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Year-end countdown · WYEP · December 2021

WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021

The year-end countdown (December 2021) from WYEP in Pittsburgh, PA ranks 91 songs, with “The Balcony” by Fruit Bats at number one. The list features 91 different artists.

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Year-end list published December 31, 2021; the page does not say how it was ranked.

# Song ListsBest
91 The Balcony Fruit Bats 3 #91
90 Rushing Water Sting 4 #15
89 Valentine Snail Mail 10 #1
88 Head On Jose Gonzalez 3 #46
87 Take It Or Leave It Angelique Kidjo 1 #87
86 Accidents Sierra Sellers 1 #86
85 Write a List Of Things to Look Forward To Courtney Barnett 9 #22
84 Low Era Geese 4 #46
83 Call me a Fool Valerie June 15 #4
82 What You Say Cold War Kids 12 #6
81 We Cannot Resist LUMP 2 #69
80 My Cleveland Heart Jackson Browne 6 #42
79 It's a good day (to fight the system) Shungudzo 5 #14
78 Just Sing Paul Luc 1 #78
77 Back To Oz Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine 3 #74
76 Dancin' Around My Grave Andy Frasco & The U.N. 5 #76
75 Johnny & Jonnie Twin Shadow 5 #1
74 Crawling Kingsnake The Black Keys 12 #6
73 Down In The Country Israel Nash 4 #16
72 Better Michigander 6 #12
71 Bed Head Manchester Orchestra 11 #1
70 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears 8 #13
69 U&ME Alt J 13 #13
68 Love & Hate In A Different Time Gabriels 6 #34
67 Jealous Ghosts The Living Street 1 #67
66 Once Twice Melody Beach House 11 #3
65 Hold U Indigo de Souza 4 #65
64 Solar Power Lorde 19 #6
63 Perennial Bloom (Back To You) Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real 6 #12
62 Rocky Trail Kings of Convenience 1 #62
61 Working On Me Allergies 1 #61
60 The Only Heartbreaker Mitski 8 #14
59 The Hardest Cut Spoon 22 #4
58 Long Way Eddie Vedder 9 #13
57 Magnolia Blues Adia Victoria 9 #37
56 Only Love Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard 1 #56
55 Stay High Childish Gambino 1 #55
54 Can't Stop The Rain Neal Francis 6 #33
53 Moaning Lisa Smile Wolf Alice 20 #12
52 Reverie Son Volt 1 #52
51 angel of 8th ave. Gang of Youths 2 #51
50 Spanish Doors Liz Phair 7 #50
49 Hold Me Joshua Henry 1 #49
48 Your Power Billie Eilish 8 #21
47 Sanctuary Hiss Golden Messenger 10 #5
46 Keep Moving Jungle 4 #46
45 Madelyn Anderson East 8 #16
44 My People Cha Wa 2 #44
43 How High The Record Company 7 #20
42 Phoenix Big Red Machine 7 #29
41 How Low Heartless Bastards 5 #12
40 Stop Making This Hurt Bleachers 14 #6
39 Harshest Critic Allison Ponthier 2 #39
38 Last Train Home John Mayer 7 #11
37 Stay In The Car Bachelor 8 #37
36 Echoing Kings of Leon 2 #36
35 Like I Used To Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen 11 #5
34 We Are Between Modest Mouse 13 #4
33 Leave The Door Open Silk Sonic 8 #13
32 All My Favorite Songs Weezer 14 #6
31 Hard Up The Bamboos 1 #31
30 Waiting On A War Foo Fighters 13 #3
29 Roots Cautious Clay 4 #29
28 Hold Yourself TuneYards 11 #22
27 Nightflyer Allison Russell 10 #1
26 Low Chet Faker 9 #4
25 How Not To Drown CHVRCHES 7 #1
24 662 Christone Kingfish Ingram 4 #2
23 Galacticana Strand Of Oaks 8 #23
22 Hypotheticals Lake Street Dive 21 #1
21 Elevate Benji. 1 #21
20 Fire Line Billy Strings 3 #20
19 Be Sweet Japanese Breakfast 22 #2
18 Witchoo Durand Jones & The Indications 13 #13
17 Hot and Heavy Lucy Dacus 7 #17
16 Survivor Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 16 #7
15 Diamond Studded Shoes Yola 15 #1
14 Questions Middle Kids 7 #7
13 Love Love Love My Morning Jacket 14 #8
12 Open Up The Heavens Jade Bird 6 #8
11 Not Dead Yet Lord Huron 17 #3
10 Family Farm Hold Steady 4 #10
9 Hurt Arlo Parks 17 #5
8 Black Myself Amythyst Kiah 14 #2
7 Motorbike Leon Bridges 13 #7
6 Pay Your Way in Pain St. Vincent 12 #6
5 Easy On Me Adele 11 #5
4 Can't Let Go Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 16 #4
3 I Don't Live Here Anymore The War On Drugs 25 #2
2 Right On Time Brandi Carlile 16 #1
1 I Need You Jon Batiste 19 #1

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About this countdown

WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021 was broadcast by WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA) in December 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: WYEP, "WYEP's Top 91 Songs of 2021".

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