80. Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP - "We No Speak Americano"
Courtesy Sweat It Out
Australian duo Yolanda Be Cool built a worldwide pop sensation around a sample of a 1950s Italian pop song. It is quite repetitive but good for a solid smile the first few times through.
79. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - "Club Can't Handle Me"
Courtesy Atlantic
Flo Rida collaborated here with one of the hottest pop-dance producers. The result was another extremely catchy pop hip hop song that brought Flo Rida his fifth top 10 pop hit in the past three years.
78. Taylor Swift - "Mine"
Courtesy Big Machine Records
Taylor Swift's first single from the massively successful Speak Now was somewhat disappointing seeming a bit too similar to previous hits. Fortunately, "Mine" is one of the weaker tracks on the album. There was multiple outstanding tracks to come when the album hit stores.
77. Train - "If It's Love"
Courtesy Sony
Reportedly "If It's Love" was written around the same time as Train's hit "Hey, Soul Sister." It was intended as a thank you to Train's fans.
76. Michael Jackson featuring Akon - "Hold My Hand"
Courtesy Epic
The first single from Michael Jackson's posthumous album Michael does feel a bit incomplete but is clearly in the mode of other classic uplifting Michael Jackson anthems.
75. Wiz Khalifa - "Black and Yellow"
Courtesy Atlantic Records
Wiz Khalifa makes his debut in the pop mainstream with a musical celebration of the colors most associated with his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The song was produced by the Norwegian duo StarGate.
74. Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj - "2012 (It Ain't the End)"
Courtesy Cash Money
The first single from Jay Sean's first album after his massive breakthrough in 2009 with "Down" is musically more of the same and nearly as catchy. This year's most valuable featured artist Nicki Minaj adds her personality to the project.
73. Christina Perri - "Jar Of Hearts"
Courtesy Ms. Perri Lane Records
The song "Jar Of Hearts" by unsigned singer Christina Perri caused a sensation after it was used as the soundtrack to a dance on the reality competition show So You Think You Can Dance? The song climbed on to the Billboard Hot 100 after being released independently on iTunes. Later Atlantic Records reissued the song and it began to climb the charts again.
72. Adam Lambert - "If I Had You"
Courtesy RCA
Adam Lambert headed to the Max Martin hit factory here. It is catchy but slightly faceless. The accompanying music video is more distinctive than the song.
71. Black Eyed Peas - "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
Courtesy Interscope
The Black Eyed Peas continue to march to the beat of their own drummer. Here they build a song around the 1980s Dirty Dancing hit "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life." The primary concerns are celebration and fun.
