2021 was a musically revelational year in South Africa as several seasoned artists made record breaking hits while other up and coming acts were unveiled. Regardless, some of the songs released by the record producers appeared as the most in-demand of the last year. Ukhozi FM had garnered the votes of their frequent listeners and they came up with the top 10 hottest songs of 2021.
Also, the highlight of year was the Grammy nomination bagged by Blackl Cofffee, hopefully he can nick the award.
| Position | Songs/Artists | Votes |
| 1 | DJ Hlo – Isibani | 214,966 |
| 2 | Jumbo – Wena Nkosi | 141,647 |
| 3 | Ama Siblings no DJ Mngadi – Uthando Lwami | 79,162 |
| 4 | Bello no Gallo – Khula | 50,936 |
| 5 | BigZulu – Umuzi eSandton | 40,398 |
| 6 | Kabza de Small – Asibe Happy | 17,696 |
| 7 | Young Stunna – Adiwele | 16,802 |
| 8 | Zakes Bantiwini – Osama | 16,484 |
| 9 | Makhadzi – Ganama | 15,308 |
| 10 | DJ Maphorisa – Izolo | 8,266 |
