| 1 | Hozier | Take Me to Church | Hozier (2014) |
| 2 | Coldplay | A Sky Full of Stars | Ghost Stories (2014) |
| 3 | Vance Joy | Riptide | Dream Your Life Away (2014) |
| 4 | Big Data | Dangerous [feat. Joywave] | Non-album Single (2014) [Later on 2.0 (2015)] |
| 5 | Tove Lo | Habits (Stay High) | Truth Serum EP (2014) |
| 6 | Milky Chance | Stolen Dance | Sadnecessary (2013) |
| 7 | The Black Keys | Fever | Turn Blue (2014) |
| 8 | Foo Fighters | Something from Nothing | Sonic Highways (2014) |
| 9 | Fitz and the Tantrums | The Walker | More Than Just a Dream (2013) |
| 10 | Lorde | Team | Pure Heroine (2013) |
| 11 | Fall Out Boy | Centuries | Non-album Single (2014) [Later on American Beauty/American Psycho (2015)] |
| 12 | American Authors | Best Day of My Life | Oh, What a Life (2014) |
| 13 | Cage the Elephant | Come a Little Closer | Melophobia (2013) |
| 14 | Coldplay | Magic | Ghost Stories (2014) |
| 15 | Kongos | Come with Me Now | Lunatic (2014) |
| 16 | U2 | The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) | Songs of Innocence (2014) |
| 17 | The Neighbourhood | Afraid | I Love You. (2013) |
| 18 | The Dirty Heads | My Sweet Summer | Sound of Change (2014) |
| 19 | Vampire Weekend | Unbelievers | Modern Vampires of the City (2013) |
| 20 | Arctic Monkeys | Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High? | AM (2013) |
| 21 | Bastille | Pompeii | Bad Blood (2013) |
| 22 | Imagine Dragons | Demons | Night Visions (2012) |
| 23 | Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know? | AM (2013) |
| 24 | Fitz and the Tantrums | Out of My League | More Than Just a Dream (2013) |
| 25 | Imagine Dragons | On Top of the World | Night Visions (2012) |
| 26 | Neon Trees | Sleeping with a Friend | Pop Psychology (2014) |
| 27 | Phantogram | Fall in Love | Voices (2014) |
| 28 | Walk the Moon | Shut Up and Dance | Talking Is Hard (2014) |
| 29 | Jack White | Lazaretto | Lazaretto (2014) |
| 30 | Bleachers | I Wanna Get Better | Strange Desire (2014) |
| 31 | Paramore | Ain’t It Fun | Paramore (2013) |
| 32 | Foster the People | Coming of Age | Supermodel (2014) |
| 33 | Young the Giant | It’s About Time | Mind Over Matter (2014) |
| 34 | CHVRCHES | The Mother We Share | The Bones of What You Believe (2013) |
| 35 | Bear Hands | Giants | Distraction (2014) |
| 36 | Cage the Elephant | Take It or Leave It | Melophobia (2013) |
| 37 | alt-J | Left Hand Free | This Is All Yours (2014) |
| 38 | Kings of Leon | Wait for Me | Mechanical Bull (2013) |
| 39 | The Orwells | Who Needs You | Disgraceland (2014) |
| 40 | Broken Bells | Holding on for Life | After the Disco (2014) |
| 41 | Sir Sly | Gold | You Haunt Me (2014) |
| 42 | New Politics | Tonight You’re Perfect | A Bad Girl in Harlem (2013) |
| 43 | Cage the Elephant | Cigarette Daydreams | Melophobia (2013) |
| 44 | Cherub | Doses & Mimosas | Year of the Caprese (2014) |
| 45 | Twenty One Pilots | House of Gold | Vessel (2013) |
| 46 | The Airborne Toxic Event | Hell and Back | Non-album Single (2014) [Later on Dope Machines (2015)] |
| 47 | Kings of Leon | Temple | Mechanical Bull (2013) |
| 48 | Foster the People | Best Friend | Supermodel (2014) |
| 49 | J. Roddy Walston & the Business | Heavy Bells | Essential Tremors (2013) |
| 50 | Bad Suns | Cardiac Arrest | Language & Perspective (2014) |
| 51 | Tame Impala | Feels Like We Only Go Backwards | Lonerism (2012) |
| 52 | Beck | Blue Moon | Morning Phase (2014) |
| 53 | Lorde | Tennis Court | Pure Heroine (2013) |
| 54 | Lorde | Glory and Gore | Pure Heroine (2013) |
| 55 | Imagine Dragons | I Bet My Life | Non-album Single (2014) [Later on Smoke + Mirrors (2015)] |
| 56 | Beck | Waking Light | Morning Phase (2014) |
| 57 | Beck | Say Goodbye | Morning Phase (2014) |
| 58 | Linkin Park | Guilty All the Same | The Hunting Party (2014) |
| 59 | Bastille | Bad Blood | Bad Blood (2013) |
| 60 | Of Monsters and Men | Dirty Paws | My Head Is an Animal (2012) |
| 61 | Chevelle | Take Out the Gunman | La Gárgola (2014) |
| 62 | Silversun Pickups | Cannibal | The Singles Collection (2014) |
| 63 | Ingrid Michaelson | Girls Chase Boys | Lights Out (2014) |
| 64 | Crosses | The Epilogue | Crosses (2014) |
| 65 | Grouplove | Shark Attack | Spreading Rumours (2013) |
| 66 | Sleeper Agent | Waves | About Last Night (2014) |
| 67 | John Mayer | XO | Non-album Single (2014) |
| 68 | Ms Mr | Think of You | Secondhand Rapture (2013) |
| 69 | Morning Parade | Alienation | Pure Adulterated Joy (2014) |
| 70 | Wild Cub | Thunder Clatter | Youth (2014) |
| 71 | Skaters | Deadbolt | Manhattan (2014) |
| 72 | Courtney Barnett | Avant Gardener | The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (2013) |
| 73 | Birds of Tokyo | Lanterns | March Fires (2013) |
| 74 | Pearl Jam | Sirens | Lightning Bolt (2013) |
| 75 | Bleachers | Rollercoaster | Strange Desire (2014) |
| 76 | Interpol | All the Rage Back Home | El Pintor (2014) |
| 77 | Capital Cities | One Minute More | In a Tidal Wave of Mystery (Deluxe Edition) (2014) |
| 78 | Broods | Bridges | Evergreen (2014) |
| 79 | Death from Above 1979 | Trainwreck 1979 | The Physical World (2014) |
| 80 | Joywave feat. KOPPS | Tongues | How Do You Feel? EP (2014) |
| 81 | Priory | Weekend | Weekend EP (2014) |
| 82 | Rise Against | I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore | The Black Market (2014) |
| 83 | SomeKindaWonderful | Reverse | SomeKindaWonderful (2014) |
| 84 | The Black Keys | Gotta Get Away | Turn Blue (2014) |
| 85 | J. Roddy Walston & the Business | Take It As It Comes | Essential Tremors (2013) |
| 86 | MEG MYERS | Desire | Make a Shadow EP (2014) |
| 87 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Do or Die | Love Lust Faith + Dreams (2013) |
| 88 | The Pretty Reckless | Heaven Knows | Going to Hell (2014) |
| 89 | Bear Hands | Agora | Distraction (2014) |
| 90 | Young the Giant | Mind Over Matter | Mind Over Matter (2014) |
| 91 | Fitz and the Tantrums | Fools Gold | More Than Just a Dream (2013) |
| 92 | The Griswolds | Beware the Dog | Be Impressive (2014) |
| 93 | MAGIC! | Rude | Don’t Kill the Magic (2014) |
| 94 | New Politics | Everywhere I Go (Kings and Queens) | Vikings (2014) |
| 95 | Bush | The Only Way Out | Man on the Run (2014) |
| 96 | Arcade Fire | Afterlife | Reflektor (2013) |
| 97 | Spoon | Do You | They Want My Soul (2014) |
| 98 | Linkin Park | Until It’s Gone | The Hunting Party (2014) |
| 99 | Royal Blood | Figure It Out | Royal Blood (2014) |
| 100 | Panic! at the Disco | This Is Gospel | Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! (2013) |
| 101 | Lana Del Rey | West Coast | Ultraviolence (2014) |
| 102 | George Ezra | Budapest | Wanted on Voyage (2014) |
| 103 | Seether | Words as Weapons | Isolate and Medicate (2014) |
| 104 | Phantogram | Black Out Days | Voices (2014) |
| 105 | Royal Blood | Out of the Black | Royal Blood (2014) |
| 106 | Portugal. The Man | Modern Jesus | Evil Friends (2013) |
About 2014
In 2014, KROQ’s airwaves vibrated with Hozier’s soulful anthems, Coldplay’s dance-infused pop, and Vance Joy’s indie-folk charm. Scaling down to a Top 20 format, the list captured a dynamic blend of alt-rock grit from The Black Keys, pop-punk energy from Fall Out Boy, and eclectic vibes from Tove Lo and Arctic Monkeys, electrifying SoCal’s festivals, clubs, and radio dials. This curated list expands to 106 songs, starting with KROQ’s rankings and adding tracks likely played, sourced from Billboard and other airplay data, ordered by 2014 airplay.