These are the U.S. number-one adult contemporary singles of 2014, per the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
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The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).
Indicates best charting adult contemporary single of 2014 Note: Year-end most popular adult contemporary songs, ranked by radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS. |
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
Issue date | Song | Artist | Ref. |
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January 4 | "Underneath the Tree" | Kelly Clarkson | [1] |
January 11 | "Roar" | Katy Perry | [2] |
January 18 | [3] | ||
January 25 | [4] | ||
February 1 | [5] | ||
February 8 | [6] | ||
February 15 | [7] | ||
February 22 | [8] | ||
March 1 | [9] | ||
March 8 | [10] | ||
March 15 | [11] | ||
March 22 | "Counting Stars" | OneRepublic | [12] |
March 29 | [13] | ||
April 5 | "Let Her Go" | Passenger | [14] |
April 12 | [15] | ||
April 19 | [16] | ||
April 26 | [17] | ||
May 3 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | [18] |
May 10 | [19] | ||
May 17 | [20] | ||
May 24 | [21] | ||
May 31 | [22] | ||
June 7 | [23] | ||
June 14 | "All of Me" | John Legend | [24] |
June 21 | [25] | ||
June 28 | [26] | ||
July 5 | [27] | ||
July 12 | [28] | ||
July 19 | [29] | ||
July 26 | [30] | ||
August 2 | [31] | ||
August 9 | [32] | ||
August 16 | [33] | ||
August 23 | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | [34] |
August 30 | [35] | ||
September 6 | [36] | ||
September 13 | [37] | ||
September 20 | [38] | ||
September 27 | "Am I Wrong" | Nico & Vinz | [39] |
October 4 | [40] | ||
October 11 | [41] | ||
October 18 | [42] | ||
October 25 | [43] | ||
November 1 | "Rude" | Magic! | [44] |
November 8 | [45] | ||
November 15 | [46] | ||
November 22 | "Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift | [47] |
November 29 | [48] | ||
December 6 | [49] | ||
December 13 | [50] | ||
December 20 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé | [51] |
December 27 | [52] |
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"Happy" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer Pharrell Williams, from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album. It also served as the lead single from Williams' second studio album, Girl (2014). It was first released on November 21, 2013, alongside a long-form music video. The song was reissued on December 16, 2013, by Back Lot Music under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music.
Adult Alternative Songs, also known as Triple A, is a record chart currently published by Billboard that ranks the most popular songs on adult album alternative radio stations. The 40-position chart is formulated based on each song's weekly radio spins, as measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. The earliest incarnation of the chart was first published on January 20, 1996 as a feature in Billboard sister publication Airplay Monitor. In 2006, Airplay Monitor ceased publication after Billboard parent company VNU Media's acquisition of rival radio trade magazine Radio & Records, which then subsequently incorporated Airplay Monitor's Nielsen-based Triple A chart.
"Take Your Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Sam Hunt. It was released to country radio, by MCA Nashville on November 24, 2014 as the second single from his debut studio album Montevallo (2014). Capitol Records headed the song's further promotion to pop and adult pop radio stations in the spring of 2015. The song became Hunt's second consecutive single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in February 2015. The song was written by Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.
"Stitches" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes for his debut studio album, Handwritten (2015). It was initially released to iTunes via Island Records on March 16, 2015 as the first pre-order exclusive track and was subsequently serviced to radio via Republic Records on May 5, 2015 as the album's third official single. "Stitches" is the first song by Mendes to appear on a Billboard airplay chart, debuting at number 36 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in June 2015, and eventually reaching number one. It became his first top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at number four. "Stitches" also reached the top 10 on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at number 10. It also topped the Slovenian SloTop50 Chart, Scottish Official Charts Company and UK Singles Chart and reached the top 5 in Germany, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.