TOP 100 SONGS OF 2017. This post: #80-76. Continues tomorrow.

Caffé Latté presents…

THE 100 BEST SONGS OF

2017

It was the year of increased tension between the West and North Korea; progress was made against Islamic State while terrorism continued in locations such as London, Barcelona, Manchester and in the Middle East. There was tragedy in Las Vegas and a horrific fire in London’s Grenfell Tower.

Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and mudslides affected locations such as Mexico, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone and Colombia.

Macron won the French election. Trump was inaugurated.

#MeToo and the Silence Breakers brought down media figures that included Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer and Kevin Spacey.

3AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young. Ed Sheeran dominated the charts around the world. Latin pop and EDM made further inroads into the mainstream.

As “Game Of Thrones” headed towards its final season, ‘The Last Jedi’ premiered.

80

SCARED OF THE DARK

Steps

Steps celebrated its 20th anniversary with new album 'Tears On The Dancefloor'. Single "Scared Of The Dark" returned the British group to the UK Top 40 after a 5-year absence.

 

79

MY TURN

Martina Barta

Eurovision was held in Kiev during 2017. The Czech Republic was represented by the ballad "My Turn". The song was performed by Martina Barta in the first Semi-Final. Unfortunately, it failed to qualify for the Grand Final.

 

78

BLACK BEATLES

Rae Sremmurd ftg. Gucci Mane

Rae Sremmurd is an American rap duo comprised of Slim Jxmmi (Aaquil Brown) and Swae Lee (Khalif Brown). Lifted off the pair's 'SremmiLife 2' album, "Black Beatles" reached #1 in America. The trap track also went Top 3 in Britain, Europe, Canada and Australia. Rap MC Gucci Mane provided guest vocals.

77

ATTENTION

Charlie Puth

Charlie Puth produced and co-wrote "Attention". The catchy song gave the American singer a new Top 10 hit in America, UK, Europe, Canada, the Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Israel.

76

KILL THE LIGHTS

Alex Newell, Jess Glynne, DJ Cassidy

with Nile Rodgers

"Kill The Lights" was a collaboration between gay American actor / singer Alex Newell (who was part of the cast of TV's "Glee") and New Yorker DJ Cassidy. The dance track features British vocalist Jess Glynne and Chic's Nile Rodgers. In 2016, the song topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs Chart.