ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2011 (Los resultados!)

can we just replace video games with 'jason derulo - fight for you' when it appears? really bummed i didn't nominate it :(

In case anyone was wondering: the breakdown of the ballots was 77 weighted, 24 unweighted and 21 mixed.

Also, I've just run the user stats and they underline the point that was already made about votes being much more spread out this year. This year's highest hivemind score (average points for tracks on a ballot) is 344, which would have put the voter in question at 9th in last years poll. Nobody has more than 16 tracks in the top 77 (last year the highest was 21).

On the other hand, the top 3 tracks this year have more points than last year's winner so it hasn't all gone crazy. Anyway, it's hard to posit a trend with just two years' information.

I don't think there have been as many absolute locks for the list as previous years, so no surprise it's more spread out. I mean, we know full well that Video Games, Countdown, Super Bass etc will turn up, but beyond maybe 10 or so absolute bankers it's wide open.

i found that was the case with my own ballot too - beyond a few bankers it was even more of a toss-up between, literally, 80-90 others. lots of the ones i've raved over here i didn't even vote for (but if i'd voted on another day i would have), like steffi/john talabot/selena gomez/tuccillo/big sean. actually i'm not sure any of my actual votes have shown up yet despite cosigning the majority of tracks so far!

Tracks I went unweighted, 23 of the 25 tracks have absolutely zero chance of making the 77. 1 is a lock for top 10 at least, 1 i've no idea about

Albums i went weighted, as there were only 4 - My number 1 album I only heard after scanning the nomination list, I haven't actually heard it properly yet

I don't think there have been as many absolute locks for the list as previous years, so no surprise it's more spread out. I mean, we know full well that Video Games, Countdown, Super Bass etc will turn up, but beyond maybe 10 or so absolute bankers it's wide open.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:55 (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Never heard of Countdown or Super Bass, so... What about Yonkers and 212 and possibly Queen Of Hearts?

Oh and I Be Beastin' had better make top ten too..

dog latin, you've never heard of Super Bass or Countdown?

oh man now I'm gonna have to post youtubes on your Facebook wall all day...

(I probably have five songs on my ballot that I'd guess are 'locks'; two of which I'm half-expecting to show up today...I know it's pretty greedy of me but I was really kind of hoping to have a few more besides those place, but you never know, I suppose...)

(and now to Facebook..!)

Never heard of Countdown or Super Bass, so...

oh come ON

D.A.M. Not really - unless maybe I've heard them in passing. Just looked and they're by Beyonce and Nicki Minaj who aren't really a part of my sphere, although I really enjoyed the Beyonce performance on Glastonbury footage and everything I've heard by Minaj I've very much enjoyed too, but yeah - I don't get to hear much radio pop in my day-to-day life as I don't drive and my work doesn't allow me to listen to music in the day and when I'm home it's mostly my own collection.

It's why these annual countdowns are so good - because I get to hear lots of stuff I wouldn't normally hear, or I can put an artist/track name to whatever tune's been floating around all year.

which is why we should do this poll every single day (twice on busy days)

it's cool dl; I hadn't heard LMFAO until like last week; I kept on waiting for Taio Cruz to start singing..

Haha, I remember getting a promo LMFAO single a couple of years back, looking at it and going 'WTF?'

^hopes this gets quoted as a blurb if/when they eventually place

I didn't vote, I kinda got lost between the sandbox turnover. Which is a shame because I started the spotify nom tracklist and spent fucking hours finding and listening to so much stuff. And came to love 2011!

List is p OTM and amazing so far, kudos everyone.

I think whoever said spotify has helped the list be more dance-y is OTM. I've never liked rolling threads* because it seems so inner-circle and I get lost from not starting with the same knowledge as everyone else but having easy access to tunes people love and want others to listen to has bought so much to my attention that I would have never really got involved with before.

*The only one I love is rolling rap because it is basically deej acting quasi-autistic with youtubes I can listen to 4 at a time. I know lots of people hate this formula though.

Also co-signing MAD LOVE for the placement pictures

I didn't vote, I kinda got lost between the sandbox turnover

AAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

OK next year I am genuinely going to HARASS YOU ALL BY EMAIL like a FUCKING PR. fucking hell i am the most disorganised person i know and i managed to do it.

Yes, images are awesome. So far, of the new to me tracks, I totally love the Invisible Conga People, Tuccillo, and Locussolus ones.

122 people voted dude, I think that's a pretty reasonable turnout.

Yeah all the house ones are great. I've only heard "Can't Feel My Knees" by ICP so far though - yet to check out this one.

oh fucking hell lex, stop being a dick. it is only an ilm poll, it is not the fucking general election.

how many people voted in the albums rundown? I failed to :-(

I think whoever said spotify has helped the list be more dance-y is OTM

If I'd thought about the spotify thing I might have changed my nominations, dropped out all the ones that weren't on there

i think more people would vote in a general election where the-dream was a candidate

People not voting only matters when they start bitching about the results

131 ballots for the albums poll

thanks Sean. Should make for a diverse set of results.

More voters = more representative, more inclusive, more fun imo. But yeah, I'm happy with the turnout.

If I'd thought about the spotify thing I might have changed my nominations, dropped out all the ones that weren't on there

this is why i hate spotify too

SO MUCH isn't on it

I think whoever said spotify has helped the list be more dance-y is OTM. I've never liked rolling threads* because it seems so inner-circle and I get lost from not starting with the same knowledge as everyone else but having easy access to tunes people love and want others to listen to has bought so much to my attention that I would have never really got involved with before.

I think Kerr was saying something along these lines on the metal countdown. I don't read many of the rolling threads either for the reasons you mention and also because I can't watch YouTubes at work or on the train (no signal) and I fucking hate staring at YouTube vids on my computer at home, so threads with lots of in-jokes + YouTube videos are useless to me. If a single track or album's worth shouting about, start a thread IMO.

and also because I can't watch YouTubes at work or on the train (no signal) and I fucking hate staring at YouTube vids on my computer at home

aww now he tells me

i think more people would vote in a general election where the-dream was a candidate

― nathey, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:22 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Maximum turnout would be if the candidates were Angry Birds vs Joanna Lumley

I dont have a problem with the metal thread, i never said that, i just mentioned that it is intimidating to a lot of ppl and they just dont read it. Which means a lot of stuff gets passed over.

haha. thing is, often when I do get to watch a Youtube it can impress me greatly. I don't think a track like Yonkers could have the kind of impact it did without the video, which encapsulates in three minutes what Goblin tries to do in 74. I'm always mourning the death of the album cover as visual signifier and yet I guess YouTube vids have replaced album artwork for this. I just can't be dealing with low-qual, rip-off and amateur vids, and I don't like the way you stare at a vid for 3 mins then have to load another one. Haven't got so far as trying to make a Youtube playlist. Maybe I should try. Would def use YouTube more if I could compile a bunch of vids and then let them play through in full screen without having to touch my mouse. Is that possible? If so that would rock.

It is possible, isn't it?

When I post a recap, y'all know what that means...

77 - SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE "Love You Like a Love Song" (182 Points, 6 Votes, 2 First-Place Votes)
76 - GANG GANG DANCE "Glass Jar" (182 Points, 8 Votes)
75 - PISTOL ANNIES "Hell on Heels" (183 Points, 7 Votes)
74 - tUnE-yArDs "Bizness" (184 Points, 6 Votes)
73 - MOGWAI "Music for a Forgotten Future (The Singing Mountain)" (189 Points, 5 Votes)
72 - THE JOY FORMIDABLE "Whirring" (189 Points, 8 Votes)
TIE-70 - JUNIOR BOYS "Banana Ripple" (190 Points, 7 Votes)
TIE-70 - BIG SEAN ft. NICKI MINAJ "Dance (A$$) Remix" (190 Points, 7 Votes)
69 - INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE "In a Hole" (190 Points, 8 Votes)
68 - BARBARA PANTHER "Moonlightpeople" (192 Points, 6 Votes)
67 - 3BALLMTY ft. EL BEBETO & AMÉRICA SIERRA "Inténtalo" (200 Points, 7 Votes)
66 - TUCCILLO "Disco en Paradiso" (200 Points, 8 Votes, 1 First-Place Vote)
65 - JOHN TALABOT ft. GLASSER "Families" (204 Points, 7 Votes)
64 - DIDDY-DIRTY MONEY ft. SKYLAR GREY "Coming Home" (208 Points, 6 Votes)
63 - STEFFI ft. VIRGINIA "Yours" (208 Points, 10 Votes, 1 First-Place Vote)
62 - LOCUSSOLUS "I Want It (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix)" (212 Points, 7 Votes)
61 - ST. VINCENT "Surgeon" (214 Points, 6 Votes)

damn, I'm so excited for the results! I'm happy to see so many tracks I didn't hear (or even hear of) before., makes me wonder where do they all come from, is it all those thousand posts long, impossible for me to follow rolling threads? "A$$ Remix" blew me away and got on a heavy repeat today, along with this 3BallMTY thing (the chorus sung by a lady - gorgeous). nothing from my ballot has scored yet, though.

xps - oh, glad I'm not the only one who dislikes rolling threads. makes me wish more notable songs would earn their own threads, maybe that would help a bit?

dont have a problem with the metal thread, i never said that, i just mentioned that it is intimidating to a lot of ppl and they just dont read it. Which means a lot of stuff gets passed over.

― Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:30 (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I was referring to when you said it was worth "campaigning" for tracks/albums outside of the metal thread because people from outside of it might be tempted to check it out. I grabbed a bunch of albums randomly out of the metal countdown and I'm quite enjoying them. But like you said, If Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats had been confined to Rolling Metal, us toe-dippers would be a lot worse off.

i dunno, i rarely watch youtube for music. although that could be that most just come w/ generic screenshots or just the album cover etc.

http://i.imgur.com/Bmga1.jpg

60 - DJ QUIK ft. SUGA FREE & TY$ "Nobody" (214 Points, 7 Votes)
P&J - DNP
Pitchfork - DNP

http://youtu.be/_rfvgrForo4

rarely watch, just listen and carry on scrolling or doing something else, i mean.

QUIK!

Still need to hear that Quik album!

it is as incredible as a quik album. like all quik records. guy is a straight up genius, only wish i knew this 10 years ago and didn't have to cram in the past 2.

Yeah, I never read the rolling threads either, they feel to much like they're only for people "in the know", whereas I'm not following any genre closely enough anymore to really participate.

(x-post to V79)

also suga free's hair looks like a wig and i giggle everytime i see it.

Great start to the list today. Nobody is easily my favourite song on the album.

quik!

it feels so weird listening to this song in the winter, lol.

"nobody" emerged quite a while before the album iirc - maybe even in 2010? - it is excellent but "across the map" is my favourite on the album

damn this is like being in a time machine, is this 2012 or 1997