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Top 89: Best New Artists of 2021

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December 29, 2021

Thank you for voting in The Current’s Top 89 countdown! We’ll air your favorite songs of 2021 on Dec. 31 from 5 p.m. to midnight and again on Jan. 1 from noon to 7 p.m. In the meantime, enjoy The Current’s Best New Artists of 2021. For further music discovery, explore our staff’s Top 89 lists.

Best New/Breakthrough Artists of 2021

  1. Wet Leg

  2. Olivia Rodrigo

  3. Genesis Owusu

  4. Arlo Parks

  5. Dry Cleaning

  6. Remi Wolf

  7. Amythyst Kiah

  8. Little Simz

  9. The Linda Lindas

  10. The Marías

  11. Arooj Aftab

  12. Noga Erez

  13. Bakar

  14. Tamar Aphek

  15. Geese