Billboard has released their year-end charts for 2014 breaking down each chart by genre.
Here is the top five albums by category for 2014.
Albums
01. Frozen – Soundtrack
02. Beyonce – Beyonce
03. 1989 – Taylor Swift
04. Midnight Memories – One Direction
05. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
Singles
01. Happy – Pharrell Williams
02. Dark Horse – Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
03. All of Me – John Legend
04. Fancy – Iggy Azalea Featuring Charlie XCX
05. Counting Stars – OneRepublic
Artists
01. One Direction
02. Katy Perry
03. Beyonce
04. Taylor Swift
05. Justin Timberlake
Catalog Albums
01. Christmas – Michael Buble
02. Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers – Bob Marley & the Wailers
03. The Legend of Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash
04. 21 – Adele
05. Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
01. Beyonce – Beyonce
02. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
03. Nothing Was the Same – Drake
04. GIRL – Pharrell Williams
05. The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2) – Justin Timberlake
R&B/Hip Hop singles
01. Happy – Pharrell Williams
02. All of Me – John Legend
03. Fancy – Iggy Azalea Featuring Charlie XCX
04. Talk Dirty – Jason Derulo Featuring 2 Chainz
05. The Monster – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Country albums
01. Crash My Party – Luke Bryan
02. Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences – Garth Brooks
03. Here’s to the Good Times – Florida Georgia Line
04. The Outsiders – Eric Church
05. Just As I Am – Brantley Gilbert
Country singles
01. This is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan
02. Burnin’ It Down – Jason Aldean
03. Dirt – Florida Georgia Line
04. Bottoms Up – Brantley Gilbert
05. Play It Again – Luke Bryan
Rock
01. Pure Heroine – Lorde
02. Night Visions – Imagine Dragons
03. Ghost Stories – Coldplay
04. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Volume 1 – Various Artists
05. AM – Arctic Monkeys
Hard Rock Albums
01. The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 – Five Finger Death Punch
02. The Hunting Party – Linkin Park
03. Hail to the King – Avenged Sevenfold
04. .5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot
05. Sonic Highways – Foo Fighters
Blues
01. Different Shade of Blue – Joe Bonamassa
02. Blak and Blue – Gary Clark, Jr.
03. Live – Gary Clark, Jr.
04. Made Up Mind – Tedeschi Trucks Band
05. Bluesamericana – Keb’ Mo’
Folk
01. All the Little Lights – Passenger
02. Hozier – Hozier
03. Inside Llewyn Davis – Soundtrack
04. Babel – Mumford & Sons
05. From Here to Now to You – Jack Johnson
Bluegrass
01. A Dotted Line – Nickel Creek
02. The Bluegrass Album – Alan Jackson
03. Love Has Come For You – Steve Martin & Edie Brickel
04. I’m a Stranger Here – The Devil Makes Three
05. Live – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickel
Other year-end charts:
Independent Albums – Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences – Garth Brooks
Independent Artists – Garth Brooks
Catalog Artists – Led Zeppelin
Dance Club Songs – Never Say Never – Basement Jaxx
Tropical Airplay Songs – Marc Anthony
Comedy Albums – Mandatory Fun – Weird Al Yankovic
Comedy Albums Artist – Weird Al Yankovic
Jazz Albums – Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Jazz Albums Artists – Tony Bennett
Smooth Jazz Songs – African Breeze – Jonathan Butler
Smooth Jazz Songs Artists – Boney James
——————————————————————————————————————————————
Never miss a story! Get your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to the Noise11 Music Newsletter here
Listen to the Noise11 Music News channel now at iHeartRadio
Follow Noise11.com on Facebook and Twitter
——————————————————————————————————————————————
more from vvnmusic.com
