As we cling to our sad little rock, all alone in the universe, the desperate desire to make order and sense out of the howling, empty wasteland in which we find ourselves helps the human race stave off our descent into madness and despair.
Good thing it’s end-of-year list time again!
Music service iTunes have just released their list of the bestselling albums and songs for 2014, and amid the expected entries from the likes of Iggy Azalea and Katy Perry, there are a few surprises.
We had no idea the Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack was big enough to crack number five on the albums list, or that not even Tay Sway could unseat a certain pair of Disney princesses (though to be fair Frozen has been around longer than 1989).
Here are the top to lists in full:
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!
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!
Albums:
1. Frozen soundtrack
2. 1989, Taylor Swift
3. Ghost Stories, Coldplay
4. In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
5. Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack
6. Beyoncé, Beyoncé
7. Pure Heroine, Lorde
8. x, Ed Sheeran
9. The Outsiders, Eric Church
10. 5 Seconds of Summer, 5 Seconds of Summer
iTunes also handed out a few totally arbitrary awards of its own, giving Best Artist to Beyoncé, Best Album to Taylor Swift, Best New Artist to Sam Smith and Best Song to the all-conquering ‘Fancy’.
via Billboard
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