List of number-one singles of 2014 (Australia)
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File:N.E.R.D @ Pori Jazz 2010 - Pharrell Williams 1.jpg' "Happy" was the longest-running number-one single of 2014, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for twelve weeks.]]
The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales.{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-howare-chartsprepared.htm|title=How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=4 January 2014}} In 2014, fourteen singles claimed the top spot. Eight acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia: A Great Big World, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sheppard, Ed Sheeran, The Madden Brothers, Paloma Faith, Meghan Trainor and Mark Ronson. 5 Seconds of Summer, Sheppard, Justice Crew and The Veronicas were the only Australian artists that achieved a number-one single in 2014.
Sheeran had two number-one singles during the year for "Sing" and "Thinking Out Loud". Taylor Swift also earned two number-one singles during the year for "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space". Pharrell Williams' "Happy" was the longest-running number-one single of 2014, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for twelve weeks. Justice Crew's "Que Sera" was the second longest-running number-one single, with nine consecutive weeks at the top spot. Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" stayed at number one for five consecutive weeks, while Trainor's "All About That Bass" topped the chart for four weeks. Sheppard's "Geronimo", Swift's "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space", The Veronicas' "You Ruin Me" and Ronson's "Uptown Funk" each spent three consecutive weeks at the number one spot.
Chart history
File:Justice Crew (7171263234).jpg's "Que Sera" was the second longest-running number-one single of 2014, having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for nine consecutive weeks.]]
File:Sheppard 2014.jpg earned their first number-one single with "Geronimo", which topped the ARIA Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks.]]
File:The Veronicas 2012.jpg' "You Ruin Me" topped the ARIA Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and became their second number-one single.]]
File:Ed Sheeran 2013.jpg achieved two number-one singles during the year for "Sing" and "Thinking Out Loud".]]
File:Swift performs in St. Louis, Missouri in 2013.jpg achieved two number-one singles during the year for "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space".]]
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Number-one artists
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!style="text-align: center;"| Position !style="text-align: center;"| Artist !style="text-align: center;"| Weeks at No. 1 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 1
|style="text-align: center;"| Pharrell Williams |style="text-align: center;"| 12 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 2
|style="text-align: center;"| Justice Crew |style="text-align: center;"| 9 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 3
|style="text-align: center;"| Ed Sheeran |style="text-align: center;"| 6 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 3
|style="text-align: center;"| Taylor Swift |style="text-align: center;"| 6 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 4
|style="text-align: center;"| Meghan Trainor |style="text-align: center;"| 4 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 5
|style="text-align: center;"| Sheppard |style="text-align: center;"| 3 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 5
|style="text-align: center;"| The Veronicas |style="text-align: center;"| 3 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 5
|style="text-align: center;"| Mark Ronson |style="text-align: center;"| 3 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 5
|style="text-align: center;"| Bruno Mars (as featuring) |style="text-align: center;"| 3 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 6
|style="text-align: center;"| The Madden Brothers |style="text-align: center;"| 2 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 6
|style="text-align: center;"| Paloma Faith |style="text-align: center;"| 2 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 7
|style="text-align: center;"| A Great Big World |style="text-align: center;"| 1 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 7
|style="text-align: center;"| Christina Aguilera |style="text-align: center;"| 1 |
| style="text-align: center;"| 7
|style="text-align: center;"| 5 Seconds of Summer |style="text-align: center;"| 1 |
See also
References
{{Reflist|2|refs=
List of artists who have achieved their first number-one single in Australia:
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=A+Great+Big+World|title=Discography A Great Big World|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=2 December 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=5+Seconds+Of+Summer|title=Discography 5 Seconds of Summer|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=2 December 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sheppard|title=Discography Sheppard|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=2 December 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran|title=Discography Ed Sheeran|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=2 December 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paloma+Faith|title=Discography Paloma Faith|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=2 December 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Meghan+Trainor|title=Discography Meghan Trainor|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=2 December 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mark+Ronson|title=Discography Mark Ronson|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=13 December 2014}}
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