* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations, ‘blue eyed soul’ also
*** = downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else

My top 13 of favorite songs of the year 2011 (out of 42 listed here):

Note: Almost all quite big hits from 2011 I like seem to be released originally in 2010. Click that list to see Plage, Bright lights bigger city and a couple of 2011 hits more. Plage could have been number 1 or 2 here.

1. Supafuh – Mauvais esprit **
2. Lucas Santtana – Recado para pio lobato **
3. Funky DL – Jazzphonics **
4. Big Strick – Spontaneous combustion *
5. Pablo Andres – Mamacita **
6. Beth Ditto – I wrote the book *
7. Idriss D – Cross my mind (Alex Picone Mix) *
8. Eats Everything – Entrance song (Original Mix) *
9. El Gusano – Journey of the mind **
10. Quantic & Alice Russell – Look around the corner **
11. The Dove – Girl at a party with siren (Preacherman Version) *
12. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – I’ll take care of you **
13. Xdb – Ontak *

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Adele – I’ll be waiting **
• AM And Shawn Lee – City boy **
• Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Heart attack
• Audiojack – Polka dot dress (Original Mix) *
• Carlos Dingo – Mission andalucia **
• Dead Combo – Lisboa mulata **
• Digitaline – Africa *
• DNB pres. Tom Shark ft. Shena – Le freak (Original Mix) *
• El Monje Loco – El monje loco **
• El Mundo and Satori – Jazz tango (Original Mix) *
• Has-Lo – Light years **
• Jason Grove – Mastercut 4 *
• J57 ft. Silent Knight – Craft brewed **
• Larse – For real (Original Mix) *
• Manuel Belgrano – Socotra *
• Mellow Drum Addict – Master your hi-fi **
• Mat Chiavaroli – War outside *
• Matteo Spedicati & Sinc – La premiere danseuse *
• Monty Luke – Tomorrow *
• Osunlade – Envision (Âme Remix) *
• People Under The Stairs – Too much birthday **
• Racoon – No mercy
• Raphael Gualazzi – Follia d’amore
• Seun Kuti & Egypt ’80 – African soldiers **
• Souleance – One step **
• Studio Killers – Ode to the bouncer *
• Tom Fire – 45 stories ***
• Vin’s – Blue feet **
• Willy Moon – I wanna be your man