1. Sam Fender, ‘Seventeen Going Under’
2. Little Simz, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’
3. Wolf Alice, ‘Blue Weekend’
4. Self Esteem, ‘Prioritise Pleasure’
5. Tyler, the Creator, ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’
6. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, ‘Carnage’
7. Arlo Parks, ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’
8. Halsey, ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’
9. Turnstile, ‘Glow On’
10. Olivia Rodrigo, ‘Sour’
11. For Those I Love, ‘For Those I Love’
12. The War On Drugs, ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’
13. Ghetts, ‘Conflict Of Interest’
14. Clairo, ‘Sling’
15. Billie Eilish, ‘Happier Than Ever’
16. Sleaford Mods, ‘Spare Ribs’
17. Lana Del Rey, ‘Blue Banisters’
18. Dave, ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’
19. Lorde, ‘Solar Power’
20. Lil Nas X, ‘MONTERO’
21. London Grammar, ‘Californian Soil’
22. Silk Sonic, ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’
23. Bicep, ‘Isles’
24. Snail Mail, ‘Valentine’
25. Royal Blood, ‘Typhoons’
26. Chvrches, ‘Screen Violence’
27. Summer Walker, ‘Still Over It’
28. IDLES, ‘CRAWLER’
29. Genesis Owusu, ‘Smiling With No Teeth’
30. The Killers, ‘Pressure Machine’
31. Slowthai, ‘Tyron’
32. Laura Mvula, ‘Pink Noise’
33. AJ Tracey, ‘Flu Game’
34. Remi Wolf, ‘Juno’
35. Big Red Machine, ‘How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?’
36. Girl In Red, ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’
37. Ray BLK, ‘Access Denied’
38. Tomorrow X Together, ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’
39. Easy Life, ‘Life’s A Beach’
40. Black Country, New Road – ‘For The First Time’
41. Joy Crookes, ‘Skin’
42. Vince Staples, ‘Vince Staples’
43. Dry Cleaning, ‘New Long Leg’
44. Bleachers, ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’
45. Young Thug, ‘Punk’
46. Nao, ‘And Then Life Was Beautiful’
47. Sault, ‘Nine’
48. Kacey Musgraves, ‘Star-Crossed’
49. Inhaler, ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’
50. Doja Cat, ‘Planet Her’
NME Songs Of 2021
1. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Good 4 U’
2. Self Esteem – ‘I Do This All The Time’
3. Wet Leg – ‘Chaise Longue’
4. Sam Fender – ‘Seventeen Going Under’
5. Lil Nas X – ‘MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)’
6. Lorde – ‘Solar Power’
7. CHVRCHES featuring Robert Smith – ‘How Not To Drown’
8. Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’
9. Little Simz – ‘Introvert’
10. BTS – ‘Butter’
11. Charli XCX – ‘Good Ones’
12. Foals – ‘Wake Me Up’
13. The Weeknd – ‘Take My Breath’
14. Griff – ‘Black Hole’
15. Wolf Alice – ‘Smile’
16. Doja Cat featuring SZA – ‘Kiss Me More’
17. Caroline Polachek – ‘Bunny Is A Rider’
18. Silk Sonic – ‘Smokin Out The Window’
19. PinkPantheress – ‘Just For Me’
20. Berwyn – ‘I’d Rather Die Than Be Deported’
21. Clairo – ‘Amoeba’
22. MUNA featuring Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Silk Chiffon’
23. India Jordan – ‘And Groove’
24. Dave featuring Stormzy – ‘Clash’
25. St. Vincent – ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’
26. Adele – ‘Easy On Me’
27. Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow – ‘Industry Baby’
28. Jungle – ‘Keep Moving’
29. Kanye West & André 3000 – ‘Life Of The Party’
30. Japanese Breakfast – ‘Be Sweet’
31. Yard Act – ‘Dark Days’
32. Mitski – ‘The Only Heartbreaker’
33. Squid – ‘Narrator’
34. Holly Humberstone – ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’
35. Bree Runway – ‘Hot Hot’
36. Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – ‘Family Ties’
37. Måneskin – ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’
38. Sigrid – ‘Mirror’
39. Mabel – ‘Let Them Know’
40. Sofia Kourtesis – ‘La Perla’
41. Pa Salieu ft. Slowthai – ‘Glidin’’
42. Willow – ‘Transparent Soul’
43. Tyler, the Creator – ‘WUSYANAME’
44. Coldplay – ‘Higher Power’
45. aespa – ‘Next Level’
46. Ashnikko – ‘Deal With It’ (feat. Kelis)
47. Twenty One Pilots – ‘Saturday’
48. Enny – ‘Same Old’
49. The Cribs – ‘Swinging At Shadows’
50. Yungblud – ‘Fleabag’
