The 10 best playlists of the year 2021 had our playlists filled with a variety of songs, from heart-wrenching love songs to hardcore rap. This year saw many artists release fascinating albums which went beyond their usual styles. With the year officially wrapped up, it’s time to visit some of the best pop songs of this year.
List of best Soothing songs of 2021 –
1) Easy On Me – Adele
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn’t get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
2021 saw Adele in a much somber and richer tone. Her new album depicted, in her own words, ‘the most turbulent period’ of her life. This tender and sweet song find Adele dealing with her problems with finding love within herself by being kinder. A beautiful and soft melody that is lighter in tone but filled with hope and longing.
Listen Easy On song here –
2) Solar Power- Lorde
My cheeks in high color, overripe peaches
No shirt, no shoes, only my features
My boy behind me, he’s taking pictures
Lead the boys and girls onto the beaches
Come one, come all, I’ll tell you my secrets
I’m kinda like a prettier Jesus
This upbeat summer song has to be one of Lorde’s best creations up to date. Lorde’s comeback album of the same name boasts a myriad of songs that depict how mature she’s gotten over time. This song is holistically soothing and at the same time, self-aware as she keeps on stressing the importance of letting go of the material world and finding comfort in the nature that surrounds us. Lorde’s writing is one of her greatest strengths and she beautifully portrays this in her new singles.
Listen Solar Power here –
3) Butter- BTS
Sidestep, right-left, to my beat
High like the moon, rock with me, baby
Know that I got that heat
Let me show you ’cause talk is cheap
Sidestep, right-left, to my beat
Get it, let it roll
A refreshing summer song by the world-famous K-pop band, BTS. With the band venturing into making English songs from their usual Korean songs, Butter was topping the lists for weeks and thus, proved that BTS truly is paving the way.
Listen Butter here –
4) Driver’s License- Olivia Rodrigo
And I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve never felt this way for no one
And I just can’t imagine how you could be so okay now that I’m gone
Guess you didn’t mean what you wrote in that song about me
‘Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street
This song was the heartbreak anthem for weeks on end. Rodrigo proved that age means nothing when talent is concerned. The seventeen-year-old singer very aptly manages to portray the teenage feelings that one goes through when going through a heartache. The song reigned over social media for a long while and became quite a hit for 2021.
Listen Driver’s License here –
5) Memories- Maroon 5
Here’s to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not
‘Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
Of everything we’ve been through
Toast to the ones here today
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
‘Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
And the memories bring back, memories bring back you
The popular band, Maroon 5, brings us another gem. This song is a beautiful fit for the year 2021 as it quite rightly embodies the spirit of the memories we make and the importance they hold in our lives. A gentle reminder that in the darkest of times, the people we love and the memories we make will get us through. A reminder that we are not alone in our battles.
Listen Memories here –
6) 7 Summers- Morgan Wallen
Back then you used to love the river
And sippin’ on a sixer with me
Does it ever make you sad to know
That was seven summers ago?
A nostalgic song by Morgan Wallen which fills us with a tinge of sadness as it represents the passing of time and how things have changed. The singer mentions a girl from seven summers ago and how things must have changed for her. This bittersweet melody is filled with longing and yet, acceptance that thing will move on.
Listen 7 Summers here –
7) Woman- Doja Cat
You need a woman’s touch in your place
Just protect her and keep her safe
Baby, worship my hips and waist
So feminine with grace
I touch your soul when you hear me say
“Boy, let me be your woman”
Doja Cat truly reigned over 2021 with her peppy songs. A fan-favorite song is Woman which depicted the beauty of being a woman. Being a song with fresh beats and introspective lyrics, Doja does a great job at bringing out the essence of being a woman with this song.
Listen Woman here –
8) Bad Habits- Ed Sheeran
My bad habits lead to late nights endin’ alone
Conversations with a stranger I barely know
Swearin’ this will be the last, but it probably won’t
I got nothin’ left to lose, or use, or do
A single from Ed Sheeran’s much-awaited album, Bad Habits is a song that makes you groove with its upbeat melody and fun lyrics. The singer does a fine job making a peppy song with introspective lyrics mentioning how lonely one can get even when surrounded by people.
Listen Bad Habits Version) here –
9) Red (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
Losing him was blue like I’d never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know
Somebody you never met
But loving him was red
Loving him was red
Essentially an old song from Taylor Swift’s critically acclaimed album Red, the titular song also named Red is still on the top lists of 2021. Swift fought for ownership of her songs and won the legal battle of the same. Following that, the singer decided to re-record her previous albums to finally reclaim her songs as her own. She released her album Red once again in 2021, with full ownership of the songs and fans got to revisit one of Swift’s best eras.
Listen Red (Taylor’s Version) here –
10) I am not a woman, I’m a god – Halsey
I am not a woman, I’m a God
I am not a martyr, I’m a problem
I am not a legend, I’m a fraud
So keep your heart, ’cause I already got one
From Halsey’s 2021 studio album, the titular song is one full of power. It shows a dynamic shift in the singer’s mental state as well where she gains control and power over her life. The song comes across as a strong message for the society which has certain demands from women.
