2014 in music
Who ruled 2014? Katy Perry was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Sam Smith on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 2014, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katy Perry | 129 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | Sam Smith | 119 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Pharrell Williams | 117 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | John Legend | 117 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Jason Derulo | 113 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Iggy Azalea | 110 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | OneRepublic | 109 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Ariana Grande | 97 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Lorde | 96 | 16 | 19 |
| 10 | Maroon 5 | 86 | 3 | 10 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2014 | The Monster | Eminem feat. Rihanna | 2 |
| Jan 18, 2014 | Timber | Pitbull feat. Ke$ha | 3 |
| Feb 8, 2014 | Dark Horse | Katy Perry feat. Juicy J | 4 |
| Mar 8, 2014 | Happy | Pharrell Williams | 10 |
| May 17, 2014 | All Of Me | John Legend | 3 |
| Jun 7, 2014 | Fancy | Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX | 7 |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Rude | MAGIC! | 6 |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Shake It Off | Taylor Swift | 4 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | All About That Bass | Meghan Trainor | 8 |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Blank Space | Taylor Swift | 5 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uptown Funk! | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | #1 | 56 | 144.1 |
| 2 | Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran | #2 | 58 | 111.3 |
| 3 | Shake It Off | Taylor Swift | #1 | 50 | 108.7 |
| 4 | All About That Bass | Meghan Trainor | #1 | 47 | 108.6 |
| 5 | Happy | Pharrell Williams | #1 | 47 | 107.9 |
| 6 | Stay With Me | Sam Smith | #2 | 54 | 106.3 |
| 7 | Shut Up And Dance | WALK THE MOON | #4 | 53 | 90.1 |
| 8 | Blank Space | Taylor Swift | #1 | 38 | 85.9 |
| 9 | Rude | MAGIC! | #1 | 41 | 84.4 |
| 10 | Take Me To Church | Hozier | #2 | 41 | 83.6 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Smith | 166 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | 166 | 22 | 30 |
| 3 | Pharrell Williams | 118 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | John Legend | 108 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | George Ezra | 97 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Calvin Harris | 91 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Idina Menzel | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Clean Bandit | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ella Henderson | 80 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | OneRepublic | 76 | 1 | 5 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran | #1 | 118 | 143.4 |
| 2 | All Of Me | John Legend | #2 | 93 | 123.9 |
| 3 | Take Me To Church | Hozier | #2 | 116 | 108.6 |
| 4 | Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | #1 | 75 | 106.6 |
| 5 | Rather Be | Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne | #1 | 89 | 104.6 |
| 6 | Stay With Me | Sam Smith | #1 | 73 | 99.5 |
| 7 | Chandelier | Sia | #6 | 113 | 91.2 |
| 8 | Santa Tell Me | Ariana Grande | #8 | 56 | 87.8 |
| 9 | Waves | Mr. Probz | #1 | 69 | 82.0 |
| 10 | Hold Back the River | James Bay | #2 | 73 | 79.4 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works