So , 2017 is almost done and dusted. And like the iconic Madonna hit , "music makes the people come together ".
This was in stark evidence in May when a terrorist attack left 22 dead in Manchester following an Ariana Grande concert. That one of music's greatest cities should give us one of the defining moments in music this year at the One Love Manchester concert. It is testament to the power and resilience and power of music in 2017.
Kesha rose like a phoenix to deliver a triumph of an album. Taylor Swift threw more shade than an episode of Drag Race with her comeback. Dua Lipa rewrote the rules and we all stood back and complied. Ed Sheeran was the definition of ubiquity this year , dominating the airwaves all year long.
Veteran pop luminaries such as Pink showed they can still strike a chord and sell millions in the process. Katy Perry got woke , Lana showed us her Lust For Life and Lorde produced possibly the album of the year.
In hip hop , Kendrick Lamar told us to be humble , Jay Z returned and Eminem also stormed back. Then there was the invasion of Latino music as Despacito claimed the summer and Camila Cabello's solo career took full flight with the massive Havana.
Rock saw old reliables such as Foo Fighters , The Killers , U2 , and Elbow deliver new albums. whilst young blood such as Alt J and Royal Blood continued to stretch the boundaries of the genre.
And here , once again , we count down the annual 101 greatest tracks of the year. An accolade previously won by Frank Ocean , Sia , Beyoncé and Daft Punk.
101. PASSPORT HOME JP Cooper
100. iSPY Kyle feat Lil Uzi Vert
99. BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly feat Camila Cabello
98. LIFES ABOUT TO GET GOOD Shania Twain
97. WATERFALL Stargate feat Pink & Sia
96. CRYBABY Paloma Faith
95. HUMONGOUS Declan McKenna
94. SPENT ALL DAY IN BED Morrissey
93. CAME HERE FOR LOVE Sigala feat Ella Eyre
92. BAD LIAR Selena Gomez
91. GOLDEN SLUMBERS Elbow
90. LOST IN YOUR LIGHT Dua Lipa feat Miguel
89. SKIN Rag n Bone Man
88. IT AINT ME Kygo & Selena Gomez
87. SOLO DANXE Martin Jensen
86. POWER Little Mix feat Stormzy
85. LOVE SO SOFT Kelly Clarkson
84. WILD THOUGHTS DJ Khaled feat Rihanna & Bryson Tiller
83. GO TO WORK Nadine Coyle
82. MALIBU Miley Cyrus
81. READY FOR IT ? Taylor Swift
80. BAD AT LOVE Halsey
79. DONT MATTER NOW George Ezra
78. FOR WHAT ITS WORTH Liam Gallagher
77. BELIEVER Imagine Dragons
76. HATERS TLC
75. SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU Imelda May
74. SUN COMES UP Rudimental feat James Arthur
73. THE MAN The Killers
72. GOOD OLD DAYS Macklemore feat Kesha
71. OH WOMAN , OH MAN London Grammar
70. LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO Taylor Swift
69. SORRY NOT SORRY Demi Lovato
68. DISCONNECTED Clean Bandit & Marina And the Diamonds
67. THE RAREST BIRDS Alison Moyet
66. TOUCH Little Mix
65. CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran
64. SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
63. FEELS Calvin Harris feat Pharrell , Katy Perry & Big Sean
62. LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Rey feat The Weeknd
61. SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran
60. RUN Foo Fighters
59. LIVE FOR THE MOMENT The Sherlocks
58. WALL OF GLASS Liam Gallagher
57. FRIENDS Justin Bieber & BloodPop
56. PYT John Gibbons
55. MIDNIGHT Jessie Ware
54. STAY Zedd feat Alessia Cara
53. ROCKSTAR Post Malone
52. WALK ON WATER Eminem & Beyoncé
51. THUNDER Imagine Dragons
50. BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA Pink
49. MIRACLES (SOMEONE SPECIAL ) Coldplay feat Big Sean
48. HAVANA Camila Cabello
47. CIAO ADIOS Ann-Marie
46. YOU KNOW ME Jax Jones feat RAYE
45. DID YOU SEE J Hus
44. WHITE MUSTANG Lana Del Rey
43. PERFECT PLACES Lorde
42. ROYAL HIGHNESS Tom Grennan
41. LIVING IN THE CITY Hurray For The Riff Raff
40. HOLY MOUNTAIN Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds
39. RUDE LOVE Becky Hill
38. BEAUTFUL ONES Hurts
37. ON MY MIND Disciples
36. GLORIOUS Macklemore feat Skylar Grey
35. LOYALTY Kendrick Lamar feat Rihanna
34. WAY BACK TLC feat Snoop Dogg
33. SYMPHONY Clean Bandit feat Zara Larsson
32. DREW BARRYMORE SZA
31. PRAYING Kesha
30. UNFORGETTABLE French Montana feat Swae Lee
29. LOVE Lana Del Rey
28. FINDERS KEEPERS Mabel
27. BOYS Charli XCX
26. ISSUES Julia Michaels
25. THE CURE Lady Gaga
24. BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE PT 2 Stormzy feat MNEK
23. NO ONE KNOWS ME ( LIKE THE PIANO ) Sampha
22. CHASING HIGHS Alma
21. FEEL IT STILL Portugal , The Man
20. DISCO TITS Tove Lo
19. HUMBLE Kendrick Lamar
18. CUT TO THE FEELING Carly Rae Jepsen
17. SILENCE Marshmello feat Khalid
16. SKYWALKER Miguel
15. SAY SOMETHING LOVING The XX
14. BIG FOR YOUR BOOTS Stormzy
13. 1800 - Logic feat Alessia Cara & Khalid
12. YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian
11. WANT YOU BACK Haim
10. BIG PICTURE London Grammar
9. WHAT ABOUT US Pink
8. YOUNG , DUMB AND BROKE Khalid
7. SLIDE Calvin Harris feat Frank Ocean & Migos
6. SCARED OF THE DARK Steps
5. DONT KILL MY VIBE Sigrid
4. BLESS THIS ACID HOUSE Kasabian
2. NEW RULES Dua Lipa
1. FOUND WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR Tom Grennan
Tom Grennan is poised to be THE soundtrack of 2018. With his debut album Lightning Matches due on March 9th, the Bedford singer songwriter is set to be catapulted to stardom. Found What I've Been Looking For is EVERYTHING we needed in a sometimes bleak and frustrating year. Anthemic , resilient , emotive and a voice that is balm for the soul. Grenann is authentic and his voice gritty and more mature than his years.
He will dominate 2018 , but in 2017 , Found What I've Been Looking For is The Playlist's Ultimate track of 2017.
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