Gabriella Cilli ’23
2021 has been a great year in the music industry! Olivia Rodrigo had an especially successful year in regards to her musical career. Billboard named her Top New Artist and Top Female Artist of 2021. Olivia was also the first woman to have 8 songs in Billboard’s Top 10 streaming at one time! Lil Nas X had a successful 2021 as well, his hit song Montero (Call Me By Your Name) was on Billboard’s top 200 chart for five consecutives weeks. Congrats to these two talented musicians!
Listed below are this year’s top artists, albums, and songs. Some additional facts and statistics about the music can be found, as well. Here’s to 2022- Untucked is excited to see what music is to come!
Best selling artists (audio network)
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Ed Sheeran
- The Weeknd
- Lil Nas X – The music video for “Industry Baby,” one of his top songs, has been watched over 118 million times (Billboard)
- Dua Lipa – Her song Levitating was number 1 on Billboard charts for 14 weeks.
Best selling albums (Official Charts)
- Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
- Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
- Greatest Hits by Queen
- We’re All Alone in This Together by Dave – Unlike the others listed, this album’s spot on the chart was earned through physical sales of vinyls, CDs, and cassettes.
- Divide by Ed Sheeran – The top song off of this album is Shape of You (audio network)
Best selling songs (Official Charts)
- “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo – during its first week of release, the song was streamed 65,873,080 times on Spotify alone (CBS News)
- “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo
- “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” ranked number five in the United States Billboard Hot 100.
- “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd
- “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo for her album SOUR
Border by Katie Nguyen ’23