From Up, WAP, and I Like It, Pandora listeners made it known 29-year-old rapper Cardi B was the fan favorite for the second year in a row — and to be honest, we are also big fans here! In addition to maintaining her place atop the chart for 2021, the GRAMMY-nominated artist’s presence is felt elsewhere on this year’s list as a featured artist on “Wild Side” by Normani (#18) and “Rumors” by Lizzo (#85).
The 2021 Top Thumb Hundred are the annual ranking of the most-loved songs by Pandora listeners. Only Pandora lets users “thumb” songs to create a personalized listening experience that evolves with their taste and preferences. By tapping the thumbs-up icon when they hear a song they like (or thumbs-down when they don’t), listeners enable Pandora’s recommendation technology to serve up the perfect songs for each user and every moment. With over 100 billion generated by users (and counting), Pandora’s thumbs are a unique barometer for what’s hot in music right now.
Drake has claimed the most spots in 2021’s rankings with 9 tracks – 4 of which made the top 20. His single Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug) comes in at #8, with Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat), What’s Next, and Girls Want Girls (feat. Lil Baby) ranking at #10, #12 and #13, respectively.
Megan Thee Stallion put up 5 songs on this year’s list, mind you, all while getting her degree from Texas Southern University!
Adele, who has made the list in the past, returns this year with Easy On Me. Doja Cat appears with her GRAMMY-nominated tracks Kiss Me More and Need To Know, and Ed Sheeran’s dancefloor-friendly smash Bad Habits broke the top 20.
New to the Top Thumb Hundred is pop-country crossover favorite Walker Hayes with his GRAMMY-nominated Fancy Like, I mean, how many of us learned the dance and did it a million times in the past couple months? (raises hand).
Want to see who made your personal list of most-loved songs for 2021? Check it out with Pandora Playback at: Playback.Pandora.com. Let us know who was your number 1!
Pandora Top Thumbed Tracks of 2021
- Up – Cardi B
- Leave The Door Open – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic
- Easy On Me – Adele
- Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
- Time Today – Moneybagg Yo
- Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) – Saweetie
- Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug) – Drake
- Cry Baby (feat. DaBaby) – Megan Thee Stallion
- STAY – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
- Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat) – Drake
- Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
- What’s Next – Drake
- Girls Want Girls (feat. Lil Baby) – Drake
- Body – Megan Thee Stallion
- Wockesha – Moneybagg Yo
- On Me – Lil Baby
- Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) – Justin Bieber
- Wild Side (feat. Cardi B) – Normani
- Thot Shit – Megan Thee Stallion
- EVERY CHANCE I GET (feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk) – DJ Khaled
