What songs are trending on TikTok 2021?

TIKTOK continues to be a popular app for music discovery.

Throughout the millions of videos and songs posted a day on the app, there are many songs that have since become popular in mainstream media.

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What are the most popular tunes on the app?

Some of those popular TikTok tunes include:

good 4 u – Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigogood 4 u is off of Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album SOUR[/caption]

Olivia Rodrigo’s song good 4 u blew up on TikTok after the release of her debut album SOUR back on May 21, 2021.

The song was quickly a hit and many users then realized that song sounded familiar as it has the same early 2000’s sound as Avril Lavigne.

Kiss Me More (feat. SZA) – Doja Cat

Doja CarKiss Me More continues to rise on TikTok[/caption]

Kiss Me More is the first song off of Doja Cat’s third studio album.

The song is about stating what you want from a partner and debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Astronaut In The Ocean – Masked Wolf

Masked WolfAstronaut in the Ocean was released in 2019[/caption]

Released in 2019, Astronaut In The Ocean soared to popularity on TikTok.

Masked Wolf opened up to Audacy on June 3, 2021 to talk about the meaning of the song.

“It’s really like how you want to take it. You can just listen to it for when and enjoy the slap of the song or you can enjoy the lyricism and dive in deeper and figure out what is this truly about in the meaning.”

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What are the top 20 songs on the app right now?

According to TokBoard, the top TikTok songs as of June 29, 2021 are:

Into The Thick Of It! – The Backyardigans VANO 3000Nobody – MitskiDinero – Trinidad CardonaPunk Monk – Playboi CartiTough Down 2 Cause Hell – Hd4presidentOh No – KreepaMy X – Rae SremmurdShake That Ass – J. EarlBundles – Billie EilishExactly – deeMonkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeodhappier – Olivia RodrigoI Don’t Mind – Fammouzz.KhariiiiiSLEEPZ SOUND – P R I N C EPhone ya – Claudiaoriginal sound- kennpachiii – kk POOF BE GONE – KyleYouMadeThatInternational Super Spy – Dylan Original sound -_dndprince_ – Big_Nudy

Who owns TikTok?

TikTok was released back in September 2016 by the developer ByteDance.

The app is a Chinese video-sharing social media platform that sparked controversy under former President Donald Trump after the app was set to be banned in the United States.

Back in September 2020, Oracle and Walmart partnered with the app in the U.S. to avoid shutdown.

In the deal, Oracle got 12.5% stake in the company while Walmart got 7.5% stake.