Top 106 Countdown of 2021

Top 106 Countdown of 2021

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The votes are in and now it’s finally time to reveal the Top 106 songs of 2021!

Thank you for listening with us all year long.

  1. The Bandit–Kings of Leon
  2. Break My Baby—Kaleo
  3. Stop Making This Hurt—Bleachers
  4. Hypotheticals—Lake Street Dive
  5. We are Between—Modest Mouse
  6. Fire For You—Cannons
  7. All You Ever Wanted—Rag’n’bone man
  8. Colorado—Milky Chance
  9. Elevator Boots—Counting Crows
  10. Let Down—Michigander
  11. See The World–Brett Dennen
  12. Headstart—Jade Bird
  13. Survivor—Nathaniel Rateliff + Night Sweats
  14. Hush—Marias
  15. Mine Forever—Lord Huron
  16. Vertigo—AM
  17. Freedom—Illiterate Light + Gilfillian
  18. 1st Time—Bakar
  19. Motorbike—Leon Bridges
  20. Not Dead Yet—Lord Huron
  21. Solar Power—Lorde
  22. I Need You—Jon Batiste
  23. Follow You—Imagine Dragons
  24. All My Favorite Songs—Weezer
  25. Sword From The Stone—Passenger
  26. Skin & Bones—Cage The Elephant
  27. You—Benny Blanco, Vance Joy, Marshmello
  28. Higher Power—Coldplay
  29. Making A Fire—Foo Fighters
  30. Bed Head—Manchester Orchestra
  31. Missing Piece—Vance Joy
  32. Be Sweet—Japanese Breakfast
  33. The Adults Are Talking—Strokes
  34. Care—Beabadoobee
  35. Roots & Wings—Wallflowers
  36. Wrecked—Imagine Dragons
  37. Leave Me Alone—IDKHOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
  38. Redemption—Nathaniel Rateliff
  39. Faith Healer—Julien Baker
  40. Long Way—Eddie Vedder
  41. Say—Moon Taxi
  42. Crawling Kingsnake—Black Keys
  43. Brightside—Lumineers
  44. Officer of Love—Caamp
  45. Quiet Town—The Killers
  46. I don’t live here anymore—The War On Drugs
  47. Can I Believe You—Fleet Foxes
  48. Diamond Studded Shoes—Yola
  49. Waiting on a war—Foo Fighters
  50. Last Train Home—John Mayer
  51. Justified—Kacey Musgraves
  52. How High—Record Company
  53. Right on Time—Brandi Carlile
  54. Angel of 8th Ave—Gang of Youths
  55. Leave Virginia Alone—Tom Petty
  56. Survivin’—Bastille
  57. Heatwave—Julien Baker
  58. Way Less Sad—AJR
  59. Love Love Love— My Morning Jacket
  60. Ghosts—Bruce Springsteen
  61. Cold—Chris Stapleton
  62. Madelyn—Anderson East
  63. Easy on me—Adele
  64. Chinatown—Bleachers/Springsteen
  65. Identical—Phoenix
  66. Supernatural Possession—Laura Jane Grace
  67. Coney Island—Taylor Swift Ft. The National
  68. I Need Some of That—Weezer
  69. Let Me Love You Like A Woman—Lana Del Rey
  70. Can You Handle My Love??—Walk the Moon
  71. Heading South—Zach Bryan
  72. Better Days—Dermot Kennedy
  73. Better—Michigander
  74. Can I Call You Tonight—Dayglow
  75. Good Day For A Good Day—Michael Franti & Spearhead
  76. Remember That Night—Sara Kays
  77. Amoeba—Clairo
  78. Brando—Lucy Dacus
  79. Can’t Let Go— Robert Plant & Allison Krauss
  80. Low—Chet Faker
  81. Mariposa—Peach Tree Rascals
  82. Echoing—Kings of Leon
  83. Shame Shame—Foo Fighters
  84. Call Me A Fool—Valerie June
  85. What You Say—Cold War Kids
  86. Open Up The Heavens—Jade Bird
  87. Sugar & Spice—Jocelyn & Chris
  88. Worry No More—Amos Lee
  89. Chaise Longue—Wet Leg
  90. Dried Up River—The Lone Bellow
  91. Close To You—Dayglow
  92. Impossible Weight—Deep Sea Diver
  93. Greatest Enemy—The Strumbellas
  94. Shy Away—Twenty One Pilots
  95. Steam—Leon Bridges
  96. Crutch—Band of Horses
  97. Write A List of Things To Look Forward to—Courtney Barnett
  98. The Sun Hasn’t Left—Modest Mouse
  99. Las Vegas—Houndmouth
  100. How Low—Heartless Bastards
  101. Wild Blue—John Mayer
  102. Freedom—Jon Batiste
  103. Bitter Taste—Billy Idol
  104. Silk Chiffon—MUNA + Phoebe Bridgers
  105. May We All—Dispatch
  106. Beggin—Maneskin

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