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Best songs of 2017

Rap won the argument it had been having with the prize committees for thirty years. A Spanish-language song became the most-streamed thing on earth, which the American industry had spent two decades insisting could not happen. Pop, separately, got confessional and synth-heavy.

Songs from the albums of 2017, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

  1. 2Ctrl coverDoves in the WindSZA · Ctrl4.54.8 avg · 7 ratings
  2. 34:44 coverThe Story of O.J.Jay-Z · 4:444.54.8 avg · 6 ratings
  3. 4Freudian coverHold Me DownDaniel Caesar · Freudian4.54.8 avg · 6 ratings
  4. 5Ctrl coverThe WeekendSZA · Ctrl4.55.0 avg · 4 ratings
  5. 6Harry Styles coverSign of the TimesHarry Styles · Harry Styles4.54.5 avg · 95 ratings
  6. 7Ipséité coverΓ. Mosaïque solitaireDamso · Ipséité4.54.7 avg · 10 ratings
  7. 8Ctrl coverLove GaloreSZA · Ctrl4.54.7 avg · 10 ratings
  8. 9H.E.R. coverEvery Kind of WayH.E.R. · H.E.R.4.54.7 avg · 8 ratings
  9. 10dont smile at me coverocean eyesBillie Eilish · dont smile at me4.54.5 avg · 82 ratings
  10. 11Ipséité coverΔ. Dieu ne ment jamaisDamso · Ipséité4.54.7 avg · 7 ratings
  11. 12Harry Styles coverKiwiHarry Styles · Harry Styles4.54.5 avg · 44 ratings
  12. 13Freudian coverBest PartDaniel Caesar · Freudian4.54.8 avg · 6 ratings
  13. 14Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 coverSlideCalvin Harris · Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 14.54.8 avg · 5 ratings
  14. 15H.E.R. coverLights OnH.E.R. · H.E.R.4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
  15. 16Melodrama coverHomemade DynamiteLorde · Melodrama4.54.6 avg · 14 ratings
  16. 17Luv Is Rage 2 coverXo Tour Llif3Lil Uzi Vert · Luv Is Rage 24.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
  17. 18Harry Styles coverFrom the Dining TableHarry Styles · Harry Styles4.44.5 avg · 19 ratings
  18. 19Ipséité coverΘ. MacarenaDamso · Ipséité4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
  19. 20Melodrama coverSoberLorde · Melodrama4.44.5 avg · 12 ratings
  20. 21Journal intime coverAngelaAya Nakamura · Journal intime4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
  21. 22Freudian coverLooseDaniel Caesar · Freudian4.44.8 avg · 4 ratings
  22. 23blkswn coverWild Irish RosesSmino · blkswn4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
  23. 24FIRTINAYT coverİHTİMALLERİN HEYECANINA ÜZÜLÜYORUMBüyük Ev Ablukada · FIRTINAYT4.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
  24. 25DAMN. coverDUCKWORTH.Kendrick Lamar · DAMN.4.44.4 avg · 67 ratings
  25. 26DAMN. coverHUMBLE.Kendrick Lamar · DAMN.4.44.4 avg · 822 ratings
  26. 27More Life coverPassionfruitDrake · More Life4.44.4 avg · 858 ratings
  27. 28DAMN. coverDNA.Kendrick Lamar · DAMN.4.44.4 avg · 839 ratings
  28. 29Freudian coverBlessedDaniel Caesar · Freudian4.44.6 avg · 4 ratings
  29. 30Beautiful Thugger Girls coverFeel ItYoung Thug · Beautiful Thugger Girls4.44.6 avg · 4 ratings
  30. 31La fête est finie coverBasiqueOrelSan · La fête est finie4.44.5 avg · 7 ratings
  31. 32Freudian coverGet YouDaniel Caesar · Freudian4.44.5 avg · 7 ratings
  32. 33Ctrl coverBroken ClocksSZA · Ctrl4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  33. 34Flower Boy coverBoredom (feat. Rex Orange County & Anna of the North)Tyler, the Creator · Flower Boy4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  34. 35inFinite coverParadise BarDeep Purple · inFinite4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  35. 36Kaleidoscope EP coverAll I Can Think About Is YouColdplay · Kaleidoscope EP4.44.7 avg · 3 ratings
  36. 37Melodrama coverThe LouvreLorde · Melodrama4.44.5 avg · 10 ratings
  37. 38reputation coverCall It What You WantTaylor Swift · reputation4.44.5 avg · 6 ratings
  38. 39La fête est finie coverNotes pour trop tardOrelSan · La fête est finie4.44.5 avg · 6 ratings
  39. 40Without Warning coverRun Up the Racks21 Savage · Without Warning4.44.4 avg · 12 ratings
  40. 41H.E.R. coverLosingH.E.R. · H.E.R.4.44.5 avg · 5 ratings
  41. 42Flower Boy coverSee You Again (feat. Kali Uchis)Tyler, the Creator · Flower Boy4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
  42. 43Too Hard coverFreestyleLil Baby · Too Hard4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
  43. 44Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files coverSame Ol SameScarface · Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
  44. 45Issa Album coverClose My Eyes21 Savage · Issa Album4.34.4 avg · 15 ratings
  45. 46FIRTINAYT coverEVREN BOZMASIBüyük Ev Ablukada · FIRTINAYT4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  46. 47Harry Styles coverMeet Me in the HalfwayHarry Styles · Harry Styles4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  47. 48Spirit coverPoison Heart (Tripped mix)Depeche Mode · Spirit4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  48. 49Villains coverUn-Reborn AgainQueens of the Stone Age · Villains4.34.5 avg · 3 ratings
  49. 50reputation coverGorgeousTaylor Swift · reputation4.34.4 avg · 5 ratings

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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