List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2014
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File:Maddie_%26_Tae_in_2014_(cropped).jpg achieved their first number-one single when they topped the Country Airplay chart with "Girl in a Country Song", a response to the prevalent bro-country style.|alt=Two young blonde-haired women smiling broadly]]
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Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay are charts that rank the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. Hot Country Songs ranks songs based on digital downloads, streaming, and airplay not only from country stations but from stations of all formats, a methodology introduced in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/arts/music/billboards-chart-changes-draw-fire.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Changes to Charts by Billboard Draw Fire|work=The New York Times|date=October 26, 2012|first=James C. Jr.|last=McKinley|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103005222/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/arts/music/billboards-chart-changes-draw-fire.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} Country Airplay, which was published for the first time in 2012, is based solely on country radio airplay, a methodology which had previously been used for several decades for Hot Country Songs. In 2014, 13 different songs topped the Hot Country Songs chart and 35 different songs topped Country Airplay in 52 issues of the magazine.
Jason Aldean had the longest unbroken run at number one on the Hot Country Songs, spending 14 consecutive weeks in the top spot with "Burnin' It Down". Luke Bryan spent the most total weeks at number one during the year, however. His songs "Drink a Beer" and "Play It Again" totaled 14 weeks atop the chart and he spent a further 6 weeks in the top spot as a featured vocalist on Florida Georgia Line's chart-topper "This Is How We Roll" for a total of 20 weeks at number one. Bryan and Florida Georgia Line were the acts with the most number ones during 2014, as each act had two chart-toppers in addition to their collaboration on "This Is How We Roll". No other act had more than one number one during the year. Bryan also spent the most weeks at number one on the Country Airplay listing, but with a much smaller total of seven weeks. This figure included a run of four consecutive weeks with "Play It Again", which tied with Florida Georgia Line's "Stay" for the longest unbroken run at the top of the radio-based chart during 2014. Bryan and Florida Georgia Line were both associated with bro-country, an emerging subgenre which incorporated elements from hip hop music and emphasized lyrics about partying, drinking, and attractive young women.{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/rise-of-bro-country-florida-georgia-line.html|title=Jody Rosen on the Rise of Bro-Country|last=Rosen|first=Jody|date=August 11, 2013|work=Vulture|access-date=June 18, 2020|authorlink=Jody Rosen|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502025914/http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/rise-of-bro-country-florida-georgia-line.html|url-status=live}} Blake Shelton had the most chart-toppers on the airplay listing, reaching the top spot with "Doin' What She Likes", "Neon Light" and "My Eyes".
Several acts gained their first number ones during 2014, including Sam Hunt,{{cite web|title=Sam Hunt's Free Concert in Nashville Brings Out 10,000 Fans|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/sam-hunt-street-party/|work=Taste of Country|publisher=Townsquare Media|first=Nicki|last=D.|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122629/http://tasteofcountry.com/sam-hunt-street-party/|url-status=live}} whose "Leave the Night On" topped both charts in the same week in November. Singer Cole Swindell reached the top of the Hot Country Songs listing with his debut single, "Chillin' It".{{Cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/02/16/cole-swindell-on-the-verge-chillin-it/5368883/|title=On the Verge: Cole Swindell no longer cooling his heels|first=Brian|last=Mansfield|work=USA Today|date=February 16, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2018}} Frankie Ballard achieved his first career number one when he reached the peak position on Country Airplay with "Helluva Life",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/frankie-ballard-serves-up-sunshine-whiskey-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-48566/|title=Frankie Ballard Serves Up 'Sunshine & Whiskey' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018161908/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/frankie-ballard-serves-up-sunshine-whiskey-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-48566/|url-status=live}} and went on to gain his second number one on the same chart later in the year with "Sunshine & Whiskey". Gwen Sebastian, a former contestant on the second season of TV's The Voice, was a first-time chart-topper when she was featured on the song "My Eyes" by Blake Shelton, who had coached her on the show.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gwen-sebastian/chart-history/csa/|title=Gwen Sebastian Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 18, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/blake-shelton-gwen-sebastian-my-eyes-2014-acm-awards|work=The Boot|publisher=Townsquare Media|first=Gayle|last=Thompson|title=Blake Shelton and Gwen Sebastian Perform 'My Eyes' at ACMs|date=April 6, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2018}} "Where It's At" gave Dustin Lynch his first appearance at number one in September,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dustin-lynch-on-the-platinum-seller-that-almost-wasnt-50443/|title=Dustin Lynch on the Platinum-Seller That Almost Wasn't|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Elias|last=Leight|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201614/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dustin-lynch-on-the-platinum-seller-that-almost-wasnt-50443/|url-status=live}} and teenaged female duo Maddie & Tae gained their first number-one single in December with "Girl in a Country Song",{{Cite web|url=http://trl.mtv.com/news/3068477/international-womens-day-playlist/|title=Aux Cord: 10 Songs To Kick Off Your International Women's Day|first=Sydney|last=Gore|publisher=MTV|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122442/http://trl.mtv.com/news/3068477/international-womens-day-playlist/|url-status=dead}} a retort to bro-country, and in particular the depiction of women in the style's lyrics.{{cite magazine|last=Hight|first=Jewly|date=July 15, 2014|title=Maddie & Tae Fire a Shot at 'Bro Country'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/maddie-tae-fire-a-shot-at-bro-country-246758/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 17, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203446/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/maddie-tae-fire-a-shot-at-bro-country-246758/|url-status=live}}
Chart history
File:Jason Aldean Night Train Tour 2014.jpg's "Burnin' It Down" spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one.|alt=A young man in a checked shirt and cowboy hat playing a guitar and singing into a microphone]]
File:Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, TN, June 2018.jpg topped the chart in December with "Something in the Water".|alt=A young woman with long blonde hair, wearing a pink dress, singing into a microphone]]
File:Frankie Ballard - Highline Ballroom.jpg had two number ones on the airplay chart.|alt=A young man wearing a red shirt, singing into a microphone]]
File:Dustin Lynch in concert 2015.jpg achieved his first number one with "Where It's At".|alt=A young man wearing a white t-shirt and a cowboy hat, playing a guitar]]
