DiMA publishes Top 2021 lists on Amazon, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube together with its own Streaming Joy holiday hits playlist. Established pop sensations, breakout stars, and collaborations featuring the top names in rap and reggaeton dominated the top of the streaming music charts in 2021 and appear throughout the ‘best of 2021’ lists, according to a new analysis by the Digital Media Association (DiMA). The review of year-end data and charts from DiMA’s member companies – Amazon, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube – found that Olivia Rodrigo’s breakout turn catapulted her and “drivers license” to the top of many lists, along with established stars such as BTS, Adele, and Drake.
Additional findings from the review of the year-end lists of DiMA member companies include:
- Music fans continued to embrace streaming in 2021, connecting with top artists such as Doja Cat, Cardi B, Dua Lipa and The Weeknd across a range of platforms as streaming allowed consumers to access and engage with the music they love.
- In a continuing trend since 2019, major rap and reggaeton artists garnered many of the top spots benefitting from streaming platforms’ ability to drive discovery and the exploding popularity of Latin music.
- Songs such as Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s “STAY,” and Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” were among the tracks that appeared on multiple ‘Most Streamed Songs’ lists from the major streaming platforms.
Top 2021 Lists Across Streaming Platforms
Apple Music
Top Songs
- “Dynamite” by BTS
- “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo
- “positions” by Ariana Grande
- “For The Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby)” by Pop Smoke
- “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
Amazon Music
Best Songs of 2021
- “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat feat. SZA
- “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes
- “Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug)” by Drake
- “STAY” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
- “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo
Pandora
Top Thumbed Tracks of 2021
- “Up” by Cardi B
- “Leave The Door Open” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic
- “Easy On Me” by Adele
- “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes
- “Time Today” by Moneybagg Yo
Spotify
Top Artists
- Bad Bunny
- Taylor Swift
- BTS
- Drake
- Justin Bieber
Top Songs
- “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo
- “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X
- “STAY (with Justin Bieber)” by The Kid LAROI
- “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo
- “Levitating (feat. DaBaby)” by Dua Lipa
Top Albums
- SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo
- Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
- Justice by Justin Bieber
- = by Ed Sheeran
- Planet Her by Doja Cat
YouTube
Top Music Videos (US)
- “Back in Blood (feat. Lil Durk)” by Pooh Shiesty
- “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd
- “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas
- “RAPSTAR” by Polo G
- “EVERY CHANCE I GET (ft. Lil Baby, Lil Durk)” by DJ Khaled
- “Outside (Better Days)” by MO3 & OG Bobby Billions
- “Leave the Door Open” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, & Silk Sonic
- “Up” by Cardi B
- “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo
- “Street Runner” by Rod Wave
To stream DiMA’s ‘Streaming Joy: Holiday Hits that Bring Us Together’ playlist on all its member’s platforms go here.
