70. Porter Robinson - Sad Machine
I will always love dance/electronic music more than any other genre. I was a huge fan of Language when it premiered and incredibly enough this was a step up on it. The production on this is absolutely outstanding.
69. MØ - Say You'll Be There
This cover was a perfect mix of the current indie-electronica trend with the love all 90s kids have with that era of music. I still haven't gotten into MØ's original pieces, but this was a nice sidestep for the year.
68. Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband
This song was such an incredible response to those calling Meghan a one hit wonder for All About That Bass, and proved to me that she would be a force to be reckoned with in the industry for the future. It's a shame they passed over this for Lips Are Movin, but hopefully they'll release this sometime next year.
67. Gwen Stefani - Baby Don't Lie
This song is what I imagine would happen if Ellie Goulding and Shakira had a musical baby. The Rude Boy-esque music video updated for 2014 really highlighted this as well. As much as I'm comparing this to other artists, Gwen created an original pop song in her vein and that really elated me.
66. Jhené Aiko - The Worst
It took me SO long to get into her, all I saw on ATRL for the longest time were threads updating about her. It took me a few listens to fully appreciate this song, but once I reached that point I was sold on her. And I'm not one to appreciate R&B styled songs usually.
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65. Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Outside
The best duo in dance pop right now, and to be completely honest I need a full album of just these two. I Need Your Love slayed and I cannot wait for this to slay next year.
64. Foxes - Let Go For Tonight
Foxes had a great last year for me with Clarity and Youth, this was the next song in my appreciation of her. Such an upbeat pure pop with vibes of the late 80s. One of my favorite songs from the spring.
63. George Ezra - Budapest
Budapest had a great 2014, slaying between this song and the Grand Budapest Hotel. This song was perfect for the summer, laying out at the pool and relaxing and listening to this was fabulous. I cannot believe such a voice comes from someone so young.
62. Duke Dumont - I Got U
I really love Duke Dumont and this second single exceeded all expectations I had from his first. I love the summery feel with the steel drum and not heavy production.
61. SBTRKT ft. Ezra Koenig - New Dorp, New York
SBTRKT has an incredible knack for making random noises and sounds into a haunting, perfectly rhythmic song. While this album didn't hit me as hard as his first, this song was so phenomenal.