Top 11 Music Videos of 2011

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The "M" in MTV may not stand for "music" any more, but that doesn't mean music videos are dead. In fact, in these hyper-connected social media times it's more important than ever for an artist to have a good video.

Upload an ace clip on a Thursday and by Friday someone can become a worldwide Internet sensation. Just ask Rebecca Black. But there are plenty of artists big and small who made videos this year that aspired to greater things than just partying, partying, fun, fun, fun, fun.

Whether they're grand, sublime, ridiculous or twisted, great videos affect us just like any transcendent piece of art. And so we present the best this year had to offer in Spinner's Top Music Videos of 2011: