Top Songs of 2021: Global

Apple Music

After a year in which much of the world’s population was trapped in their homes, 2021 was all about having one foot out the door. This chart compiling the most-streamed songs across the globe on Apple Music between 16 October 2020 and 15 October 2021 is a mirror of that tentativeness and hopefulness—a mix of thrilling new hits that helped shake the world from its stasis alongside favourites we returned to when that jolt felt like too much. What they all have in common, from hip-hop upstarts to a wave of Japanese artists striving in streaming to a K-pop juggernaut primed for planetary domination, is that they brought comfort and catharsis at a time when we all needed them most. Here’s what Apple Music users could not get enough of this year. If you hear something you like, add it to your library so you can carry these hits into 2022 and beyond.
BTS
Dynamite
BTS
BE
Olivia Rodrigo
drivers license
Olivia Rodrigo
drivers license - Single
Ariana Grande
positions
Ariana Grande
Positions
Pop Smoke
For The Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby)
Pop Smoke
Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
The Weeknd
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
Blinding Lights - Single
Justin Bieber
Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON)
Justin Bieber
Justice
Olivia Rodrigo
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber
STAY
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber
STAY - Single
Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez
Dakiti
Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez
Dakiti - Single
Dua Lipa
Levitating (feat. DaBaby)
Dua Lipa
Levitating (feat. DaBaby) - Single
Drake
Wants and Needs (feat. Lil Baby)
Drake
Scary Hours 2
Doja Cat
Kiss Me More (feat. SZA)
Doja Cat
Kiss Me More (feat. SZA) - Single
Yuuri
Dried Flower
Yuuri
Dried Flower - Single
Pooh Shiesty
Back in Blood (feat. Lil Durk)
Pooh Shiesty
Shiesty Season
Polo G
RAPSTAR
Polo G
Hall of Fame 2.0
24kGoldn
Mood (feat. iann dior)
24kGoldn
El Dorado
Lil Baby
On Me
Lil Baby
On Me - Single
Pop Smoke
What You Know Bout Love
Pop Smoke
Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
YOASOBI
夜に駆ける
YOASOBI
夜に駆ける - Single
Masked Wolf
Astronaut In The Ocean
Masked Wolf
Astronaut In The Ocean - Single
BTS
Butter
BTS
Butter / Permission to Dance - EP
Lil Nas X
MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
Lil Nas X
MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Single
Lil Tjay and 6LACK
Calling My Phone
Lil Tjay and 6LACK
Calling My Phone - Single
SZA
Good Days
SZA
Good Days - Single
GIVĒON
HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY
GIVĒON
HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY - Single
Cardi B
WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
Cardi B
WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - Single
Cardi B
Up
Cardi B
Up - Single
Olivia Rodrigo
deja vu
Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR
The Weeknd
Save Your Tears
The Weeknd
After Hours
CJ
Whoopty
CJ
Whoopty - Single
LiSA
homura
LiSA
homura - EP
BLEU
You’re Mines Still (feat. Drake)
BLEU
You’re Mines Still (feat. Drake) - Single
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic
Leave the Door Open
Bruno Mars , Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic
An Evening with Silk Sonic
Ariana Grande
34+35
Ariana Grande
Positions
Future and Lil Uzi Vert
Drankin N Smokin
Future and Lil Uzi Vert
Pluto x Baby Pluto
Doja Cat
Streets
Doja Cat
Hot Pink
Glass Animals
Heat Waves
Glass Animals
Dreamland
The Kid LAROI
WITHOUT YOU
The Kid LAROI
F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE)
Luke Combs
Forever After All
Luke Combs
What You See Ain't Always What You Get (Deluxe Edition)
Moneybagg Yo
Time Today
Moneybagg Yo
Time Today - Single
DaBaby
ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch)
DaBaby
BLAME IT ON BABY
Internet Money, Gunna and Don Toliver
Lemonade (feat. NAV)
Internet Money , Gunna and Don Toliver
Lemonade (feat. NAV) - Single
Drake
Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk)
Drake
Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk) - Single
Chris Brown and Young Thug
Go Crazy
Chris Brown and Young Thug
Slime & B
Billie Eilish
Therefore I Am
Billie Eilish
Therefore I Am - Single
Justin Bieber
Holy (feat. Chance the Rapper)
Justin Bieber
Holy (feat. Chance the Rapper) - Single
Polo G
Martin & Gina
Polo G
THE GOAT
Justin Bieber and benny blanco
Lonely
Justin Bieber and benny blanco
Lonely - Single
Harry Styles
Watermelon Sugar
Harry Styles
Fine Line
Pop Smoke
Mood Swings (feat. Lil Tjay)
Pop Smoke
Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
Moneybagg Yo
Wockesha
Moneybagg Yo
A Gangsta's Pain
Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear
my ex's best friend
Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear
Tickets To My Downfall
Ed Sheeran
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Bad Habits - Single
Megan Thee Stallion
Cry Baby (feat. DaBaby)
Megan Thee Stallion
Good News
Tones And I
Dance Monkey
Tones And I
The Kids Are Coming - EP
YOASOBI
Monster
YOASOBI
Monster - Single
Tate McRae
you broke me first
Tate McRae
you broke me first - Single
Roddy Ricch
The Box
Roddy Ricch
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
J. Cole
No Role Modelz
J. Cole
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake
What’s Next
Drake
Scary Hours 2
YOASOBI
Gunjou
YOASOBI
Gunjou - Single
Megan Thee Stallion
Body
Megan Thee Stallion
Good News
Pop Smoke
Dior
Pop Smoke
Meet the Woo
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
INDUSTRY BABY
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
INDUSTRY BABY - Single
Tiësto
The Business
Tiësto
The Business - Single
Drake
Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug)
Drake
Certified Lover Boy
Olivia Rodrigo
traitor
Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR
DJ Khaled
EVERY CHANCE I GET (feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk)
DJ Khaled
KHALED KHALED
Eve
Kaikai Kitan
Eve
Kaizin
Post Malone and Swae Lee
Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Post Malone and Swae Lee
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Chris Brown
No Guidance (feat. Drake)
Chris Brown
Indigo (Extended)
Morgan Wallen
Wasted On You
Morgan Wallen
Dangerous: The Double Album
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Kacey Talk
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Top
H.E.R.
Damage
H.E.R.
Damage - Single
Dua Lipa
Don't Start Now
Dua Lipa
Don't Start Now - Single
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande
Save Your Tears (Remix)
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande
Save Your Tears (Remix) - Single
Lewis Capaldi
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
Breach - EP
Billie Eilish
bad guy
Billie Eilish
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Lil Baby and 42 Dugg
We Paid
Lil Baby and 42 Dugg
My Turn (Deluxe)
Justin Bieber
Intentions (feat. Quavo)
Justin Bieber
Changes
Justin Bieber
Anyone
Justin Bieber
Justice
Jack Harlow
Tyler Herro
Jack Harlow
Tyler Herro - Single
Rod Wave
Street Runner
Rod Wave
SoulFly (Deluxe Version)
Lil Durk
3 Headed Goat (feat. Lil Baby & Polo G)
Lil Durk
Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 (Deluxe)
Fleetwood Mac
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
Greatest Hits
Pop Smoke
The Woo (feat. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch)
Pop Smoke
Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
Travis Scott
goosebumps
Travis Scott
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
Lil Baby and Drake
Yes Indeed
Lil Baby and Drake
Harder Than Ever
Post Malone
Circles
Post Malone
Hollywood's Bleeding
Awesome City Club
WASURENA
Awesome City Club
Grower
Ado
Usseewa
Ado
Usseewa - Single
Doja Cat
Need To Know
Doja Cat
Planet Her
Saweetie
Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat)
Saweetie
Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) - Single
Ed Sheeran
Shape of You
Ed Sheeran
÷ (Deluxe)
DJ Khaled
POPSTAR (feat. Drake)
DJ Khaled
POPSTAR (feat. Drake) - Single
Rod Wave
Tombstone
Rod Wave
SoulFly (Deluxe Version)
Taylor Swift
willow
Taylor Swift
evermore
Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo
Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)
Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo
Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Single
Morgan Wallen
Somebody’s Problem
Morgan Wallen
Dangerous: The Double Album
Travis Scott
SICKO MODE
Travis Scott
ASTROWORLD
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