Here it is, Happy Mag’s top 100 songs of 2017. It’s the list which nearly kills us each year, but damn it’s always a treat to revisit all the astounding music the last 365 days offered up.
Check out the entire list below (plus a Spotify playlist with the lot), and congratulations to Winston Surfshirt for taking out the top spot.
Celebrate the last year in music with us by checking out Happy Mag’s top 100 songs of 2017. Congratulations to all the terrific acts who made it in!
100. Neon Tetra – Reflections
99. Wilaris. K – Alchemy
98. WAWAWOW – Fluoro Fitzwilliam
97. Lime Cordiale – Temper Temper
96. Ali Barter – Cigarette
95. Death Bells – Only You
94. Wafia – Bodies
93. Kingswood – Golden
92. Crocodylus – Sweaty Already
91. Ruby Fields – P-Plates
90. Alex Lahey – I Haven’t Been Taking Care of Myself
89. Oliver Tank – Charlene
88. Horror My Friend – Admit None
87. Lowtide – Alibi
86. RACKETT – Prey
85. Alex The Astronaut – Not Worth Hiding
84. Party Dozen – Straights
83. Le Pie – White Walls & Promises
82. GL – Destiny
81. Jack Grace – us
80. Nick Nuisance & The Delinquents – Cheap Things
79. Nocturnal Tapes – Is It Too Late
78. Montero – Vibrations
77. Okenyo – Woman’s World
76. Tiny Little Houses – Garbage Bin
75. Tuppaware Party – Liquid Melancholy
74. Sampa the Great – Rhymes To The East
73. Angie McMahon – Slow Mover
72. The Goods – Make Your Move
71. Bored Shorts – Day & Age
70. Darts – Distance = Infinity
69. Cody Munroe Moore – Gold Watches
68. Froyo – Darling
67. Raindrop – Only Hope
66. Leroy Francis – Carry Me
65. DMA’s – Dawning
64. Kllo – Virtue
63. Tame Impala – List Of People (To Try And Forget About)
62. Saskwatch – Then There’s You
61. Polish Club – Come Party
60. Jack River – Fault Line
59. Sloan Peterson – Rats
58. Jess Locke – Bitter/Better
57. Gauci – Taking Over
56. Crepes – Mild Conversation
55. DZ Deathrays – Total Meltdown
54. High-tails – All The Time
53. No Mono – Butterflies
52. Sunscreen – Tide
51. Mildlife – The Magnificent Moon
50. Robert Muinos – Weeks At All
49. MEZKO – Everyone
48. Exhibitionist – Hands
47. Oscar Key Sung – Shallow
46. The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack – Sorry Hills
45. Ball Park Music – Exactly How You Are
44. Fortunes. – Focus
43. Haiku Hands – Not About You
42. These New South Whales – Cholesterol Heart (God Bless Ya)
41. Peter Bibby – Medicine
40. Alex Cameron – Stranger’s Kiss
39. Sex Tourist – Disconnect
38. WAAX – Wild & Weak
37. Camp Cope – The Opener
36. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Crumbling Castle
35. Moody Beach – All I Do
34. Belligerents – Flash
33. Hockey Dad – Homely Feeling
32. Press Club – Headwreck
31. NOIRE – Real Cool
30. The Harpoons – Do You Want My Love
29. Bec Sandridge – I’ll Never Have A BF
28. Cameron Avery – Wasted On Fidelity
27. Gold Class – Twist In The Dark
26. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Gurzle
25. Mikey Young – Socks
24. Ghosting – one summer「 spirited away 」
23. Body Type – Silver
22. Neighbourhood Void – Chemical Imbalance
21. Love Deluxe – Cool Breeze Over The Mountains
20. The Babe Rainbow – Peace Blossom Boogy
19. Yon Yonson – This Evening
18. Donny Benet – Konichiwa
17. Fishing – Yuwa
16. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press
15. Brightness – Oblivion
14. Kardajala Kirridarra – Ngurra (Rain Song)
13. RVG – A Quality of Mercy
12. POND – Paint Me Silver
11. Buzz Kull – Into The Void
10. Jen Cloher – Regional Echo
9. Baker Boy – Marryuna
8. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Over Everything
7. Hatchie – Try
6. Methyl Ethel – Ubu
5. Felix Lush – Juliette
4. Julia Jacklin – Eastwick
3. Dave – Eggiwegs
2. Stella Donnelly – Boys Will Be Boys
1. Winston Surfshirt – Be About You