iHEART HAS SOME TOP 10 LISTS FOR 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

  1. “Levitating,” Dua Lipa (1.19b+)
  2. “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd (969m+)
  3. “34+35,” Ariana Grande (898m+)
  4. “Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat f/SZA (888m+)
  5. “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name),” Lil Nas X (822m+)
  6. “What You Know Bout Love,” Pop Smoke (810m+)
  7. “good 4 u,” Olivia Rodrigo (733m+)
  8. “Peaches,” Justin Bieber f/Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON (696m+)
  9. “Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic (692m+)
  10. “drivers license,” Olivia Rodrigo (660m+)

Top Overall Artists 2021

  1. Ariana Grande (2.6b+)
  2. Dua Lipa (2.5b+)
  3. The Weeknd (2.39b+)
  4. Olivia Rodrigo (2.2b+)
  5. Pop Smoke (1.99b+)
  6. Doja Cat (1.66b+)
  7. Justin Bieber (1.57b+)
  8. Luke Combs (1.27b+)
  9. Ed Sheeran (1.27b+)
  10. Luke Bryan (1.18b+)

Top Country Songs 2021

  1. “Just the Way,” Parmalee f/Blanco Brown
  2. “Lady,” Brett Young
  3. “What’s Your Country Song,” Thomas Rhett
  4. “Single Saturday Night,” Cole Swindell
  5. “Famous Friends,” Chris Young & Kane Brown
  6. “Forever After All,” Luke Combs
  7. “Better Together,” Luke Combs
  8. “Gone,” Dierks Bentley
  9. “Made for You,” Jake Owen
  10. “One of Them Girls,” Lee Brice

Top Country Artists 2021

  1. Luke Combs
  2. Luke Bryan
  3. Jason Aldean
  4. Thomas Rhett
  5. Blake Shelton
  6. Sam Hunt
  7. Kenny Chesney
  8. Dierks Bentley
  9. Lee Brice
  10. Dustin Lynch

Top Hip-Hop Songs 2021

  1. “For the Night,” Pop Smoke f/Lil Baby & DaBaby
  2. “What You Know Bout Love,” Pop Smoke
  3. “You’re Mines Still,” Yung Bleu f/Drake
  4. “On Me,” Lil Baby
  5. “Time Today,” Moneybagg Yo
  6. “Back in Blood,” Pooh Shiesty f/Lil Durk
  7. “Calling My Phone,” Lil Tjay f/6LACK
  8. “Beat Box,” SpotemGottem
  9. “Late at Night,” Roddy Ricch
  10. “Heartbreak Anniversary,” GIVĒON

Top Hip-Hop Artists 2021

  1. Pop Smoke
  2. Drake
  3. Lil Baby
  4. Moneybagg Yo
  5. Roddy Ricch
  6. Yung Bleu
  7. Rod Wave
  8. Megan Thee Stallion
  9. Pooh Shiesty
  10. Lil Tjay

Top Alternative Songs 2021

  1. “Monsters,” All Time Low f/blackbear
  2. “Follow You,” Imagine Dragons
  3. “Sofia,” Clairo
  4. “my ex’s best friend,” Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear
  5. “All My Favorite Songs,” Weezer f/AJR
  6. “Shy Away,” Twenty One Pilots
  7. “Therefore I Am,” Billie Eilish
  8. “Waiting on a War,” Foo Fighters
  9. “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
  10. “Nowhere Generation,” Rise Against

Top Alternative Artists 2021

  1. Green Day
  2. Twenty One Pilots
  3. Imagine Dragons
  4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  5. Linkin Park
  6. Foo Fighters
  7. Weezer
  8. All Time Low
  9. Machine Gun Kelly
  10. Blink-182

Top R&B Songs 2021

  1. “Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic
  2. “Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
  3. “Damage,” H.E.R.
  4. “Can’t Let It Show,” Tank
  5. “He Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout It,” Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis f/Babyface
  6. “You Made a Fool of Me,” Anthony Hamilton
  7. “Not Another Love Song,” Ella Mai
  8. “Look Easy,.” Robin Thicke
  9. “Complicated,” Leela James
  10. “Essence,” Wizkid f/Tems

Top R&B Artists 2021

  1. H.E.R.
  2. Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic
  3. Ella Mai
  4. Chris Brown
  5. Jazmine Sullivan
  6. Mary J. Blige
  7. Wale
  8. Khalid
  9. Tank
  10. Usher

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