The Roots Music Report's
Top World Song Chart
for the Year of 2021

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name Sub Genre
1Muhayyer Kürdi SemaiKane MathisWorld
2The EliminatorsMickey HartWorld
3Pà Pá PàFemi KutiWorld
4ChismitenMdou MoctarAfrican
5Free & EqualAngelique KidjoWorld
6Free Your MindMade KutiAfro-beat
7Seu AprendizRay SoulWorld
8I AmGenesis OwusuWorld
9Kürdi Oud TaksimKane MathisWorld
10NonantzinAfro Yaqui Music CollectiveAfrican
11Sister SoulAfro Yaqui Music CollectiveAfrican
12Faster BulletThe AggrolitesWorld
13Funky KingstonToots & The MaytalsWorld
14High on LifeZiggy MarleyWorld
15Freedom TrainToots & The MaytalsWorld
16Steppin' outSteel PulseWorld
17Free TimeThe AggrolitesWorld
18N Saa Kuuna Veso (The Orphan Song)Alfred Kpebesaane & Brittany AnjouAfrican
19Café Puerto RicoVictor SamalotWorld
20Having a PartyToots & The MaytalsWorld
21El Hombre Sin NombreVictor SamalotWorld
22El ToreroVictor SamalotWorld
23Yo Para TiDactah ChandoWorld
24Hombre AguaQuitapenasWorld
25Your Pain is MineZiggy MarleyWorld
26Ya HabibiAfro Yaqui Music CollectiveAfrican
27Three Little Birds (feat. Ziggy Marley)Toots & The MaytalsWorld
28Para Não Contrariar Você (feat. Grupo Semente)Teresa CristinaWorld
29Pressure DropToots & The MaytalsWorld
30Hey Pocky WayNation BeatWorld
31The ListenerMax HighsteinWorld
32AnchorageMichelle ShockedWorld
33AoibhneasLunasaWorld
34AbianiDobet GnahoreWorld
35Mandali (feat. Medoune Diallo)AfricandoWorld
36Pata PataSomiWorld
37Big ChiefNation BeatWorld
38Where Did I Go Wrong?The Big TakeoverWorld
39PositivoDactah ChandoWorld
40Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)Willie NelsonWorld
41ImuhaghImarhanWorld
42Tengo Una Bici Y La Quiero Montar (feat. Suika T)Bicicletas Por La PazWorld
43La CigarraAfro Yaqui Music CollectiveAfrican
44Got to Be ToughToots & The MaytalsWorld
45Work ItThe AggrolitesWorld
46We Refuse to Be Used and AbusedAfro Yaqui Music CollectiveAfrican
47All Bounced UpMax HighsteinWorld
48Lagos Pepper Soup (feat. Angélique Kidjo & Lionel Loueke)Michael OlatujaWorld
49TabooSantanaWorld
50Kürdi 7 and 9Kane MathisWorld
51México Americano (Mexican American)Los TexmaniacsWorld
52BadangoMax HighsteinWorld
53BrujeríaBicicletas Por La PazWorld
54GracelandPaul SimonWorld
55Groove Them Move ThemThe AggrolitesWorld
56Into the ThickBlack Market BrassWorld
57Forró De Dois AmigosNation BeatWorld
58Diamonds on the Soles of Her ShoesPaul SimonWorld
59Both Sides of the BluesGuy VerlindeAfrican
60Street Fighter MasRodrigo y GabrielaWorld
61Algunas CantanNation BeatWorld
62El DinoQuitapenasWorld
63Love SomebodyThe SubdudesWorld
64Pound for PoundThe AggrolitesWorld
65Torn in LoveKaravan SaraiWorld
66Deran Deran Alkheir (Well Wishes)BombinoWorld
67SoyGipsy KingsWorld
68Think of OthersMira AwadWorld
69Help ManThe AggrolitesWorld
70AlwaImarhanWorld
71HeyganaAli Farka TourèWorld
72Late in the EveningPaul SimonWorld
73LingusRodrigo y GabrielaWorld
74Na Na SagueyOkuteWorld
75Oulhin (My Heart Burns)BombinoWorld
76Nikriz SirtoKane MathisWorld
77La VolerieLes Poules à ColinWorld
78MES.EXCUSESLumiereWorld
79Lussi LillaGarmarnaWorld
80Eso Que Tu HacesLido PimientaWorld
81AzzamanImarhanWorld
82TochalImarhanWorld
83TigradaQuitapenasWorld
84Don't Let 'EmThe SubdudesWorld
85La EducaciónQuitapenasWorld
86ZinizjumeghImarhanWorld
87Hurry UpThe AggrolitesWorld
88Why You RatThe AggrolitesWorld
89No One to Depend onSantanaWorld
90Morning NightcapLunasaWorld
91Aunt Sister LydiaKosmo SoundWorld
92Nøkkens ValsVaevWorld
93NavegarJoao SelvaWorld
94Camino Por VeredaNoslen NoelWorld
95El CalacoPangea UltimaWorld
96Mund AmorMiroca ParisWorld
97DignityAngelique KidjoWorld
98If Love Was a TrainMichelle ShockedWorld
99Annie, Heart Thief of the SeaKishi BashiWorld
100Gnawa BeatBab L' BluzWorld
101Frisk Me DownKatchafireWorld
102StruggleToots & The MaytalsWorld
103Emikele NgamoJupiter & OkwessWorld
104OfakomboloJupiter & OkwessWorld
105I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)Ibibio Sound MachineWorld
106Stars ExplodeMatthew SweetWorld
107AmapondoMiriam MakebaWorld
108OccupyPink HawksAfro-beat
109Ehad Wa DaghImarhanWorld
110Blown AwayMatthew SweetWorld
111NogoIssa BagayogoWorld
112I Got Ya BackKatchafireWorld
113WaydelelBab L' BluzWorld
114Heartbreak RadioDelbert McClinton & Self-Made MenWorld
115You Can Call Me AlPaul SimonWorld
116I Hear the Ax SwingingGhost of VroomWorld
117POINT.DE.FUITELumiereWorld
118Black DogShoogleniftyWorld
119Still StandingKUBIXWorld
120BidibidoElida AlmeidaWorld
121Ghost of Tom JoadSolasWorld
122The Tortoise and the HareFlookWorld
123Set Your Minds and Souls FreeFemi KutiWorld
124ManteskaJah Jazz OrchestraWorld
125Tum Na AayeRafiki JazzWorld
126AngaliAntonis AntoniouWorld
127GuarisceL'AlbaWorld
128Spicy Boom Boom (feat. Kandy Guira)BalaphonicsWorld
129TumastImarhanWorld
130Famou (Dance Remix)Sekouba BambinoWorld
131Garden of EmbersKaravan SaraiWorld
132Yaral Sa DoomWau Wau CollectifWorld
133Previsão (feat. Adriana Calcanhoto)BossacucanovaWorld
134Balanca Nao Pode Parar Feat. Cris DelannoBossacucanovaWorld
135So Much Things to SayBob Marley & The WailersWorld
136Do Me a FavorThe SubdudesWorld
137Juste Une ChansonDom La NenaWorld
138LisangaToto Bona LokuaWorld
139Mom's Jig / Bill Nicholson's 67thSolasWorld
140ManjalagiSierra Leone's Refugee All StarsWorld
141I Can't Remember the DreamThey Might Be GiantsWorld
142Kulun MankwaleshiMulatu AstatkeWorld
143ElotePink HawksAfro-beat
144Gardenia (feat. Stick Figure)The ElovatersWorld
145SyzygyPurna Loka EnsembleWorld
146BamboleoGipsy KingsWorld
147Dog Was a DoughnutBacao Rhythm & Steel BandWorld
148Propizio ChitarraGypsy Cafe EnsembleWorld
149Under SuspicionDelbert McClinton & Self-Made MenWorld
150ToastKoffeeWorld
151Ha DiasLuca MundacaWorld
152Žali ZareBalkan TaksimWorld
153Lalogo (Remastered)Alpha BlondyWorld
154La Malanga Resbala (Live)Palo!World
155The AlchemistThe Wilderness of ManitobaWorld
156Queens (feat. Rokia Koné)Les Amazones d'AfriqueWorld
157Mix UpKUBIXWorld
158IdesouseStar Feminine BandWorld
159Chora a VideiraAnfiguriWorld
 

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