Cardi B tops Pandora's Top Thumb Hundred 2021 playlist

Megastar takes the top spot for second year in a row

Pandora has unveiled its 2021 Top Thumb Hundred, the annual ranking of the most-loved songs by Pandora listeners with Cardi B topping the list. For the second year in a row, the megastar artist took the top spot on Pandora’s Top Thumb Hundred, led by her GRAMMY-nominated No. 1 hit, “Up.” Last year, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” seized Pandora’s No. 1 most-thumbed spot. In addition to maintaining her place atop the chart for 2021, the rapper’s presence is felt elsewhere on this year’s list as a featured artist on “Wild Side” by Normani at No. 18 and “Rumors” by Lizzo at No. 85.

Only Pandora lets users “thumb” songs to create a personalized listening experience that evolves with their taste and preferences. By tapping the thumbs-up icon when they hear a song they like (or thumbs-down when they don’t), listeners enable Pandora’s recommendation technology to serve up the perfect songs for each user and every moment. With over 100 billion generated by users (and counting), Pandora’s thumbs are a unique barometer for what’s hot in music right now.

Drake has claimed the most spots in 2021’s rankings with nine tracks – four of which made the top 20. His single “Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug)” comes in at No. 8, with “Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat),” “What’s Next,” and “Girls Want Girls (feat. Lil Baby)” ranking at No. 10, 12 and 13, respectively. Megan Thee Stallion put up five songs on this year’s list, while Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo scored four.

Adele, who has made the list in the past, returns this year with “Easy On Me.” Doja Cat appears with her GRAMMY-nominated tracks “Kiss Me More” and “Need To Know,” and Ed Sheeran’s dancefloor-friendly smash “Bad Habits” broke the top 20. And new to the Top Thumb Hundred is pop-country crossover favorite Walker Hayes with his GRAMMY-nominated “Fancy Like.”

Listeners can see who made their personal list of most-loved songs for 2021 with Pandora Playback.

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