Social media eclipses TV as the top driver of pop culture in “the year of the booty” as the early ’10s EDM-anchored New Pop sound continues its reign. But Indie Folk-Pop’s influence spreads, underground Hip-Hop styles begin surfacing, and Pharrell Williams finally scores big as a headliner with the feel-good song of the decade.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Katy Perry
2. Jason Derulo
3. Iggy Azalea

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• One Direction (7)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 29.6 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster (December ’13, 4 wks)
2. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber (January, 3 wks)
3. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – Dark Horse (February, 4 wks)
4. Pharrell Williams – Happy (March, 10 wks)
5. John Legend – All of Me (May, 3 wks)
6. Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy (June, 7 wks)
7. MAGIC! – Rude (July, 6 wks)
8. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (September, 8 wks)