With the start of a new year today, let’s take a look back at the last 12 months on the blog. Last year was a massive year at Lowdown HQ. We set blog records for total page views for the year and crossed 500,000 page views all-time. Hell, we had more page views in 2011 than we had in the last two years combined. So let’s look back at the year with our most read posts from 2011 and the most read posts overall in 2011.

Most Popular 2011 Posts

1. Early SI Swimsuit Issue 2012 Cover Odds
2. Man Lab Showdown: Anna Kendrick vs. Aimee Teegarden
3. 25 Reasons To Celebrate Earth Day
4. Inexplicable Celebrity Hookups
5. 25 More Reasons to Love Canada
6. Man Lab Showdown: Adriana Lima vs. Candice Swanepoel
7. SI Swimsuit 2011 Cover Odds
8. NHL Power Rankings: Week 15
9. F1 2011 Season Preview: The Drivers and Teams
10. Esquire’s SEO Excellence (with Paz de la Huerta)
11. NHL Power Rankings: Week 21

Most Popular Posts Overall In 2011

1. Top 10 Orange County Choppers Bikes
2. Early SI Swimsuit Issue 2012 Cover Odds
3. Man Lab Showdown: Anna Kendrick vs. Aimee Teegarden
4. 25 Reasons To Love Canada
5. Wednesday Link-Off: Slamming
6. 25 Reasons To Celebrate Earth Day
7. 7 Reasons Not To “Chuck” Your 3D Glasses
8. 30 NHL Tattoos for 30 NHL Teams
9. Inexplicable Celebrity Hookups
10. 25 More Reasons To Love Canada
11. Man Lab Showdown: Adriana Lima vs. Candice Swanepoel