The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in the United States.
List of years in American music
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23 – Dave Brockie (also known as Oderus Urungus), lead singer of Gwar , died from an accidental overdose.[ 1] After his public memorial in August, his character's infamous costume received a Viking funeral at Haddad's Lake in Gwar's hometown of Richmond, Virginia.[ 2] The band reformed, resumed touring, and began ending their sets with a revised cover of Jim Carroll 's punk classic, "People Who Died."
27 – Christine McVie rejoined Fleetwood Mac for first time in sixteen years.
2 – Counting Crows released Somewhere Under Wonderland , their first album of original material in six years.
16 – Chris Brown comes back with the release of his sixth studio album, X and for the sixth time makes the top 10.
23 - Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett release their collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek , with them being 28 and 88 years old respectively, it marks the highest age-gap through a collaborative album of 60 years.
30 – Finch releases Back to Oblivion , their first studio album in nine years, following a series of disbandings and reunions.
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 . "Blank Space" reached number one in November, ending the run of Swift's own "Shake It Off". In doing so, Swift became the first female artist in the history of the Hot 100, and tenth act overall, to replace herself at the top of the chart. With "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space", Swift was also the only artist to notch multiple number-ones in 2014.
23 – The American Music Awards took place in Los Angeles .
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
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Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
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All 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)
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
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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 season 7 finalist[ 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
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^ iTunes – Music – My Own Lane by Kid Ink
^ iTunes – Music – The River & the Thread (Deluxe) by Rosanne Cash
^ iTunes – Music – The Crystal Method by The Crystal Method
^ iTunes – Music – Kidz Bop 25 by Kidz Bop Kids
^ Talbot, Chris. "Jennifer Nettles Talks New Solo Album, Motherhood" . ABC News . Retrieved November 5, 2013 .
^ # Jon Pardi To Release Debut Project in January : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City
^ iTunes – Music – Give the People What They Want (Deluxe Version) by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
^ iTunes – Music – High Hopes by Bruce Springsteen
^ iTunes – Music – A N G E L S + A N I M A L S by Ryan Star
^ Fading West EP Tracklisting Revealed; Album Release Date Changed – Land of Broken Hearts
^ iTunes – Music – Is There Anybody Out There? by A Great Big World
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^ iTunes – Music – Bad Things (Deluxe Version) by Bad Things
^ iTunes – Music – Goodnight Tender by Amy Ray
^ Young the Giant – Young The Giant – 404 Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ iTunes – Music – Thrive by Casting Crowns
^ iTunes – Music – Too True by Dum Dum Girls
^ iTunes Store
^ PERIPHERY announces their new experiment: CLEAR – Sumerian Records
^ iTunes – Music – Love, Marriage & Divorce by Toni Braxton & Babyface
^ "Broken Bells Return With 'After the Disco' ", Rolling Stone
^ For Today To Release 'Fight The Silence' In February – Blabbermouth.net
^ iTunes – Music – Kin (<->) [feat. Chris Potter, Ben Williams, Antonio Sanchez & Giulio Carmassi] by Pat Metheny
^ "iTunes – Music – Make a Shadow" . iTunes Store (US). Retrieved February 28, 2015 .
^ Eric Church Announces 2014 New Album, 'The Outsiders'
^ iTunes – Music – Love Death Immortality by The Glitch Mob
^ iTunes – Music – Small Town Heroes by Hurray for the Riff Raff
^ iTunes – Music – I Was Going To Be an Astronaut by Greg Laswell
^ iTunes – Music – Music Speaks by Candice Glover
^ "Issues Punk – Issues CD Album" . Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31 .
^ Phantogram Announce New Album Voices, Share "Fall in Love" | News | Pitchfork
^ iTunes – Music – Weird Kids by We Are The In Crowd
^ Beck to release new album 'Morning Phase' in February | News | NME.COM
^ iTunes – Music – Helios by The Fray
^ iTunes – Music – Manhattan by Skaters
^ American Authors Release Debut Album 'Oh, What A Life' On March 4th 2014 | Contactmusic.com
^ iTunes – Music – Braveheart (Deluxe Edition) by Ashanti
^ iTunes – Music – Louder (Deluxe Version) by Lea Michele
^ "Rick Ross Announces New Album 'Mastermind' " . Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08 .
^ Amazon.com: Push Rewind: Music
^ iTunes – Music – The Truth (Deluxe Edition) by Ledisi
^ Twitter / enrique305: "SEX + LOVE" #NEWALBUM TITLE
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^ iTunes – Music – Out Among the Stars by Johnny Cash
^ Karmin Unveil Their Fiery ‘Pulses’ Album Cover And Announce Release Date | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com [permanent dead link ]
^ Amazon.com: Imaginary Enemy: Music
^ 'American Idol': James Durbin Announces New Single – Hollywood Reporter
^ iTunes – Music – SoMo by SoMo
^ "We are releasing 18 demos, including an unreleased track, from the Uno, Dos and Tres sessions, exclusively for @recordstoreday. It will come out on colored #vinyl, #CD and even #cassette" . Facebook .
^ Rap-Up.com || Kelis Preps ‘Food’ Album for April
^ Guided By Voices' New Album 'Cool Planet' Due Out 19 May 2014 | Contactmusic.com
^ Phillip Phillips Behind The Light Album Out May 19 American Idol
^ "Michael Jackson – "XSCAPE" Album Teaser" . Michael Jackson. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-04-01 .
^ "O.A.R. Looking for Hometown Vibe on June 10 'Rockville LP'; Stream "Peace" – DC Music News Feed – Direct Current" . Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-29 .
^ "Robin Thicke to Release New Album July 1st" . Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-22 .
^ iTunes – Music – Trigga (Deluxe Version) by Trey Songz Archived June 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rise Against – 5.22.13 – Interview" . AbsolutePunk.net . 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-05-24 .
^ 'Weird Al' Yankovic to release new album July 15
^ Twitter / andygrammer: SURPRISE! My NEW album is called
^ Kraus, Brian (July 2, 2014). "The Color Morale announce 'Hold On Pain Ends' album details, launch pre-orders" . Alternative Press .
^ Everything You Need To Know About Maroon 5's New Album – MTV
^ Strecker, Erin (July 29, 2014). "Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Announce 'Cheek to Cheek' Album, Premiere 'Anything Goes' Video" . Billboard .
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^ Zola Jesus Details New Album Taiga, Shares "Dangerous Days" | News | Pitchfork
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