Best of 2011 - Vintage Music

Here are my picks for the best classics and rare groves (i.e., anything older than 10 years) that I re-discovered in 2011. Please note that instead of the album, I'm listing the music genre. I'm waaaaaay too lazy to look up the albums...

1. Something About Us | Daft Punk | Electronic.



2. Love Magic | Deodato | Disco.



3. Just Kissed My Baby | The Meters | Funk.



4. You Are What I'm All About | New Birth | Funk.



5. Underground | David Bowie | Pop.



6. You Caught Me Smilin' Again | Nineteenth Whole | R&B.



7. Open Your Eyes | Bobby Caldwell | R&B.



8. Fool's Paradise | Meli'Sa Morgan | R&B.



9. For What It's Worth | The Voices of East Harlem | R&B.



10. Violent Love | Oingo Boingo | New Wave.



11. For Belgian Friends | The Durutti Column | Pop.



12. Girlfriend Is Better | Talking Heads | New Wave.



13. The Worst Band In The World | 10cc | Rock.



14. Hit or Miss | Bo Diddley | Blues.



15. I'll Do My Best For You | The Ritchie Family | Disco.



16. Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix) | A Tribe Called Quest | Hip-Hop.



17. Goody Two Shoes | Adam Ant | Rock.



18. Oooh | De La Soul ft. Redman | Hip-Hop.



19. Promises, Promises | Naked Eyes | New Wave.



20. Intimate Connection | Kleeer | Funk.

Best of 2011 - R&B Music

Here are my picks for the best R&B songs I came across in 2011:

1. More & More | Georgia Anne Muldrow ft. Bilal | Owed to Mama Rickie. < Best Song of 2011 Candidate >



2. Flaws and All | Beyonce | B'Day.



3. Oh, Maker | Janelle Monae | The ArchAndroid. < Best Song of 2011 Candidate >



4. Supernatural | King | The Story.



5. Champagne Life | Ne-Yo.



6. Better Things | Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings | I Learned the Hard Way. < Best Song of 2011 Candidate >



7. Love, Come Save the Day | Yahzarah | The Ballad of Purple Saint James.



8. SLEEP | Coco O | HomeBase Presents Live At The Clubhouse Vol. 1.



9. The Cure | Slakah the Beatchild | Something Forever.



10. Play | Goapele | Break of Dawn.

Best of 2011 - Hip-Hop Music

And now for my top 10 hip-hop songs of 2011:

1. Who Loves You More | Phonte ft. Eric Roberson | Charity Starts at Home. < Best Song of 2011 Candidate >



2. Cold Game | Snoop Dogg ft. Latoiya Williams | Doggumentary.  < Best Song of 2011 Candidate > 



3. Be With You | David Banner & 9th Wonder ft. Ludacris & Marsha Ambrosius | Death of a Popstar.



4. Hol' Up | Kendrick Lamar | Section.80.



5. Privacy | MED ft. Steve Arrington.



6. Base for Your Face | Lil B The Based God ft. Jean Grae &  Phonte | Illusions Of Grandeur.



7. Three Sixty | Kaimbr & Kev Brown | The Alexander Green Project.



8. Special | Snoop Dogg ft. Brandy & Pharrell | Malice 'N Wonderland.



9. The Yorker | Von Pea | Pea's Gotta Have It.



10. 5.13.11 | Rapper Big Pooh | Dirty Pretty Things.

Best of 2011 - Rock Music

Welcome back to my annual roundup of music findings for 2011! Just like last year, I'm going to give you my picks from various genres of music. A special thanks goes out to my Music Fan First family, who helped me find some of the best music ever created...

Let's start with my top 5 rock songs of 2011...

1. Mammalian Locomotion | Abbe May | Mammalian Locomotion. < Best Song of 2011 Candidate >



2. All I Wanted | Paramore | Brand New Eyes.



3. Honest Face | Liam Finn + Eliza Jane | Champagne In Seashells EP.



4. VCR | The XX | xx.



5. Lets Call It Off | Drake ft. Peter Bjorn & John | Drake - So Far Gone.