YEAR IN REVIEW: My favorite songs of 2014

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale)

The best Alternative, Hip-hop, and Pop songs of 2014.

Alternative/Rock Songs

1. Seasons (Waiting On You) – Future Islands
2. Heavenly Father – Bon Iver
3. Fall In Love – PHANTOGRAM
4. West Coast – Lana Del Rey
5. Fire Escape – Foster The People
6. A Perfect World – Broken Bells
7. All The Rage Back Home – Interpol
8. Ask Yourself – Foster The People
9. An Ocean In Between The Waves – The War On Drugs
10. The Mother Lode – Thom Yorke
11. King and Cross – Asgeir
12. Queen – Perfume Genius
13. From Eden – Hozier
14. After The Disco – Broke Bells
15. Jackie and Wilson – Hozier
16. Cedarwood Road – U2
17. The Crystal Ballroom – U2
18. Truth Ray – Thom Yorke
19. Red Eye – The War On Drugs
20. Iris (Hold Me Close) – U2
21. Coffee – Sylvan Esso
22. New Dorp. New York – SBTRKT featuring Ezra Koenig
23. Everyday Robots – Damon Albarn
24. Busy Earnin – Jungle
25. History Eraser – Courtney Barnett
26. Moaning Lisa Smile – Wolf Alice
27. Bad Water – Carroll
28. Around Again – Phillip Selway
29. Champions of Red Wine – The New Pornographers
30. The Troubles – U2
31. Uncatena – Sylvan Esso
32. Two Weeks – FKA twigs
33. Digital Witness – St. Vincent
34. Filthy Luck – Beach Slang
35. Could I Be – Sylvan Esso
36. Under The Pressure – The War On Drugs
37. Invisible – U2
38. I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You – The Hold Steady
39. Blue Moon – Beck
40. The Truth – Foster The People
41. Archie, Marry Me – Alvvays
42. Do You – Spoon
43. All The Time – Bahamas
44. It Will End In Tears – Phillip Selway
45. Bill Murray – PHANTOGRAM

Hip-Hop/R&B Songs

1. Never Catch Me – Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
2. .38 Airweight – Doomtree
3. Oh My Darling Don’t Cry – Run The Jewels
4. Mazinger – Lupe Fiasco featuring PJ
5. LOW – Young Fathers
6. No. 99 – Joey Bada$$
7. Blockbuster Night Part 1 – Run The Jewels
8. Hot Nigga – Bobby Shmurda
9. Lilies – Lupe Fiasco featuring Sirah
10. Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) – Run The Jewels featuring Zack Del La Roach
11. i – Kendrick Lamar
12. Madonna (And Other Mothers In The Hood) – Lupe Fiasco featuring Nikki Jean
13. Studio – ScHoolboy Q featuring Bj The Chicago Kid
14. Earned It – The Weeknd
15. Not For Long – B.o.B featuring Trey Songs
16. Tuesday – iLoveMakonnen featuring Drake
17. Los Awesome – ScHoolboy Q featuring Jay Rock
18. GET UP – Young Fathers
19. Deliver – Lupe Fiasco
20. Angel Duster – Run The Jewels
21. 0 To 100 / The Catch Up – Drake
22. Dead Man’s Tetris – Flying Lotus
23. I Don’t Fuck With You – Big Sean
24. Part II (On The Run) – Jay Z featuring Beyonce
25. Trophies – Drake
26. Big Dusty – Joey Bada$$
27. Man Of The Year – ScHoolboy Q
28. Sober – Childish Gambino
29. On & On – Joey Bada$$
30. Truffle Butter – Nicki Manaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
31. Lie, Cheat, Steal – Run The Jewels

Pop Songs

1. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
2. Can’t Do Without – Caribou
3. Stay With Me – Sam Smith
4. My Type – Saint Motel
5. Rather Be – Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
6. Style – Taylor Swift
7. Sing – Ed Sheeran
8. Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
9. GDFR – Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini
10. Riptide – Vance Joy
11. Dark Horse – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
12. Sugar – Maroon 5
13. Stolen Dance – Milky Chance
14. Earned It – The Weeknd
15. Not For Long – B.O.B., Trey Songz
16. Drunk in Love – Beyonce
17. Boom Clap – Charli XCX
18. The Night Is Still Young – Nicki Minaj
19. A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
20. Fancy – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
21. Problem – Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea
22. Maps – Maroon 5
23. Black Widow – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
24. Lips Are Moving – Meghan Trainor
25. I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith