# List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2021

This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart, in 2021.

## Top-ten singles

Key
* ↑ – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut
* † – indicates Best performing song of the year
* (#) – 2021 Year-end top 10 single position and rank
* The "weeks in top ten" column reflects each song's entire chart life, not just its run during 2021.
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles that peaked in 2021 :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| Singles from 2020 |||||||
| August 1 | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug | 3 | March 6 | 13 |
| November 14 | "34+35" ↑ | Ariana Grande | 2 | January 30 | 10 |
| Singles from 2021 |||||||
| January 9 | "Levitating" † (#1) | Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby | 2 | May 22 | 41 |
| January 16 | "Anyone" ↑ | Justin Bieber | 6 | January 16 | 1 |
| January 16 | "Bang!" | AJR | 8 | January 23 | 4 |
| January 23 | "Drivers License" ↑ (#8) | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | January 23 | 16 |
| January 23 | "Wasted on You" ↑ | Morgan Wallen | 9 | January 23 | 1 |
| January 23 | "Good Days" | SZA | 9 | February 6 | 3 |
| February 13 | "Save Your Tears" (#2) | The Weeknd and Ariana Grande | 1 | May 8 | 27 |
| February 13 | "Whoopty" | CJ | 10 | February 13 | 1 |
| February 20 | "Up" ↑ | Cardi B | 1 | March 27 | 12 |
| February 20 | "What You Know Bout Love" | Pop Smoke | 9 | March 13 | 4 |
| February 27 | "Calling My Phone" ↑ | Lil Tjay featuring 6lack | 3 | February 27 | 3 |
| March 20 | "What's Next" ↑ | Drake | 1 | March 20 | 3 |
| March 20 | "Wants and Needs" ↑ | Drake featuring Lil Baby | 2 | March 20 | 2 |
| March 20 | "Lemon Pepper Freestyle" ↑ | Drake featuring Rick Ross | 3 | March 20 | 1 |
| March 20 | "Leave the Door Open" ↑ (#7) | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) | 1 | April 17 | 18 |
| April 3 | "Peaches" ↑ (#10) | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | 1 | April 3 | 16 |
| April 10 | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" ↑ (#9) | Lil Nas X | 1 | April 10 | 20 |
| April 17 | "Deja Vu" ↑ | Olivia Rodrigo | 3 | June 5 | 15 |
| April 17 | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | 6 | May 22 | 11 |
| April 24 | "Rapstar" ↑ | Polo G | 1 | April 24 | 5 |
| April 24 | "Kiss Me More" ↑ (#6) | Doja Cat featuring SZA | 3 | July 10 | 27 |
| May 15 | "Without You" | The Kid Laroi and Miley Cyrus | 8 | May 15 | 2 |
| May 15 | "Your Power" ↑ | Billie Eilish | 10 | May 15 | 1 |
| May 22 | "Interlude" ↑ | J. Cole | 8 | May 22 | 1 |
| May 29 | "Good 4 U" ↑ (#5) | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | May 29 | 24 |
| May 29 | "My Life" ↑ | J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray | 2 | May 29 | 1 |
| May 29 | "Amari" ↑ | J. Cole | 5 | May 29 | 1 |
| May 29 | "Pride Is the Devil" ↑ | J. Cole and Lil Baby | 7 | May 29 | 1 |
| May 29 | "95 South" ↑ | J. Cole | 8 | May 29 | 1 |
| June 5 | "Butter" ↑ | BTS | 1 | June 5 | 15 |
| June 5 | "Traitor" ↑ | Olivia Rodrigo | 9 | June 5 | 1 |
| June 19 | "Yonaguni" ↑ | Bad Bunny | 10 | June 19 | 1 |
| July 10 | "Bad Habits" ↑ | Ed Sheeran | 2 | August 28 | 26 |
| July 24 | "Permission to Dance" ↑ | BTS | 1 | July 24 | 3 |
| July 24 | "Stay" ↑ | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | 1 | August 14 | 44 |
| August 7 | "Industry Baby" ↑ | Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow | 1 | October 23 | 21 |
| August 21 | "Take My Breath" ↑ | The Weeknd | 6 | August 21 | 1 |
| August 28 | "Rumors" ↑ | Lizzo featuring Cardi B | 4 | August 28 | 1 |
| September 11 | "Hurricane" ↑ | Kanye West | 6 | September 11 | 1 |
| September 11 | "Fancy Like" | Walker Hayes | 3 | October 16 | 11 |
| September 11 | "Jail" ↑ | Kanye West | 10 | September 11 | 1 |
| September 18 | "Way 2 Sexy" ↑ | Drake featuring Future and Young Thug | 1 | September 18 | 9 |
| September 18 | "Girls Want Girls" ↑ | Drake featuring Lil Baby | 2 | September 18 | 2 |
| September 18 | "Fair Trade" ↑ | Drake featuring Travis Scott | 3 | September 18 | 1 |
| September 18 | "Champagne Poetry" ↑ | Drake | 4 | September 18 | 1 |
| September 18 | "Knife Talk" ↑ | Drake featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat | 4 | September 25 | 5 |
| September 18 | "In the Bible" ↑ | Drake featuring Lil Durk and Giveon | 7 | September 18 | 1 |
| September 18 | "Papi's Home" ↑ | Drake | 8 | September 18 | 1 |
| September 18 | "TSU" ↑ | Drake | 9 | September 18 | 1 |
| September 18 | "Love All" ↑ | Drake featuring Jay-Z | 10 | September 18 | 1 |
| October 9 | "My Universe" ↑ | Coldplay and BTS | 1 | October 9 | 1 |
| October 16 | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | 9 | October 23 | 2 |
| October 30 | "Easy on Me" | Adele | 1 | October 30 | 23 |
| November 6 | "Need to Know" | Doja Cat | 8 | November 13 | 9 |
| November 20 | "One Right Now" ↑ | Post Malone and The Weeknd | 6 | November 20 | 1 |
| November 20 | "Smokin out the Window" ↑ | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) | 5 | November 27 | 3 |
| November 27 | "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" ↑ | Taylor Swift | 1 | November 27 | 2 |
| December 4 | "Oh My God" ↑ | Adele | 5 | December 4 | 1 |
| December 18 | "I Hate U" ↑ | SZA | 7 | December 18 | 1 |

### 2020 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2021 that peaked in 2020 :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| February 29 | "Blinding Lights" (#3) | The Weeknd | 1 | April 4 | 57 |
| August 29 | "Laugh Now Cry Later" ↑ | Drake featuring Lil Durk | 2 | August 29 | 19 |
| August 29 | "I Hope" | Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth | 3 | November 21 | 14 |
| September 5 | "Dynamite" ↑ | BTS | 1 | September 5 | 13 |
| September 12 | "Mood" (#4) | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | 1 | October 24 | 31 |
| October 3 | "Holy" ↑ | Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper | 3 | October 3 | 14 |
| November 7 | "Positions" ↑ | Ariana Grande | 1 | November 7 | 17 |

### 2022 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2021 that peaked in 2022 :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| October 2 | "Thats What I Want" ↑ | Lil Nas X | 8 | April 2 | 9 |
| October 23 | "Shivers" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | January 15 | 19 |
| November 13 | "Heat Waves" | Glass Animals | 1 | March 12 | 37 |

### Holiday season

Holiday titles first making the Billboard Hot 100 top ten during the 2020–21 holiday season :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| December 19, 2020 | "Feliz Navidad" | José Feliciano | 6 | January 2, 2021 | 9 |
| January 2, 2021 | "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" | Dean Martin | 7 | January 6, 2024 | 6 |
| January 2, 2021 | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 3 | December 14, 2024 | 17 |
| January 2, 2021 | "Run Rudolph Run" | Chuck Berry | 10 | January 2, 2021 | 1 |
Recurring holiday titles, appearing in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten in previous holiday seasons :
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| December 30, 2017 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1 | December 21, 2019 | 37 |
| December 29, 2018 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Andy Williams | 5 | January 2, 2021 | 20 |
| January 5, 2019 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Brenda Lee | 1 | December 9, 2023 | 30 |
| January 5, 2019 | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Bobby Helms | 3 | January 4, 2020 | 27 |
| January 5, 2019 | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Burl Ives | 4 | January 4, 2020 | 26 |