List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2021

South Korean boy band BTS topped the Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks, aided by three number-one debuts: "Butter", "Permission to Dance" and the Coldplay collaboration "My Universe".

This is a list of the songs placed number one in the United States during 2021. The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in the United States. Its data is compiled by MRC Data and published by American music magazine Billboard. The chart is based on each song's weekly physical and digital sales collectively, the amount of airplay it receives on American radio stations, and its streams on online digital music platforms.

Twenty-four acts reached number one in 2021, nine of whom earned their first number-one single: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Silk Sonic, Anderson .Paak, Polo G, The Kid Laroi, Future and Jack Harlow. BTS scored three number ones while Rodrigo, Justin Bieber, Drake and Lil Nas X scored two each, as the only acts to achieve multiple number-one songs in 2021.

American singer Olivia Rodrigo reigned atop the chart for nine weeks, with two singles that debuted at number-one, "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U", both from her debut studio album, Sour.

2021 marked the first calendar year since 1991 to have at least 10 songs reach number one on the Hot 100 by the end of May.[1] BTS spent the most weeks at the top spot of the Hot 100 in 2021, with twelve non-consecutive weeks. Their single "Butter" is the longest running number-one song of 2021, spending ten weeks atop the chart. (Adele's "Easy On Me" also spent ten weeks total at number one, but only seven of them occurred in 2021.) Rodrigo's "Drivers License" was 2021's longest running number-one single by a female artist, with eight consecutive weeks atop. Taylor Swift scored her career's eighth number-one song this year with "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)", which broke the 49-year-old Hot 100 record of Don McLean's "American Pie" (1972) to become the longest song of all time to top the chart, clocking at 10 minutes and 13 seconds.[2]

Chart history

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Canadian singer Justin Bieber topped the chart for eight weeks, aided by "Peaches" and the Kid Laroi collaboration "Stay".
"Easy on Me" by English singer Adele, her first single in nearly six years, topped the chart for ten weeks total, seven of them in 2021.
American rapper Lil Nas X scored two number-one singles with "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" and "Industry Baby"; both from his debut album, Montero.
"What's Next" and "Way 2 Sexy" by Canadian rapper Drake charted atop the Hot 100 for one week each.
The best-performing single of 2021, "Levitating" by Dua Lipa, peaked at number two on the Hot 100 chart dated May 22, 2021.[3]
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
re January 2 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey [4][5]
re January 9 "Mood" 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior [6][7]
January 16 [8][9]
1116 January 23 "Drivers License" Olivia Rodrigo [10][11]
January 30 [12][13]
February 6 [14][15]
February 13 [16][17]
February 20 [18][19]
February 27 [20][21]
March 6 [22][23]
March 13 [24][25]
1117 March 20 "What's Next" Drake [26][27]
1118 March 27 "Up" Cardi B [28][29]
1119 April 3 "Peaches" Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon [30][31]
1120 April 10 "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Lil Nas X [32][33]
1121 April 17 "Leave the Door Open" Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)[note 1] [34][35]
1122 April 24 "Rapstar" Polo G [36][37]
May 1 [38][39]
1123 May 8 "Save Your Tears" The Weeknd and Ariana Grande [40][41]
May 15 [42][43]
re May 22 "Leave the Door Open" Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) [44][45]
1124 May 29 "Good 4 U" Olivia Rodrigo [46][47]
1125 June 5 "Butter" BTS [48][1]
June 12 [49][50]
June 19 [51][52]
June 26 [53][54]
July 3 [55][56]
July 10 [57][58]
July 17 [59][60]
1126 July 24 "Permission to Dance" [61][62]
re July 31 "Butter" [63][64]
August 7 [65][66]
1127 August 14 "Stay" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber [67][68]
August 21 [69][70]
August 28 [71][72]
September 4 [73][74]
re September 11 "Butter" BTS [75][76]
1128 September 18 "Way 2 Sexy" Drake featuring Future and Young Thug [77][78]
re September 25 "Stay" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber [79][80]
October 2 [81][82]
1129 October 9 "My Universe" Coldplay and BTS [83][84]
re October 16 "Stay" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber [85][86]
1130 October 23 "Industry Baby" Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow [87][88]
1131 October 30 "Easy on Me" Adele [89][90]
November 6 [91][92]
November 13 [93][94]
November 20 [95][96]
1132 November 27 "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" Taylor Swift [97][2]
re December 4 "Easy on Me" Adele [98][99]
December 11 [100][101]
December 18 [102][103]
re December 25 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey [104][105]

Number-one artists

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List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 BTS 12
2 Olivia Rodrigo 9
3 Justin Bieber 8
4 The Kid Laroi 7
Adele
6 Mariah Carey 2
24kGoldn
Iann Dior
Drake
Lil Nas X
Silk Sonic
Bruno Mars
Anderson .Paak
Polo G
The Weeknd
Ariana Grande
17 Cardi B 1
Daniel Caesar
Giveon
Future
Young Thug
Coldplay
Jack Harlow
Taylor Swift

See also

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References

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Footnote

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  1. ^ Silk Sonic is a duo consisting of American singers Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, both of whom are also credited individually for the song on the Billboard charts.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Trust, Gary (June 1, 2021). "Smooth Start: BTS' 'Butter' Blasts In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Trust, Gary (November 22, 2021). "Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well (Taylor's Version)' Soars In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Year-End Charts, Billboard Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "January 2, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (December 28, 2020). "Mariah Carey's 'Christmas' Back Atop Hot 100, As Dean Martin, Wham! & Chuck Berry Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "January 9, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (January 4, 2021). "24kGoldn's 'Mood' Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Lifts to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "January 16, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ Trust, Gary (January 11, 2021). "24kGoldn's 'Mood' Holds Atop Hot 100 For Eighth Week, Justin Bieber & AJR Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "January 23, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ Trust, Gary (January 19, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "January 30, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ Trust, Gary (January 25, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 for 2nd Week, Ariana Grande's '34+35' Bounds to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "February 6, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ Trust, Gary (February 1, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 For 3rd Week, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Hits Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "February 13, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ Trust, Gary (February 8, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Hot 100 for 4th Week, The Weeknd & CJ Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  18. ^ "February 20, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ Trust, Gary (February 16, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Tops Hot 100 for 5th Week, Cardi B's 'Up' Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  20. ^ "February 27, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ Trust, Gary (February 22, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Hot 100 For 6th Week, Lil Tjay's 'Calling My Phone' Dials Up No. 3 Debut". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  22. ^ "March 6, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ Trust, Gary (March 1, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Tops Hot 100 for 7th Week, Chris Brown & Young Thug's 'Go Crazy' Jumps to No. 3". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  24. ^ "March 13, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ Trust, Gary (March 8, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Hot 100 for 8th Week, The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Marks a Year in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  26. ^ "March 20, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ Trust, Gary (March 15, 2021). "Drake Makes Historic Hot 100 Start at Nos. 1, 2 & 3, Led by 'What's Next'". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  28. ^ "March 27, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ Trust, Gary (March 22, 2021). "Cardi B's 'Up' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 After Grammy Awards Performance". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  30. ^ "April 3, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ Trust, Gary (March 29, 2021). "Justin Bieber Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Peaches,' Becomes 1st Solo Male to Open Atop Hot 100 & Billboard 200 in Same Week". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  32. ^ "April 10, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ Trust, Gary (April 5, 2021). "Lil Nas X's 'Montero (Call Me by Your Name)' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  34. ^ "April 17, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ Trust, Gary (April 12, 2021). "Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak, as Silk Sonic, Top Billboard Hot 100 With 'Leave the Door Open'". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  36. ^ "April 24, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ Trust, Gary (April 19, 2021). "Polo G Scores First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With Debut of 'Rapstar'". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  38. ^ "May 1, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ Trust, Gary (April 26, 2021). "Polo G's 'Rapstar' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Hot 100, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Returns to Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  40. ^ "May 8, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ Trust, Gary (May 3, 2021). "The Weeknd & Ariana Grande's 'Save Your Tears' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  42. ^ "May 15, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ Trust, Gary (May 10, 2021). "The Weeknd & Ariana Grande Hold Atop Hot 100; Billie Eilish, The Kid LAROI & Miley Cyrus Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  44. ^ "May 22, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ Trust, Gary (May 19, 2021). "Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak – Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Leave the Door Open'". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  46. ^ "May 29, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ Trust, Gary (May 24, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo Scores Second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With Debut of 'Good 4 U'". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  48. ^ "June 5, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "June 12, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ Trust, Gary (June 7, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' on a Roll, Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  51. ^ "June 19, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ Trust, Gary (June 14, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Sticks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Bad Bunny's' 'Yonaguni' Debuts at No. 10". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  53. ^ "June 26, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  54. ^ Trust, Gary (June 21, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Tops Hot 100 For Fourth Week, Becoming Group's Longest Leading No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  55. ^ "July 3, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  56. ^ Trust, Gary (June 28, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Becomes Most-Heard Radio Hit". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  57. ^ "July 10, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  58. ^ Trust, Gary (July 6, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Ed Sheeran's 'Bad Habits' Debuts at No. 5". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  59. ^ "July 17, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  60. ^ Trust, Gary (July 12, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Returns to Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  61. ^ "July 24, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  62. ^ Trust, Gary (July 19, 2021). "BTS Blasts Onto Hot 100 at No. 1 With 'Permission to Dance,' The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Bow at No. 3 With 'Stay'". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  63. ^ "July 31, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  64. ^ Trust, Gary (July 26, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Ties For 2021's Longest Rule". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  65. ^ "August 7, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  66. ^ Trust, Gary (August 2, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 9th Week, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow's 'Industry Baby' Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  67. ^ "August 14, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  68. ^ Trust, Gary (August 9, 2021). "The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  69. ^ "August 21, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  70. ^ Trust, Gary (August 16, 2021). "The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Extend 'Stay' Atop Hot 100, The Weeknd's 'Take My Breath' Debuts in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  71. ^ "August 28, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  72. ^ Trust, Gary (August 23, 2021). "The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Lizzo & Cardi B's 'Rumors' Bows in Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  73. ^ "September 4, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  74. ^ Trust, Gary (August 30, 2021). "Extended 'Stay': The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Top Billboard Hot 100 For Fourth Week". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  75. ^ "September 11, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  76. ^ Trust, Gary (September 7, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Rebounds for 10th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100, Kanye West, Walker Hayes Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  77. ^ "September 18, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  78. ^ Trust, Gary (September 13, 2021). "Drake Dominates With Record 9 of Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Way 2 Sexy' at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  79. ^ "September 25, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  80. ^ Trust, Gary (September 20, 2021). "The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  81. ^ "October 2, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  82. ^ Trust, Gary (September 27, 2021). "The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Scores Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  83. ^ "October 9, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  84. ^ Trust, Gary (October 4, 2021). "Coldplay & BTS' 'My Universe' Blasts Off at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  85. ^ "October 16, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  86. ^ Trust, Gary (October 11, 2021). "The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Rules Billboard Hot 100, Wizkid's 'Essence' Hits Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  87. ^ "October 23, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  88. ^ Trust, Gary (October 18, 2021). "Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow's 'Industry Baby' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  89. ^ "October 30, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  90. ^ Trust, Gary (October 25, 2021). "Adele's 'Easy on Me' Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  91. ^ "November 6, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  92. ^ Trust, Gary (November 1, 2021). "Adele's 'Easy on Me' Rules Hot 100 for Second Week, Doja Cat's 'Need to Know' Hits Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  93. ^ "November 13, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  94. ^ Trust, Gary (November 8, 2021). "Adele Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Glass Animals Complete Record Run to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  95. ^ "November 20, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  96. ^ Trust, Gary (November 15, 2021). "Adele Rules Hot 100 for Fourth Week; Post Malone & The Weeknd, Silk Sonic Debut in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  97. ^ "November 27, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  98. ^ "December 4, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  99. ^ Trust, Gary (November 29, 2021). "Adele's 'Easy on Me' Rebounds for Fifth Week Atop Billboard Hot 100, 'Oh My God' Debuts at No. 5". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  100. ^ "December 11, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  101. ^ Trust, Gary (December 6, 2021). "Adele Holds Atop Hot 100, Mariah Carey Leads Sleigh Ride of Holiday Hits Back to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  102. ^ "December 18, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  103. ^ Trust, Gary (December 13, 2021). "Adele's 'Easy on Me' Adds 7th Week Atop Hot 100, SZA's 'I Hate U' Debuts at No. 7". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  104. ^ "December 25, 2021". Billboard Hot 100.
  105. ^ Trust, Gary (December 20, 2021). "Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Makes Record Return to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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