VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/17/12

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The world may not be ready for the rest of Gotye.

Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
2. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
3. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
4. Jessie J – “Domino”
5. Train – “Drive By”
6. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
7. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
8. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
9. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
10. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
11. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
12. Safetysuit – “These Times”
13. Graffiti6 – “Free”
14. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
15. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
16. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
17. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
18. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”
19. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
20. Monica & Brandy – “It All Belongs to Me”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Lights
3. We Are Young
4. Domino
5. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
6. Cough Syrup
7. It Will Rain
8. Set Fire to the Rain
9. Free
10. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
11. Ass Back Home
12. It All Belongs to Me
13. These Times
14. Better Than I Know Myself
15. Breathing
16. Drive By
17. If You Ever Come Back
18. International Love
19. Fine By Me
20. I Won’t Give Up

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/13/12

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“Little Talks”?!  I am freaking out right now!  I mean, I know this is just FUSE, but still.

Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
3. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
4. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
5. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
6. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
9. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
10. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
11. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
12. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
13. Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
14. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
15. Tyga – “Rack City”
16. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
17. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
18. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
19. Jessie J – “Domino”
20. Coldplay – “Paradise”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Little Talks
3. Paradise
4. Sexy and I Know It
5. Good Feeling
6. We Are Young
7. Domino
8. Set Fire to the Rain
9. Turn Me On
10. Wild Ones
11. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
12. Rack City
13. The Motto (Remix)
14. Ass Back Home
15. Glad You Came
16. What Makes You Beautiful
17. Young, Wild & Free
18. Turn Up the Music
19. Drive By
20. International Love

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/10/12

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Wait! I wasn’t done … When are we ever done?

Original Version
1. Jessie J – “Domino”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
4. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
5. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
6. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
9. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
10. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
11. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
12. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
13. Safetysuit – “These Times”
14. Graffiti6 – “Free”
15. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
16. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
17. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
18. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
19. Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”
20. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Lights
3. We Are Young
4. Domino
5. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
6. Cough Syrup
7. It Will Rain
8. Set Fire to the Rain
9. Free
10. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
11. Ass Back Home
12. These Times
13. Better Than I Know Myself
14. Breathing
15. Drive By
16. If You Ever Come Back
17. International Love
18. Fine By Me
19. Not Over You
20. I Won’t Give Up

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/6/12

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Obviously, “Is Anybody Out There” was on the countdown only because K’Naan was a guest, and why did “Paradise” suddenly pop back on even though “Charlie Brown” is Coldplay’s current single?  And why did “Sorry for Party Rocking” fall off after only one week while “Sexy and I Know It” hangs around?  (To be fair, on that last one, “Sexy and I Know It” probably is still getting more airplay in general.)

Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
4. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
5. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
6. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
7. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
8. Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
9. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
10. Tyga – “Rack City”
11. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
12. Coldplay – “Paradise”
13. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
14. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
15. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
16. Jessie J – “Domino”
17. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
18. K’Naan ft. Nelly Furtado – “Is Anybody Out There”
19. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
20. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N****s in Paris”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. We Found Love
3. Paradise
4. Sexy and I Know It
5. Good Feeling
6. We Are Young
7. Domino
8. N****s in Paris
9. Set Fire to the Rain
10. Turn Me On
11. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
12. Rack City
13. The Motto (Remix)
14. Is Anybody Out There
15. Ass Back Home
16. Glad You Came
17. Young, Wild & Free
18. Breathing
19. International Love
20. Turn Up the Music

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/3/12

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Slowly but surely, Gotye for the win.

Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kll You)”
2. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
3. Jessie J – “Domino”
4. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
5. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
6. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
7. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
8. Train – “Drive By”
9. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
10. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
11. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. – “Give Me All Your Luvin'”
12. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
13. Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”
14. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
15. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
16. Safetysuit – “These Times”
17. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
18. Graffiti6 – “Free”
19. The All-American Rejects – “Beekeeper’s Daughter”
20. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. We Are Young
3. Domino
4. The One That Got Away
5. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
6. Cough Syrup
7. It Will Rain
8. Set Fire to the Rain
9. Free
10. Give Me All Your Luvin’
11. Stronger (What Doens’t Kill You)
12. Ass Back Home
13. These Times
14. Better Than I Know Myself
15. Drive By
16. International Love
17. Fine By Me
18. Beekeeper’s Daughter
19. Not Over You
20. I Won’t Give Up

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 2/28/12

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I think Zach Galifianakis should take over as host of this show.

Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
3. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
4. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
5. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
6. Tyga – “Rack City”
7. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
8. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
9. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
10. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
11. LMFAO – “Sorry for Party Rocking”
12. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
13. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
14. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
15. Outasight – “Tonight is the Night”
16. Jessie J – “Domino”
17. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
18. Rise Against – “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
19. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N****s in Paris”
20. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. – “Give Me All Your Luvin'”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. We Found Love
3. Sexy and I Know It
4. Good Feeling
5. Tonight is the Night
6. We Are Young
7. Domino
8. N****s in Paris
9. Set Fire to the Rain
10. It Will Rain
11. Sorry for Party Rocking
12. Ballad of Hollis Brown
13. Turn Me On
14. Give Me All Your Luvin’
15. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
16. Rack City
17. The Motto (Remix)
18. Young, Wild & Free
19. Glad You Came
20. International Love

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 2/25/12

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Could we be any more generic?

Original Version
1. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
4. Jessie J – “Domino”
5. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
6. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
7. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
8. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. – “Give Me All Your Luvin'”
9. Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”
10. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
11. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N****s in Paris”
12. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
13. Train – “Drive By”
14. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
15. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
16. Outasight – “Tonight is the Night”
17. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
18. The Fray – “Heartbeat”
19. Safetysuit – “These Times”
20. The All-American Rejects – “Beekeeper’s Daughter”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Tonight is the Night
3. N****s in Paris
4. Domino
5. The One That Got Away
6. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
7. Cough Syrup
8. It Will Rain
9. Set Fire to the Rain
10. Give Me All Your Luvin’
11. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
12. Ass Back Home
13. These Times
14. Drive By
15. International Love
16. Fine By Me
17. Beekeeper’s Daughter
18. Heartbeat
19. Not Over You
20. I Won’t Give Up

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 2/21/12

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Here we Go(tye).

Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
2. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
3. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
4. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
5. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. – “Give Me All Your Luvin'”
6. Butch Walker and the Black Widows – “Synthesizers”
7. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
8. Coldplay – “Charlie Brown”
9. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
10. Tyga – “Rack City”
11. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
12. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
13. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
14. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
15. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
16. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
17. Jessie J – “Domino”
18. Cassie – “King of Hearts”
19. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
20. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N****s in Paris”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Sexy and I Know It
3. Good Feeling
4. We Are Young
5. Domino
6. N****s in Paris
7. Set Fire to the Rain
8. Turn Me On
9. Charlie Brown
10. Give Me All Your Luvin’
11. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
12. Rack City
13. King of Hearts
13. The Motto (Remix)
13. Synthesizers
16. Ass Back Home
17. Young, Wild & Free
18. Glad You Came
19. Better Than I Know Myself
20. International Love

Other Bests of 2011

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As a finale to my Best of 2011 coverage, here are the best parts of 2011 that didn’t fit neatly into any of my categories.

Best Look – Katy Perry’s Smurfette Dress

Best Viral Videos
1. Today Now! Interviews the 5-Year-Old Screenwriter of Fast Five

2. Funny or Die’s Audio Tour

Best National Anthem Performance – Zooey Deschanel at Game 4 of the World Series

Late Night Talk Show Musical Guest MVP’s
St. Vincent

St. Vincent – “She is Beyond Good and Evil” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino – “Bonfire” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

 

Best Single Dance Move in a Music Video – The Tofo Tofo dancers and Beyoncé  drop to their knees and kick back up in the “Run the World (Girls)” music video.

Best Hip-Shaking – Ellie Goulding in the “Lights” Music Video

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 2/18/12

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I’m not that far ahead of the music cuve, am I?  SNL was ahead of me on this one.

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
2. Jessie J – “Domino”
3. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
4. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
5. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
6. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
7. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
8. Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”
9. Outasight – “Tonight is the Night”
10. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. – “Give Me All Your Luvin'”
11. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
12. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
13. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N****s in Paris”
14. The Fray – “Heartbeat”
15. David Guetta ft. Usher – “Without You”
16. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
17. Scars on 45 – “Heart on Fire”
18. Safetysuit – “These Times”
19. The All-American Rejects – “Beekeeper’s Daughter”
20. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Lights
3. Tonight is the Night
4. N****s in Paris
5. The One That Got Away
6. Domino
7. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
8. Cough Syrup
9. Without You
10. It Will Rain
11. Set Fire to the Rain
12. Give Me All Your Luvin’
13. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
14. Ass Back Home
15. Heart on Fire
16. These Times
17. International Love
18. Beekeeper’s Daughter
19. Heartbeat
20. Not Over You

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