

The main determining factors were based on high amount of requests and live reactions at events and venues that I spin at. There is a very autobiographical touch to these picks. In those cases, those selections sustained popularity in 2017, so I included them as well. Some choices may have been released in 2016 or even achieved some popularity during last year (Closer, 24K Magic, Black Beatles). Rule #2: The Top 100 is reflective of songs that were hot during the course of the year.

While new popular ballads seem to be few and far between in terms of release in the present day, I like my countdown to be dance floor driven, focused more on “Peak Hour” tracks (songs ranked #1-30) and Party Starters (#31-100). My first rule is that I did not include ballads. Before diving into my countdown, I want to share the methods of my madness that go into organizing such a list. With 2018 only days away, I took some time to reflect on the past year of 2017 from the perspective of the DJ booth. City Weddings (Philadelphia / Manhattan).
