2014 in American music
Overview of the events of 2014 in American music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in the United States.
Events
January
February
March
23 – Dave Brockie (also known as Oderus Urungus), lead singer of Gwar , died from an accidental overdose.[ 1] [ 2] Jim Carroll 's punk classic, "People Who Died."
27 – Christine McVie rejoined Fleetwood Mac for first time in sixteen years.
April
May
August
September
2 – Counting Crows released Somewhere Under Wonderland
16 – Chris Brown comes back with the release of his sixth studio album, X
23 - Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett release their collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek
30 – Finch releases Back to Oblivion
October
November
1 – Just three days before his 49th birthday, Static-X frontman Wayne Static was found dead in his sleep.
10 – Taylor Swift released "Blank Space ", the second single from her successful 1989
23 – The American Music Awards took place in Los Angeles .
December
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Albums released
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Top songs on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 HitsAll songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
"23 " – Mike Will Made It feat. Miley Cyrus , Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J (#14 in 2014, #11 in 2013)
"7/11 " – Beyoncé (#13)
"A Sky Full of Stars " – Coldplay (#10)
"Ain't It Fun " – Paramore (#10)
"All About That Bass " – Meghan Trainor (#1)
"All of Me " – John Legend (#1)
"Am I Wrong " – Nico & Vinz (#4)
"Amnesia " – 5 Seconds of Summer (#16)
"Anaconda " – Nicki Minaj (#2)
"Animals " – Maroon 5 (#3)
"Bailando " – Enrique Iglesias feat. Sean Paul , Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno (#12)
"Bang Bang " – Jessie J , Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (#3)
"Best Day of My Life " – American Authors (#11)
"Billie Jean " – Michael Jackson (#14 in 2014, #1 in 1983)
"Birthday " – Katy Perry (#17)
"Black Widow " – Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora (#3)
"Blame " – Calvin Harris feat. John Newman (#19)
"Blank Space " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Blurred Lines " – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell (#19 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
"Boom Clap " – Charli XCX (#8)
"Booty " – Jennifer Lopez feat. Iggy Azalea or Pitbull (#18)
"Bottoms Up " – Brantley Gilbert (#20)
"Break Free " – Ariana Grande feat. Zedd (#4)
"Burn " – Ellie Goulding (#13)
"Burnin' It Down " – Jason Aldean (#12)
"Can't Remember to Forget You " – Shakira feat. Rihanna (#15)
"Chandelier " – Sia (#8)
"Classic " – MKTO (#14)
"Cool Kids " – Echosmith (#13)
"Counting Stars " – OneRepublic (#2)
"Dark Horse " – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J (#1)
"Demons " – Imagine Dragons (#6)
"Dirt " – Florida Georgia Line (#11)
"Do What U Want " – Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly (#16 in 2014, #13 in 2013)
"Don't " – Ed Sheeran (#9)
"Don't Tell 'Em " – Jeremih feat. YG (#6)
"Drunk in Love " – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (#2)
"Fancy " – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX (#1)
"Habits (Stay High) " – Tove Lo (#3)
"Happy " – Pharrell Williams (#1)
"Hey Brother " – Avicii (#16)
"Hold On, We're Going Home " – Drake feat. Majid Jordan (#13 in 2014, #4 in 2013)
"Hot Nigga " – Bobby Shmurda (#6)
"I Don't Fuck with You " – Big Sean feat. E-40 (#11)
"I'm Not the Only One " – Sam Smith (#5)
"Jealous " – Nick Jonas (#8)
"La La La " – Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith (#19)
"Latch " – Disclosure feat. Sam Smith (#7)
"Let Her Go " – Passenger (#5)
"Let It Go " – Idina Menzel (#5)
"Lifestyle " – Rich Gang feat. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan (#16)
"Lips Are Movin " – Meghan Trainor (#4)
"Love Me Harder " – Ariana Grande and The Weeknd (#7)
"Love Never Felt So Good " – Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (#9)
"Love Runs Out " – OneRepublic (#15)
"Loyal " – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and French Montana , Too Short or Tyga (#9)
"Magic " – Coldplay (#14)
"Maps " – Maroon 5 (#6)
"Me and My Broken Heart " – Rixton (#14)
"My Nigga " – YG feat. Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan (#19)
"No Type " – Rae Sremmurd (#16)
"Not a Bad Thing " – Justin Timberlake (#8)
"Only " – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake , Lil Wayne and Chris Brown (#12)
"Out of the Woods " – Taylor Swift (#18)
"Play It Again " – Luke Bryan (#14)
"Pompeii " – Bastille (#5)
"Problem " – Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea (#2)
"Radioactive " – Imagine Dragons (#13 in 2014, #3 in 2013)
"Rather Be " – Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne (#10)
"Roar " – Katy Perry (#8 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
"Royals " – Lorde (#4 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
"Rude " – MAGIC! (#1)
"Say Something " – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera (#4)
"#SELFIE " – The Chainsmokers (#16)
"Shake It Off " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"Show Me " – Kid Ink feat. Chris Brown (#13)
"Shower " – Becky G (#16)
"Sing " – Ed Sheeran (#13)
"Somethin' Bad " – Miranda Lambert feat. Carrie Underwood (#19)
"Stay the Night " – Zedd feat. Hayley Williams (#18)
"Stay with Me " – Sam Smith (#2)
"Steal My Girl " – One Direction (#13)
"Story of My Life " – One Direction (#9 in 2014, #6 in 2013)
"Summer " – Calvin Harris (#7)
"Sweater Weather " – The Neighbourhood (#16 in 2014, #14 in 2013)
"Take Me to Church " – Hozier (#2)
"Talk Dirty " – Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz (#3)
"Team " – Lorde (#6)
"The Hanging Tree " – James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence (#12)
"The Heart Wants What It Wants " – Selena Gomez (#6)
"The Man " – Aloe Blacc (#8)
"The Monster " – Eminem feat. Rihanna (#1)
"Thinking Out Loud " – Ed Sheeran (#6)
"This Is How We Roll " – Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan (#15)
"Timber " – Pitbull feat. Kesha (#1)
"Trumpets " – Jason Derulo (#14)
"Tuesday " – ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake (#12)
"Turn Down for What " – DJ Snake and Lil Jon (#4)
"Unconditionally " – Katy Perry (#20 in 2014, #14 in 2013)
"Uptown Funk " – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (#3)
"Wake Me Up! " – Avicii (#8 in 2014, #4 in 2013)
"Wasted Love " - Matt McAndrew (#14)
"Waves " – Mr Probz (#14)
"We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow " – Soko (#9)
"West Coast " – Lana Del Rey (#17)
"White Walls " – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q and Hollis (#18 in 2014, #15 in 2013)
"Wiggle " – Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg (#5)
"Wrecking Ball " – Miley Cyrus (#9 in 2014, #1 in 2013)
Deaths
January 2 – Jay Traynor , 70, singer (Jay and the Americans )
January 3 – Phil Everly , 74, rock singer (The Everly Brothers )
January 7 – Maureen Gray , 65, songwriter and doo-wop singer
January 9 – Roy Campbell, Jr. , 61, trumpet player
January 18 – Dennis Frederiksen , 62, rock singer (Toto , LeRoux , Angel )
January 25 – Arthur Doyle , 69, singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player
January 26 – Rusty York , 78, singer-songwriter and guitarist
January 27 – Pete Seeger , 94, folk singer
January 28
January 29 – Johnny Allen , 96, pianist and arranger
January 30 – The Mighty Hannibal , 74, singer-songwriter and producer
February 5 – Richard Hayman , 93, harmonica player, composer, and conductor
February 8 – Dick Berk , 74, drummer and bandleader
February 16 – Raymond Louis Kennedy , 67, singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer
February 17 – Bob Casale , 61, new wave guitarist (Devo )
February 22 – Trebor Jay Tichenor , 74, pianist and composer
February 23
February 24
February 26
March 6
March 8
March 14 – Gary Burger , 72, garage rock singer and guitarist (The Monks )
March 15 – Scott Asheton , 64, rock drummer (The Stooges )
March 18 – Joe Lala , 66, percussionist and musician (Blues Image )
March 23 – Dave Brockie , 50, metal vocalist (Gwar )
March 25 – Eddie Lawrence , 95, monologist, actor, singer, lyricist
March 28 – Joe Frazier, 77, singer (Chad Mitchell Trio )
March 31 – Frankie Knuckles , 59, house disk jockey and producer
April 1 – Joe "Speedo" Frazier, 70, singer (The Impalas )
April 3
April 5
April 6 – David Lamb , folk singer and guitarist (Brown Bird )
April 11 – Jesse Winchester , 69, musician and songwriter
April 15 – Little Joe Cook , 91, singer and songwriter (Little Joe & The Thrillers)
April 18 – Deon Jackson , 68, soul singer and songwriter
April 19 – Kevin Sharp , 43, country music singer
April 21 – Mundo Earwood , 61, country singer-songwriter[ 74]
April 26 – DJ Rashad , 34, electronic and hip hop disk jockey
April 27 – DJ EZ Rock , 46, hip-hop DJ (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock )
April 29 – Paul Goddard, 68, bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section )
April 30 – Larry Ramos , 72, singer and musician (The Association )
May 2 – Jessica Cleaves , 65, singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction )
May 3 – Bobby Gregg , 78, musician, drummer, and record producer
May 9 – Joe Wilder , 92, trumpet player, composer, and bandleader
May 11 – Ed Gagliardi , 62, bass player (Foreigner )
May 18 – Jerry Vale , 83, singer and actor
May 25 – Herb Jeffries , 100, popular music and jazz singer
June 2
June 15 – Casey Kasem , 82, co-creator and original host of American Top 40 , DJ, music historian
June 18 – Johnny Mann , 85, arranger, composer and recording artist
June 19 – Gerry Goffin , 75, lyricist
June 22 – Teenie Hodges , 68, guitarist and songwriter (Hi Rhythm Section )
June 24 – Lee McBee , 63, singer and harmonica player
June 27 – Bobby Womack , 70, R&B singer, songwriter
July 1 – Betty Cody , 92, country singer
July 3 – Jesse Anderson , 73, blues singer-songwriter and musician
July 7 – Lois Johnson , 72, country singer
July 11
July 16 – Johnny Winter , 70, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
July 18 – James Govan , 64, singer-songwriter
July 19 – Lionel Ferbos , trumpet player
July 23 – Norman Leyden , composer and conductor, 96
July 26 – Johnny Winter , 70, blues guitarist, singer, songwriter
July 29 – Idris Muhammad , 74, jazz drummer
July 30 – Dick Wagner , 71, guitarist and songwriter (The Frost , Alice Cooper )
August 1 – Michael Johns , 35, singer and American Idol [ 75]
August 2 – Rosetta Hightower , 70, singer (The Orlons )
August 24 – Talmadge "Tommy" Gough, 74, singer (The Crests )
August 31 – Jimi Jamison , 63, vocalist (Survivor )
September 5 – Simone Battle , 25, pop singer (G.R.L. )
September 11 – Bob Crewe , 83, songwriter and record producer
September 12 – Joe Sample , 75, pianist, keyboard player, and composer (The Jazz Crusaders )
September 17 – George Hamilton IV , 77, country singer
September 20 – Polly Bergen , 84, actress and singer
September 24 – Priscilla Mitchell , 73, country music singer
October 4 – Paul Revere, 76, keyboardist and musician (Paul Revere & the Raiders )
October 7 – Iva Withers , 97, Canadian-American actress and singer
October 14 – Isaiah "Ikey" Owens , 38, keyboardist (The Mars Volta , Jack White )
October 16 – Tim Hauser , 72, singer (The Manhattan Transfer )
October 18 – Paul Craft , 76, singer-songwriter
October 23 – Jeanne Black , 76, country music singer
October 24 – Marcia Strassman , 66, actress and singer
November 1 – Wayne Static , 48, metal vocalist (Static-X )
November 9 – Jonathan Athon , 32, metal bassist (Black Tusk )
November 17 – Jimmy Ruffin , 78, soul singer
November 18 – Dave Appell , 92, musician, arranger and record producer (The Applejacks)
December 3 – Edward "Sonny" Bivins, 78, R&B singer (The Manhattans )
December 9 – Winfred "Blue" Lovett, 78, R&B singer (The Manhattans )
December 11 – Dawn Sears , 53, singer-songwriter[ 76]
December 16 – Wendy Rene , 67, soul singer and songwriter
December 18 – Larry Henley , 77, singer and songwriter (The Newbeats )
December 22 – Joe Cocker , 70, singer
December 23 – Jo Jo Benson , 76, R&B and soul singer
See also
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