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80. Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood's breakout single had holdover success from last year, earning Top 30 positioning for the first six weeks of 2014. The song's chill vibe and winter-themed lyrics made it a perfect fit for the early-winter timeframe in which it peaked. We haven't heard anything from The Neighbourhood since "Sweater Weather" left the Hot 100; as of now they are a one-hit wonder.
79. No Type - Rae Sremmurd
Rap music is currently in a horrific state. In most modern rap, one-hit acts whose names sound like a person mumbling moan incoherently about drugs, violence and (quite possibly non-consensual) sex. A prime example is the Rae Sremmurd hit "No Type", which is currently in its seventh consecutive week in the Top 30. The group moans about liking their women "bad," with no other concern for how they look or act. The sad part is that this isn't the only such song on this list.
78. My Hitta - YG feat. Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan
Somehow I avoided having to hear this song while researching the Top 100 songs of 2014, but suffice it to say that "Hitta" was not the word used in the album version of this single. "Hitta" entered the chart in 2013, but remained in the Top 30 through April 5. By the beginning of May "My Hitta" dropped out of the Hot 100 entirely.
77. The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez
Peak: 6 (December 13); Weeks on chart: 6; December 27 position: 13
I personally love this new song from the former "Wizards of Waverly Place" star. Gomez has the voice for electro-pop music, which is a genre I got into quite a bit this year. "Heart" debuted on the November 22 chart as the No. 25 song in America; less then a month later the song was on the cusp of breaking the Top Five. Since peaking, Selena has fallen back out of the Top 10.
76. Blame - Calvin Harris feat. John Newman
Peak: 19 (November 15); Weeks on chart: 14; December 27 position: 21
"Blame" spent the last nine weeks of 2014 in the Top 30 and will likely spend some more time there as 2015 rolls around. The EDM hit is slowly trending back up the Hot 100 after dropping a short way to 23 from its mid-November peak. The song is a collaboration between one of the world's hottest DJs and a powerful new voice in John Newman, whose song "Love Me Again" gained massive success overseas and a modest reception in the United States.
75. Dirt - Florida Georgia Line
Peak: 11 (July 26); Weeks on chart: 20; December 27 position: NR
After reaching major crossover success with "Cruise" and "This Is How We Roll", Florida Georgia Line returned to a more country-heavy sound with their second charting single of 2014. "Dirt" debuted in July at No. 11; its first 14 Hot 100 weeks existed within the Top 30. The song remained in the Hot 100 through the first week of December; it was still the No. 21 single on the Hot Country chart on December 27, where it peaked as the No. 1 song.
74. Birthday - Katy Perry
Super Bowl XLIX halftime performer Katy Perry had quite the 2014; five Perry songs spent at least one week on the Hot 100 this year and three of her singles made the year-end Top 100 list. One of the hits of the summer, "Birthday" was the lowest-performing of Perry's three Top 100 singles. Perhaps it only peaked at 17 because the entire song was a not-so-well-disguised euphemism ("It's time to bring out the big balloons?" I wonder what she could possibly be talking about). Regardless, "Birthday" continued the success of KP's multi-platinum album PRISM through a sizable chunk of 2014.
73. Lifestyle - Rich Gang feat. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan
Rich Gang is a supergroup of today's biggest names in rap (i.e. Lil Wayne, Tyga and Ace Hood, among many others) and still "Lifestyle" is difficult to understand even with a lyric sheet in front of you. The chorus is whined rather than sung, similar to that of "No Type". Before falling to No. 33 in the December 20 chart, the track spent nearly three months in the Top 30.
72. Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake feat. Majid Jordan
Peak: 4 (October 12, 2013); Weeks on chart: 33; December 27 position: NR
One of the few bright stars in modern rap/R&B is Drake, whose rapping and singing are both understandable and easy on the ears. "Hold On," the biggest hit off of Drake's 2013 album Nothing Was The Same, shows off the former "Degrassi" star's singing chops. Although it found its biggest success last fall, "Hold On" had 14 Hot 100 weeks in 2014, including eight weeks in the Top 30. The song began this year at No. 13 after falling out of the Top 10 for good the previous week.
71. Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) - Mr. Probz
Peak: 14 (December 6); Weeks on chart: 17; December 27 position: 18
"Waves" spent the last nine weeks of 2014 in the Top 30. The laid-back EDM track broke onto the Hot 100 in September and rolled through the charts through the last four months of the year. The song reached its crest in December, when water in some parts of the United States typically is freezing over. I think I've exhausted all my ocean- and water-based puns for this song.
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