Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance songs in the United States during 2014 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, the Dance Club Songs, and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The oldest dance music chart, the Dance Club Songs was first published in 1976, ranking the most popular songs on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The Dance/Mix Show Airplay was launched in 2003, ranking songs based on airplay detections on dance radio, as well as mix-show plays on top 40 radio and select rhythmic radio as measured by Mediabase. Premiered on January 26, 2013, the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs is a multi-metric chart ranking songs based on streaming, sales, and airplay audience impressions from radio stations of all formats.
The first number-one song of 2014 on the Dance Club Songs chart was "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry. With remixes by Syn Cole, Manufactured Superstars, Tracy Young and Country Club Martini Crew, it became her twelfth consecutive chart topper, extending her own record for the most number-ones in a row in the thirty-seven year history of the chart. Perry achieved a further three number one singles during the year – "Dark Horse" featuring Juicy J, "Birthday" and "This Is How We Do" – with the last becoming her record-extending fifteenth consecutive number-one. Beyoncé was one of three acts to top the chart three times, beginning with "Blow", then "Partition" and her twenty-second in total, "Pretty Hurts". Iggy Azalea and Dave Audé achieved three number-ones; the former with "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX, "Black Widow" featuring Rita Ora and "Booty", a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez, and Audé with "Take Me Away", "Aftermath (Here We Go)" and "Hustlin. Demi Lovato topped the chart twice with "Neon Lights" and "Really Don't Care" featuring Cher Lloyd. "Somebody Loves You" became Betty Who's first song to top the chart. Jennifer Lopez's hit streak of 11 number ones was broken with the release of "I Luh Ya Papi" but follow up with another number one "First Love" and her collaboration with Azalea.
Fedde Le Grand and Gregor Salto & Funkin Matt produced remixes of Mariah Carey's song "You're Mine (Eternal)", garnering the singer her seventeenth number-one since she first topped the chart with "Someday" in 1991. "Painkillr", by Erika Jayne, became her seventh consecutive number-one on the chart. In addition to "Black Widow", Ora's own "I Will Never Let You Down" topped the chart in June. Enrique Iglesias became the male artist with the most number-one songs in history, with "Bailando" featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona becoming his thirteenth. "Can't Remember to Forget You", a song by Shakira featuring Rihanna, became the former's sixth and the latter's twenty-second number-one in April, making Rihanna the second artist with the most entries after Madonna. Shakira also topped the chart with "Dare (La La La)" in July. Zhu's song "Faded" topped the chart on December 20. A writer for Complex was surprised that the song only reached number-one in December despite being commercially released in September, writing "While I'd love to say that it's because the song is just that damn good (which it is), Billboard says it's been helped by the number of remixes from Odesza, Amtrac, and The Magician." "Never Say Never" by Basement Jaxx became the most-played track of the year from the national sample, ranking atop the Dance Club Songs 2014 year-end chart.
Chart history +KeyIndicates top-performing song of 2014.
+Issue dateHot Dance/Electronic SongsDance Club SongsDance/Mix Show AirplaySongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)SongArtist(s) January 4 "Wake Me Up" Avicii "Unconditionally" "Stay the Night" Zedd featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore January 11 "Lie to Me" January 18 "Timber" January 25 "Higher" February 1 "Neon Lights" February 8 "Pompeii" February 15 "Go Fuck Yourself" February 22 "Dark Horse" "Burn" Ellie Goulding March 1 "Hey Brother" "Red Lights" Tiësto March 8 "Somebody Loves You" March 15 "Hands Up in the Air" March 22"Hey Brother"Avicii "Blow" March 29"#SELFIE"The Chainsmokers "Take Me Away" April 5 "Can't Remember to Forget You" April 12"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake and Lil Jon "Into the Blue" April 19 "Find You" April 26 "Shiny Disco Balls" May 3 "Say Something" May 10 "You're Mine (Eternal)" May 17 "Partition" "Summer" Calvin Harris May 24 "Addicted to You" May 31 "Warrior" June 7 "I Got U" June 14 "Let It Go" June 21 "Birthday" June 28 "I Will Never Let You Down" July 5 "Summer" Calvin Harris "Fancy" July 12 "A Sky Full of Stars" July 19 "Dare (La La La)" July 26 "Knock You Out" August 2 "Latch" Disclosure featuring Sam Smith "Derezzed (2014)" August 9 "Aftermath (Here We Go)" August 16 "Chandelier" "Waves" Mr. Probz August 23 "Do It Again" "Am I Wrong" Nico & Vinz August 30 "Break Free" Ariana Grande featuring Zedd "Pretty Hurts" "Waves" Mr. Probz September 6 "Really Don't Care" "Five Hours (Don't Hold Me Back)"Deorro featuring DyCy September 13 "First Love" "Rather Be" Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne September 20 "Never Say Never" "Break Free" Ariana Grande featuring Zedd September 27 "Painkillr" "Boom Clap" Charli XCX October 4 "Black Widow" "Break Free" Ariana Grande featuring Zedd October 11 "Shelter Me" October 18 "Bailando" "Black Widow" Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora October 25 "Won't Look Back" November 1"Rather Be"Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Parachute" November 8 "Angel" "Blame" Calvin Harris featuring John Newman November 15 "This Is How We Do" November 22"Blame"Calvin Harris featuring John Newman "Secrets" November 29 "Waves" Mr. Probz "Hustlin December 6 "Booty" December 13 "Heroes (We Could Be)" December 20 "Faded" "Heroes (We Could Be)" Alesso featuring Tove Lo December 27 "Animals"
See also 2014 in American music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2014
References
External links Current Dance Club Songs chart at Billboard Dance Club Songs 2014 year-end chart at Billboard