De acordo com James Montgomery, colunista da MTV americana, “Heavy Metal Lover”, faixa do álbum “Born This Way”, é a segunda melhor música de 2011, até o momento.Adele, Britney Spears, Katy Perry e Beyoncé também estão na lista. Confira abaixo as 20 melhores músicas de 2011 na opinião do jornalista:
1. Adele – Rolling in the Deep
2. Lady Gaga – Heavy Metal Lover
3. Britney Spears – Till the World Ends
4. Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) – ET
5. Nicola Roberts – Beat of My Drum
6. Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci
7. Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
8. Lykke Li – Get Some
9. Bright Eyes – Ladder Song
10. Beyoncé – Run the World (Girls)
11. Washed Out – Eyes Be Closed
12. Chris Brown – Beautiful People
13. YACHT – Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire)
14. Lil Wayne (featuring Cory Gunz) – 6 Foot 7 Foot
15. Black Lips – Modern Art
16. Against Me! – Russian Spies
17. Cage the Elephant – Around My Head
18. Peter Bjorn and John – Second Chance
19. Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
20. My Morning Jacket – Holdin on to Black Metal
