Tracks of 2011 That Didn’t Make the Cut

Earlier this week we put out an article featuring the top tracks of 2011. Below you’ll find some tracks that didn’t make our top ten, organized by categories such as “Best New Artist” and “Top Pop Song.”

Best Mash-up

Sex Ray Vision – “Mind Explosion 2011”

Sex Ray Vision gives DJ Earworm a run for his money. You can check out DJ Earworm’s mix of 2011 here and decide which mix is better. 

JRowe- “Bounce my Beach House”

Kap Slap – “Kaskade Found Love”

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Best Mixtape

Mike Posner – “Looks Like Sex” (From the mixtape, The Layover)

Ever since Mike Posner appeared on the music scene, he’s been turning out top tracks, hit after hit. Definitely check out his new The Layover mixtape. Included is Posner’s cover of Coldplay’s “The Scientist.” Check out the track here.

IanJ- “All Right” (from  the mixtape, Summer Lights)

You might not have heard of IanJ, but he’s definitely a name to keep an eye out for. His mixtape Summer Lights is ripe with hot tracks. He even does mixes from Solveig’s “Hello” and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s “Home.” 

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Best Alternative/Rock

Two Door Cinema Club – “What You Know”

The Black Keys- “Lonely Boy” 

Basically any track from the Black Keys’s new album, El Camino, is guaranteed to get you on your feet. 

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Top Indie

Bon Iver – “Holocene”

Ever since the debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, Grammy nominated Bon Iver has continually come out with heart wrenching memorable tracks. The new album, Bon Iver, brings out the same emotional intensity from previous albums as heard by “Holocene.”

Beirut – “Santa Fe”

I think their music video pretty much speaks for the greatness that is Beirut. 

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Best New Artist

M83 – “Midnight City”

Be sure to also check out White Panda’s mash-up of Kanye’s “The Good Life” with “Midnight City” here. 

Lana Del Rey – “Born to Die”

Also check out Lana del Rey’s “Video Games”

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Best Pop

Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night”

Maroon 5 – “Moves Like Jagger”

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Best Rap

Jay-Z and Kanye – “Otis”

Childish Gambino – “Freaks and Geeks”

Look familiar? If you didn’t notice, Childish Gambino is also actor Donald Glover from the TV show Community. His lyrics are humorous, but his tight flow forces you to take him seriously as a great and upcoming artist. Definitely check out his mix with Adele in “Do Ya Like”

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Best House/Electronic

Avicii- “Levels”

Before Flo Rida came out with “Good Feeling,” it was all about “Levels.” You can check out one of Avicii’s more recent track, “Fade into Darkness” or tracks under his second stage name, Tim Berg, like “Seek Bromance“

Kaskade, Rebecca & Fiona – “Turn it Down”

Kaskade’s new album, Fire and Ice has some killer beats you’ll find at any club. Another favorite by Kaskade is “Eyes”

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Dubstep

Flight Facilities – “Crave You” (Adventure club dupstep remix)

Also check out Adventure Club’s remix of Metric’s “Collect Call”

Also check out the Skrillex remix of Nero’s “Promises“

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