Seventy-one singles made into top 10 of the Hot 100, the all-genre '' Billboard'' singles charts, in 2011. Sixty-eight acts had a top-ten hit during the year, with twenty achieving their first either as a lead or featured artist.

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...

Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical ...

, and Rihanna each had six top-ten hits in 2011, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.

LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off or Laughing My Fucking Ass Off) are an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Le ...

's "

Party Rock Anthem "Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American music duo LMFAO, featuring British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album '' Sorry for Party Rocking'' in 2011. The sin ...

" (featuring

Lauren Bennett Lauren Diane Bennett (born 23 June 1989) is an English singer who is known for being a member of the girl group G.R.L. Bennett has also worked with the Paradiso Girls, CeeLo Green, Robin Antin, The Pussycat Dolls, and LMFAO. She was feature ...

and

GoonRock David Jamahl Listenbee, better known by his stage name GoonRock, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. Raised in Los Angeles, California, early in his career he focused on hip hop and sold beats to artists suc ...

) had a twenty-six-week run in the top ten, the longest during the year and tying with

Savage Garden Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on instruments. Formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993, the duo achieved international success from the mid-1990s to early 2000s with the No. ...

's "

Truly Madly Deeply "Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released in March 1997 as the third single from their self-titled debut album (1997) by Roadshow and Warner Music. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for both Single of the Year ...

" as the fourth-longest in ''Billboard'' history. In the beginning of 2012, the song re-entered the top ten, extending its run to twenty-nine weeks and becoming the fourth-longest-running top-ten single ever behind "

How Do I Live "How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was performed by American singer, songwriter and actress LeAnn Rimes and the extended version of the song was later featured on her second studio album, '' You Light Up My Life: Inspirationa ...

" by LeAnn Rimes, "

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" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas and "

Uptown Funk "Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson from his fourth studio album, ''Uptown Special'' (2015), featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014 via dow ...

" by

Mark Ronson Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, R ...

featuring

, also bumping Jewel's You Were Meant For Me/

Foolish Games "Foolish Games" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jewel from her debut studio album, ''Pieces of You'' (1995). It was also the third single to be lifted from the '' Batman & Robin'' motion-picture soundtrack. Jewel re-recorded the single f ...

down to fifth, with 28 weeks. On the week ending April 30, 2011, singer Katy Perry extended her top ten streak beginning the previous year to forty-nine weeks, breaking a record held by Swedish pop band Ace of Base for seventeen years. Perry went on to log twenty more consecutive weeks in the top ten, extending her record to sixty-nine weeks, before " Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" fell out of the top ten on the week ending September 24, 2011, ending her streak. Rihanna attained her twentieth top-ten hit when "

We Found Love "We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her sixth studio album, ''Talk That Talk'' (2011). Scottish DJ Calvin Harris wrote, produced, and features on the song, which also appears on his third album '' 18 Months'' (2012). "We F ...

" (featuring Calvin Harris) climbed into the top ten on the week ending October 15, 2011. This made Rihanna the fastest soloist to attain twenty top-ten hits, having done so in a six-year, four-month span, breaking a record previously held by singer Madonna.

Top-ten singles

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;Key * – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut * – indicates best performing song of the year *(#) – 2011 year-end top 10 single position and rank Notes: : Britney Spears was credited as a featured artist on the week ending April 30, 2011. :

Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated Flow (rapping), flow in her rapping, alter e ...

and Kesha were credited as featured artists on the week ending May 14, 2011. :

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

was credited as a featured artist on the week ending July 2, 2011.

2010 peaks

2012 peaks

Notes

:The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 8, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 15, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 22, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 26, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 5, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 9, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 23, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 7, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 14, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 28, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 11, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 18, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending July 2, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 20, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 27, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 10, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 24, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 1, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 22, 2011. :The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 10, 2011.

References

General sources

* *Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'
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External links

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