New Zealand top 50 singles of 2014

This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2014 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1] English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran had the most songs in the top 50, with four. The chart also includes three songs by New Zealand artists: "Freaks" by Australian DJ Timmy Trumpet and New Zealand rapper Savage, and "Holding You" by Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker, and "Bridges" by Broods.[2] Four songs also featured in the New Zealand top 50 singles of 2013: Katy Perry's songs "Roar" and "Dark Horse", "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran, "The Monster" by Eminem and "Timber" by Pitbull. The 2014 chart was the first to include online streaming as well as sales data.[3]

Chart

Key
 †  – Song of New Zealand origin[nb 1]
Rank Artist Title
1 Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams "Happy"
from the Despicable Me soundtrack and the album, Girl
2 Trainor, MeghanMeghan Trainor "All About That Bass"
from the extended play, Title and the album, Title
3 Legend, JohnJohn Legend "All of Me"
from the album, Love in the Future
4 Smith, SamSam Smith "Stay with Me"
from the album, In the Lonely Hour
5 Swift, TaylorTaylor Swift "Shake It Off"
from the album, 1989
6 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran "I See Fire"
from the The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug soundtrack
7 Great Big World, AA Great Big World
featuring Christina Aguilera
 "Say Something"
from the album, Is There Anybody Out There?
8 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
from the album, x
9 Madden Brothers, TheThe Madden Brothers "We Are Done"
from the album, Greetings from California
10 Magic! "Rude"
from the album, Don't Kill the Magic
11 Sia "Chandelier"
from the album, 1000 Forms of Fear
12 Derulo, JasonJason Derulo "Trumpets"
from the albums Tattoos
13 Nico & Vinz "Am I Wrong"
from the album, Black Star Elephant
14 Azalea, IggyIggy Azalea
featuring Charli XCX
 "Fancy"
from the album, The New Classic
15 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran "Sing"
from the album, x
16 Ezra, GeorgeGeorge Ezra "Budapest"
from the album, Wanted on Voyage
17 Clean Bandit
featuring Jess Glynne
 "Rather Be"
from the albums, New Eyes & I Cry When I Laugh
18 Smith, SamSam Smith "I'm Not the Only One"
from the album, In The Lonely Hour
19 Grande, ArianaAriana Grande
featuring Iggy Azalea
 "Problem"
from the album, My Everything
20 G.R.L. "Ugly Heart"
from the extended play, G.R.L.
21 Mr Probz "Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)"
from the single of the same name
22 Faith, PalomaPaloma Faith "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
from the album, A Perfect Contradiction
23 Pitbull
featuring Kesha
 "Timber"
from the extended play, Meltdown
24 Avicii
featuring Dan Tyminski
 "Hey Brother"
from the album, True
25 J, JessieJessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang"
from the albums, Sweet Talker & My Everything
26 Timmy Trumpet and Savage "Freaks"†
from the single, of the same name
27 Lovato, DemiDemi Lovato "Let It Go"
from the Frozen soundtrack
28 Rudimental
featuring Emeli Sandé
 "Free"
from the album, Home
29 Lo, ToveTove Lo
featuring Hippie Sabotage
 "Stay High (Hippie Sabotage Remix)"
from the single of the same name
30 Bareilles, SaraSara Bareilles "Brave"
from the album, The Blessed Unrest
31 Perry, KatyKaty Perry
featuring Juicy J
 "Dark Horse"
from the album, Prism
32 Milky Chance "Stolen Dance"
from the album, Sadnecessary
33 Henderson, EllaElla Henderson "Ghost"
from the album, Chapter One
34 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran "Don't"
from the album, x
35 Blackmore, GinnyGinny Blackmore and Stan Walker "Holding You"†
from the album, Over The Moon
36 5 Seconds of Summer "She Looks So Perfect"
from the album, 5 Seconds Of Summer
37 Sheppard "Geronimo"
from the album, Bombs Away
38 Perry, KatyKaty Perry "Roar"
from the album, Prism
39 Blacc, AloeAloe Blacc "The Man"
from the album, Lift Your Spirit
40 DJ Snake
featuring Lil Jon
 "Turn Down for What"
from the single of the same name
41 Sigma
featuring Daniel Pearce
 "Nobody to Love"
from the album, Life
42 Avicii
featuring Audra Mae
 "Addicted to You"
from the album, True
43 Redfoo "New Thang"
from the album, Party Rock Mansion
44 Timberlake, JustinJustin Timberlake "Not a Bad Thing"
from the album, The 20/20 Experience - Part 2 Of 2
45 Eminem
featuring Rihanna
 "The Monster"
from the album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
46 Swift, TaylorTaylor Swift "Blank Space"
from the album, 1989
47 Coldplay "A Sky Full of Stars"
from the album, Ghost Stories
48 Broods "Bridges"†
from the extended play, Broods
49 Ora, RitaRita Ora "I Will Never Let You Down"
from the single the same name
50 Azalea, IggyIggy Azalea
featuring Rita Ora
 "Black Widow"
from the album, The New Classic

Top 20 singles of 2014 by New Zealand artists

Rank Artist Title
1 Timmy Trumpet and Savage "Freaks"
2 Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker "Holding You"
3 Broods "Bridges"
4 Lorde "Yellow Flicker Beat"
5 Lorde "Royals"
6 Broods "Mother & Father"
7 Lorde "Team"
8 Six60 "Special"
9 Benny Tipene "Make You Mine"
10 David Dallas featuring Ruby Frost "The Wire"
11 Benny Tipene "Lonely"
12 Benny Tipene "Step On Up"
13 Broods "Never Gonna Change"
14 Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika "Aotearoa"
15 Jupiter Project and Jetski Safari featuring Helen Corry With You"
16 David Dallas "Runnin'"
17 Lorde "Ribs"
18 Lorde "Tennis Court"
19 Brooke Fraser "Kings & Queens"
20 Stan Walker "Take It Easy"

Chart by numbers

Origin

The country of origin of each single and its artist as well as the country the featured artists are from, where applicable.

Country Total
 USA 27
 England 20
 Australia 8
 New Zealand 4
 Sweden 3
 Germany 2
 Canada 2
 Trinidad & Tobago 1
 The Netherlands 1
 Norway 1
 Scotland 1
 France 1
 Barbados 1
 Ivory Coast 1
 Ghana 1

Most singles

Shows the artists with the most singles to appear in this chart. Includes where they appear as a featured artist, however where a singer (e.g. Adam Levine) appears as a guest singer, this does not count towards their groups (e.g. Maroon 5) tally.

Artist Total
Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran 4
Azalea, IggyIggy Azalea 3
Swift, TaylorTaylor Swift 2
Smith, SamSam Smith 2
Ora, RitaRita Ora 2
Perry, KatyKaty Perry 2
Avicii 2
Grande, ArianaAriana Grande 2

Top Genre

Shows the most common genres the Top 50 singles are regarded as (as per their genre descriptions in the singles entries. Where a genre was not noted, the genre of the album/extended play was used instead.

Genre Total
Pop 13
R&B 9
Soul 8
Electronic Dance Music 5
Dance-Pop 5
Trap 4
Power Pop 3
Pop Rock 3
Indie Pop 3
Hip Hop 3
Electropop 2
Synthpop 2
House 2
Folktronica 2
Folk 2
Electro-Hop 2
Blue-Eyed Soul 2

Top Labels

Shows the most common record labels that a single was associated with. Any label that only had one single has not been noted.

Label Total
RCA Records 6
Capitol Records 6
Atlantic Records 6
Universal Music 5
Republic Records 5
Columbia Records 5
Asylum Records 4
Sony Music Entertainment 3
Island Records 3
Epic Records 2
PRMD 2
Interscope Records 2
EMI Records 2
Def Jam Recordings 2
Big Machine Records 2

Top writers

Writer Total Singles
Martin, MaxMax Martin 6 Bang Bang, Blank Space, Dark Horse, Problems, Roar, Shake It Off
Gottwald, LukaszLukasz Gottwald 4 Dark Horse, Roar, Timber, Ugly Heart
Walter, HenryHenry Walter 4 Dark Horse, Roar, Timber, Ugly Heart
Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran 4 Don’t, I See Fire, Sing, Thinking Out Loud
Bergling, TimTim Bergling 3 A Sky Full Of Stars, Addicted To You, Hey Brother
Perry, KatyKaty Perry 3 Black Widow, Dark Horse, Roar
Napier, JamesJames Napier 3 I’m Not The Only One, Rather Be, Stay With Me
Kelly, Amethyst AmeliaAmethyst Amelia Kelly 3 Black Widow, Fancy, Problems
Swift, TaylorTaylor Swift 2 Blank Space, Shake It Off
Shellback 2 Blank Space, Shake It Off
Kotecha, SavanSavan Kotecha 2 Bang Bang, Problems
Hudson, SarahSarah Hudson 2 Black Widow, Dark Horse
Smith, SamSam Smith 2 I’m Not The Only One, Stay With Me
Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams 2 Happy, Sing
Bellion, JonJon Bellion 2 The Monster, Trumpets
Stephens, JohnJohn Stephens 2 All Of Me, Nobody To Love
Levin, BenjaminBenjamin Levin 2 Black Widow, Don’t

Format

Show where each single appears on, whether it was the artists album, a non-album single, an extended play or as part of a soundtrack. 2014 saw two remix versions of songs make the Top 50.

Format Total
Albums 46
EP 4
non-album singles 3
Soundtracks 3
remixed singles 2

Performed by

Shows the denomination that each single was released as, whether as a solo artist or as part of a group, band or duo. Also shows how many singles had guest artists.

Type Total
Solo artists 37
Bands/Groups/Duos 13
Featured Artists 16

Notes

  1. ↑ Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ

References

  1. ↑ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2014 - Singles". The Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Top of the pops: NZ's top selling tunes of 2014". NZ Herald (APN). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "What we listened to in 2014". Stuff (Fairfax). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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