A review of my top music (artists and albums) from 2017, based on last.fm scrobbles, along with what I think are some iconic songs of the year — or at least songs that topped my personal list or seem to encapsulate the time.
Top Artists of 2017
- Walk the Moon – 333 scrobbles
- Mike Doughty – 285 scrobbles
- The Naked and Famous – 278 scrobbles
- Lord Huron – 239 scrobbles
- Bastille – 233 scrobbles
- Samantha Fish – 227 scrobbles
- The Dead Weather – 192 scrobbles
- Mumford & Sons – 176 scrobbles
- The Avett Brothers – 170 scrobbles
- KT Tunstall – 163 scrobbles
- LP – 142 scrobbles
- Death Cab for Cutie – 137 scrobbles
- Kitten – 132 scrobbles
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 120 scrobbles
- Jack White – 117 scrobbles
- R.E.M. – 117 scrobbles
Top Albums of 2017
- The Heart Watches While the Mind Burns (Mike Doughty) – 221 scrobbles
- Wild World (Bastille) – 220 scrobbles
- Simple Forms (The Naked and Famous) – 216 scrobbles
- Walk the Moon (Walk the Moon) – 136 scrobbles
- Strange Trails (Lord Huron) – 132 scrobbles
- Wilder Minds (Mumford & Sons) – 121 scrobbles
- Death Valley (LP) – 118 scrobbles
- Jack White Acoustic Recordings (Jack White) – 111 scrobbles
- Lonesome Dreams (Lord Huron) – 107 scrobbles
- Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon (KT Tunstall) – 100 scrobbles
Top Songs for 2017
- American Dream – Samanthan Fish
- Revolution Calling – Queensryche
- Sound of Awakening – Walk the Moon
- Los Ageless- St. Vincent
- Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragons
- Seize the Night – Will Varley
- Edge of Town – Middle Kids
- EZ Target – Rachael Yamagata
- a million other things – pronoun
- Shave the Pride – Le Butcherettes
- New York – St. Vincent
- Henry Boy – Bruce Springsteen
- You Are the Problem Here – First Aid Kit
- Rotten – The Naked and Famous
- The Fire – Bishop Briggs