Top 100 Songs of 2021: The Year-End Chart

“Levitating” by Dua Lipa was the biggest hit of 2021, finishing at No. 1 on the year-end Top 100 ahead of “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd and Ariana Grande and “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd. The year-end chart ranks the songs that performed best across the whole year, not just in a single week.

15 acts placed more than one song on the list, led by Drake (5), The Weeknd (4), Ariana Grande (4), Olivia Rodrigo (4), Doja Cat (4). 8 of the 100 were holdovers from the 2020 list, so 92 songs were new to the year-end chart.

The 2020s: the sound of the era

In the 2020s, viral videos and streaming playlists can turn a song into a year-end hit in weeks. The lists so far mix pop superstars, a strong run for country music, Latin hits and older songs rediscovered by a new generation.

Born in 2003? This was the year you turned 18. Tune the mixer to your year, or try today’s Name That Year game.

The full 2021 year-end Top 100

Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. ▶ plays the song in Hey DJ 4U; ♪ searches for it on Apple Music. Spotted an error? Tell us.