#40 The Road - Emmylou Harris #39 Shut Up Train - Little Big Town #38 Let it Rain - David Nail featuring Sarah Buxton #37 Ours - Taylor Swift #36 Shanghai Cigarettes - Caitlin Rose #35 You - Chris Young #34 Fixin' to Die - G. Love #33 Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers #32 Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen #31 Down by the Water - The Decemberists #30 Revelation Road - Shelby Lynne #29 My Name is Money - Sonia Leigh #28 God Only Knows - Natalie Maines #27 Codeine - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit #26 Ghost on the Canvas - Glen Campbell #25 Bleed Red - Ronnie Dunn #24 The Cave - Mumford & Sons #23 Here For a Good Time - George Strait #22 Thunder on the Mountain - Wanda Jackson #21 You Gonna Fly - Keith Urban #20 Headache - Joey + Rory #19 Drink Myself Single - Sunny Sweeney #18 Mary Was the Marrying Kind - Kip Moore #17 Paper Airplane - Alison Krauss & Union Station #16 Teenage Daughters - Martina McBride #15 Home - Dierks Bentley #14 Another Like You - Hayes Carll with Bonnie Whitmore #13 Staying’s Worse Than Leaving - Sunny Sweeney #12 A Little Bit Stronger - Sara Evans #11 Little Bird - Kasey Chambers #10 Love Done Gone - Billy Currington #9 Amen - Edens Edge #8 Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift #7 Threaten Me With Heaven - Vince Gill #6 Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars #5 Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band #4 You and Tequila - Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter #3 Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies #2 Cost of Livin’- Ronnie Dunn #1 Mean - Taylor Swift You know what I love most about Taylor Swift? She has a real sweet spot for tapping into emotions and experiences that are personal to her, but conveying them in such a way that any listener can see it as his or her own story set to music. The deeper and more personal she gets, the more we feel it as listeners. Some might quickly and dismissively write off “Mean” as a cheap comeback to the oft-heard criticism that “Taylor Swift can’t sing,” but to do so is to miss the full scope of feelings that the song addresses. It speaks to anyone who’s been insulted or disrespected by those who cross the line between constructive criticism and plain cruelty, doing so with some of Swift’s most raw and honest lyrics to date. It all makes for a most delicious slice of musical catharsis. In addition to being one of the flat-out best songs Swift has written, the song is married to Shania Twain-esque singalong melody, not to mention one of the coolest and countriest productions of any mainstream release this year. In multiple aspects, “Mean” is clearly the work of an artist who was willing to step outside the box, making it a standout achievement for Swift, and a definite standout moment on radio playlists. I can see all the jaws dropping at this somewhat divisive selection, but we make no apologies for it. A case could be made for a number of other worthy songs taking this top spot, but for me there’s just no getting round the fact that “Mean” is the one 2011 single release that I will be replaying the most in years to come. Thus, it’s a great pleasure to name “Mean” our top single of 2011.- Ben Foster http://tinyurl.com/7bjnyde 想看每首的評論可以到網站上看哦! :) --

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