iHeart has tallied total audience spins and streams across its radio stations nationwide and declared that ”Levitating” by Warner’s Dua Lipa was #1 in 2021, reaching an audience of nearly 1.2b people. The most-played artist of the year was Ariana Grande.

Top Overall Songs 2021

“Levitating,” Dua Lipa (1.19b+)
“Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd (969m+)
“34+35,” Ariana Grande (898m+)
“Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat f/SZA (888m+)
“MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name),” Lil Nas X (822m+)
“What You Know Bout Love,” Pop Smoke (810m+)
“good 4 u,” Olivia Rodrigo (733m+)
“Peaches,” Justin Bieber f/Daniel Caesar & GIVÄ’ON (696m+)
“Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic (692m+)
“drivers license,” Olivia Rodrigo (660m+)

Top Overall Artists 2021

Ariana Grande (2.6b+)
Dua Lipa (2.5b+)
The Weeknd (2.39b+)
Olivia Rodrigo (2.2b+)
Pop Smoke (1.99b+)
Doja Cat (1.66b+)
Justin Bieber (1.57b+)
Luke Combs (1.27b+)
Ed Sheeran (1.27b+)
Luke Bryan (1.18b+)

Top Country Songs 2021

“Just the Way,” Parmalee f/Blanco Brown
“Lady,” Brett Young
“What’s Your Country Song,” Thomas Rhett
“Single Saturday Night,” Cole Swindell
“Famous Friends,” Chris Young & Kane Brown
“Forever After All,” Luke Combs
“Better Together,” Luke Combs
“Gone,” Dierks Bentley
“Made for You,” Jake Owen
“One of Them Girls,” Lee Brice

Top Country Artists 2021

Luke Combs
Luke Bryan
Jason Aldean
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
Sam Hunt
Kenny Chesney
Dierks Bentley
Lee Brice
Dustin Lynch

Top Hip-Hop Songs 2021

“For the Night,” Pop Smoke f/Lil Baby & DaBaby
“What You Know Bout Love,” Pop Smoke
“You’re Mines Still,” Yung Bleu f/Drake
“On Me,” Lil Baby
“Time Today,” Moneybagg Yo
“Back in Blood,” Pooh Shiesty f/Lil Durk
“Calling My Phone,” Lil Tjay f/6LACK
“Beat Box,” SpotemGottem
“Late at Night,” Roddy Ricch
“Heartbreak Anniversary,” GIVÄ’ON

Top Hip-Hop Artists 2021

Pop Smoke
Drake
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Roddy Ricch
Yung Bleu
Rod Wave
Megan Thee Stallion
Pooh Shiesty
Lil Tjay

Top Alternative Songs 2021

“Monsters,” All Time Low f/blackbear
“Follow You,” Imagine Dragons
“Sofia,” Clairo
“my ex’s best friend,” Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear
“All My Favorite Songs,” Weezer f/AJR
“Shy Away,” Twenty One Pilots
“Therefore I Am,” Billie Eilish
“Waiting on a War,” Foo Fighters
“Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
“Nowhere Generation,” Rise Against

Top Alternative Artists 2021

Green Day
Twenty One Pilots
Imagine Dragons
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Linkin Park
Foo Fighters
Weezer
All Time Low
Machine Gun Kelly
Blink-182

Top R&B Songs 2021

“Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic
“Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Damage,” H.E.R.
“Can’t Let It Show,” Tank
“He Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout It,” Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis f/Babyface
“You Made a Fool of Me,” Anthony Hamilton
“Not Another Love Song,” Ella Mai
“Look Easy,.” Robin Thicke
“Complicated,” Leela James
“Essence,” Wizkid f/Tems

Top R&B Artists 2021

H.E.R.
Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak/Silk Sonic
Ella Mai
Chris Brown
Jazmine Sullivan
Mary J. Blige
Wale
Khalid
Tank
Usher