My #1 Favorite Song of 2011: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Well, I just had to choose this song as my personal #1 song of the year for the message it brings. For gay people like me who have to suffer through identity crisis and society's sanctions, this song by Lady Gaga just explains it all. We were "Born This Way", so no reason really to be ashamed of it, no matter what Bible wielding people say, whether they said God said it or not. I don't think God is an intolerant son of a bitch. I think He created gay people, like other marginalized people, so that those in the majority will learn to be tolerant of other people not of their own way. So bravo to Lady Gaga for preaching the message of love of self and tolerance!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #2 Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite

I'm not sure whether Kylie released Aphrodite as a single but it was one of my favorite songs from that album of the same title! I love its message of empowerment! It sits at #2 in my year-end favorites!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #3 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

You'd have to be living under a rock if you missed this summer party hit from LMFAO. The whole world was shuffling to this song for months and months!! It was just addictive! Addictive enough to be my #3 favorite song of 2011!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #4 Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way

Kylie Minogue has two songs in the Top 5 this year, brought about mainly by her fantastic show here in Manila middle of this year. She released Aphrodite late 2010 but because of her live show, her CD got heavy rotation in my Ipod! This is one of my favorite songs from that album, a fact that was further bolstered when it became one of the station ID songs of that cable channel!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #5 David Archuleta - Stomping the Roses

It is with sadness that I heard the news that David has decided to leave showbiz for the next two years, but anyway, I think he's doing it for the right reasons. How can you beat serving God, anyways?! Before he leaves us, he has the #5 song in my year-end list with Stomping the Roses, one of the songs from his latest CD. I loved his concert here too!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #6 Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed

I had to listen to Maroon 5's CD since they went here for a show last March. Among all the songs from their CD Hands All Over, this was the one that really caught my fancy, I guess because at the same time, I was also going through something personally. The group had a worldwide hit this year with Moves Like Jagger but still, this is the song that makes it into my personal Top 10, at #6 at that!!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #7 Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks

It is really eerie that a song as catchy as this one actually talks about something as deadly and evil as a school shooting! I have been singing and dancing to this song for the longest time without realizing that the lyrics I was singing talked about a guy wanting to shoot some kids!! Oh well, sometimes reality is stranger than fiction! Anyhow, I still love the beat of this song, that's why it's at #7 for the year!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #8 Kirk Franklin - I Smile

I love the songs of Kirk Franklin. I can't believe it has been 14 years since he charted in my personal charts! He released an album of new material this year, and this song came from it. It's vintage Kirk Franklin - funky groove, serious message of hope amidst despair. This song would lift me up when I felt down.

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #9 Nicole Scherzinger - Don't Hold Your Breath

This song by Nicole Scherzinger was my first #1 song for 2011 at the same time it went to #1 in the UK. I love its funky beat!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #10 Lady Gaga - Judas

Judas by Lady Gaga is definitely one of the standout tracks from her Grammy nominated Born This Way album. Not only is the video spectacular, you also wonder what the message of the song is.

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #11 Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away

It was the video of the song that really caught me off guard at first, but soon enough, I began to really like the song. Marsha sings it so beautifully too!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #12 Owl City - If My Heart Was A House

While I was listening to Owl City's latest album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, in preparation for his concert here, this was one of the songs that really drew me in. It's a wonderful ballad and the lyrics are so touching!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #13 Christina Aguilera - Express

2011 was supposedly a slow year for Christina Aguilera but here she is with two hits in my year end list. Her collaboration with Maroon 5, the worldwide hit, Moves Like Jagger, came at #17. 

Here at #13 is my favorite scene from her movie, Burlesque, Express. I love the choreography here - a combination of sassy modern jazz and modern dance! I love when she performed this in X-Factor and the American Music Awards!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #14 Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight, Tonight

When I first heard of this song, I immediately fell in love with it! I just love the catchy beat and the fact that it's actually great to sing along too! A perfect driving song too, if I may say so!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #15 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Nicki Minaj was collaborating with so many different artists before she finally hit it big this year with this really catchy dance ditty that went boom-boo-boom-boom with its Super Bass. We also danced it in my hip hop class with Jonas and I really enjoyed dancing to this! Jonas also got some of the steps here too!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #16 Chris Brown - Yeah 3X

Chris Brown has three songs in my year end list this year, and Yeah3X is the one that comes in the highest at #16. I love this song and we danced it in Hong Kong! I loved the choreography since the teacher uses the song instead of counting to show the steps - and there were so many steps - nuances really, like eight movements for eight counts! Difficult to do but really loved the way we danced it!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #17 Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

It's a pity that this song was released after Maroon 5 had their concert here in March.  I also did not like the song instantly.  It was even used during our hip hop class but still, no reaction from me.  However, as we did the song, week after week, I finally saw how good it was!  It ends the year at #18.

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #18 Katy Perry - Last Friday Night

This song by Katy Perry was certainly one of the funnest videos from last year. It actually took some time for me to like the song but all those 80s references eventually got me hooked! So looking forward to seeing her in 2012!

My 40 Favorite Songs of 2011: #19 Chris Brown and Benny Benassi - Beautiful People

I was so happy when I learned that this song was included in the latest Body Jam release. It's one of my favorite songs from Chris Brown's latest album. I love its ambient sound and pulsating beat!

My Favorite Songs of 2011: #20 Ke$ha - We R Who We R

I love Ke$ha's music! It's really something you can dance too! Her hit from December last year, We R Who We R is certainly one of my favorite dance hits which kinda spilled over to this year! She did a very good version of it during the AMA Awards.