Top 2021 songs – tracks of the year
We’ve collected the best songs of 2021 – our favourite releases for you to fill your end-of-year playlists.
What did music look like over the past year? Some of the biggest tracks of 2021 emerged from TikTok song trends, reworkings of old releases, from remixes, and through collaborations.
Mainstream pop had the unexpected lightning-quick rise of Olivia Rodrigo and the guaranteed success of the return of Adele and Ed Sheeran, whilst below-the-radar songs written in the pandemic emerged, proving to be energising, creative, cathartic and comforting.
Our 2021 list has jazz remixes, indie ballads and punk-laced rap. Scroll on to hear a few of RouteNote’s favourite songs of 2021.
Hiatus Kaiyote – Red Room
Octo Octa – Goddess Calling
Nubya Garcia – La cumbia me está llamando ft. La Perla (Kaidi Tatham Remix)
Denise Chaila – 061
IDLES – The Beachland Ballroom
Villagers – The First Day
Alice Glass – BABY TEETH
Olivia Rodrigo – deja vu
brakence – argyle
JPEGMAFIA – HAZARD DUTY PAY!
Durand Jones & The Indications – Witchoo
Jayda G – All I Need
Don Broco – Uber
Wet Leg – Wet Dream
Alewya – Channel High
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
Snail Mail – Valentine
Want to discover more new music? Check our artists to watch in 2022:
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