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Billboard: Critic's Pick - 20 Best Songs Of 2011
10
Rolling In The Deep
Adele
   
9
Look At Me Now
Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne
8
The Edge Of Glory
Lady Gaga
   
7
Holocene
Bon Iver
    
6
Novacane
Frank Ocean
   
5
Motivation
Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne
    
4
N***as in Paris
Jay-Z & Kanye West
   
3
Til The World Ends
Britney Spears
    • Brit brought Nicki on Femme Fatale tour after Enrique Iglesias backed out
    • Britney's most immediate single since "Toxic." "I Wanna Go" pops pretty well, too
2
Someone Like You
Adele
    • Sums up the biggest fear of 70% of single women who've ever had their hearts broken
    • Adele's voice has never sounded better accompanied only by piano
  
1
Super Bass
Nicki Minaj
    • Undeniable, right out the gate: "This one is for the boys with the boomin' system!"
    • Pop's perfect storm in 2011, and the song that (rightfully) made Nicki a star
http://www.billboard.com/features/cr...2.story?page=2