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100. Steal My Girl - One Direction
Peak: 13 (October 18); Weeks on chart: 11; December 27 position: 70
With just three weeks in the Top 30, "Steal My Girl" barely scratches the 2014 list. The song is One Direction's latest hit, although it will not go down in history as the band's most memorable song. I only recently have found this song tolerable; incidentally, I began enjoying "Steal My Girl" once its popularity began declining.
99. 2 On - Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q
Peak: 24 (August 9); Weeks on chart: 24; December 27 position: NR
"2 On" was one of the many songs that put DJ Mustard on the map in 2014. The song is Tinashe's first Hot 100 single as well. It spent seven weeks between Nos. 20 and 30, reaching its peak in the second August chart. "2 On" has an infectious beat and Tinashe's voice is easy on the ears. One of the more underrated songs of 2014, "2 On" will perhaps become the beginning of a successful music career for Tinashe.
98. Adore You - Miley Cyrus
"Adore You" first reached the Hot 100 in 2013; it entered the Top 30 in the January 11 chart. Miley's massive success with "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball" overshadowed her third single from Bangerz; nonetheless, "Adore You" spent eight weeks inside the Top 30. This song certainly was nowhere near as memorable as the other two Bangerz hits, but thanks to Miley Cyrus' superstardom it was able to secure a 2014 Top 100 spot.
97. 7/11 - Beyonce
Peak: 13 (December 20); Weeks on chart: 3; December 27 position: 20
"7/11" is the third single from Beyonce's self-titled album to reach the Top 30 and is her second-best performing single from the album thus far. Debuting at No. 18 on the December 13 chart, the music video for "7/11" features Beyonce unwrapping Christmas presents, among other things. The song and its lyrics certainly do not come across as family-friendly for the holiday season; the superstar was better off when she actually sang her songs instead of faux-rapping them.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay song debuted high enough on the chart in December to garner a year-end Top 100 spot, but its steady decline from No. 12 to No. 15 to No. 23 suggests "The Hanging Tree" will not have much consideration for the 2015 year-end Top 100. One of Hollywood's most recognizable young stars sings a haunting lyric over an eerie instrumental; "Hanging Tree" certainly is one of 2014's most unique songs.
95. American Kids - Kenny Chesney
Peak: 23 (August 2); Weeks on chart: 20; December 27 position: NR
"American Kids" stayed on the weekly charts throughout most of the latter half of 2014, spending nine weeks in the Top 30 during July, August and September. It is a fun, laid back song by one of my all-time favorite country music artists and one of just six country tracks to make the 2014 Top 100.
94. La La La - Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith
Peak: 19 (May 10); Weeks on chart: 20; December 27 position: NR
Before Sam Smith became the phenomenon behind "Stay With Me" and "I'm Not The Only One", he was the featured vocalist in the Naughty Boy hit "La La La", a song which had its most success this spring. The song spent seven weeks in the Top 30, but was off the Hot 100 entirely just five weeks after its final Top 30 appearance in June. "La La La" perhaps foreshadowed the success of Smith in the latter half of 2014, but only barely made the year-end Top 100 list itself.
93. 23 - Mike WiLL Made-It feat. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J
Peak: 11 (October 5, 2013); Weeks on chart: 23; December 27 position: NR
"23" had its biggest success in 2013, but still spent 10 weeks in the Hot 100 to begin 2014. The song's 2014 peak was No. 14 in the January 11 issue, and it remained in the top 30 through February 1. A mass collaboration between one of 2013's most controversial pop stars, two of rap's biggest names and one of the genre's hottest producers of the past two years, "23" was enough of a holdover success into 2014 that it managed to sneak into this year's Top 100.
92. Can't Remember to Forget You - Shakira feat. Rihanna
Colombia's native daughter continued to prove her Hips Don't Lie in the video for "Can't Remember", a duet with Barbados-born Rihanna. This is yet another song that surprisingly did not have as much chart success as one might think, spending merely six weeks in the Top 30 during February and March and never charting higher than No. 15. Considering both women's international fame and Shakira's recent run as a judge on NBC's The Voice, "Can't Remember To Forget You" was a relatively unsuccessful single.
91. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Peak: 3 (four weeks in 2013); Weeks on chart: 87; December 27 position: NR
One of the biggest songs of 2013 managed to remain in the Hot 100 through May of this year, including a 2014 resurgence that saw the song rise to as high as No. 13 in the February 15 chart. "Radioactive" spent seven weeks in the Top 30 during 2014. Its continued success earned the Imagine Dragons megahit a spot in the year-end Top 100, capping an incredible run for one of the most successful singles of the decade so far.
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