Hello, fam! So, The American Top 40 counted down the Top 40 songs of 2017. Obviously, as the name implies, this is another Year-End countdown that I’ll be talking about. Just a reminder that the number in parentheses indicates the song’s peak position. So without further ado, let’s get right into the Top 40 of 2017 on the American Top 40!

40. Jon Bellion – All Time Low (#10)
39. Sia featuring Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills (#1, 5 Weeks in 2016)
38. Maroon 5 featuring Future – Cold (#8)
37. French Montana featuring Swae Lee – Unforgettable (#8)
36. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255 (#1, 1 Week)
35. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#1, 1 Week)
34. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#1, 2 Weeks)
33. DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts (#3)
32. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#7)
31. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises (#6)
30. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd – Starving (#5) 
29. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (#5) 
28. DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You (#1, 3 Weeks in 2016)
27. Shawn Mendes – Mercy (#6)
26. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, and Lil’ Wayne – I’m The One (#3)
25. Halsey – Now Or Never (#3)
24. Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie – Rockabye (#4)
23. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – Starboy (#3)
22. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go (#5)
21. Liam Payne featuring Quavo – Strip That Down (#1, 1 Week)
20. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#3)
19. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#1, 2 Weeks)
18. The Chainsmokers – Paris (#3)
17. Julia Michaels – Issues (#4)
16. Rihanna – Love On The Brain (#3) 
15. The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer (#1, 7 Weeks in 2016) 
14. Machine Gun Kelly featuring Camila Cabello – Bad Things (#1, 2 Weeks)
13. Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar – Don’t Wanna Know (#1, 1 Week)
12. Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – Side To Side (#1, 3 Weeks)
11. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – Despacito (#1, 5 Weeks)
10. Charlie Puth – Attention (#1, 5 Weeks)
9. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming (#3)
8. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#1, 1 Week) 
7. ZAYN featuring Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (#2)
6. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#1, 1 Week)
5. Alessia Cara – Scars To Your Beautiful (#1, 2 Weeks)
4. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me (#1, 1 Week) 
3. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay (#1, 5 Weeks)
2. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like (#1, 3 Weeks)
1. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#1, 10 Weeks)

– I’m quite surprised to see Cheap Thrills repeating this year. I’m willing to bet that it’s longevity on this chart that made it happen.

– I’m also surprised to see that Look What You Made Me Do did not make the list, despite spending only one week at #1. Probably the best answer I can say is because of the fact that it had a short tenure, spending only 11 weeks on the AT40. If I’m correct, this is the shortest chart run for a #1 song.

– It’s pleasing to see Jon Bellion – All Time Low barely scrape onto the list. It’s still a great song, so I have no complaints about seeing it there, even if it is at #40.

– As big as Despacito was, I’m surprised that this one isn’t ranked higher. It barely missed out on the Top 10.

– On the note of other things that surprised me, we have Scars To Your Beautiful in the Top 5. I guess its longevity on this chart is amazing. Not that I’m complaining though; it’s my second-favorite single from Alessia Cara.

– And of course, Shape Of You is #1, as expected. It’s the biggest song of the year and Ed Sheeran’s biggest hit of his career. Like I said, I have no complaints about this as I still love this song, even though some find it old now.

Top 40 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
40. Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar – Don’t Wanna Know
39. Maroon 5 featuring Future – Cold
38. Machine Gun Kelly featuring Camila Cabello – Bad Things

1 – Bad:
37. Liam Payne featuring Quavo – Strip That Down
36. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd – Starving

2 – Mediocre:
35. Julia Michaels – Issues
34. Rihanna – Love On The Brain
33. Halsey – Now Or Never

3 – Decent:
32. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, and Lil Wayne – I’m The One
31. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
30. Sia featuring Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills

4 – Good:
29. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises
28. Charlie Puth – Attention
27. Niall Horan – Slow Hands
26. Imagine Dragons – Believer
25. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay
24. ZAYN  featuring Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
23. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry

5 – Great:
22. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
21. French Montana featuring Swae Lee – Unforgettable
20. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
19. DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You
18. Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – Side To Side
17. The Chainsmokers – Paris
16. Jon Bellion – All Time Low
15. Shawn Mendes – Mercy
14. Alessia Cara – Scars To Your Beautiful
13. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – Despacito
12. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
11. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
10. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me
9. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – Starboy
8. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
7. The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer
6. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
5. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming
4. Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie – Rockabye
3. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
2. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
1. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This

Total Score: 155/200 = 78% (C+)