It's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2021! Here are Jim McGuinn's favorite songs of the year. Once you've made your own list, vote in The Current's Top 89 poll, and we'll count down your Top 89 of 2021 on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Top 10 Songs of 2021

Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue"
The Killers – "Quiet Town"
Gang of Youths – "the angel of 8th ave."
Arlo Parks – "Hurt"
Charlie Parr – "817 Oakland Avenue"
Bad Bad Hats – "Detroit Basketball"
Sports Team – "Happy (God’s Own Country)"
The Avalanches ft. Cola Boyy & Mick Jones – "We Go On"
Elvis Costello and the Imposters – "Magnificent Hurt"
St. Vincent – "Down"

Top 10 Albums of 2021

The Killers – Pressure Machine
Parquet Courts – Sympathy for Life
Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
Damon Albarn – The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream
Paul Weller – Cosmic Fringes
Bad Bad Hats – Walkman
The War On Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Yola – Stand For Myself
Kiss the Tiger – Vicious Kid
Low – HEY WHAT

Best New Artist: Wet Leg!
Best Local Song: “817 Oakland Avenue” by Charlie Parr
Best Concert: IDLES at Palace Theatre
Best Cover: “Sad But True” by Jason Isbell