TOP 30 SONGS OF 2017

These are all killer tracks, if you haven't hear any of them definitely give them a shot!

30) "Who Dat Boy" by Tyler, The Creator (from Flower Boy)

29) "Price of Living" by Ecca Vandal (from Ecca Vandal)

28) "Out Of Mana" by Brand New (from Science Fiction)

27) "It Will Always Be My Fault" by Justice For The Damned (from Dragged Through The Dirt)

26) "Between White Space" by Perspectives (from Stay For Those Who Care)

25) "Colourwave" by Northlane (from Mesmer)

24) "I Should See Memphis" by Fleet Foxes (from Crack-Up)

23) "Doomsday" by Architects (single)

22) "Caution" by Tiny Moving Parts (single)

21) "Hard Times" by Paramore (from After Laughter)

20) "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar (from DAMN.)

19) "Off the Cuff" by The Ongoing Concept (from Places)

18) "Forever" by Code Orange (from Forever)

17) "In Bloom" by Neck Deep (from The Peace & The Panic)

16) "Intuition" by Northlane (from Mesmer)

15) "Batter Up" by Brand New (from Science Fiction)

14) "This Isn't The Place" by Nine Inch Nails (from Add Violence)

13) "Crabs In A Bucket" by Vince Staples (from Big Fish Theory)

12) "Selfmade" by Belle Haven (from You, Me and Everything In Between.)

11) "Good Christian Man" by Have Mercy (from Make The Most Of It)

10) "The Remedy" by Polaris (from The Mortal Coil)

9) "Fireworks" by Make Them Suffer (from Worlds Apart)

8) "Double Helix" by Knuckle Puck (from Shapeshifter)

7) "Cosmonauts" by Quicksand (from Interiors)

6) "Told You So" by Paramore (from After Laughter)

5) "Intimate Alien" by Ocean Grove (from The Rhapsody Tapes)

4) "ELEMENT." by Kendrick Lamar (from DAMN.)

3) "Invisible Enemy" by August Burns Red (from Phantom Anthem)

2) "Daylily" by Movements (from Feel Something)

1) "Stratosphere Love" by Ocean Grove (from The Rhapsody Tapes)

What are your favourite tracks from 2017? Let me know!

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