KROQ Inspired Top 106 Songs of 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.

Rank	Artist	Song	Album
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)

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