Best and worst music of 2017 - add your own

[StrawberryBlond 13,286]

It's time for my annual best and worst music of the year list, a bit belated this time. I really wanted to make it as close to perfect as I could. For those who don't know, I review music as an amateur and I make one of these lists every year, listing the best and worst songs and albums in my opinion. Top 40 songs and top 20 albums each way. The music must be released in 2017 (re-released singles can count if they weren't big before) and a song has to be a single to be listed in the singles list. I only give a rating to albums, almost all the singles have the same rating, so there's no point. Its been another hard year, albums especially seem to be getting worse and worse, hence the low quality of rating. Hope it gets better in 2018. Bear in my mind all my choices are just based on the music, not on how much I like the artists, nor do I take into consideration anything that happened in their personal lives, it's just the music as I hear it. Just be warned, for those who have never seen my lists, my taste is VERY eclectic, so don't expect to see all my picks from the one genre or for there to be a particular taste running through the whole lists, I love music from all over!

So, without further ado, here we go, working down to the best/worst. I've spoilered the top ten of each list for maximum surprise.

Top 40 Best Singles of 2017

40. Camila Cabello - Crying in the Club

39. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.

38. Imagine Dragons - Believer

37. Miley Cyrus - Malibu

36. Imelda May feat. Jeff Beck - Black Tears

35. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft

34. Lorde - Green Light

33. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

32. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

31. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

30. The Killers - The Man

29. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

28. Rita Ora - Your Song

27. Liam Gallagher - Wall Of Glass

26. Lady Gaga - The Cure

25. DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

24. Paloma Faith - Guilty

23. Julia Michaels - Issues

22. Jessie Ware - Selfish Love

21. Marilyn Manson - We Know Where You F***ing Live

20. Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor

19. Rak-Su - Dimelo

18. G-Eazy feat. Halsey - Him & I

17. Lorde - Perfect Places

16. Pink - Beautiful Trauma

15. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

14. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

13. Marilyn Manson - Kill4Me

12. Lana Del Rey - Love

11. Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut to the Feeling

Spoiler

 

10. The Killers - Run For Cover

09. Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana

08. Harry Styles - Kiwi

07. Halsey - Bad At Love

06. Little MIx feat. Stormzy - Power

05. Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd - Lust For Life

04. Lady Gaga - John Wayne

03. Remy Ma - Shether

02. Miranda Lambert - Tin Man

01. Kesha - Praying

 

Top 40 Worst Singles of 2017

40. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

39. Katy Perry - Hey Hey Hey

38. Fifth Harmony - He Like That

37. Anastacia - Caught In The Middle

36. Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish

35. Nelly Furtado - Cold Hard Truth

34. Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

33. Take That - Giants

32. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

31. Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

30. Jason Derulo feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Nicki Minaj - Swalla

29. Chris Brown feat. Yo Gotti, A Boogie wit da Hoodie & Kodak Black - Pills & Automobiles

28. N.E.R.D. feat. Kendrick Lamar - Don't Don't Do It!

27. Nelly Furtado - Pipe Dreams

26. Tinie Tempah feat. Nea - Chasing Flies

25. Maroon 5 feat. Future - Cold

24. Tyler, The Creator feat. Rex Orange County & Anna of the North - Boredom

23. Jason Derulo feat. French Montana - Tip Toe

22. Chris Brown - Questions

21. Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide

20. Mariah Carey feat. YG - I Don't

19. Future - Incredible

18. Sia - Santa's Coming For Us

17. Bhad Babie - These Heaux

16. Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - No Frauds

15. Tinie Tempeh feat. Tinashe - Text From Your Ex

14. Migos - Slippery

13. Jay Z - The Story Of O.J.

12. Katy Perry feat. Migos - Bon Appetit

11. The Script - Rain

Spoiler

 

10. Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj - Rake It Up

09. Bhad Babie - Hi Bich/Whatchu Know

08. Shania Twain - Life's About To Get Good

07. Migos - T-Shirt

06. Die Antwoord - Love Drug

05. XXXTentacion - Look At Me!

04. N.E.R.D feat. Future - 1000

03. Lil Pump - Gucci Gang

02. Future - Draco

01. Lil Yachty feat. Migos - Peekaboo

 

Top 20 Best Albums of 2017

20. Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer - 3/5

19. Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark? - 3/5

18. Halsey - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom - 3/5

17. Passenger - The Boy Who Cried Wolf - 3/5

16. Lucy Spraggan - I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing - 3/5

15. The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful - 3/5

14. Macklemore - Gemini - 3/5

13. Fergie - Double Duchess - 3/5

12. Miley Cyrus - Younger Now - 3/5

11. Harry Styles - Harry Styles - 3/5

Spoiler

 

10. Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me - 3/5

09. Taylor Swift - Reputation - 3/5

08. Ed Sheeran - Divide - 3/5

07. Eminem - Revival - 3/5

06. Snoop Dogg - Neva Left - 3/5

05. Marilyn Manson - Heaven Upside Down - 3.5/5

04. Kesha - Rainbow - 3.5/5

03. Imelda May - Life Love Flesh Blood - 3.5/5

02. Lorde - Melodrama - 3.5/5

01. Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life - 4.5/5

 

Top 20 Worst Albums of 2017

20. Fifth Harmony - Fifth Harmony - 2/5

19. The Chainsmokers - Memories...Do Not Open - 2/5

18. Tinie Tempeh - Youth - 2/5

17. Anastacia - Evolution - 2/5

16. Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 - 2/5

15. Niall Horan - Flicker - 2/5

14. Beck - Colors - 2/5

13. Kehlani - SweetSexySavage - 2/5

12. Chris Brown - Heartbreak On A Full Moon - 2/5

11. Matt Terry - Trouble - 2/5

Spoiler

 

10. Maroon 5 - Red Pill Blues - 1.5/5

09. Linkin Park - One More Light - 1.5/5

08. N.E.R.D. - No One Ever Really Dies - 1.5/5

07. Nelly Furtado - The Ride - 1.5/5

06. Migos - Culture - 1/5

05. The Script - Freedom Child - 1/5

04. Lil Yachty - Teenage Emotions - 1/5

03. Imagine Dragons - Evolve - 1/5

02. Future - Future - 1/5

01. XXXTentacion - 17 - 1/5

 

 

So, what do you think? Agree? Disagree? Share your thoughts, post your own best/worst, have fun!

Also, here's some people I'd really like to see this thread who I think might to be interested, from friends to music lovers: @Chic @scallywally @ExMachina @Cuchulainn @HighlandHeart @saturn @Dorothy Gale @Alexander Levi @Brian Ryan @DemeLarell @ShockPop @freebit @Economy @Morphine Prince @Whispering @Harry

[ryanripley 86,575]

i hate to bust up your list but John Wayne wasn't released as a single, it was just given a music video for the fans  

but if that counts as a 2017 here then don't worry

[Red Velvet 10,973]

I agree with your list except in my mind, I will exchange Galway Girl for Swish Swish.

[TheWitness 3,630]

Add After Laughter to best albums fatty  

[Bokhee 882]

I would add Dusk Til Dawn in the best singles. I heard it for the first time today and I'm loving it!

And actually John Wayne and Hey Hey Hey weren't singles, but I do agree with their positions.

[scallywally 626]

I need to listen to a few of these, I giggled at the worst, totally agree. Ive got visitors for the weekend but will listen to the couple in your top 10 I havent heard (thanks for the tips) and reply. I didn't even know Anastasia had a song out. I laughed, it must be bad. Ill listen to that one too for the fun of it. I agree with your positions of Harrys singles, Liam and Lana .

[SirLudicopro 1,351]

Totally disagree with Boredom in the worst singles, it’s a beautiful song. Flower Boy is my 3rd favorite album of 2017 and I though Boredom was a highlight. Then again, it’s your opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️

Also disagree with Don’t Don’t Do It and Slide, love those two.

Here’s my top 10 albums:

1. Lorde - Melodrama

2. SZA - Ctrl

3. Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy

4. Kesha - Rainbow

5. Taylor Swift - reputation

6. Kelela - Take Me Apart

7. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

8. Daniel Caesar - Freudian

9. Alvvays - Antisocialites

10. Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life

 

And my top 4 songs (these are my 4 biggest highlights of the year, there are a lot of other songs I liked but I can’t rank them):

1. Lorde - Supercut

2. SZA - Supermodel

3. Kesha - Praying

4. Tyler, the Creator ft. Kali Uchis - See You Again

[Chr 4,217]

1 hour ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Top 20 Best Albums of 2017

18. Halsey - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom - 3/5

14. Macklemore - Gemini - 3/5

Top 20 Worst Albums of 2017

08. N.E.R.D. - No One Ever Really Dies - 1.5/5

 

 

 

 

Honey this taste  

[StrawberryBlond 13,286]

22 hours ago, ryanripley said:

i hate to bust up your list but John Wayne wasn't released as a single, it was just given a music video for the fans  

but if that counts as a 2017 here then don't worry

I should have clarified that better - if it has an official music video out, I count it. I used to count promo singles but not anymore unless they have a video. And because sso many artist are releasing visual albums now, I only nominate songs that were actually presented as singles from the album. If I did think every song on a visual album was elgible, single or not, Love Is Pain by Fergie would have been on there and I wanted to put it there, bit it wasn't an official single.

21 hours ago, Bokhee said:

I would add Dusk Til Dawn in the best singles. I heard it for the first time today and I'm loving it!

And actually John Wayne and Hey Hey Hey weren't singles, but I do agree with their positions.

I thought Dusk Til Dawn was ok, but nothing outstanding.

And regarding the single situation, read my post above.

21 hours ago, scallywally said:

I need to listen to a few of these, I giggled at the worst, totally agree. Ive got visitors for the weekend but will listen to the couple in your top 10 I havent heard (thanks for the tips) and reply. I didn't even know Anastasia had a song out. I laughed, it must be bad. Ill listen to that one too for the fun of it. I agree with your positions of Harrys singles, Liam and Lana .

Glad to see my taste is shared by others! The Anastasia song isn't that bad, hence why it's so low on the top 40, it's more that the background production is awful and her last album was so much better that I felt disappointed that she took a big downturn with this one. The ones in the lower ranks are more in the "mediocre" range and its surprisingly hard to find 40 truly awful singles in a year, so the ones at the bottom of the list tend to have more of an unnecessarily harsh feel about them and the Anastasia one was like that. I had to fill up the list unfortunately, so I just had to go down my review list, picking out what I listed as worst and see if it was a single and think: "It'll have to do."

21 hours ago, Chrastapher said:

Honey this taste  

Sorry, their album just didn't do it for me, seemed to be a lot of mumbo-jumbo I didn't understand. I know when they're being political and so forth but what are they actually singing about?  Political songs are only meaningful when the words are actually political. 1000 was ranked so high on the worst singles list for that reason - it's just a bunch of irritating production with a few random phrases shouted over it. It's meant to encourage people to protest but it doesn't inspire that feeling in me at all, it just seems like an excuse to use certain production techniques and is about nothingness.

[Chic 20,830]

Top 10 Best Songs of 2017:

1. Kim Petras - I Don't Want It At All
2. Camila Cabello - Havana
3. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club
4. Tove Lo - What I Want For The Night (Bitches)
5. Kim Petras - Hillside Boys
6. Kim Petras - Slow It Down
7. Camila Cabello - Real Friends
8. Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm
9. Miley Cyrus - Malibu
10. Kesha - Praying

 

Fun Fact: Real Friends by Camila Cabello has the #1 spot on my iTunes Top 25 most played list. Although I probably listened to Havana more times, a lot of that was on YouTube.

[Morphine Prince 96,163]

Not sure why I was tagged in this post but I don’t like spam. 

[StrawberryBlond 13,286]

21 hours ago, Chic said:

Top 10 Best Songs of 2017:

1. Kim Petras - I Don't Want It At All
2. Camila Cabello - Havana
3. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club
4. Tove Lo - What I Want For The Night (Bitches)
5. Kim Petras - Hillside Boys
6. Kim Petras - Slow It Down
7. Camila Cabello - Real Friends
8. Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm
9. Miley Cyrus - Malibu
10. Kesha - Praying

 

Fun Fact: Real Friends by Camila Cabello has the #1 spot on my iTunes Top 25 most played list. Although I probably listened to Havana more times, a lot of that was on YouTube.

Real Friends has actually grown on me. I guess I wasn't in the right mood the first time I heard it. I can actually relate to it amazingly and it's more meaningful than I first anticipated. I like the lyrics about: "I stay up talking to the moon but feeling so alone in every crowded room," "I just want to talk about nothing with somebody who means something," and "tell me what's the point in a moon like this when I'm alone again?" especially, this describes me totally! I still would've liked to know how the album would've sounded like in its original conception, though, with Crying In The Club, I Have Questions and OMG on it, as well as supposedly confirmed tracks like Scar Tissue.

20 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

Not sure why I was tagged in this post but I don’t like spam. 

I did it to show you that I'm actually accepting of all races, as shown in my music taste and I treat everyone equally. I just thought you could do with seeing the real me as opposed to the person you think I am and see a side to me that you're not used to seeing.

[Chic 20,830]

10 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Real Friends has actually grown on me. I guess I wasn't in the right mood the first time I heard it. I can actually relate to it amazingly and it's more meaningful than I first anticipated. I like the lyrics about: "I stay up talking to the moon but feeling so alone in every crowded room," "I just want to talk about nothing with somebody who means something," and "tell me what's the point in a moon like this when I'm alone again?" especially, this describes me totally! I still would've liked to know how the album would've sounded like in its original conception, though, with Crying In The Club, I Have Questions and OMG on it, as well as supposedly confirmed tracks like Scar Tissue.

I did it to show you that I'm actually accepting of all races, as shown in my music taste and I treat everyone equally. I just thought you could do with seeing the real me as opposed to the person you think I am and see a side to me that you're not used to seeing.

Real Friends is #1 on my iTunes Top 25 Most Played despite the fact it came out a month ago! The song is just so easygoing, it's my go-to when I'm relaxing/want to relax! It makes me think of going outside on a warm California morning sunrise in suburbia and just being happy, starting fresh and having fun. It's a bittersweet song that makes me think of my childhood, highly nostalgic. I don't know, it's just really special to me. I love it.

[Morphine Prince 96,163]

20 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said:

I did it to show you that I'm actually accepting of all races, as shown in my music taste and I treat everyone equally. I just thought you could do with seeing the real me as opposed to the person you think I am and see a side to me that you're not used to seeing.

Please don’t spam my notifications with things like this. I truly don’t care. 

Plus, music taste has little to do with the subject you’re touching on but I don’t care to go into that. 

[Stephen 29,414]

My Top 20 songs released in 2017! In alphabetical order.

1.      Aly & AJ – Take Me

2.      Azealia Banks – Crown

3.      Calvin Harris – Slide (feat. Frank Ocean, Migos)

4.      Charli XCX – Out of My Head (feat. Tove Lo and ALMA)

5.      Cheat Codes – No Promises (feat. Demi Lovato)

6.      Dua Lipa – New Rules

7.      Kendrick Lamar – Humble

8.      Kesha – Praying

9.      Kesha – Woman (feat. The Dap-King Horns)

10.   Lady Gaga – The Cure

11.   Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life (feat. The Weeknd)

12.   Lana Del Rey – Summer Bummer (feat. A$AP Rocky, Playboy Carti)

13.   Lorde – Green Light

14.   Mura Masa – 1 Night (feat. Charli XCX)

15.   Perfume Genius – Slip Away

16.   St. Vincent – Los Ageless

17.   St. Vincent – Pills

18.   SZA – Broken Clocks

19.   Tove Lo – Disco Tits

20.   Tyler, the Creator – See You Again (feat. Kali Uchis)