List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2011

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This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2011.

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During 2011, a total of 18 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Chart history

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates best-performing single of 2011
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 1"Raise Your Glass" P!nk [1]
January 8"Firework" Katy Perry [2]
January 15 [3]
January 22 [4]
January 29 [5]
February 5"Grenade" Bruno Mars [6]
February 12 [7]
February 19 [8]
February 26 [9]
March 5 [10]
March 12"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E [11]
March 19 [12]
March 26"Fuckin' Perfect"P!nk [13]
April 2 [14]
April 9"Born This Way" Lady Gaga [15]
April 16"Fuck You (Forget You)" Cee Lo Green [16]
April 23"S&M" Rihanna [17]
April 30"E.T."Katy Perry featuring Kanye West [18]
May 7 [18]
May 14 [18]
May 21 [19]
May 28 [20]
June 4 [20]
June 11"Rolling in the Deep" Adele [20]
June 18 [21]
June 25 [22]
July 2 [23]
July 9 [24]
July 16"Give Me Everything" Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer [18]
July 23 [25]
July 30 [26]
August 6"Party Rock Anthem" Dagger-14-plain.png LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock [27]
August 13"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"Katy Perry [28]
August 20 [29]
August 27 [30]
September 3 [31]
September 10 [32]
September 17 [33]
September 24"I Wanna Go" Britney Spears [34]
October 1"Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera [35]
October 8 [19]
October 15 [19]
October 22 [19]
October 29 [36]
November 5 [37]
November 12"Stereo Hearts" Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine [38]
November 19 [39]
November 26 [40]
December 3"Without You" David Guetta featuring Usher [40]
December 10"We Found Love"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris [41]
December 17 [42]
December 24 [43]
December 31 [44]

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