Adele bags Billboard year-end 'best-of' charts for 2011
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MANILA, Philippines The years best pop song and album in the U.S. is by British soul singer Adele, who clinched both honors with her smash Rolling In The Deep from her five-million plus selling sophomore album 21.
Rolling In The Deep, a soulful breakup song that highlights Adeles powerful, blues-steeped voice, spent a total of six weeks on top of the Hot 100 singles chart with 21 also tarrying at the number one spot of the Billboard 200 album charts for quite a while.
The 23-year old singer, whose real name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, was crowned Billboards Top Artist for 2011 even as she also aced the year's top Digital Songs and Albums charts.
More, Rolling In The Deep garnered the top honors on Rolling Stone magazines 50 Best Songs of 2011 list even as 21 fared well on its 50 Best Album of 2011.
Right behind Adele is this years favorite party duo of DJs Redfoo and Sky Blu of LMFAO via their number one hit, Party Rock Anthem.
This years parade of number one songs and artists includes Katy Perry, who carved a career milestone by charting five number one songs from Teenage Dream. It matched Michael Jacksons previous record for 1987s Bad, but its Perrys dominating run of the charts for the songs Firework and E.T. that well remember 2011 by.
The year was also good for Pitbull who scored a top hit with Give Me Everything featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer. Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars established himself as one of the best in the year with a steady performance in the singles chart and proves hes no flash-in-the-pan with Grenade.
One of the years best and catchiest is Cee Lo Greens soul-pop inflected F**k You (Forget You) single that was even covered by Gwyneth Paltrows with utmost Glee. Superbass is also a great song that deserves recognition and it signals the arrival of a bonafide pop star in Nicki Minaj.
Maroon 5s ! white-so ul and funk act got a big boost with Moves Like Jagger featuring Christina Aguilera thereby making it one of the years grooviest songs on radio. Closing the top ten best-of singles list are Fergie, Apl De App, Taboo and Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas with Just Cant Get Enough.
A quick, and selective run through of the best albums for 2011 sees some memorable releases from some of pop musics biggest names like Taylor Swift with Speak Now, Lady Gaga, who sold a million copies of Born This Way in its first week, and another million plus seller in Lil Waynes Tha Carter IV.
Heres the complete 2011 Year-End Top Ten charts for singles and albums.
Top 100 Songs:
Rolling In The Deep Adele
Party Rock Anthem LMFAO
Firework Katy Perry
E.T. Katy Perry
Give Me Everything Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer
Grenade Bruno Mars
F**k You (Forget You) Cee Lo Green
Super Bass Nicki Minaj
Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
Just Cant Get Enough Black Eyed Peas
Billboard 200 Albums:
21 Adele
Speak Now Taylor Swift
Born This Way Lady Gaga
My Kinda Party Jason Aldean
The Gift Susan Boyle
Tha Carter IV Lil Wayne
Pink Friday Nicki Minaj
Sigh No More Mumford & Sons
Loud Rihanna
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
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