Just Jared's Most Popular Music Acts 2014

As the year comes to a close, we will continue to recap the most popular in entertainment throughout the last twelve months.

Yesterday we brought you the list of the most popular actresses and now it is time to recap the most popular acts in music. As a reminder, all of these results are calculated by reader interaction via pageviews, social media hits, comments, and more statistics. Our team had no say in the ranking!

This year’s list of top music acts includes stars who dropped new albums, surprised us with music we didn’t see coming, shocked us by showing tons of skin on red carpets, and more.

Did your favorite music acts make JustJared.com‘s cut?

20. Madonna
19. One Direction
18. Gwen Stefani
17. LeAnn Rimes
16. Britney Spears
15. Iggy Azalea
14. Solange Knowles
13. Chris Brown
12. Chris Martin
11. Katy Perry

Click inside to find out JustJared.com’s top ten most popular music acts of 2014…

10. FKA twigs
9. Nicki Minaj
8. Adam Levine & Maroon 5
7. Ariana Grande
6. Jennifer Lopez
5. Miley Cyrus
4. Taylor Swift
3. Beyonce
2. Selena Gomez
1. Rihanna

WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE music act of 2014?

How does this list compare to last year? Check out that list now!

*FYI: These rankings are calculated by a number of factors, including pageviews/hits from readers, comments, and social media interaction. The number of posts on each musical act during the year is also a factor.