List of top 10 singles in 2021 (Ireland)

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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart during 2021, as compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.[1]

Background[]

Ninety-five songs have charted in the top ten of the Irish Singles Chart in 2021. Of these, eighty-six songs have reached their peak during 2021. Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy and Italian producers Meduza took the first number one single of the year, with their track "Paradise". In doing so, Kennedy became the first Irish act to replace themselves twice at number one, replacing the last number one of 2020, "Giants".[2] Ed Sheeran's "Afterglow" became the first new track to enter the top-ten in 2021.

Chart debuts[]

Forty artists has achieved their first top 10 single in 2021 (as of 17 December), either as a lead or featured artist.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Shane Codd 1 "Get Out My Head" 6 —
CJ 1 "Whoopty" 10 —
Olivia Rodrigo 3 "Drivers License" 1 "Deja Vu", "Good 4 U"
Digital Farm Animals 1 "Don't Play" 9 —
Hvme 1 "Goosebumps" 6 —
Fredo 1 "Money Talks" 8 —
Dave 3 "Clash", "Verdansk"
Master KG 1 "Jerusalema" 4 —
Nomcebo Zikode 1 —
Nathan Evans 1 "Wellerman" 10 —
Billen Ted 1 —
Lil Tjay 1 "Calling My Phone" 2 —
6lack 1 —
Riton 1 "Friday" 10 —
Mufasa & Hypeman 1 —
Glass Animals 1 "Heat Waves" 9 —
Lil Baby 2 "Wants and Needs" 8 "Girls Want Girls"
Yungblud 1 "Patience" 8 —
Polo G 2 "Rapstar"
A1 x J1 1 "Latest Trends" 10 —
Daniel Caesar 1 "Peaches" 1 —
Russ Millions 1 "Body" 1 —
Tion Wayne 1 —
Tom Grennan 2 "Little Bit of Love" 8 "By Your Side"
Måneskin 2 "I Wanna Be Your Slave" 7 "Beggin'"
Mimi Webb 1 "Good Without" 10 —
Jonasu 1 "Black Magic" 9 —
Jack Harlow 1 "Industry Baby" 7 —
Rain Radio 1 "Talk About" 9 —
DJ Craig Gorman 1 —
Saweetie 1 "Out Out" 7 —
CKay 1 "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" 9 —
Willow Smith[H] 1 "Meet Me at Our Spot" 9 —
Tyler Cole[H] 1 —
Gayle 1 "ABCDEFU" 7 —
Sam Fender 1 "Seventeen Going Under" 9 —
Acraze 1 "Do It to It" 10 —
Cherish 1 —
Bobby Helms 1 "Jingle Bell Rock" 9 —

Top-ten singles[]

Key
  •  ◁  – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its chart debut
  • An asterisk indicates the track is in the top 10 dated 17 December 2021.[3]
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten 		Reference
Singles from 2020
30 October "Sweet Melody" ◁ [A] Little Mix 7 8 January 2 [4]
4 December "The Business" [B] Tiësto 1 19 March 20 [5]
Singles from 2021
1 January "Afterglow" Ed Sheeran 2 8 January 7 [6]
8 January "Anyone" ◁ Justin Bieber 5 8 January 5 [7]
"Get Out My Head" Shane Codd 5 5 February 8
"Whoopty" CJ 10 8 January 2
15 January "Drivers License" ◁ Olivia Rodrigo 1 15 January 9 [8]
"Good Days" SZA 8 15 January 3
22 January "Don't Play" ◁ Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals 9 22 January 5 [9]
29 January "Goosebumps" [C] Hvme 4 5 March 9 [10]
5 February "Money Talks" ◁ Fredo (featuring Dave) 8 5 February 1 [11]
"Streets" Doja Cat 9 5 February 1
12 February "Jerusalema" Master KG (featuring Nomcebo Zikode) 4 12 February 2 [12]
"Save Your Tears" The Weeknd 3 5 March 13
"Wellerman" Nathan Evans, 220 Kid, Billen Ted 2 19 March 8
19 February "Calling My Phone" ◁ Lil Tjay & 6lack 2 19 February 3 [13]
"Love Story (Taylor's Version)" ◁ Taylor Swift 7 19 February 1
26 February "Friday" Riton & Nightcrawlers (featuring Mufasa & Hypeman) 3 19 March 18 [14]
5 March "Your Love (9PM)" ATB, Topic & A7S 8 5 March 8 [15]
"Heat Waves" Glass Animals 5 16 April 22
12 March "What's Next" ◁ Drake 7 12 March 1 [16]
"Wants and Needs" ◁ Drake (featuring Lil Baby) 8 12 March 1
19 March "Bed" Joel Corry, Raye & David Guetta 3 26 March 10 [17]
"Patience" ◁ KSI (featuring Yungblud & Polo G) 8 19 March 1
"Latest Trends" A1 x J1 10 19 March 1
26 March "Peaches" ◁ Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon) 1 26 March 9 [18]
"Hold On" Justin Bieber 8 26 March 1
2 April "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" ◁ Lil Nas X 1 2 April 9 [19]
"Up" Cardi B 10 2 April 1
9 April "Deja Vu" ◁ Olivia Rodrigo 2 28 May 9 [20]
16 April "Rapstar" ◁ Polo G 2 16 April 5 [21]
"Kiss Me More" ◁ Doja Cat (featuring SZA) 2 14 May 11
7 May "Body" ◁ Russ Millions & Tion Wayne 1 7 May 5 [22]
"Your Power" ◁ Billie Eilish 3 7 May 2
21 May "Good 4 U" ◁ Olivia Rodrigo 1 21 May 14 [23]
28 May "Traitor" ◁ 3 28 May 8 [24]
"Butter" ◁ BTS 7 28 May 2
"Little Bit of Love" Tom Grennan 6 11 June 5
"Our Song" ◁ Anne-Marie & Niall Horan 8 11 June 7
11 June "Lost Cause" ◁ Billie Eilish 9 11 June 1 [25]
"Heartbreak Anthem" Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix 5 2 July 10
18 June "I Wanna Be Your Slave" Måneskin 4 2 July 7 [26]
"Good Without" Mimi Webb 7 9 July 3
25 June "Holiday" ◁ KSI 2 25 June 3 [27]
"Favorite Crime" ◁ Olivia Rodrigo 8 9 July 2
2 July "Bad Habits" ◁ Ed Sheeran 1 2 July 17 [28]
"Beggin'" Måneskin 3 2 July 7
"Addict of Magic" ◁ Picture This 10 2 July 1
9 July "Black Magic" Jonasu 4 23 July 7 [29]
16 July "Stay" ◁ The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber 2 23 July 11 [30]
"Clash" ◁ Dave (featuring Stormzy) 8 2 July 2
"By Your Side" Calvin Harris & Tom Grennan 8 23 July 2
23 July "Remember" Becky Hill & David Guetta 3 20 August 7 [31]
30 July "Industry Baby" ◁ Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow 2 24 September 12 [32]
"Verdansk" ◁ Dave 9 30 July 1
6 August "Happier Than Ever" ◁ Billie Eilish 3 6 August 12 [33]
"Better Days" ◁ Dermot Kennedy 4 6 August 14
20 August "Need to Know" Doja Cat 8 20 August 2 [34]
"Talk About" Rain Radio & DJ Craig Gorman 9 20 August 3
"Fly Away" Tones and I 10 20 August 1
27 August "Out Out" Joel Corry & Jax Jones (featuring Charli XCX & Saweetie) 2 17 September 8 [35]
"Visiting Hours" ◁ Ed Sheeran 8 27 August 1
3 September "Hurricane" ◁ Kanye West 7 3 September 2 [36]
"Jail" ◁ 9 3 September 1
10 September "Girls Want Girls" ◁ Drake (featuring Lil Baby) 3 3 September 2 [37]
"Fair Trade" ◁ Drake (featuring Travis Scott) 4 10 September 2
"Champagne Poetry" ◁ Drake 6 10 September 1
17 September "Shivers" ◁ Ed Sheeran 1 17 September 11 [38]
24 September "Thats What I Want" ◁ Lil Nas X 3 24 September 9 [39]
"Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" CKay 5 15 October 8
1 October "Cold Heart" Elton John & Dua Lipa 2 8 October 11 [40]
22 October "Easy on Me" ◁ Adele 1 22 October 9 [41]
"My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" Becky Hill & Topic 6 12 November 5
"My Universe" Coldplay & BTS 10 22 October 1
29 October "Meet Me at Our Spot" The Anxiety (Willow Smith & Tyler Cole) 4 12 November 6 [42]
5 November "Overpass Graffiti" ◁ Ed Sheeran 4 5 November 2 [43]
19 November "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" ◁ Taylor Swift 1 19 November 5 [44]
"State of Grace (Taylor's Version)" ◁ 7 19 November 1
"Red (Taylor's Version)" ◁ 9 19 November 1
26 November "Oh My God" ◁ Adele 3 26 November 2 [45]
"I Drink Wine" ◁ 5 26 November 2
"ABCDEFU" Gayle 2 10 December 5*
"Seventeen Going Under" Sam Fender 8 17 December 4*
"Where Are You Now" Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott 8 3 December 4
3 December "Do It to It" Acraze (featuring Cherish) 10 3 December 1 [46]
10 December "Merry Christmas" ◁ Ed Sheeran & Elton John 3 10 December 3* [47]
24 December "Merry Christmas Everyone" [I] Shakin' Stevens 7 24 December 1* [48]
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" [J] Michael Bublé 8 24 December 1*
"Jingle Bell Rock" Bobby Helms 9 24 December 1*

2020 peaks[]

Main article: List of top 10 singles in 2020 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2021 which peaked in 2020
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten Reference
2020 2021 Total
3 July "Giants" Dermot Kennedy 1 4 December 25 2 27 [49]
6 November "Paradise" ◁ Meduza (featuring Dermot Kennedy) 1 27 November 8 6 14 [50]
"34+35" ◁ Ariana Grande 4 6 November 1 3 4
4 December "All I Want for Christmas Is You" [B] Mariah Carey 3 25 December 4 3 8* [51]
11 December "Without You" The Kid Laroi 3 11 December 3 8 11 [52]
"Last Christmas" [D] Wham! 4 25 December 3 3 7*
25 December "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [E] Brenda Lee 6 25 December 1 2 4* [53]
"Fairytale of New York" [F] The Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl) 7 25 December 1 3 5*

Entries by artist[]

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2021, including songs that reached their peak in 2020. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The culmulative number of weeks an artist's tracks spent in the top ten in 2021 is also shown.

Entries Artist Country of origin Weeks Songs
6 Ed Sheeran  United Kingdom 41* "Afterglow", "Bad Habits", "Visiting Hours", "Shivers", "Overpass Graffiti", "Merry Christmas"
5 Olivia Rodrigo  United States 42 "Drivers License", "Deja Vu", "Good 4 U", "Traitor", "Favorite Crime"
Drake  Canada 7 "What's Next", "Wants and Needs", "Girls Want Girls", "Fair Trade", "Champagne Poetry"
4 Justin Bieber  Canada 26 "Anyone", "Peaches", "Hold On", "Stay"
Taylor Swift  United States 8 "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)", "State of Grace (Taylor's Version)", "Red (Taylor's Version)"
3 KSI  United Kingdom 9 "Don't Play", "Patience", "Holiday"
David Guetta  France 27 "Bed", "Heartbreak Anthem", "Remember"
Dave  United Kingdom 4 "Money Talks", "Clash", "Verdansk"
Dermot Kennedy  Ireland 22 "Giants", "Paradise", "Better Days"
Billie Eilish  United States 15 "Your Power", "Lost Cause", "Happier Than Ever"
Doja Cat  United States 14 "Streets", "Kiss Me More", "Need to Know"
Lil Nas X  United States 30 "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)", "Industry Baby", "Thats What I Want"
Adele  United Kingdom 13 "Easy on Me", "Oh My God", "I Drink Wine"
2 Polo G  United States 6 "Patience", "Rapstar"
SZA  United States 14 "Good Days", "Kiss Me More"
Little Mix  United Kingdom 12 "Sweet Melody", "Heartbreak Anthem"
Måneskin  Italy 14 "I Wanna Be Your Slave", "Beggin'"
The Kid Laroi  Australia 19 "Without You", "Stay"
Tom Grennan  United Kingdom 7 "Little Bit of Love", "By Your Side"
Joel Corry  United Kingdom 18 "Bed", "Out Out"
Kanye West  United States 3 "Hurricane", "Jail"
Lil Baby  United States 3 "Wants and Needs", "Girls Want Girls"
Becky Hill  United Kingdom 12 "Remember", "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)"
BTS  South Korea 3 "Butter", "My Universe"
Elton John  United Kingdom 14* "Cold Heart", "Merry Christmas"
Topic  Germany 13 "Your Love (9PM)", "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)"

Notes[]

  • a "Sweet Melody" by Little Mix spent 3 weeks in the top 10 in 2020.
  • b "The Business" by Tiësto spent 4 weeks in the top 10 in 2020.
  • c deep house cover of Scott's track which was originally released in 2016.
  • d "All I Want for Christmas Is You" first entered the top-ten and reached its peak in 1994.
  • e "Last Christmas" first entered the top-ten and reached its peak in 1984.
  • f "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree first entered the top-ten in 1963 and reached its peak in 2017.
  • g "Fairytale of New York" first entered the top-ten and reached its peak in 1987.
  • h "Meet Me at Our Spot" is credited to The Anxiety, a collaborative project between the two artists.
  • i "Merry Christmas Everyone" first entered the top-ten and reached its peak in 1985.
  • j "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé spent 1 week in the top 10 in 2020.

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