ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

Ha, okay, Twice are not my K-bias group but nice to see them all the same.

Just catching up - WTF @ this Bullion track, guys?

The choreography in this video is spectacular in a very low key way.

voted for this, it's extremely catchy & i love the kitchen-sink production. at first the chorus was kinda underwhelming but it grew on me so much. lyrics are good too

oh sweet, this has made me optimistic for a few later appearances then :D

same :D

bb cream pa-pa-pa?

Choreography indeed great.

Likey is grrrreat

xps yeah we're already doing better than last year

Oh god (not in a good way).

these is bb creams

I....don't think I can rock with this chorus

I do like the rap though

the utterance at the end of each chorus phrase is somehow redolent of that in 'no way no way'

I think if Twice can make it then surely Blackpink will hit it this year? (Though tbf their nominated single is nowhere near as good as the '16 stuff)

i don't really understand why ppl think that blackpink song is good but i won't be mad if it places

ahem

Anyways, yes: this section of the countdown DOES have a "vibe" dunnit

― Chocolate-covered gummy bears

Not anymore!

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pink + red will hopefully place

The first time I heard Blue Pedro I thought 'wtf is this' after about a minute and then realise I'd played it all the way through. And then played it another five times in a row. The "all aboard!" bit just slays me. Didn't expect to see it anywhere near this list.

xps Blackpink as a group are way better than Twice, come on now!

lol brad the blackpink track is literally my fav chorus of 2k17 >:(

I like "Blue Pedro" and everyone who voted for it is insane (and I love you)

they are! "as if it's your last" is still real flimsy to me though xp

Which Blackpink track?

Despacito makes me think of the much better reggaeton-with-a-light-touch tracks are out there. Have people heard the Angel y Khriz's old "Carita de Angel" for instance? Also, there have to be at least 100 better Daddy Yankee-involved tracks.

Awesome! Laurel Halo and Tornado Wallace made it! Thinking this might be the only ones of my top votes to make it :/

I'm now obsessing over the question of whether Cotton Eye Joe would have placed in an ILM 1995 poll and I'm guessing that yes it probably would.

As If It's Your Last is by far the best Blackpink song, hopefully it's still to come though

yeah I wondered that too, and I agree xp

oh it would have placed for sure

Yeah, it definitely would!

need to poll cotton eye joe vs blue pedro

yes

The first time I heard Blue Pedro I thought 'wtf is this' after about a minute and then realise I'd played it all the way through. And then played it another five times in a row. The "all aboard!" bit just slays me. Didn't expect to see it anywhere near this list.

― Matt DC, Monday, January 22, 2018 4:29 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Definitely. It's a matter of 'I can't work out if I like this but I MUST PLAY IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO FIND OUT'

The main chorus opens "Likey" but then spends more than a minute on its return, after several detours. Contemplative bridge then a rap bridge. The BB cream thing. There's a real "let's put all the catchy stuff in here" vibe to this song and I like it, more than the individual parts.

Btw, I just realised that I hadn't listened to the Taylor Alxndr on my catch-up. Rectifying that now and it's really sweet. Poll has my approval so far.

I was going to start slowing the pace for the remainder of today, but, as usual, ILM seems to predict itself...

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66 BLACKPINK "As If It's Your Last" [159 points, 6 votes]
https://youtu.be/Amq-qlqbjYA

BLACKPINK IN YR AREA

lmao

As someone coming from a Spanish speaking country: Despacito was huge in the first quarter of 2017 (even before the Justin Bieber useless version appeared) but was displaced by other reggaeton artists and tracks. If you ask me the biggest reggaeton hits in 2017 came from either Maluma, J Balvin (who also had huge hits in 2016) or newcomer Danny Ocean.

:D
my first nom!

This really reminds me of something. Is it 'Hair' by Little Mix?

blue pedro is the first totally new find for me; this is great but the cotton eyed joe comparison is otm

The greatness of Likey is its joy in trying to have and eat four cakes

Looks like we're getting a different "vibe" at this point.

rest of the list is k-pop

Blue Pedro melody = the theme from Blue Peter, right? I am confused that no one has mentioned this yet

hahaha

great throwback to the 'three songs in one' ~2012 kpop trend and i love the chorus

If anyone is new to Blackpink and likes this I strongly recommend you listen to 'Whistle' and 'Boombayah' straight after.

Btw K-popsters, I can't believe nobody nominated Yezi.