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Our favorite 50 tracks of 2011, from Adele, LMFAO, the Black Keys and a band or two you probably never heard of
2011 was actually a pretty great year for music in all genres. Good old-fashioned rock reared its shaggy head once more thanks to bands like the Foo Fighters and Mastodon; country gave us anthems both ridiculous ("Red Solo Cup") and sublime ("Tattoos on This Town"); electronic music minted a few new superstars (Skrillex, David Guetta); pop brought us more guilty pleasures from Britney, Gaga and LMFAO; and rap ruled the airwaves and our iPods with some hot new trends (choruses? we don't need no stinkin' choruses!). Click through the countdown to see our choices for the year's 50 best songs, and tell us about your favorites in the comments section.—Andy Hermann, Metromix
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