Boy, was this hard. To say this top 100 countdown could’ve very easily been a top 250 wouldn’t be anything resembling an overstatement. From start to finish, 2017 will go down as one of the most compelling years in Irish music in recent memory. Your move, 2018. Go here for 100-51. 50. Wood Burning Savages – Living Hell 49. Maija Sofia – Persephone 48. Group Zero – Pyramid of Light/Love And The Present 47. Ryan Vail & Jealous of the Birds – Love is a Crow 46. Floor Staff – A Love Sublime 45. Super Silly – Not Ready to Leave 44. Sister Ghost – The Final Grrrl 43. Rejjie Snow – Purple Tuesday 42. Junior Brother – Hungover at Mass 41. Autumns – You’re A Right Useless Cunt Aren’t You 40. Shrug Life – First World Problems 39. Arvo Party – Null Set 38. New Jackson – Put The Love In It 37. Tuath – Youth 36. Jafaris – If You Love Me 35. Eraser TV – Golden Boy 34. The Sunshine Factory – Cruelest Animal 33. Nomadic Rituals – Narrowing of the Light 32. Pillow Queens – Rats 31. Swimmers Jackson – Life’s Short (Embrace It) 30. Or:la – Kyoto Dance 29. Malojian – Battery 28. Carriages – Hardest Mile 27. And So I Watch You From Afar – All I Need Is Space 26. Rory Nellis – Wild 25. Slow Place Like Home – Echoes 24. Best Boy Grip – Molecular Individuals 23. Rusangano Family – Tea In A Pot 22. Paddy Hanna – Bad Boys 21. LOAH – This Heart 20. Our Krypton Son – Everything Reminds Me Of You 19. Alien She – Solitary 18. Cat Palace – Hey, the jazz is good tonight why don't you // why don't you, go off by Cat Palace 17. Half Forward Line – One One The Back Of Mass by Half Forward Line 16. Myles Manley – Relax; Enjoy Your Night Upon The Town 15. Hot Cops – Weight Choice by Paper Trail Records 14. Soule – Good Life 13. I Am The Cosmos – Death Is Not The End 12. Fehdah – Like No Other 11. Wyvern Lingo – I Love You, Sadie 10. Bear Worship – Our Friends WAS by Bear Worship 9. New Pagans – Ode To None Ode to none by New Pagans 8. Tandem Felix – Were You There (When They Crucified The Birthday Boy)? 7. Percolator – Crab Supernova 6. Autre Monde – Village of Loomers 5. Yankari – Enyimba 4. The Bonk – Cipher 3. Brigid Mae Power – Don’t Shut Me Up (Politely) 2. The Jimmy Cake – Tough Love Pt 1 Tough Love by The Jimmy Cake 1. Lankum – What Will We Do When We Have No Money