List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2014

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This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart, in 2014.

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During the year, 59 songs (including those who peaked in 2013 and 2015 prior to their entry) and 66 acts charted in the tier, and 28 of these acts scored their first top-ten single in the US either as a lead or featured artist. Ariana Grande had the most top tens in 2014, with four, while Pharrell Willams's single "Happy" became the longest-running number one song in the U.S., spending ten consecutive weeks in the countdown; and OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" and Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" became the longest top-ten singles of the year, spending twenty-five consecutive weeks in the tier. John Legend's first top ten hit "All of Me" became the third-longest ascent to number one after Los del Rio's hit song "Macarena" and Lonestar's Amazed, reached on its thirtieth week, and spending twenty-three weeks in the top 10.

Top-ten singles

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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2014
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		References
Singles from 2013
November 9"Counting Stars" (#5) OneRepublic 2January 1825 [1] [2]
November 30"Timber" Pitbull featuring Kesha 1January 1817 [2] [3]
December 7"Let Her Go" Passenger 5February 2212 [4] [5]
Singles from 2014
January 18"Dark Horse" (#2) Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 1February 822 [6]
February 1"Pompeii" [D] Bastille 5March 1515 [7]
"Team" Lorde 6March 1514 [7]
February 8"Talk Dirty" (#6) Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz 3February 2218 [5] [6]
February 15"Drunk in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay Z 2February 158 [8]
"Happy" †(#1) Pharrell Williams 1March 822 [9]
March 8"All of Me" (#3) John Legend 1May 1723 [10]
March 22"Let It Go" [E] Idina Menzel 5April 59 [11]
March 29"We Might Be Dead by
Tomorrow" ↑		 Soko 9March 291 [12]
"The Man" Aloe Blacc 8April 125 [13]
April 12"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake and Lil Jon 4June 1415 [14]
May 3"Loyal" Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and
French Montana or Too Short or Tyga 		9May 32
"Not a Bad Thing" Justin Timberlake 8May 36 [15]
May 10"Fancy" (#4) Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX 1June 717 [16]
May 17"Problem" (#9)↑ Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea2June 716
May 24"Ain't It Fun" Paramore 10May 241
May 31"Love Never Felt So Good" Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake9May 311
"A Sky Full of Stars" Coldplay 10May 311
June 7"Am I Wrong" Nico & Vinz 4July 514 [17]
"Wiggle"Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg 5June 219
June 14"Rude" (#7) Magic! 1July 2616
"Summer" Calvin Harris 7July 199
June 21"Stay With Me"(#10) Sam Smith 2August 1621
July 19"Maps" [G] Maroon 5 6August 98
July 26"Latch" Disclosure featuring Sam Smith7August 94
August 9"Chandelier" [I] Sia 8August 238
August 16"Bang Bang" ↑ Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj 3October 416
"All About That Bass" (#8) Meghan Trainor 1September 2025
August 23"Boom Clap" [F] [H] Charli XCX8October 44
August 30"Black Widow"Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora 3October 1813
"Break Free"Ariana Grande featuring Zedd 4August 308
September 6"Shake It Off" ↑ Taylor Swift 1September 624
"Anaconda"Nicki Minaj2September 68
October 4"Don't Tell 'Em" Jeremih featuring YG 6October 258
October 11"Habits (Stay High)" Tove Lo 3November 810
"Rather Be" Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne 10October 111
October 18"Animals"Maroon 53November 2214
October 25"Hot Boy" Bobby Shmurda 6November 226
November 1"Don't" [J] [K] Ed Sheeran 9November 153
November 8"Take Me to Church" Hozier 2December 2020
November 22"Love Me Harder" [K] Ariana Grande and The Weeknd 7November 227
November 29"Blank Space"Taylor Swift1November 2917 [18]
"I'm Not the Only One"Sam Smith5December 2714
December 13"The Heart Wants What It Wants" Selena Gomez 6December 131 [19]
December 20"Lips Are Movin"Meghan Trainor4December 2712 [20]

2013 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2014 which peaked in 2013
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		References
August 31"Roar" [A] Katy Perry 1September 1417 [21]
September 7"Wake Me Up!" Avicii 4October 521 [22]
September 14"Royals" Lorde 1October 1223 [23]
September 28"Wrecking Ball" [B] Miley Cyrus 1September 2816 [24]
November 9"Demons" Imagine Dragons 6December 712 [25]
November 16"The Monster" ↑ Eminem featuring Rihanna 1December 2113 [1]
"Story of My Life" ↑ [C] One Direction 6November 167 [26]
December 14"Say Something" A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera 4December 2814 [27]

2015 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2014 which peaked in 2015
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		References
November 29"Jealous" [L] Nick Jonas 7January 2410
December 13"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 1January 1731
December 27"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran2January 3123

Artists with most top-ten songs

Ariana Grande scored the most top ten hits in 2014 with four, including "Problem", "Bang Bang", "Break Free" and "Love Me Harder". ArianaGrandeDecember2013.jpg
Ariana Grande scored the most top ten hits in 2014 with four, including "Problem", "Bang Bang", "Break Free" and "Love Me Harder".
List of artists by total songs peaking in the top-ten
ArtistNumbers of songs
Ariana Grande 4
Iggy Azalea 3
Sam Smith
Charli XCX 2
Ed Sheeran
Jason Derulo
Justin Timberlake
Maroon 5
Meghan Trainor
Nicki Minaj

Notes

AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 11, 2014. [28]
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 18, 2014. [2]
CThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending January 25, 2014. [29]
DThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending February 22, 2014. [30]
EThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending April 5, 2014.
FThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 13, 2014.
GThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 20, 2014.
HThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 27, 2014.
IThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 4, 2014.
JThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 15, 2014.
KThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 6, 2014.
LThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 20, 2014.

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