Billboard's Top 50 AC Songs of 2011

[johnm1120]

Billboard's year-end chart for 2011. WHO COULD BE #1????? Could it be.....

Songs in bold were charting 12/17/2011
Song made the 2010 year-end chart

2011

1. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
2. Katy Perry - Firework
3. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
4. Daughtry - September
5. Pink - Perfect
6. Train - Marry Me
7. Taylor Swift - Mine
8. Plain White T's - Rhythm of Love
9. OneRepublic - Secrets
10. The Script - For the First Time

11. The Script - Breakeven
12. Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson - Don't You Wanna Stay
13. The Band Perry - If I Die Young
14. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
15. Sara Bareilles - King of Anything
16. Michael Bublé - Hold On
17. Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory
18. OneRepublic - Good Life
19. Pink - Raise Your Glass
20. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

21. Michael Bublé - Hollywood
22. Bruno Mars - Grenade
23. Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
24. Andy Grammer - Keep Your Head Up
25. Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss
26. Adele - Someone Like You
27. Bon Jovi - What Do You Got
28. Cee-Lo Green - Forget You
29. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
30. Taylor Swift - Back to December

31. Taio Cruz - Dynamite
32. Maroon 5 - Misery
33. Neon Trees - Animal
34. Uncle Kracker - Smile
35. Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
36. Richard Marx - When You Loved Me
37. Rihanna - Only Girl in the World
38. Josh Groban - Hidden Away
39. Kenny Chesney - Somewhere With You
40. Train - Save Me, San Francisco

41. Maroon 5 f/Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
42. Mariah Carey - Oh Santa
43. Matthew Morrison - Summer Rain
44. Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed
45. Usher - DJ Got us Fallin' in Love
46. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Downtown Train
47. Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All
48. Five For Fighting - Slice
49. Josh Groban - Higher Window
50. Josh Gracin - Long Way to Go




So who got knocked over with a feather on this one? Bruno Mars reigns as the 2011 AC champ thanks to a 20-week stay at #1 and remaining in the top 5 almost the entire year. Despite only 1 week at the top, Katy Perry manages to score the runner-up position with Firework and Adele's multi-week chart topper gets the bronze.

With additional help from two other charters in the year end (Grenade #22, The Lazy Song, #35) Bruno is also the year's most played AC artist. like on the songs chart, Katy Perry comes in 2nd with help from "Teenage Dream (#20) and Adele takes third with help from "Someone Like You" (#22).

The AC Artist top 10:

1. Bruno Mars
2. Katy Perry
3. Adele
4. Train
5. Pink
6. The Script
7. Daughtry
8. OneRepublic
9. Taylor Swift
10. Plain White T's

Last year's #1 AC artist was Lady Antebellum. Despite 2 songs in the top 50 (Just A Kiss #25, Need You Now #29) the band fails to make the top 10 this year. Besides Need You Now, Breakeven (#11), Hey Soul Sister (#14), and Smile (#34) all made the top 10 for 2010.

One Christmas song did manage to make the year-end. Mariah Carey's #1 smash from last Christmas "Oh Santa" comes in at #42.

[jdanton2]

i knew Bruno had it in the bag. hopefully his current single It Will Rain will take off at AC after the Christmas songs drop off . it appeared for a week or so near the bottom before falling off.

[HolidayGuy]

Such carryover success on the AC chart- 12 tracks appearing on the last two years' year-end charts.

And, yes- the No. 1 is a total shocker. :)