Music identification service Shazam is increasingly being used not only to discover music, but to understand and predict the behavior of fans.
As 2014 comes to a close, the company has revealed the top 10 most Shazamed artists and songs of the year, and while the lists aren’t all that surprising, they’re nevertheless interesting.
It should be noted that three of the most Shazamed artists in the world were EDM (Avicii, David Guetta, Calvin Harris), whereas only one EDM artist made the US list (Disclosure).
Top 10 Most Shazamed Artists of 2014 in the US:
1. John Legend
2. Katy Perry
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Iggy Azalea
5. Lorde
6. OneRepublic
7. Disclosure
8. Magic!
9. Jason Derulo
10. Nico & Vinz
Top 10 Most Shazamed Artists of 2014 Worldwide:
1. Avicii
2. David Guetta
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Katy Perry
5. Jason Derulo
6. Clean Bandit
7. OneRepublic
8. John Legend
9. Calvin Harris
10. Pharrell Williams
Top 10 Most Shazamed Songs of 2014 in the US:
1. John Legend – All of Me
2. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – Latch
3. Magic! – Rude
4. Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
5. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be
6. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
7. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – Dark Horse
8. Sam Smith – Stay With Me
9. Jeremih ft. YG – Don’t Tell ‘Em
10. Pharrell Williams – Happy
Top 10 Most Shazamed Songs of 2014 Worldwide:
1. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather Be
2. John Legend – All of Me
3. Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz – Prayer in C – Robin Schulz Radio Edit
4. Mr. Probz – Waves
5. Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
6. Magic! – Rude
7. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – Dark Horse
8. Pharrell Williams – Happy
9. Milky Chance – Stolen Dance
10. Kiesza – Hideaway
Shazam also gave its predictions for 2015. Their list of future hit-makers includes rappers Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd, and DeJ Loaf, along with EDM artists Oliver Heldens and Tchami.
Related: Top Shazamed Songs of 2013
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