‘Tis the season of lists, so let’s count down the most-viewed AAN News stories of 2011:

10. Former AAN President and Alt-Weekly Veteran Clif Garboden Dies at 62 (February 11)

9. Toronto Orders City Employees To “Remove and Dispose” of NOW Magazine Issues (March 31)

8. Is the Village Voice Dealing Drugs? (January 21)

7. Village Voice Staff Authorize Strike, Set Up Alternate Website (June 28)

6. Santa Fe Reporter Editor Julia Goldberg Announces Departure (March 17)

5. The Long-Form Renaissance (September 26)

4. Time ‘Person of the Year’ Cover Based on Photo by L.A. Weekly Photographer (December 14)

3. Full-Page Ad in Austin Chronicle Seeks Strippers, Escorts and Hotties That Have Slept With Texas Gov. Rick Perry (August 18)

2. As Tax Deadline Nears, 40 Alt-Weeklies Run ‘Tax Myths’ Piece by Pulitzer-Winning Journalist (April 14)

1B. 2011 AltWeekly Awards Winners Announced (July 22)

1A. 2011 AltWeekly Awards Finalists Announced (July 5)