2017’s BIGGEST HITS

What an amazing year in music 2017 has been! It was a year of epic comebacks from artists like P!nk, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Shania Twain, Sam Smith and Eminem. Each member of One Direction made huge solo debuts. Country music was ruled by artists like Sam Hunt, Russell Dickerson and the two Brett’s (Eldredge and Young). Afrikaans music had an end-of-year single which was on everyone’s lips, and Jay and Lianie did it again with a song you just couldn’t get out of your head.

It was also a year where some established artists like Kesha, Selena Gomez, Rita Ora and Miley Cyrus for the first time proved they were forces to be reckoned with. The stand-out groups for 2017 was definitely The Chainsmokers, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons and Little Mix.

But 2017 will probably best be remembered as the year Latin Pop broke through. Incredible songs by Camila Cabello, CNCO, Shakira and, of course, Luis Fonsi, proved Latin Pop is here to stay. Luis Fonsi’s duet with Demi Lovato was a smash-hit, but the song of the year had to be his infectious Despacito with Daddy Yankee. For a song most people didn’t know the words to (although everyone sang along), the song of the year spent 16 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making it the joint longest-running No 1 in US history; it was a chart-topper everywhere from the Philippines to the Czech Republic; both the second and third most-streamed song of the year on Spotify (the remix featuring Bieber just pipping the original version); and the first YouTube video in history to reach 4bn views.

But 2017 belonged to one artist- Ed Sheeran. Divide was the biggest opening week for a solo male artist. Divide moved more units in its first week than the next 500 most popular albums in the U.K. combined. After a week it already hit double platinum certification. And on top of that all 16 singles on Divide was in the Top 20, a first for any artist to achieve. And he now holds the record for having 9 of his singles in the Top 10 at the same time.

Our Top 50 is based on album sales, chart history and YouTube hits. As you look back on 2017, raise your glass and enjoy our Top 50 with us, and from everyone at COPPERSTONE Happy New Year!