It's that time of year again when The Playlist counts down its definitive 101 greatest tracks of 2014. No easy task as this year has delivered some gems. Frank Ocean and Daft Punk have topped the previous two lists. So without further ado , here are The Playlist's 101 Greatest Songs of 2014
101. Pills n Potions -Nicki Minaj
100. Wont Back Down -Duke Dumont
99. Sheezus -Lily Allen
98. Sober -Childish Gambino
97. Not Giving Up -The Saturdays
96. Cannonball -Lea Michele
95. Red Lights -Tiesto
94. All About That Bass -Meghan Trainor
93. Don't Tell Em -Jeremih
92. Lullaby -Professor Green
91. Dangerous -David Guetta feat. Sam Martin
90. Something Out Of Nothing -Foo Fighters
89. Am I Wrong ? -Nico And Vinz
88. In The Heat Of The Moment -Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds
87. Summer -Calvin Harris
86. Blame It On Me-George Ezra
85. Don't -Ed Sheeran
84. Beating Heart -Ellie Goulding
83. Tough Love -Jessie Ware
82. Ultraviolence -Lana Del Rey
81. Iron Sky -Paolo Nutini
80. Chasing Rubies -Hudson Taylor
79. Eight Good Reasons -Sinead O'Connor
78. Jealous -Nick Jonas
77. Blame -Calvin Harris feat John Newman
76. Love Runs Out -OneRepublic
75. Bang Bang -Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj
74. Real Love -Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne
73. These Days - Take That
72. No Enemiesz -Kiesza
71. Years And Years -FKA Twigs
70. Human -Christina Perri
69. Dark Horse -Katy Perry
68. Eez-Eh -Kasabian
67. Headlights -Eminem feat Nate Ruess
66. Partition -Beyoncé
65. Love Me Harder -Ariana Grande & The Weeknd
64. Magic -Coldplay
63. Changing -Sigma feat Paloma Faith
62. Waves -Mr Probz
61. Home -Naughty Boy
60. I Wanna Feel -SecondCity
59. I Never Learn -Lykke Li
58. You Ruin Me -The Veronicas
57. A Sky Full Of Stars -Coldplay
56. I - Kendrick Lamar
55. If I Could Change Your Mind -Haim
54. Hunger Of The Pine -Alt-J
53. If I Go -Ella Eyre
52. Right Here - Jess Glynne
51. Let Go For Tonight -Foxes
50. Loyal -Chris Brown
49. Pretty Hurts- Beyoncé
48. Nobody To Love - Sigma
47. Dance With Me -Le Youth
46. Zombie -Jamie T
45. Stolen Dance -Milky Chance
44. Hold Back The River -James Bay
43. Busy Earnin -Jungle
42. All Of Me -John Legend
41. Money On My Mind -Sam Smith
40. Stranger -Chris Malinchak feat Mikky Ekko
39. Come Get It Bae -Pharrell Williams
38. Braveheart -Neon Jungle
37. Guts Over Fear -Eminem feat Sia
36. Uptight Downtown -La Roux
35. Problem -Ariana Grande feat Iggy Azalea
34. I Got U -Duke Dumont feat Jax Jones
33. West Coast -Lana Del Rey
32. Once Upon A Dream -Lana Del Rey
31. Fancy - Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX
30. Sing -Ed Sheeran
29. Jerk Ribs -Kelis
28. Ready For Your Love-Gorgon City feat MNEK
27. Losing -Becky Hill
26. Rather Be -Clean Bandit
25. Blank Space -Taylor Swift
24. My Love -Route 94
23. Desire - Years And Years
22. Ugly Heart - GRL
21. Do It Again -Royksopp & Robyn
20. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift came , saw and truly conquered the pop throne this year. 1989 was a triumph of pop hooks and infectious choruses. Shake It Off was her most blatant and unapologetic pop moment to date.
19. Waiting Game -BANKS
Canadian alt-soul singer BANKS should have really had more commercial success with the beautiful Goddess.
Waiting Game was an enticing , brooding tour de force, that justified all the hype.
18. Solo Dancing -Indiana
Nottingham's Lauren Benson aka Indiana , delivered one of the most underrated and intriguing pop gems this year in Solo Dancing. The sort of sexy , breathless pop Kylie would have killed for. One to watch in 2015
17. Stay High - Tove Lo
Tove Lo had one of the most recognisable hits of early summer with this ode to hedonism. She also conquered Anerica with the biggest chart placing by a Swedish act in almost 20 years.
16. Hideaway -Kiesza
Sounding like a glorious pastiche of 90's dance, Hideaway was one of the sounds of this summer. It's video one of the most memorable. Kiesza hit the top of the charts in April with this dance belter. Whether she'll ever match it , remains to be seen. But it remains one of the definitive anthems of the year.
15. Budapest -George Ezra
Who knew a song named after a Central European capital city would sound so damn good. Ezra was one of the break out stars of 2014 with debut album Wanted On Voyage.
Budapest was inescapable , a soaring , breezy pop strum that sounded glorious at the height of the summer.
14. Sirens - Cher Lloyd
The X Factor alumni has come a long way since the irritating Swagger Jagger topped the charts in 2011. She's matured from a pop brat into a married woman who delivered one of the most overlooked songs of the year. Sirens was an incredible emotive ballad , that showcased Lloyd's softer side to stunning effect. Indeed , Lloyd deserved better with latest album Sorry I;m Late.
Sirens remains one of pop's most moving and underrated gems of 2014
13. Say Something - A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
Ignore its X Factor audition ubiquity , for Say Something was quite simply one of the songs of the year. Christina Aguilera gave her most emotional and restrained vocal in years on one of the most moving songs of the year. It pulled at every heartstring and should duly be rewarded at the forthcoming Grammys. Gorgeous and haunting , Say Something was one of pop's finest ballads in years.
12. Into The Blue - Kylie Minogue
Kylie had mixed fortunes this year with an underwhelming album and singles that missed the mark. But Into The Blue deserved way better. It was a sophisticated yet still carefree pop bangr of the sort La Minogue excels in. The orchestral strings , the repetitive drumbeat , the euphoric empowering chorus. It lit up a murky March with pop panache.
11. Crying For No Reason - Katy B
Katy B got a chance to showcase her vocals on this stunning synth pop ballad that really saw the club kid come of age.
Her frail , heartfelt delivery and the pulsating beat made Crying For No Reason a pop triumph
10. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Love him or hate him , Ed Sheeran owned 2014 with his massive X album. Thinking Out Loud was an instant classic , a song that will soundtrack weddings for decades to come. It was just a simple and gorgeous song that like most of Sheeran's work , made a real conection to the many who fell in love with this song.
9. Say You Love Me - Jessie Ware
Co-written with Ed Sheeran , Say You Love Me deserved the same sort of adulation as Sheeran's above track has gotten. Another simple acoustic strum coupled with Ware's silky smooth vocals and hearfelt delivery made it one of the years most beautiful songs.
8. Stay With Me - Sam Smith
One of the years biggest anthems , this was the track that saw Smith conquer America as well as millions of hearts. A tale of a one night stand never sounded so stunning or soaring.
7. Boom Clap - Charli XCX
Her True Romance album was commercially ignored but in 2014 , Brit pop sensation Charli XCX was a mainstay on the airwaves , what with her massive Iggy Azalea collaboration Fancy and this ubiquitous pop anthem.
6. Drunk In Love - Beyoncé feat Jay Z
This would prove to be the only real hit from her self titled surprise album. But oh what a hit it was. Surfboards , waking up in the kitchen , Jay Z's rap. It was Bey's best track in years
5. Ghost -Ella Henderson
Henderson stormed the charts with one of the pop anthems of the year. The best X Factor alumni track since Leona Lewis ' Bleeding Love.
It was the biggest selling song of the summer and ushered in the rival of a different kind of talent show finalist
4. Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith became somewhat of a national treasure this year and after success with her previous two albums, It was her third album A Perfect Contradiction , that would see her finally ascend to British pop royalty.
Penned by the legendary Diane Warren , Only Love Can Hurt Like This , became Faith's biggest hit
3. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars
The most recent addition to the list , Mark Ronson made quite the comeback with the storming Uptown Funk, Aided and abetted by Bruno Mars , this track looks set to reach Get Lucky/Happy levels of chart and pop culture dominance.
2. Take Me To Church -Hozier
Irish singer/songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne had taken this track chronicling how love can be undermined by religion truly global in 2014.
It broke America where he reached Number 2 and earned himself a Song of the Year , Grsmmy nomination. The song connected and left an indelible mark on the musical landscape this year, after previously breaking Irish airplay records. Hozier took us all to church and his congregation ate it up.
1. Chandelier -Sia
'I'm gonna swing from the chandelier , from the chandelier , I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist , like it doesn't exist ,'
Was there a more memorable pop chorus in 2014 than the mighty Chandelier. The Aussie singer who had penned the likes of Diamonds for Rihanna , now had a worldwide smash under her own name. The song was huge , its chorus humongous. The acompanying video was one of the years best. The song itself , easily the best of 2014
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