2021 Billboard Songs of the Summer Rankdown (WINNER UP)

[wrip]

2021 Billboard Songs of the Summer Rankdown!

Welcome to this year's Billboard Songs of the Summer Rankdown! Each summer, Billboard compiles a list of 20 songs which represent what was most popular during the summer season, all based on data from the Hot 100 Chart. The list is shown below, along with links to the previous rankdowns.

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1. BTS - Butter
2. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
3. Dua Lipa - Levitating
4. Doja Cat f/ SZA - Kiss Me More
5. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
6. Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
7. Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
8. Justin Bieber f/ Daniel Caesar & Giveon - Peaches
9. Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open
10. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY
11. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
12. Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean
13. Polo G - RAPSTAR
14. Luke Combs - Forever After All
15. Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary
16. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
17. The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
18. Maroon 5 f/ Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistakes
19. DJ Khaled f/ Lil Baby & Lil Durk - EVERY CHANCE I GET
20. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

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{No Numbers}BTS - Butter
Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
Dua Lipa - Levitating
Doja Cat f/ SZA - Kiss Me More
The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
Justin Bieber f/ Daniel Caesar & Giveon - Peaches
Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean
Polo G - RAPSTAR
Luke Combs - Forever After All
Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU
Maroon 5 f/ Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistakes
DJ Khaled f/ Lil Baby & Lil Durk - EVERY CHANCE I GET
Glass Animals - Heat Waves

Same rules as usual, rank these from #1 (your favorite) to #20 (your least favorite) and send them in a PM to me (@ wripwrap) by the due date October 3. I ask that you please send in the same format that the list is currently in Also, for any songs with popular remixes (ex: Save Your Tears), feel free to rank either version of the song!






Thank you to razorshark for the playlist!

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{Tags}Pop Rankdowns Tag List:
13 Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse anthony11554 austin avatar Az Paynter yuh yuh BB🌕 bigfan101 Linnethia Monique Private Dancer Future Captain taylor is terrified castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 CF15 Cody Wants Out... Clode g8erboi tim @crapkuki23 DJDaveMick69 dremolus - solarpunk Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe Gonza'90 GP GrinningLikeADevil newpower hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 .indulgecountry 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 @jadenlefranks jamesflame Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion Fire kimberly lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Normi SHOOTER RobbyFlorida samo🦕 schnetzka sergejdordij stallie SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 Au$tin thelegends Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy trilogy twigs Ty woods walt91 weaver wheatsquares33 willapted33 wyckyd YotamTS Zach


General/Chart Rankdowns Tag List:
(including Billboard charts, year-end, select hits, etc.)
Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse Alex1901 American Idiot anthony11554 anorable avatar Az Paynter yuh yuh BB🌕 Beno boysilver400 Private Dancer taylor is terrified castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 CF15 Cody Wants Out... g8erboi tim @crapkuki23 DJDaveMick69 dremolus - solarpunk eidde Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe Gonza'90 GP GrinningLikeADevil hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 .indulgecountry 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 @jadenlefranks jamesflame janinho Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion Fire kimberly lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 M5 Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 netti Nick P SHOOTER Taiga razorshark Red RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij stallie SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 tanooki Au$tin thelegends Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy trilogy twigs Ty woods walt91 weaver wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wyckyd Zach

[wrip]

Participant List:
1. wrip
2. razorshark
3. SHOOTER
4. tanooki
5. Clode
6. HamedM1 💔
7. twigs
8. Fire
9. kimberly
10. Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ
11. Leo ✔
12. Gonza'90
13. wyckyd
14. Darkest Hour
15. brmiddleton4
16. algo
17. ilikemilk
18. CF15
19. born
20. Abbaschand
21. pancakes
22. singingrulebritannia
23. ccarter1023
24. rekwiem
25. walt91
26. @crapkuki23
27. trilogy
28. weaver
29. crazyb
30. filthy
31. 312999
32. dremolus - solarpunk
33. .indulgecountry
34. dgarcia3377
35. alexcuse
36. GrinningLikeADevil
37. Daryl the Beryl
38. taylor is terrified
39. avatar
40. 🌺CountryLineDancer
41. toomuchboy
42. MoD
43. willapted33
44. BlurryKyle
45. samo🦕
46. Mayman
47. lyhom
48. Az Paynter
49. BB🌕
50. 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤
51. PREDS PRIDE
52. RoseColoredGirl
53. woods
54. Juan Carlos
55. Beno
56. Rose "Payola" Nylund

[Fire]

yeah i know all these, i'll send it to you when i return home

[Clode]

I already submitted in my ranking of the Top 20, This was the easiest choice to make especially since I am super familiar with all 20 of these songs ;)  !

[twigs]

So many terrible songs here. Idk what I’ll put last. I know nearly all of them, just 1 I need to listen to I think. I’ll send soon.

[kimberly]

sent.

"Butter" doesn't deserve last tbh so I hope it doesn't get tanked for being "Butter." 👀

also hi twigs welcome back ❤️

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

I'm in!
Please tag me in the reminders!

[ilikemilk]

Sent! This list was honestly better than I expected. I think 2021 has better music than 2020 for the most part.

Wow at Blinding Lights being so huge to even make the Summer 2021 Billboard.

[CF15]

Despite my vow to not do anymore rankdowns besides 1996-1999 year-ends (which I am still waiting on Unhinged for), I ended up caving due to being very familiar with the majority of this list and about 99% confident that something in my top 5 will win (and maybe the top five could even be the same as mine). My 6 will probably be in the bottom five, though. I actually ended up liking most of the songs a fair bit, and didn't flat-out hate any. My 5-6 slightly burned on me, my 2-4 I love about equally, and my 1 I kind of feel morally obligated to put there, at this point. Also, either version of the songs with multiple common versions ("Levitating", "Save Your Tears", "WITHOUT YOU") would have its same respective position on my ranks.

1: 5/5
2-5: 4.5/5
6-11: 4/5
12-13: 3.5/5
14: 3/5
15-16: 2.5/5
17-20: 2/5

[wyckyd]

This is easily the fastest I’ve submitted a list for a rankdown so far (it helps I’ve had most of these songs on repeat throughout the summer)!

1 to 8: Great
9 to 15: Good
16 to 19: Decent
20: Meh

[Abbaschand]

This would be a good warm-up for my YE rankdown, so I'm definitely sending a list.

Edit: And sent!

My ranking:

1-9: Great songs
10-14: Good songs
15-17: Decent songs
18-20: Meh songs

I don't really have anything bad to say about the songs.

[algo]

i'd say this is my rating

1-5: Great
6-10: Good
7-14: Decent
15-17: Meh
18-20: Bad

it makes perfect sense consider how much of a mixed bag 2021 has been tbh

[wrip]

Well, in two days we are already at 20 lists!! Cheers to that

I figured I'd make a ballot update for those who have sent so far!

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{Participants}1. wrip
2. razorshark
3. SHOOTER
4. tanooki
5. Clode
6. HamedM1 💔
7. twigs
8. Fire
9. kimberly
10. Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ
11. Leo ✔
12. Gonza'90
13. wyckyd
14. Darkest Hour
15. brmiddleton4
16. algo
17. ilikemilk
18. CF15
19. born
20. Abbaschand

- There are currently 7 songs with #1 rankings, and 8 songs with #20 rankings. 2 songs currently have 5 #1 rankings each, the most #1s rankings on the list so far. 1 song also has 5 #20 rankings, which is the most of any song on the list.
- The current top 3 have all remained in the top 5 for every movement, with 1 song having stayed in the top 2 for every movement so far. 1 other song had remained in the top 5 for every movement, but just recently fell out of the top 5.
- The current #20 has remained in that spot for every movement so far. It is also the only song with less than 100 points.
- The top 3 highest SDs are currently at #12, #16, and #5. The 3 lowest SDs are currently at #20, #1, and #13, respectively.

If you need to make any edits along the way feel free to do so!

Thank you for all the lists so far!

[wrip]

Just like with previous years, I'll be posting songs that just missed making the SOTS list!

Honorable Mention:

There is literally no way this song is real lmao...

Nelly & Florida Georgia Line - "Lil Bit"

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #30
Hot 100 Peak: #23

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.

[wyckyd]

Not a great song (or all that good) but still MUCH better than "Cruise"!

[Fire]

unpopular opinion?

lil bit is worse than cruise and would've easily been my last place here lmao

[wrip]

Here is a reminder that this is due in 2 weeks! We are up to 24 lists which is a solid amount, hopefully we can at least double that by October 3.
If you'd like to be tagged or untagged then let me know!

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{Tags}Pop Rankdowns Tag List:
13 Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse anthony11554 austin avatar Az Paynter yuh yuh  PREDS PRIDE BB🌕 bigfan101 Linnethia Monique Private Dancer Future Captain taylor is terrified castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 @/chartfanatic15 Cody Wants Out... @/clode g8erboi tim 🌺CountryLineDancer @crapkuki23 DJDaveMick69 dremolus - solarpunk Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe @/gonza90 GP GrinningLikeADevil newpower hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker @/imbored .indulgecountry 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 @jadenlefranks jamesflame @/jcs @/jimswift13 Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion @/justchillinreturns @/kimk lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Normi @/ohshooter RobbyFlorida samo🦕 schnetzka sergejdordij stallie SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 Au$tin thelegends Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy trilogy @/twigs Ty woods walt91 weaver wheatsquares33 willapted33 @/wyckyd YotamTS Zach


General/Chart Rankdowns Tag List:
(including Billboard charts, year-end, select hits, etc.)
Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse Alex1901 American Idiot anthony11554 anorable avatar Az Paynter yuh yuh BB🌕 Beno boysilver400 Private Dancer taylor is terrified castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 @/chartfanatic15 Cody Wants Out... g8erboi tim @crapkuki23 DJDaveMick69 dremolus - solarpunk eidde Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe @/gonza90 GP GrinningLikeADevil hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker @/imbored .indulgecountry 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 @jadenlefranks jamesflame janinho @/jcs @/jimswift13 Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion @/justchillinreturns @/kimk lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 M5 Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 netti Nick P @/ohshooter Taiga @/razorshark Red RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij stallie SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 @/tanooki Au$tin thelegends Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy trilogy @/twigs Ty woods walt91 weaver wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 @/wyckyd Zach

[taylor is terrified]

posting to put in my participated list so i don’t forget about this

[wrip]

Honorable Mention:

This feels like a pretty standard Roddy Ricch song. It's good, not extremely memorable though.

Roddy Ricch - Late At Night

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #29
Hot 100 Peak: #20

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.

[wrip]

Honorable Mention:

Thoughts: Head Empty

Chris Young & Kane Brown - Famous Friends

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #28
Hot 100 Peak: #21

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.

[Deleted]

Alright sent. I’ll admit, it’s my first time hearing these songs since I haven’t been following these charts.

And I’ll admit, the worst of this bunch makes me wish I just stayed away.

[wrip]

Honorable Mention:

This should be a more popular honorable mention with everyone. I feel comfortable in saying this is one of my favorite songs from Megan

Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #27
Hot 100 Peak: #16

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.

[razorshark]

I would have loved to rank a Megan song I actually like here.

[wyckyd]

Sept 25, 2021 11:33:49 GMT -5 wrip said:

I feel comfortable in saying this is one of my favorite songs from Megan

Same. Just a straight-up banger, it would've definitely ranked high on my list!

[wrip]

This serves as a reminder that this is due in just under a week, October 3rd (11:59PM CT so you'll have that whole day to work on a list if needed). Lists have slowed down a bit, but there are 31 now, and I'm sure there will be a lot of last minute lists.
I'll probably do 1-2 more tags, but if you'd like to be tagged or untagged then let me know!

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{Tags}Pop Rankdowns Tag List:
13 Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse anthony11554 austin avatar Az Paynter yuh yuh  PREDS PRIDE  BB🌕 bigfan101 Linnethia Monique Private Dancer Future Captain taylor is terrified castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 @/chartfanatic15 Cody Wants Out... @/clode g8erboi tim 🌺CountryLineDancer @/crapkuki23 DJDaveMick69 dremolus - solarpunk Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive @/filthy gabe @/gonza90 GP GrinningLikeADevil newpower hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker @/imbored .indulgecountry 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 @jadenlefranks jamesflame @/jcs @/jimswift13 Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion @/justchillinreturns @/kimk lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Normi @/ohshooter RobbyFlorida samo🦕 schnetzka sergejdordij stallie SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 Au$tin thelegends Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy @/trilogy @/twigs Ty woods @/walt91 @/weaver wheatsquares33 willapted33 @/wyckyd YotamTS Zach


General/Chart Rankdowns Tag List:
(including Billboard charts, year-end, select hits, etc.)
Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse Alex1901 American Idiot anthony11554 anorable avatar Az Paynter yuh yuh BB🌕 Beno boysilver400 Private Dancer taylor is terrified castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 @/chartfanatic15 Cody Wants Out... g8erboi tim @/crapkuki23 DJDaveMick69 dremolus - solarpunk eidde Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive @/filthy gabe @/gonza90 GP GrinningLikeADevil hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker @/imbored .indulgecountry 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 @jadenlefranks jamesflame janinho @/jcs @/jimswift13 Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion @/justchillinreturns @/kimk lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 M5 Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 netti Nick P @/ohshooter Taiga @/razorshark Red RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij stallie SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 @/tanooki Au$tin thelegends Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy @/trilogy @/twigs Ty woods @/walt91 @/weaver wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 @/wyckyd Zach

[wrip]

Honorable Mention:

Time for another honorable mention: I'm kind of surprised this missed the SOTS list. This definitely is a highlight from Lil Nas X's discography though, and I'm hoping this does well on the year-end list!

Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #26
Hot 100 Peak: #2

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.

[Deleted]

Sept 23, 2021 14:03:47 GMT -5 wrip said:

Honorable Mention:

Chris Young & Kane Brown - Famous Friends

Is it just me, or does the melody on this song kinda sound like this?

[wrip]

Honorable Mention:

I believe in Doja supremacy (but honestly though this song is so good, definitely happy to see it do well on the charts).

Doja Cat & The Weeknd - You Right

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #25
Hot 100 Peak: #11

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.

[maine]

geez wrip your taste is so bad how do you think these are the best songs of the summer omg

[wrip]

Honorable Mention:

I mean I could say this is better than a lot of songs from either artist, but is that really saying much?

Marshmello x Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me

Estimated SOTS Ranking: #24
Hot 100 Peak: #19

This information was provided by tanooki . Thank you <3

Feel free to share your thoughts down below.