9 minutes ago, Popchartfreak said:

No memory of Secondcity. Very rave-retro sounding, and have never been aware it's Toni Braxton sampled onto a chart-topper. I like the rhythm vibes but it's a too repetitive for me to latch onto it, I can't hear any variation thoughout. So what did I think of it at the time? Not much, I didnt bother to chart it.

Route 54 is a step-up, more subtlety in the production, but I have the same basic problem with the repititive vocals. The arrangement around the vocals is nicer though. If Jess gets a feature credit, surely Toni should have as well on Secondcity? This did much better in my charts though - peaked at 70! Sorry, but both of these would be lower half tracks for me! Pleasant but there are others I like more.

Toni was sampled on I Wanna Feel but Jess sang on My Love - hence the difference in credits.

3. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be

Chart run: 1-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-7-8-8-9-12-16-16-18-22-21-23-23-25-28-32-24-28-27-29-29-26-26-30-34-31-29-30-32-35-39-43-40-35-43-48-56-60-58-50-46-50-28-30-39-40-49-51-49-50-44-45-39-44-46-44-48-51-57-57-65-66-72-73-70-74-63R(2)-66-68R(2)-72-70R(5) (78 weeks)

Sales at number 1: 162,801; 136,952; 102,542; 79,050

Year End: 2

Number 2 peaks behind the chart topper: Will,i.am, Miley Cyrus & Khalifa – Feelin’ Myself (Year End N/A outside the top 100) & Zedd feat. Hayley Willams – Stay The Night (Year End: 91)

Before 2014, Clean Bandit were a rather niche band that had minor success with A+E in 2012 and the number 17 peaking Mozart’s House in 2013. As alluded to with their second hit, they focus on a fusion of classical music and dance. The band is made up of brothers Luke & Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto, none of which are vocalists so they rely on guest spots to provide these.

Rather Be features Jess Glynne and this was her debut hit. Jessica Hannah Glynne (the original family name was Goldstein but changed by her grandfather) is from London and she had grounding in the music business as her mum worked in the industry in A&R. When Jess was 15, she was requested to take part in the second season of the X factor, but dropped out due to a row with producers. She showed some integrity early on then!

After completing a course at music college, she was signed by a music management company and then Atlantic Records in 2013, leading to her to collaborate with Clean Bandit.

Rather Be was written by Jack from the band and James Napier who has collaborated with Disclosure and produced by the band. The song is a fusion of classical music with violins, bass and piano with house beats thrown in.

It really is an infectious song, it blends classical and dance well together and it still sounds fresh to this day. It is one of the songs I think of immediately when 2014 is mentioned and it even survived over use on M&S adverts. It was also nice to like Jess Glynne before she sounded very sheep like. Baaa humbug.

I do like the video – it shows a Japanese fan hallucinating that they see the band and their logo everywhere. The music goes oddly well with the daily life of a chef.

Rather Be was a huge hit, making 4 straight weeks at number 1, the biggest January sale of a number 1 since Spaceman in 1996, was the year end 2nd best seller and even made the top 10 of the US Billboard chart. It also launched both themselves and Jess Glynne spectacularly and both will appear several times in future rates. A future classic.

I am guessing this will be most people's number 1, but this was just pipped by the runner up for me and the winner is miles ahead!

Such a breath of fresh air of a song, I was so taken by it when I first heard it in late 2013 as it felt so different with the classical influences and Jess' vocals are great on it too. For sure it would be my No.1, but I really like the two songs you have left too. Complete dance domination at the top here!

Both of the Sigma tracks are pretty good but 'Nobody To Love' has the edge for me! I think it originally washed over me (perhaps as I was so used to 'Bound 2') but in sixth form we hosted a festival type event and it went OFF when the DJ played it, suddenly clicked and I've found it euphoric ever since.

I'll defend 'I Wanna Feel' a bit, even if overshadowed by other commercial dance moments this year, as I was a fan at the time and it's held up pretty decently! I remember hosting that One Hit Wonders of the Millennium thread in the U.K. chart forum in early 2015 (with the assistance of several wonderful co-hosts, still one of my all-time favourite days on the forum <3), in conjunction with Radio 1's countdown and poor SecondCity was already branded a one hit wonder less than a year on

How random that Daniel Bedingfield and Daniel One True Voice (how very Smash Hits) were both back through uncredited dance features this year lol.

I liked 'My Love' at the time but would say it's blossomed into love over the years <3 it has quite an underground feel but that didn't seem to matter at the time, what a year for dance. 'My Love' was sent to BJSC a bit before my time and only finished 20th I see!

'Rather Be' certainly a contender for my #1 this year. I got into Clean Bandit through quirky songs like 'Mozart's House' and 'Dust Clears' but this more conventional moment was still so charming, with their string sound intact. I was thrilled it became so big and somehow never got bored of it despite a colossal chart run. I remember the aforementioned music video and wrongly presumed the Japanese fan was Jess Glynne for a while!

One of my main music memories of 2014 was getting my first record player for my 17th birthday that summer 🤩 and that Clean Bandit album New Eyes was the first ever studio album I owned on vinyl, a gift alongside the record player. They sadly lost me over the years, as their sound became more generic, but I'll always love this era.

Rather Be is one of the top singles of the year, still sounds good and maybe top 10 for me, but short of the top 5. At the time though I only rated it a number 17 peak, as compared with Rock A Bye's 3, so maybe it's aged better than I gave it credit for!

Jess Glynne generally disappointed as a solo artist (more on that to come!), but she definitely made a good start with her vocals on dance songs. My Love still sounds really good and was one of the highlights of the deep house phase (on that note, I will also defend I Wanna Feel, it's a non number 1 and wouldn't be top 10 for me, but that sound is quite nostalgic).

I was really intrigued by Clean Bandit's classical/garage crossover sound when I first heard them, my favourite is still Mozart's House which still blends the two styles really well, that should've been a bigger hit but I'm glad Rather Be got them that breakthrough as it remains a really nice song, though New Eyes was a very patchy album overall. I do like their two other number 1s later as well, but sadly, they just turned into a generic dance act after that. At least we've still got their early stuff x

Rather Be I never liked, takes itself too seriously and didn't like the tropical house style synth beeps either.

Never really liked Clean Bandit they were less fun than the orchestral dance music in the mid 00s Shapeshifters, Freemasons etc.

"Rather Be" is the standout #1 of this year for me. What a song! What a melody! Great production!

01. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be (03)

02. Sam Smith - Money On My Mind (34)

04. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (32)

05. Rixton - Me And My Broken Heart (27)

06. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive) (15)

07. Mr Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) (09)

08. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz – Prayer In C (10)

09. Ella Henderson - Ghost (11)

10. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (13)

11. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin – Lovers On The Sun (20)

12. Cheryl Cole - I Don't Care (29)

13. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong (19)

14. Calvin Harris – Summer (08)

15. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber (12)

16. Sigma ft. Paloma Faith – Changing (06)

17. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah – Tsunami (Jump) (28)

18. Sam Smith - Stay With Me (31)

20. Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – My Love (04)

21. Ed Sheeran - Sing (18)

22. Magic! - Rude (33)

23. Sigma - Nobody To Love (07)

24. Pharrell Williams – Happy (14)

25. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – Blame (16)

26. Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down (25)

27. 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (22)

28. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (21)

29. Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah – Crazy Stupid Love (30)

30. Aloe Blacc - The Man (23)

31. Take That - These Days (17)

32. Secondcity – I Wanna Feel (05)

33. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem (26)

34. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang (24)

35. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up (36)

36. Will.i.am ft. Cody Wise – It's My Birthday (37)

37. Ben Haenow – Something I Need (38)

38. Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (35)

2. Kiesza – Hideaway

Chart run: 1-2-3-3-5-9-16-17-20-25-27-29-33-34-37-41-37-34-40-39-43-47-49-40-43-56-62-67-66-60-55-75-68R(6)-73-72R(2) (35 weeks)

Sales at number 1: 136,286

Year End: 15

Number 2 peaks behind the chart topper: None

Lets tell a story about Kiesza first. It is November 2014 and I travelled to London as I did often back then. I went to the Tower of London to see the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I ceramic poppies in the moat then had a night out. Nothing related so far!

But my night out was with Tom Kay and Gooddelta (GD) off Buzzjack to go and see Kiesza at the Electric Brixton. Needless to say she was great and it was rather ‘electric’ to hear her two big hits live. GD and I had a debate where her follow up Giant In My Heart had charted in August. I thought number 2, GD thought number 4. I lost the debate! Here is a pic of the night (and with GDs other half too):

Canadian Kiesza seemed to appear from nowhere – she was a songwriter for other artists before 2014 and had actually served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve before moving onto music!

She wrote Hideaway with Rami Samir just before she boarded a plan to LA from New York where she was based. The song had been part worked on by Rami and Kiesza returned to the studio and they basically completed Hideaway in an hour and a half. She just got her flight.

The song is reminiscent of 90s dance, inspirations were Robyn S, CeCe Peniston and Crystal Waters in particular, but with more of a deep house sound.

The video is what grabbed the attention of the public. It is a one take shot of Kiesza on the streets of Brooklyn where she dance-walked around whilst draping herself on street furniture. Its an amazing single shot achievement, reminiscent of Massive Attack’s Unfinished Sympathy but with more dancing and less grittiness.

I especially love the sound of Hideaway, the way it starts with a simple keyboard sound and then builds with beeps and boops and oooh and ahhs behind the deep house beats. I would say this is in my top 5 dance tracks of the 2010s and it was oh so close to topping my rate.

A final word. Whoever said that the oooh and ahhs sound like Cilla Black, you are a swine as I cannot unhear it!

1. Duke Dumont & Jax Jones – I Got U

Chart run: 1-2-3-6-8-18-19-20-26-26-32-33-34-38-39-41-40-45-51-60-57-63-73-72R(5) (24 weeks)

Sales at number 1: 112,082

Year End: 26

Number 2 peaks behind the chart topper: None

You may have guessed what was my number 1 of the year already. If not, here it is!

By 2014, the Duke had already made a splash with his 2013 chart topper Need U (100%) ably covered by Jaz in their rate. This success set the Duke up as a leading dance producer in the UK and was ripe for another huge success.

I Got U certainly delivered this. It is a slice of summer (written in winter) and is the epitome of topical house with its Balearic beats and steel drums. Its literally a summer holiday in a song.

The main hook is the interpolation of Whitney Houston’s 1999 number 2 hit My Love Is Your Love. It is of great effect as it doesn’t use the chorus or song title, more a verse leading up to it so the sample isn’t as obvious as it could be. My Love Is Your Love is the best of Whitney’s hits in what was her late 90s imperial phase and its clever to not actually use her voice but instead uses vocalist Kelli Leigh – her voice is comparable to Whitney and is fairly hard to tell apart imo, plus backing vocals from Daniel Pierce (him off One True Voice again). Jax Jones is the co-producer and this helped kick start his career as a producer of dance tunes leading to collaborations with Years & Years and Demi Lovato in the later 2010s.

The video is fantastic – it’s the story of a virtual reality holiday in Thailand with infinity pools, sex (!), coconut drinks, water sports, drinking. Everything needed for a summer escape.

This is just a perfect house dance track. Its literally a laid back slice of a hot humid summer and is the defining track of the mid 90s house/dance revival. It is my favourite 2014 number 1 by far and easily one of the best songs of the decade imo.

So, I got there in the end! 38 number 1s to rate is pretty lengthy.

Here is my full rate:

1. Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones - I Got U

2. Kiesza - Hideaway

3. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

4. Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love

5. Secondcity - I Wanna Feel

6. Sigma ft. Paloma Faith - Changing

7. Sigma - Nobody to Love

8. Calvin Harris - Summer

9. Mr Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

10. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer in C (Remix)

11. Ella Henderson - Ghost

12. Pitbull ft. Kesha – Timber

13. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

14. Pharrell Williams - Happy

15. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

16. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman - Blame

17. Take That - These Days

18. Ed Sheeran – Sing

19. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong

20. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun

21. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

22. 5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

23. Aloe Blacc - The Man

24. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang

25. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

26. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem

27. Rixton - Me and My Broken Heart

28. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump)

29. Cheryl - I Don't Care

30. Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love

31. Sam Smith - Stay With Me

32. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

33. Magic! - Rude

34. Sam Smith - Money on My Mind

35. Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

36. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up

37. Will.i.am ft. Cody Wise - It's My Birthday

38. Ben Haenow - Something I Need

Thank you so much to those of you that have also rated and commented, it made this very enjoyable. I appreciated the chance to rate the number 1s of the best year of the 2010s for music imo.

I Got U is wonderful, a fantastic No.1, so uplifting, and I love the steel pans, the first big tropical house hit?

Hideaway is great too, it definiely felt like Kiesza had the makings of a big star, and I still check her new releases now.

That was a great evening, it was the night I met Ellie (my partner) actually. Thom arranged that as had been intending to set us up for months I believe, she had been Thom's housemate for some time. I remember having lots of chart discussions with you during the evening too haha.

2 minutes ago, gooddelta said:

I Got U is wonderful, a fantastic No.1, so uplifting, and I love the steel pans, the first big tropical house hit?

Hideaway is great too, it definiely felt like Kiesza had the makings of a big star, and I still check her new releases now.

That was a great evening, it was the night I met Ellie (my partner) actually. Thom arranged that as had been intending to set us up for months I believe, she had been Thom's housemate for some time. I remember having lots of chart discussions with you during the evening too haha.

Yeah Tom was the matchmaker there! I also told her what a great guy you were on the tube on the way back to central London so hope I helped! 😁

Fantastic top 2, Jester! I also view this as a banner year for dance chart-toppers so we share quite a lot of favourites.

Great BuzzJack meet-up photo also and reading the attached memories made me smile ❤️

This would be my own top 10 nowadays:

01 Clean Bandit - Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)

02 Kiesza - Hideaway

03 Route 94 - My Love (feat. Jess Glynne)

04 Duke Dumont - I Got U (feat. Jax Jones)

05 Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Remix)

06 Ella Henderson - Ghost

07 Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

08 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

09 Sigma - Nobody to Love

10 Mr Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

Thank you for the trip down memory lane! I really enjoyed following this countdown.

Just now, Jester said:

Yeah Tom was the matchmaker there! I also told her what a great guy you were on the tube on the way back to central London so hope I helped! 😁

It definitely wouldn't have hurt. Thank you!

This has been great to follow, lots of good stuff and packed with interesting info, thanks Matt.

Here is my rank:

1. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

2. Take That - These Days

3. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

4. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

5. Pitbull ft. Kesha – Timber

6. Sigma - Nobody to Love

7. Ella Henderson - Ghost

8. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer in C (Remix)

9. Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones - I Got U

10. Mr Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

11. Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love

12. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang

13. Pharrell Williams - Happy

14. Ed Sheeran – Sing

15. Kiesza - Hideaway

16. Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love

17. Sigma ft. Paloma Faith - Changing

18. Calvin Harris - Summer

19. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

20. 5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

21. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem

22. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman - Blame

23. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong

24. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

25. Cheryl - I Don't Care

26. Sam Smith - Stay With Me

27. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun

28. Secondcity - I Wanna Feel

29. Aloe Blacc - The Man

30. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

31. Rixton - Me and My Broken Heart

32. Sam Smith - Money on My Mind

33. Magic! - Rude

34. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump)

35. Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

36. Ben Haenow - Something I Need

37. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up

38. Will.i.am ft. Cody Wise - It's My Birthday

Love down to My Love, really like from Bang Bang to I Will Never Let You Down, don't mind She Looks So Perfect down to The Man, not really fussed on everything below that.

11 minutes ago, Jade said:

Fantastic top 2, Jester! I also view this as a banner year for dance chart-toppers so we share quite a lot of favourites.

Great BuzzJack meet-up photo also and reading the attached memories made me smile ❤️

This would be my own top 10 nowadays:

01 Clean Bandit - Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)

02 Kiesza - Hideaway

03 Route 94 - My Love (feat. Jess Glynne)

04 Duke Dumont - I Got U (feat. Jax Jones)

05 Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Remix)

06 Ella Henderson - Ghost

07 Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

08 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

09 Sigma - Nobody to Love

10 Mr Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

Thank you for the trip down memory lane! I really enjoyed following this countdown.

You have fabulous taste as always! Thanks for your comments 😁

Thank you Jester for this wonderful rundown. Hideaway is a highlight of 2014 for me - such a unique dance song with great vocals and a nice 90's retro vibe. This #3 in my ranking but on another day it could also be. #1. My top 6 are generally close to each other.

I Got You is a good one too. I have this at #19. However, it is a close race with the 7 songs I put straight ahead of it, but I won't put it ahead of any of my Top 11.

01. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be (03)

02. Sam Smith - Money On My Mind (34)

03. Kiesza – Hideaway (02)

04. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (32)

05. Rixton - Me And My Broken Heart (27)

06. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive) (15)

07. Mr Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) (09)

08. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz – Prayer In C (10)

09. Ella Henderson - Ghost (11)

10. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (13)

11. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin – Lovers On The Sun (20)

12. Cheryl Cole - I Don't Care (29)

13. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong (19)

14. Calvin Harris – Summer (08)

15. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber (12)

16. Sigma ft. Paloma Faith – Changing (06)

17. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah – Tsunami (Jump) (28)

18. Sam Smith - Stay With Me (31)

19. Duke Dumont & Jax Jones – I Got U (01)

20. Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – My Love (04)

21. Ed Sheeran - Sing (18)

22. Magic! - Rude (33)

23. Sigma - Nobody To Love (07)

24. Pharrell Williams – Happy (14)

25. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – Blame (16)

26. Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down (25)

27. 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (22)

28. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (21)

29. Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah – Crazy Stupid Love (30)

30. Aloe Blacc - The Man (23)

31. Take That - These Days (17)

32. Secondcity – I Wanna Feel (05)

33. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem (26)

34. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang (24)

35. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up (36)

36. Will.i.am ft. Cody Wise – It's My Birthday (37)

37. Ben Haenow – Something I Need (38)

38. Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (35)

I will continue with 2015 soon!

Love the Kiezsa track, and the video, it reminded me of very early Madonna in attitude and dress but with a 90's vibe. Not heard it in ages but ti stands up as one of the best records of the year, top 10 for sure in this list. Also loved the photo and memory lane stuff, so sweet it was a first date! Awww! Talking about those Tower Of London ceramics, I also went to see them around that time and saw the Pet Shop Boys in the moat at the TOL. Not drowning! Another one of their unusual picks to play live - in this case as an event it didn't work audio-wise, and those nearer the back got more of a view of the walls than the stage, but hey ho, memorable!

I Got U is also a good track, and I like the video too. My Love Is Your Love is also one of Whitney's career highlights so that doesn't hurt either. I dont remember where I charted this - a quick confirmation Kiesza was a big long-running top 4, and Duke Dumont number 6, and a lear top 20, bordering on top 10 in the rundown here.

Great rundown Jester and thanks for the reviews and hard work, it's not easy covering that many tracks! Well done! 🤩

8 hours ago, gooddelta said:

It definitely wouldn't have hurt. Thank you!

This has been great to follow, lots of good stuff and packed with interesting info, thanks Matt.

Here is my rank:

1. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

2. Take That - These Days

3. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

4. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

5. Pitbull ft. Kesha – Timber

6. Sigma - Nobody to Love

7. Ella Henderson - Ghost

8. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer in C (Remix)

9. Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones - I Got U

10. Mr Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

11. Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love

12. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang

13. Pharrell Williams - Happy

14. Ed Sheeran – Sing

15. Kiesza - Hideaway

16. Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love

17. Sigma ft. Paloma Faith - Changing

18. Calvin Harris - Summer

19. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

20. 5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

21. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem

22. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman - Blame

23. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong

24. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

25. Cheryl - I Don't Care

26. Sam Smith - Stay With Me

27. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun

28. Secondcity - I Wanna Feel

29. Aloe Blacc - The Man

30. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

31. Rixton - Me and My Broken Heart

32. Sam Smith - Money on My Mind

33. Magic! - Rude

34. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump)

35. Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

36. Ben Haenow - Something I Need

37. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up

38. Will.i.am ft. Cody Wise - It's My Birthday

Love down to My Love, really like from Bang Bang to I Will Never Let You Down, don't mind She Looks So Perfect down to The Man, not really fussed on everything below that.

Glad you enjoyed the countdown Rich, and thanks again for your comments 😁

7 hours ago, DaTilt said:

Thank you Jester for this wonderful rundown. Hideaway is a highlight of 2014 for me - such a unique dance song with great vocals and a nice 90's retro vibe. This #3 in my ranking but on another day it could also be. #1. My top 6 are generally close to each other.

I Got You is a good one too. I have this at #19. However, it is a close race with the 7 songs I put straight ahead of it, but I won't put it ahead of any of my Top 11.

01. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be (03)

02. Sam Smith - Money On My Mind (34)

03. Kiesza – Hideaway (02)

04. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (32)

05. Rixton - Me And My Broken Heart (27)

06. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive) (15)

07. Mr Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) (09)

08. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz – Prayer In C (10)

09. Ella Henderson - Ghost (11)

10. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (13)

11. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin – Lovers On The Sun (20)

12. Cheryl Cole - I Don't Care (29)

13. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong (19)

14. Calvin Harris – Summer (08)

15. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber (12)

16. Sigma ft. Paloma Faith – Changing (06)

17. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah – Tsunami (Jump) (28)

18. Sam Smith - Stay With Me (31)

19. Duke Dumont & Jax Jones – I Got U (01)

20. Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – My Love (04)

21. Ed Sheeran - Sing (18)

22. Magic! - Rude (33)

23. Sigma - Nobody To Love (07)

24. Pharrell Williams – Happy (14)

25. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – Blame (16)

26. Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down (25)

27. 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (22)

28. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (21)

29. Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah – Crazy Stupid Love (30)

30. Aloe Blacc - The Man (23)

31. Take That - These Days (17)

32. Secondcity – I Wanna Feel (05)

33. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem (26)

34. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang (24)

35. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up (36)

36. Will.i.am ft. Cody Wise – It's My Birthday (37)

37. Ben Haenow – Something I Need (38)

38. Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (35)

I will continue with 2015 soon!

Thanks for your rankings and I look forward to 2015 and seeing where you put Uptown Funk!