The Top 25 Albums of 2021

Dave’s Music Database: Top Albums of 2021

Based on a combination of year-end lists and overall status in Dave’s Music Database, these are the top 25 albums of 2021: Olivia Rodrigo Sour Adele 30 Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever Lil Nas X Montero Drake Certified Lover Boy Tyler, the Creator Call Me if You Get Lost Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version) Kacey Musgraves Star-Crossed Doja Cat Planet Her Little Simz Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Japanese Breakfast Jubilee Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof Justin Bieber Justice Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic Halsey If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power The Weather Station Ignorance Turnstile Glow On Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Snail Mail Valentine Brandi Carlile In These Silent Days Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales Jon Batiste We Are Dry Cleaning New Long Leg Floating Points with Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra Promises Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year Lists Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards” First posted 1/4/2022.

Top 50 Songs of 2021

Dave’s Music Database: Top 50 Songs of 2021

These are the top 50 songs of 2021 based on their overall performance in Dave’s Music Database, which is determined by combining chart data, sales figures, streaming, video views, and aggregates from more than 30 year-end lists. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here. Check out Dave’s Music Database podcast: The Top 20 songs of 2021 based on this list. DMDB Top 1%: Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson.Paak) “Leave the Door Open” DMDB Top 2%: Adele “Easy on Me” Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches” BTS “Butter” Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits” Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow “Industry Baby” DMDB Top 5%: Elton John with Dua Lipa “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” Walker Hayes “Fancy Like” Doja Cat with SZA “Kiss Me More” Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” Polo G “Rapstar” Encanto Cast (Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, et al) “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Gayle “abcdefu” Doja Cat “Woman” Cardi B “Up” Doja Cat “Need to Know” Billie Eilish “Happier Than Ever” Coldplay with BTS “My Universe” Lil Tjay with 6lack “Calling My Phone” Imagine Dragons with JID “Enemy” Doja Cat & the Weeknd “You Right” Morgan Wallen “Wasted on You” Ed Sheeran “Shivers” Olivia Rodrigo “Traitor” DMDB Top 10%: Saweetie with Doja Cat “Best Friend” Nicky Youre & Dazy “Sunroof” Latto “Big Energy” Megan Thee Stallion “Thot Shit” Maroon 5 with Megan Thee Stallion “Beautiful Mistakes” Drake “What’s Next” Kacey Musgraves “Justified” Drake with Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” BTS “Permission to Dance” Marshmello with the Jonas Brothers “Leave Before You Love Me” Billie Eilish “Your Power” The Weeknd “Take My Breath” Justin Bieber “Ghost” Justin Bieber “Anyone” Adele “Oh My God” Olivia Rodrigo “Déjà Vu” Farruko “Pepas” Baby Keem with Kendrick Lamar “Family Ties” DMDB Top 20%: Coldplay “Higher Power” Doja Cat “Get Into It (Yuh)” Imagine Dragons “Follow You” Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Dave’s Music Database: Songs of the Year lists First posted 12/26/2021; last updated 1/17/2023.