Hypetrak’s Top 20 Songs of 2011
by Petar Kujundzic / News / December 28, 2011 / 20178 Views

We have to admit, the choice for this year's top song has been an easy one. There has been hardly a tune in recent years that evoked such intense reactions from the people like The Throne's ubiquitous "Ni**as in Paris." With no official video in tow, the tune has managed to be on replay for ten times in front of a live audience. While this already speaks for itself, the song has not only been synonymous with the massive success that Jay-Z and Kanye West have experienced with their Watch the Throne project, but has also developed into a cultural phenomenon with certain lines becoming trending topics on social media, quoted on TV and print magazines and whatnot. Hence, we had to give it to The Throne. As for the rest for the list, feel free to agree or disagree and to discuss in the comment section below.

1.) The Throne - Ni**as in Paris
2.) Bon Iver - Holocene
3.) Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower
4.) Frank Ocean – Swim Good
5.) Drake - Over My Dead Body
6.) SBTRKT featuring Little Dragon – Wildfire
7.) Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – I’ll Take Care Of U
8.) The Weeknd - High For This
9.) Tyler, the Creator - Yonkers
10.) M83 – Midnight City
11.) Jai Paul - BTSTU (Edit)
12.) Common - Blue Sky
13.) Avicii - Levels
14.) Azealia Banks - 212
15.) Shabazz Palaces - Swerve... the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)
16.) A$AP Rocky - Peso
17.) Childish Gambino - L.E.S.
18.) Adele - Someone Like You
19.) Jamie xx - Far Nearer
20.) Cults - Abducted

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  3. The Throne – Ni**as in Paris (Artwork)
  4. M83 – Midnight City (Christian Strobe Remix)
  5. Hypetrak “Blue Sky” Cover Contest (Runner-Ups)
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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1232007518 Martin Kuxo

    2011 :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/Charlie.phung92 Charleson Comix

    wait Jai Paul BTSTU is old as fuck haha

  • rubyy

    LMAO, Common's Blue sky ?

  • Ill_eel

    u mean 2011 :P

  • Ill_eel

    u mean 2011 :P

  • Felix

    How is the worst song on section80 in that list and nothing else?

  • you’rewrong

    not even close to the worst song, production is epic, subject matter on point and lyrically profound

  • HotDamnIRockBiatch

    you clearly don't understand what HiiiPower is then fag.

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  • HotDamnIRockBiatch

    EXACTLY!

  • word

    So I ball so hard muhfuckas wanna fine me, but first niggas gotta find me.

    What’s 50 grand to a muhfucka like me, can you please remind me?
    *goes cray*

    only song i agree with

  • Cdmiller35

    Skrillex Breathe Lol.. thats not even the name of the song its actually Summit when it was released. 

  • Cdmiller35

    Its just funny reading this list seeing Holocene, Abducted, Midnight City, and Levels on here with the rest of the tracks. Confusing to me on the overall direction of what hypetrak is striving to go to.

  • Cdmiller35

    Its just funny reading this list seeing Holocene, Abducted, Midnight City, and Levels on here with the rest of the tracks. Confusing to me on the overall direction of what hypetrak is striving to go to.

  • Humza Khan

    respectable list. glad the recognized jai paul, jamie xx, and sbtrkt

  • http://www.facebook.com/gnutgrass Garrett Nutgrass

    that skrillex track is def not top 20 worthy

  • Guest703

    this feels like a rushed list.. 

  • http://flavors.me/dnwilliams dnwilliams

    HELL YES to LES, didn't expect to see Gambino sneak in there with all the hate he's been receiving lately. Blue Sky is perfection too.

    There are the tracks I've had on heavy rotation this year:

    1. Cults, 'You Know What I Mean'
    2. Raphael Saadiq, 'Radio'
    3. Braids, 'Lammicken'
    4. Zola Jesus, 'Hikikomori'
    5. The Weeknd, 'Initiation'
    6. Bon Iver, 'Perth'
    7. Lykke Li, 'I Follow Rivers'
    8. Ryan Leslie, 'Joan of Arc'
    9. Earl Sweatshirt, 'Dat Ass'
    10. Lana Del Rey, 'Video Games'
    11. Austra, 'Lose It'
    12. Frank Ocean, 'Holly Baby'
    13. SBTRKT, 'Wildfire'
    14. Active Child, 'Shield & Sword'
    15. The Throne, 'Otis'
    16. The Antlers, 'French Exit'
    17. Little Dragon, 'Ritual Union'
    18. Terius Nash (aka The-Dream), 'Wish You Were Mine'
    19. J. Cole, 'Bring 'Em In'
    20. Drake, 'Crew Love'

  • Tennis

    LMFAOOOOOOOOOO - Childish Gambino???? hahahahah wai .. wait... HAHAHAHAHA what a fucking loser.

  • Rights

    in my opinion The weeknd - The knowing was the best song of the year

    murder to excellence and look what you've done should be in there too

  • MOBJA

    yes, nigga

  • Chronic

    Niggas In Paris was definitely not the song of the year.

  • TopBananas

    LES is so legit. When people talk about Camp, I feel as though no one brings up LES but that's the coldest joint on there.

  • TopBananas

    LES is so legit. When people talk about Camp, I feel as though no one brings up LES but that's the coldest joint on there.

  • TopBananas

    LES is so legit. When people talk about Camp, I feel as though no one brings up LES but that's the coldest joint on there.

  • TopBananas

    LES is so legit. When people talk about Camp, I feel as though no one brings up LES but that's the coldest joint on there.

  • TopBananas

    LES is so legit. When people talk about Camp, I feel as though no one brings up LES but that's the coldest joint on there.

  • http://twitter.com/rickyfresh1000 Ricky Vieira Maderis

    AWESOME MIX

  • http://twitter.com/rickyfresh1000 Ricky Vieira Maderis

    AWESOME MIX

  • Erick5490

    Agree with the list. Pretty funny. LES is One of my favorites. Gambino really shined on that one. Even tho he is ethered in most publications 

  • Anonymous

    YES!

  • Anonymous

    YES!

  • REKS

    Because you're a teen girl or sensitive woman.

    I'm a man - so I don't like the weeknd and Drake. they are pop music.

    real men don't like pop music.

  • Goodmusicbaby

    some of us don't have to prove our manliness by our choices in music. I listen to both drake and the-weeknd, thus I stil get more pussy than you, fuckin faggot 

  • Goatnote

    No J Cole?? Really?? His whole album should be on this list..

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  • WU-Tang

    the weeknd fans are pussies and faggots! u get no pussy u bitch.

    real hip hop > Drake

  • http://twitter.com/BlackOlympus_V MeGGie V.
  • HYPEFAN

    im quite sick of Jay-Z... nigga need to go bone his wife and take care of his fam... there are other artist tryin to come up and its because of old heads like him that OF, Funk Volume and DMG are all bein frowned upon... shame is... some of u havent even heard of funk volume or DMG
    Funk Volume: http://www.myfunkvolume.com/DMG: http://www.mediafire.com/?y5e84w6d332apfo

  • HYPEFAN

    Funk Volume's site is myfunkvolume.com

  • HYPEFAN

    DMG got a few mixtapes out... my favorite is by Yung Muzik 
    http://www.mediafire.com/?y5e84w6d332apfo

  • HYPEFAN

    at least yonkers made the list... #OFWGKTA

  • leeroy

    helll no. that album straight garbage and i used to like j cole. busted his nut on his mixtapes and his album sucked asshole.

  • .:DrEaMwAlKeR:.

    ....you can't blame one artist for another's lack of exposure...

  • Isaac Kazin

    I agree... but then again the entire album is legit. Fire Fly is one of my favs.

  • Mohammed

    No you wrong for that. Hella wrong for saying that. Songs like Lost Ones which should considered a Top 10 song of the year. Breakdown(My fav on the album), Sideline Story, Dollar & Dream 3, Rise and Shine, Nobody's Perfect, God's Gift are all standouts. It could been a bit better but it was far from being garbage.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/2xUeL Richard Connerton

    Novacane, Songs for Women and Love Crimes over Swim Good

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