Milky Chance: Stolen Dance (2015)

German Band Milky Chance released their first album with "Stolen Dance" on it in 2013. The song finally made its way to America and broke in 2015. The upbeat song is accompanied by a video in which the singer appears rather bored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-QaNzd-0Y

Meghan Trainor: All About That Bass (2014)

With a cheesy, pretension video, Meghan Trainor gave us the worst song of 2014...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCkvCPvDXk

Top 12 songs of 2014

My favorites in no order.

Go Away- Weezer

The British Are Coming- Weezer

It Must Be Done- Pete Townshend

Fever- The Black Keys

Gotta Get Away- The Black Keys

Foil- Weird Al Yankovic

Word Crimes- Weird Al Yankovic

The Troubles- U2

California (There Is No End to Love)- U2

In the Clear- Foo Fighters

Louder Than Words- Pink Floyd

Back to the Shack- Weezer 

Weird Al Yankovic: Word Crimes (2014)

This is Weird Al's best work. "Word Crimes" is a parody of grammatical miscues put to Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines." The song reached #39 on the charts. Weird Al became the third artist to have Top 40 hits in every decade since the 1980s. The other two: Michael Jackson and Madonna.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

Go Away by Weezer (2014)

Weezer returned to its roots with Everything Will Be Alright in the End. The album is a straight on alt rocker. "Go Away" recounts a failed relationship and features Bethany Cosentino from Best Coast on vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVnjFVi4RNo

Louder than Words by Pink Floyd (2014)

A tribute to Richard Wright using some material from the Division Bell sessions. The bulk of the album lacks lead vocals. David Gilmour said the new work is not for the download generation. Instead, it is a steady stream of music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezc4HdLGxg4

Foil by Weird Al Yankovic (2014)

Weird Al demonstrates why he is the best at music parody. He has outlasted most of the acts he has mocked over the years. Here, Al gives his take on "Royal" by Lourde. It begins as an ode to aluminum foil and then jumps into paranoid conspiracies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0TEJMJOhk

The Black Keys: Fever (2014)

The Black Keys followed up their mega success with this tune. They hoped to capture the Motown vibe with "Fever." In the video, Dan Auerbach plays a creepy televangelist. Patrick Carney plays his Ed McMahon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trk7P-9QDyc

Pete Townshend: It Must Be Done (2014)

The Americans tv series is about two KGB operatives living in 1980s Virginia. It deals with the interpersonal relationships of the agents with an occasional real life event tossed in. Pete Townshend offered this song for the series in 2014. The work captures the feel of the Cold War.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7QbWAPagzU