The 91 Best Songs of 2011

I've already told you about all the songs I hated, laughed about, and puzzled over. Now consider the tracks I liked this year.91) Gale Boetticher, "Major Tom" (Cover)RIP, Gale. You were always going to be the guy who answers the door. 90) Willie the Kid ft. Jon Connor, "One Time"Dave Bing should pass a law mandating that all Detroit-area rappers must prove themselves over this Black Milk banger. The beat is one that I can't ever turn off or skip. Soulful and spacious, it is a perfect litmus test.89) Saigon ft. Faith Evans, "Clap"Ever since I heard him reduce hip-hop's stupidity to memorably pithy bars on Talib Kweli's "Slap N***as," Saigon has done scared-straight better than anyone. His voice is clear and firm, lending his bars understated authority, and Giddy can take on a matter-of-fact demeanor that shames any listener who was thinking otherwise. Given that it took Saigon more than half a decade to drop a major-label releas...