2021

The post-pandemic rebound fueled a year of feel-good pop and nostalgic throwbacks. Dua Lipa's disco-revival 'Levitating' dominated through sheer streaming longevity, Olivia Rodrigo emerged as the year's breakout with two top-ten hits from her debut album, and Silk Sonic's 'Leave the Door Open' channeled 1970s soul into a Grammy-sweeping comeback.