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 Covers of 2021. For further music discovery, explore our staff’s Top 89 lists.

Best Covers of 2021

Black Pumas – “Strangers (feat. Lucius)”
Barry Gibb – “Run to Me (feat. Brandi Carlile)”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – “Sad But True”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – “Can’t Let Go”
Andra Day – “Strange Fruit”
Kurt Vile – “Run Run Run”
Prince – “Stand Up and B Strong”
Angel Olsen – “Safety Dance”
Cat Power – “Bad Religion”
Dave Gahan – “Metal Heart (feat. Soulsavers)”
Malia J – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Valerie June – “Summer’s End”
Vagabon – “Reason to Believe (feat. Courtney Barnett)”
Lucius – “Our Lips Are Sealed”
Brittany Howard and Childish Gambino – “Stay High (Childish Gambino Version)”