Songs of 2021 (No Embed)

These are some of the songs I liked over the last year, grouped by ‘tiers’.

Also, The title is a lie. Technically, these are songs released between [01 Dec 2020] and [31 Nov 2021]. Songs from Dec 2021 will be considered in the next year’s list.

! Warning: Some of these songs are (very) explicit in nature.

If you have spotify, you can find embedded playlists here.

S Tier: Best of the Best 🔗

1. “Amazonia” by Gojira
2. “Tú Sí Sabes Quererme” by Natalia Lafourcade, Mare Advertencia Lirika, Rubén Blades
3. “Guerrilla” by Remi Wolf
4. “Long Lost” by Lord Huron
5. “Phuljhadiyon” by A.R. Rahman, Shilpa Rao
6. “John L” by black midi
7. “Rainforest” by Noname
8. “FataFaati (From Sonic Roots - Songs of Soil)” by Amit Trivedi, Rana Mazumder, Goutam Das Baul
9. “Running with the Wolves - WolfWalkers Version” by AURORA
10. “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X
11. “Gold Chains” by Genesis Owusu

A++ Tier: Great songs 🔗

1. “Naan Dhaan Da Mass” by Santhosh Narayanan, ofRO, Arivu
2. “Please - Single Edit” by Jessie Ware
3. “RUSSIAN WOMAN” by Manizha
4. “Long Legged Larry” by Aesop Rock
5. “LUMBERJACK” by Tyler, The Creator
6. “Gum Gum Girl” by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
7. “MODO TURBO” by Luísa Sonza, Pabllo Vittar, Anitta
8. “Purge The Poison” by MARINA
9. “Not Dead Yet” by Lord Huron
10. “Born For One Thing” by Gojira
11. “SHUM” by Go_A
12. “Pow” by The Go! Team
13. “10 Years” by Daði Freyr
14. “Voilà” by Barbara Pravi

A+ Tier: Very Good songs 🔗

1. “Dirtknock” by Madlib
2. “Little Deer” by Spellling
3. “Prada” and “Rakata” by Arca
4. “Introvert” by Little Simz
5. “La Secta” by Meridian Brothers, Conjunto Media Luna
6. “Hazy” by Chloe x Halle
7. “Keep Killin” by G Perico, Rucci
8. “Lapdance from Asia” by Cosha, Shygirl
9. “Stories” by Sarah Neufeld
10. “Linda” by Tokischa, ROSALÍA
11. “I must apologise” by PinkPantheress
12. “MIND SPLITTER” by Lil Texas
13. “Madre” by Arca, Oliver Coates
14. “BUZZCUT (feat. Danny Brown)” by BROCKHAMPTON, Danny Brown
15. “Mulher Homem Bicho” by Ana Frango Elétrico
16. “NAINAINAI” by ATARASHII GAKKO!
17. “PANIC ATTACK” by Pussy Riot
18. “Nobody Knows We Are Fun” by CHAI
19. “Sylph Fossil” by Iglooghost
20. “Lonestar” by Twin Shadow
21. “Unintelligible (feat. nascar aloe)” by Jasiah, nascar aloe
22. “Rumor” by Moore Kismet, WYN
23. “Yüce Dag Basinda” by Altin Gün
24. “Pressure” by Ari Lennox
25. “All My Favorite Songs” by Weezer
26. “Days Like These” by Low
27. “Honey - Medasin Remix” by KUČKA
28. “Tootay” by Ankur Tewari
29. “The Chocolate Conquistadors (From Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist)” by BADBADNOTGOOD, MF DOOM
30. “Slow (Loud)” by black midi

A Tier: Good Songs (Ordered Arbitrarily) 🔗

Many of these could’ve been in lists above, but I simply haven’t replayed them enough.

Shuffle recommended!

1. “暴露” by tricot
2. “Øve Os På Hinanden” by Fyr Og Flamme
3. “Vendetta” by Iceage
4. “UNISIL” by SOPHIE
5. “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” by David Bowie
6. “Tout l’univers” by Gjon’s Tears
7. “To the Country” by Viagra Boys
8. “Tick-Tock” by Albina
9. “Thumbs” by Lucy Dacus
10. “Theme of Tenkorin” by CHAI
11. “The Wild Kindness (feat. Cassie Berman)” by Bill Callahan, Bonnie Prince Billy
12. “The Limit” by DARKSIDE
13. “The Kiss Of Venus (Dominic Fike)” by Paul McCartney, Dominic Fike
14. “Technicolour” by Montaigne
15. “Spectre of Extinction” by At The Gates
16. “Sorry” by Danny Elfman
17. “Smokin Out The Window” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
18. “Skegee” by JID
19. “sinclair” by girl_irl
20. “SHELTER ft Wyclef Jean, ft Chance The Rapper” by VIC MENSA, Wyclef Jean, Chance the Rapper
21. “She Abunai” by Alice Longyu Gao, Mura Masa, bülow
22. “SHADOW” by BABii
23. “Secret” by YUKIKA
24. “Samurai Sword” by Chad VanGaalen
25. “Rumpus Room” by Xiu Xiu, Liars
26. “Rock A Bye Baby” by A.R. Rahman, Julia Gartha, Khatija Rahman
27. “Reach Out” by Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine
28. “Ram It Down (feat. Mood Killer, Lil Mariko & Lil Texas) [Lil Texas Remix]” by Dorian Electra, Mood Killer, Lil Mariko, Lil Texas
29. “Quiet On Set” by Remi Wolf
30. “Pink Lunettes” by Pond
31. “Photo ID (with Dominic Fike)” by Remi Wolf, Dominic Fike
32. “PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE” by Lingua Ignota
33. “Peace Signs (By IDLES)” by Sharon Van Etten, IDLES
34. “Pay Your Way In Pain” by St. Vincent
35. “Painting a Clear Picture from a Unreliable Narrator” by SeeYouSpaceCowboy…
36. “Otomo” by Bonobo, O’Flynn
37. “One Step Closer - 100 gecs Reanimation” by Linkin Park, 100 gecs
38. “One + One” by Death From Above 1979
39. “On It” by Jazmine Sullivan, Ari Lennox
40. “Nunca Estoy” by C. Tangana
41. “Nothing New (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers
42. “Narrator” by Squid, Martha Skye Murphy
43. “mentality” by euphorian
44. “Made of Gold” by Ibeyi, Pa Salieu
45. “Lovemonth” by YUKIKA
46. “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift
47. “Love More (By Fiona Apple)” by Sharon Van Etten, Fiona Apple
48. “Looking Down” by Youth Code, King Yosef
49. “Lily” by Richard Dawson, Circle
50. “LiLBiTcH (feat. Rico Nasty & Soleima)” by chillpill, Rico Nasty, Soleima
51. “Life Is Not The Same” by James Blake
52. “Leave The Door Open” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
53. “Lawmaker” by DARKSIDE
54. “L8r Boi” by Ashnikko
55. “Kill Me” by Indigo De Souza
56. “Kelly’s Meat Emporium” by Carcass
57. “Justine Go Genesis” by Sleigh Bells
58. “Just for me” by PinkPantheress
59. “Judas” by Big Freedia
60. “Jealous (feat. Rico Nasty)” by Mahalia, Rico Nasty
61. “Interlocked” by Danny L Harle, DJ Mayhem
62. “Hututu” by A.R. Rahman, Shashaa Tirupati
63. “How Dare You Want More” by Bleachers
64. “Haircut” by Petey, Miya Folick
65. “Greed” by Tash Sultana
66. “Gravity (feat. Tyler, The Creator)” by Brent Faiyaz, DJ Dahi, Tyler, The Creator
67. “Grand National” by Courting
68. “Favor” by Julien Baker
69. “Emptiness” by Gatecreeper
70. “edamame (feat. Rich Brian)” by bbno$, Rich Brian
71. “Dumb Enough” by Kirin J Callinan
72. “Dirty Mouth” by Alice Phoebe Lou
73. “Dimension M2” by Stereolab
74. “Diamond Studded Shoes” by Yola
75. “Darker Place” by Rachel Chinouriri
76. “Coming Up Tough” by Chubby and the Gang
77. “Cimmerian Shade” by Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine
78. “Cien Años” by Natalia Lafourcade, Pepe Aguilar
79. “Cherry” by Anna Fox Rochinski
80. “Chaos Space Marine” by Black Country, New Road
81. “Chaise Longue” by Wet Leg
82. “Butterflies (with Starrah & Four Tet)” by Skrillex, Starrah, Four Tet
83. “Born This Way - The Country Road Version” by Orville Peck
84. “Birth Of A New Age” by Jeangu Macrooy
85. “BALONEY (freestyle)” by Alice Gas
86. “Babalon” by Andrew W.K.
87. “B4 The Computer Crash” by Vegyn
88. “Art of War (feat. Denzel Curry & Rico Nasty)” by Jasiah, Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty
89. “Animal” by LUMP, Laura Marling, Mike Lindsay
90. “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” by Taylor Swift
91. “Alfonsina y El Mar” by Natalia Lafourcade
92. “Adrenalina” by Senhit, Flo Rida
93. “A Bottle of Rum” by Xiu Xiu, Liz Harris
94. “‘Cosmic’.4a [The Alchemist Version Feat. Joey BadA$$]” by Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Joey Bada$$, The Alchemist