The Roots Music Report's
Top Adult Contemporary Song Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy on Me | Adele |
| 2 | Leave the Door Open | Silk Sonic |
| 3 | Love Again | Dua Lipa |
| 4 | Skate | Silk Sonic |
| 5 | Summer of Love | Shawn Mendes |
| 6 | Before You Go (Live from Brixton Academy, London, 2019) | Lewis Capaldi |
| 7 | Thinking About You | Jedd Hughes |
| 8 | Nobody's Love | Maroon 5 |
| 9 | Natural Blues (feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah) [Reprise Version] | Moby |
| 10 | Hole in the Bottle | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 11 | Funny | Zedd |
| 12 | I Want It All | The Script |
| 13 | I Dare You | Kelly Clarkson |
| 14 | Cardigan | Taylor Swift |
| 15 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Kygo |
| 16 | Rise | Calum Scott |
| 17 | Oh My God | Adele |
| 18 | Never Be Sorry | Old Dominion |
| 19 | Can I Get It | Adele |
| 20 | The Other Girl (with Halsey) | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 21 | Super Hero Girl | Reid Jamieson |
| 22 | Conversations in the Dark | John Legend |
| 23 | Betty | Taylor Swift |
| 24 | I Drink Wine | Adele |
| 25 | My Future | Billie Eilish |
| 26 | Go Crazy | Leslie Odom, Jr. |
| 27 | To Hell & Back | Maren Morris |
| 28 | Mirrorball | Taylor Swift |
| 29 | Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles |
| 30 | Feliz Navidad | Jose Feliciano |
| 31 | Honky Cat | Elton John |
| 32 | Wherever is Your Heart | Brandi Carlile |
| 33 | Common (feat. Brandi Carlile) | Maren Morris |
| 34 | Smokin out the Window | Silk Sonic |
| 35 | Fever | Ray Charles |
| 36 | Heroes (feat. Mindy Jones) [Reprise Version] | Moby |
| 37 | Lucky to Belong to You (feat. Fareed Haque) | Joanie Pallatto |
| 38 | Exile (feat. Bon Iver) | Taylor Swift |
| 39 | Good Man | Lou Doillon |
| 40 | Telmiwachigunadu | Heathcote Hill |
| 41 | New for Me | Maya Rae |
| 42 | I Don't Care | Ed Sheeran |
| 43 | Amoreena | Elton John |
| 44 | Set Fire to the Rain | Adele |
| 45 | A Simple Time (feat. Fareed Haque) | Joanie Pallatto |
| 46 | Gold in the Summertime | Matt Nathanson |
| 47 | Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) | Elton John |
| 48 | Invisible String | Taylor Swift |
| 49 | Almost 65 (feat. Fareed Haque) | Joanie Pallatto |
| 50 | Beginning to Feel the Years | Brandi Carlile |
| 51 | Me and You | Jamie Lidell |
| 52 | Brooklyn Baby | Lana Del Rey |
| 53 | Mad Woman | Taylor Swift |
| 54 | Rocket Man | Elton John |
| 55 | Say What You Mean (Radio Edit) | EM |
| 56 | Sail Away | David Gray |
| 57 | Night Time is the Right Time | Ray Charles |
| 58 | Get out of Your Own Way | U2 |
| 59 | Girls Like You | Maroon 5 |
| 60 | Song of You | Rufus Wainwright |
| 61 | You Need to Calm Down | Taylor Swift |
| 62 | Juice | Lizzo |
| 63 | Building a Beginning | Jamie Lidell |
| 64 | Where to Start | Lou Doillon |
| 65 | Julian | Jamie Lidell |
| 66 | Weekender Baby | Lou Doillon |
| 67 | Babylon | David Gray |
| 68 | Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me | Elton John |
| 69 | Karma | AJR |
| 70 | Mariners Apartment Complex | Lana Del Rey |
| 71 | Just for a Thrill | Ray Charles |
| 72 | Respectable Dive | Rufus Wainwright |
| 73 | Cuz I Love You | Lizzo |
| 74 | Drops of Jupiter | Train |
| 75 | Hurricane | Katey Laurel |
| 76 | Left Behind | Lou Doillon |
| 77 | The Great Pretender | The Platters |
| 78 | Can't Run but | Paul Simon |
| 79 | Crocodile Rock | Elton John |
| 80 | The Eye | Brandi Carlile |
| 81 | Mess Around | Ray Charles |
| 82 | Welcome to the Ball | Rufus Wainwright |
| 83 | Perfect Man | Rufus Wainwright |
| 84 | Meet Virginia | Train |
| 85 | Sometimes You Need | Rufus Wainwright |
| 86 | One Less Day (Dying Young) | Rob Thomas |
| 87 | Lonely Avenue (Single) | Ray Charles |
| 88 | Let the Good Times Roll | Ray Charles |
| 89 | Rashida | Rufus Wainwright |
| 90 | Hangin' Tough | New Kids On the Block |
| 91 | Paper Rings | Taylor Swift |
| 92 | Death by a Thousand Cuts | Taylor Swift |
| 93 | I Got a Woman | Ray Charles |
| 94 | The 1 | Taylor Swift |
| 95 | Play That Song | Train |
| 96 | Alpine Star | William Tyler |
| 97 | The Cat, She Played Piano | Victor & Penny |
| 98 | Greenbacks | Ray Charles |
| 99 | Summerfling | k.d. lang |
| 100 | The Things I Regret | Brandi Carlile |
| 101 | No Excuses | Meghan Trainor |
| 102 | Four Lanes | Reed Foehl |
| 103 | White Christmas | Frank Sinatra |
| 104 | Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying | Ray Charles |
| 105 | Blood Muscle Skin & Bone | Brandi Carlile |
| 106 | Look After You | The Fray |
| 107 | I Know Better | John Legend |
| 108 | Lights of Home | U2 |
| 109 | Knock Me off My Feet | Soak |
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