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Our favorite 50 tracks of 2011, from Adele, LMFAO, the Black Keys and a band or two you probably never heard of

1. Best songs of 2011

December 22, 2011
Song of the Year

2. 2012 Grammy nominees revealed

December 8, 2011
Guns N' Roses

3. Will these band reunions ever happen?

November 17, 2011
It's hip to be weird

4. Music's top 12 coolest weirdos

October 20, 2011
Lucille, Trigger, Arm the Homeless and more of music's most famous six-strings

5. The 15 most iconic guitars 2

October 7, 2011
Looking back at Nirvana's 20 greatest moments (no, Dave Grohl's sweater was not one of them)

6. Nirvana's 20 most awesome moments

September 21, 2011
Snakes! Chimps! And OK, lots of cute dogs, too: music's most famous non-human sidekicks

7. Rock star pets

September 15, 2011
Songs from Rod Stewart, KISS and Bryan Adams that really do not put us in the mood

8. The 15 least sexy sex songs 2

August 31, 2011
The hottest bands and fans: scenes from America's best music fests

9. Summer music festivals: coast to coast!

September 13, 2011
Lady Gaga gives Britney Spears the Video Vanguard Award

10. 2011 MTV Video Music Awards show highlights

August 28, 2011
Nicki Minaj and Beyonce

11. 2011 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet

August 28, 2011
Brit-Brit, RiRi and 48 other girls who run our world in 2011

12. The 50 hottest women in music 6

July 22, 2011
Arcade Fire

13. Bonnaroo 2011 highlights

June 11, 2011
U2 in St. Louis

14. U2 360 Tour: highlights from around the country

July 27, 2011
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

15. 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards

June 19, 2011
Hollywood Undead

16. Photos: KFMA Day 2011

May 10, 2011
Spring Club Crawl

17. Photos: 2011 Spring Club Crawl

April 18, 2011
Fear the beard

18. 2011 ASCAP Pop Music Awards

April 28, 2011
Kanye West

19. Coachella 2011 highlights

April 18, 2011
Motley Crue leads a pretty stellar Bamboozle lineup

20. Bamboozle 2011 lineup: top 50 bands

April 28, 2011
LCD Soundsystem

21. LCD Soundsystem farewell concert

April 3, 2011
Rihanna and Jennifer Nettles

22. Academy of Country Music Awards 2011

April 28, 2011
The Strokes

23. The Strokes at Madison Square Garden: concert pics

April 2, 2011
The Felice Brothers and a few thousand other bands descend on Austin...and we bravely try to capture it all

24. South by Southwest 2011 photos

March 21, 2011
Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie and friend

25. Rock Hall of Fame 2011 inductions

March 15, 2011
On the red carpet with Foo Fighters, Wiz Khalifa, Lil B and Sleigh Bells

26. 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards

March 17, 2011
Kanye West (Sunday)

27. Coachella 2011 lineup in pictures

January 19, 2011
Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden: photos

28. Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden: photos

February 23, 2011
Aracde Fire: 'What the hell?'

29. Grammy Awards 2011: the show

February 13, 2011
Bruno Mars and 16 other music stars who (allegedly) misbehaved in 2010

30. The naughty list: music's worst behavior of 2010

June 2, 2011
Unsung and up-and-coming heroines of the six-string

31. Top 10 guitar goddesses 11

September 15, 2010
Gwyneth Paltrow and Vince Gill perform 'Country Strong'

32. 2010 CMA Awards

November 10, 2010
Fall Ball: Bush

33. Photos: KFMA Fall Ball 2010

October 26, 2010
Sonic Youth

34. Matador at 21 | Pearl Ballroom at the Palms Casino Resort

October 13, 2010
N9NE Fest at Tucson Electric Park

35. N9NE Fest at Tucson Electric Park

September 10, 2010
Jay-Z, Eminem at Yankee Stadium

36. Jay-Z, Eminem at Yankee Stadium

September 14, 2010
The 50 finest men in music

37. The 50 hottest men in music 1

August 18, 2010
Doling out pearls of hip-hop brilliance in 140 characters or less

38. The Twitter wit and wisdom of Kanye West 3

August 26, 2010
Caleb Followill joins the ranks of rock's most inglorious mid-show exits

39. Top 18 onstage meltdowns

March 26, 2012
Green Day

40. Lollapalooza 2010 highlights

August 9, 2010
The 50 finest females in all of music

41. The 50 hottest women in music (2010 edition) 5

July 22, 2011
From minimum wage to mega-hits

42. Music stars once worked summer jobs, too

June 9, 2011
Cage the Elephant

43. In photos: Cage the Elephant

June 14, 2010
Lady Antebellum

44. CMA Music Festival 2010 photos

June 14, 2010
Yes, Carrie Underwood was a sorority girl

45. Schooled: musicians and their college degrees 1

May 6, 2010
Taylor Swift

46. 2010 CMT Music Awards highlights 1

June 10, 2010
Can 'Bieber Fever' strike again?

47. YouTube singing sensations 1

May 19, 2010
Steve Martin can seriously shred on the banjo

48. No kidding: 12 comedians with serious music skills 2

September 30, 2010
KFMA Day

49. KFMA Day 2010 pics

April 14, 2010
Paramore

50. Bamboozle 2010 photos

June 3, 2010
Gorillaz

51. Coachella 2010 highlights

April 20, 2010
Lady Antebellum

52. 2010 ACM Awards

April 19, 2010
Eight acts, eight sides of Austin's annual music bash

53. South by Southwest 2010 interviews

March 24, 2010
Andrew W.K.

54. South by Southwest 2010 photos

March 21, 2010
Inductees the Stooges

55. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2010 inductions

March 15, 2011
They shred. They wail. And they make really awesome faces while doing it.

56. Metromix's Guitar Face Hall of Fame 7

January 17, 2012
Gaga, ooh-la-la!

57. 2010 Grammys photo recap

February 1, 2010
Chris, Ciara, Kris and 17 other acts that made record execs cry in '09

58. The 20 biggest flops of 2009 2

July 8, 2010
First they shared a womb, now they share a band

59. Twins rock!

November 25, 2009
The looks we loved, the ones we hated and those dreaded in-between 'ehs'

60. 2009 American Music Awards red carpet

November 23, 2009
Calle 13's Residente and Visitante

61. Latin Grammys 2009

January 14, 2010
Hockey at SPIN rooftop

62. CMJ 2009 highlights 1

October 29, 2009
Bruce Springsteen at Giants Stadium

63. Bruce Springsteen at Giants Stadium

October 12, 2009
2009 Fall Club Crawl pics

64. 2009 Fall Club Crawl pics

October 5, 2009
Rise Against

65. Photos: KFMA Fall Ball 2009

October 26, 2010
This rockumentary goes to 11

66. Top 20 rock documentaries 12

May 18, 2011
NIN

67. Nine Inch Nails concert pics

August 27, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

68. Lollapalooza 2009 highlights

August 9, 2009
'I can't believe my fans aren't all copying my totally awesome tattoo!'

69. Bad ink: music’s lamest tattoos 3

March 27, 2012
From truly awesome to 'What were they thinking?'

70. Band photos: the weirdest of the weird 6

January 14, 2010
New Found Glory

71. New Found Glory at the Rialto

September 24, 2009
Standby Red 5

72. Standby Red 5 CD release at Congress

June 11, 2009
Jay-Z in concert

73. Jay-Z in concert

April 30, 2009
Korn

74. 2009 KFMA Day pics

April 8, 2010
The Cure

75. Coachella 2009 highlights

July 7, 2009
Franz Ferdinand at the Rialto

76. Franz Ferdinand at the Rialto

April 20, 2009
Vaudeville Cabaret

77. 2009 Spring Club Crawl pics

September 25, 2009
Dub Crawl

78. Spring 2009 Dub Crawl

September 29, 2009
Rock Hall induction ceremony

79. 2009 Rock Hall of Fame red carpet

March 15, 2010
Flashed: Ryanhood CD release

80. Flashed: Ryanhood CD release

April 6, 2009
Family Force 5

81. Spring 2009 Alternative Press tour pics

October 9, 2009
The Bled

82. Flashed: The Bled and The Used

April 16, 2009
The sexiest rockers, prettiest punks, baddest babes and loveliest ladies of loud

83. The 34 hottest women in rock 6

July 29, 2010
Pendulum at The Rock

84. Pendulum at The Rock

March 16, 2009
Answer to None

85. Metal fest at The Rock

March 3, 2009
In concert: Eagles of Death Metal

86. In photos: Eagles of Death Metal

February 11, 2009