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The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2014

ToddInTheShadows-TopTenBestHitSongsOf2014Pt1

Date Aired
January 31, 2015
Running Time
15:05 (Part 1)
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Introduction

Todd plays American Author's "Best Day of My Life"[1] on the piano.

THE TOP TEN BEST HIT SONGS OF 2014
A very late year-end retrospective

Todd: I'm not thrilled with this list.

Clip from DJ Drybones's "Top Pop Songs Of 2014 Mashup (How I Feel)", which serves as the interlude throughout the countdown.
Pharrell: It might seem crazy what I'm about to say

Todd (VO): I really loved every song on my last Best of the Year list. This year, the picks were... kinda slim. And these are all gonna be songs I liked. I'm just saying I don't know how many would've made it on my Year-End list in better years. There's just... not a lot of strong competition. As a matter on fact, I think 2014 might set a record not only for the worst hits, but also for the least hits. You remember how I mentioned in a video how static the year was right for like weeks and weeks and weeks. Yeah, that fact...

Todd: ...did this list no favor. I feel like I had a lot less music to choose from somehow. I'm not even...

Todd (VO): ...sure how Billboard even manage to release a Year-End 100. Shouldn't it be like a Year-End 53?

Todd: But you know, what it is what it is. I still listen to the Top 40 stuff more than I listen to anything else. Surely, this year wasn't a total waste. Well, we'll see. This is...

Vinz: ...that's just how I feel

Todd (VO): The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2014!

#10

#10. Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder"[2]

Interlude

#9

#9. Pharrell - "Happy"[3]

Interlude

#8

#8. Ed Sheeran - "Sing"[4]

Interlude

#7

#7. Ed Sheeran - "Don't"[5]

Interlude

#6

#6. Katy Perry - "Birthday"[6]

Interlude

#5

Interlude

#4

Interlude

#3

Interlude

#2

Interlude

Honorable Mentions

#1

Footnotes

  1. #31 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100
  2. Not on Billboard Year-End Hot 100; peaked at #7
  3. #1 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100
  4. #56 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100
  5. #52 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100
  6. #80 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100
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