Picking up where 2016 left off, 2017 left much to be desired. America’s political climate is a joke, Hollywood turned out to be run by perverts (and thankfully purged a large number of them), and for some reason everything has to be discussed in context of Star Wars. However, the music scene never gave up and delivered us some amazing albums and new artists that we will likely be digging for years to come. So, I took some time and collected the stand out tracks that came out of this sarlacc pit of a year.
Instead of just arbitrarily assigning numbers to each of the songs on here, I thought it would be more helpful to sort songs into groups of similar songs. It’s like little playlists within a playlist! So, go ahead, relax, click play, and enjoy some of the finest songs of 2017!
And from everyone here at One Ticket Please, have a wonderful 2018!
Best Songs to Destroy Your Eardrums:
Kill Jill – Big Boi, Killer Mike, Jeezy
U-Rite – THEY.
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
Dreams – ZHU, NERO
Best Songs by Consistently Good Artists:
Wow – Beck
call the police – LCD Soundsystem
Want You back – HAIM
Everything Now – Arcade Fire
Hot Thoughts – Spoon
Show You the Way – Thundercat, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness – The National
New York – St. Vincent
Exceptional Hip-Hop/R&B:
Plain Jane – A$AP Ferg
American Dream – Jeezy, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar
745 – Vince Staples
Love Galore – SZA, Travis Scott
Biking (Solo) – Frank Ocean
One Ticket Please Favorites:
watch – Billie Eilish
Say My Name – Tove Styrke
Truth Hurts – Lizzo
Havana – Camila Cabello, Young Thug
Glorious – Macklemore, Skylar Grey
Homemade Dynamite – REMIX – Lorde, Khalid, Post Malone, SZA
Songs That Defined 2017:
Feel it Still – Portugal. The Man
DNA. – Kendrick Lamar
Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
The Biannual Check in on Will Smith’s Kids:
Boy – Willow
Icon – Jaden Smith
The Best Song Featured in a Movie Because We Are a Movie Website After All:
Easy – Sky Ferreria
