Before
the year 2011 pave its way to 2012, let us celebrate the soundtrack of 2011 - the
music that rose to fame this year. Lets us talk about the best selling song of
2011, so far. From the voices of Katy Perry and Rihanna to the upbeat of LMFAO
and Pitbull. This year is also the birth of one of legendary singer and
performer. She rose to fame hit after hit after hit and that is Adele.
Adele
is the biggest earner this year with her current hits and bagging the Grammy’s
Record and Song of the year. She has two songs ranked as one of the most sold
record this year. It can be tagged that this year is Adele’s year, overlapping
Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Rihanna and many more.
Here
are the top 20 hits of 2011:
1.
Rolling In The
Deep (Adele) – sold 5,572,000. This also topped the Hot 100 for 7 weeks since
May and the best selling song by British artist in digital history.
2.
Party Rock Anthem
(LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock) sold 4,878,000. This song is 2011
best selling collaboration and topped the Hot 100 for 6 weeks started in July.
3.
E.T. (Katy Perry
ft. Kanye West) sold 4,728,000. Ranked in Hot 100 for 5 weeks in April and May
and its Katy’s fifth no. 1 song.
4.
Give Me
Everything (Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) sold 3,709,000. The
pop-hiphop blend reached no.1 in US and UK charts.
5.
Moves Like Jagger
(Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera) sold 3,700,000. Another collaboration in the
list by The Voice’s mentors.
6.
Forget You (Cee
Lo Green) sold 3,362,000. A hit from another The Voice mentor, the song won a
Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
7.
Pumped Up Kicks
(Foster the People) sold 3,505,000. The song spent 8 weeks at #3 spot starting
September.
8.
Born This Way
(Lady GaGa) sold 3,395,000. Hatching from egg and wearing meat didn’t make GaGa
in the top of the list, yet made the song the gay theme song and ranked 8th
spot in the list.
9.
Super Bass (
Nicki Minaj) sold 3,324,000. The hip-hop siren’s hit became so popular beat
this year. This song is Minaj’s second top hit after ‘Bottoms Up’.
10.
Someone Like You
(Adele) sold 3,264,000. This tearjerker hit is Adele’s second hit song this
year.
11.
On The Floor
(Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull) sold 3,244,000. The comeback of JLo paved her way
to the #3 spot of Hot 100.
12.
Look At Me Now
(Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) sold 3,051,000. Another collaboration
in the chart from Chris Brown that reached #6 in April.
13.
S&M (Rihanna)
sold 3,005,000. A lively song that hit #1 in April and Rihanna’s 10th
song to reach no.1 spot.
14.
Just Can’t Get
Enough (Black Eyed Peas) sold 2,898,000. Its BEP’s entry to top hits after 2009’s
blockbuster ‘I Gotta A Feeling’.
15.
Firework (Katy
Perry) sold 2,770,000. The fire burning hit ranked the hits chart for 4 weeks
in December 2009 and January and won VMA Award as Video of the Year.
16.
Lazy Song (Bruno
Mars) sold 2,733,000. Two million lazy dudes downloaded this hit and become their
background music.
17.
Grenade (Bruno
Mars) sold 2,676,000. A heartfelt ballad from Bruno Mars ranked the top chart
for 4 weeks.
18.
Blow (Ke$ha) sold
2,606,000. The dance hit reached #7 in March from songster Ke$ha.
19.
Last Friday
Night, TGIF (Katy Perry) sold 2,579,000. Reached no.1 spot in August made Katy
Perry’s album Teenage Dream only second album in history, following Bad by
Michael Jackson.
20.
The Show Must
Goes On (Lupe Fiasco) sold2,559,000. The zesty song reached #9 spot in May.
Final numbers will come in January 4. More hits to be
tabulated and needs to be counted. Let’s wait for announcement from Paul Grein
credits to Chart Watch Extra: The Year’s Top 25 Hits
