Top Music for 2011 – According to Chris

Last year, for the first time, I posted the Top tracks I had listened to in 2010.  This year I am going to give you a bit more.  This year I am listing the top individual tracks from 2011 and the top artists from 2011.

Lets get things started with Individual tracks.  I figured the Zac Brown Band would show up quite a bit and they did in a major way.  One of the surprises was Jason Aldean.  I really disliked Dirt Road Anthem when I first heard it – something about mixing rap and country just didn’t sit well with me… but it grew on me and I really ended up digging it.

Although P!nk once again dominated the top artists of the year for me – individually her songs weren’t topping the charts.  She has such a large number of tracks I like now that the only two that showed up in the individual list are some of her “old school” stuff.

2011 Top Individual Tracks I Listened To

1		Rodney Atkins – Take A Back Road			28
2		Zac Brown Band – Toes			25
2		Jason Aldean – Dirt Road Anthem			25
4		Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party			24
4		Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song			24
4		Keith Urban – Long Hot Summer			24
4		Hot Chelle Rae – Tonight Tonight			24
8		Zac Brown Band – Chicken Fried			23
8		Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger – Studio Recording From The Voice Performance			23
10		Zac Brown Band – Highway 20 Ride			21
10		Eli Young Band – Crazy Girl – Single Version			21
12		Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks			19
12		Justin Moore – Bait A Hook			19
14		Zac Brown Band – Whatever it is			18
14		Zac Brown Band – Freet			18
14		Jake Owen – Barefoot Blue Jean Night			18
14		Hunter Hayes – Storm Warning			18
18		P!nk – Get The Party Started			17
18		Andy Grammer – Keep Your Head Up			17
18		Kenny Chesney – You and Tequila (featuring Grace Potter)			17
21		Eric Church – Homeboy			16
22		Zac Brown Band – It’s NOT OK			15
23		Zac Brown Band – Mary			14
23		P!nk – Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)			14

2011 Top 20 Artists I Listened To

(with total plays over last 12 months) Once again, P!nk led the way.  What can I say?  I really like her music.  Zac Brown Band made a huge impression on me in 2011 blowing away everyone except for P!nk.

I have always been a fan of country music, but this year it really dominated the top plays with seven of the top ten artists.  Bruno Mars was a surprise logging 83 plays (I really dig his album.)  The other big surprise to me is Elton John & Billy Joel making it back into the annual chart in a big way.  Those two used to dominate my play lists “back in the day” and it was cool to see them get some more spins.