Forget ladies night; its the ladiesyear.All week, MTV has been counting down ourBest of 2011, and Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and Adele definitely had us talking during our roundtable debates.

Perry had the biggest year of them all, being crownedMTVs Artist of 2011. To be Artist of the Year, a whole 365 days, thats pretty cool,Perry said in her acceptance speech.Minaj landed at 2, with Adele, the Throne, Lady Gaga and Rihanna also high on ourArtists of 2011list.

Adele might not have topped our Artists debate, but there was no denyingher Rolling in the Deepwas theSong of the Year. Minaj fell just short of the prize again, withSuper Bass nabbing the 2 spot, and Rihannas We Found Love, LMFAOs Party Rock Anthem and Gagas Born This Way were also part of our MTV experts roundtable debate.

But why should we have all the fun? ForBest MTV Live Performance, we turned to you, asking ns to vote for their vorites among standout sets from Mac Miller, Beyonc&233; and Lil Wayne. When the votes were tallied,30 Seconds to Mars Unplugged performanceof Hurricane andParamores Brick by Boring Brickat the Fueled by Ramen anniversary show landed at 1 and 2, respectively.

We kicked the week off celebrating a formerly niche genre that really broke through to the mainstream in 2011: electronic dance music. A lot of dance artists have become household names, like deadmau5 and Swedish House Mafia, but at the end of theBest EDM Artists of 2011debate, it was pop superstarDavid Guetta at 2and five-time-Grammy-nominated DJ/producerSkrillex up top.

Why end the debate now? Share your picks for the Best of 2011 in the comments below to keep the conversation going!

This year has been an unexpected one. I honestly thought going into it that Gaga and Britney would rule the year. My expectations were extremely high for the two. I am shocked but congratulate the sucess of Adele, Katy Perry, and Nicki Minaj. They were underdogs of this year and left on top. Britney and Gaga still did great but not compared to what I expected. Its nice to see MTV recoginzes these womens accomplishments. I cant wait to see what suprises 2012 will hold. Happy Holidays MTV Staff.