This Is What Music Looked Like In 2014, According To iTunes' Year-End List

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iTunes released its year-end list of the highest selling songs and albums of 2014. Would it really surprise you if we said Pharrell’s “Happy” was the highest selling song of the year? Well, that turned out to be true and John Legend’s “All of Me” and Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” followed in the top three, according to Billboard.

Meanwhile, the Frozen soundtrack took the cake at number one on the albums side with Taylor Swift’s 1989 coming in second place and Coldplay’s Ghost Stories making its mark at third.

Oh, and of course, there’s a “Best-Of” list. Beyonce’s self-titled album helped her win the “Best Artist” category with Taylor Swift earning the “Best Album” nod with 1989. So, who won the “Best Song” placement? That would be Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX with “Fancy.”

Songs:

1. “Happy,” Pharrell

2. “All of Me,” John Legend

3. “Dark Horse,” Katy Perry

4. “Talk Dirty,” Jason Derulo

5. “Fancy,” Iggy Azalea

6. “Problem,” Ariana Grande

7. “All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor

8. “Let It Go,” Idina Menzel

9. “Turn Down for What,” DJ Snake & Lil Jon

10. “Rude,” Magic!

Apple’s Best-Ofs:

Best Artist: Beyonce, Beyonce

Best Album: 1989, Taylor Swift

Best Song: “Fancy” (feat. Charli XCX), Iggy Azalea

Best New Artist: Sam Smith

Best Pop: 1989, Taylor Swift

Best Rock: Lazaretto, Jack White

Best Alternative: Lost in the Dream, The War on Drugs

Best Hip-Hop/Rap: Under Pressure, Logic

Best Country: Pain Killer, Little Big Town

Best R&B/Soul: JHUD, Jennifer Hudson

Best Dance: New Eyes, Clean Bandit

Best Singer/Songwriter: Utah, Jamestown Revival

Best Latin: MultiViral, Calle 13

Best Electronic: Our Love, Caribou

Best Jazz: Time and Time Again, The Cookers

Best Classical: John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Albums: