100 Greatest Songs From 2017

Criteria: These songs released in the year 2017 were chosen and ranked based on their initial popularity, U.S. and international music sales charts, averaged critics reviews, and digitaldreamdoor members advice. ("Lasting popularity" may be considered in the future and may affect the ranking.)

Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.

1. Shape of You
Ed Sheeran
2. Humble
Kendrick Lamar
3. Something Just Like This
The Chainsmokers (with Coldplay)
4. Despacito (Remix)
Luis Fonsi (with Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber)
5. Rockstar
Post Malone (feat. 21 Savage)
6. Beggin'
Måneskin
7. Perfect
Ed Sheeran
8. I'm the One
DJ Khaled (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne)
9. Truth Hurts
Lizzo
10. Feel It Still
Portugal. The Man
11. Thunder
Imagine Dragons
12. What Lovers Do
Maroon 5 (feat. SZA)
13. Attention
Charlie Puth
14. Sign of the Times
Harry Styles
15. XO Tour Llif3
Lil Uzi Vert
16. Bodak Yellow
Cardi B
17. Wolves
Selena Gomez (with Marshmello)
18. Paris
The Chainsmokers
19. How Long
Charlie Puth
20. Unforgettable
French Montana (feat. Swae Lee)
21. New Rules
Dua Lipa
22. Mi Gente
J Balvin and Willy William
23. Mask Off
Future
24. Stay
Zedd (with Alessia Cara)
25. Havana
Camila Cabello (feat. Young Thug)
26. Wild Thoughts
DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller)
27. It Ain't Me
Kygo (feat. Selena Gomez)
28. Castle on the Hill
Ed Sheeran
29. Believer
Imagine Dragons
30. Green Light
Lorde
31. Feels
Calvin Harris (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)
32. Issues
Julia Michaels
33. Bad Liar
Selena Gomez
34. Loyalty
Kendrick Lamar (feat. Rihanna)
35. Slow Hands
Niall Horan
36. Friends
Justin Bieber and BloodPop
37. Passionfruit
Drake
38. Look What You Made Me Do
Taylor Swift
39. What About Us
Pink
40. Slide
Calvin Harris (feat. Frank Ocean and Migos)
41. Selfish
Future (feat. Rihanna)
42. Symphony
Clean Bandit (feat. Zara Larsson)
43. Body Like A Back Road
Sam Hunt
44. Love
Kendrick Lamar (feat. Zacari)
45. 1-800-273-8255
Logic (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)
46. The Way You Used to Do
Queens of the Stone Age
47. Young Dumb & Broke
Khalid
48. Galway Girl
Ed Sheeran
49. Strip That Down
Liam Payne (feat. Quavo)
50. DNA
Kendrick Lamar
51. Heavy
Linkin Park (feat. Kiiara)
52. No Limit
G-Eazy (feat. ASAP Rocky and Cardi B)
53. Fetish
Selena Gomez (feat. Gucci Mane)
54. Praying
Kesha
55. Location
Khalid
56. Sun Comes Up
Rudimental (feat. James Arthur)
57. Too Good At Goodbyes
Sam Smith
58. Cold
Maroon 5 (feat. Future)
59. Signs
Drake
60. Chained To The Rhythm
Katy Perry (feat. Skip Marley)
61. 4:44
Jay-Z
62. Sky Walker
Miguel (feat. Travis Scott)
63. Los Ageless
St. Vincent
64. Run
Foo Fighters
65. You da Baddest
Future (feat. Nicki Minaj)
66. Sorry Not Sorry
Demi Lovato
67. I Fall Apart
Post Malone
68. Boys
Charli XCX
69. Gorgeous
Taylor Swift
70. Malibu
Miley Cyrus
71. The One
The Chainsmokers
72. Homemade Dynamite
Lorde (feat. Khalid, Post Malone, SZA)
73. Good Old Days
Macklemore (feat. Kesha)
74. May I Have This Dance (Remix)
Francis and the Lights (feat. Chance the Rapper)
75. Bank Account
21 Savage
76. Love Galore
SZA (feat. Travis Scott)
77. Waterfall
Stargate (feat. Pink and Sia)
78. The Story Of O.J.
Jay-Z
79. 4 AM
2 Chainz (feat. Travis Scott)
80. Too Much To Ask
Niall Horan
81. Say Something Loving
The xx
82. (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano
Sampha
83. The Weekend
SZA (feat. Calvin Harris)
84. The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
The National
85. Swalla
Jason Derulo (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)
86. Down
Fifth Harmony (feat. Gucci Mane)
87. Liability
Lorde
88. Swish Swish
Katy Perry (feat. Nicki Minaj)
89. OMG
Camila Cabello (feat. Quavo)
90. Call The Police
LCD Soundsystem
91. Hard Times
Paramore
92. Beautiful Trauma
Pink
93. Skin
Rag'n'Bone Man
94. Woman
Kesha (feat. The Dap-Kings Horns)
95. Chanel
Frank Ocean
96. Magnolia
Playboi Carti
97. New York
St. Vincent
98. To The Moon And Back
Fever Ray
99. Love
iLoveMakonnen (feat. Rae Sremmurd)
100. Saturnz Barz
Gorillaz (feat. Popcaan)
20 more worth mentioning.
101. First Time
Kygo (with Ellie Goulding)
102. Lemon
N.E.R.D (feat. Rihanna)
103. Day I Die
The National
104. Jocelyn Flores
XXXTentacion
105. Home
Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors, Bebe Rexha
106. Do Re Mi
Blackbear
107. Who Dat Boy
Tyler, the Creator (feat. A$AP Rocky)
108. Now Or Never
Halsey
109. No Promises
Cheat Codes (feat. Demi Lovato)
110. Tunnel Vision
Kodak Black
111. Know No Better
Major Lazer (feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, Quavo)
112. Rich Love
OneRepublic (with Seeb)
113. Run Me Dry
Bryson Tiller
114. Drowning
Boogie Wit da Hoodie (feat. Kodak Black)
115. Butterfly Effect
Travis Scott
116. In Undertow
Alvvays
117. Misery
Creeper
118. This Old Dog
Mac DeMarco
119. Slip Away
Perfume Genius
120. Real Death
Mount Eerie
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2017
An unheralded great record from 2017
Lew's choice:
Storm
Mighty Oaks
Ryan's choice:
Dreams Tonite
Alvvays
Bruce's choice:
On The Road Again
Nas and Jack White
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Last Updated: 2022-04-21