The FADER always has some year-end coverage, but for the past 15 years they didn’t publish a ranked year-end list. This year however, they ranked their 116 favorite songs of 2014 (find out why) and it’s a diverse list that manages to sing the praises of iLoveMakonnen, Tinashe, Alex G, Florida Georgia Line, Enrique Iglesias, Bleachers, Ricky Eat Acid, YG, Toni Braxton & Babyface, Nothing, Grimes, Parquet Courts, Run the Jewels and Grouper all in the same damn list.
Read more about each choice here and check out the full list below…
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The FADER’s Favorite Tracks of 2014
MikeWiLLMakonnen – Wishin You Well
Rich Gang – Lifestyle
QT – Hey QT
Tinashe – 2 On
Rae Sremmurd – No Type
FKA twigs – Kicks
Popcaan – Everything Nice
Dej Loaf – Try Me
Bobby Shmurda – Hot Nigga
Nicki MInaj – Lookin Ass
Lil B – No Black Person Is Ugly
Drake – 0 To 100 / The Catch Up
Migos – Fight Night
Arca – Wound
Tink f. Jeremih – Don’t Tell Nobody
Lana Del Rey – The Other Woman
YG – My Nigga – Remix
Skepta f. Wiki – That’s Not Me (US Remix)
Holly Herndon – Home
Alex G – Harvey
iLoveMakonnen – Tuesday (feat. Drake)
Porter Robinson – Sad Machine
Aphex Twin – XMAS_EVET10 [120][thanaton3 mix]
Father f. iLoveMakonnen & Key! – Look At Wrist
Pure X – Heaven
Jeremih – Don’t Tell ‘Em
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
Shamir – On The Regular
Flying Lotus – Turtles
PARTYNEXTDOOR – Recognize (feat. Drake)
Charli XCX – Boom Clap
Lawfawndah – Butter
Ricky Blaze – Uptown Julie Riddim
Future – Good Morning
Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone
Og Maco – U Guessed It
Chance the Rapper & the Social Experiment – Wonderful Everyday: Arthur
Dan Bodan – Soft as Rain
Florida Georgia Line – Dirt
Tobias Jesso Jr – True Love
Ratking – Puerto Rican Judo
Fatima Al Qadiri – Shanzhai (for Shanzhai Biennial)
Tunji Ige – Day 2 Day (Remix) [feat. Michael Christmas & iLoveMakonnen]
Vince Staples – Blue Suede
T.I. f. Young Thug – About the Money
Bunji Garlin – Truck On D Road
Inga Copeland f. Actress – Advice to Young Girls
Elvis Depressedly – No More Sad Songs
Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
Kindness – Who Do You Love? Feat. Robyn
Shy Glizzy – Awwsome
Blake Mills – Don’t Tell Our Friends About Me
Ricky Eat Acid – In My Dreams We’re Almost Touching
Chris Brown – Loyal
Big Sean – I Don’t Fuck With You
Palmistry – Protector SE5
Snootie Wild – Made Me
Eddy Kenzo – Jambole
Meridian Dan – German Whip
Son Lux – Easy (Switch Screens) [feat. Lorde]
Nothing – Dig
Toni Braxton & Babyface – I Wish
Alvvays – Archie, Marry Me
Grimes f. Blood Diamonds – Go
Willow Smith – 8
The War On Drugs – Red Eyes
Enrique Iglesias – Bailando – Spanish Version
Kevin Gates – Movie
Sia – Chandelier
Future f. Pharrell Williams & Pusha T – Move That Dope
Sturgill Simpson – The Promise
Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal
Grouper – Holding
Dean Blunt – GRADE
Drake – Draft Day
Ryn Weaver – OctaHate
Run The Jewels – Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) [feat. Zack De La Rocha]
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Perfume Genius – Queen
Wiz Khalifa – We Dem Boyz
Jessie Ware – Tough Love
DaVido – Aye
DJ Quik – Fuck all Night
Weyes Blood – Hang On
Machel Montano – Ministry of Road (M.O.R.)
Lewis – We Danced All Night
Mary J. Blige – Nobody But You
Chief Keef – How It Go
Felicita – Doves
Doss – The Way I Feel
Popcaan – Waiting So Long
Quarterbacks – Center
Isaiah Rashad – Heavenly Father
Chris Brown f. Usher and Rick Ross – New Flame
Mumdance & Rabit – Square Wave Shell Down
Thestand4rd – Decisions
TOPS – Way to be Loved
Trey Songz – Touchin, Lovin (feat. Nicki Minaj)
PC Worship – Paper track (Dig)
Evian Christ – Waterfall
Zoe Muth – Mama Needs A Margarita
Shura – Just Once
Todd Terje – Johnny And Mary (feat. Bryan Ferry)
M.E.S.H. – Scythians
Jamie xx – All Under One Roof Raving
MNEK – Wrote A Song About You
Yung Lean – Leanworld
Bleachers – Rollercoaster
IamSu – I Love My Squad
Becky G – Shower
Rick Ross ft. Kanye West – Sanctified
Childhood – As I Am
Mariah Carey – One More Try
Ryan Hemsworth f. Qrion – Every Square Inch
Lupe Fiasco – Next To It (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Mikael Seifu – Tuff Ruff
Ariel Pink – Picture Me Gone
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