Top songs of 2014

What was the number one song of 2014?

The number one song of 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2014. It spent 10 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated March 8, 2014.

“Happy” by Pharrell Williams was number one for the most weeks of 2014: 10 of the year's 52 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated March 8, 2014.

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Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2014, year-end Hot 100 of 2014).

How many songs reached number one in 2014?

9 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2014. Counting “The Monster”, which was already at number one when the year began, 10 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2014, “Happy” by Pharrell Williams stayed there longest: 10 weeks in total, from the chart dated March 8, 2014.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2014. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2014?

Taylor Swift was the only act with more than one number one in 2014, counting lead and featured credits: “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space”.

What were the biggest songs of 2014?

The five biggest songs of 2014 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J, “All of Me” by John Legend, “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX and “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Best Day of My Life” American Authors
32. “Habits (Stay High)” Tove Lo
33. “Summer” Calvin Harris
34. “Boom Clap” Charli XCX
35. “Drunk in Love” Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
36. “Anaconda” Nicki Minaj
37. “Break Free” Ariana Grande featuring Zedd
38. “Bailando” Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
39. “Burn” Ellie Goulding
40. “Wiggle” Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg
41. “Rather Be” Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
42. “Don't Tell 'Em” Jeremih featuring YG
43. “Show Me” Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown
44. “Wrecking Ball” Miley Cyrus
45. “Not a Bad Thing” Justin Timberlake
46. “Roar” Katy Perry
47. “Ain't It Fun” Paramore
48. “The Man” Aloe Blacc
49. “This Is How We Roll” Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
50. “Classic” MKTO
51. “A Sky Full of Stars” Coldplay
52. “Don't” Ed Sheeran
53. “Na Na” Trey Songz
54. “Hot Boy” Bobby Shmurda
55. “Hold On, We're Going Home” Drake featuring Majid Jordan
56. “Sing” Ed Sheeran
57. “Radioactive” Imagine Dragons
58. “My Hitta” YG featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan
59. “Cool Kids” Echosmith
60. “Hey Brother” Avicii
61. “Trumpets” Jason Derulo
62. “Animals” Maroon 5
63. “Burnin' It Down” Jason Aldean
64. “Play It Again” Luke Bryan
65. “2 On” Tinashe featuring ScHoolboy Q
66. “Dirt” Florida Georgia Line
67. “Love Runs Out” OneRepublic
68. “Bottoms Up” Brantley Gilbert
69. “Shower” Becky G
70. “Me and My Broken Heart” Rixton
71. “Animals” Martin Garrix
72. “Lifestyle” Rich Gang featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan
73. “American Kids” Kenny Chesney
74. “Brave” Sara Bareilles
75. “Sweater Weather” The Neighbourhood
76. “Leave the Night On” Sam Hunt
77. “New Flame” Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross
78. “Love Never Felt So Good” Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake
79. “Drunk on a Plane” Dierks Bentley
80. “Birthday” Katy Perry
81. “Bartender” Lady Antebellum
82. “La La La” Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith
83. “Blurred Lines” Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
84. “Do What U Want” Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly
85. “Can't Remember to Forget You” Shakira featuring Rihanna
86. “Amnesia” 5 Seconds of Summer
87. “No Mediocre” T.I. featuring Iggy Azalea
88. “Come with Me Now” KONGOS
89. “Believe Me” Lil Wayne featuring Drake
90. “23” Mike WiLL Made-It featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and Juicy J
91. “Beachin'” Jake Owen
92. “White Walls” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring ScHoolboy Q and Hollis
93. “She Looks So Perfect” 5 Seconds of Summer
94. “Stay the Night” Zedd featuring Hayley Williams
95. “Partition” Beyoncé
96. “Studio” ScHoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid
97. “0 to 100 / The Catch Up” Drake
98. “I Don't Dance” Lee Brice
99. “Somethin' Bad” Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
100. “Adore You” Miley Cyrus

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2014, year-end Hot 100 of 2014).

What songs should go on a 2014 mix CD?

A 2014 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 21 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Problem” by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea and closing with “Latch” by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith, for 77:05 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2014, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 77:47, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2014 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2014 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2010s?

Popular music in the 2010s moved from electronic dance-pop to hip-hop and streaming-era pop as listening shifted to streaming services. By 2013 the Hot 100 counted streaming alongside sales and airplay.

From 2010 to 2019, 116 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 14 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 116, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey spent the most weeks at number one: 21 in total. Rihanna had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 9. The typical number one of these years ran 3:41 (the median of the 90 with a known length).