List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2014
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File:Pharrell Williams – Coachella 2014 2 (cropped).jpg" by Pharrell Williams (pictured) spent ten weeks at number one on the Hot 100, the longest of any single in 2014. It later ranked as the best-performing single of the year.{{cite web|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=The Year in Pop 2014: One Direction, 'Frozen,' & Pharrell Dominate|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6386043/the-year-in-pop-2014-one-direction-frozen-pharrell|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2014-12-10|date=2014-12-09}}]]
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming.
During 2014, nine singles reached number one on the Hot 100; a tenth single, "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna, began its run at number one in December 2013.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5820081/eminem-rihanna-rule-hot-100-with-the-monster|magazine=Billboard|title=Eminem, Rihanna Rule Hot 100 With 'The Monster'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2013-12-11|access-date=2015-01-18}} Of those ten number-one singles, four were collaborations. In total, thirteen acts topped the chart as either lead or featured artists, with six—Juicy J, John Legend, Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX, Magic! and Meghan Trainor—achieving their first Hot 100 number-one single. Pharrell Williams' "Happy" was the longest-running number-one of the year, leading the chart for ten weeks; it subsequently topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100.
In May, Legend's "All of Me" reached number one in its thirtieth week on the Hot 100, earning the distinction of the third-longest ascent to number one after Los del Río's "Macarena" and Lonestar's "Amazed".{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6077635/hot-100-john-legend-all-of-me-ariana-grande-iggy-azalea|magazine=Billboard|title=John Legend's 'All Of Me' Tops Hot 100, Ariana Grande Debuts At No. 3|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2014-05-07|access-date=2014-05-07}} The song also became the third number-one to feature only piano and vocals, following Adele's "Someone like You" and Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man". Azalea became the fourth solo female rapper to top the chart when "Fancy" reached number one in June, a feat previously achieved only by Lauryn Hill, Lil' Kim and Shawnna.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099390/iggy-azalea-tops-hot-100-fancy-matches-beatles|magazine=Billboard|title=Iggy Azalea Tops Hot 100 With 'Fancy,' Matches Beatles' Historic Mark|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2014-05-28|access-date=2014-05-28}} In its sixth of seven weeks on top, "Fancy" became the longest-reigning single by a female rapper on the chart.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6143261/hot-100-iggy-azalea-fancy-magic-rude-shawn-mendes|magazine=Billboard|title=Iggy Azalea Claims Longest Hot 100 Reign For A Female Rapper With 'Fancy'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2014-07-02|access-date=2014-07-02}}
Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" reached number one in November, ending the run of Swift's own "Shake It Off".{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6320061/taylor-swift-blank-space-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|title=Taylor Swift Makes Hot 100 History With 'Blank Space'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2014-11-19|access-date=2014-11-19}} In doing so, Swift became the first female artist in the history of the Hot 100, and tenth act overall, to replace herself at the top of the chart. With "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space", Swift was also the only artist to notch multiple number-ones in 2014.
2014 was also the first year in 18 years to have all of its number-one singles that topped the chart that year enter the decade-end top 100 in the 2010s, after all of the number-one songs from 1996 made the decade-end top 100 of the 1990s. (The Monster did not make the decade-end top 100, but started its peak position in 2013.){{cite book|author=Geoff Mayfield|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4|title=1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s|publisher=Billboard|date=December 25, 1999|access-date=October 15, 2010}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-100|title=Hot 100 Songs - Decade-End|magazine=Billboard }}
Chart history
File:Taylor Swift 008 (17684337073) cut.jpg became the first woman to replace herself at number-one after "Blank Space" dethroned "Shake It Off" from the top spot.]]
File:John Legend by Sachyn Mital.jpg earned his first number-one with "All of Me" after a thirty-week climb to the top, the third-longest of any song in Hot 100 history.]]
File:Iggy Azalea - Irving Plaza (New York City) (cropped).jpg" by Iggy Azalea (pictured) featuring Charli XCX became the longest-reigning number-one single by a female rapper.]]
File:Meghan Trainor (15996126761) (edited).jpg earned her first number-one with her debut single "All About That Bass", which led the Hot 100 for eight weeks.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6244214/meghan-trainor-tops-hot-100-all-about-that-bass|magazine=Billboard|title=Meghan Trainor Tops Hot 100 With 'All About That Bass'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2014-09-10|access-date=2014-09-10}}]]
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|+Key |style="background-color:#FFFF99"|{{dagger|alt=Best performing single of 2014}} |Indicates best-performing single of 2014 |
Number-one artists
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|+ List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one ! Position ! Artist ! Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1
| Pharrell Williams | 10 |
| 2
| Taylor Swift | 9 |
| 3
| Meghan Trainor | 8 |
| rowspan=2| 4
| Iggy Azalea | rowspan=2| 7 |
| Charli XCX |
| 6
| Magic! | 6 |
| rowspan=2| 7
| Katy Perry | rowspan=2| 4 |
| Juicy J |
| rowspan=3| 9
| Pitbull | rowspan=3| 3 |
| Kesha |
| John Legend |
| rowspan=2| 12
| Eminem | rowspan=2| 2 |
| Rihanna |
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?tag=chscr1|title=Hot 100 chart|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}
- {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2014/hot-100|title=Archives: The Hot 100 (2014)|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}
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