JANUARY
Top hit
The Monster · Eminem
Top album
Beyonce · Beyonce
Enter the Year
Year
2014
Streaming Rewrites the Rules
Virality enters the vocabulary — yet month by month, the story stays human.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Timber · Pitbull
Top album
High Hopes · Bruce Springsteen
MARCH
Top hit
Dark Horse · Katy Perry
Top album
The Outsiders · Eric Church
APRIL
Top hit
Happy · Pharrell Williams
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
Happy · Pharrell Williams
Top album
NOW 50 · Various Artists
JUNE
Top hit
Fancy · Iggy Azalea
Top album
Ghost Stories · Coldplay
JULY
Top hit
Fancy · Iggy Azalea
Top album
Ultraviolence · Lana Del Rey
AUGUST
Top hit
Rude · Magic!
Top album
Mandatory Fun · "weird Al" Yankovic
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Shake It Off · Taylor Swift
Top album
Blacc Hollywood · Wiz Khalifa
OCTOBER
Top hit
All About That Bass · Meghan Trainor
Top album
Partners · Barbra Streisand
NOVEMBER
Top hit
All About That Bass · Meghan Trainor
Top album
Anything Goes · Florida Georgia Line
DECEMBER
Top hit
Blank Space · Taylor Swift
Top album
FOUR · One Direction