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Year-end countdown · The Current · December 31, 2021

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021

The year-end countdown (December 31, 2021) from The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ranks 89 songs, with “Strong Feelings” by Dry Cleaning at number one. The list features 72 different artists; CHVRCHES has the most entries with three songs.

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89 Strong Feelings Dry Cleaning 4 #56
88 Pick Up Your Feelings Jazmine Sullivan 2 #5
87 Steam Leon Bridges 5 #6
86 WusYaName Tyler, the Creator 2 #77
85 Monday The Regrettes 4 #3
84 Shame Shame Foo Fighters 15 #6
83 Record Player Daisy the Great 2 #22
82 Last Day On Earth Beabadoobee 5 #28
81 Keep Moving Jungle 4 #46
80 Rome Dessa 1 #80
79 Motel Room Kiss the Tiger 2 #79
78 Magnificent Hurt Elvis Costello and The Imposters 13 #11
77 Amoeba Clairo 9 #9
76 Vertigo Alice Merton 10 #13
75 Space Girl Frances Forever 7 #39
74 Back To Oz Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine 3 #74
73 All My Favorite Songs Weezer 14 #6
72 Certainty Big Thief 7 #18
71 Hush The Marias 11 #6
70 Brando Lucy Dacus 11 #8
69 I See You Phoebe Bridgers 4 #46
68 Worry With You Sleater-Kinney 11 #21
67 It's a good day (to fight the system) Shungudzo 5 #14
66 Charyse Low Cut Connie 2 #66
65 Diamond Studded Shoes Yola 15 #1
64 Walkman Bad Bad Hats 2 #64
63 Good Days SZA 5 #22
62 Strangers Black Pumas 7 #56
61 Racist, Sexist Boy - Live at LA Public Library) The Linda Lindas 2 #61
60 Mood Ring Lorde 5 #60
59 Silk Chiffon Muna 4 #10
58 Write a List Of Things to Look Forward To Courtney Barnett 9 #22
57 Black Dog Arlo Parks 2 #57
56 NDA Billie Eilish 4 #11
55 Moaning Lisa Smile Wolf Alice 20 #12
54 Stop Making This Hurt Bleachers 14 #6
53 Hot and Heavy Lucy Dacus 7 #17
52 Renegade Big Red Machine 1 #52
51 Magnolia Blues Adia Victoria 9 #37
50 Pay Your Way in Pain St. Vincent 12 #6
49 Serotonin Girl In Red 9 #7
48 Valentine Snail Mail 10 #1
47 Broken Horses Brandi Carlile 17 #5
46 The Last Man on Earth Wolf Alice 6 #31
45 Witchoo Durand Jones & The Indications 13 #13
44 Therefore I Am Billie Eilish 11 #10
43 Leave The Door Open Silk Sonic 8 #13
42 Bunny Is A Rider Caroline Polachek 4 #42
41 Mine Forever Lord Huron 12 #2
40 He Said She Said CHVRCHES 3 #40
39 Hello Hello Hello Remi Wolf 4 #17
38 Stand For Myself Yola 9 #9
37 Hold On To Love Kiss the Tiger 2 #37
36 Survivor Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 16 #7
35 Like I Used To Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen 11 #5
34 Black Myself Amythyst Kiah 14 #2
33 Motorbike Leon Bridges 13 #7
32 The Beachland Ballroom Idles 3 #32
31 Phoenix Big Red Machine 7 #29
30 Call me a Fool Valerie June 15 #4
29 Good Girls CHVRCHES 3 #24
28 I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance) Glass Animals 8 #1
27 Walking at a Downtown Pace Parquet Courts 5 #15
26 Not Dead Yet Lord Huron 17 #3
25 Russian Doll Gully Boys 2 #25
24 justified Kacey Musgraves 12 #10
23 I Need You Jon Batiste 19 #1
22 Taking Me Back Jack White 17 #3
21 Wet Dream Wet Leg 9 #1
20 The Hardest Cut Spoon 22 #4
19 Detroit Basketball Bad Bad Hats 2 #19
18 Easy On Me Adele 11 #5
17 Hurt Arlo Parks 17 #5
16 Quiet Town The Killers 11 #5
15 How Not To Drown CHVRCHES 7 #1
14 Can't Let Go Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 16 #4
13 Paprika Japanese Breakfast 9 #13
12 Bitter Taste Billy Idol 5 #4
11 Hypotheticals Lake Street Dive 21 #1
10 Solar Power Lorde 19 #6
9 Rumors Lizzo 3 #9
8 Be Sweet Japanese Breakfast 22 #2
7 817 Oakland Avenue Charlie Parr 7 #7
6 I Don't Live Here Anymore The War On Drugs 25 #2
5 FREEDOM Jon Batiste 19 #2
4 Days Like These Low 3 #4
3 brutal Olivia Rodrigo 6 #3
2 Right On Time Brandi Carlile 16 #1
1 Chaise Longue Wet Leg 29 #1

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About this countdown

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 was voted by The Current’s listeners (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) in December 31, 2021. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Current, "The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2021".

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