Ah, December. The time for holiday cheer, Jimmy Stewart movies, and the inevitable ranking of the year's pop culture offerings. Like the adage goes, opinions are like… hairstyles. Everyone's got one. OK, so maybe that's not exactly how the saying goes, but you get the idea.

Who better to offer their takes on this year's cream of the crop than the folks behind the the mics? We asked the on-air staff to come up with their picks for 2011, and we'll be revealing them over the next few days. So just what struck the fancy of your beloved 101X jocks this year? You'll just have to read on to find out!

LAWLESS

Top Songs of 2011

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, "If I Had A Gun"

Chase & Status, "Blind Faith"

F@cked Up, "Queen Of Hearts"

Foster The People‚ "Helena Beat"

Friendly Fires‚ "Hawaiian Air"

M83‚ "Midnight City"

Black Keys‚ "Lonely Boy"

Elbow‚ "Lippy Kids"

Foo Fighters‚ "Walk"

Tribes‚ "Sappho"

JASON DICK

Top 5 Songs of 2011

Top 5 Albums of 2011

1. Lonely Island feat. Akon - "I Just Had Sex"

2. Foo Fighters - "Walk"

3.  My Morning Jacket - "Holding On To Black Metal"

4.  Alkaline Trio - "Olde English 800" Alkaline Trio

5.  Foster the People - "Helena Beat"

1.  Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

2.  Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room - Hurricane Season

3.  Various Artists - Muppets: The Green Album

4.  My Morning Jacket - Circuital

5.  Green Day - Awesome as F@ck (live)

DEB O'KEEFE

Top Songs of 2011

Top 5 Albums of 2011

1. The Kooks - "Junk of The Heart"

2. Noel Gallagher - "If I Had A Gun"

3. The Weeknd - "Wicked Games"

4.  Bon Iver - "Holocene"

1.  Young The Giant - Young The Giant

2.  Bon Iver - Bon Iver

3.  Foster The People - Torches

4.  'Drive' Official Movie Soundtrack

5.  Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Self-Titled

ALEX

Top 5 Songs of 2011

1. The Muppets - "Life's a Happy Song"

2. William Fitzsimmons - "Beautiful Girl"

3. White Lies - "Bigger Than Us"

4.  Boots Electric- "Complexity"

5.  Quiet Company - "You, Me, & The Boatman"

TREVIN

Top 5 Songs of 2011

Top 5 Albums of 2011

1. Girls - "Vomit"

2. White Denim - "Drug"

3. Bright Light Social Hour - "Back and Forth"

4.  The Horrible Crowes - "Ladykiller"

5.  Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"

1.  Little Dragon - Ritual Union

2.  TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light

3.  Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

4.  Quiet Company - We Are All Where We Belong

5.  Arctic Monkeys - Suck it and See

CHUCK

Top 5 Albums of 2011

1. Kvelertak - Mjod

2. Animals As Leaders - Isolated Incidents

3. Weedeater - Jason The Dragon

4.  Protest the Hero - Tongue Splitter

5.  Crowbar - The Cemetery Angels

TOBY

Top 5 Songs of 2011

Top 5 Albums of 2011

1. Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"

2. Awolnation - "Knights of Shame"

3. Mastodon - "Blasteroid"

4.  Wallpaper - "Stupidfacedd"

5.  The Soldier Thread feat. Zeale - "Anybody"

1. Mastodon - "The Hunter"

2. Awolnation - "Megalithic Symphony"

3.  Incubus - If Not Now, When

4.  Lupe Fiasco - Lasers

5. Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"

MONTY

Top 5 Songs of 2011

1. Washed Out - "Amor Feti"

2. The Horrors - "Still Life"

3. Friendly Fires - "Live Those Days Tonight"

4.  M83 - "Midnight City"

5.  Coldplay - "Paradise"

RAY

Top 5 Songs of 2011

Top 5 Albums of 2011

1. Death Cab For Cutie - “You Are A Tourist”

2. TV On The Radio - "Will Do"

3. Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

4.  Florence + The Machine - "Shake it Out"

5. Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans"

1.  Wilco - The Whole Love

2.  Little Dragon - Ritual Union

3.  Thievery Corporation - Culture of Fear

4.  Radiohead - The King of Limbs

5.  Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine