Billboard’s 100 Best Songs of 2017: Critics’ Picks. If albums had something of a soft landing on the pop landscape in 2017, then songs more than picked up the headline-grabbing slack.

From rising stars who are changing the paradigm to more experienced artists who are still taking risks, 2017 was an exciting year for music.

NPR Music's best 100 songs of 2017. (Clockwise from upper left) Goldlink, Margo Price, IBEYI, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Tyler The Creator, Big Thief, SZA and Sharon Jones.

Other tracks on this top songs of 2017 list have been shuffled around as new music from Kelsea Ballerini and Chris Stapleton made a push. We expanded the list to 17 great country songs to ...

Here are our 50 favorite songs of 2017 so far -- the biggest hits, the songs that fell through the cracks, and everything in between that's provided the cure for these hard times.

In 2017, melody took an increased importance in rappers' toolboxes, even as wordplay and rhyme schemes remained staples. The 20 Best Rap Songs Of 2017, Ranked Sound+Vision ...

EW breaks down the 20 best songs of 2017 (so far), including tracks by Drake, Lorde, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Selena Gomez, and more ...

The year 2017 wasn’t an easy one—for any reason. Yet music this year was defined by outrage, by progress, by passion and escapism. Below we’ve listed 50 of the best songs of 2017.

The 25 best country and Americana songs of 2017, including Sam Hunt, Ashley McBryde, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton.

July 4, 2017 • We still don't know what the song of this summer might be, but we've picked out a few new songs to soundtrack road trips, cookouts and sultry nights. NPR Music's Songs Of The ...

We’re almost half way into 2017, and it has been an eventful first half for the film industry. With blockbuster hits like ‘Raees’, ‘Kaabil’, ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’, ‘Hindi Medium ...

More Country Top 40: Top 10 Songs of 2017 | April 2017 | March 2017 | February 2017. Top 40 Country Songs for January 2017: 40. Jake Owen, “If He Ain’t Gonna Love You” 39. Parmalee, “Roots ...