Acclaimed Music Top 45 Songs from 2011 poll

EMA, but overall a strong lineup.

EMA, but overall a strong lineup.

Here’s a playlist for you… Top Songs of 2011 by Acclaimed Music
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kTW9OTQRKHvsFqPDnQHcs?si=O0aZluUkRbKvF1kb-tIorw&utm_source=native-share-menu

all sounds like a dream to me

midnight city has really not aged well at all, there's kind of a good idea there but it's super underwritten

for a while i thought i liked Lykke Li, but i think i just liked "i follow rivers"

kinda wanna go with either "We Found Love" or "The Edge of Glory"

finally my username comes in handy

i'm stuck between kaputt, super bass, countdown, love on top, believer, *expletive* in paris, marvin's room, btstu... lots of great songs here!

is it just me or has call me maybe not aged that well? like it's obviously great, but her career has flourished so much since then and now the song just doesn't feel as exciting as it once did

Hard to underestimate just how huge "212" was at the time.

Er, easy to underestimate, rather.

Fuck it, what I mean is, "212" was fucking huge at the time and deservedly so.

it’s call me maybe

i have never heard a Adele song until tonight, her voice is one of a kind isn't it?

you MUST have have heard rollin' in the deep

“Super Bass” for me, easy. (This is not my favorite era generally.)

ok. i have. was just reaction to listen to "Someone Like You" for possibly the first time.

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ema for me as well

i actually would have thought this would have been your favorite era morrisp, i have read you wrong. mine is obvious on ILM with the 80s but now i want to know what is your favorite decade for music?

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Hmm, thanks for asking, Bee… I guess the ‘90s and “today”!

2 128 M83 - Midnight City
3 274 Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay - 212
5 518 Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
7 696 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
27 2425 Beyoncé - Love On Top

I spent 2011 listening to as much new music as I could manage and making a top 200 tracks. So the whole year doesn't seem like a waste of time, here they are.

200 Tinie Tempah – Wonderman ft. Ellie Goulding (Jacob Plant Remix)
199 Alina Simone – You Fade Away
198 Elephant – Actors
197 IFEEL Studio – Watching Stars Over The Rubicon Beltway
196 Cloud Control – This Is What I Said
195 High Contrast – Fearful Symmetry
194 Blackwater Jukebox – That Voodoo Shit
193 Korallreven – As Young As Yesterday
192 The Kills – Pots and Pans
191 Kunt and the Gang – Amy (It’s A Terrible Shamey)
190 Blawan – Peaches
189 The Men – Night Landing
188 Xander Harris – BloodremixXHVocoder
187 Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet – 9/11/01
186 Thomas Tantrum – Sleep
185 Toddla T & Roots Manuva – Watch Me Dance
184 Estelle ft Rick Ross – Break My Heart
183 Other Lives – For 12
182 Mondkopf – The Song of Shadows
181 Peaking Lights – All The Sun That Shines
180 Lethal Bizzle ft. Grime Allstars – Pow 2011
179 Timariwen – Tenere Taqqim Tossam (Four Tet Remix)
178 Lumpen Nobleman – Scaling the Yablonois
177 K-X-P – 18 Hours (Of Love) – An Optimo (Espacio) mix
176 Katy B – Witches Brew
175 Future Islands – Balance
174 Kode9 – Time Patrol Dub
173 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis
172 PBN – Fitteh Moo.
171 Kurt Vile – Jesus Fever
170 Vagina Vangi – Locked Forever
169 Lapalux – Time Spike Jamz
168 Ghosting Season – Far End Of The Graveyard
167 Holy Ghost! – Some Children
166 The Oh Sees – Carrion Crawler
165 Cloud Nothings – No Future / No Past
164 Time Wharp – Cuspcake (Lord Boyd Remix)
163 Crookers / Savage Skulls – Bust ‘Em Up
162 Ding Dong – Badman Forward Badman Pull Up (The Bug Remix)
161 The Caretaker – The Sublime is Disappointingly Elusive
160 The Count & Sinden – Future
159 Vagina Vangi – Goatghosts
158 Destroyer – Suicide Demo For Kara Walker
157 K-X-P – 18 Hours (Of Love)
156 Regina – Jos Et Sä Soita
155 Peter Bjorn and John – Second Chance
154 The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love?
153 Seahawks – Tramadol Beach
152 Beyoncé – Love On Top
151 Twin Sister – Bad Street
150 Boris – Spoon
149 Future Of The Left – Polymers Are Forever
148 Ghostpoet – Liiines
147 The Advisory Circle – Now Ends The Beginning
146 How To Dress Well – Suicide Dream 2 (Elite Gymnastics Baptism)
145 Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot (Feat. Cory Gunz)
144 Wye Oak – Holy Holy
143 Forest Fire – The News
142 The Joy Formidable – Whirring
141 The Chain – Lostwithiel
140 Liz Green – Displacement Song
139 M83 – Intro (ft Zola Jesus)
138 Chains Of Love – Breaking My Heart
137 Feist – How Come You Never Go There?
136 현아 – Bubble Pop!
135 Jonti – Twirligig
134 Skrillex – First of the Year (Equinox)
133 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Murder To Excellence
132 The North – RISE (extended demo)
131 Mogwai – White Noise
130 Washed Out – Soft
129 The Advisory Circle – Beyond The Wychelm
128 Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire – Huzzah! (Remix feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown & El-P)
127 Orbital – Never
126 Steve Hauschildt – Already Replaced
125 Todd Terje – Snooze 4 Love
124 Holy Ghost! – I Wanted To Tell Her
123 Joris J – Stand Alone Complex
122 Oh Land – Sun of a Gun
121 Ray & The Prisms – Astrograph
120 I Break Horses – Hearts
119 Iceage – IIIIIIII
118 Death Grips – Guillotine
117 65daysofstatic – Come To Me (ft Robert Smith)
116 Real Estate – Green Aisles
115 Oneohtrix Point Never – Sleep Dealer
114 Phantogram – Don’t Move
113 The Chemical Brothers – Escape Wavefold
112 Metronomy – The Look
111 Renaissance Man – What Do You Do When You Do What You Do (Vocal Version)
110 Celia – D D Down
109 Tom Waits – Hell Broke Luce
108 Dauwd – What’s There?
107 Russian Circles – Mladek
106 Kingdom – Stalker Ha
105 Entrepreneurs – Fuck Tactics (feat. FOE & Ghostpoet)
104 DJ Shadow ft African Boy – I’m Excited
103 rRoxymore – Lonelyritournelle
102 Cygnet Wings – Lark
101 Kingdom – Take Me (ft Naomi Allen)
100 Laura J Martin – Spy (The Simonsound Remix)
99 Katy B – Lights On (ft Miss Dynamite)
98 Spank Rock – Nasty (feat. Big Freedia)
97 Breton – Edward The Confessor
96 Peaking Lights – Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)
95 London Elektricity – The Plan That Cannot Fail
94 New Build – Finding Reasons
93 Metronomy – The Bay
92 濱崎あゆみ – BRILLANTE
91 Lady Gaga – Judas
90 The Advisory Circle – The Patchwork Explains
89 The Cabin Fever – Untimely Loss
88 The Antlers – Parentheses
87 Lana Del Ray – Video Games
86 Chris Brown – Look At Me Now (feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne)
85 The War On Drugs – Baby Missiles
84 RITUALZ (†‡†) – Ghetto Ass Witch Ft. Gvcci Hvcci (Vagina Vangi Remix)
83 La Femme – Sur La Planche
82 Raffertie – Visual Acuity
81 Raiden – Barbican
80 Rainbo Video – Ultraviolet
79 Julianna Barwick – Prizewinning
78 Zomby – Digital Rain
77 Eleanor Friedberger – My Mistakes
76 Belong – Keep Still
75 The Horrors – Still Life
74 Rizzle Kicks – Down With the Trumpets
73 Thurston Moore – Circulation
72 Azari & III – Manic
71 Moon Wiring Club – Kindly Cavort
70 Nicola Roberts – Beat of My Drum
69 Teebs – Cook, Clean, Pay the Rent (New House Version)
68 The Antlers – No Widows
67 Pale Sketcher – Wash It All Away (King Midas Sound Remix)
66 Jazzsteppa and Foreign Beggars – Raising the Bar (Stray Remix)
65 Buraka Som Sistema – Hangover (BaBaBa)
64 Factory Floor – Two Different Ways (Original)
63 Solar Bears – Twin Stars
62 Body Language – Social Studies
61 The Oh Sees – The Dream
60 Toddla T – Streets So Warm feat. Wayne Marshall & Skream
59 Mutated Forms – Doubts
58 Iceage – Broken Bone
57 Redlight – Source 16
56 Washed Out – You and I
55 Makoto – Bubbles
54 Friends – I’m His Girl
53 Solar Bears – Cub (Keep Shelley In Athens Mix)
52 tUnE-yArDs – Powa
51 Vortex Rikers – Collapsed
50 Bill Ryder-Jones – A Leave Taking
40 Siriusmo – Einmal in der Woche schreien
39 ▼▲▼Vagina Vangi – Of Chaos and Hell
38 Katy B – Katy On A Mission
37 Blanck Mass – Land Disasters
36 Ghostpoet – Survive It
35 Thundercat – For Love I Come
34 Florrie – Begging Me
33 Boys Noize & Erol Alkan ft Jarvis Cocker – Avalanche (Terminal Velocity)
32 Death Grips – I Want It I Need It (Death Heated)
31 Wolfgang Gartner – Cognitive Dissonance
30 Timber Timbre – Black Water
29 Misanthrop – Latitude
28 Washed Out – Before
27 The Greg Foat Group – Yeah You Are
26 I Break Horses – Load Your Eyes
25 Patrick Wolf – Together
24 Buggsy & Joker – Music (4am)
23 The Stepkids – Shadows On Behalf
22 London Elektricity – Invisible Worlds (featuring Elsa Esmeralda)
21 Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – The Copper Top
20 Ga’an – Arms They Speak
19 Azealia Banks – 212
18 Feed Me – Strange Behaviour
17 Dillon Francis & Diplo feat. Maluca – Que Que
16 Lindstrøm – De Javu
15 The Caretaker – Camaraderie at Arms Length
14 High Contrast – The First Note Is Silent (feat Tiesto & Underworld)
13 Reso – War Machine
12 Michael Kiwanuka – Tell Me a Tale
11 Ga’an – Servant Eye
10 Feed Me – Pink Lady
9 Clock Opera – Lesson No. 7
8 DJ Fresh – Louder (ft. Sian Evans) (Flux Pavillion and Doctor P Remix)
7 Washed Out – Eyes Be Closed
6 Future Islands – Before The Bridge
5 Nero – Angst
4 Food Pyramid – E-Harmony
3 Kelpe – Same New Era
2 John Maus – Believer
1 Toro Y Moi – Still Sound

love that Wells/Moffatt song

The Caretaker – Camaraderie at Arms Length

i did not know this! :)

It was just playing on my computer when I signed up for ILX

Somehow missed out #49-41, anyway I'm sure you're all awaiting them eagerly.

49 Mord Fustang – Lick The Rainbow
48 Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Walking in Unison
47 きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ – PONPONPON
46 Toddla T – Take It Back (Dillon Francis Remix)
45 The Caretaker – All you are going to want to do is get back there
44 Röyksopp – Shores of Easy
43 Patrick Wolf – The City
42 AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It
41 A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

wasn't expecting your number one, but i probably agree with it

it was the first week of spring in Beijing, my son had just been born and as I shuttled between my house and the hospital the sun was out and Still Sound was on my headphones, it just seemed like an expression of all the joy of that moment.

I salute your joy, but The Copper Top is a thing of extraordinary beauty.

so much better than 2010

Call Me Maybe, I Follow Rivers, Video Games and Kaputt could all get my vote. Tough call. I could even go for Vomit by Girls. I never got the hype about that album but that song was one of my favourite guitar tracks of the decade.

Lots of great stuff on this list, in the end went for "Midnight City."

Going to close my eyes and randomy pick between Super Bass and Countdown

I like these to varying degrees: Kaputt, Bizness, Video Games, 212, Hold On, California, It's Real.

lol. i was a bit drunk the other night so sorry for my grammar everyone. it sounded all right in my head.

i have had a chance to listen to the first 15 songs and one of my surprises have been how much i loved "Hold On." i can't recall having any feelings for it at the time of release.

if kaputt beats carly i will be livid

lmao this strokes song is so fuckin shit i can't even w the little rockabilly/emo/ska touches. where's the fucking trumpet solo

strangely inspired to vote for the strokes

this should be fun

oops, wrong thread

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in the end i went with my first pick or my earwarm from this year "Somebody That I Used to Know." it was the modern day "Don't Your Want Me?"

Very good year. Picked 212.

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I can’t believe it has been a whole decade since I was first baffled by the appeal of “Video Games.”

This remix tho, I still play:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLeakz7eiug

why does this indie yacht rock bollocks always win everything

RIP poptimism

Isn't the reclamation of "yacht rock" a triumph of poptimism, though? Rock critics hated that stuff at the time.

idk maybe i hate poptimism then

just listened to the song all the way through for the first time and it's a real downer, made me feel gross and seasick. what's wrong with sade

call me maybe however is a total upper and necessary palate cleanser, somehow it still works every time. should have run away with this

cant wait for the grimes discourse to begin in the 2012 poll

may have voted for cmm if id noticed it bc it was a 2012 year of impact so i forgot it would be here

but the gap between crjs discog and kaputt is not really that big

This is missing a lot but "We Found Love" stands out.

missed this one but would have voted kaputt