50 Favorite Songs of 2021

While I discussed my 25 favorite songs during the last episode of the podcast (with more of a focus on the top 10), I opted to list my 50 favorite songs in this post.  As a note, I considered songs that were released previously if they were on an album released this year but I didn't consider songs released as a single this year when released on a previous album.


  1. “Rapstar”, Polo G
  2. “Panopticon”, Silent Planet
  3. “Back to Oz”, Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
  4. “Come Thru”, H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown
  5. “Thats What I Want”, Lil Nas X
  6. “Mood”, 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior
  7. “Bite Me”, Avril Lavigne
  8. “Last Chance to Dance (Bad Friend)”, A Day to Remember
  9. “Take My Breath Away”, The Weeknd
  10. “The Gnashing”, Deafheaven
  11. “Leave the Door Open”, Silk Sonic
  12. “O Death”, Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
  13. “People”, Capital Theatre
  14. “Good For You”, Olivia Rodrigo
  15. “Love My Hair”, Mickey Guyton
  16. “Transparent Soul”, Willow
  17. “You Swore Your Love Would Burn”, This Wild Life
  18. “Bath Salts”, DMX feat. Jay-Z and Nas
  19. “WasYaName”, Tyler the Creator feat. Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla Sign
  20. “Hong Kong”, C. Tangana feat. Andres Calamaro
  21. “Day After Tomorrow”, Phoebe Bridgers
  22. “Amazonia”, Gojira
  23. “Valentine”, Snail Mail
  24. “Hats Off”, Lil Baby & Lil Durk feat. Travis Scott
  25. “Kiss Me More”, Doja Cat feat. SZA
  26. “Love Me Like You Used To”, Lord Huron
  27. “Chapstick”, Coin
  28. “Pushing the Tides”, Mastodon
  29. “Taking Me Back”, Jack White
  30. “Elevator Boots”, Counting Crows
  31. “Impermanence”, Architects feat. Winston McCall
  32. “Easy on Me”, Adele
  33. “Constant Dread”, Hawthorne Heights
  34. “Coloratura”, Coldplay
  35. “Lessen the Damage”, Poppy
  36. “Family Ties”, Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
  37. “To Have You”, For Those I Love
  38. “Can You Handle My Love??”, Walk the Moon
  39. “What You Say”, Cold War Kids
  40. “Inhumane Harvest”, Cannibal Corpse
  41. “Oxygen”, Beach Bunny
  42. “Bad Dream”, Cannons
  43. “Mohabbat”, Arooj Aftab
  44. “Let the Bad Times Roll”, The Offspring
  45. “Fragments of a Bitter Memory”, Dying Wish
  46. “Burn”, Cherie Amour
  47. “Cold Hearted III”, Meek Mill
  48. “Megan’s Piano”, Megan Thee Stallion
  49. “Resentment”, Kublai Khan
  50. “The Chapeltown Rag”, Slipknot


What are some of your favorite songs of 2021?  Let me know in the comments!

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