Billboard has announced its hottest 100 songs of 2017 and as expected, it is littered with dance music. The music charting company has been doing this for decades, and their lists have been trusted as one of the strongest sources to rate artists, although many say it is not a true representation of the public’s opinion. Sitting at #1 is no surprise, Ed Sheeran with his song “Shape of You.” His music has become so popular that many dance music DJs are remixing his songs including Gareth Emery with his remix of “Castle on the Hill”. What many thought to be the biggest hit of the year, “Despacito” comes in a close second place, followed by songs by Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar and everyone’s favorite “Something Just Like This” by The Chainsmokers.
Zedd holds the #17 spot with his song “Stay,” and after that “Starboy” by The Weeknd and Daft Punk ranks #20, and they made it onto the chart again at #34 with their collaboration “I Feel it Coming”. The Chainsmokers also make another appearance at #42 with their song “Paris.” Overall the list was dominated by Rap and Pop artists but as the music world progresses we have begun to see more and more dance music producers hit the mainstream, leading to DJs appearing more often on the Billboard list. Check out the full list below.
Billboard Hot 100 Songs of 2017:
1. Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran 2. Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber 3. That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars 4. Humble. – Kendrick Lamar 5. Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 6. Bad And Boujee – Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert 7. Closer – The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey 8. Body Like A Back Road – Sam Hunt 9. Believer – Imagine Dragons 10. Congratulations – Post Malone Featuring Quavo 11. Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur 12. I’m The One – DJ Khaled Featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne 13. XO TOUR Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert 14. Mask Off – Future 15. Unforgettable – French Montana Featuring Swae Lee 16. 24K Magic – Bruno Mars 17. Stay – Zedd & Alessia Cara 18. Wild Thoughts – DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller 19. Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane 20. Starboy – The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk 21. Location – Khalid 22.Attention – Charlie Puth 23. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back – Shawn Mendes 24. Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B 25. Redbone – Childish Gambino 26. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn / Taylor Swift 27. It Ain’t Me – Kygo x Selena Gomez 28. iSpy – KYLE Featuring Lil Yachty 29. Issues – Julia Michaels 30. Scars To Your Beautiful – Alessia Cara 31. 1-800-273-8255 – Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid 32. Slow Hands – Niall Horan 33. Love On The Brain – Rihanna 34. I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk 35. Bounce Back – Big Sean 36. Strip That Down – Liam Payne Featuring Quavo 37. Fake Love – Drake 38. Don’t Wanna Know – Maroon 5 Featuring Kendrick Lamar 39. Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift 40. Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran 41. Bad Things – Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello 42. Paris – The Chainsmokers 43. Side To Side – Ariana Grande Featuring Nicki Minaj 44. Rockabye – Clean Bandit Featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 45. Feel It Still – Portugal. The Man 46. Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber 47. Sorry Not Sorry – Demi Lovato 48. Bank Account – 21 Savage 49. Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake 50. Mi Gente – J Balvin & Willy William Featuring Beyonce 51. Thunder – Imagine Dragons 52. T-Shirt – Migos 53. Rake It Up – Yo Gotti Featuring Nicki Minaj 54. Mercy – Shawn Mendes 55. Tunnel Vision – Kodak Black 56. Rockstar – Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage 57. In Case You Didn’t Know – Brett Young 58. Heathens – twenty one pilots 59. Now Or Never – Halsey 60. Caroline – Amine 61. Rolex – Ayo & Teo 62. DNA. – Kendrick Lamar 63. Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) – Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall 64. Swang – Rae Sremmurd 65. Passionfruit – Drake 66. Loyalty – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna 67. Praying – Kesha 68. Goosebumps – Travis Scott 69. Cold – Maroon 5 Featuring Future 70. Broccoli – D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty 71. Slide – Calvin Harris Featuring Frank Ocean & Migos 72. What Ifs – Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina 73. Chained To The Rhythm – Katy Perry Featuring Skip Marley 74. Feels – Calvin Harris Featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean 75. All Time Low – Jon Bellion 76. Hurricane – Luke Combs 77. Too Good At Goodbyes – Sam Smith 78. Young Dumb & Broke – Khalid 79. Magnolia – Playboi Carti 80. Love Galore – SZA Featuring Travis Scott 81. Drowning – A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Featuring Kodak Black 82. Starving – Hailee Steinfeld & Grey Featuring Zedd 83. Both – Gucci Mane Featuring Drake 84. What About Us – P!nk 85. Swalla – Jason Derulo Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign 86. Slippery – Migos Featuring Gucci Mane 87. Sign Of The Times – Harry Styles 88. Water Under The Bridge – Adele 89. Malibu – Miley Cyrus 90. Down – Marian Hill 91. No Promises – Cheat Codes Featuring Demi Lovato 92. Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes 93. I Get The Bag – Gucci Mane Featuring Migos 94. Small Town Boy – Dustin Lynch 95. Everyday We Lit – YFN Lucci Featuring PnB Rock 96. Havana – Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug 97. What Lovers Do – Maroon 5 Featuring SZA 98. Do Re Mi – Blackbear 99. Look At Me! – XXXTentacion 100. The Fighter – Keith Urban Featuring Carrie Underwood