TOP SONGS OF 2014 - Final update (The Top 10 Songs on this post). 

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TOP 100 SONGS OF

2014

#10 NEVER TEAR US APART Inxs

The Australian group’s masterpiece “Never Tear Us Apart” originally charted in 1988. It enjoyed a revival in 2014 due to the tele-series “INXS: Never Tear Us Apart”. The track re-entered the ARIA chart and, by peaking at #11, fared even better than in its initial run.  

#9 WHAT KIND OF FOOL Barbra Streisand with John Legend

The original version of “What Kind Of Fool” was a Barbra Streisand duet recorded with Barry Gibb from her 1980 album ‘Guilty’. On 2014’s ‘Partners’, Streisand’s re-recording sees her sharing lead vocals with John Legend.   

#8 FIREBALL Pitbull featuring John Ryan

Rapper Pitbull is joined by American singer John Ryan on the 2014 hit single “Fireball”, a track from his album ‘Globalization’. The song was a hit around the world.  

#7 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier

Irish singer/ songwriter Hozier came to global attention with the title track from his ‘Take Me to Church’ EP. The powerful video for the song addresses anti-gay discrimination and violence in Russia. The single was a Top 10 hit in Europe, Britain, America, New Zealand and climbed to #2 in Australia this week.

#6 GERONIMO Sheppard

Australian indie/pop group scored a massive hit in 2014 with “Geronimo”. It not only reached #1 in their homeland, but went Top 10 in New Zealand and Europe.

#5 HAPPY Pharrell Williams

After guesting on major worldwide hit songs by the likes of Daft Punk and Robin Thicke, Pharrell finally enjoyed his own global digital best-seller. “Happy” was from the film ‘Despicable Me 2’.

#4 SHE CAME TO GIVE IT TO YOU Usher featuring Nicki Minaj

R&B artist Usher dropped the cool and smooth “She Came To Give It To You”, in 2014. He co-wrote the song with guest rapper Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams. The latter produced the track which charted around the world.

#3 ADD ME IN Chris Brown

Chris Brown released his ‘X’ album in 2014. “Add Me In”, from the new set, uses clever references to mathematics as a metaphor for wooing a woman.

#2 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS Paloma Faith

English vocalist Paloma Faith dropped the most gorgeous song of 2014 with the retro-flavoured “Only Love Can Hurt Like This” from her ‘A Perfect Combination’ album. Diane Warren wrote the single which made #1 in Australia.

#1 LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake

The ‘Xscape’ album featured 2 versions of this funky track; both made this Top 100 (as well as a remix): the Michael Jackson solo recording and a duet with Justin Timberlake. It was a great match with the fan singing-albeit posthumously- with his idol, Jackson.  

 

This concludes this countdown.