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# Soundcloud Names 2017 Top Tracks, Genres, Musicians and More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundcloud-names-2017-top-tracks-musicians-and-more/
- Published: 2017-12-07T13:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-12-07T13:30:00.000Z
- Description: Despite a great deal of uncertainty surrounding its finances and future, 2017 was a big year musically for he platform and the artists that use it. To look back at. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/12/soundcloud-names-2017-top-tracks-musicians-and-more.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Music Business, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![SoundCloud_logo (1)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09de16b3970d-200wi "SoundCloud_logo (1)")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09de16b3970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Despite a great deal of uncertainty surrounding its finances and future, 2017 was a big year musically for he platform and the artists that use it. To look back at the top achievements of the year, they'v broken down their achievements into 17 varied categories from hip-hop, pop, dance and rock, to what’s new, now and next in music culture.

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The 2017 Soundcloud year end list celebrates the diverse creativity on the platform – everything from the buzziest tags in 2017 like ChillHop and Vaporwave, to the year’s most creative cities including new entries Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Seoul.[![image from soundcloud-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09de15b1970d-500wi "image from soundcloud-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09de15b1970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)
- - **Top Album**: [Lil Uzi Vert, *LUV is Rage 2*](https://soundcloud.com/liluzivert/sets/luv-is-rage-2-1?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Top Remixer**: [R3hab](https://soundcloud.com/r3hab/tracks?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Most Remixed Track**: [Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”](https://soundcloud.com/edsheeran/shape-of-you?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Top Podcast Personality**: [*Shane & Friends*](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ay3POgE5lXZUZjpmuYUephM%5F0iy97w2NPR0gsObCB2k/edit?ref=hypebot.com#heading=h.kcmcltiql9nj)
  - **Top Playlist:** [Created by ilyanaazman, “Best of Chill/House Nation](http://www.soundcloud.com/ilyanaazman/sets/bestofchill-housenation?ref=hypebot.com)”
  - **Top DJ Set: [Two Friends, “Big Bootie Mix, Volume 11”](http://soundcloud.com/twofriendsmixes6/bb11?ref=hypebot.com)**
  - **Tags with Buzz** *(New tags vs. 2016 list in bold)*:  
    - LoFi Hip-Hop
    - ChillHop
    - Soca
    - **Phonk**
    - Synthwave
    - **Vaporwave**
    - Future Bass
  - **Top R&B/Soul Track**: [SZA featuring Travis Scott, “Love Galore”](https://soundcloud.com/topdawgent/sza-love-galore-ft-travis-scott?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Top Pop Track**: [Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid, “1-800-273-8255”](http://soundcloud.com/logic%5Fofficial/1-800-273-8255?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Top Rock Track**: [Linkin Park featuring Kiiara, “Heavy” ](https://soundcloud.com/linkin%5Fpark/heavy-1?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Top Remix:** [Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber, “Despacito (VMK, That Behavior Remix)](https://soundcloud.com/futuregenerationremixes/despacito-remix?ref=hypebot.com)”
  - **Top Electronic Track**: [Unlike Pluto featuring Mike Taylor, “Everything Black](http://soundcloud.com/monstercat/unlike-pluto-everything-black?ref=hypebot.com)”
  - **Top Rap/Hip-hop Track: [Lil Uzi Vert, “XO Tour Llif3](http://soundcloud.com/liluzivert/15-xo-tour-llif3?ref=hypebot.com)*”***
  - **Artists who were on SoundCloud first and owned the internet in 2017:**  
    - [Kehlani](https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Khalid](https://soundcloud.com/thegreatkhalid?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Lil Uzi Vert](https://soundcloud.com/liluzivert?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Lil Pump](https://soundcloud.com/wavey-hefner?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Marshmello](https://soundcloud.com/marshmellomusic?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Post Malone](https://soundcloud.com/postmalone?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Trippie Redd](https://soundcloud.com/trippie-hippie-2?ref=hypebot.com)
  - **Top Cities Driving Creativity (** *New cities vs. 2016 list in bold):*  
    - New York
    - Cairo
    - Los Angeles
    - Chicago
    - Paris
    - **Houston**
    - Berlin
    - Jakarta
    - **Atlanta**
    - **Philadelphia**
    - Toronto
    - London
    - Tokyo
    - Hanoi
    - **Seoul**
  - **2017’s Buzziest Drops:**  
    - May 16th: Travis Scott drops three tracks “[Butterfly Effect](https://soundcloud.com/travisscott-2/butterfly-effect?ref=hypebot.com)”, “[Green & Purple](https://soundcloud.com/travisscott-2/green-purple?ref=hypebot.com)” and “[A Man](https://soundcloud.com/travisscott-2/a-man?ref=hypebot.com)”
    - June 8th: BTS drops [“4 o’clock](https://soundcloud.com/bangtan/4oclockrmv?ref=hypebot.com)”
    - July 15th: Chance the Rapper drops [“Big B’s](https://soundcloud.com/chancetherapper/big-bs?ref=hypebot.com)” featuring Young Thug
  - **Artists to Watch in 2018 (*Rising artists showing signs of continued momentum in 2018):***  
    - [Ro Ransom](https://soundcloud.com/roransom?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Melo Makes Music](https://soundcloud.com/melomakesmusic?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Cautious Clay](https://soundcloud.com/cautious-clayofficial?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Jori Vague](https://soundcloud.com/jorivague?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Mabel](https://soundcloud.com/mabelmcvey?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Nilufer Yanya](https://soundcloud.com/niluferyanya?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Lil Wop](https://soundcloud.com/lilwop17?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Bosco](https://soundcloud.com/hellobosco?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [Cobi](https://soundcloud.com/cobimusic?ref=hypebot.com)
    - [DNMO](https://soundcloud.com/iamdnmo?ref=hypebot.com)
*\*The above information was compiled based on indicators and actions taken from across the SoundCloud community including streams, likes, reposts, shares and location.* Related articles

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