19 The defining single of Lamar’s DAMN era, DNA saw the rapper cementing his status at the top of hip hop, asserting his superiority while challenging every force in his path. 12. Bounce Back, Big SeanSales rank: No. 18. Unforgettable, French MontanaSales rank: No. 17. 2. 37. Portland, DrakeSales rank: No.
33 Horan has made more of a splash on the carts this year than many people expected from One Direction's meekest member, but unfortunately, his uninspired strumming on Slow Hands falls short of his former band's thrilling classic rock nostalgia.
9. Selena GomezSong rank: No. Ed Sheeran. 13. 1Sheeran's skeezy Shape of You was ubiquitous in 2017, a parasite of an earworm with attempts at romantic candor that always sounded a little goofy.
Slide wasn’t the biggest-selling song of 2017, or the most influential, but it was the best. 41A song that sounds created in a lab to soundtrack credit card commercials, Feel It Still was one of 2017's most formulaic hits that came from a totally unexpected band, longtime indie rockers Portugal. 9 A sophomoric joy, this song manages to take a snooze of a Lil Wayne verse and a feature from an overexposed Justin Bieber and spin it into gold. 14The co-writer of Selena Gomez's Good for You and Justin Bieber's Sorry, Michaels struck it big this year with her chirpy single, less a musical revelation than a coming-out party for a burgeoning new star. Congratulations, Post MaloneSales rank: No. 39. 30Sheeran hits his peak on Castle, the best single from Divide, packaging his emphatic strumming and country-boy references and all of his other trademark flourishes into one high-drama anthem with the power to charm even Sheeran's most devout haters. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, Shawn MendesSales rank: No.
42 This is Sheeran at his schmaltziest, and even the remix's Beyonce guest feature couldn't elevate Perfect beyond his worst single of the year. 36The ballsy, brassy single many Lovato fans had been waiting for, Sorry Not Sorry showed off the pop star's very best assets: her devil-may-care attitude and and her throat-shredding vocals. 43 Rappers rarely sounded joyful about getting their money on their 2017 hits, including this Bronx breakthrough star and his track about suffocating in his jewelry over a melancholy piano line. Drowning, A Boogie Wit Da HoodieSales rank: No. 26. 41. 47Sorry, Sam Hunt, but In Case You Didn't Know is the true breakthrough country gem of 2017, a love song that trounces most of the rest of this list in its sincerity. 13 Rae Sremmurd couldn't land a hit in 2017, but singer Swae Lee's vocals on Unforgettable helped elevate reliable hitmaker French Montana's track to summertime perfection this year. No. This was less a year for the Katy Perrys and the Taylor Swifts than the Cardi Bs and the Khalids, as musicians that began 2017 as no-name artists or Soundcloud oddities are finishing as the year's best-selling artists. Mask Off, FutureSales rank: No. Sales rank: No. Plus, a chorus about turning on your phone's location sharing is a little on-the-nose for a track about modern dating.
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Shape of You, Ed SheeranSales rank: No. Slide, Calvin Harris. Body Like a Back Road, Sam Hunt Sales rank: No. Young Dumb & Broke, KhalidSales rank: No.
25Imagine Dragons wouldn't be popular if they couldn't make a decent song, and while Thunder is as subtle as its title suggests, it's a prime example of the knock-down melodies that have won the band so many fans. I'm the One, DJ KhaledSales rank: No. In Case You Didn't Know, Brett YoungSales rank: No. Issues, Julia MichaelsSales rank.
Havana, Camila CabelloSales rank: No. ", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 45 out of 50Slim Jimmy and Swae Lee's cringeworthy follow-up to their 2016 hit Black Beatles doesn't even come close to its predecessor. 14. Swang, Rae SremmurdSales rank: No. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber. Title Artist(s) 1 "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran: 2 "Despacito (Remix)" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber: 3 "That's What I Like" Bruno Mars: 4 "Humble" Kendrick Lamar: 5 "Something Just Like This" The Chainsmokers and Coldplay: 6 "Bad and Boujee" Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert: 7 "Closer" "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega" It's "Dah-LON-e-ga" — one of the real, barely-mapped … 20. 1.
21 SavageSales rank: No. Magnolia, Playboi CartiSales rank: No. Slidewasn’t the biggest-selling song of … Despacito. Slippery, MigosSales rank: No.