunz)
8. Beyoncé – “Countdown”
7. Lady Gaga – “Edge Of Glory”
6. Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
5. Paul Simon – “Rewrite”
4. Foo Fighters – “These Days”
3. Britney Spears – “Till The World Ends”
2. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Niggas In Paris”
1. Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”

MTV’s Top  10 Songs of 2011:

10. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
9. Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
8. Nickelback – “Bottoms Up”
7. Bright Eyes – “The Ladder Song”
6. Drake – “Take Care”
5. Florence and the Machine – “Shake It Out”
4. Lady Gaga – “Heavy Metal Lover”
3. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N—-as in Paris”
2. Girls – “Vomit”
1. Adele –”Rolling in the Deep”

Paste Magazine’s Top Ten Songs of 2011:

10. Bon Iver – “Calgary
9. Cults – “Go Outside”
8. Wilco – “Art of Almost”
7. Tom Waits – “Bad As Me”
6. Generationals – “Ten-Twenty-Ten”
5. Phantogram – “Don’t Move”
4. tUnE-yArDs – “Power”
3. Typhoon – “The Honest Truth”
2. M83 – “Midnight City”
1. Fleet Foxes – “Helplessness Blues”