2017 has been a surprisingly great year for quality music videos. The medium is fast-growing as artists are increasingly using video to showcase artistic creativity that accentuates and often elevates the music. Credit artists like Beyoncé and Frank Ocean for reinventing the music + video and pushing other artists to put energy into creating visual narratives.
From wacky, trippy and fun to powerful, emotional and story-driven, here are my picks for the best 17 music videos of 2017.
17. Run The Jewels – Legend Has It
16. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Over Everything
15. Benjamin Clementine – Phantom of Aleppoville
14. Grandaddy – The Way We Won’t
13. Sevdaliza- Human
12. Migos – T-Shirt
11. M.I.A. – P.O.W.A.
10. Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE
9. St. Vincent – Los Ageless
8. J.I.D. – NEVER
7. TORRES- Three Futures
6. Gorillaz – Saturnz Barz
5. Alexander F – Swimmers
4. Tyler, The Creator – Who Dat Boy
3. alt-J – Pleader
2. JAY-Z – The Story of O.J.
1. The Blaze – Territory
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