2011 in American music

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Events

January

• 24 – Original Adema vocalist Mark Chavez leaves the band for the second time.[1]
• 29 – Britney Spears's Hold It Against Me debuted at #1 on US Billboard Hot 100, making Spears the second artist to have more than one single to debut at no. 1, behind Mariah Carey. She also being the third female artist, behind Cher, Madonna and Janet Jackson to top the Hot 100 in three decades, as well as the seventh artist overall.

February

• 11 – Lady Gaga releases Born This Way the first single off her new album of the same name. It became the fastest iTunes single at the time. It later went on to remain number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 consecutive weeks
• 14 – Justin Bieber tops the chart and goes platinum for the second time after the release of his second remix album Never Say Never: The Remixes

March

• 11 – Kyuss begins their reunion tour in Europe under the moniker Kyuss Lives.[2]
• 15 – Former rapper Nate Dogg dies at age 41 from strokes
  • 15 – As Blood Runs Black released her first album in five years, Instinct.

April

• 3 – LCD Soundsystem plays its final show at New York City's Madison Square Garden.[3]

May

• 10 – System of a Down began their first tour in 5 years in Edmonton.[4]
• 12 – Katy Perry, with her fourth single from Teenage Dream, "E.T.", becomes the only artist in history to spend 52 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
• 23 – Lady Gaga releases her sophomore album, Born This Way. It sold 524,000 copies on its first day, and one million copies on its first week, making Gaga the first person to do that.
• 25 – Scotty McCreery is crowned winner of the tenth season of American Idol Lauren Alaina is runner-up.

June

• 18 – Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen's longtime saxophonist for the E Street Band dies at the age of 69.
• 29 – Javier Colon won the inaugural season of The Voice. Dia Frampton was named runner-up.

July

• 17 – Illinois rock band Cheap Trick is unharmed after a stage collapses during a performance at the Cisco Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[6]
• 19 – Cold released her first album in six years, Superfiction.

August

• 8 – Well-known hip-hop stars JAY Z and Kanye West release their highly anticipated collaboration album, Watch the Throne.
• 15 – Blink-182 start their 20th Anniversary Tour. The tour visited Canada in 2011, the United States and Europe in 2012 and Australia in 2013.
• 27 – "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry becomes the fifth single from the album Teenage Dream to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying Michael Jackson's record for the most singles from one album to do so. She is the second artist and only woman in history to achieve this.
• 29 – Red Hot Chili Peppers released their first album in five years, I'm with You.

September

• 2 – It was announced that drummer Mike Pedicone was kicked out of My Chemical Romance due to Pedicone stealing from the band. No charges were pressed.
• 17 – With Katy Perry's fifth single from Teenage Dream, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", she completed 69 consecutive weeks inside the top ten, more than any artist in history.[7]
• 21 – Rock and Roll Hall of Famers R.E.M. disband after 31 years together. They played their last show in 2008.[8]
• 24 – "I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears became Spears's 21 top-forty single, the third-highest female total since her first week on the chart on November 21, 1998, and only behind Taylor Swift with 27 and Rihanna with 22. It also broke the record for longest duration between the first and last # 1 on the pop chart.
• 27 – Blink-182 release their sixth studio album Neighborhoods. This is the first album they recorded together since their indefinite hiatus in 2005. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200.

November

• 1 – For the third time, Justin Bieber tops the charts and goes platinum with his first Christmas album/second studio album Under the Mistletoe.
• 7 – David Lynch released his first album in ten years, Crazy Clown Time.

December

• 6 – Korn's tenth studio album, The Path of Totality, debuts at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with 55,000 copies sold in its first week. This album marks the beginning of a new direction for nu metal, with artists like Skrillex and many more contributing to the album with dub step and more electronic sounds. Cimorelli also releases their second EP The CimFam EP
• 6 – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones released her first album in two years, The Magic of Youth.

Bands formed

• Adrenaline Mob
• Art of Anarchy
• Banks & Steelz
• Big Talk
• Chris Robinson Brotherhood
• Crosses
• Deap Vally
• DIIV
• Downtown Boys
• Empress Of
• Foxing
• A Great Big World
• The Internet
• The Milk Carton Kids
• Modern Baseball
• The Moth & The Flame
• MS MR
• The Neighbourhood
• Ninja Sex Party
• Nothing
• Pentatonix
• Pistol Annies[9]
• Poliça
• The Record Company
• Rozwell Kid
• Speedy Ortiz
• SuperHeavy
• Tremonti
• Waxahatchee
• Young Buffalo
• Your Favorite Martian

Bands reformed

• Bad Meets Evil[10]
• Ben Folds Five[11]
• Blink-182
• Evanescence[12]
• Gym Class Heroes[13]
• Dispatch[14]
• Grant Lee Buffalo[15]
• Live[16]
• O-Town[17]
• System of a Down[18]
• Five Iron Frenzy[19]

Bands on hiatus

• Atreyu
• The Black Eyed Peas
• Disturbed
• Good Charlotte
• Idiot Pilot
• Iglu & Hartly
• Innerpartysystem
• Jonas Brothers
• Nevermore
• Sonic Youth
• The Spill Canvas
• Thrice
• Thursday
• Velvet Revolver

Bands disbanded

• The Academy Is... [20]
• Anal Cunt
• Big Star
• The Bravery
• Buckner & Garcia
• The Depreciation Guild
• Double Dagger
• Draco and the Malfoys
• The Famine
• The Graduate[21]
• Haste the Day
• LCD Soundsystem
• Monty Are I
• Nick Jonas & the Administration
• Pontytail
• P.S. Eliot
• pureNRG
• R.E.M.[22]
• Rilo Kiley
• SHeDAISY
• The Takeover UK
• Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
• The Von Bondies
• The White Stripes[23]

Albums released

Main article: List of 2011 albums

January

January 11

• Fuckin' A by Anal Cunt[24]
• Outside by Tapes 'n Tapes[25]
• Rehab: The Overdose by Lecrae[26]
• Showroom of Compassion by Cake[27]
• Thank You, Happy Birthday by Cage the Elephant[28]

January 17

• Decoder by Decoder[29]
• Live on Ten Legs (live) by Pearl Jam[30]

January 18

• Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes by Social Distortion[31]
• Hi-Five Soup! by The Aquabats[32]
• The King Is Dead by The Decemberists[33]
• Tear the Fences Down by Eulogies[34]

January 21

• Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under by Amanda Palmer[35]
• What If... by Mr. Big[36]

January 25

• Gotta Get Up Now by Roger Miret and The Disasters[37]
• Mine Is Yours by Cold War Kids[38]
• There Are Rules by The Get Up Kids[39]

January 31

• Singles and EPs: 2001–2005 (compilation) by The Music[40]

February

February 1

• Until We Have Faces by Red[41]

February 8

• California Fae by Anna Waronker[42]
• Sever the Wicked Hand by Crowbar[43]
• Tao of the Dead by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead[44]

February 15

• Angels & Devils by Sarah Darling[45]
• To Hell with God by Deicide[46]
• Identity on Fire by A Skylit Drive[47]
• Justice by Rev Theory[48]
• The People's Key by Bright Eyes[49]
• Runner Runner by Runner Runner[50]

February 22

• Beast by DevilDriver[51]
• D.R.U.G.S. by Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows[52]
• The End of the World Party by I See Stars[53]
• Killing Time by Bayside[54]
• Rugged Road by The Aggrolites[55]

March

March 1

• Alexander by Alex Ebert[56]
• Forever the Sickest Kids by Forever the Sickest Kids[57]
• Going Out in Style by Dropkick Murphys[58]

March 8

• Collapse into Now by R.E.M. [59]
• Downtown Battle Mountain II by Dance Gavin Dance[60]
• Dreaming in Black and White by TRUSTcompany[61]
• Lasers by Lupe Fiasco[62]
• My Devil In Your Eyes by The Color Morale[63]
• Pedals by Rival Schools[64]
• Skins by Buffalo Tom[65]
• Stronger by Sara Evans[66]

March 15

• Dancing Backward in High Heels by New York Dolls[67]
• Endgame by Rise Against[68]
• First World Manifesto by Screeching Weasel[69]
• Give the Drummer Some by Travis Barker[70]
• Megalithic Symphony by Awolnation[71]
• Oh Land by Oh Land[72]

March 22

• Angles by The Strokes[73]
• Awesome as Fuck (live) by Green Day [74]
• F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown [75]
• I Remember Me by Jennifer Hudson [75]
• Live on I-5 (live) by Soundgarden[76]
• My Life, My Way by Agnostic Front[77]
• Under Your Skin by Saliva[78]
• Vices & Virtues by Panic! at the Disco[79]
• When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes by Yellowcard[80]

March 29

• All Eternals Deck by The Mountain Goats[81]
• Disguises by Aiden[82]
• Doggumentary by Snoop Dogg[83]
• Femme Fatale by Britney Spears[84]
• Rolling Papers by Wiz Khalifa[85]
• Swan by Unwritten Law[86]

April

April 5

• American Tragedy by Hollywood Undead[87]
• Apocalypse by Bill Callahan[88]
• Blood Pressures by The Kills[89]
• Cocoon by Meg & Dia[90]
• Razorback Killers by Vicious Rumors[91]
• What if We Were Real by Mandisa[92]

April 11

• Nine Types of Light by TV on the Radio[93]

April 12

• C'mon by Low[94]
• The Family Sign by Atmosphere [95]
• Lollipop by Meat Puppets[96]
• No Devolución by Thursday[97][98]
• So Beautiful or So What by Paul Simon[99]
• Wasting Light by Foo Fighters[100]
• Murder the Mountains by Red Fang[101]

April 26

• All at Once by The Airborne Toxic Event[102]
• Fishing for Woos by Bowling for Soup[103]
• Speak-Ahh by Eastern Conference Champions[104]
• Take Care, Take Care, Take Care by Explosions in the Sky[105]
• Atavist by Otep[106]
• The Hollow by Memphis May Fire[107]

May

May 3

• And the Tears Washed Me, Wave After Cowardly Wave by Dreamend[108]
• Are You Gonna Eat That? by Hail Mary Mallon [109]
• Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy by Dredg[110]
• Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes[110]
• Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 by Beastie Boys[110]
• In Your Dreams by Stevie Nicks[111]
• Love? by Jennifer Lopez[110]
• Move Like This by The Cars[112]
• Musiqinthemagiq by Musiq Soulchild[113]
• This Is Gonna Hurt by Sixx:A.M.[114]

May 10

• Goblin by Tyler the Creator[115]
• I Am Very Far by Okkervil River[116]
• Let's Cheers to This by Sleeping With Sirens[117]
• Life Fantastic by Man Man[118]
• Rock & Roll Submarine by Urge Overkill[119]
• Simple Math by Manchester Orchestra[120]
• Volcanic Sunlight by Saul Williams[121]

May 17

• Destroyed by Moby[122]
• Laugh Now, Laugh Later by Face to Face[123]
• Mona by Mona[124]
• Rome by Danger Mouse[122]
• Running from a Gamble by Company of Thieves[122]
• Too Cool to Care by New Boyz[122]

May 23

• Born This Way by Lady Gaga[125]
• Torches by Foster the People[126]

May 24

• Back Burner by For the Fallen Dreams[127]
• D by White Denim[128]
• Eclipse by Journey[129]
• Valleyheart by She Wants Revenge[129]

May 31

• Circuital by My Morning Jacket[130]
• Codes and Keys by Death Cab for Cutie[131]
• Macabre Eternal by Autopsy[132]
• Speed of Darkness by Flogging Molly[131]
• Ukulele Songs by Eddie Vedder[133]

June

June 7

• All 6's and 7's by Tech N9ne[134]
• The Color Spectrum by The Dear Hunter[135]
• Cults by Cults[136]
• Dirty Work by All Time Low[134]
• Gloss Drop by Battles[134]
• Illud Divinum Insanus by Morbid Angel[134]

June 14

• All Things Bright and Beautiful by Owl City[137]
• Find Me by Christina Grimmie
• Hell: The Sequel by Bad Meets Evil[138]
• Set The World on Fire by Black Veil Brides
• Time Together by Michael Franks[139]

June 21

• Alpocalypse by "Weird Al" Yankovic[140]
• Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver[140]
• The Light of the Sun by Jill Scott[140]
• We All Bleed by Crossfade[140]
• Planet Pit by Pitbull

June 28

• 4 by Beyoncé[141]
• Finally Famous by Big Sean[142]
• Gold Cobra by Limp Bizkit[142]
• I'm American by Billy Ray Cyrus[142]
• Taking Back Sunday by Taking Back Sunday[143]
• The Verge by There for Tomorrow[144]
• This Loud Morning by David Cook[142]
• When the Sun Goes Down by Selena Gomez & the Scene[142]

July

July 5

• King of Hearts by Lloyd[145]

July 8

• "Regional At Best by Twenty One Pilots

July 12

• If Not Now, When? by Incubus[146]
• Sunshine State of Mind by We the Kings[147]
• Within and Without by Washed Out[147]
• Yours Truly by Sublime with Rome[147]

July 13

• 13 Chambers by Wugazi[148]

July 19

• Everything's Fine by The Summer Set
• In the Mountain in the Cloud by Portugal. The Man[149]
• Join Us by They Might Be Giants[150]
• Sunrise Sessions by Kottonmouth Kings[151]
• Superfiction by Cold[150]
• Time of My Life by 3 Doors Down[152]
• Universal Pulse by 311[150]

July 26

• Here I Am by Kelly Rowland[153]
• Rabbits on the Run by Vanessa Carlton[154]
• Follow Me Home by Jay Rock[154]
• Wilderness by The Features[155]

August

August 2

• Hold On 'til the Night by Greyson Chance[156]
• Bad Habits by Every Avenue[157]
• King by O.A.R.[158]
• Sky Full of Holes by Fountains of Wayne[159]
• Tripper by Fruit Bats[160]
• Victorious soundtrack by Victorious Cast[159]
• Wicked Will by The Ettes[161]

August 8

• Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West[162]

August 9

• In Waves by Trivium[163]
• Success Is Certain by Royce da 5'9"[164]
• White Lotus by Eyes Set to Kill[165]

August 16

• Any Man in America by Blue October[166]
• Out of Love by Mister Heavenly[167]
• Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin by Breaking Benjamin[168]
• Deus Ex Machina by Greek Fire[169]

August 23

• Symphony Soldier by The Cab[170]
• The R.E.D. Album by Game[171]

August 29

• I'm with You by Red Hot Chili Peppers[172]

August 30

• Am I the Enemy by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus[173]
• Black and White America by Lenny Kravitz[174]
• Re:(disc)overed by Puddle of Mudd[175]
• Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne[173]
• WTF by Vanilla Ice[176]

September

September 13

• Welcome 2 My Nightmare by Alice Cooper[177][178]
• Worship Music by Anthrax[179]
• Dead Throne by The Devil Wears Prada[180]
• A Dramatic Turn of Events by Dream Theater[181]
• Own the Night by Lady Antebellum[182]
• Green Naugahyde by Primus[183]
• s/he by s/he [184]
• Strange Mercy by St. Vincent [185]
• Daybreak by Saves the Day[186]
• Staind by Staind[187]

September 20

• Unbroken by Demi Lovato[188]
• Sweeter by Gavin DeGraw [189]
• The Reckoning by Needtobreathe[190]
• Time Travel by Never Shout Never[191]
• Pearl Jam Twenty by Pearl Jam[192]
• Major/Minor by Thrice[193]
• Night of Hunters by Tori Amos [194]

September 27

• Neighborhoods by Blink-182[195]
• Cole World: The Sideline Story by J. Cole[196]
• Future History by Jason Derülo[197]
• Unto the Locust by Machine Head[198]
• Music Is Better Than Words by Seth MacFarlane[199]
• Vice Verses by Switchfoot[200]
• The Whole Love by Wilco [201]
• The Year of Hibernation by Youth Lagoon [202]

September 29

• NSFW by Ninja Sex Party

October

October 4

• Awakening by Blessthefall[203]
• People and Things by Jack's Mannequin [204]
• Mayday Parade by Mayday Parade[205]
• Odd Soul by Mutemath[206]
• Clear as Day by Scotty McCreery[207]
• Radiosurgery by New Found Glory[208]
• Christmas in Diverse City by tobyMac[209]
• Best Intentions by We Are The In Crowd[210]

October 11

• Wildflower by Lauren Alaina[207]
• Evanescence by Evanescence[211]
• American Capitalist by Five Finger Death Punch
• Fastlife by Joe Jonas
• Eleven by Martina McBride[212]
• Seeking Major Tom by William Shatner[213]
• B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 by Britney Spears[214]
• Third Power by DJ Drama[215]

October 18

• Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83[216]
• Soul Punk by Patrick Stump [217]
• The Great Escape Artist by Jane's Addiction[218]

October 24

• Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay[219]
• Stronger by Kelly Clarkson[220]
• KABOOM! by I Fight Dragons[221]

October 25

• Violence Begets Violence by Jedi Mind Tricks[222]
• Clancy's Tavern by Toby Keith[223]

November

November 1

• Ambition by Wale [224]
• Four the Record by Miranda Lambert[225]
• Lulu by Lou Reed and Metallica[226]
• Open Invitation by Tyrese [224]
• Smile by The Beach Boys[227]
• Thirteen by Megadeth[228]

November 8

• Blue Slide Park by Mac Miller [224]
• Fear of God II: Let Us Pray by Pusha T[224][229]
• The Lost Children by Disturbed [230]
• Love: Part Two by Angels and Airwaves [231]
• Welcome to Strangeland by Tech N9ne Collabos [232]

November 15

• Camp by Childish Gambino [233]
• The Papercut Chronicles II by Gym Class Heroes[234]
• Love After War by Robin Thicke [224]

November 21

• Elevate by Big Time Rush[235]

November 22

• Break the Spell by Daughtry[236]
• The Day After Tomorrow by Maino [224][237]
• My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) by Mary J. Blige[238]
• Speak Now World Tour – Live by Taylor Swift[239]
• Talk That Talk by Rihanna[224]

December

December 6

• El Camino by The Black Keys [240]
• The Path of Totality by Korn[241]
• Revolver by T-Pain[224][242]
• Underrated by Bow Wow[224]
• undun by The Roots[243][244]
• Hats Off to the Bull by Chevelle[245]
• The Magic of Youth by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

December 12

• Alone III: The Pinkerton Years by Rivers Cuomo

December 13

• Beyond Magnetic by Metallica
• Rebels by Black Veil Brides

December 20

• The Dreamer, The Believer by Common[224]
• Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition by Young Jeezy[246]

Top hits on record

Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits

• "Firework" – Katy Perry (2 weeks in 2010, 2 weeks in 2011)
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars (4 weeks)
• "Hold It Against Me" – Britney Spears (1 week)
• "Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa (1 week)
• "Born This Way"- Lady Gaga (6 weeks)
• "E.T." – Katy Perry feat. Kanye West (5 weeks)
• "S&M" – Rihanna (1 week)
• "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (7 weeks)
• "Give Me Everything" – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer (1 week)
• "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock (6 weeks)
• "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" – Katy Perry (2 weeks)
• "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (4 weeks)
• "Someone Like You" – Adele (5 weeks)
• "We Found Love" – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris (8 weeks in 2011, 2 weeks in 2012)

Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

• "5 O'Clock" – T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen (#10)
• "6 Foot 7 Foot" – Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz (#9)
• "All of the Lights" – Kanye West feat. Rihanna (#18)
• "Back to December"- Taylor Swift (#18 in 2011, #6 in 2010)
• "Best Thing I Never Had" – Beyoncé (#16)
• "Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa (#1)
• "Blow" – Ke$ha (#7)
• "Born This Way" – Lady Gaga (#1)
• "Bottoms Up" – Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj (#8 in 2011, #6 in 2010)
• "Cheers (Drink to That)" – Rihanna (#7)
• "Coming Home" – Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey (#11)
• "Dance (A$$)" – Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj (#12)
• "Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean (#7)
• "Dirty Dancer"- Enrique Iglesias and Usher feat. Lil Wayne (#18)
• "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – Usher feat. Pitbull (#15 in 2011, #4 in 2010)
• "Don't Wanna Go Home"- Jason Derülo (#14)
• "Down on Me" – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent (#4)
• "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz (#16 in 2011, #2 in 2010)
• "E.T." – Katy Perry feat. Kanye West (#1)
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay (#14)
• "Firework" – Katy Perry (#1)
• "Fly" – Nicki Minaj feat. Rihanna (#19)
• "Forget You" – Cee Lo Green (#2)
• "Fuckin' Perfect" by Pink (#2)
• "Get It Right" – Glee Cast (#16)
• "Give Me Everything" – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer (#1)
• "Good Feeling" – Flo Rida (#4)
• "Good Life" – OneRepublic (#8)
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars (#1)
• "Hair" – Lady Gaga (#12)
• "Headlines" – Drake (#13)
• "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" – Pitbull feat. T-Pain (#7)
• "Hit the Lights" – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne (#18)
• "Hold It Against Me" – Britney Spears (#1)
• "Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton (#13)
• "How to Love" – Lil Wayne (#5)
• "I Love You This Big" – Scotty McCreery (#11)
• "I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre feat. Eminem and Skylar Grey (#4)
• "I Wanna Go" – Britney Spears (#7)
• "I'm on One" – DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne (#10)
• "If I Die Young" – The Band Perry (#14)
• "If This Was a Movie" – Taylor Swift (#10)
• "In the Dark" – Dev (#11)
• "Inventing Shadows" – Dia Frampton (#20)
• "It Girl" – Jason Derülo (#17)
• "It Will Rain" – Bruno Mars (#3)
• "Jar of Hearts" – Christina Perri (#17)
• "Judas" – Lady Gaga (#10)
• "Just a Dream" – Nelly (#10 in 2011, #3 in 2010)
• "Just a Kiss" – Lady Antebellum (#7)
• "Just Can't Get Enough" – The Black Eyed Peas (#3)
• "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (#6 in 2011, #1 in 2010)
• "Knee Deep" – Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett (#18)
• "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" – Katy Perry (#1)
• "Lighters" – Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars (#4)
• "Like a G6" – Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs and Dev (#14 in 2011, #1 in 2010)
• "Like My Mother Does" – Lauren Alaina (#20)
• "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (#6)
• "Loser Like Me" – Glee Cast (#6)
• "Love on Top" – Beyoncé (#20)
• "Make Me Proud" – Drake feat. Nicki Minaj (#9)
• "Mirror" – Lil Wayne feat. Bruno Mars (#16)
• "Mistletoe" – Justin Bieber (#11)
• "Moment 4 Life" – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake (#13)
• "More" – Usher (#15)
• "Motivation" – Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne (#17)
• "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (#1)
• "Mr. Know It All" – Kelly Clarkson (#10)
• "Never Say Never" – Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith (#8)
• "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z and Kanye West (#6)
• "No Hands" – Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash and Wale (#13)
• "No Sleep" – Wiz Khalifa (#6)
• "On the Floor" – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull (#3)
• "Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna (#7 in 2011, #1 in 2010)
• "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Otis Redding (#12)
• "Ours" – Taylor Swift (#13)
• "Paradise" – Coldplay (#15)
• "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock (#1)
• "Please Don't Go" – Mike Posner (#20 in 2011, #16 in 2010)
• "Princess of China" – Coldplay and Rihanna (#20)
• "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People (#3)
• "Raise Your Glass" – Pink (#4 in 2011, #1 in 2010)
• "Red Solo Cup" – Toby Keith (#17)
• "Remind Me" – Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood (#17)
• "Rocketeer" – Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder (#7)
• "Roll Up" – Wiz Khalifa (#13)
• "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (#1)
• "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" – Glee Cast (#11)
• "S&M" – Rihanna (#1)
• "Set Fire to the Rain" – Adele (#13)
• "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO (#2)
• "She Will" – Lil Wayne feat. Drake (#3)
• "Skyscraper" – Demi Lovato (#10)
• "Someone Like You – Adele (#1)
• "Stereo Hearts" – Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine (#4)
• "Stereo Love" – Edward Maya feat. Vika Jigulina (#16)
• "Stitch by Stitch" – Javier Colon (#17)
• "Strange Clouds" – B.o.B feat. Lil Wayne (#7)
• "Super Bass" – Nicki Minaj (#3)
• "Take Care" – Drake feat. Rihanna (#9)
• "Till the World Ends" – Britney Spears (#3)
• "The Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga (#3)
• "The Lazy Song" – Bruno Mars (#4)
• "The Motto" – Drake feat. Lil Wayne (#18)
• "The One That Got Away" – Katy Perry (#4)
• "The Show Goes On" – Lupe Fiasco (#9)
• "The Time (Dirty Bit)" – The Black Eyed Peas (#8 in 2011, #4 in 2010)
• "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" – Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris and DJ Frank E (#4)
• "Tonight Tonight" – Hot Chelle Rae (#7)
• "We Are Young" – Glee Cast (#12)
• "We Found Love" – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris (#1)
• "We R Who We R" – Ke$ha (#3 in 2011, #1 in 2010)
• "What the Hell" – Avril Lavigne (#11)
• "What's My Name?" – Rihanna feat. Drake (#3 in 2011, #1 in 2010)
• "Where Them Girls At" – David Guetta feat. Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj (#14)
• "Without You" – David Guetta feat. Usher (#4)
• "Work Out" – J. Cole (#14)
• "Written in the Stars" – Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner (#12)
• "Yeah 3x" – Chris Brown" (#15)
• "Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga (#6)
• "You da One" – Rihanna (#14)
• "You Make Me Feel..." – Cobra Starship feat. Sabi (#7)
• "Young, Wild & Free" – Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa feat. Bruno Mars (#10)

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011

Deaths

• January 1 – Charles Fambrough, 60, jazz bassist, composer and record producer
• January 7 – Bobby Robinson, 93, record producer and songwriter
• January 9 – Debbie Friedman, 59, singer-songwriter
• January 10 – Margaret Whiting, 86, singer
• January 14 – Georgia Carroll, 91, singer, actress and model
• January 17 – Don Kirshner, 76, record producer, music publisher, and songwriter
• January 19 – James O'Gwynn, 82, singer
• January 21 – Tony Geiss, 86, television writer and composer (Sesame Street)
• January 22 – Bobby Poe, 77, singer, songwriter, and record producer
• January 24 – Barrie Lee Hall, Jr., 61, trumpeter and band leader
• January 26
  • Gladys Horton, 65, singer (The Marvelettes)
  • Charlie Louvin, 83, singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Louvin Brothers)
• January 27 – Don Rondo, 81, singer
• January 29
  • Milton Babbitt, 94, composer
  • Emanuel Vardi, 95, violist
• January 31 – Doc Williams, 96, country music performer
• February 8 – Marvin Sease, 64, blues and soul singer-songwriter
• February 10 – Blanche Honegger Moyse, 101, conductor
• February 12 – Betty Garrett, 91, singer and actress
• February 14 – John Strauss, 90, television and film composer
• February 16 – David Shapiro, 58, jazz musician
• February 20 – Eddie Brandt, 90, composer and songwriter
• February 22
  • Beau Dollar (69), soul-R&B singer and drummer
  • Jean Dinning, 86, singer and songwriter (The Dinning Sisters)
• February 24 – Eddie Serrato, 65, drummer (? and the Mysterians)
• February 25 – Rick Coonce, 64, drummer (The Grass Roots)
• February 26 – Mark Tulin, 62, bassist (The Electric Prunes)
• February 27 – Eddie Kirkland, 87, blues musician
• March 8
  • St. Clair Lee, 66, singer (The Hues Corporation)
  • Mike Starr, 44, bassist (Alice in Chains)
• March 10 – Eddie Snyder, 92, songwriter
• March 11 – Hugh Martin, 96, songwriter
• March 15 – Nate Dogg, 41, rapper, singer, and actor
• March 17 – Ferlin Husky, 85, country music singer
• March 21 – Loleatta Holloway, 64, singer
• March 23
  • Ken Arcipowski, 66, singer (Randy & the Rainbows)
  • Henry Jerome, 93, big band leader, trumpeter, arranger, composer
• March 24 – Rozetta Johnson, c. 68, soul and gospel singer
• March 31 – Mel McDaniel, 68, country music singer-songwriter
• April 9 – Orrin Tucker, 100, bandleader
• April 20 – Gerard Smith, 36, bassist (TV on the Radio)
• April 23
  • Tom King, 68, guitarist and songwriter (The Outsiders)
  • Peter Lieberson, 64, classical composer
• April 26 – Phoebe Snow, 60, singer-songwriter
• May 3 – Odell Brown, 70, jazz organist
• May 13 – Bernard Greenhouse, 95, cellist
• May 27 – Gil Scott-Heron, 62, singer, instrumentalist, poet, and author
• June 2 – Ray Bryant, 79, jazz pianist and composer
• June 3 – Benny Spellman, 79, singer
• June 4 – David "Frankie" Toler, 59, drummer (The Allman Brothers Band)
• June 18 – Clarence Clemons, 69, saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
• July 11 – Rob Grill, 67, singer-songwriter and bass player (The Grass Roots)
• July 15 – Cornell MacNeil, 88, operatic baritone
• July 24 – Dan Peek, 60, singer-songwriter (America)
• July 29
  • Jack Barlow, 87, country music singer and songwriter
  • Gene McDaniels, 76, singer-songwriter
• August 10 – Billy Grammer, 85, country singer
• August 11 – Jani Lane, 47, glam rock singer (Warrant)
• August 22 – Jerome "Jerry" Leiber, 78, songwriter and record producer
• August 29 – Fred Farran, 74, pop singer (The Arbors)
• September 27 – Johnny "Country" Mathis, 80, country music singer and songwriter (Jimmy & Johnny)
• October 3 – Kay Armen, 95, singer
• October 8 – Mikey Welsh, 40, bassist (Weezer)
• October 12 – Joel DiGregorio, 67, keyboardist (The Charlie Daniels Band)
• November 7 – Andrea True, 68, porn performer and singer
• November 8
  • Heavy D, 44, rapper, singer, record producer, and actor
  • Jimmy Norman, 74, musician and songwriter
• November 17 – Gary Garcia, 63, musician and songwriter (Buckner & Garcia)
• November 25 – Coco Robicheaux, 64, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• December 3 – Ronald Mosley, 72, singer (Ruby & the Romantics)
• December 6 – Dobie Gray, 71, singer-songwriter
• December 7 – Bob Burnett, 71, folk musician (The Highwaymen)
• December 14 – Billie Jo Spears, 74, country music singer
• December 18 – Ralph MacDonald, 67, percussionist and songwriter

See also

• 2010s in music
• 2011 in American television
• Timeline of musical events

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