I’ve already divulged my Top Albums of 2011, but some of you might be thinking, “Hey LDD, let’s get specific.  I would really love it if you were to highlight the exact tracks that created cavalcades of emotion for you in the past year; from the boogie in yer underwear hits to the introspective think pieces that leave you tingly.”  Well lucky for you (and thanks to a recommendation from Ryan O.) I’ve done just that.  The best 1 hour, 18 minutes, and 52 seconds of music from 2011 according to some random internet guy with too much free time on his hands.

Now that it’s almost 2013, here are….

The Top Songs | 2011

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19.  Bear Hands | What A Drag

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18.  Atmosphere | My Notes

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17.  Bon Iver | Holocene

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16.  YACHT | Dystopia

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15.  Foster The People | Pumped Up Kicks

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14.  Spank Rock | Baby

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13.  Wye Oak | Civilian

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12.  Hooray For Earth | Sails

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11.  Washed Out | Amor Fati

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10.  Cut Copy | Need You Know

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9.  Wick-it The Instigator | Everlasting Shine Blockaz

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8.  Jay-Z & Kanye West | Otis (feat. Otis Redding)

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7.  Florence + The Machine | No Light, No Light

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6.  The Weeknd | House of Balloons – Glass Table Girls

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5.  Cults | Abducted

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4.  Jamie Woon | Spirits

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3.  Givers | Ceiling Of Plankton

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2.  The Antlers | Putting The Dog To Sleep

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1.  M83 | Midnight City

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Because I obsess about how songs “flow” on my mixes the order of preference was not preserved on the mix itself.  Below is the actual playlist as it will appear in iTunes or in Spotify.  Don’t question it.

1. Atmosphere | My Notes
2. Jamie Woon | Spirits
3. The Weeknd | House of Balloons – Glass Table Girls
4. Spank Rock | Baby
5. Jay-Z & Kanye West | Otis (feat. Otis Redding)
6. Wick-it The Instigator | Everlasting Shine Blockaz
7. M83 | Midnight City
8. Cut Copy | Need You Know
9. Washed Out | Amor Fati
10. Hooray For Earth | Sails
11. Florence + The Machine | No Light, No Light
12. Wye Oak | Civilian
13. Cults | Abducted
14. Bear Hands | What A Drag
15. YACHT | Dystopia
16. Givers | Ceiling Of Plankton
17. Foster The People | Pumped Up Kicks
18. Bon Iver | Holocene
19. The Antlers | Putting The Dog To Sleep

Best of 2011 | Album Art
Me | Word + Paint Skills

Here is the link for the Mix Playlist – Best of 2011 – (via Sendspace for one month only).

If you need a little help with the downloading process, click the link for a Download Tutorial.

Do you “like” what you hear?  Prove it.

LISTEN TO THE MIX ON SPOTIFY: Best of 2011
Note:  Not all songs are available on Spotify.
Also Note:  you need to have a Spotify account.  Good news….IT’S FREE!!

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