I've been doing these Remix Report cards for five years now, and for a long time it felt like a lot to keep up with. But it seems like in 2011 the all-star remix trend in hip hop and R&B finally slowed down, or at least stabilized, that there was a lot less to cover last year: I didn't have to do an edition every single month to keep up, and after being able to do a 20 best and 20 worst list in every previous year, this year there weren't even 40 total, so I'm downsizing to top 10s.

The Top 10:
1. "I'm A Boss (Remix)" by Meek Mill featuring T.I., Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Swizz Beatz and DJ Khaled
2. "Till The World Ends (Remix)" by Britney Spears featuring Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha
3. "Oh My (Remix)" by DJ Drama featuring Trey Songz, 2 Chainz and Big Sean
4. "Niggas In Paris (Remix)" by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring T.I.
5. "Motivation (Remix)" by Kelly Rowland featuring Busta Rhymes, Trey Songz and Fabolous
6. "Black & Yellow (G-Mix)" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Snoop Dogg, Juicy J and T-Pain
7. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (Remix)" by Katy Perry featuring Missy Elliott
8. "Stay (Remix)" by Tyrese featuring Rick Ross and Faith Evans
9. "Shot Caller (Remix)" by French Montana featuring Diddy and Rick Ross
10. "All Of The Lights (Remix)" by Kanye West featuring Lil Wayne, Big Sean & Drake

The Bottom 10:
1. "Moves Like Jagger (Remix)" by featuring Mac Miller
2. "S&M (Remix)" by Rihanna featuring Britney Spears
3. "Racks (Remix)" by YC featuring Bun B, CyHi Da Prynce, Young Jeezy, B.o.B, Big Sean, Cory Gunz, Cory Mo, Nelly, Trae Tha Truth, Wacka Flocka Flame, Wale, Wiz Khalifa and Yo Gotti
4. "The One That Got Away (Remix)" by Katy Perry featuring B.o.B
5. "Tony Montana (Remix)" by Future featuring Drake
6. "Welcome To My Hood (Remix)" by DJ Khaled featuring Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game & Waka Flocka Flame
7. "Wet (G-Mix)" by Snoop Dogg featuring Jim Jones and Shawty Lo
8. "Party (Remix)" by Beyonce featuring J. Cole
9. "Blow (Remix)" by Ke$ha featuring B.o.B
10. "Body 2 Body (Remix)" by Ace Hood featuring Rick Ross, Wale, Chris Brown and DJ Khaled

A quick note: I'm still sticking to my tradition of only including remixes that were released after a song's chart success, not remixes that were also the song's best known single release, otherwise the Nicki Minaj version of Big Sean's "Dance" would be on the best list and Katy Perry's version of "E.T." with Kanye would be on the worst list ("Tony Montana" is I suppose kind of borderline).

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