This is a list of the Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2021. The Dutch Top 40 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the Netherlands. It is published every week by radio station Qmusic.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 2 | "The Business" | Tiësto | [1] |
January 9 | [2] | ||
January 16 | "Nu wij niet meer praten" | Jaap Reesema and Pommelien Thijs | [3] |
January 23 | "Drivers License" | Olivia Rodrigo | [4] |
January 30 | [5] | ||
February 6 | [6] | ||
February 13 | [7] | ||
February 20 | [8] | ||
February 27 | "Wellerman" (220 Kid x Billen Ted remix) | Nathan Evans | [9] |
March 6 | [10] | ||
March 13 | [11] | ||
March 20 | [12] | ||
March 27 | "Blijven slapen" | Snelle and Maan | [13] |
April 3 | [14] | ||
April 10 | [15] | ||
April 17 | [16] | ||
April 24 | [17] | ||
May 1 | [18] | ||
May 8 | [19] | ||
May 15 | [20] | ||
May 22 | [21] | ||
May 29 | [22] | ||
June 5 | "Good 4 U" | Olivia Rodrigo | [23] |
June 12 | [24] | ||
June 19 | [25] | ||
June 26 | [26] | ||
July 3 | [27] | ||
July 10 | [28] | ||
July 17 | "Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran | [29] |
July 24 | [30] | ||
July 31 | [31] | ||
August 7 | [32] | ||
August 14 | [33] | ||
August 21 | "Stay" | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | [34] |
August 28 | "Ik ga zwemmen" | Mart Hoogkamer | [35] |
September 4 | [36] | ||
September 11 | "Stay" | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | [37] |
September 18 | [38] | ||
September 25 | [39] | ||
October 2 | [40] | ||
October 9 | [41] | ||
October 16 | [42] | ||
October 23 | "Easy on Me" | Adele | [43] |
October 30 | [44] | ||
November 6 | [45] | ||
November 13 | [46] | ||
November 20 | [47] | ||
November 27 | [48] | ||
December 4 | [49] | ||
December 11 | [50] | ||
December 18 | [51] | ||
December 25 | "Merry Christmas" | Ed Sheeran and Elton John | [52] |
Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Olivia Rodrigo | 11 |
2 | Snelle | 10 |
2 | Maan | 10 |
3 | Adele | 9 |
4 | Justin Bieber | 7 |
4 | The Kid Laroi | 7 |
5 | Ed Sheeran | 6 |
6 | Nathan Evans | 4 |
6 | 220 Kid | 4 |
6 | Billen Ted | 4 |
7 | Tiësto | 2 |
7 | Mart Hoogkamer | 2 |
8 | Jaap Reesema | 1 |
8 | Pommelien Thijs | 1 |
8 | Elton John | 1 |
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