Hot Hits of 2014: Uptown Funk & Taylor’s Pop Metamorphosis
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson gave the world an immortal retro-funk groove in Uptown Funk, while Taylor Swift released her magnum opus 1989.
Taylor Swift pulled her entire catalog from Spotify to fight for songwriter streaming royalties.
Hot Chart Hits of 2014
11 tracks
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
“Spent 14 consecutive weeks at #1; won Record of the Year at Grammys.”
Blank Space
Taylor Swift
“Made Taylor the first woman in Hot 100 history to succeed herself at #1.”
Happy
Pharrell Williams
“Billboard Song of the Year 2014; world first 24-hour music video.”
Sugar
Maroon 5
“Band crashed real weddings around Los Angeles to film the music video.”
Chandelier
Sia
“Iconic contemporary dance by Maddie Ziegler in an empty apartment.”
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift
“Debuted at #1 on the Hot 100; over 3.6 billion views on YouTube as Swift’s full transition to pure pop.”
All About That Bass
Meghan Trainor
“Spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with over 2.7 billion YouTube views.”
Dark Horse
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J
“First video by a female artist to surpass 1 billion views; currently over 3.8 billion views on YouTube.”
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
“Won Song of the Year at the 58th Grammy Awards; first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40.”
Stay With Me
Sam Smith
“Won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.”
Summer
Calvin Harris
“Over 1.6 billion views on YouTube; crowned Spotify’s most-streamed track of summer 2014.”
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