List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2014 (U.S.)

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"Roar" by Katy Perry was one of two songs to spend ten consecutive weeks at number one in 2014. 2683019-katy-perry-peoples-choice-awards-2013-617-409.jpg
"Roar" by Katy Perry was one of two songs to spend ten consecutive weeks at number one in 2014.

These are the U.S. number-one adult contemporary singles of 2014, per the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

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).

Contents

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates 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 dateSongArtistRef.
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" Dagger-14-plain.png 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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References

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  7. ↑ "Chart Highlights: Passenger Rides To No. 1 On Adult Pop Songs With 'Let Her Go'". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chart Highlights: U2 Makes History On Alternative Songs With 'Invisible'". Billboard. February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chart Highlights: A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera, Beyonce & Jay Z Add New No. 1s" . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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