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2021 TikTok Songs (Updated Nov 11, 2026)

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2021 TikTok songs, updated

The most popular TikTok songs of 2021 are led by Masked Wolf's "Astronaut In The Ocean," which topped TikTok's own global year-end list.

It is still trending because the "rolling down in the deep" hook turned into a meme that ran for months.

Måneskin's "Beggin'" and Popp Hunna's "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)" sit right behind it.

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Popular TikTok songs 2021

This year is complete, so this ranked list is an archive.

  1. 1
    Astronaut In The Ocean by Masked Wolf

    Astronaut In The Ocean

    Masked Wolf

    Trend rolling down in the deep meme

    Masked Wolf's "Astronaut In The Ocean" topped TikTok's 2021 global list because its "rolling down in the deep" hook became a meme across millions of creations.

    TikTokBillboardReleased 2019
  2. 2
    Beggin' by Måneskin

    Beggin'

    Måneskin

    Trend Eurovision rock cover

    Måneskin's rock cover of "Beggin'" landed at number two globally in 2021 after the Eurovision winners' version spread across TikTok.

    TikTokReleased 2017
  3. 3
    Adderall (Corvette Corvette) by Popp Hunna

    Adderall (Corvette Corvette)

    Popp Hunna

    Trend Corvette Corvette dance challenge

    Popp Hunna's "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)" was the biggest TikTok song in the U.S. in 2021 because a dance challenge carried it from Philadelphia worldwide.

    TikTokReleased 2020
  4. 4
    SugarCrash! by ElyOtto

    SugarCrash!

    ElyOtto

    Trend hyperpop sugar rush

    ElyOtto's "SugarCrash!" hit number four globally in 2021 as TikTok's biggest hyperpop moment of the year.

    TikTokReleased 2020
  5. 5
    STAY by The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber

    STAY

    The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber

    Trend snippet-first release

    The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "STAY" placed fifth globally in 2021 after Laroi previewed the snippet on TikTok months before release.

    TikTokBillboardReleased 2021
  6. 6
    Life Goes On by Oliver Tree

    Life Goes On

    Oliver Tree

    Trend vibey pop jam

    Oliver Tree's "Life Goes On" ranked sixth globally in 2021 as one of the year's most effortlessly shareable sounds.

    TikTokReleased 2019
  7. 7
    Buss It by Erica Banks

    Buss It

    Erica Banks

    Trend Buss It Challenge

    Erica Banks' "Buss It" came in seventh globally in 2021 because the Buss It Challenge turned its Nelly-sampling beat into millions of twerks.

    TikTokReleased 2020
  8. 8
    Clap For 'Em by YungManny

    Clap For 'Em

    YungManny

    Trend Clap For Em dance

    YungManny's "Clap For 'Em" with Flo Milli and Sada Baby reached number eight globally in 2021 with help from two breakout TikTok rappers.

    TikTokReleased 2021
  9. 9
    Up by Cardi B

    Up

    Cardi B

    Trend drill-flavored solo single

    Cardi B's "Up" closed the global top ten in 2021 as her only solo single of the year and a fixture of TikTok dances.

    TikTokReleased 2021
  10. 10
    Kiss Me More by Doja Cat

    Kiss Me More

    Doja Cat

    Trend Planet Her pop duet

    Doja Cat's "Kiss Me More" with SZA was TikTok's fourth most-viewed song in the U.S. in 2021 and lifted her Planet Her era.

    TikTokReleased 2021
  11. 11
    drivers license by Olivia Rodrigo

    drivers license

    Olivia Rodrigo

    Trend breakup storytelling

    Olivia Rodrigo's drivers license stays a TikTok standard for breakups and emotional confusion because the lyrics are direct enough to fit any story.

    BillboardSpotifyTikTokReleased 2021
  12. 12
    double take by dhruv

    double take

    dhruv

    Trend bedroom pop slow burn

    dhruv's "double take" reached number twelve on TikTok's 2021 global list as a slow-burning bedroom pop sound.

    TikTokReleased 2019
  13. 13
    Todo De Ti by Rauw Alejandro

    Todo De Ti

    Rauw Alejandro

    Trend Latin pop crossover

    Rauw Alejandro's "Todo De Ti" landed at sixteen on TikTok's 2021 global list as Latin music climbed the platform's genre ranks.

    TikTokReleased 2021
  14. 14
    Rasputin (7" Version) by Boney M.

    Rasputin (7" Version)

    Boney M.

    Trend classic disco revival

    Boney M.'s "Rasputin" cracked TikTok's 2021 global top 20 decades after release and returned to the UK and Billboard dance charts.

    TikTokReleased 1978
  15. 15
    The Magic Bomb by Hoàng Read

    The Magic Bomb

    Hoàng Read

    Trend Vietnamese dance trend

    Hoàng Read's "The Magic Bomb" made TikTok's 2021 global top 20 and soundtracked one of the year's most enduring dance trends.

    TikTokReleased 2021
  16. 16
    Meet Me At Our Spot by WILLOW

    Meet Me At Our Spot

    WILLOW

    Trend live version nostalgia trend

    WILLOW's "Meet Me At Our Spot" spread on TikTok in 2021 through a live performance that powered nostalgia and cartoon filter trends.

    TikTokReleased 2021
  17. 17
    Into The Thick Of It by The Backyardigans

    Into The Thick Of It

    The Backyardigans

    Trend cartoon kids song sketches

    The Backyardigans' "Into The Thick Of It" became a 2021 TikTok staple because creators built comedic sketches around the kids' cartoon song.

    TikTok

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The trends of 2021

2021 was the year TikTok stopped being a side channel and became the main one.

TikTok said roughly 430 songs passed a billion video views as sounds that year, about three times the 2020 number.

More than 175 songs that trended on the app went on to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

The global top ten is a mix of Australian rap, Italian rock, hyperpop and Philly drill, which is a pretty good snapshot of the app.

Below the top ten you get regional hits like dhruv's "double take" and Hoàng Read's "The Magic Bomb" that never needed U.S. radio.

Rankings here follow TikTok's published global list first, then its U.S. list for the songs that only charted there.

TikTok songs 2021: questions

What was the number one song on TikTok in 2021?

Globally it was Masked Wolf's "Astronaut In The Ocean," which TikTok named its top song in video creations for 2021.

In the U.S. only, the number one spot went to Popp Hunna's "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)."

Both rankings came from TikTok's December 2021 music report.

How many songs trended on TikTok in 2021?

TikTok reported that about 430 songs surpassed one billion video views as TikTok sounds in 2021, a threefold jump over 2020.

It also said over 175 songs that trended on the app charted on the Billboard Hot 100 that year, twice as many as the year before.

Which artist had the most-used catalog on TikTok in 2021?

Megan Thee Stallion finished first for the second straight year, with Doja Cat at number two.

Megan's "Cognac Queen" also made the global top ten, while Doja's "Kiss Me More" with SZA was TikTok's fourth most-viewed song in the U.S.

What old song went viral on TikTok in 2021?

Boney M.'s 1978 disco hit "Rasputin" cracked TikTok's global top 20 and returned to the UK top 20 and the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills" and Kid Cudi's "Day 'n' Nite" led TikTok's comeback category for songs released five to 25 years earlier.

Why was "Astronaut In The Ocean" so big on TikTok?

The track came out in 2019 from a then-unknown Sydney rapper and became a sleeper hit in 2021.

Its opening line about rolling down in the deep became a recognizable meme, and Music Week reported it had appeared in 8.8 million videos since release.

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