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In a world consumed by “who’s wearing who?” and the latest color of Snooki’s poof, it’s refreshing to see a few A-listers who are more concerned with giving back then getting more.

While many celebrities have charities with which they are affiliated, according to the socially conscience website DoSomething.org, 20 such celebs stood out among the others as the Top 20 Most Charitable Stars of 2011.

Most of the names won’t surprise you, considering the amount of high-profile press these do-gooders catch for their charitable giving, but it’s always nice to give credit where credit is due.

Top 20 Most Charitable Stars of 2011:

1.  Lady Gaga

2.  Justin Bieber

3.  George Clooney

4.  Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

5.  Leonardo DiCaprio

6.  Matt Damon (My personal fav!)

7.  Ellen DeGeneres

8.  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

9.  Dwight Howard

10.  Demi Lovato

11.  Shakira

12.  Ashston Kutcher and Demi Moore

13.  will.i.am

14.  Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert

15.  Nick Cannon

16.  Lea Michele

17.  Daniel Radcliffe

18.  Miley Cryus

19.  Coldplay

20.  Taylor Swift

According to Aria Finger, COO of DoSomething.org,

There are some interesting trends from this year’s list.  It’s dominated by young celebrities and we also see so many couples.  Last year the list had its first power couple, Ashton and Demi, and this year there are a total of four couples.  Doing good is definitely fun in groups.

Maybe we can all take a play from these young celebs’ playbook and be better versions of ourselves in 2012.  So grab a friend, or two, or ten and get out there and DO SOMETHING!!!