2021 in American music
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in music in the United States.
January
- 8 – Olivia Rodrigo releases her debut single, "Drivers License", which was met with critical acclaim and goes on to break several records.[citation needed]
- 29 – Lia Ices releases her first album in four years, Family Album.
February
- 5 – Foo Fighters release their first album in nearly four years, Medicine at Midnight.
- 7 – Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan performs the national anthem, H.E.R. performs "America The Beautiful", and The Weeknd performs the halftime show during Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
- 12
- Jillette Johnson releases her first album in four years, It's A Beautiful Day And I Love You.
- Robin Thicke releases his first album in seven years, On Earth, and in Heaven.
- In response to her dispute with her former record label, Big Machine Records, over the ownership of master recordings to her earlier discography, Taylor Swift releases "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", a re-recording of her 2008 song, and the first in a series of re-recordings of both her older songs and albums.[1]
- 26 – Julien Baker releases her first album in four years, Little Oblivions.
- NOFX release their first album in five years, Single Album.
March
- 5 – Tigers Jaw release their first album in four years, I Won't Care How You Remember Me.
- A Day to Remember release their first album in nearly five years, You're Welcome. It was also the final album featuring founding bassist Josh Woodard before he departed from the band in October 2021.
- Chevelle release 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 release their first album in nearly five years, When You See Yourself.
- The Spill Canvas release their first album in nine years, Conduit.
- 12 – Rob Zombie releases his first album in five years, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy.
- Nick Jonas release his first solo album in nearly five years, Spaceman.
- Eyehategod release 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.[2][3] 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 releases his debut album Harmonica Andromeda.
- Justin Bieber releases his sixth album, Justice. It was Bieber's first album in over a year.
- 26 – Evanescence release their first album of all-original material in ten years, and first overall in four years, The Bitter Truth.
- Tomahawk release their first album in eight years, Tonic Immobility.
- The Juliana Theory release their first album in 16 years, A Dream Away.
- Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs) release their self titled debut album, Smith/Kotzen.
April
- 2 – Demi Lovato releases her first album in nearly four years, Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over.[4]
- 9 – Taylor Swift releases 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.[5]
- Rapper DMX dies at the age of 50, one week after suffering a heart attack from a drug overdose.
- 16 – Cannibal Corpse release their first album in four years, Violence Unimagined.
- Liquid Tension Experiment release their first album in 22 years, Liquid Tension Experiment 3.
- The Offspring release their first album in nearly 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 takes place at various locations in Nashville.
- 23 – Porter Robinson releases his sophomore album, and also his first in seven years, Nurture.
- Dinosaur Jr. release their first album in five years, Sweep It Into Space.
- 30 – Flotsam and Jetsam are 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 put on hold until further notice. A new album, Blood in the Water, previously expected to coincide with the tour, is released on June 4.[6]
- Manchester Orchestra release their first album in four years, The Million Masks of God.
- Dropkick Murphys release their first album in four years, Turn Up That Dial.
- Shelley, formerly DRAM, releases his first album in nearly five years, Shelley FKA DRAM.
May
- 7 – Travis Tritt releases his first album in fourteen years, Set in Stone.
- 14 – Alan Jackson releases his first album in six years, Where Have You Gone.
- St. Vincent releases her first album in nearly four years, Daddy's Home.
- 21 – Blake Shelton releases his first album in nearly four years, Body Language.[7]
- Olivia Rodrigo's debut album, Sour, is released to critical acclaim and commercial success.
- Counting Crows release their first new music in seven years, Butter Miracle, Suite One, a four-song EP that plays as a suite.
- 22 Italy win the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with “Zitti e Buoni” by Mäneskin.
- 23 – The Billboard Music Awards take place in Los Angeles.[8]
- Chayce Beckham wins the nineteenth season of American Idol. Willie Spence is named runner-up.
- 24 – Megadeth parts 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.[9][10]
- 25 – Cam Anthony wins the twentieth season of The Voice. Kenzie Wheeler was named runner-up. Jordan Matthew Young, Rachel Mac, and Victor Solomon finish third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
- 28 – DMX's first album in nine years (and also his final album), Exodus, is released following his death in April.
June
- 4 – Rise Against release their first album in four years, Nowhere Generation.
- – Atreyu release 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 releases his first album in 11 years, The Course of the Inevitable.
- – Liz Phair releases her first album in 11 years, Soberish.
- – Japanese Breakfast release their first album in four years, Jubilee.
- 9 — The CMT Music Awards take place in Nashville. Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini hosts.
- 11 – AFI release their first album in four years, Bodies.
- – Azure Ray release their first album in 11 years, Remedy.
- – Garbage release their first album in five years, No Gods No Masters.
- – Maroon 5 release their first album in nearly four years, Jordi.
- 18 – Fear Factory release 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 releases his first album in eight years, Ruthless.
- Modest Mouse release their first album in six years, The Golden Casket.
July
- 9 – The Wallflowers release their first album in nine years, Exit Wounds.
- 16 – Caveman release their first album in five years, Smash.
- – John Mayer releases his first album in four years, Sob Rock.
- 23 – Descendents release their first album in five years, 9th & Walnut.
- - Dave Matthews Band embarked on their 2021 Summer Tour, playing the first show in Raleigh, NC.
- 24 - Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer kicked off the Hella Mega Tour, which had been postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 30 – Jack Antonoff's project Bleachers releases its first album in four years, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night.
- – Isaiah Rashad releases his first album in five years, The House Is Burning.
- – Billie Eilish releases her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. It was Eilish's first album in two years.
August
- 6 – Willy Mason releases his first album in eight years, Already Dead.
- Billy Currington releases his first album in six years, Intuition.
- 13 – Quicksand release 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 releases her first album in ten years, The Cry of The Heart.
- James McMurtry releases his first album in six years, The Horses and the Hounds.
- 27 – OneRepublic release their first album in nearly five years, Human.
September
- 3 – Molly Lewis releases her first album in six years, The Forgotten Edge.
- 10 – Sleigh Bells release 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 release their first album in five years, Wolves.
- 17 – ZillaKami releases his debut album, DOG BOY.
- 24 – Angels & Airwaves release 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.[11]
- 15 – Kelly Clarkson releases her second Christmas album, and also first in nearly four years, When Christmas Comes Around....[12]
- Gemini Syndrome release 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 release their first album in seven years, Anomaly. It is their first and only album to feature 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 release their first album in five years, Radical.
- Together Pangea release their first album in eleven years, Dye.
- 29 – Mastodon release their first album in four years, Hushed and Grim.
- The War on Drugs release their first album in four years, I Don't Live Here Anymore.
- Tori Amos releases her first album in four years, Ocean to Ocean.
- Jerry Cantrell releases his first solo album in 19 years, Brighten.
- 31 – Limp Bizkit release 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 releases 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, release their debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic. It was Mars' first album in five years.
- Walk the Moon release 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 release their first studio album in seven years, Persona Non Grata.
- Converge and Chelsea Wolfe release their collaborative album, Bloodmoon: I. It was Converge's first album in four years.
- 21 – The American Music Awards take place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. BTS, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion take home the most awards with three each.
- 26 – Marvin Peterson reissues his live album, In Concert.
- Cynic release 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 releases her first album in five years, Unexpected.
- 14 – Girl Named Tom wins the twenty-first season of The Voice. Wendy Moten was named runner-up. Paris Winningham, Hailey Mia, and Jershika Maple finished third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
- 17 – John Dwyer releases his first album in fifteen years, Gong Splat
- 31 – Mourning Noise release their compilation album Mourning Noise
Bands formed
Bands reformed
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 | ||
| Circuit Boredom | Ben Kweller | Indie rock | |
| Your Parents Are Sellouts | That Handsome Devil | ||
| 8 | Greatest Hits | Corrin Campbell | |
| Heaux Tales (EP)[13] | 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 |
| Melatonin Dreams | BoyWithUke | Alternative rock | |
| Livin For Love | Bill Champlin | ||
| Paranoia EP | Maggie Lindemann | ||
| 29 | Dead Hand Control[14] | Baio | |
| I've Seen All I Need To See | The Body | ||
| Family Album | Lia Ices | ||
| OK Human[15] | Weezer | Rock | |
February
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Medicine at Midnight[16] | Foo Fighters | |
| The Light Below | Walking Papers | ||
| Flowers for Vases / Descansos | Hayley Williams | Folk | |
| 12 | Life Rolls On | Florida Georgia Line | |
| I Only Want to Live Once | John the Ghost | Rock | |
| 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 | ||
| On Earth, and in Heaven | Robin Thicke | R&B | |
| 19 | The Sophtware Slump | Grandaddy | |
| Open Door Policy[17] | The Hold Steady | ||
| Trauma Factory[18] | Nothing, Nowhere | ||
| A Billion Little Lights | Wild Pink | ||
| 26 | Little Oblivious | Julien Baker | |
| Life Support | Madison Beer | ||
| The Shadow I Remember[19] | Cloud Nothings | ||
| Dark River | Lydia Luce | ||
| Single Album | NOFX |
March
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Niratias | Chevelle | |
| You're Welcome | A Day to Remember | ||
| When You See Yourself | Kings of Leon | Alternative rock | |
| Conduit[20] | The Spill Canvas | ||
| I Won't Care How You Remember Me | Tigers Jaw | ||
| 12 | -!- | Dead Poet Society | |
| A History of Nomadic Behavior | Eyehategod | Sludge metal | |
| This is This | Grouplove | ||
| Spaceman | Nick Jonas | Pop | |
| Topaz | Israel Nash | ||
| The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy | Rob Zombie | ||
| 19 | No Other Godz Before Me | Agent Steel | |
| Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Reissue) | Papa Roach | ||
| 26 | El Dorado | 24kGoldn | |
| OK Orchestra | AJR | ||
| The Bitter Truth | Evanescence | ||
| A Dream Away[21] | The Juliana Theory | ||
| Tonic Immobility | Tomahawk | Alternative rock | |
| sketchy.[22] | Tune-Yards | ||
| My Savior[23] | Carrie Underwood | Gospel |
April
May
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ashlyn | Ashe | |
| When God Was Great[28] | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | ||
| Better Mistakes | Bebe Rexha | ||
| Set In Stone | Travis Tritt | Country | |
| Van Weezer[29] | Weezer | ||
| 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 | ||
| 20 | TV | Tai Verdes | |
| 21 | Butter Miracle, Suite One (EP) | Counting Crows | Alternative rock |
| Harmony House | Dayglow | ||
| January Flower | Mat Kearney | ||
| Long Lost | Lord Huron | ||
| Perfectly Preserved | Love and Death | ||
| Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | ||
| Body Language.[7] | 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
July
August
September
October
November
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Good for You | Houndmouth | |
| 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 | ||
| Valentine | Snail Mail | ||
| 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 | ||
| Walk Like Me | Robert DeLong | Electronic | |
| 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 | ||
| How Flowers Grow | Scowl | ||
| 26 | Doom Crew Inc. | Black Label Society | |
| Ascension Codes | Cynic | ||
| Arise Dan Sartain Arise | Dan Sartain | ||
| Live and Rare | Helmet | ||
| In Concert (Reissue) | Marvin Peterson |
December
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wild Type Droid | Failure | |
| Against the World | Hanson | ||
| Glowing Lantern | The Mother Hips | ||
| December's Here | New Found Glory | ||
| The Odd Tape (Reissue) | Oddisee | Hip hop | |
| Echo | Of Mice & Men | Metalcore | |
| Peace Meter | Marissa Paternoster | ||
| 10 | A Beautuiful Revolution Vol. 2 | Common | Hip hop |
| The BBC Sessions | Green Day | ||
| 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 | |
| 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)
- "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift (1 week)
- "Butter" – BTS (10 weeks)
- "Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo (8 weeks)
- "Easy on Me" – Adele (7 weeks)
- "Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo (1 week)
- "Industry Baby" – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (1 week)
- "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (2 weeks)
- "Mood" – 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior (6 weeks in 2020, 2 weeks in 2021)
- "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X (1 week)
- "My Universe" – Coldplay and BTS (1 week)
- "Peaches" – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon (1 week)
- "Permission to Dance" – BTS (1 week)
- "Rapstar" – Polo G (2 weeks)
- "Save Your Tears" – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (2 weeks)
- "Stay" – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (7 weeks)
- "Up" – Cardi B (1 week)
- "Way 2 Sexy" – Drake feat. Future and Young Thug (1 week)
- "What's Next" – Drake (1 week)
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
- "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back" – Olivia Rodrigo (#19)
- "100 Mil'" – J. Cole and Bas (#14)
- "34+35" – Ariana Grande feat. Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion (#2)
- "7 Summers" – Morgan Wallen (#6 in 2020, #18 in 2021)
- "7AM on Bridle Path" – Drake (#16)
- "95 South" – J. Cole (#8)
- "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)
- "Off the Grid" – Kanye West (#11)
- "Oh My God" – Adele (#5)
- "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)