Cardi B Repeats on Top of Pandora’s Annual Top Thumb Hundred List

Pandora has released its Top Thumb Hundred for 2021, which is a yearly ranking of Pandora users’ favorite songs, and Pandora listeners adore Cardi B.

The megastar singer topped Pandora’s Top Thumb Hundred for the second year in a running, highlighted by her GRAMMY-nominated #1 smash, “Up.” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” was the most-thumbed song on Pandora last year. Cardi’s presence is felt everywhere on this year’s list as a featured artist on Normani’s “Wild Side” (#18) and Lizzo’s “Rumors” (#85), in addition to remaining at the top of the chart for 2021.

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Pandora users “thumb” songs to assist in personalizing their listening experience. 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 the most spots on the 2021 rankings with 9 tracks. 4 of those singles are in the top 20. “Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug)” comes in at #8, with “Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat),” “What’s Next,” and “Girls Want Girls (feat. Lil Baby)” ranking at #10, #12 and #13, respectively. Megan Thee Stallion put up 5 songs on this year’s list, while Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo scored 4.

Pandora Top Thumbed Tracks of 2021

  1. Up – Cardi B
  2. Leave The Door Open – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic
  3. Easy On Me – Adele
  4. Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
  5. Time Today – Moneybagg Yo
  6. Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) – Saweetie
  7. Way 2 Sexy (feat. Future & Young Thug) – Drake
  8. Cry Baby (feat. DaBaby) – Megan Thee Stallion
  9. STAY – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
  10. Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat) – Drake
  11. Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
  12. What’s Next – Drake
  13. Girls Want Girls (feat. Lil Baby) – Drake
  14. Body – Megan Thee Stallion
  15. Wockesha – Moneybagg Yo
  16. On Me – Lil Baby
  17. Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) – Justin Bieber
  18. Wild Side (feat. Cardi B) – Normani
  19. Thot Shit – Megan Thee Stallion
  20. EVERY CHANCE I GET (feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk) – DJ Khaled

You can see the full run of 2021 Top Thumb Hundred playlist here.