There have been a lot of musical releases this year. Some bad, some good, some not that special. I have a broad taste for music and it was hard to choose ten of my favorites from this year. But I think I managed to narrow it down. So here are my ten favorite records of this year, in no particular order.
1. Loïc Nottet - Selfocracy
Release Date: March 31st, 2017
Lead Single: Million Eyes
Other Singles: Mud Blood
Favorite Song(s): Million Eyes / Cure / Team8
Charts: #1 in Belgium (no charts in US)
2. Harry Styles - Harry Styles
Release Date: May 12th, 2017
Lead Single: Sign Of The Times
Other Singles: Two Ghosts / Kiwi
Favorite Song(s): Sweet Creature / Two Ghosts
Charts: #1 in US / Belgium / Australia / Netherlands / UK / Canada / Spain / and more
3. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
Release Date: June 2nd, 2017
Lead Single: Be The One
Other Singles: Last Dance / Hotter Than Hell / Blow Your Mind / Lost in Your Light / New Rules / IDGAF
Favorite Song(s): Last Dance / Homesick / Garden / Begging
Charts: #5 in the UK / #11 in the Netherlands / #57 in US
4. Halsey - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Release Date: June 2nd, 2017
Lead Single: Now Or Never
Other Singles: Bad at Love
Favorite Song(s): Sorry / Heaven in Hiding / 100 Letters / Eyes Closed
Charts: #1 in US / Canada
5. London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
Release Date: June 9th, 2017
Lead Single: Rooting for You
Other Singles: Big Picture / Truth is a Beautiful Thing / Oh Woman Oh Man / Non-Believer / Hell to the Liars
Favorite Song(s): Rooting for You / Trials / Truth is a Beautiful Thing
Charts: #1 in Belgium & UK / #16 in US
6. P!NK - Beautiful Trauma
Release Date: October 13th, 2017
Lead Single: What About Us
Other Singles: Beautiful Trauma
Favorite Song(s): Barbies / You Get My Love / Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Charts: #1 in US / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Canada / UK / Netherlands / New Zealand / and more
7. Kelly Clarkson - Meaning Of Life
Release Date: October 27th, 2017
Lead Single: Love So Soft
Other Singles: Move You
Favorite Song(s): Would You Call That Love / I Don't Think About You
Charts: #1 in US / #4 in Canada
8. Lorde - Melodrama
Release Date: June 16th, 2017
Lead Single: Green Light
Other Singles: Perfect Places / Homemade Dynamite
Favorite Song(s): Green Light / Writer In The Dark / Liability
Charts: #1 in US / Australia / New Zealand / Canada
9. Taylor Swift - Reputation
Release Date: November 10th, 2017
Lead Single: Look What You Made Me Do
Other Singles: Ready For It? / End Game / New Year's Day
Favorite Song(s): New Year's Day / Getaway Car / Call It What You Want / Look What You Made Me Do
Charts: #1 in US / UK / Netherlands / Australia / Belgium / Canada / Norway / Portugal / and more
10. Paloma Faith - The Architect
Release Date: November 17th, 2017
Lead Single: Crybaby
Other Singles: Guilty
Favorite Song(s): Guilty / The Architect
Charts: #1 in UK / #57 in Australia (no charts in US)
11. Honorable Mentions
Zara Larsson - So Good
Tove Lo - Blue Lips
Fergie - Double Dutchess
Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
Willow Smith - The 1st