Music took a big turn for the better this year, with many of our favorite underground and indie artists achieving astronomical success. Artists like Migos and Playboi Carti, who we have been faithfully supporting over the years, jumped to the top of the charts and became household names in 2017. This year saw handfuls of great records — classics even. Newcomers, like Lil Pump, Rex Orange County and Clairo, showed that the youngsters had just as much, if not more, talent as artists before them. Old-timers like Kendrick Lamar, Mac Demarco and King Krule delivered some of the greatest songs of their careers as well. Like with albums and mixtapes, cutting down the best tracks of the year to 10 was not an easy task at all.

Without further ado, in no particular order, here are our 10 favorite songs of the year.