"
Happy " 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.
[1]
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.
[2] 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 .
[1]
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 ".
[3] 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 ".
[3] 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 .
[4] In its sixth of seven weeks on top, "Fancy" became the longest-reigning single by a female rapper on the chart.
[5]
Taylor Swift 's "
Blank Space " reached number one in November, ending the run of Swift's own "
Shake It Off ".
[6] 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.
[6] With "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space", Swift was also the only artist to notch multiple number-ones in 2014.
[6]
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.)
[7]
[8]
Chart history
Taylor Swift became the first woman to replace herself at number-one after "
Blank Space " dethroned "
Shake It Off " from the top spot.
[6]
John Legend 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.
[3]
In its sixth week on top, "
Fancy " by
Iggy Azalea (pictured ) featuring
Charli XCX became the longest-reigning number-one single by a female rapper.
[5]
Meghan Trainor earned her first number-one with her debut single "
All About That Bass ", which led the Hot 100 for eight weeks.
[9]
Key
†
Indicates best-performing single of 2014
Number-one artists
See also
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