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Pharrell’s “Happy” Is iTunes’ Top Selling Song Of The Year

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Pharrell’s “Happy” was inescapable in 2014 and now iTunes is declaring Pharrell ‘s song as the highest selling track of 2014. Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” came in at number five. Along with its “Highest Selling Track Of The Year” list, Apple also released year-end “Best-of” lists including artist, album, song, etc…

While most of the categories were dominated by pop and rock songs, Apple did acknowledge hip-hop and rap in a few categories . The aforementioned “Fancy” won Best Song Of The Year and Logic’s Under Pressure won Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album Of The Year.

Here is the full list from Apple:

Best Artist: Beyonce, Beyonce
Best Album: 1989, Taylor Swift
Best Song: “Fancy” (feat. Charli XCX), Iggy Azalea
Best New Artist: Sam Smith
Best Pop: 1989, Taylor Swift
Best Rock: Lazaretto, Jack White
Best Alternative: Lost in the Dream, The War on Drugs
Best Hip-Hop/Rap: Under Pressure, Logic
Best Country: Pain Killer, Little Big Town
Best R&B/Soul: JHUD, Jennifer Hudson
Best Dance: New Eyes, Clean Bandit
Best Singer/Songwriter: Utah, Jamestown Revival
Best Latin: MultiViral, Calle 13
Best Electronic: Our Love, Caribou
Best Jazz: Time and Time Again, The Cookers
Best Classical: John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle

Related: Spotify Thinks Pharrell’s “Happy Is The Best Song Of The Year
Pharrell Is Getting A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Pharrell Will Star In A Short Film For Chanel

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