Tuesday, November 30, 2021
iHeart has tallied total audience spins and streams across its radio stations nationwide and declared that ”Levitating” by Warner’s Dua Lipa was #1 in 2021, reaching an audience of nearly 1.2b people. The most-played artist of the year was Ariana Grande.
Top Overall Songs 2021
- “Levitating,” Dua Lipa (1.19b+)
- “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd (969m+)
- “34+35,” Ariana Grande (898m+)
- “Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat f/SZA (888m+)
- “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name),” Lil Nas X (822m+)
- “What You Know Bout Love,” Pop Smoke (810m+)
- “good 4 u,” Olivia Rodrigo (733m+)
- “Peaches,” Justin Bieber f/Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON (696m+)
- “Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic (692m+)
- “drivers license,” Olivia Rodrigo (660m+)
Top Overall Artists 2021
- Ariana Grande (2.6b+)
- Dua Lipa (2.5b+)
- The Weeknd (2.39b+)
- Olivia Rodrigo (2.2b+)
- Pop Smoke (1.99b+)
- Doja Cat (1.66b+)
- Justin Bieber (1.57b+)
- Luke Combs (1.27b+)
- Ed Sheeran (1.27b+)
- Luke Bryan (1.18b+)
Top Country Songs 2021
- “Just the Way,” Parmalee f/Blanco Brown
- “Lady,” Brett Young
- “What’s Your Country Song,” Thomas Rhett
- “Single Saturday Night,” Cole Swindell
- “Famous Friends,” Chris Young & Kane Brown
- “Forever After All,” Luke Combs
- “Better Together,” Luke Combs
- “Gone,” Dierks Bentley
- “Made for You,” Jake Owen
- “One of Them Girls,” Lee Brice
Top Country Artists 2021
- Luke Combs
- Luke Bryan
- Jason Aldean
- Thomas Rhett
- Blake Shelton
- Sam Hunt
- Kenny Chesney
- Dierks Bentley
- Lee Brice
- Dustin Lynch
Top Hip-Hop Songs 2021
- “For the Night,” Pop Smoke f/Lil Baby & DaBaby
- “What You Know Bout Love,” Pop Smoke
- “You’re Mines Still,” Yung Bleu f/Drake
- “On Me,” Lil Baby
- “Time Today,” Moneybagg Yo
- “Back in Blood,” Pooh Shiesty f/Lil Durk
- “Calling My Phone,” Lil Tjay f/6LACK
- “Beat Box,” SpotemGottem
- “Late at Night,” Roddy Ricch
- “Heartbreak Anniversary,” GIVĒON
Top Hip-Hop Artists 2021
- Pop Smoke
- Drake
- Lil Baby
- Moneybagg Yo
- Roddy Ricch
- Yung Bleu
- Rod Wave
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Pooh Shiesty
- Lil Tjay
Top Alternative Songs 2021
- “Monsters,” All Time Low f/blackbear
- “Follow You,” Imagine Dragons
- “Sofia,” Clairo
- “my ex’s best friend,” Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear
- “All My Favorite Songs,” Weezer f/AJR
- “Shy Away,” Twenty One Pilots
- “Therefore I Am,” Billie Eilish
- “Waiting on a War,” Foo Fighters
- “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
- “Nowhere Generation,” Rise Against
Top Alternative Artists 2021
- Green Day
- Twenty One Pilots
- Imagine Dragons
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Linkin Park
- Foo Fighters
- Weezer
- All Time Low
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Blink-182
Top R&B Songs 2021
- “Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic
- “Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
- “Damage,” H.E.R.
- “Can’t Let It Show,” Tank
- “He Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout It,” Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis f/Babyface
- “You Made a Fool of Me,” Anthony Hamilton
- “Not Another Love Song,” Ella Mai
- “Look Easy,.” Robin Thicke
- “Complicated,” Leela James
- “Essence,” Wizkid f/Tems
Top R&B Artists 2021
- H.E.R.
- Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic
- Ella Mai
- Chris Brown
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Mary J. Blige
- Wale
- Khalid
- Tank
- Usher