This is a list of the Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2014. The Dutch Top 40 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the Netherlands. It is published every week by radio station Radio 538.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 4 | "Timber" | Pitbull featuring Kesha | [1] |
January 11 | [2] | ||
January 18 | [3] | ||
January 25 | "All of Me" | John Legend | [4] |
February 1 | [5] | ||
February 8 | [6] | ||
February 15 | [7] | ||
February 22 | "Dark Horse" | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | [8] |
March 1 | [9] | ||
March 8 | "Rather Be" | Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | [10] |
March 15 | [11] | ||
March 22 | [12] | ||
March 29 | [13] | ||
April 5 | [14] | ||
April 12 | [15] | ||
April 19 | [16] | ||
April 26 | [17] | ||
May 3 | [18] | ||
May 10 | [19] | ||
May 17 | [20] | ||
May 24 | "Summer" | Calvin Harris | [21] |
May 31 | [22] | ||
June 7 | "Am I Wrong" | Nico & Vinz | [23] |
June 14 | [24] | ||
June 21 | [25] | ||
June 28 | "Stay High" | Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage | [26] |
July 5 | [27] | ||
July 12 | [28] | ||
July 19 | "Salsa Tequila" | Anders Nilsen | [29] |
July 26 | [30] | ||
August 2 | [31] | ||
August 9 | "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz Remix) | Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz | [32] |
August 16 | [33] | ||
August 23 | [34] | ||
August 30 | [35] | ||
September 6 | "Fireball" | Pitbull featuring John Ryan | [36] |
September 13 | [37] | ||
September 20 | [38] | ||
September 27 | [39] | ||
October 4 | "Blame" | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | [40] |
October 11 | [41] | ||
October 18 | "Nothing Really Matters" | Mr Probz | [42] |
October 25 | [43] | ||
November 1 | [44] | ||
November 8 | [45] | ||
November 15 | [46] | ||
November 22 | [47] | ||
November 29 | [48] | ||
December 6 | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | [49] |
December 13 | [50] | ||
December 20 | [51] | ||
December 27 | No Top 40 released | ||
Position | Nationality | Artist | Weeks #1 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United Kingdom | Clean Bandit | 11 |
1 | United Kingdom | Jess Glynne | 11 |
2 | Netherlands | Mr Probz | 7 |
2 | United States | Pitbull | 7 |
3 | United Kingdom | Calvin Harris | 4 |
3 | United States | John Ryan | 4 |
3 | United States | John Legend | 4 |
3 | France Israel | Lilly Wood & The Prick | 4 |
3 | Germany | Robin Schulz | 4 |
4 | Norway | Anders Nilsen | 3 |
4 | United Kingdom | Ed Sheeran | 3 |
4 | United States | Kesha | 3 |
4 | Norway | Nico & Vinz | 3 |
4 | Sweden | Tove Lo | 3 |
4 | United States | Hippie Sabotage | 3 |
5 | United Kingdom | John Newman | 2 |
5 | United States | Katy Perry | 2 |
5 | United States | Juicy J | 2 |
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