New York, NY (Top40 Charts) TouchTunes, the largest in-venue interactive entertainment platform in North America, today released its annual Year-End
Music Charts reporting on the top played songs and artists of 2014. Based on songs played across its domestic network of over 60,000 jukeboxes, TouchTunes' Year-End review provides unique insight into the music choices of bar and restaurant patrons regionally and nationwide.
Country sensation
Luke Bryan was TouchTunes' Top Played Artist in 2014, closely followed by
AC/DC and Eric Church. "Since I started my career playing bars across this country, it makes me proud to be TouchTunes' Top Played Artist this year," commented Bryan. "I hope I can continue to make music that makes people want to have fun."
Timed with the announcement, TouchTunes is also offering
Luke Bryan fans a chance to win a trip for two to Luke Bryan's 'Crash My Playa', an all-inclusive concert vacation in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Fans can enter the sweepstakes at participating TouchTunes locations and directly online at www.touchtunes.com/lukebryan.
TouchTunes' Most Played Song of the year was Brantley Gilbert's "Bottoms Up." The song was a smash hit from Gilbert's Just As I Am, which recently won Favorite Country Album at the 2014 American
Music Awards. Upon hearing the news, Gilbert said, "Just found out that "
Bottoms Up" was the most played song on TouchTunes in 2014. It means so much to me that the song resonated with so many people."
From coast to coast, Rock music continued to be the most played genre in 2014, followed by Country, and with the Pop genre coming in third. Pop superstar
Katy Perry was TouchTunes' 2014 Most Played Female Artist.
TouchTunes 2014 Year-End Charts Top 10 Played Artists
Luke Bryan
AC/DC
Eric Church
Jason Aldean
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Kid Rock
Johnny Cash
The Rolling Stones
George Strait
Metallica
TouchTunes 2014 Year-End Charts Top 10 Played Songs
1. "Bottoms Up," Brantley Gilbert
2. "Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)" Katy Perry
3. "Happy," Pharrell Williams
4. "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)," Luke Bryan
5. "Royals," Lorde
6. "Wagon Wheel,"
Darius Rucker
7. "Smoke A
Little Smoke," Eric Church
8. "Crazy B*tch," Buckcherry
9. "Copperhead Road," Steve Earle
10. "Dirt Road Anthem," Jason Aldean
To view the complete TouchTunes' 2014 Year-End Charts, please visit www.touchtunes.com/2014YearEndCharts.
