In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Even Arsenal’s famed defence, letting in just seven goals this season in the first 13 games, has been exceeded – Chelsea let in five in 2021 by this point of the season, while being top of the league.