Poor Austin. This was the closest he had gotten to getting a Top 40 hit this era and even with a Pitbull feature he still got stalled at #49. Granted, this song is inferior to his best song What About Love, but I figured this song would at least go Top 40 like Sledgehammer did for Fifth Harmony. Well this song is a cute bop. Got old quickly though but still a really cute bop
Final appearance of Austin Mahone & Pitbull
39. Dami Im - Super Love
Dami's debut single following her X Factor Australia win comes in at #39, and she still had one more song on the countdown. When I first heard it, I wasn't totally in love with it at first. It was nice and bopworthy, but it wasn't on the same level as Samantha's material the previous year. However, I liked how she dedicated this song to her husband, so I felt that this song was still genuine despite being a generic dance-pop song riding the wave Avicii had set with Wake Me Up.
Third of four appearances by Dami Im
38. Jake Miller - Collide
A 2013 song that lasted on my countdown until April 2014. It was another one of those songs I thought would at least chart on the Hot 100 this year, but didn't happen. However this song was pop/rap candy for me. The beat drew me in and then the verses gave it a further nudge. Chorus could have been better, but I was madly addicted to this song when it came out. It's still my favorite song by Jake to this day.
Final appearance of Jake Miller
37. Alesso f. Tove Lo - Heroes (we could be)
After how much I dreaded Stay High, I wasn't expecting to like a song with Tove Lo featured on it. But I was wrong. She really made this song have the magic it had, because I really enjoyed her singing more than the breakdown once it arrived. Who knows? Maybe this was the song I needed to open up myself to Tove Lo.
Only appearance by Tove Lo. One of two appearances by Alesso
36. Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods
Taylor still has four entries in this countdown, and one of her songs is bowing at now. This song, I didn't originally like, but once the album came out and I listened to it again, I really grew to like it. The bridge is my favorite part because it really feels like a good climax that most songs on the album aren't as strong with. However, it's not good to listen to on headphones when first putting it on. It's literally annoying to my ears at the beginning. Once the verse kicks in though I'm fine, but still. This song is still great!
Fourth of seven appearances by Taylor Swift
35. Ellie Goulding - Beating Heart
My favorite single from the Divergent soundtrack and my favorite movie song by Ellie Goulding. It actually felt dark and empowering. It matches the action packed nature that I assume the film has. It just feels very dark too because hanging on to what is left. I think all of Ellie's movie songs though are like that, because they have this personal emotion of holding on to something or looking for yourself. However, Beating Heart is organized which wins the battle with Mirror.
Final appearance of Ellie Goulding
34. Niykee Heaton - Bad Intentions
On my way to an Improv show in November, my classmate's iPod came onto to this song. I was really drawn into it and it was a breath of fresh air for me. And the crazy part is she still has one more song coming
One of two appearances by Niykee Heaton
33. 5 Seconds of Summer - Everything I Didn't Say
I didn't realize until now how true the lyrics have been to my relationship lately. This song is one of my favorites from 5SOS, but it wasn't until these past two weeks that the lyrics of this song actually came to life. Knowing that you messed up a relationship and knowing is beyond repair is a tough pill to swallow, but for me, it's the only song I actually relate to about this situation at the moment. But for the record, this song was going to chart high on its own merit, not because of the relationship.
Third of four appearances by 5 Seconds of Summer
32. Within Temptation f. Howard Jones - Dangerous
I'm sure none of you guys would expect a song like this on my countdown, let alone this high. But I love a good song with epic guitar and power, which this song is good. I'm a very energetic person so whether a rock song or dance song gets me pumped up doesn't matter. This song is just asking me to be a daredevil
Only appearances by Within Temptation and Howard Jones
31. Calvin Harris & Alesso f. Hurts - Under Control
This song is Calvin's second best song from this era. The magic is just on fire in this song. Hurts has a really great voice with this type of song and the beats Alesso & Calvin cooked up just create an epic environment. I'll never hate this song tbh.
Seventh of eight appearances by Calvin Harris, final appearance of Alesso, only appearance of Alesso