List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2021

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This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart, in 2021.

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Top-ten singles

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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles that peaked in 2021
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		Ref.
Singles from 2020
August 1"Go Crazy" [A] Chris Brown and Young Thug 3March 613 [2] [3]
November 14"34+35" [B] ↑ Ariana Grande 1 2January 3010 [4] [5]
Singles from 2021
January 9"Levitating" [D] [K] [M] †(#1) Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby 3 2May 2241 [6] [7]
January 16"Anyone" ↑ Justin Bieber 6January 161 [8]
"Bang!" AJR 8January 234 [8] [9]
January 23"Drivers License" ↑(#8) Olivia Rodrigo 1January 2316 [10]
"Wasted on You" ↑ Morgan Wallen 9January 231 [9]
"Good Days" SZA 9February 63 [9] [11]
February 13"Save Your Tears" [I] [J] (#2) The Weeknd and Ariana Grande 2 1May 827 [12] [13]
"Whoopty" CJ 10February 131 [12]
February 20"Up" ↑ Cardi B 1March 2712 [14] [15]
"What You Know Bout Love" [C] [E] Pop Smoke 9March 134 [14] [16]
February 27"Calling My Phone" ↑ Lil Tjay featuring 6lack 3February 273 [17]
March 20"What's Next" ↑ Drake 1March 203 [18]
"Wants and Needs" ↑Drake featuring Lil Baby 2March 202 [18]
"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" ↑Drake featuring Rick Ross 3March 201 [18]
"Leave the Door Open" ↑(#7) Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)1April 1718 [18] [19]
April 3"Peaches" ↑(#10)Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon 1April 316 [20]
April 10"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" [G] [H] [L] ↑(#9) Lil Nas X 1April 1020 [21]
April 17"Deja Vu" [F] ↑Olivia Rodrigo3June 515 [19] [22]
"Astronaut in the Ocean" [F] Masked Wolf 6May 2211 [19] [7]
April 24"Rapstar" ↑ Polo G 1April 245 [23]
"Kiss Me More" [K] ↑(#6) Doja Cat featuring SZA3July 1027 [23] [24]
May 15"Without You" The Kid Laroi and Miley Cyrus 8May 152 [25]
"Your Power" ↑ Billie Eilish 10May 151 [25]
May 22"Interlude" ↑ J. Cole 8May 221 [7]
May 29"Good 4 U" [K] ↑(#5)Olivia Rodrigo1May 2924 [26]
"My Life" ↑J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray 2May 291 [26]
"Amari" ↑J. Cole5May 291 [26]
"Pride Is the Devil" ↑J. Cole and Lil Baby7May 291 [26]
"95 South" ↑J. Cole8May 291 [26]
June 5"Butter" ↑ BTS 1June 515 [22]
"Traitor" ↑Olivia Rodrigo9June 51 [22]
June 19"Yonaguni" ↑ Bad Bunny 10June 191 [27]
July 10"Bad Habits" [K] ↑ Ed Sheeran 2August 2826 [24] [28]
July 24"Permission to Dance" ↑BTS1July 243 [29]
"Stay" ↑The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber1August 1444 [29] [30]
August 7"Industry Baby" [K] ↑Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow 1October 2321 [31] [32]
August 21"Take My Breath" ↑The Weeknd6August 211 [33]
August 28"Rumors" ↑ Lizzo featuring Cardi B4August 281 [28]
September 11"Hurricane" ↑ Kanye West 6September 111 [34]
"Fancy Like" [K] Walker Hayes 3October 1611 [34] [35]
"Jail" ↑Kanye West10September 111 [34]
September 18"Way 2 Sexy" ↑Drake featuring Future and Young Thug1September 189 [36]
"Girls Want Girls" ↑Drake featuring Lil Baby2September 182 [36]
"Fair Trade" ↑Drake featuring Travis Scott 3September 181 [36]
"Champagne Poetry" ↑Drake4September 181 [36]
"Knife Talk" ↑Drake featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat 4September 255 [36] [37]
"In the Bible" ↑Drake featuring Lil Durk and Giveon7September 181 [36]
"Papi's Home" ↑Drake8September 181 [36]
"TSU" ↑9September 181 [36]
"Love All" ↑Drake featuring Jay-Z 10September 181 [36]
October 9"My Universe" ↑ Coldplay and BTS1October 91 [38]
October 16"Essence" Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems 9October 232 [35] [32]
October 30"Easy on Me" Adele 1October 3023 [39]
November 6"Need to Know"Doja Cat8November 139 [40] [41]
November 20"One Right Now" ↑ Post Malone and The Weeknd6November 201 [42]
"Smokin out the Window" ↑Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)5November 273 [42] [43]
November 27"All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" ↑ Taylor Swift 1November 272 [43]
December 4"Oh My God" ↑Adele5December 41 [44]
December 18"I Hate U" ↑SZA7December 181 [45]

2020 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2021 that peaked in 2020
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		Ref.
February 29"Blinding Lights" [A] (#3)The Weeknd1April 457 [46] [47]
August 29"Laugh Now Cry Later" [A] ↑Drake featuring Lil Durk2August 2919 [48]
"I Hope" [A] Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth 3November 2114 [48] [49]
September 5"Dynamite" [A] ↑BTS1September 513 [50]
September 12"Mood" (#4) 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior 1October 2431 [51] [52]
October 3"Holy" [A] ↑Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper 3October 314 [53]
November 7"Positions" [A] ↑Ariana Grande1November 717 [54]

2022 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2021 that peaked in 2022
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		Ref.
October 2"Thats What I Want" ↑Lil Nas X8April 29 [55] [56]
October 23"Shivers"Ed Sheeran4January 1519 [32] [57]
November 13"Heat Waves" Glass Animals 1March 1237 [41] [58]

Holiday season

Holiday titles first making the Billboard Hot 100 top ten during the 2020–21 holiday season
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		Ref.
December 19, 2020"Feliz Navidad" José Feliciano 6January 2, 20219 [59] [60]
January 2, 2021"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" Dean Martin 7January 6, 20246 [60] [61]
"Last Christmas" [P] Wham! 3December 14, 202417 [60] [62]
"Run Rudolph Run" Chuck Berry 10January 2, 20211 [60]
Recurring holiday titles, appearing in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten in previous holiday seasons
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		Ref.
December 30, 2017"All I Want for Christmas Is You" [N] Mariah Carey 1December 21, 201937 [63] [64]
December 29, 2018"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" [O] Andy Williams 5January 2, 202120 [65] [60]
January 5, 2019"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [N] Brenda Lee 1December 9, 202330 [66] [67]
"Jingle Bell Rock" [N] Bobby Helms 3January 4, 202027 [66] [68]
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" [N] Burl Ives 4January 4, 202026 [66] [68]

Notes

1A remix of Ariana Grande's "34+35" that features Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion helped to bring the song back into the top ten, to its peak position of number 2, on January 30, 2021, and all three artists were credited on the song that week. [5] As of the February 6, 2021 chart, Grande returned to being the only artist credited. [11]
2Ariana Grande is credited on a remix of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears", with her name appearing on the song beginning with the Hot 100 chart dated May 8, 2021. [13] Prior to that week, The Weeknd was the sole artist credit.
3 DaBaby is no longer listed as a featured artist beginning with the Hot 100 chart dated August 28, 2021. [69] [70] His name is being retained on the entry as he was credited for a majority of the song's run in the top ten, including the week it peaked at number two.
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 9, 2021. [6]
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 30, 2021. [5]
CThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 13, 2021. [16]
DThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 27, 2021. [15]
EThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 3, 2021. [20]
FThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 5, 2021. [22]
GThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 12, 2021. [71]
HThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 26, 2021. [72]
IThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 14, 2021. [30]
JThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 4, 2021. [73]
KThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 25, 2021. [37]
LThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 2, 2021. [55]
MThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 9, 2021. [38]
NThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 11, 2021. [74]
OThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 18, 2021. [45]
PThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 25, 2021. [75]

Artists with most top-ten songs

Drake (pictured) matched his record for the most top 10 hits in a calendar year in 2021 with thirteen, nine of which are from his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, which broke the record for most top ten songs from one album. Those nine songs were all in the top ten in the same week. Drake at The Carter Effect 2017 (36818935200) (cropped).jpg
Drake (pictured) matched his record for the most top 10 hits in a calendar year in 2021 with thirteen, nine of which are from his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy , which broke the record for most top ten songs from one album. Those nine songs were all in the top ten in the same week.
List of artists by total songs peaking in the top-ten
ArtistNumbers of songs
Drake 13
J. Cole 5
Justin Bieber
BTS 4
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Ariana Grande 3
Lil Nas X
SZA
Adele 2
Anderson .Paak
Bruno Mars
Cardi B
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Giveon
Kanye West
The Kid Laroi
Lil Durk
Silk Sonic

See also

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