BTS\u2019s \u201cDynamite\u201d and Dua Lipa\u2019s \u201cLevitating\u201d were hugely successful in 2021.<\/b>
\nAs 2021 comes to a close, music giants like Spotify, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, Billboard and more are releasing their lists for the most-listened and best-selling songs and albums of the year, and acts like BTS, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and Olivia Rodrigo have the lead on several charts\u2014here\u2019s a rundown of the most popular music this year. Several popular songs from last year bled over onto this year\u2019s charts. Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and Bad Bunny did not release new music this year, and their popularity in 2021 on Spotify and iHeartRadio comes from their releases in 2020. \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d was one of the most popular song\u2019s last year, and still charted on Apple Music in 2021. \u201cDynamite\u201d was also released last year. Last year\u2019s Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Year chart, which is based on sales, streams and radio plays, was topped by familiar names: The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d ranked first, followed by Post Malone\u2019s \u201cCircles,\u201d Roddy Ricch\u2019s \u201cThe Box,\u201d Dua Lipa\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Start Now\u201d and DaBaby and Roddy Ricch\u2019s \u201cRockstar.\u201d The most-popular album of last year, according to Billboard, was Post Malone\u2019s \u201cHollywood Is Bleeding.\u201d \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d was also the most-streamed song on Spotify last year. Old Music\u2014From Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande\u2014Outperforms New Music In 2021 On Biggest Radio Network (Forbes) Adele\u2019s \u201830\u2019 Becomes The Bestselling Album Of 2021 In Just Three Days (Forbes)<\/p>\n