Here’s the Radio 1 Hottest Record of the Year 2021 Shortlist:

 

Adele - Easy On Me

Anz ft. George Riley - You Could Be

Billie Eilish - Your Power

Central Cee - Obsessed With You

Charli XCX - Good Ones

Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd - You Right

Ewan McVicar - Tell Me Something Good

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes ft. Joe Talbot - My Town

Fred again.. feat. The Blessed Madonna - Marea (We've Lost Dancing)

Griff - Black Hole

Joy Crookes - When You Were Mine

Kojey Radical ft. Lex Amor - War Outside

Little Simz - Introvert

Pa Salieu ft. Aitch - Bad

Paul Woolford & Amber Mark - HEAT

PinkPantheress - I Must Apologise

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Sigrid - Mirror

Tion Wayne x ArrDee - Wid It

Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It Ok?

Edited December 14, 20213 yr by Christmasteve201

Feel free to count this down someone if you have time, il prob listen later as I’m working!

 

Starts at 6pm on radio 1!

Edited December 16, 20213 yr by Christmasteve201

Quite a meh list to be honest, I remember last year’s being much stronger.

 

I can certainly see Mr Fender winning this one

So I had a hat-trick of some of my favourite artists winning this when

 

The Killers won in 2017 (The Man)

twenty|one|pilots won in 2018 (Jumpsuit)

Sam Fender won in 2019 (Hypersonic Missiles)

 

Looking at the list above, I would go for Mr Fender again with Seventeen Going Under... so fingers crossed!!

I think ‘17 Going Under’ would be a worthy winner even if it doesn’t tick the ‘edgy’ box now he’s got a top 10 hit!

Oops, the winner (and top 5) were revealed in a press release earlier on. But I shan't spoil it!

 

20. Pa Salieu ft. Aitch - Bad

19. Tion Wayne & ArrDee - Wid It

 

18. Paul Woolford & Amber Mark - HEAT

That Paul Woolford track must be one of radio 1s most played songs this year!

Hugely surprised Little Simz weren’t HR with more than one song!

17. Central Cee - Obsessed With You

 

16. PinkPantheress - i must apologise

15. Kojey Radical ft. Lex Amor - War Outside

 

but who decides the order? public vote?

Yep, it was a vote

So, for reference, the previous winners are:

 

2017: The Killers - The Man

2018: Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit

2019: Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles

2020: Bring Me The Horizon & YUNGBLUD - Obey

 

Anyone know if this took place at all before 2017?

14. Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd - You Right

 

13. Billie Eilish - Your Power

So, for reference, the previous winners are:

 

2017: The Killers - The Man

2018: Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit

2019: Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles

2020: Bring Me The Horizon & YUNGBLUD - Obey

 

Anyone know if this took place at all before 2017?

 

I’m pretty certain it would have, think it started with Zane Lowe but don’t have the history of it!

15. Kojey Radical ft. Lex Amor - War Outside

 

This got a surprise number one on my personal chart in November, fantastic track!

12. Anz & George Riley - You Could Be

 

11. Charli XCX - Good Ones

 

10. Ewan McVicar - Tell Me Something Good

 

9. Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (We've Lost Dancing)

Damn, thought Fred Again would be top 3!

8. Little Simz - Introvert

 

7. Sigrid - Mirror

 

6. Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes ft. Joe Talbot - My Town