BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 6, 2018
Last weekend, we shared our list of the Top 31 albums of 2017. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 songs.
Whether you choose to digest your individual favorite songs via hi-res audio downloads, hi-res streaming services, and/or 7- or 10-inch 45s and/or 12-inchers, this past year delivered a wonderfully wide swath of singular aural goodness. In reverse order, here are The SoundBard’s Top 31 individual tracks of 2017, along with an accompanying A/V clip. (Note: The hi-res options for most of these tracks can be obtained via HDtracks.)
31. Nick Heyward: “Perfect Sunday Sun” (Gladsome Hawk)
30. Portugal. The Man: “Feel It Still” (Atlantic)
29. Dreamcar: “Kill for Candy” (Columbia)
28. Gizmodrome: “Zombies in the Mall” (EarMusic)
27. The Waterboys: “New York I Love You” (BMG)
26. Foo Fighters: “Run” (Roswell/RCA)
25. Roadcase Royale: “These Dreams” (Loud & Proud)
24. The Cranberries: “Zombie” [Acoustic Version, With The Irish Chamber Orchestra] (The End/BMG)
23. Ed Sheeran: “Shape of You” (Atlantic)
22. Barenaked Ladies: “Canada Dry” (Vanguard)
21. David Crosby: “Capitol” (BMG)
20. Lee Ranaldo: “New Thing” (Mute)
19. Soraia: “Wow” (Wicked Cool)
18. Sparks: “Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)” (BMG)
17. Biters: “No Stranger to Heartache” (Earache)
16. Greta Van Fleet: “Safari Song” (Lava/Republic)
15. The Dollyrots: “Just Because I’m Blonde” (Arrested Youth/MVD)
14. Harry Styles: “Sign of the Times” (Columbia)
13. Little Steven: “Down and Out in New York City” (Wicked Cool/Big Machine/UMe)
12. Liam Gallagher: “Wall of Glass” (Warner Bros.)
11. U2: “Get Out of Your Own Way” (Island/Interscope)
10. SZA: “Love Galore” (Top Dawg/RCA)
9. Starsailor: “FIA (Fuck It All)” (Cooking Vinyl)
8. Neil Young + Promise of the Real: “Carnival” (Reprise)
7. Slowdive: “Sugar for the Pill” (Dead Scrolls)
6. Steven Wilson: “Pariah” (Caroline)
5. John Mellencamp: “Easy Target” (Republic)
4. Montrose Feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather: “Color Blind” (Rhino)
3. Cut Chemist Feat. Chali 2na and Hymnal: “Work My Mind” (Die Cut)
2. Gord Downie: “Safe Is Dead” (Arts & Crafts)
1. Styx: “Red Storm” (Alpha Dog 2T/UMe)