27/12/2014
Paul Gambaccini presents a review of the greatest hits from the US charts of 2014, including the top ten bestselling albums and singles of the year.
Paul Gambaccini presents a review of the greatest hits from the US charts of 2014. Paul counts down the top ten best selling albums and singles of the year. He will also reveal the top three Adult R&B and Rock songs plus the top three most downloaded Country tracks.
The year's best selling album will be the victor of a two-way battle. The soundtrack album of 'Frozen' has dominated the year with sales of over 3.5 million. However, Taylor Swift's '1989' was released in November and sold two million in two weeks. Will it sell enough in the last days of the year to overtake 'Frozen'? On the singles side, Pharrell Williams has sold over 5.5 million copies of 'Happy', but he is pursued by Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor and Katy Perry with their big sellers.
Paul has all the facts and figures for America's Greatest Hits of 2014.
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Magic!
RUDE
The Best Selling Song by a group - Number Twelve - 2.9 million
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Sam Smith
STAY WITH ME
Number Two Adult R&B Song of the Year & Number Eleven Best-Selling Song - 3.2 million
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βWeird Alβ Yankovic
TACKY
Number One Comedy Album of the Year: Mandatory Fun
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Blue Swede
HOOKED ON A FEELING
Number Ten Best-Selling Album of the Year: Guardians Of The Galaxy OST
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Taylor Swift
SHAKE IT OFF
Number Ten Best-Selling Song of the Year - 3.2 million
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Ed Sheeran
SING
Number Nine Best-Selling Album of the Year: X (Multiply)
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Ariana Grande
PROBLEM (featuring Iggy Azalea)
Number Nine Best-Selling Song of the Year - 3.3 million
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Coldplay
A SKY FULL OF STARS
Number Eight Best-Selling Album of the Year: Ghost Stories
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Idina Menzel
LET IT GO
Number Eight Best-Selling Song of the Year - 3.3 million
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Eric Church
GIVE ME BACK MY HOMETOWN
Number Seven Best-Selling Album of the Year: The Outsiders
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DJ Snake
TURN DOWN FOR WHAT (featuring Lil Jon)
Number Seven Best-Selling Song of the Year - 3.4 million - Number One Dance/Electronic
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Lorde
TEAM
Number Six Best-Selling Album of the Year: Pure Heroine
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Iggy Azalea
FANCY (featuring Charlie XCX)
Number Six Best-Selling Song of the Year - 3.9 million
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PRETTY HURTS
Number Five Best-Selling Album of the Year: Beyonce
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TALK DIRTY
Jason Derulo
Number Five Best-Selling Song of the Year - 3.9 million
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Pentatonix
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Number Four Best-Selling Album of the Year: ThatΓs Christmas To Me
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Katy Perry
DARK HORSE (featuring Juicy J)
Number Four Best-Selling Song of the Year - 4.4 million
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Jason Aldean
BURNINΓ IT DOWN
Number Three Best-Selling Country Song of the Year
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Kongos
COME WITH ME NOW
Number Three Rock Song of the Year
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Sam Smith
IΓM NOT THE ONLY ONE
Number Three Best-Selling Album of the Year: In The Lonely Hour
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Meghan Trainor
ALL ABOUT THAT BASS
Number Three Best-Selling Song of the Year - 4.4 million
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Luke Bryan
PLAY IT AGAIN
Number Two Best-Selling Country Song of the Year
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Hozier
TAKE ME TO CHURCH
Number Two Rock Song of the Year
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Taylor Swift
BLANK SPACE
Number Two Best-Selling Album of the Year: 1989 (3 million sales)
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John Legend
ALL OF ME
Number Two Best-Selling Song of the Year - 4.6 million & Number Three Adult R&B Song of the Year
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Florida Georgia Line
THIS IS HOW WE ROLL (featuring Luke Bryan)
Number One Best-Selling Country Song of the Year - 2 million
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Bastille
POMPEI
Number One Rock Song of the Year - 2.6 million
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Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez
DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?
Number One Best-Selling Album of the Year: Frozen - 3.4 million in 2014
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Pharrell Williams
Happy
Number One Best-Selling Song of the Year - 6.4 million & Number One Adult R&B Song of the Year
Broadcasts
- Sat 27 Dec 2014 20:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
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