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Top 2021 Anime Openings on Spotify

Looking back, 2021 brought a ton of amazing opening themes that anime fans just simply couldn’t skip. Many love them enough to stream the full versions on music platforms and add them to their own playlists. Throughout the year we used Spotify data to rank the top anime songs from each season. In the Spring 2021 anime season, the first Tokyo Revengers opening “Cry Baby” by Official HIGE DANdism took the top. In summer, the RE-MAIN opening “Forget Me Not” by ENHYPEN took first place, and in fall, the Ranking of Kings opening “BOY” by King Gnu had the most streams. Now we took a look at which anime openings were the most streamed throughout the entire year.

Note that not all openings from 2021 have been officially released on Spotify, and we excluded shorts anime and kids anime. All streams are counted as of January 17, 2022, and rounded to the nearest thousand. Shows like Jujutsu Kaisen that began in Winter 2020 and had additional openings that were released and used in 2021 have those respective songs included, but not the openings that were used in 2020.

With respect to the high number of songs combined, we are posting rankings for the top streamed opening and endings of the year separately. You can find the top endings here. So without further ado, we present to you the top-streamed openings of 2021!

Top 10 Anime Openings of 2021 on Spotify

The Beastars opening “怪物” (Kaibutsu) by YOASOBI was the most streamed anime opening of the year by far, and is currently at an incredible 126,954,000 streams! The song also blew up on YouTube and was the most viewed video on the platform in the first half of 2021. Taking #2 is the winner from Spring 2021, Tokyo Revengers opening “Cry Baby” by Official HIGE DANdism, while the second Jujutsu Kaisen opening “VIVID VICE” by Who-ya Extended is in the third place.

Top 10 Anime Openings of 2021 on Spotify

The complete ranking results are below with links to listen to all of the songs.

Complete Rankings

RankSongStreams
1st怪物 – YOASOBI
Beastars 2nd Season Opening
126,954,000 
2ndCry Baby – Official HIGE DANdism
Tokyo Revengers Opening
101,566,000
3rdVIVID VICE  – Who-ya Extended
Jujutsu Kaisen Opening 2
37,400,000
4thBoku no Sensou – Shinsei Kamattechan
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1 Opening
33,889,000
5th色香水 – Yoh kamiyama 
Horimiya Opening
19,329,000
6th残響散歌 – Aimer
Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc Opening
18,765,000
7th麻痺 – yama
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club Opening
17,775,000
8thParadise – Rude-α
SK8 the Infinity Opening
16,236,000 
9thBOY – King Gnu
Ranking of Kings Opening 1
14,875,000
10thNo. 1 – DISH
My Hero Academia Season 5 Opening 1
13,328,000
11th五等分のカタチ – 中野家の五つ子
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2 Opening
12,320,000 
12th楽園 – 金澤ダイスケ
Dr. Stone: Stone Wars Opening
10,962,000 
13thForce – TOMORROW X TOGETHER
World Trigger 2nd Season Opening
10,386,000 
14th明け星 – LiSA
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc Opening
9,884,000
15thアイデンティティ – Kiro Akiyama
The Promised Neverland Season 2 Opening
9,298,000
16thForget Me Not – ENHYPEN
Re-Main Opening
 8,941,000
17thBAKU – Ikimonogakari
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Opening 8
7,650,000
18thPINK BLOOD – Hikaru Utada
To Your Eternity Opening
7,609,000
19thMerry-Go-Round – MAN WITH A MISSION
My Hero Academia Season 5 Cour 2 Opening
7,598,000
20th シンデレラ- Cidergirl
Komi Can’t Communicate Opening
7,381,000
21stEASY LOVE – Sumire Uesaka
Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro Opening
5,912,000
22ndShake & Shake – sumika
Pretty Boy Detective Club Opening
5,897,000
23rdLike Flames – MindaRyn
Tensura 2 Part 2 Opening
5,771,000
24thOmoide Shiritori – DIALOGUE+
Higehiro Opening
5,661,000
25thSing My Pleasure – ヴィヴィ(Vo.八木海莉)
Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song- Opening
5,316,000
26thODDTAXI – Skirt&PUNPEE
ODDTAXI Opening
4,997,000
27thdawn – LiSA
Back Arrow Cour 1 Opening
4,937,000
28thOP: モノクロシティ – ACE COLLECTION
Koikimi Opening
4,796,000
29th聖者の行進 – キタニタツヤ
Idaten Deities in the Peaceful Generation Opening
4,624,000
30thEVERBLUE – Omoinotake
Blue Period Opening
4,576,000
31stStoryteller – TRUE
Tensura 2 Part 1 Opening
 4,502,000
32nd空と虚 – sasanomaly
The Case Study of Vanitas Opening
4,405,000
33rdtakt. – ryo (supercell), Mafumafu, gaku
takt op.Destiny Opening
4,067,000
34thGamble – syudou
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Opening
3,499,000
35thLong shot – 前島麻由
Re:Zero Season 2 Part 2 Opening
3,468,000
36th旅人の唄 – 大原ゆい子
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 1 Opening
3,316,000
37thTOMORROW – BiSH
Kingdom 3rd Season Opening 1
3,264,000
38th3分29秒 – Hitorie
86 Eighty-Six Part 1 Opening
3,176,000
39th光あれ – Akihito Okano
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement Opening
3,154,000
40thLEADER – MY FIRST STORY
Hortensia Saga Opening
3,130,000
41stPleasure – WARPs UP
Fruits Basket: The Final Opening
2,865,000
42ndユメヲカケル! – ウオッカ (CV. 大橋彩香), ゴールドシップ (CV. 上田 瞳), サイレンススズカ (CV. 高野麻里佳), スペシャルウィーク (CV. 和氣あず未), ダイワスカーレット (CV. 木村千咲). トウカイテイオー (CV. Machico), メジロマックイーン (CV. 大西沙織)
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2 Opening
2,643,000
43rdDifferent – BAND-MAID
Log Horizon Season 3 Opening
2,419,000
44th境界線 – amazarashi2,342,000
45thDark seeks light – ニノミヤユイ
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Opening
2,291,000
46thBLIZZARD – BURNOUT SYNDROMES
Those Snow White Notes Opening
2,149,000
47th巣立ちの歌 – アネモネリア
Wonder Egg Priority Opening
1,936,000
48thRed Criminal – THE ORAL CIGARETTES
Scarlet Nexus Opening 2
1,931,000
49thEclipse – Dreamcatcher
King’s Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi Opening
1,808,000
50thBursty Greedy Spider – Konomi Suzuki
So I’m A Spider, So What? Opening 2
1,802,000
51stBANG!!! – EGOIST
Build Divide: Code Black Opening
1,758,000
52ndin case… – BISH
Godzilla Singular Point Opening
1,731,000
53rd醜い生き物 – CHiCO with HoneyWorks
Otherside Picnic Opening
1,614,000
54th我武者羅 – CHiCO with HoneyWorks 
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Opening 9
1,545,000
55th獣の理 – Tokyo Incidents
D_Cide Traumerei the Animation Opening
1,504,000
56thふざけてないぜ – ネクライトーキー
Girlfriend, Girlfriend Opening
1,452,000
57thSeize The Day – 亜咲花
Laid-Back Camp 2nd Season Opening
1,434,000
58thSense – BAND-MAID
Platinum End Opening 1
1,426,000
59thImperfect – Masayoshi Oishi
SSSS.Dynezenon Opening
1,385,000
60th 人生イージー? – DIALOGUE+
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki Opening
1,373,000
61st青春の演舞 – Centimillimental
Bakuten!! Opening
1,335,000
62ndEden through the rough – Takanori Nishikawa
Edens Zero Opening 1
1,265,000
63rdケモノミチ – 小野大輔
Kemono Jihen Opening
1,258,000
64th目覚めの唄 – 大原ゆい子
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2 Opening
1,243,000
65thTWISTED HEARTS – 畠中 祐
Moriarty the Patriot 2nd Season Opening
1,230,000
66thHON-NO – EMPiRE
High-Rise Invasion Opening
1,140,000
67th 永遠のAria – Amamiya Sora
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement Opening
1,124,000
68thKokodeIkiteru – jon-YAKITORY, MARY
The Detective Is Already Dead Opening
1,117,000
69th鼓動 – Eir Aoi
Back Arrow 2nd Cour Opening
1,110,000
70thSoul salvation – Megumi Hayashibara
Shaman King (2021) Opening 1
1,094,000
71st残酷な夢と眠れ – 栗林みな実
Redo of Healer Opening
1,058,000
72ndkeep weaving your spider way – 安月名莉子
So I’m a Spider, So What? Opening 2
964,000
73rdタイムファクター – KAMI WA SAIKORO WO FURANAI
World Trigger 3rd Season Opening
954,000
74thSTACKiNG – BiSH
Kingdom 3rd Season Opening 2
951,000
75thBrand new diary – 熊田茜音
Slime Diaries Opening
932,000
76thMACHINEGUN – THE ORAL CIGARETTES
Scarlet Nexus Opening 1
911,000
77thFOREVER – L’Arc-en-Ciel
Edens Zero Opening 2
900,000
78th 染み – HOWL BE QUIET
The Dungeon of Black Company Opening
851,000
79th息を吸うここで吸う生きて – Yuinishio
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Opening
829,000
80thSTART!! True dreams – Liella!
Love Live! Superstar!! Opening
789,000
81stON MY OWN – HYDE
Mars Red Opening
768,000
82nd アノーイング!さんさんウィーク! – 五十嵐双葉(CV:楠木ともり)、桜井桃子(CV:早見沙織)、黒部夏美(CV:青山玲菜)、月城モナ(CV:古賀葵)
My Senpai is Annoying Opening
730,000
83rdNo Continue – Akari Kito
Battle Game in 5 Seconds Opening
707,000
84th ケアレス – ClariS
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden 2nd Season Opening
682,000
85thHELLO HORIZON – Inori Minase
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Opening
678,000
86th 満月とシルエットの夜 – 坊ちゃん(CV. 花江夏樹)&アリス(CV. 真野あゆみ)
The Duke of Death and His Maid Opening
676,000
Top 2021 Anime Openings on Spotify – Part 1
RankSongStreams
87th101 – Sangatsu no Phantasia
The Honor Student at Magic High School Opening
668,000
88th ぐだふわエブリデー – 悠木 碧
Slime 300 Opening
646,000
89thSHAKE!SHAKE!SHAKE! – 内田雄馬 Opening
Dr. Ramune – Mysterious Disease Specialist- Opening
638,000
90thEndeavour – Dragon Ash
Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
636,000
91stGive It Up? – Kuroneko
Heaven’s Design Team Opening
628,000
92nd愛のシュプリーム! – スーパーちょろゴンず ver. – スーパーちょろゴンず
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Opening
613,000
93rdSaika – frederic Opening
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Opening
612,000
94thBlessing – 結城アイラ
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Opening
612,000
95th 残酷シャングリラ (TV Size Version) – O★Z
Visual Prison Opening
610,000
96th見えないからね!? – 四谷みこ(CV:雨宮 天)
Mieruko-chan Opening
609,000
97thTHE POLiCY – IDOLiSH7
IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! Opening
603,000
98th 大河よ共に泣いてくれ – フランシュシュ
Zombieland Saga: Revenge Opening
545,000
99thFreeze – flumpool
Seven Knights Revolution: The Hero’s Successor Opening
536,000
100thEXIST – RAISE A SUILLEN
Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood Opening
524,000
101stIcy Ivy – Who-ya Extended
Night Head 2041 Opening
517,000
102ndNew story – 高野麻里佳
Spirit Chronicles Opening
504,000
103rdAnalogy – 彩音
Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU Opening
500,000
104thEVERYBODY! EVERYBODY! – Yu Serizawa
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2 Opening
479,000
105thANSWER – 前島麻由
Full Dive: The Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life! Opening
470,000
106thピラミッド大逆転 – スピラ・スピカ
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter Opening
458,000
107thアトック – Eir Aoi
Blue Reflection Ray Opening 2
437,000
108thABC体操 – いけてるお兄さん(CV:宮野真守), うたのお姉さん(CV:水樹奈々)
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan Openng
424,000
109th走れ! – POLYSICS, ヤマサキセイヤ走れ! – POLYSICS, ヤマサキセイヤ
Cells at Work! Code Black Opening
415,000
110th Chance! & Revenge! – 安月名莉子
Osamake Opening
414,000
111thFightin★Pose – Yui Ogura
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Opening 1
411,000
111th継承の唄 – 大原ゆい子
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2 Opening 2
411,000
113thDark spiral journey – Q-MHzYuko Suzuhana
Peach Boy Riverside Opening
402,000
114thたゆたえ、七色 – ARCANA PROJECT
Aquatope of White Sand Opening 1
387,000
115thOtomeno Kokoroe – GARNiDELiA
Taisho Otome Fairy Tale Opening
379,000
116th星のオーケストラ – saji
Kageki Shojo!! Opening
386,000
117thNo. 6 – 伊藤美来, Lowland Jazz
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Opening
367,000
118th“No! No! Satisfaction!” by DA PUMP
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 2 Opening 2
353,000
119thNaughty Love – フレイ(CV:ふれいあ)八月朔日せれね(CV:夜道雪)和知みねる(CV:ないる)女神寮生戦咲きりや(CV:倉坂くるる)早乙女あてな(CV:猫田あしゅ)
Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory Opening
351,000
120thRole playing – Masayoshi Oishi
Dragon Goes House-Hunting Opening
341,000
121stFIRE BIRD – 大平峻也
Burning Kabaddi Opening
339,000
122ndDies In No Time – Jun Fukuyama
The Vampire Dies in No Time Opening
325,000
123rdBravest – Taichi Mukau
Dragon Quest: Dai’s Great Adventure Opening 2
319,000
124thIDOLY PRIDE – 星見プロダクション
Idoly Pride Opening
313,000
125th命の灯火 – Konomi Suzuki
Deep Insanity: The Lost Child Opening
284,000
126thアンダンテに恋をして! – angela
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X Opening
281,000
127thKoko kara Saki wa Uta ni Naranai – Poppin’Party
Remake our Life! Opening
270,000
128thつぎはぎもよう – nano.RIPE
Non Non Biyori 3rd Season Opening
259,000
129th遠くの子守の唄 – 大原ゆい子
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2 Opening 4
130thThe theme of the NOMAD – mabanua
Megalo Box 2 Opening
250,000
131st祈りの唄 – 大原ゆい子
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2 Opening 3
248,000
132nd6つ子の魂ナユタまで – AOP
Osomatsu-san 3rd Season Opening
234,000
133rdDiViNE – EXiNA
Blue Reflection Ray Opening 1
234,000
134thRise Again – AIRFLIP
Ex-Arm Opening
212,000
135thChase the core – 佐久間貴生
Skate-Leading Stars Opening
199,000
136thまほうのかぜ – 熊田茜音
Super Cub Opening
184,000
137thBaddest – 樋口 楓
I’m standing on 1,000,000 lives. 2nd Season Opening
164,000
138th生活こんきゅーダメディネロ- Sumire Uesaka
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Opening
161,000
139thBloodlines~運命の血統~ – JAM Project
Getter Robo Arc Opening
159,000
140thドレミファSTARS!! – Mashumairesh!!, Plasmagica
Show by Rock!! Stars!! Opening
159,000
141stFACTION – Wienners
Digimon Ghost Game Opening
157,000 
142nd輪廻 – V.W.P
Muv-Luv Alternative Opening
156,000
143rdとめどない潮騒に僕たちは何を歌うだろうか – ARCANA PROJECT
Aquatope of White Sand Opening 2
150,000
144thAshitanohanatachi – Sanshu Middle School Hero Club
Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter
146,000
145thThe Sacred Torch – H-el-ical//
The Faraway Paladin Opening
142,000
146thDream hopper- 逢田梨香子
Soukou Musume Senki Opening
128,000
147thOnnaji Kimochi. – Kiyono Yasuno
Restaurant to Another World 2 Opening
101,000
148thコバルトの鼓動 – 諏訪ななか
Battle Athletess Daiundoukai ReSTART! Opening
99,000
149thGlorious Days – 9-tie
Selection Project Opening
96,000
150thEVOLUTiON: – Yoshino Nanjo
The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made Opening
96,000
151st恍惚ラビリンス – Masaaki Endou
SAKUGAN Opening
79,000
152ndenemy – blank paper
AMAIM Warrior at the borderline Opening
68,000
153rdAlice In Deadly School – Airi Kagami(CV Chihira Mochida). Akira Asagi(CV Nozomi Yamamoto), Kazuharu Yamamoto(CV Aya Akiyoshi), Manami Fujita(CV Asami Takano), Mayuri Nakamura(CV Amina Sato), Seria Morino (CV Hikaru Akao)
Gekidol Opening
65,000
154thココロハヤル – 熊田茜音
Cheat Pharmacist’s Slow Life: Making a Drugstore in Another World Opening
62,000
155th緋ノ月 – ALI PROJECT
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Opening
62,000
156thプレイタの傷 – 嵐柴エイジ (CV:髙坂篤志), 嵐柴カズマ (CV:千葉翔也), 茶木縞カガミ (CV:榎木淳弥), 鷲峰ラン (CV:益山武明), 烏末ジン (CV:野上翔), 龍眞コウガ (CV:八代拓), 虎尊イツキ (CV:畠中祐), & 甲斐ヤマト (CV:ランズベリー・アーサー)
Project Scard: Scar on the Praeter Opening
62,000
157thAyashiku Get Your Heart – 5 to HEAVEN
Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu Opening
59,000
158thPUPPET’S – TOKYO MONSTERS
TESLA NOTE Opening
55,000
159thAshita Kitto – Tsuji Ayano
Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House Opening
50,000
160thWonder by Wonder – MUG-MO久々梨三華 (CV: 芹澤 優), 成瀬直子 (CV: 若井友希), 豊川姫乃 (CV: 田中美海), 青木十子 (CV: 本泉莉奈)
Let’s Make a Mug Too Opening
50,000
161stBELIEVE MYSELF – TVSize – Asaka
Shikizakura Opening
46,000
162ndFever Dreamer – Mia REGINA
Rumble Garanndoll Opening
45,000
163rdWhere you are – BlooDyeLITTLE(KICK THE CAN CREW)
Vlad Love Opening
33,000
164thAMBITIOUS GOAL – 小林愛香
Farewell, My Dear Cramer Opening
27,000
165thLIGHT of JUSTICE – Shoutarou Morikubo Opening
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck Opening
22,000
166thFight oh Fight! – SMILE PRINCESS
Puraore! PRIDE OF ORANGE Opening
22,000
167thRainbow☆Harmony – 山口朗彦
I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol Opening
18,000
168th夢中の先へ – MUG-MO久々梨三華 (CV: 芹澤 優)成瀬直子 (CV: 若井友希)豊川姫乃 (CV: 田中美海)青木十子 (CV: 本泉莉奈)
Let’s Make a Mug Too: Second Kiln Opening
16,000
169thTough Heart – 小林愛香
Shin Chuuka Ichiban! 2nd Season
13,000
170th一番星の歌~未来のレジェンド伝説~ – アイ★チュウ
I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol Opening
13,000
171stD-(A)LIVE!! – No Limit
WIXOSS Diva(A)Live Opening
13,000
172ndミッション! 健・康・第・イチ/はたらく細胞 – Studio Megaane
Cells at Work! 2nd Season Opening
10,000
173rdCalling – Animation ver. – 石元 丈晴
The World Ends With You Opening
10,000
174thToki no Tsubasa Chrono Geizer – Airi Kagami (CV Chihira Mochida), Akira Asagi (CV Nozomi Yamamoto), Kazuharu Yamamoto (CV Aya Akiyoshi), Manami Fujita (CV Asami Takano), Mayuri Nakamura (CV Amina Sato), Seria Morino (CV Hikaru Akao)
Gekidol Opening
9,000
175tha hollow shadow – Kenichiro Suehiro
Shadows House Opening
4,000
Top 2021 Anime Openings on Spotify – Part 2

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