This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2021 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. Recorded Music NZ also published 2021 lists for two sub-charts, the top 20 singles released by New Zealand artists, and the top 20 singles primarily performed in Te Reo Māori.
Chart Key – Song of New Zealand originWhether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the Recorded Music NZ.
Rank Artist Song 1 Glass Animals "Heat Waves" 2 featuring DaBaby "Levitating" 3 "Drivers License" 4 L.A.B. "Why Oh Why" 5 Doja Cat featuring SZA "Kiss Me More" 6 L.A.B. "In the Air" 7 "Good 4 U" 8 and Justin Bieber "Stay" 9 L.A.B. "Controller" 10 featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon "Peaches" 11 "Bad Habits" 12 Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" 13 Giveon "Heartbreak Anniversary" 14 Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open" 15 Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" 16 "Save Your Tears" 17 featuring Kiana Ledé "Not My Neighbour" 18 Six60 "All She Wrote" 19 "Without You" 20 Masked Wolf "Astronaut in the Ocean" 21 Six60 "Sundown" 22 Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow "Industry Baby" 23 and Dua Lipa "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" 24 SZA "Good Days" 25 "Blinding Lights" 26 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior "Mood" 27 Drax Project featuring Six60 "Catching Feelings" 28 "Deja Vu" 29 featuring MNEK "Head & Heart" 30 Måneskin "Beggin'" 31 Doja Cat "Streets" 32 x Tion Wayne "Body" 33 Six60 "Fade Away" 34 Kings featuring Sons of Zion "Help Me Out" 35 Six60 "Don't Forget Your Roots" 36 "Anyone" 37 Tiësto "The Business" 38 AJR "Bang!" 39 Adele "Easy on Me" 40 "Watermelon Sugar" 41 Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" 42 "34+35" 43 "Bigger" 44 Internet Money and Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav "Lemonade" 45 "Happier Than Ever" 46 featuring Chance the Rapper "Holy" 47 Doja Cat "Need to Know" 48 Six60 "Long Gone" 49 "Traitor" 50 Six60 "The Greatest"
Top 20 singles of 2021 by New Zealand artists
Rank Artist Song 1 L.A.B. "Why Oh Why" 2 L.A.B. "In the Air" 3 L.A.B. "Controller" 4 featuring Kiana Ledé "Not My Neighbour" 5 Six60 "All She Wrote" 6 Six60 "Sundown" 7 Drax Project featuring Six60 "Catching Feelings" 8 Six60 "Fade Away" 9 Kings featuring Sons of Zion "Help Me Out" 10 Six60 "Don't Forget Your Roots" 11 Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" 12 "Bigger" 13 Six60 "Long Gone" 14 Six60 "The Greatest" 15 L.A.B. "Yes I Do" 16 Drax Project featuring Fetty Wap and AACACIA "Firefly" 17 Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens "Love on the Run" 18 Six60 "Pepeha" 19 Benee "Glitter" 20 Muroki "Wavy"
Top 20 singles of 2021 sung in Te Reo Māori
Rank Artist Song 1 Six60 "Pepeha" 2 Ka Hao featuring Rob Ruha "35" 3 featuring Ibanez Maeva "Tua" 4 Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens "He Aroha Hinemoa (Love on the Run)" 5 "Matemateāone" 6 Muroki "Rehurehu" 7 "Taera" 8 Katchafire "Karawhiua / 100" 9 and the Levites "He Kākano Āhau" 10 Lorde "Te Ao Mārama (Solar Power)" 11 "Tau Te Marire (Take It Easy)" 12 "Hine Ruhi (Slice of Heaven)" 13 Maimoa "Utua" 14 Origin Roots Aotearoa (O.R.A.) "Home / Ūkaipō" 15 Kings featuring Theia "Pohewatia" 16 featuring Don McGlashan "Kōrukutia / Bathe in the River" 17 Drax Project "Tukituki Te Manawa" 18 "Waitī Waitā" 19 Troy Kingi and the Nudge "He Ōrite" 20 "Hiwa-i-te-Rangi"
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