Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021
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"Levitating" by Dua Lipa (pictured) came in at number one in the Year-End list, despite peaking at number two on the weekly Hot 100 chart. It became the first song to top a Year-End list without topping the weekly chart since Lifehouse's "Hanging by a Moment" in 2001.[1]
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming. At the end of a year, Billboard will publish an annual list of the 100 most successful songs throughout that year on the Hot 100 chart based on the information. For 2021, the list was published on December 2, calculated with data from November 21, 2020 to November 13, 2021.[1]
Year-end list[]
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The Weeknd (pictured) has four songs on the Year-End list, with "Save Your Tears" (with Ariana Grande) and "Blinding Lights" ranking at #2 and #3; in addition, "Blinding Lights", previously the biggest performing song of 2020, was crowned by Billboard as the most successful Hot 100 single of all time, dethroning Chubby Checker's "The Twist".[2]
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Four songs from Olivia Rodrigo's (pictured) debut studio album Sour rank within the top 40, with her number ones "Good 4 U" and "Drivers License" ranking within the top 10 at number 5 and number 8 respectively, while "Deja Vu" and "Traitor" rank at number 13 and number 38 respectively.
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Doja Cat (pictured) ties Justin Bieber and Drake for the most songs on the list with six. "Kiss Me More" (featuring SZA) ranks the highest at number 6, while "34+35" (Ariana Grande featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion), "Best Friend" (Saweetie featuring Doja Cat), "You Right" (with the Weeknd), "Need to Know", and "Streets" rank at number 21, number 29, number 43, number 46, and number 67 respectively.
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Justin Bieber (pictured) ties Drake for the most songs on the list with six. His number ones "Peaches" (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) and "Stay" (with the Kid Laroi) rank the highest at number 10 and number 12 respectively.
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Drake (pictured) ties Justin Bieber for the most songs on the list with six. "Laugh Now Cry Later" (featuring Lil Durk) ranks the highest at number 45, while his number ones "Way 2 Sexy" (featuring Future and Young Thug)" and "What's Next" rank at number 48 and number 68 respectively.
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Five songs from Megan Thee Stallion (pictured) are on the list, with "34+35" (Ariana Grande featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion) at number 21, "Beautiful Mistakes" (Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion) at number 34, "Body" at number 54, "Thot Shit" at number 71, and "Cry Baby" (featuring DaBaby) at number 77.
No. | Title | Artist(s) |
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1 | "Levitating" | Dua Lipa |
2 | "Save Your Tears" | The Weeknd and Ariana Grande |
3 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd |
4 | "Mood" | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior |
5 | "Good 4 U" | Olivia Rodrigo |
6 | "Kiss Me More" | Doja Cat featuring SZA |
7 | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) |
8 | "Drivers License" | Olivia Rodrigo |
9 | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | Lil Nas X |
10 | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon |
11 | "Butter" | BTS |
12 | "Stay" | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber |
13 | "Deja Vu" | Olivia Rodrigo |
14 | "Positions" | Ariana Grande |
15 | "Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran |
16 | "Heat Waves" | Glass Animals |
17 | "Without You" | The Kid Laroi |
18 | "Forever After All" | Luke Combs |
19 | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
20 | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf |
21 | "34+35" | Ariana Grande featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion |
22 | "What You Know Bout Love" | Pop Smoke |
23 | "My Ex's Best Friend" | Machine Gun Kelly featuring Blackbear |
24 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow |
25 | "Therefore I Am" | Billie Eilish |
26 | "Up" | Cardi B |
27 | "Fancy Like" | Walker Hayes |
28 | "Dakiti" | Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez |
29 | "Best Friend" | Saweetie featuring Doja Cat |
30 | "Rapstar" | Polo G |
31 | "Heartbreak Anniversary" | Giveon |
32 | "For the Night" | Pop Smoke featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby |
33 | "Calling My Phone" | Lil Tjay and 6lack |
34 | "Beautiful Mistakes" | Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion |
35 | "Holy" | Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper |
36 | "On Me" | Lil Baby |
37 | "You Broke Me First" | Tate McRae |
38 | "Traitor" | Olivia Rodrigo |
39 | "Back in Blood" | Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk |
40 | "I Hope" | Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth |
41 | "Dynamite" | BTS |
42 | "Wockesha" | Moneybagg Yo |
43 | "You Right" | Doja Cat and the Weeknd |
44 | "Beat Box" | SpotemGottem featuring Pooh Shiesty or DaBaby |
45 | "Laugh Now Cry Later" | Drake featuring Lil Durk |
46 | "Need to Know" | Doja Cat |
47 | "Wants and Needs" | Drake featuring Lil Baby |
48 | "Way 2 Sexy" | Drake featuring Future and Young Thug |
49 | "Telepatía" | Kali Uchis |
50 | "Whoopty" | CJ |
51 | "Lemonade" | Internet Money and Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav |
52 | "Good Days" | SZA |
53 | "Starting Over" | Chris Stapleton |
54 | "Body" | Megan Thee Stallion |
55 | "Willow" | Taylor Swift |
56 | "Bang!" | AJR |
57 | "Better Together" | Luke Combs |
58 | "You're Mines Still" | Yung Bleu featuring Drake |
59 | "Every Chance I Get" | DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk |
60 | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
61 | "Chasing After You" | Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris |
62 | "The Good Ones" | Gabby Barrett |
63 | "Leave Before You Love Me" | Marshmello and Jonas Brothers |
64 | "Glad You Exist" | Dan + Shay |
65 | "Lonely" | Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco |
66 | "Beggin'" | Måneskin |
67 | "Streets" | Doja Cat |
68 | "What's Next" | Drake |
69 | "Famous Friends" | Chris Young and Kane Brown |
70 | "Lil Bit" | Nelly and Florida Georgia Line |
71 | "Thot Shit" | Megan Thee Stallion |
72 | "Late at Night" | Roddy Ricch |
73 | "Kings & Queens" | Ava Max |
74 | "Anyone" | Justin Bieber |
75 | "Track Star" | Mooski |
76 | "Time Today" | Moneybagg Yo |
77 | "Cry Baby" | Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby |
78 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey |
79 | "No More Parties" | Coi Leray featuring Lil Durk |
80 | "What's Your Country Song" | Thomas Rhett |
81 | "One Too Many" | Keith Urban and Pink |
82 | "Arcade" | Duncan Laurence |
83 | "Yonaguni" | Bad Bunny |
84 | "Good Time" | Niko Moon |
85 | "If I Didn't Love You" | Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood |
86 | "Knife Talk" | Drake featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat |
87 | "POV" | Ariana Grande |
88 | "Just the Way" | Parmalee and Blanco Brown |
89 | "Take My Breath" | The Weeknd |
90 | "We're Good" | Dua Lipa |
91 | "Hell of a View" | Eric Church |
92 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Brenda Lee |
93 | "Put Your Records On" | Ritt Momney |
94 | "Happier Than Ever" | Billie Eilish |
95 | "Single Saturday Night" | Cole Swindell |
96 | "Things a Man Oughta Know" | Lainey Wilson |
97 | "Throat Baby (Go Baby)" | BRS Kash |
98 | "Tombstone" | Rod Wave |
99 | "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." | Chase Rice featuring Florida Georgia Line |
100 | "Todo de Ti" | Rauw Alejandro |
See also[]
- 2021 in American music
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2021
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2021
References[]
- ^ a b Trust, Gary; Caulfield, Keith (December 2, 2021). "The Year In Charts 2021: Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Is the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Song of the Year". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Mamo, Heran (2021-11-23). "The Greatest Hit: The New No. 1 Song of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2021". Billboard. 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
Categories:
- 2021 record charts
- Billboard charts