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# SoundExchange Releases Top Artists & Tracks of 2014
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-releases-top-artists-tracks-of-2014/
- Published: 2014-12-11T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-11T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: SoundExchange, the independent nonprofit performance rights organization representing the entire recorded music industry, recently released the Top Streaming Artists, Top Breakout Artists, and Top Tracks of 2014. Drake, Sam Smith, and One. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/so
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- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, California, Colleen McMahon, music industry, New York, radio, Sirius XM Radio, Sound recording and reproduction, SoundExchange, Summary judgment, The Turtles, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

[![Soundexchange](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07c1a325970d-150wi "Soundexchange")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb07c1a325970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)[SoundExchange](http://www.soundexchange.com/?ref=hypebot.com "SoundExchange"), the independent nonprofit [performance rights organization](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance%5Frights%5Forganisation?ref=hypebot.com "Performance rights organisation") representing the entire recorded [music industry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%5Findustry?ref=hypebot.com "Music industry"), recently released the Top Streaming Artists, Top Breakout Artists, and Top Tracks of 2014\. **[Drake](http://drakeofficial.com/?ref=hypebot.com "Drake (entertainer)")**, **[Sam Smith](http://www.naplesairconditioningrepair.com/?ref=hypebot.com "Sam Smith")**, and **One Republic’s “Counting Stars”** topped each chart respectively. 

These charts are based on data reported to SoundExchange from [digital radio](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%5Fradio?ref=hypebot.com "Digital radio") services including [satellite radio](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%5Fradio?ref=hypebot.com "Satellite radio"), [Internet radio](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%5Fradio?ref=hypebot.com "Internet radio"), and cable radio. The recordings featured were played between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014\. For an artist to qualify as a “Breakout Artist,” they must have received in this last broadcast year (September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014) at least 200 times as much as ALL previous payments from SoundExchange prior to September 1, 2013.

Please see the full lists below: 

[![SX_TOP_20_Artists](http://a2.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b7c71ccd1a970b-450wi "SX_TOP_20_Artists")](http://a2.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b7c71ccd1a970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

[![SX_TOP_20_Tracks](http://a4.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01bb07c1a39c970d-450wi "SX_TOP_20_Tracks")](http://a4.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01bb07c1a39c970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

[![SX_TOP_10_Breakout](http://a5.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b8d0a68c85970c-450wi "SX_TOP_10_Breakout")](http://a5.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b8d0a68c85970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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