The Best Movie Soundtracks of 2017

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Movie soundtracks are not just supplementary to the films they score; they're works of art all their own. Artists and bands are chosen to complement the film's underlying tone and form a cohesive album. Each year, film soundtracks receive a great deal of hype and often garner critical acclaim. In 2017, a number of popular movies were accompanied by some seriously impressive soundtracks. 

Which movie soundtracks of 2017 are the best? The second installations of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise included both classics by Cat Stevens and George Harrison as well as songs by more modern artists like Electric Light Orchestra. The black comedy I, Tonya contains an eclectic mix of mostly classics, while Fifty Shades Darker features an original single recorded by Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik. Other good 2017 film soundtracks include Beauty and the Beast, Baby Driver, Wonder Woman, and Call Me By Your Name. 

Which stunning film soundtrack was the best of 2017? Vote up the best 2017 soundtracks below.

Looking for more soundtracks? Check out The Best Movie Soundtracks of 2019 list.

  • Baby Driver
    1

    Baby Driver

    Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James
    55 votes
    1. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Bellbottoms"
    2. Bob & Earl - "Harlem Shuffle"
    3. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - "Egyptian Reggae"
    4. Googie Rene - "Smokey Joe's La La"
    5. The Beach Boys - "Let's Go Away for Awhile"
    6. Carla Thomas - "B-A-B-Y"
    7. Kashmere Stage Band - "Kashmere"
    8. Dave Brubeck - "Unsquare Dance"
    9. The Damned - "Neat Neat Neat"
    10. The Commodores - "Easy (Single Version)"
    11. T. Rex - "Debora"
    12. Beck - "Debra"
    13. Incredible Bongo Band - "Bongolia"
    14. The Detroit Emeralds - "Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)"
    15. Alexis Korner - "Early in the Morning"
    16. David McCallum - "The Edge"
    17. Martha and the Vandellas - "Nowhere to Run"
    18. The Button Down Brass - "Tequila"
    19. Sam & Dave - "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
    20. Brenda Holloway - "Every Little Bit Hurts"
    21. Blur - "Intermission"
    22. Focus - "Hocus Pocus"
    23. Golden Earring - "Radar Love"
    24. Barry White - "Never, Never Gonna Giva Ya Up"
    25. Young MC - "Know How"
    26. Queen - "Brighton Rock"
    27. Sky Ferreira - "Easy"
    28. Simon & Garfunkel - "Baby Driver"
    29. Kid Koala - "Was He Slow?" (feat. Kevin Spacey and Jon Bernthal)
    30. Danger Mouse - "Chase Me" (feat. Run the Jewels and Big Boi)
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  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
    2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper
    47 votes
    1. Electric Light Orchestra - "Mr. Blue Sky"
    2. Sweet - "Fox on the Run"
    3. Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - "Lake Shore Drive"
    4. Fleetwood Mac - "The Chain"
    5. Sam Cooke - "Bring It On Home to Me"
    6. Glen Campbell - "Southern Nights"
    7. George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord"
    8. Looking Glass - "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
    9. Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"
    10. Silver - "Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang"
    11. Cheap Trick - "Surrender"
    12. Cat Stevens - "Father and Son"
    13. Parliament - "Flash Light"
    14. The Sneepers - "Guardians Inferno" (feat. David Hasselhoff)
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  • Despicable Me 3
    3

    Despicable Me 3

    Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker
    36 votes
    1. Pharrell Williams - "Yellow Light" 
    2. Pharrell Williams and Trey Parker - "Hug Me" 
    3. Michael Jackson - "Bad" 
    4. A-ha - "Take on Me"
    5. The Minions - "Papa Mama Loca Pipa" 
    6. Pharrell Williams - "There's Something Special" 
    7. The Minions - "Tiki Tiki Babeloo" 
    8. Pharrell Williams - "Freedom" 
    9. Pharrell Williams - "Doowit" 
    10. Nena - "99 Luftballons"
    11. Madonna - "Into the Groove"
    12. Pharrell Williams - "Chuck Berry"
    13. Pharrell Williams - "Fun, Fun, Fun"
    14. Pharrell Williams - "Despicable Me"
    15. Heitor Pereira - "Despicable Me 3 Score Suite"
    16. The Minions - "Malatikalano Polatina"
  • Atomic Blonde
    4

    Atomic Blonde

    Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan
    40 votes
    1. David Bowie - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
    2. Peter Schilling - "Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)"
    3. Health - "Blue Monday"
    4. Tyler Bates - "C*cks*cker"
    5. Nena - "99 Luftballons"
    6. George Michael - "Father Figure"
    7. After the Fire - "Der Kommissar"
    8. Siouxie and the Banshees - "Cities in Dust"
    9. Re-Flex - "The Politics of Dancing"
    10. Marilyn Manson and Tyler Bates - "Stigmata"
    11. Tyler Bates - "Demonstration"
    12. A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"
    13. Kaleida - "99 Luftballons"
    14. 'Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"
    15. The Clash - "London Calling"
    16. Tyler Bates - "Finding the UHF Device"
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  • Beauty and the Beast
    5

    Beauty and the Beast

    Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
    38 votes
    1. Alan Menken - "Overture"
    2. Hattie Morahan - "Main Title: Prologue Pt. 1"
    3. Audra McDonald - "Aria"
    4. Hattie Morahan - "Main Title: Prologue Pt. 2"
    5. Emma Watson, Luke Evans, Ensemble - "Belle"
    6. Kevin Kline - "How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box)"
    7. Emma Watson - "Belle (Reprise)"
    8. Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Ensemble - "Gaston"
    9. Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen - "Be Our Guest"
    10. Adam Mitchell, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Emma Thompson, Audra McDonald, Emma Watson, Ian McKellen, Clive Rowe - "Days in the Sun"
    11. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Emma Thompson, Nathan Mack, Ian McKellen, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "Something There"
    12. Emma Watson - "How Does a Moment Last Forvever (Montmartre)"
    13. Emma Thompson - "Beauty and the Beast"
    14. Dan Stevens - "Evermore"
    15. Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Ensemble, Emma Watson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ewan McGregor, Gerard Horan, Haydn Gwynne - "The Mob Song"
    16. Audra McDonald, Emma Thompson, Ensemble - "Beauty and the Beast (Finale)"
    17. Celine Dion - "How Does a Moment Last Forever"
    18. Ariana Grande and John Legend - "Beauty and the Beast"
    19. Josh Groban - "Evermore"
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  • The Lego Batman Movie
    6

    The Lego Batman Movie

    Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson
    18 votes
    1. Patrick Stump - "Who's the (Bat) Man"
    2. DNCE - "Forever"
    3. Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
    4. Kirsten Arian - "Invincible"
    5. Harry Nilsson - "One"
    6. Alesso - "Heroes (We Could Be)" (Hard Rock Sofa and Skidka Remix) (feat. Tove Lo)
    7. Alex Aiono - "Man in the Mirror"
    8. Oh, Hush! - "Friends Are Family" (feat. Will Arnett and Jeff Lewis)
    9. Fraser Murray - "I Found You"
    10. Justin Tranter - "Forever"
    11. Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine - "Man in the Mirror"
    12. Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine - "Everything Is Awesome"
    13. Lorne Balfe - "Black"
    14. Lorne Balfe - "Your Greatest Enemy"
    15. Lorne Balfe - "The Arrival of Robin"
    16. Lorne Balfe - "Joker Crashes the Party"
    17. Lorne Balfe - "No Seat Belts Required"
    18. Lorne Balfe - "To Cage the Joker"
    19. Lorne Balfe - "The Phantom Zone"
    20. Lorne Balfe - "Open for Business"
    21. Lorne Balfe - "Chaos in Gotham"
    22. Lorne Balfe - "Lava Attack"
    23. Lorne Balfe - "For Your Own Good"
    24. Lorne Balfe - "Joker Manor"
    25. Lorne Balfe - "Batman's in the Zone"
    26. Lorne Balfe - "The Babs Signal"
    27. Lorne Balfe - "Battle Royale"
    28. Lorne Balfe - "A Long Farewell"
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  • I, Tonya
    7

    I, Tonya

    Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney
    33 votes
    1. Mark Batson - "Fair to Love Me"
    2. Cliff Richard - "Devil Woman"
    3. Bad Company - "Shooting Star"
    4. Dire Straits - "Romeo and Juliet"
    5. Peter Nashel - "A Fair Shot"
    6. En Vogue - "Free Your Mind"
    7. Supertramp - "Goodbye Stranger"
    8. Chris Stills - "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
    9. Fleetwood Mac - "The Chain"
    10. Peter Nashel - "The Incident"
    11. Heart - "Barracuda"
    12. Laura Branigan - "Gloria"
    13. Violent Femmes - "Gone Daddy Gone"
    14. Doris Day - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (feat. Paul Weston)
    15. Siouxsie & The Banshees - "The Passenger"
    16. Peter Nashel - "Tonya Suite"
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  • Coco
    8

    Coco

    Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt
    30 votes
    1. Benjamin Bratt - "Remember Me"
    2. Benjamin Bratt & Antonio Sol - "Much Needed Advice"
    3. Gael García Bernal - "Everyone Knows Juanita"
    4. Gael García Bernal & Anthony Gonzalez - "Un Poco Loco"
    5. Mexican Institute of Sound - "Jálale (Instrumental)"
    6. Anthony Gonzalez & Antonio Sol - "The World Es Mi Familia"
    7. Gael García Bernal, Gabriella Flores & Libertad García Fonzi - "Remember Me (Lullaby)"
    8. Antonio Sol & Alanna Ubach - "La Llorona"
    9. Anthony Gonzalez & Ana Ofelia Murguía - "Remember Me (Reunion)"
    10. Anthony Gonzalez - "Proud Corazón"
    11. Natalia Lafourcade & Miguel -"Remember Me (Dúo)"
    12. "Will He Shoemaker?"  
    13. "Shrine and Dash"  
    14. "Miguel's Got an Axe to Find"  
    15. "The Strum of Destiny"  
    16. "It's All Relative"  
    17. "Crossing the Marigold Bridge"  
    18. "Dept. of Family Reunions"  
    19. "The Skeleton Key to Escape"  
    20. "The Newbie Skeleton Walk"  
    21. "Adiós Chicharrón"  
    22. "Plaza de la Cruz"  
    23. "Family Doubtings"  
    24. "Taking Sides"  
    25. "Fiesta Espactacular"  
    26. "Fiesta con de la Cruz"  
    27. "I Have a Great-Great-Grandson"  
    28. "A Blessing and a Fessing"  
    29. "Cave Dwelling on the Past"  
    30. "Somos Familia"  
    31. "Reunión Familiar de Rivera"  
    32. "A Family Dysfunction"  
    33. "Grabbing a Photo Opportunity"  
    34. "The Show Must Go On"  
    35. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"  
    36. "A Run for the Ages"  
    37. "One Year Later"  
    38. "Coco – Día de los Muertos Suite" 
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  • Wonder Woman
    9

    Wonder Woman

    Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen
    26 votes
    1. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Amazons of Themyscira" 
    2. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "History Lesson" 
    3. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Angel on the Wing" 
    4. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Ludendorff, Enough!" 
    5. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Pain, Loss & Love" 
    6. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "No Man's Land" 
    7. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Fausta" 
    8. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Wonder Woman's Wrath" 
    9. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "The God of War" 
    10. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "We Are All to Blame" 
    11. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Hell Hath No Fury" 
    12. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Lightning Strikes" 
    13. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Trafalgar Celebration" 
    14. Rupert Gregson-Williams - "Action Reaction" 
    15. Sia - "To Be Human" (feat. Labrinth)
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  • The Fate of the Furious
    10

    The Fate of the Furious

    Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron
    31 votes
    1. Young Thug, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, and PnB Rock - "Gang Up"
    2. Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo, and Travis Scott - "Go Off"
    3. G-Eazy and Kehlani - "Good Life"
    4. PnB Rock, Kodak Black, and A Boogie wit da Hoodie - "Horses"
    5. Migos - "Seize the Block"
    6. YoungBoy Never Broke Again - "Murder (Remix)" (feat. 21 Savage)
    7. Bassnectar - "Speakerbox (F8Remix)" )feat. Ohana Bam and Lafa Taylor)
    8. Post Malone - "Candy Paint"
    9. Kevin Gates - "911"
    10. Lil Yachty - "Mamacita" (feat. Rico Nasty)
    11. Jeremih, Ty Dolla Sign, and Sage the Gemini - "Don't Get Much Better"
    12. Pitbull and J Balvin - "Hey Ma (Spanish Version)" (feat. Camila Cabello)
    13. Pinto "Wahin" and DJ Ricky Luna - "La Habana" (feat. El Taiger)
    14. Pitbull and J Balvin - "Hey Ma" (feat. Camila Cabello)
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  • Call Me By Your Name
    11

    Call Me By Your Name

    Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg
    36 votes
    1. John Adams - "Hallelujah Junction - 1st Movement"
    2. Ryuichi Sakamoto - "M.A.Y. in the Backyard" 
    3. Loredana Bertè - "J'adore Venise" 
    4. Bandolero - "Paris latino" 
    5. Frank Glazer - "Sonatine bureaucratique" 
    6. Alessio Bax - "Zion hört die Wächter singen" 
    7. Giorgio Moroder - "Lady, Lady" (feat. Joe Esposito) 
    8. André Laplante - "Une barque sur l'océan" 
    9. Sufjan Stevens - "Futile Devices" (Doveman Remix) 
    10. Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Germination" 
    11. F.R. David - "Words"
    12. Marco Armani - "È la vita"
    13. Sufjan Stevens - "Mystery of Love"
    14. Franco Battiato - "Radio Varsavia"
    15. The Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way"
    16. Valeria Szervánszky and Ronald Cavaye - "Le jardin féerique"
    17. Sufjan Stevens - "Visions of Gideon"
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  • Logan Lucky
    12

    Logan Lucky

    Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Farrah Mackenzie
    12 votes
    1. Bo Diddley - "Road Runner"
    2. John Denver - "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)"
    3. Sammy Burdson - "News Background A"
    4. Mile Ends - "Bottle Up and Go"
    5. Thomas A. Edison Electric Band - "The Name of the Game"
    6. The Groundhogs - "3744 James Road"
    7. John Fahey - "Revolt of the Dyke Brigade"
    8. LeAnn Rimes - "America the Beautiful"
    9. Dr. John - "Storm Warning"
    10. Brainbox - "Down Man"
    11. David Holmes - "Original Score Medley"
    12. Lord Sutch - "Flashing Lights"
    13. The Monks - "We Do Wie Du"
    14. Mark & The Escorts - "Get Your Baby"
    15. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son"
    16. Farrah Mackenzie - "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
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  • Fifty Shades Darker
    13

    Fifty Shades Darker

    Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson
    25 votes
    1. Zayn and Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
    2. Halsey - "Not Afraid Anymore"
    3. JRY - "Pray" (feat. Rooty)
    4. Tove Lo - "Lies in the Dark"
    5. Toulouse - "No Running from Me"
    6. John Legend - "One Woman Man"
    7. The-Dream - "Code Blue"
    8. Nick Jonas and Nicki Minaj - "Bom Bidi Bom"
    9. Sia - "Helium"
    10. Kygo - "Cruise" (feat. Andrew Jackson)
    11. Corinne Bailey Rae - "The Scientist" 
    12. José James - "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
    13. JP Cooper - "Birthday"
    14. The Avener - "I Need a Good One" (feat. Mark Asari)
    15. Joseph Angel - "Empty Pack of Cigarettes"
    16. Anderson East - "What Would It Take"
    17. Frances - "What Is Love?"
    18. Danny Elfman - "On His Knees"
    19. Danny Elfman - "Making It Real"
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  • T2 Trainspotting
    14

    T2 Trainspotting

    Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle
    13 votes
    1. Iggy Pop - "Lust for Life" (The Prodigy Remix)
    2. High Contrast - "Shotgun Mouthwash"
    3. Wolf Alice - "Silk"
    4. Young Fathers - "Get Up"
    5. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"
    6. Underworld and Ewen Bremner - "Eventually But (Spud's Letter to Gail)"
    7. Young Fathers - "Only God Knows" (feat. Leith Congregational Choir)
    8. The Rubberbandits - "Dad's Best Friend"
    9. Blondie - "Dreaming"
    10. Queen - "Radio Ga Ga"
    11. Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins - "It's Like That"
    12. The Clash - "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"
    13. Young Fathers - "Rain or Shine"
    14. Fat White Family - "Whitest Boy on the Beach"
    15. Underworld - "Slow Slippy"
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  • Baywatch
    15

    Baywatch

    Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    13 votes
    1. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Hypnotize"
    2. Sean Paul - "No Lie" (feat. Dua Lipa)
    3. A$AP Rocky - "Everyday" (feat. Rod Stewart, Miguel, and Mark Ronson)
    4. Vince Staples - "BagBak"
    5. Run the Jewels - "Legend Has It"
    6. The Chemical Brothers - "Go"
    7. STS x RJD2 - "Doin' It Right"
    8. Lionel Richie - "Say You, Say Me"
    9. Ksi - "Touch Down" (feat. Stefflon Don)
    10. Party Favor - "Give It to Me Twice"
    11. Desiigner - "Panda" (Luca Lush Remix)
  • XXX: The Return of Xander Cage
    16

    XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

    Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Deepika Padukone
    9 votes
    1. The Americanos - "In My Foreign" (feat. Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Yachty, Nicky Jam and French Montana)
    2. Fat Joe, Remy Ma, and David Guetta - "All the Way Up (Remix)"
    3. Madsonik and Kill the Noise - "Divebomb" (feat. Tom Morello)
    4. Alesso - "Anthem"
    5. ImanoS - "Gunshy" (feat. Pusha T and Karen Harding)
    6. Bishop Briggs - "Mercy"
    7. watt - "Burning Man" (feat. Post Malone)
    8. K. Flay - "Blood in the Cut"
    9. Kris Wu - "Juice"
    10. Madsonik - "Take it to the Top"
    11. Ice Cube - "Thank God"
  • Cars 3
    17

    Cars 3

    Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer
    16 votes
    1. Dan Auerbach - "Run that Race"
    2. James Bay - "Kings Highway"
    3. Brad Paisley - "Truckaroo"
    4. Brad Paisley - "Thunder Hollow Breakdown"
    5. Andra Day - "Glory Days"
    6. ZZ Ward - "Ride" (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)
    7. Jorge Blanco - "Drive My Car"
    8. Lea DeLaria - "Freeway of Love"