List of Billboard Digital Song Sales number ones of 2021 explained

The Billboard Digital Song Sales chart is a chart that ranks the most downloaded songs in the United States. Its data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each song's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a song by an act for a summarized figure.

In 2021, 28 acts reached number one (including features) with 22 songs. Fifteen artists achieved their first number-one digital song: Tom MacDonald, Gabby Barrett, Masked Wolf, Dua Lipa, DaBaby, Bryson Gray, Tyson James, Chandler Crump, Jack Harlow, State of Mine, Drew Jacobs, John Rich, Mike Rowe, Juice Wrld and Suga. The year was dominated by South Korean boy band BTS: they are the only act to have multiple number-one songs (5), one of only two acts to top the chart for multiple weeks, holding the top 10 digital song sales weeks of the year, and topping the chart for a total of 30 weeks. The band's "Dynamite" opened the year atop the chart, spending eight non-consecutive weeks in the lead (following its ten chart-topping weeks in 2020), making it the longest running number-one song in the chart's history, before being replaced by their own "Film Out". "Butter" later topped the chart for 18 non-consecutive weeks, tying the band's own "Dynamite", and accumulating at least 1,699,900 digital downloads.

Justin Bieber's "Anyone" became his 13th number-one song, breaking his tie with Drake for the most number-one songs by a male artist. It was replaced by singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo's debut single "Drivers License" which spent three weeks atop the chart, the only song not by BTS to top the chart for multiple weeks. Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)", a re-recorded version of her 2012 single "All Too Well", debuted atop the chart, extending her record as the artist with the most number-one songs on the chart, with 23. Following the release of a remix of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" with Ariana Grande, the song jumped to the number-one spot, becoming their sixth and eighth number-ones on the chart respectively.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing song of 2021[1]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Weekly salesRef(s)
January 2"Dynamite"16,000[2]
January 945,000[3]
January 16"Anyone"22,000[4]
January 23"Drivers License"38,000[5]
January 3027,000[6]
February 617,000[7]
February 13"Fake Woke"14,000[8]
February 20"Up"34,000[9]
February 27"Love Story (Taylor's Version)"25,000[10]
March 6"Dynamite"14,500[11]
March 1324,000[12]
March 2027,900[13]
March 2726,700[14]
April 343,000[15]
April 1037,700[16]
April 17"Film Out"19,000[17]
April 24"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"19,500[18]
May 1"The Good Ones"[19]
May 8"Save Your Tears" and 18,000[20]
May 15"Astronaut in the Ocean"12,500[21]
May 22"Levitating" featuring 19,900[22]
May 29"Seeing Green" featuring and 33,000[23]
June 5"Butter" 242,800[24]
June 12140,200[25]
June 19138,400[26]
June 26111,400[27]
July 3128,400[28]
July 10[29]
July 17108,800[30]
July 24"Permission to Dance"140,100[31]
July 31"Butter" 115,600[32]
August 7112,900[33]
August 1479,200[34]
August 2162,900[35]
August 2855,000[36]
September 468,800[37]
September 11143,000[38]
September 1884,500[39]
September 2548,000[40]
October 233,500[41]
October 9"My Universe" and 127,000[42]
October 1642,600[43]
October 23"Industry Baby" featuring 34,300[44]
October 30 "Easy on Me"74,000[45]
November 6"Let's Go Brandon" featuring and 48,000[46]
November 13[47]
November 20"Easy on Me"14,600[48]
November 27"All Too Well (Taylor's Version)"Taylor Swift57,800[49]
December 4"God's Country" and [50]
December 11"Santa's Gotta Dirty Job" and 13,000[51]
December 18"Butter" 26,500[52]
December 25"Girl of My Dreams" and 40,000[53]

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Notes and References

  1. Year-End Charts, Digital Sales. 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  2. Web site: BTS Rule The First Sales Chart Of 2021 With Their Unstoppable Smash 'Dynamite'. McIntyre. Hugh. December 28, 2020. Forbes. December 28, 2020.
  3. 24kGoldn's 'Mood' Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Lifts to Top 10. Trust. Gary. January 4, 2021. Billboard. subscription. January 4, 2021.
  4. 24kGoldn's 'Mood' Holds Atop Hot 100 For Eighth Week, Justin Bieber & AJR Hit Top 10. Trust. Gary. January 11, 2021. Billboard. subscription. January 11, 2021.
  5. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. January 19, 2021. Billboard. January 19, 2021.
  6. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 for 2nd Week, Ariana Grande's '34+35' Bounds to No. 2. Trust. Gary. January 25, 2021. Billboard. January 25, 2021.
  7. Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 For 3rd Week, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Hits Top Five. Trust. Gary. February 1, 2021. Billboard. February 1, 2021.
  8. Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Love Story' Sells 10,000 in U.S. on First Day. Trust. Gary. Caulfield. Keith. February 13, 2021. Billboard. February 15, 2021.
  9. RS Charts: Cardi B's 'Up' Launches at Number One. Leight. Elias. February 16, 2021. Rolling Stone. February 17, 2021.
  10. Taylor Swift's 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs Chart: 'I'm So Grateful to the Fans'. Trust. Gary. Asker. Jim. February 22, 2021. Billboard. February 22, 2021.
  11. Web site: Song Revenue Chart. March 3, 2021. HITS. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306204545/https://hitsdailydouble.com/song_revenue_chart. March 6, 2021. dead. March 8, 2021.
  12. Web site: BTS's 'Dynamite' Has Now Spent The Third-Most Weeks At No. 1 On The Sales Chart. McIntyre. Hugh. March 8, 2021. Forbes. March 10, 2021.
  13. Web site: BTS Hold Off New Hits From Drake, Justin Bieber And Bruno Mars To Stay At No. 1 On The Sales Chart. McIntyre. Hugh. March 18, 2021. Forbes. March 19, 2021.
  14. Web site: BTS's 'Dynamite' Ties The Record For The Second-Most Weeks At No. 1 On The Sales Chart. McIntyre. Hugh. March 23, 2021. Forbes. March 23, 2021.
  15. Web site: BTS's 'Dynamite' Ties The All-Time Record For Most Weeks At No. 1 On The Song Sales Chart. McIntyre. Hugh. March 29, 2021. Forbes. March 29, 2021.
  16. Web site: BTS's 'Dynamite' Breaks The All-Time Record For Most Weeks At No. 1 On The Sales Chart. McIntyre. Hugh. April 5, 2021. Forbes. April 5, 2021.
  17. Web site: BTS Replace Themselves At No. 1 On The Sales Chart With 'Film Out'. McIntyre. Hugh. April 12, 2021. Forbes. April 12, 2021.
  18. Polo G Scores First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With Debut of 'Rapstar'. Trust. Gary. April 19, 2021. Billboard. April 19, 2021.
  19. Digital Song Sales (The week of May 1, 2021). April 27, 2021. Billboard. April 27, 2021.
  20. 'Save Your Tears' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. May 3, 2021. Billboard. May 3, 2021.
  21. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande Hold Atop Hot 100; Billie Eilish, The Kid LAROI & Miley Cyrus Hit Top 10. Trust. Gary. May 10, 2021. Billboard. May 10, 2021.
  22. Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak – Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Leave the Door Open'. Trust. Gary. May 19, 2021. Billboard. May 19, 2021.
  23. Nicki Minaj Passes Janet Jackson With 32nd Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. Anderson. Trevor. May 27, 2021. Billboard. May 29, 2021.
  24. Smooth Start: BTS' 'Butter' Blasts In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. June 1, 2021. Billboard. June 1, 2021.
  25. BTS' 'Butter' on a Roll, Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. June 7, 2021. Billboard. June 7, 2021.
  26. BTS' 'Butter' Sticks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Bad Bunny's' 'Yonaguni' Debuts at No. 10. Trust. Gary. June 14, 2021. Billboard. June 14, 2021.
  27. BTS' 'Butter' Tops Hot 100 For Fourth Week, Becoming Group's Longest Leading No. 1. Trust. Gary. June 21, 2021. Billboard. June 21, 2021.
  28. BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Becomes Most-Heard Radio Hit. Trust. Gary. June 28, 2021. Billboard. June 28, 2021.
  29. BTS' 'Butter' Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Ed Sheeran's 'Bad Habits' Debuts at No. 5. Trust. Gary. July 6, 2021. Billboard. July 6, 2021.
  30. BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Returns to Top Five. Trust. Gary. July 12, 2021. Billboard. July 12, 2021.
  31. BTS Blasts Onto Hot 100 at No. 1 With 'Permission to Dance,' The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Bow at No. 3 With 'Stay'. Trust. Gary. July 19, 2021. Billboard. July 19, 2021.
  32. BTS' 'Butter' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Ties For 2021's Longest Rule. Trust. Gary. July 26, 2021. Billboard. July 26, 2021.
  33. BTS' 'Butter' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 9th Week, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow's 'Industry Baby' Debuts at No. 2. Trust. Gary. August 2, 2021. Billboard. August 2, 2021.
  34. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. August 9, 2021. Billboard. August 9, 2021.
  35. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Extend 'Stay' Atop Hot 100, The Weeknd's 'Take My Breath' Debuts in Top 10. Trust. Gary. August 16, 2021. Billboard. August 16, 2021.
  36. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Lizzo & Cardi B's 'Rumors' Bows in Top Five. Trust. Gary. August 23, 2021. Billboard. August 23, 2021.
  37. Extended 'Stay': The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Top Billboard Hot 100 For Fourth Week. Trust. Gary. August 30, 2021. Billboard. August 30, 2021.
  38. BTS' 'Butter' Rebounds for 10th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100, Kanye West, Walker Hayes Hit Top 10. Trust. Gary. September 7, 2021. Billboard. September 7, 2021.
  39. Drake Dominates With Record 9 of Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Way 2 Sexy' at No. 1. Trust. Gary. September 13, 2021. Billboard. September 13, 2021.
  40. Web site: BTS Tie One Of Lil Nas X's Biggest Billboard Records With Another Week At No. 1. McIntyre. Hugh. September 20, 2021. Forbes. September 29, 2021.
  41. Web site: BTS Ties Justin Bieber For The Second-Longest-Running Sales No. 1 In U.S. History. McIntyre. Hugh. September 27, 2021. Forbes. September 29, 2021.
  42. Coldplay & BTS' 'My Universe' Blasts Off at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. October 4, 2021. Billboard. October 4, 2021.
  43. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Rules Billboard Hot 100, Wizkid's 'Essence' Hits Top 10. Trust. Gary. October 11, 2021. Billboard. October 11, 2021.
  44. Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow's 'Industry Baby' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. October 18, 2021. Billboard. October 18, 2021.
  45. Adele's 'Easy on Me' Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. October 25, 2021. Billboard. October 25, 2021.
  46. Five Burning Questions: What's the Deal With These 'Let's Go Brandon' Songs on the Hot 100?. Billboard Staff. November 3, 2021. Billboard. November 8, 2021.
  47. Digital Song Sales (The week of November 13, 2021). November 16, 2021. Billboard. December 1, 2021.
  48. Adele Rules Hot 100 for Fourth Week; Post Malone & The Weeknd, Silk Sonic Debut in Top 10. Trust. Gary. November 15, 2021. Billboard. November 15, 2021.
  49. Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well (Taylor's Version)' Soars In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Trust. Gary. November 22, 2021. Billboard. November 22, 2021.
  50. Digital Song Sales (The week of December 4, 2021). November 30, 2021. Billboard. December 1, 2021.
  51. 'Job' Well Done: John Rich & Mike Rowe's Christmas Jingle Hits No. 1 on Country, Holiday Charts. December 7, 2021. Billboard. December 23, 2021.
  52. Web site: BTS's 'Butter' Ties The All-Time Record For The Most Weeks At No. 1 On The Sales Chart. McIntyre. Hugh. December 13, 2021. Forbes. December 13, 2021.
  53. Web site: BTS's Suga And Juice WRLD Chart The Bestselling Song In America. McIntyre. Hugh. December 21, 2021. Forbes. December 23, 2021.

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