With ’11 leaving us in couple days, RCRD LBL has released its four-part playlist of their 100 most downloaded songs of the year. Featured artists include Chromeo, Cold War Kids, Lykke Li, Kanye West, Sleigh Bells, Foster The People, Fleet Foxes, Lana Del Rey, and more. Take a listen to the top 10 tracks after the jump then head over to RCRD LBL to see the rest of the list and download all tracks.

Last week, we had a three way tie for your favorite Song Of The Week (“SOTW”) – Jay Z’s “Dream”, Fitz and the Tantrums “MoneyGrabber”, and Two Door Cinema Club’s “What You Know”. Another week has gone by, as we are slowly but surely closing out the first month of 2011. Hopefully you don’t have to deal with the snowpacalypse that is destroying the northern east coast. I’ve never seen so much snow! But, what are you going to do? I can’t control mother nature, but I can control what goes into my head phones, thus allowing me to bless you with another edition of Al Jones’ Songs of the Week. Read more after the jump!

First off today we have Robot Chicken‘s new Star Wars Episode II. Christina Aguilera’s Keeps Gettin’ Better Target commercial reconfirms our suspicion that Christina Aguilera is smokin’ hot! Dumbass vs Wine Bottle is almost as painful to watch as it is to..well, get smashed in the head with a freakin’ wine bottle. And hey… Click to read more

Cold War Kids probably could have gotten famous on their catchy and clever name alone. Luckily for us all, there has always been a bit more substance to this band than just their name. The indie/blues/soul/rock band from California started in 2004 .
Touring with bands like Muse and The White Stripes has, of course, helped them along the way, but they’ve… Click to read more

Attention aspiring musicians, bands, and people with nothing better to do: Right now, our friends at Converse, Journey’s and Downtown Records are having a huge “Get Out of the Garage” music contest which gives entrants the chance to win a free trip to New York City and four days, three nights of recording time in a professional studio. To… Click to read more

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Last night’s Muse & Cold War Kids concert at MSG brought ‘rock’ back to the rock show.
In recent years I’ve been bored by “rock” concerts that were half-assed and lacked energy. Not last night! Muse left everyone in the arena saying, “wow WTF just happened! I’m deaf, I have sea legs because the arena w… Click to read more