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By Andy Malt | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Tick tock, tick tock, the end of the year is approaching. And so TikTok has become the latest digital platform to reveal the most popular music among its users this year.
As on YouTube, the most popular track in the UK this year was “Body 2” by Tion Wayne & Russ Millions (featuring ArrDee, E1, ZT, Bugzy Malone, Buni, Fivio Foreign and Darkoo). Yeah, not Ed Sheeran like you thought. In fact, in the Top Tracks list, Ed Sheeran only reached number eight with “Bad Habits.”
Sheeran also failed to top the list of artists with the most followers, again ranking number two behind Sam Ryder. And if you don’t know who Sam Ryder is, well, he’s pretty famous on TikTok.
Not everything is new, new, new either. TikTok has seen several older songs bubble up this year. The most popular is “Bills, Bills, Bills” by Destiny’s Child. Well, energy prices are pretty brutal this year. After that is “Rasputin” by Boney M. What a weird world we live in.
Either way, here are some lists to watch and enjoy…
Top Tracks by British Artists
Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – Body 2 (featuring ArrDee, E1, ZT, Bugzy Malone, Buni, Fivio Foreign and Darkoo)
Sam Smith – As I Can
PinkPantheress – Just for Me
Charli XCX – Unlock It (Lock It Up) (Jeff Prior Mix)
Dua Lipa – Levitation
Central Cee – Obsessed with you
Nathan Evans, 220 KID & Billen Ted – Wellerman – Sea Shanty (220 KID x Billen Ted Remix)
Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
ArrDee – Oliver Twist
Wes Nelson – Nice to meet you
Top Comeback Tracks in the UK
Destiny’s Child – Bills, Bills, Bills
Boney M – Rasputin
Van McCoy – The Bustle
Caterina Valente – Bongo cha-cha-cha
Hazelnuts – Never Forget You
Justin Timberlake – Sexy Back (with Timbaland)
Britney Spears – Circus
Britney Spears – Give Me More
Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds – Three Lions 98
Soft Cell – Stained Love
Most subscribers overall
Sam Ryder
Ed Sheeran
KSI
Doua Lipa
Anne Marie
Liam Payne
The Stickmen
VRCY
yungblud
Niall Horan
