2017 Best Of Mix

At the end of each year I make myself a 20 song mix tape. Essentially it's my favorite songs of the year counting down from 20 to 1. Here is my mix for this year.

20. Utopia by Austra
• I find this song to be pretty.  
21. No Distraction by Beck
• This was one of my kids favorite dance tunes of the year.
22. Shc by Foster the People
• Best Smiths guitar rift since The Smiths were making music.  
23. Where We Go by Pink
• Pink still knows how to make a solid pop song.
24. Ride or Die by Mabel
• I like this song, that's it. 
25. Cycle by Teen Daze
• I was stuck on this song for a few weeks at one point this year.
26. Better With You by Austin Mahone
• This was a big hit with my youngest for a time this year.  
27. Where Do We Go From Here?  by Ruelle
• Until I sat down to make this list, I'm not sure I realized how much I liked this song.
28. The Wake of Your Life by Mew
• About as good of an alternative pop tune as I've heard in 20 years.
29. Talk to Me by Run the Jewels
• No song better defined the anger of early 2017 more than this song for me.
30. Inspired by Miley Cyrus
• No song better defined the hope of late 2017 more than this song for me.
31. O.I.L. by Kevin Ross
• I really liked this Kevin Ross album.  Had this album on repeat for about a month at one point this year.
32. Lost in California by Little Big Town
• Maybe the prettiest song of the year.  
33. Zizzing by Ani Difranco
• She always gets me with at least one song.  Just love this one. 
34. Malibu by Miley Cyrus
• This is a great pop song.  Good lyrics, great melody.  Great vocal performance.
35. The Apple by RaeLynn
• This one got overplayed for me this year, but it's a great song. 
36. Long Song Away by Kevin Ross
• If the Kevin Ross album was on repeat for a while this year, this song was the main reason it was on repeat. 
37. Sucker by Lilly Hiatt
• I really liked the Lilly Hiatt album.  I love this song.  
38. She's Not Him by Miley Cyrus
• The third Miley Cyrus song in this list all in the top 10.  Sound like the album of the year?  A great love pop song. 
39. Love Triangle by RaeLynn
• By far the best pop song of the year that I heard.  Lyrically it's very smart and her vocal performance is spot on.