The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 50 of 50, #10-#1

#10 Coldplay - "Hurts Like Heaven" from "Mylo Xyloto" - The title and some elements of the song are an homage to the all-time classic "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnludwl8cLs

#9 Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks" from "Torches" - One of the biggest indie rock songs of all-time, "Pumped Up Kicks" is a rare example of an overplayed pop song also being a great song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ

#8 Justice - "Civilization" from "Audio, Video, Disco" - A worthy follow-up to "D.A.N.C.E.", "Civilization" takes a little bit to get started, but accelerates quickly once it hits the chorus. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVq2yMuAMVQ

#7 Admiral Fallow - "Squealing Pigs" from "Boots Met My Face" - With the top six songs consisting of five pop hits and a relatively famous indie hit, "Squealing Pig" is basically the "underground" hit of 2011, a brilliant acoustic jam from yet another great Scottish indie rock band. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKy6MWS2iws

#6 Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" from "Born This Way" - The actual song starts at about 2:30. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

#5 Florence And The Machine - "Shake It Out" from "Ceremonials" - The highest ranking song from Florence And The Machine on the countdown. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbN0nX61rIs

#4 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "No Church In The Wild" from "Watch The Throne" - Featuring Frank Ocean. - The incredible beat and Frank Ocean's outstanding chorus are more than enough to make a truly epic song.  Great verses by Kanye and Jay-Z are just gravy. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt7gNi3Nr4

#3 The Naked And Famous - "Young Blood" from "Passive Me, Aggressive You" - The very instant this song starts, you can tell that you're listening to something special. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc

#2 Gotye - "Somebody That I Used To Know" from "Making Mirrors" - Featuring Kimbra. - We've all heard this song a million times by now and for good reason.  The perspective switch is perhaps the best part of the song and highly reminiscent of "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

#1 Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" from "21" - Seeing as how this was #1 on pretty much every critics list and the most played song of 2011, it can't really be a surprising pick for the top song of the year, but of all the songs that I've heard in recent years, "Rolling In The Deep" has the best chance of going down as one of the all-time greats. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw

Well, there you have it, 500 songs.  Thanks to everyone who's followed the countdown and I'll see you again around this time next year for the top 500 songs of 2012!

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 49 of 50, #20-#11

#20 Diamond Rings - "Something Else" from "Special Affections" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8r_nrl3iU

#19 The Book Of Mormon - "Hasa Diga Eebowai" from "The Book Of Mormon Soundtrack" - The funniest song of 2011 by a mile. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjBi1eEaAA

#18 The Decemberists - "Down By The Water" from "The King Is Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR9DjdMrpHg

#17 T.V. On The Radio - "Will Do" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLpXu9T7j0

#16 Wiz Khalifa - "Black And Yellow" from "Rolling Papers" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw

#15 Awolnation - "Sail" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2efAcmBQM

#14 T.V. On The Radio - "Second Song" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwYM2t22h_E

#13 Coldplay - "Paradise" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg

#12 M83 - "Midnight City" from "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" - The fact that a band as creative and original as M83 had a massive mainstream crossover hit was one of the best stories of 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE

#11 The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy" from "El Camino" - "El Camino" was the latest in a series of outstanding albums for The Black Keys, one of the hottest bands of the last decade. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 48 of 50, #30-#21

#30 The Foo Fighters - "Rope" from "Wasting Light" - The highest-charting song from "Wasting Light", the best Foo Fighters album since "The Colour And The Shape". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbpqZT_56Ns

#29 Lupe Fiasco - "Words I Never Said" from "Lasers" - Featuring Skylar Grey. - Lupe made a lot of the right kind of enemies with this controversial and brilliant song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22l1sf5JZD0

#28 The Beastie Boys - "Lee Majors Come Again" from "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two" - Hardly a hit and seemingly so obscure that no official video was ever made, this is by far my favorite song off of Hot Sauce Committee Part 2. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfVqHwjvOsI

#27 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "Niggas In Paris" from "Watch The Throne" - On top of the excellent beat and great lyrics, the "provocative" interlude in the middle of the song his hilarious. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfM_wS7qYfY

#26 Cults - "Oh My God" from "Cults" - 2011 was a great year for this type of dream pop / indie pop style. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KebXzv1wP4A

#25 Blitzen Trapper - "Love The Way You Walk Away" from "American Goldwing" - The best song off of "American Goldwing", the latest album from Blitzen Trapper, a great band with huge breakthrough potential. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Go8yeUSV4g

#24 Adele - "Someone Like You" from "21" - Adele was the biggest recording artist of 2011 (this isn't her top-charting song of the year...) and this epic ballad is one of the main reasons for her success with the critics and on the charts. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

#23 Florence And The Machine - "Leave My Body" from "Ceremonials" - I would say that Florence And The Machine was the second biggest recording artist of 2011, though I actually like "Ceremonials" better than "21".  "Leave My Body" is yet another great barnburner off the album of the year. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdSzeDXH4c4

#22 Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On" from "Lasers" - Prominently features a sample of "Float On" by Modest Mouse. - Combining Modest Mouse and Lupe Fiasco is one of the strangest ways to make a massive pop hit, but whatever works. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmp6zIr5y4U

#21 Los Campesinos! - "By Your Hand" from "Hello Sadness" - I bet you never thought you'd hear a twee indie pop anthem.  Well, now you have. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ku_ZMPJ5M0

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 47 of 50, #40-#31

#40 Death Cab For Cutie - "You Are A Tourist" from "Codes And Keys" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkk5wViJo-I

#39 VNV Nation - "Control" from "Automatic" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgyQjO6Lfk

#38 Frank Turner - "Glory Hallelujah" from "England Keep My Bones" - This would be the most
controversial song of 2011 if the average radio listener had enough musical knowledge to know who Frank Turner is. Atheist anthems haven't been this catchy since the days of XTC. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUCzUk84fE

#37 Radiohead - "Morning Mr. Magpie" from "Lotus Flower" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVcKwEJ2w4

#36 Diamond Rings - "You Oughta Know" from "Special Affections" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLH3QRnfoNs

#35 Diamond Rings - "Wait And See" from "Special Affections" - As far as I know, this is the only instance of back-to-back songs by the same artist on the countdown and what better band than Diamond Rings, one of the most unique and interesting new artists of 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSsBdGQS2M

#34 The Foo Fighters - "Walk" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU

#33 Grouplove - "Colours" from "Never Trust A Happy Song" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddd70PMxTE

#32 The Limousines - "Very Busy People" from "Get Sharp" - A repeat appearance from the 2010 list. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ2qAwXCgwk

#31 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "Otis" from "Watch The Throne" - Featuring Otis Redding. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoEKWtgJQAU

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 46 of 50, #50-#41

#50 Florence And The Machine - "Never Let Me Go" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMBTvuUlm98

#49 Nero - "Choices" from "Welcome Reality" - The highest ranking (mostly) instrumental song on the 2011 countdown. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV4G5ei9W5E

#48 Adele - "I'll Be Waiting" from "21" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8seXhayz1NA

#47 The Black Keys - "Gold On The Ceiling" from "El Camino" - Unlike most Black Keys songs, this song has frequently been featured in commercials and television promotions... - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yCIDkFI7ew

#46 T.V. On The Radio - "No Future Shock" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFs9TZPKObU

#45 Florence And The Machine - "No Light, No Light" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGH-4jQZRcc

#44 Dr. Dre - "I Need A Doctor" from "I Need A Doctor" - Featuring Eminem And Skylar Grey. - Like many of his best songs since N.W.A. broke up, Dre saves the best parts of this song for his guest stars. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA770wpLX-Q

#43 Cults - "Go Outside" from "Cults" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAM9diyVRiM

#42 Lady Gaga - "The Edge Of Glory" from "Born This Way" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWBS0JBNzQ

#41 The Lonely Island - "Jack Sparrow" from "Turtleneck And Chain" - Featuring Michael Bolton. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 45 of 50, #60-#51

#60 T.V. On The Radio - "Repetition" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5piGlQE5mYc

#59 Coldplay - "Charlie Brown" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTFBJgnNgU4

#58 The Book Of Mormon - "I Believe" from "The Book Of Mormon Soundtrack" - Hilarious and factually accurate. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfTlyuZphf8

#57 Wilco - "Standing O" from "The Whole Love" - Possibly the most up-tempo Wilco song ever recorded. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoNWDmhscas

#56 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Tao Of The Dead Part Two: Strange News From Another Planet" from "Tao Of The Dead" - The longest song and longest song title on the countdown.  This is what indie prog sounds like. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUdNbTiQxuI

#55 Dawes - "If I Wanted Someone" from "Nothing Is Wrong" - There wasn't an album from Mumford and Sons in 2011, so Dawes and Blitzen Trapper picked up the slack. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXuu4MRVfAg

#54 Florence And The Machine - "Strangeness And Charm" from "Ceremonials" - Adele gets all the attention, but 2011 belonged to Florence and The Machine. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpKwQBkJqQ

#53 The Gym Class Heroes - "Martyrial Girls" from "The Papercut Chronicles II" - Its amazing how much a great backbeat can help cover for lyrics that are average at best. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inV67S-3QWU

#52 The Lonely Island - "I Just Had Sex" from "Turtleneck And Chain" - Featuring Akon. - I would call this the funniest song of the year, but it's not even the funniest Lonely Island song of the year.  Foreshadowing! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bc8SMOTCrA

#51 Wilco - "I Might" from "The Whole Love" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNs7NLwuHx0

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 44 of 50, #70-#61

#70 MEN - "Who Am I To Feel So Free" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - The highest ranking song from Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist in 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBrXd5WPpA

#69 T.V. On The Radio - "New Cannonball Blues" from "Nine Types Of Light" - The videos from "Nine Types Of Light" were designed to work together as a sort of feature film, which is available on youtube. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv0G5ibi3VY

#68 R.E.M. - "Oh My Heart" from "Collapse Into Now" - The highest charting song from what might be the swan song for one of the greatest bands of all-time. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN1f4AFgiAc

#67 The Tune-Yards - "Bizness" from "Whokill" - Probably the craziest and most unpredictable band to have a huge year in 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1LI-NTa2s

#66 Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" from "Stronger" - Kelly Clarkson keeps her streak of one great song per album alive. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn676-fLq7I

#65 Junius - "A Universe Without Stars" from "Reports From The Threshold Of" - One of the best heavy metal songs of 2011.  Reminiscient of the best Deftones songs. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbqdJCEzA7Q

#64 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Summer Of All Dead Souls" from "Tao Of The Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsF5y1XhGuA

#63 Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" from "Camp" - Childish Gambino is Donald Glover of "Community" fame.  This song contains one of my favorite lyrics of 2011: "You're my favorite rapper now, yeah dude, I better be, or you can fuckin' kiss my ass, human centipede." - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNLlXFqPn2U

#62 Wilco - "I Love My Label" from "The Whole Love" - This is a cover of a song by Nick Lowe and sung with a wink and a nod, as "The Whole Love" was Wilco's first self-produced album since leaving their label. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6foDASkIlQ

#61 The Muppets - "Life's A Happy Song" from "The Muppets Soundtrack" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvVtaT30QD0

Poor timing, being this close to the end of the countdown, but I'll be away from my computer on Sunday and Monday, with the project restarting on Tuesday night and then finishing without interruption.

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 43 of 50, #80-#71

#80 Puscifer - "Man Overboard" from "Conditions Of My Parole" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPC9wvTpvL4

#79 The Tune-Yards - "My Country" from "Whokill" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsTUvSFu8E

#78 Childish Gambino - "Backpackers" from "Camp" - Featuring Kid Cudi. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt2EaWDblFI

#77 Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi - "Two Against One" from "Rome" - Featuring Jack White. - What would a celebreation of greatness be without Jack White? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF_C7BvAf_A

#76 The Foo Fighters - "Back & Forth" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUH6k_6kkJ4

#75 The Naked And Famous - "All Of This" from "Passive Me, Aggressive You" - This song was featured prominently in the promos for the excellent HBO show "Girls". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MR3wfzLOio

#74 Rise Against - "Help Is On The Way" from "Endgame" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHiqGqoIGII

#73 Puscifer - "Toma" from "Conditions Of My Parole" - This album is the best Maynard methodone to hold you over between Tool albums (one per generation it seems) since A Perfect Circle broke up. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDCqQeF1Ct8

#72 Lil Wayne - "6 Foot 7 Foot" from "Tha Carter IV" - Featuring Cory Gunz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tOAGY59uQ

#71 R.E.M. - "Uberlin" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tOAGY59uQ

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 42 of 50, #90-#81

#90 The Decemberists - "Foregone" from "The King Is Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5w8dy-MPis

#89 The Foo Fighters - "Bridge Burning" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb7H7_b6Rqs

#88 T.V. On The Radio - "Killer Crane" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J8y2VxKGyw

#87 Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyMhvkC3A84

#86 Florence And The Machine - "Spectrum" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-_lVzdiFE

#85 Adele - "Set Fire To The Rain" from "21" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0mzLQyd36A

#84 The Decemberists - "Calamity Song" from "The King Is Dead" - Their coolest video and one of their best songs since "Sixteen Military Wives". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpfK7l404I

#83 Darwin Deez - "Bad Day" from "Darwin Deez" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJCz3vC3FE

#82 David Guetta - "Where Them Girls At" from "Nothing But The Beat" - Featuring Flo Rida And Nicki Minaj. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESsKRCg6pQ

#81 Lana Del Rey - "Video Games" from "Video Games" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 41 of 50, #100-#91

#100 R.E.M. - "Mine Smell Like Honey" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuvi7AUfZPo

#99 Grouplove - "Tongue Tied" from "Never Trust A Happy Song" - Hardly the first song to leap from an Apple ad to the top of the charts, but one of the best. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x1wjGKHjBI

#98 The Foo Fighters - "Arlandria" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkHp_JLtxck

#97 R.E.M. - "That Someone Is You" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcvaAxcsrSo

#96 New Boyz - "Tough Kids" from "Too Cool To Care" - Featuring Sabi. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-x8h3UpLvk

#95 The Meat Puppets - "Way That It Are" from "Lollipop" - Perhaps you shouldn't discuss this song title with an English teacher, but it's great to see these alt-rock elders back in fine form. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAvvGqdP4dE

#94 Coldplay - "Us Against The World" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbu672bwBjo

#93 Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans" from "Video Games" - This song will probably be in the top 100 on the 2012 list as well. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRWox-i6aAk

#92 The Muppets - "Man Or Muppet" from "The Muppets Soundtrack" - Featuring Jason Seagal, Walter and Jim Parsons. - The moment Walter looks in the mirror and sees Jim Parsons is one of my favorite movie moments of 2011.  This song won the Oscar for Best Original Song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTjksM3YAs

#91 Mastodon - "Blasteroid" from "The Hunter" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8tgjtSpQ8

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 40 of 50, #110-#101

#110 Lupe Fiasco - "All Black Everything" from "Lasers" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71McnVwWPwU

#109 Awolnation - "Kill Your Heros" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4MzF53je5M

#108 White Denim - "Keys" from "D" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1VrvmSzRio

#107 Coldplay - "Major Minus" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1O9X0_WNTY

#106 The Strokes - "Under Cover Of Darkness" from "Angles" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l09H-3zzgA

#105 Young The Giant - "My Body" from "Young The Giant" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQYpF2pCkLI

#104 Awolnation - "Jump On My Shoulders" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpuuYYz5w5k

#103 Korn - "Narcissistic Cannibal" from "The Path Of Totality" - Featuring Skrillex and Kill The Noise. - I'll admit that I thought Korn was done for, but this band seems to have the survival instincts of a freakin' cockroach, charging back into the forefront of hard rock with help from one of the rock's hottest new artists, Skrillex. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUOlc_j4rMA

#102 41st And Home - "Gorbachev" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6AWtjc0-WA

#101 Jessie J - "Price Tag" from "Who You Are" - Featuring B.O.B. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMxX-QOV9tI

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 39 of 50, #120-#111

#120 Adele - "He Won't Go" from "21" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alk6tCF0KAU

#119 Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - "Makes No Sense" from "Golden Era" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF5wPX6QU9w

#118 The Limousines - "Internet Killed The Video Star" from "Get Sharp" - The song's title is a reference to the Buggles song "Video Killed The Radio Star" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOlU_R8TFo

#117 Pharoahe Monch - "Let My People Go" from "W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtDTgYPVe98

#116 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "Made In America" from "Watch The Throne" - Featuring Frank Ocean - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDzPByjEuM

#115 White Denim - "Is And Is And Is" from "D" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4_fy9DMR0&feature=BFa&list=AL94UKMTqg-9B5JQz6deqldVR6v_7xSd-T

#114 Rise Against - "Satellite" from "Endgame" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nQCxwneUwA

#113 LMFAO - "Party Rock Anthem" from "Sorry For Party Rocking" - Featuring Lauren Bennett and Goonrock. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

#112 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Pure Radio Cosplay" from "Tao Of The Dead" -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwQoX826gXk

#111 The Decemberists - "Don't Carry It All" from "The King Is Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEnUp2j8TV4

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 38 of 50, #130-#121

#130 Coldplay - "Up In Flames" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NyrGXgwgc4

#129 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - "We Almost Lost Detroit" from "It's A Corporate World" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh0WOhbGlvk

#128 Ten - "Endless Symphony" from "Stormwarning" - 2011 wasn't the best year for metal, but this track easily ranks amongst the best the genre had to offer. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBtaRcN9ZqM

#127 The Duke Spirit - "Sweet Bitter Sweet" from "Bruiser" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmSDn2fxHuQ

#126 The Sounds - "The No No Song" from "Something To Die For" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hggu0txXSc

#125 Flogging Molly - "The Power's Out" from "Speed Of Darkness" - Not the typical Flogging Molly song, but easily the best song from their latest album. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_JAhhQKZE

#124 Surfer Blood - "I'm Not Ready" from "Tarot Classics" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmigebiZWGo

#123 Weird Al Yankovic - "Skipper Dan" from "Alpocalypse" - Wikipedia lists this as a style parody of Weezer, but to me it sounds not only like a style parody of Fountains of Wayne, but by a song Fountains Of Wayne would have loved to have record.  "Skipper Dan" ranks among the best Weird Al originals (non-parody) of all-time. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0cCRRFi1aA

#122 Foster The People - "Color On The Walls (Don't Stop)" from "Torches" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlAgHt92lqE

#121 VNV Nation - "Gratitude" from "Automatic" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jqVo88Gv_M

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 37 of 50, #140-#131

#140 Wild Flag - "Romance" from "Wild Flag" - The song starts about a minute into the video. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8n9R8rnB8

#139 Lady Gaga - "You And I" from "Born This Way" - The song starts 50 seconds into the video. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9YMU0WeBwU

#138 Wilco - "Dawned On Me" from "The Whole Love" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dTGlVyYBuQ

#137 Alex Winston - "Sister Wife" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzObsfboaJ0

#136 Wiley - "Boom Boom Da Na" from "100% Publishing" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr1xZ747NPQ

#135 Grouplove - "Cruel And Beautiful World" from "Never Trust A Happy Song" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvhg4enuElY

#134 The Sounds - "Something To Die For" from "Something To Die For" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKws7vXzukM

#133 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Weight Of The Sun (Or The Post-Modern Prometheus)" from "Tao Of The Dead" - Another great song from the best band you've (probably) never heard of. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhUnCId0qM

#132 Bombadil - "One Whole Year" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7owyRDiuQ

#131 Miranda Lambert - "Mama's Broken Heart" from "Four The Record" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Mq0Vvsxk8

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 36 of 50, #150-#141

#150 Gotye - "I Feel Better" from "Making Mirrors" - It's very difficult to believe that this is the same singer who recorded "Somebody That I Used To Know", but it's from the same album. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRC--2qC_Qs

#149 Florence And The Machine - "Only If For A Night" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkJK2KVFsi0

#148 The Decemberists - "Rox In The Box" from "The King Is Dead" - Remarkably, this is not named after a Dr. Seuss book. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Waz7PMZHeg

#147 Awolnation - "Not Your Fault" from "Megalithic Symphony" - How unlikely was it that any songs by Awolnation made my countdown?  Along with "Making Mirrors" by Gotye, this was the last album I added to my review list in 2011 and the only reason either came up was because I noticed "Sail" (or "Somebody That I Used To Know" in that case) on the Modern Rock Charts and looked up when the album came out. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm9-yVdxbSs

#146 Austra - "Lose It" from "Feel It Break" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LJtMrhb558

#145 Common - "Ghetto Dreams" from "The Dreamer, The Believer" - Featuring Nas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiudw2Rg2v4

#144 Bright Eyes - "Triple Spiral" from "The People's Key" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2AHlMLji3k

#143 Jane's Addiction - "Irresistable Force" from "The Great Escape Artist" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVOi5Hdbd7Q

#142 LMFAO - "I'm Sexy And I Know It" from "Sorry For Party Rocking" - Just because you've heard it so often that you're sick of it, doesn't mean it's not a good song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GdyTnd-xtQ

#141 Weird Al Yankovic - "Perform This Way" from "Alpocalypse" - A parody of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga.  Lady Gaga supposedly didn't approve of this song, which is a rarity of Yankovic's work. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_BmTGv43M

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 35 of 50, #160-#151

#160 Killer Mike - "Ready, Set, Go" from "Pl3dge" - Featuring T.I. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2jqpiS4q4I

#159 Social Distortion - "Diamond In The Rough" from "Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67eAu174mco

#158 The Knux - "She's So Up" from "Eraser" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOtnQMAIbg

#157 The Belle Brigade - "I Didn't Mean It" from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 Soundtrack" - The Twilight movies are beyond horrible, but they sure do put together some outstanding soundtracks. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXn1TonSmFc

#156 Awolnation - "Soul Wars" from "Megalithic Symphony" - Not only is Awolnation one of the biggest surprise breakthrough bands of 2011, but perhaps the most remarkable thing about "Megalithic Symphony" is how unique each song on the album is relative to the rest of the album.  Trying to nail the band down to one specific genre is nearly impossible. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXHuC84WniI

#155 R.E.M. - "Alligator, Aviator, Autopilot, Antimatter" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGTXL10l-w

#154 Jane's Addiction - "Underground" from "The Great Escape Artist" - They're not as famous as they used to be, but they're still cranking out great music on a semi-regular basis. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VALinUhZkKQ

#153 The Tune-Yards - "Gangsta" from "Whokill" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbkMPHW67xM

#152 The Smith Westerns - "Weekend" from "Dye It Blonde" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmmLRt0p-fg

#151 Dredg - "The Tent" from "Chuckles And Mr. Squeezy" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yazh7fmY4

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 34 of 50, #170-#161

#170 Travis Barker - "Beat Goes On" from "Give The Drummer Some" - Featuring Cypress Hill - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX4WQnXA7rA

#169 The Gym Class Heroes - "Stereo Hearts" from "The Papercut Chronicles II" - Featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3E9Wjbq44E

#168 The Nightwatchmen - "World Wide Rebel Songs" from "World Wide Rebel Songs" - The Nightwatchman is Tom Morello, lead guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAuC1FQwgIc

#167 Blitzen Trapper - "Might Find It Cheap" from "American Goldwing" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90vNJijgsFU

#166 Wale - "Slight Work" from "Ambition" - Featuring Big Sean - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oy9wHwvGYw

#165 Coldplay - "Princess Of China" from "Mylo Xyloto" - Featuring Rihanna - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uw6ZkbsAH8

#164 R.E.M. - "Discoverer" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7q5DLS1rAU

#163 Sons And Daughters - "Breaking Fun" from "Mirror Mirror" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coosVVq6uUo

#162 The Belle Brigade - "Shirt" from "The Belle Brigade" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GajOhgSYW7o

#161 Awolnation - "All I Need" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-2orxlB1K8

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 33 of 50, #180-#171

#180 Bright Eyes - "One For You, One For Me" from "The People's Key" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnS3Vzzydrc

#179 Cali Swag District - "Teach Me How To Dougie" from "The Kickback" - The dance craze of the year, and for once said craze is attached to a good song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZglqkCRNt8

#178 The Naked And Famous - "Punching In A Dream" from "Passive Me, Aggressive You" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC29pd_5sQU

#177 The Sounds - "Yeah Yeah Yeah" from "Something To Die For" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cfSy4enIrE

#176 Paul Simon - "Getting Ready For Christmas Day" from "So Beautiful Or So What" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA81JjI40V0

#175 Mike Doughty - "Na Na Nothing" from "Yes And Also Yes" - Mike Doughty is the former lead singer of Soul Coughing. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVbKJP_MJdM

#174 Say Hi - "Shiny Diamonds" from "Um, Uh Oh" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsgLn0r5W8s

#173 Talib Kweli - "Gutter Rainbows" from "Gutter Rainbow" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlE72s18zwU

#172 Diamond Rings - "Give It Up" from "Special Affections" - Diamond Rings was the out of nowhere, left field surprise of 2011, putting 6 songs on the countdown, despite having no reputation or expectations attached on first listen. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjTKHm4R3go

#171 The Naked And Famous - "Girls Like You" from "Passive Me, Aggressive You" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHC8vuBU9rg

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 32 of 50, #190-#181

#190 Total Warr - "Sidibaboue" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhfnfbU9zUw

#189 Puscifer - "Telling Ghosts" from "Conditions Of My Parole" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USXW34U8p_U

#188 Social Distortion - "Can't Take It With You" from "Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKixNITitT0

#187 The Joy Formidable - "Endtapes" from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 Soundtrack" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBSaT-xFI1E

#186 Awolnation - "Wake Up" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKvufIkWrBk

#185 Bright Eyes - "Jejune Stars" from "The People's Key" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sni54pm08lg

#184 Beyonce - "Best Thing I Never Had" from "4" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHp2KgyQUFk

#183 Buffalo Tom - "Guilty Girls" from "Skins" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGOkiVij-t4

#182 Talib Kweli - "Uh Oh" from "Gutter Rainbow" - Featuring Jean Grae - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2aUGfO4Wto

#181 M83 - "Steve McQueen" from "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" - My apologies for subjecting you to more than 5 seconds of Carson Daly, though it is fun watching him struggle to describe a complicated concept such as "what genre of music is M83?" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wtxjlerePE

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 31 of 50, #200-#191

#200 Noel Gallagher - "Everybody's On The Run" from "High Flying Birds" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDVKurl_d4g

#199 R.E.M. - "Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando And I" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLv0eapDNoI&feature=related

#198 Florence And The Machine - "Bedroom Hymns" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-vrYeVGGZ0

#197 Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat" from "Camp" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFVxGRekRSg

#196 Bright Eyes - "Beginner's Mind" from "The People's Key" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AA9i8S87ME

#195 Diamond Rings - "It's Not My Party" from "Special Affections" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXT4k3hFUYg

#194 The Great American Novel - "Vonnegut And Morrissey" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - I couldn't find a link on youtube.

#193 M83 - "New Map" from "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" - I couldn't find a link on youtube.

#192 The Lonely Island - "Motherlover" from "Turtleneck And Chain" - Featuring Justin Timberlake.  This is the sequel to "Dick In A Box". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0DeIqJm4vM

#191 Bright Eyes - "Shell Games" from "The People's Key" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MnpD5_4GI