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Overview of the events of 2021 in American music
List of years in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in music in the United States.
Notable events [ ]
January [ ]
8 – Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single, "Drivers License ", which was met with critical acclaim and went on to break several records.
29 – Lia Ices released her first album in four years, Family Album .
February [ ]
5 – Foo Fighters released their first album in four years, Medicine at Midnight .
7 – Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan performed the national anthem , H.E.R. performed "America The Beautiful ", and The Weeknd performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida .
12 – Jillette Johnson released her first album in four years, It's A Beautiful Day And I Love You .
Robin Thicke released his first album in seven years, On Earth, and in Heaven .
Taylor Swift released a re-recorded version of her 2008 single "Love Story ", entitled "Love Story (Taylor's Version)". It is the lead single off Fearless (Taylor's Version) , a re-recorded version of her second studio album.
26 – Julien Baker released her first album in four years, Little Oblivions .
NOFX released their first album in five years, Single Album .
March [ ]
5 – Tigers Jaw released their first album in four years, I Won't Care How You Remember Me .
A Day to Remember released their first album in five years, You're Welcome .
Chevelle released their first album in five years, Niratias . It was also their first album released as a duo following the departure of longtime bassist Dean Bernardini at the end of 2019.
Kings of Leon released their first album in five years, When You See Yourself .
The Spill Canvas released their first album in nine years, Conduit .
12 – Rob Zombie released his first album in five years, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy .
Nick Jonas released his first solo album in five years, Spaceman .
Eyehategod released their first album in seven years, A History of Nomadic Behavior .
14 – The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center . The Awards were originally scheduled for January 31, at the Staples Center but were pushed back due to escalating COVID-19 cases and health concerns in Los Angeles County .[1] [2] Beyoncé won the most awards with four. Billie Eilish won her second consecutive Record of the Year award for "Everything I Wanted ", while Taylor Swift won her third Album of the Year award for Folklore .
19 – KSHMR released his debut album Harmonica Andromeda .
26 – Evanescence released their first album in four years and their first of all-original material in ten years, The Bitter Truth .
Tomahawk released their first album in eight years, Tonic Immobility .
The Juliana Theory released their first album in 16 years, A Dream Away .
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden ) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs ) released their self titled debut album, Smith/Kotzen .
April [ ]
2 – Demi Lovato released their first album in four years, Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over .[3]
9 – Taylor Swift released Fearless (Taylor's Version) , a re-recorded version of her 2008 album of the same name. Swift had announced her intention to re-record her first six studio albums after her master recordings were sold to Scooter Braun . The album became the first ever re-recorded album to top the US Billboard 200 chart.[4]
Rapper DMX died at the age of 50, one week after suffering a heart attack from a drug overdose.
16 – Cannibal Corpse released their first album in four years, Violence Unimagined .
Liquid Tension Experiment released their first album in 22 years, Liquid Tension Experiment 3 .
The Offspring released their first album in nine years, Let the Bad Times Roll . It is also their first album without original bassist Greg K. , who was fired from the band in 2018, and their last album with drummer Pete Parada who was ejected from the band in August 2021.
18 – The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at various locations in Nashville .
23 – Porter Robinson released his sophomore album, and also his first in seven years, Nurture .
Dinosaur Jr. released their first album in five years, Sweep It Into Space .
30 – Flotsam and Jetsam was scheduled to begin their Demolition of North America tour at the Club Red in Tempe, Arizona ; this tour had previously been postponed from 2020 to this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later put on hold until further notice. A new album, Blood in the Water , previously expected to coincide with the tour, was released on June 4.[5]
Manchester Orchestra released their first album in four years, The Million Masks of God .
Dropkick Murphys released their first album in four years, Turn Up That Dial .
Shelley , formerly DRAM, released his first album in five years, Shelley FKA DRAM .
May [ ]
7 – Travis Tritt released his first album in fourteen years, Set in Stone .
14 – Alan Jackson released his first album in six years, Where Have You Gone .
21 – Blake Shelton released his first album in four years, Body Language .[6]
Olivia Rodrigo 's debut album, Sour , was released to critical acclaim and commercial success.
23 – The Billboard Music Awards took place in Los Angeles.[7]
24 – Megadeth parted ways with its co-founder, bassist David Ellefson , following accusations of sexual misconduct on his part. Ellefson denied the allegations as false and is currently pursuing charges and a defamation lawsuit against the accuser. The woman involved also made a statement denying the allegations.[8] [9]
25 – Cam Anthony won the twentieth season of The Voice . Kenzie Wheeler was named runner-up.
28 – DMX 's first album in nine years, Exodus , was released following his death in April.
June [ ]
4 – Rise Against released their first album in four years, Nowhere Generation .
– Atreyu released Baptize , their first album without co-frontman Alex Varkatzas (who left in 2020), and also with Brandon Saller moving away from the drums to focus only on vocals.
– Lloyd Banks released his first album in 11 years, The Course of the Inevitable .
– Liz Phair released her first album in 11 years, Soberish .
9 — The CMT Music Awards took place in Nashville.
11 – AFI released their first album in four years, Bodies .
– Azure Ray released their first album in 11 years, Remedy .
– Garbage released their first album in five years, No Gods No Masters .
– Maroon 5 released their first album in four years, Jordi .
18 – Fear Factory released their first album in six years, Aggression Continuum . It is their first studio album released following former vocalist Burton C. Bell 's departure from the previous year, though his vocals from the album's 2017 sessions are still present.
25 – Gary Allan released his first album in eight years, Ruthless .
Modest Mouse released their first album in six years, The Golden Casket .
July [ ]
9 – The Wallflowers released their first album in nine years, Exit Wounds .
16 – Caveman released their first album in five years, Smash .
– John Mayer released his first album in four years, Sob Rock .
23 – Descendents released their first album in five years, 9th & Walnut .
30 – Jack Antonoff 's project Bleachers released its first album in four years, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night .
– Isaiah Rashad released his first album in five years, The House Is Burning .
– Billie Eilish released her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever .
August [ ]
6 – Willy Mason released his first album in eight years, Already Dead .
Billy Currington released his first album in six years, Intuition .
13 – Quicksand released their first album in four years, Distant Populations .
18 – Kiss resumed their End of the Road World Tour at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts , following 17 months of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 – Connie Smith released her first album in ten years, The Cry of The Heart .
James McMurtry released his first album in six years, The Horses and the Hounds .
27 – OneRepublic released their first album in five years, Human .
September [ ]
3 – Molly Lewis released her first album in six years, The Forgotten Edge .
10 – Sleigh Bells released their first album in five years, Texis .
12 – The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York .
17 – Candlebox released their first album in five years, Wolves .
17 – ZillaKami released his debut album, DOG BOY .
24 – Angels & Airwaves released their first album in seven years, Lifeforms .
October [ ]
12 – Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell announced his retirement from the band to focus on his health following an erratic performance at the Big Sip festival in Bethel, New York .[10]
15 – Kelly Clarkson released her first album in four years, When Christmas Comes Around... .[11]
Gemini Syndrome released their first album in five years, 3rd Degree - The Raising .
19 – The 52nd GMA Dove Awards were held at the Allen Arena located in Nashville, Tennessee . Steven Furtick led the non-artist nominations with ten nominations, whilst Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake led the artist nominations with seven each.
22 – Fuel released their first album in seven years, Anomaly . It is their first album to feature new lead singer John Corsale, following the second departure of original lead singer Brett Scallions . Co-founding member Carl Bell made his return on this album for the first time since 2007's Angels & Devils , and drummer Kevin Miller appeared for the first time since 2003's Natural Selection .
Every Time I Die released their first album in five years, Radical .
Together Pangea released their first album in eleven years, Dye .
29 – Mastodon released their first album in four years, Hushed and Grim .
31 – Limp Bizkit released their first album in ten years, Still Sucks .
November [ ]
10 - The Country Music Association Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville; Luke Bryan hosts.
12 – Taylor Swift released her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version) , a freshly recorded issue of her 2012 studio album, Red .
Silk Sonic , consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak , released their debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic . It was Mars' first album in five years.
Walk the Moon released their first album in four years, Heights . It was their first album recorded as a trio after the band parted ways with bassist Kevin Ray in 2020.
19 – Exodus released their first studio album in seven years, Persona Non Grata .
Converge and Chelsea Wolfe released their collaborative album, Bloodmoon: I . It will be Converge's first album in four years.
21 – The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. BTS |Doja Cat |Megan Thee Stallion took home the most awards with three each.
26 – Marvin Peterson reissued his live album, In Concert .
Cynic released their first album in seven years, Ascension Codes . It was their first release since the 2020 deaths of bassist Sean Malone and former founding drummer Sean Reinert .
December [ ]
10 – Marie Osmond released her first album in five years, Unexpected .
17 – John Dwyer released his first album in fifteen years, Gong Splat
31 – Mourning Noise released their compilation album Mourning Noise
Bands formed [ ]
Bands reformed [ ]
7 Seconds
Big Time Rush
Crossbreed
Element Eighty
Mudvayne
New Radicals
Bands disbanded [ ]
Albums released in 2021 [ ]
January [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
1
Distant
Bun B & Le$
Hip hop
J.T.
Steve Earle
No Harm Done
Josephine Foster
Your Parents Are Sellouts
That Handsome Devil
8
Greatest Hits
Corrin Campbell
Heaux Tales (EP )[12]
Jazmine Sullivan
American Soul
Aaron Watson
Country
15
AAR at the Movies (EP )
The All-American Rejects
Alternative rock
Fillmore West 1-31-71
Allman Brothers Band
Magic Mirror
Pearl Charles
Catspaw
Matthew Sweet
22
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon
Folk
Livin For Love
Bill Champlin
Paranoia EP
Maggie Lindemann
29
Dead Hand Control [13]
Baio
I've Seen All I Need To See
The Body
Family Album
Lia Ices
Alternative rock indie pop
OK Human [14]
Weezer
Rock
February [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
5
Medicine at Midnight [15]
Foo Fighters
The Light Below
Walking Papers
Flowers for Vases / Descansos
Hayley Williams
Folk
12
Life Rolls On
Florida Georgia Line
It's A Beautiful Day And I Love You
Jillette Johnson
Internet Killed the Rockstar
Mod Sun
The Lucky Ones
Pentatonix
Death by Rock and Roll
The Pretty Reckless
Hard rock alternative rock
On Earth, and in Heaven
Robin Thicke
R&B
19
The Sophtware Slump
Grandaddy
Open Door Policy [16]
The Hold Steady
Trauma Factory [17]
Nothing, Nowhere
A Billion Little Lights
Wild Pink
26
Little Oblivious
Julien Baker
Life Support
Madison Beer
The Shadow I Remember [18]
Cloud Nothings
Dark River
Lydia Luce
Single Album
NOFX
March [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
5
Niratias
Chevelle
Alternative metal hard rock
You're Welcome
A Day to Remember
When You See Yourself
Kings of Leon
Alternative rock
Conduit [19]
The Spill Canvas
I Won't Care How You Remember Me
Tigers Jaw
12
A History of Nomadic Behavior
Eyehategod
Sludge metal
This is This
Grouplove
Indie pop alternative rock
Spaceman
Nick Jonas
Pop
Topaz
Israel Nash
The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy
Rob Zombie
Heavy metal industrial metal
19
No Other Godz Before Me
Agent Steel
Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Reissue)
Papa Roach
26
El Dorado
24kGoldn
OK Orchestra [20]
AJR
Indie pop alternative rock
The Bitter Truth
Evanescence
Hard rock
A Dream Away [21]
The Juliana Theory
Tonic Immobility
Tomahawk
Alternative rock
sketchy. [22]
Tune-Yards
My Savior [23]
Carrie Underwood
Gospel
April [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
2
Gary Bartz JID 006
Gary Bartz
Midlife Priceless
Mark Bryan
Head of Roses
Flock of Dimes
Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over [3]
Demi Lovato
Pop
Return of the Dragon
Sacred Oath
9
Greatest Hits Live
Ace Frehley
Trophies
Apollo Brown
Alternative hip hop underground hip hop
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
Brockhampton
Fearless (Taylor's Version) (Re-recording)[4]
Taylor Swift
Country pop
16
Violence Unimagined
Cannibal Corpse
Death metal
Chemical Warfare [24]
Escape the Fate
The Battle at Garden's Gate [25]
Greta Van Fleet
Let the Bad Times Roll [26]
The Offspring
Punk rock
Liquid Tension Experiment 3
Liquid Tension Experiment
Progressive metal
High Dive
SHAED
Max Maco is Dead Right? [27]
Two Feet
Electronic alternative rock
23
Into The Future (Reissue)
Bad Brains
Heart & Soul
Eric Church
Country
Sweep It Into Space
Dinosaur Jr.
Nurture
Porter Robinson
The Rise & Fall of Loverboy
Sir Sly
Indie pop alternative rock
30
Love & Rage
Carsie Blanton
Turn Up That Dial
Dropkick Murphys
Celtic punk
The Million Masks of God
Manchester Orchestra
Shelley FKA DRAM
Shelley
There Used To Be Horses Here
Amy Speace
May [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
7
When God Was Great [28]
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Better Mistakes
Bebe Rexha
Set In Stone
Travis Tritt
Country
Van Weezer [29]
Weezer
Alternative rock rock hard rock
Sincerely, Kentrell
Youngboy Never Broke Again
Hip hop
14
Delta Kream
The Black Keys
Blood
Juliana Hatfield
Where Have You Gone
Alan Jackson
Country
The Ides Of March
Myles Kennedy
Road To The Sun
Pat Metheny
Daddy's Home
St. Vincent
21
Harmony House
Dayglow
January Flower
Mat Kearney
Long Lost
Lord Huron
Perfectly Preserved
Love and Death
Sour
Olivia Rodrigo
Body Language .[6]
Blake Shelton
Country
Scaled and Icy
Twenty One Pilots
Greatest Hits
Waterparks
28
You Hear Georgia
Blackberry Smoke
Based on a True Story (EP)
Brynn Cartelli
Pop
Exodus
DMX
Hip hop
Doom Loop (Reissue)
Mansions
The Waylon Sessions
Shannon McNally
Reprise
Moby
The Iceberg
Oddisee
Hip hop
June [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
4
Baptize
Atreyu
The Course of the Inevitable
Lloyd Banks
Hip hop
Book of My Blues
Mark Collie
Country
Blood in the Water
Flotsam and Jetsam
Thrash metal
Garbage Band Kids [30]
Green Jellÿ
Soberish
Liz Phair
Nowhere Generation
Rise Against
Changephobia [31]
Rostam
Electronic indie pop alternative rock
Welcome To Sparks Nevada
Sun Kil Moon
11
Bodies
AFI
Alternative rock gothic rock new wave
Fistful of Metal (Reissue)
Anthrax
Remedy
Azure Ray
No Gods No Masters [32]
Garbage
Alternative rock
Jordi
Maroon 5
Pop
Troubled Paradise
Slayyyter
Path of Wellness [33]
Sleater-Kinney
18
The Summer House Sessions
Don Cherry
Aggression Continuum
Fear Factory
Smoke and Mirrors
Steve Cole
Gentle Man
Rory Feek
Chering Is Caring
Cher Strauberry
25
Ruthless
Gary Allan
Country
Below
Beartooth
Planet Her
Doja Cat
Grim Value (EP )
Eve 6
Boy for Michigan
John Grant
Fake Ideas
Hurry
Every Window is a Mirror (EP )
Joywave
What a Song Can Do (Chapter One)
Lady A
Country
Roundtable
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Golden Casket
Modest Mouse
Dark In Here
The Mountain Goats
Death of a Cheerleader
Pom Pom Squad
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Saint Motel
Indie pop alternative rock
July [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
2
Tell Me About Tomorrow
Jxdn
Bushido
Mello Music Group
Freedom Over Everything
Vince Mendoza
Fist Full Of Devils
Earl Slick
9
Mythopoetics
Half Waif
Kings of Crunk
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
Hip hop
XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time
The Maine
Twin Shadow
Twin Shadow
Exit Wounds
The Wallflowers
16
Smash
Caveman
Indie rock
Chicago at Carnegie Hall Complete
Chicago
Rock
Sling
Clairo
The Best of Dirty Heads
Dirty Heads
Alternative hip hop alternative rock
Fallen Embers
Illenium
Sob Rock
John Mayer
Inner Feelings
Roy Porter
Good Morning America
Lawrence Rothman
Hideaway [34]
Wavves
Lately I Feel Everything [35]
Willow
Pop-punk
23
Perpetual Burn
Jason Becker
Downhill From Everywhere
Jackson Browne
9th & Walnut
Descendents
Watch Over Me
Lissie
The Ghost and the Wall
Joshua Radin
30
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
Bleachers
Indie pop synth-pop new wave
Traveler's Blues
Blues Traveler
Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish
ARETHA Box Set
Aretha Franklin
Rise from the Ashes Live at the Shrine
The Ghost Inside
Welcome 2 America
Prince
The House Is Burning
Isaiah Rashad
Hip hop
August [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
3
Harmonizer
Ty Segall
6
Mirror Mirror
Chick Corea
A Czar Is Born
Czarface
Hip hop alternative hip hop
Fighting Words
Ellen Foley
Already Dead
Willie Mason
Lavatorium
Sponge
Alternative rock
Never Too Late to Call
Paul Thorn
13
One in a Million (25th Anniversary Re-issue)
Aaliyah
Blacktop Mojo
Blacktop Mojo
Live from the Ryman & More
Sheryl Crow
United States vs. Billie Holiday
Andra Day
Ekundayo Inversions
El Michels Affair
Pressure Machine
The Killers
Folk rock
Distant Populations
Quicksand
My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider
Suzie Ungerleider
Alternative country
Pillows & Therapy
Weathers
20
Colors II
Between the Buried and Me
Infinite Granite
Deafheaven
Maybe We Will Never Die
Anderson East
The Body Remembers
Debbie Gibson
The Horses and the Hounds
James McMurtry
Have a Seat
Maggie Rose
The Cry of The Heart
Connie Smith
27
Need
3OH!3
The Bronx VI
The Bronx
Pure
Robben Ford
Umbra
Grayscale
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
Halsey
Alternative rock grunge-pop industrial
Human
OneRepublic
In a Roomful of Blood With a Sleeping Tiger
Bob Schneider
Annette
Sparks
September [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
3
Mercury – Act 1
Imagine Dragons
The Forgotten Edge
Molly Lewis
Acoustic
Amputechture (Reissue)
The Mars Volta
Progressive rock
Last of the Better Days Ahead
Charlie Parr
All the Brilliant Things
Skyzoo
Hip hop
10
God is Partying
Andrew W.K.
Live at Roadburn 2013 (live album)
Elder
No Way Out But Through [36]
Face to Face
The Rain Just Follows Me [37]
Hawthorne Heights
Star–Crossed
Kacey Musgraves
Thank You
Diana Ross
Texis [38]
Sleigh Bells
K Bay
Matthew E. White
17
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham
Wolves
Candlebox
Hard rock alternative rock
Dearly Beloved
Daughtry
Rock alternative rock hard rock
One Way Out
Melissa Etheridge
1984
Neon Christ
29: Written in Stone
Carly Pearce
Country
Swan Song
The Plot in You
DOG BOY
ZillaKami
Montero (Lil Nas X album)
Lil Nas X
Hip hop
Horizons/East [39]
Thrice
24
Lifeforms [40]
Angels & Airwaves
Alternative rock space rock
This is How the World Ends [41]
Badflower
New Age Norms 3 [42]
Cold War Kids
Letting Go
Hayden Pedigo
Forgiving It All
Christopher Paul Stelling
Our Bande Apart
Third Eye Blind
Alternative rock
Downtown Rockers (Reissue)
Tom Tom Club
The Beautiful Liar
X Ambassadors
October [ ]
November [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
5
The Solution Is Restless
Joan As Police Woman
So Many Me
Michael League
Queens of The Summer Hotel
Aimee Mann
The Future [50]
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Mantis (Reissue)
Umphrey's McGee
12
MACON
Jason Aldean
Country
Bloodless
Claire Cronin
Acoustic
Flipsyde
Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined
Beverly Glenn-Copeland
An Evening with Silk Sonic
Silk Sonic
Red (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift
Sick Sesh
Teenage Bottlerocket
HEIGHTS [51]
Walk the Moon
19
Bloodmoon: I
Converge & Chelsea Wolfe
Marriage
Deap Vally
Alternative rock blues rock
Persona Non Grata
Exodus
Thrash metal
Everything Pale Blue
Annie Hart
What It Means to Fall Apart [52]
Mayday Parade
Deciphering The Message
Makaya McCraven
26
Doom Crew Inc.
Black Label Society
Ascension Codes
Cynic
Progressive rock progressive metal
Arise Dan Sartain Arise
Dan Sartain
Punk rock rock and roll blues
Live and Rare
Helmet
In Concert (Reissue)
Marvin Peterson
December [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
3
Against the World
Hanson
Glowing Lantern
The Mother Hips
The Odd Tape (Reissue)
Oddisee
Hip hop
Player Of Games
Grimes
Echo
Of Mice & Men
Metalcore
Peace Meter
Marissa Paternoster
10
A Beautuiful Revolution Vol. 2
Common
Hip hop
The BBC Sessions
Green Day
Punk rock alternative rock pop-punk
Keys
Alicia Keys
R&B
Moral Hygiene
Ministry
Unexpected
Marie Osmond
17
Fear Streets Parts 1–3
Marco Beltrami
Classical
Gong Splat
John Dwyer
Big Moon
William Hooker
Live Life Fast
Roddy Ricch
Hip hop
At My Piano
Brian Wilson
24
NOIR (Reissue)
Blue Sky Black Death
Alternative hip hop trip hop
Great Zeppelin (Reissue)
Great White
And I Return To Nothingness
Lorna Shore
Magic
Nas
Hip hop
Hitler Wears Hermes Eight
Westside Gunn
Hip hop
31
Pearl (Reissue)
Janis Joplin
Wok World
Marty Baller & Hell Rell
Hip hop
Mourning Noise
Mourning Noise
Radiant Moon
Watchtower
Judas and the Black Messiah
Various Artists
Hip hop
Top songs on record [ ]
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs[ ]
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (2 weeks in 2019, 2 weeks in 2020, 2 weeks in 2021)
"Mood " – 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior (6 weeks in 2020, 2 weeks in 2021)
"Drivers License " – Olivia Rodrigo (8 weeks)
"What's Next " – Drake (1 week)
"Up " – Cardi B (1 week)
"Peaches " – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon (1 week)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name) " – Lil Nas X (1 week)
"Leave the Door Open " – Silk Sonic , Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (2 weeks)
"Rapstar " – Polo G (2 weeks)
"Save Your Tears " – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (2 weeks)
"Good 4 U " – Olivia Rodrigo (1 week)
"Butter " – BTS (10 weeks)
"Permission to Dance " – BTS (1 week)
"Stay " – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (7 weeks)
"Way 2 Sexy " – Drake feat. Future and Young Thug (1 week)
"My Universe " – Coldplay and BTS (1 week)
"Industry Baby " – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (1 week)
"Easy on Me " – Adele (7 weeks)
"All Too Well (Taylor's Version) " – Taylor Swift (1 week)
Billboard Hot 100 songs which have ranked within the Top 20[ ]
"1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back " – Olivia Rodrigo (#19)
"7 Summers " – Morgan Wallen (#6 in 2020, #18 in 2021)
"7AM on Bridle Path " – Drake (#16)
"34+35 " – Ariana Grande feat. Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion (#2)
"95 South " – J. Cole (#8)
"100 Mil' " – J. Cole and Bas (#14)
"A Holly Jolly Christmas " – Burl Ives (#4)
"ABCDEFU " – Gayle (#15)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (#1)
"All Too Well (Taylor's Version) " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Already Dead " – Juice Wrld (#20)
"Am I the Only One " – Aaron Lewis (#14)
"Amari " – J. Cole (#5)
"Anyone " – Justin Bieber (#6)
"Applying Pressure " – J. Cole (#13)
"Astronaut in the Ocean " – Masked Wolf (#6)
"Back in Blood " – Pooh Shiesty feat. Lil Durk (#13)
"Bad Habits " – Ed Sheeran (#2)
"Bang! " – AJR (#8)
"Beat Box " – SpotemGottem feat. Pooh Shiesty or DaBaby (#12)
"Beautiful Mistakes " – Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion (#13)
"Beggin' " – Måneskin (#13)
"Best Friend " – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat (#14)
"Better Together " – Luke Combs (#15)
"Blinding Lights " – The Weeknd (#1 in 2020, #3 in 2021)
"Body " – Megan Thee Stallion (#12 in 2020, #16 in 2021)
"Brutal " – Olivia Rodrigo (#12)
"Bubbly " – Young Thug , Drake and Travis Scott (#20)
"Butter " – BTS (#1)
"Calling My Phone " – Lil Tjay feat. 6lack (#3)
"Champagne Poetry " – Drake (#4)
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) " – Darlene Love (#17)
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix) " – Elton John and Dua Lipa (#11)
"Dakiti " – Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez (#5 in 2020, #17 in 2021)
"Deja Vu " – Olivia Rodrigo (#3)
"Drivers License " – Olivia Rodrigo (#1)
"Dynamite " – BTS (#1 in 2020, #5 in 2021)
"Easy on Me " – Adele (#1)
"Enough for You " – Olivia Rodrigo (#14)
"Escape Plan " – Travis Scott (#11)
"Essence " – Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber (#9)
"Every Chance I Get " – DJ Khaled feat. Lil Baby and Lil Durk (#20)
"Fair Trade " – Drake feat. Travis Scott (#3)
"Family Ties " – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar (#18)
"Fancy Like " – Walker Hayes (#3)
"Favorite Crime " – Olivia Rodrigo (#16)
"Feliz Navidad " – José Feliciano (#6)
"For the Night " – Pop Smoke feat. Lil Baby and DaBaby (#6 in 2020, #11 in 2021)
"Forever After All " – Luke Combs (#2 in 2020, #12 in 2021)
"Girls Want Girls " – Drake feat. Lil Baby (#2)
"Go Crazy " – Chris Brown and Young Thug (#3)
"Good 4 U " – Olivia Rodrigo (#1)
"Good Days " – SZA (#9)
"Good Time " – Niko Moon (#20)
"Happier " – Olivia Rodrigo (#15)
"Happier Than Ever " – Billie Eilish (#11)
"Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season " – Andy Williams (#18)
"Hats Off " – Lil Baby, Lil Durk and Travis Scott (#16)
"Having Our Way " – Migos feat. Drake (#15)
"Heartbreak Anniversary " – Giveon (#16)
"Heat Waves " – Glass Animals (#7)
"Hold On " – Justin Bieber (#20)
"Holy " – Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper (#3 in 2020, #4 in 2021)
"Hurricane " – Kanye West (#6)
"I Drink Wine " – Adele (#18)
"I Hate U " – SZA (#7)
"I Hope " – Gabby Barrett feat. Charlie Puth (#3 in 2020, #8 in 2021)
"If I Didn't Love You " – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood (#15)
"In the Bible " – Drake feat. Lil Durk and Giveon (#7)
"Industry Baby " – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (#1)
"Interlude " – J. Cole (#8)
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " – Michael Bublé (#20)
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12 in 2020, #15 in 2021)
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year " – Andy Williams (#5)
"Jail " – Kanye West (#10)
"Jingle Bell Rock " – Bobby Helms (#3)
"Junya " – Kanye West (#16)
"Kings & Queens " – Ava Max (#13 in 2020, #15 in 2021)
"Kiss Me More " – Doja Cat feat. SZA (#3)
"Knife Talk " – Drake feat. 21 Savage and Project Pat (#4)
"Last Christmas " – Wham! (#9)
"Late at Night " – Roddy Ricch (#20)
"Laugh Now Cry Later " – Drake feat. Lil Durk (#2 in 2020, #7 in 2021)
"Leave Before You Love Me " – Marshmello and Jonas Brothers (#19)
"Leave the Door Open " – Silk Sonic , Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (#1)
"Lemon Pepper Freestyle " – Drake feat. Rick Ross (#3)
"Lemonade " – Internet Money and Gunna feat. Don Toliver and Nav (#6 in 2020, #12 in 2021)
"Let Go My Hand " – J. Cole, Bas and 6lack (#19)
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow " – Dean Martin (#8)
"Levitating " – Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby (#2)
"Lonely " – Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco (#12)
"Love All " – Drake feat. Jay-Z (#10)
"Love Story (Taylor's Version) " – Taylor Swift (#11)
"Miss the Rage " – Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti (#11)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name) " – Lil Nas X (#1)
"Mood " – 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior (#1)
"Moon " – Kanye West (#17)
"More Than My Hometown " – Morgan Wallen (#15 in 2020, #16 in 2021)
"Motley Crew " – Post Malone (#13)
"My Ex's Best Friend " – Machine Gun Kelly feat. Blackbear (#20)
"My Life " – J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray (#2)
"My Universe " – Coldplay and BTS (#1)
"N 2 Deep " – Drake feat. Future (#12)
"Need to Know " – Doja Cat (#8)
"No Friends in the Industry " – Drake (#11)
"No Love " – Summer Walker and SZA (#13)
"Oh My God " – Adele (#5)
"Off the Grid " – Kanye West (#11)
"Ok Ok " – Kanye West (#12)
"On Me " – Lil Baby (#15)
"One Right Now " – Post Malone and The Weeknd (#6)
"Papi's Home " – Drake (#8)
"Peaches " – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon (#1)
"Permission to Dance " – BTS (#1)
"Pipe Down " – Drake (#14)
"Positions " – Ariana Grande (#1 in 2020, #2 in 2021)
"Praise God " – Kanye West (#20)
"Pride Is the Devil " – J. Cole and Lil Baby (#7)
"Punchin' the Clock " – J. Cole (#20)
"Race My Mind " – Drake (#18)
"Rapstar " – Polo G (#1)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree " – Brenda Lee (#2)
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " – Gene Autry (#16)
"Ruff Ryders' Anthem " – DMX (#16)
"Rumors " – Lizzo and Cardi B (#4)
"Run Rudolph Run " – Chuck Berry (#10)
"Santa Tell Me " – Ariana Grande (#17)
"Save Your Tears " – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (#1)
"Seeing Green " – Nicki Minaj , Drake and Lil Wayne (#12)
"Shivers " – Ed Sheeran (#5)
"Skate " – Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (#14)
"Ski " – Young Thug and Gunna (#18)
"Sleigh Ride " – The Ronettes (#13)
"Smokin Out the Window " – Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (#5)
"Solid " – Young Thug and Gunna feat. Drake (#12)
"State of Grace (Taylor's Version) " – Taylor Swift (#18)
"Stay " – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (#1)
"Street Runner " – Rod Wave (#16)
"Streets " – Doja Cat (#16)
"Super Gremlin " – Kodak Black (#20)
"Take My Breath " – The Weeknd (#6)
"Thats What I Want " – Lil Nas X (#10)
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) " – Nat King Cole (#11)
"The Good Ones " – Gabby Barrett (#19)
"Therefore I Am " – Billie Eilish (#2 in 2020, #12 in 2021)
"Thot Shit " – Megan Thee Stallion (#16)
"Thriller " – Michael Jackson (#4 in 1984, #19 in 2021)
"Tombstone " – Rod Wave (#11)
"Traitor " – Olivia Rodrigo (#9)
"TSU " – Drake (#9)
"Underneath the Tree " – Kelly Clarkson (#12)
"Up " – Cardi B (#1)
"Wants and Needs " – Drake feat. Lil Baby (#2)
"Wasted on You " – Morgan Wallen (#9)
"Way 2 Sexy " – Drake feat. Future and Young Thug (#1)
"What You Know Bout Love " – Pop Smoke (#9)
"What's Next " – Drake (#1)
"White Christmas " – Bing Crosby (#12 in 1962, #20 in 2021)
"Who Want Smoke?? " – Nardo Wick feat. G Herbo , Lil Durk and 21 Savage (#17)
"Whole Lotta Money " – Bia feat. Nicki Minaj (#16)
"Whoopty " – CJ (#10)
"Wild Side " – Normani feat. Cardi B (#14)
"Without You " – The Kid Laroi and Miley Cyrus (#8)
"Wockesha " – Moneybagg Yo (#20)
"WusYaName " – Tyler, the Creator feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign (#14)
"Yonaguni " – Bad Bunny (#10)
"You Broke Me First " – Tate McRae (#17)
"You Right " – Doja Cat and The Weeknd (#11)
"You're Mines Still " – Yung Bleu feat. Drake (#18)
"Your Power " – Billie Eilish (#10)
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021
Deaths [ ]
January 1 – Misty Morgan, 75, country music singer
January 7 –
Deezer D , 55, rapper, singer
Jamie O'Hara , 70, country music singer, songwriter
January 8 – Ed Bruce , 81, country music singer, songwriter
January 11 –
Howard Johnson , 79, jazz musician
Don Miller, 80, pop singer
January 13 –
Tim Bogert , 76, rock bassist
Duke Bootee , 69, rapper, producer and songwriter
Sylvain Sylvain , 69, glam rock guitarist
January 14 –
Duranice Paice, 62, gospel singer
Larry Willoughby , 73, country music singer, songwriter
January 16 –
Jason Cope, 43, country music guitarist
Phil Spector , 81, record producer, pop musician and songwriter
January 17 –
Junior Mance , 92, jazz pianist
Sammy Nestico , 96, jazz composer and arranger
January 18 – Jimmie Rodgers , 87, pop singer
January 21 – Randy Parton , 67, country music singer, songwriter
January 22 – James Purify, 76, R&B singer (James & Bobby Purify )
January 24 – Tom Stevens , 64, alternative country music bassist
January 29 – Grady Gaines , 86, blues saxophonist
January 30 – Double K , 43, rapper (People Under the Stairs )
February 2 – Aaron Wegelin, indie rock drummer
February 3 –
Anne Feeney , 69, folk singer-songwriter
Jim Weatherly , 77, pop and country singer, songwriter
February 4 –
Matt Harris, power pop bassist
Nolan Porter , 71, R&B singer-songwriter
Gil Saunders , soul singer
February 5 – Douglas Miller , 71, gospel singer
February 7 – Elliot Mazer , 79, record producer and audio engineer
February 8 – Mary Wilson , 76, soul singer (The Supremes )[53]
February 9 –
Chick Corea , 79, jazz keyboardist and composer
Cedrick Cotton, 46, R&B singer
February 10 – Lee Sexton , 92, bluegrass banjoist
February 12 – Milford Graves , 79, jazz drummer
February 14 – Ari Gold , 47, R&B singer
February 16 – Carman , 65, contemporary Christian singer
February 18 –
Prince Markie Dee , 52, rapper (The Fat Boys )
Miles Seaton, 41, indie rock singer
February 19 –
James Burke, 70, soul singer
Jerold Ottley , 86, choral conductor
February 20 – Gene Taylor , 68, rock keyboardist
February 26 – Bob James , 68, hard rock singer
February 28 – Ian North , 68, power pop singer and guitarist
March 1 – Ralph Peterson Jr. , 58, jazz drummer
March 2 – Mark Goffeney , 51, rock bassist
March 3 – Duffy Jackson , 67, jazz drummer
March 4 – Barbara Ess , 72, post-punk multi-instrumentalist
March 5 – Michael Stanley , 72, rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
March 11 –
Ray Campi , 86, rockabilly musician
Jewlia Eisenberg , 50, avant-rock singer
March 14 –
Reggie Warren, 52, R&B singer
Taylor Dee, 33, country music singer
March 17 –
Matt Miller, 34, indie rock keyboardist
Freddie Redd , 92, jazz keyboardist
Corey Steger, 42, metalcore guitarist
March 18 – Paul Jackson , 73, jazz fusion bassist
March 19 – Gary Leib , 65, new wave keyboardist
March 20 – Dan Sartain , 39, garage rock and rockabilly singer-songwriter
March 23 – Don Heffington , 70, roots rock drummer
March 25 – Tavish Maloney, 24, emo guitarist
March 26 – Brett Bradshaw, 50, glam metal drummer
April 2 – Morris Dickerson, 71, funk bassist and singer
April 9 – DMX , 50, rapper, songwriter and actor
April 10 – Bob Petric, indie rock guitarist
April 14 – Rusty Young , 75, country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
April 16 – Mike Mitchell, 77, rock guitarist
April 17 – Black Rob , 51, rapper
April 18 – Paul Oscher , 71, blues singer
April 19 – Jim Steinman , 73, rock lyricist, composer, pianist, and record producer
April 21 – Joe Long , 88, pop rock bassist
April 23 – Shock G , 57, rapper (Digital Underground )
April 25 – Denny Freeman , 76, blues guitarist
April 29 –
Johnny Crawford , 75, pop singer
Tony Markellis , 68, jam band bassist
Will Mecum , 48, stoner rock guitarist
April 30 – John Dee Holeman , 92, Piedmont blues guitarist, singer, songwriter
May 1 – Wondress Hutchinson , 56, dance singer
May 2 – Tommy West , 78, music producer and singer-songwriter
May 3 – Lloyd Price , 88, singer-songwriter and businessman
May 6 – Pervis Staples , 85, gospel singer
May 8 – Curtis Fuller , 86, jazz trombonist
May 13 –
Norman Simmons , 91, jazz pianist and arranger
Jack Terricloth , 50, dark cabaret singer
Bill Tsamis, 60, metal guitarist
May 15 – Mario Pavone , 80, jazz pianist
May 16 – Patsy Bruce , 81, country songwriter
May 17 – Neal Ford, 78, psychedelic rock singer
May 19 – Alix Dobkin , 80, folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
May 20 – Roger Hawkins , 75, rock and soul drummer
May 24 –
John Davis, 66, dance pop music singer
Samuel E. Wright , 74, pop singer and actor
May 29 -
B.J. Thomas , 78, rock and pop singer
Johnny Trudell , 82, jazz trumpeter
May 31 – Lil Loaded , 20, rapper
June 3 – Karla Burns , 66, opera singer
June 7 – David C. Lewis , soft rock and new age keyboardist
June 8 – Dean Parrish , 79, soul singer
June 9 – Juan Nelson, 62, blues rock bassist
June 18 – Gift of Gab , 50, rapper (Blackalicious )
June 20 –
Gianna Rolandi , 68, opera singer
Jeanne Lamon , 71, violinist and conductor
June 23 – Ellen McIlwaine , 75, psychedelic rock and blues singer, guitarist
June 26 –
Jon Hassell , 84, jazz trumpeter
Johnny Solinger , 55, hard rock singer (Skid Row )
June 28 – Burton Greene , 84, free jazz pianist
July 1 – Bryan St. Pere, 52, alternative rock drummer
July 4 – Sanford Clark , 85, rockabilly singer
July 9 – Andrew Williams, 49, Christian rock drummer
July 10 –
Byron Berline , 77, bluegrass fiddler
Chris Hutka, 35, post-hardcore singer
July 11 – Juini Booth , 73, jazz bassist
July 14 –
Gary Corbett, 63, blues rock keyboardist
Jeff LaBar , 58, glam metal and blues rock guitarist (Cinderella )
July 16 – Biz Markie , 57, rapper
July 17 – Robby Steinhardt , 71, progressive rock singer and violinist (Kansas )
July 19 – Chuck E. Weiss , 76, blues rock singer-songwriter
July 21 – Clarence McDonald , 76, pianist, composer, arranger and producer
July 25 – Count M'Butu, 75, blues rock percussionist (The Derek Trucks Band )
July 26 –
Joey Jordison , 46, heavy metal drummer (Slipknot )[54]
Mike Howe , 55, heavy metal singer
July 27 – Willie Winfield, 91, doo-wop singer
July 28 – Dusty Hill , 72, rock singer and bassist (ZZ Top )
July 29 – Gonzoe, 45, rapper (Kausion )
August 1 – Paul Cotton , 78, country rock singer
August 3 – Kelli Hand , 56, techno DJ
August 4 –
Razzy Bailey , 82, country singer
Paul Johnson , 50, house DJ
August 7 – Dennis Johnson, 70, saxophonist
August 9 – Chucky Thompson , 53, record producer
August 11 –
Mike Finnigan , 76, rock and jazz keyboardist
Roy Gaines , 83, electric blues guitarist
Caroline Peyton , 69, folk singer songwriter
August 12 – Ronnell Bright , 91, jazz pianist
August 13 –
Baba Zumbi, 49, rapper
Nanci Griffith , 68, folk singer songwriter
August 17 – Squeak, 26, hip hop producer
August 20 –
Tom T. Hall , 85, country singer songwriter
Larry Harlow , 82, salsa keyboardist
Michael Morgan , 64, classical conductor
August 21 –
Bill Emerson , 83, bluegrass banjoist
Don Everly, 84, country-rock singer and songwriter (The Everly Brothers )
August 22 – Eric Wagner , doom metal singer
August 26 – Kenny Malone , 83, country music drummer
August 29 –
John Drake, 74, rock singer
Ron Bushy , 79, psychedelic rock drummer
August 30 – Lee Williams, 75, gospel singer
September 1 – Carol Fran , 87, soul blues singer and pianist
September 5 – Rickie Lee Reynolds, 72, rock guitarist
September 7 – Warren Storm , 84, swamp pop singer and drummer
September 8 – Susan Anway, 70, indie rock singer
September 12 – Don Maddox, 90, country singer
September 13 – George Wein , 95, jazz pianist
September 15 – Leonard Gibbs , 73, jazz percussionist
September 16 – Jane Powell , 92, pop singer
September 20 –
Sarah Dash , 76, R&B and funk singer
Warner Williams, 91, blues guitarist
September 22 – Bob Moore , 88, country music bassist
September 23 – Sue Thompson , 96, pop and country singer
September 24 – Pee Wee Ellis , 80, jazz and soul saxophonist
September 26 – George Frayne IV, 77, country rock singer and keyboardist
September 27 – Andrea Martin, 49, R&B singer and songwriter
September 28 –
Karan Armstrong , 79, opera soprano
Lonnie Smith , 79, jazz organist
September 29 – Mike Renzi , 80, jazz pianist and conductor
September 30 – Carlisle Floyd , 95, opera composer
October 1 – Raymond Gniewek , 89, classical violinist
October 8 – Jem Targal , 74, psychedelic rock bassist
October 9 – Dee Pop, 65, post-punk drummer
October 11 – Deon Estus , 65, R&B bassist and singer
October 14 –
Emani 22 , 22, R&B singer
Phil Leadbetter , 59, bluegrass resonator guitarist
Tom Morey , 86, jazz drummer
October 15 – Regi Hargis, 70, funk guitarist and singer
October 16 – Ron Tutt , 83, rock drummer
October 17 – Bruce Gaston , 74, classical instrumentalist
October 21 –
Tommy DeBarge, 64, funk bassist and singer
Robin McNamara , 74, pop rock singer-songwriter
October 22 – Jay Black , 82, pop rock singer
October 24 –
Willie Cobbs , 89, blues singer and harmonica player
Sonny Osborne , 83, bluegrass banjoist
October 26 – Rose Lee Maphis , 98, country singer
October 27 – William Shelby, 65, funk keyboardist
November 1 –
Emmett Chapman , 85, jazz guitarist
Pat Martino , 77, jazz guitarist
November 2 – Ronnie Wilson, 73, funk instrumentalist
November 8 – Margo Guryan , pop singer-songwriter
November 10 – Mike Gresema, 56, hard rock drummer
November 11 – John Goodsall , 68, progressive rock and jazz guitarist
November 13 – Philip Margo , 79, doo-wop singer
November 17 –
Young Dolph , 36, rapper
Keith Allison, 79, garage rock bassist
Dave Frishberg , 88, jazz pianist and songwriter
November 18 − Slide Hampton , 89, jazz trombonist
November 20 − Billy Hinsche , 70, pop singer, guitarist and keyboardist
November 21 − Yul Anderson , 63, blues and gospel singer, guitarist and pianist
November 22 − Joanne Shenandoah , 63, folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
November 24 − Marilyn McLeod , 82, R&B singer and songwriter
November 26 − Stephen Sondheim , 91, film and theater composer and lyricist
December 1 – Alvin Lucier , 90, experimental composer and sound artist
December 4 − Stonewall Jackson , 89, country music singer
December 7 − Greg Tate , 63, multi-genre guitarist and music critic
December 8 −
Gil Bridges, 80, rock saxophonist
Barry Harris , 91, jazz pianist
Ralph Tavares, 79, R&B singer
December 9 − David Lasley , 74, pop and R&B singer
December 10 − Michael Nesmith , 78, rock and country singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Monkees )
December 13 − Joe Simon , 85, R&B and soul singer
December 15 − Hub , 62, hip hop bassist (The Roots )
December 16 − Wanda Young , 78, R&B singer
December 18 − Kangol Kid , 55, rapper (UTFO )
December 19 − Drakeo the Ruler , 28, rapper
December 20 − Paul Mitchell 53, R&B Singer
December 24 − J.D. Crowe , 84, Bluegrass Banjo Player
December 25 − Tiffini Hale, 54, Pop Singer
December 30 − Stephen J. Lawrence , 82, Television Composer
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