This week, Rap Genius unveiled the songs and artists that earned the most views on the site in 2014. Unsurprisingly, big names top each list: Beyonce‘s “Drunk In Love” and Eminem‘s “Rap God” for songs, Drake, Eminem, and Beyonce for artists. But people were also trying to find out more about lyrics from up-and-comers too: Bobby Shmurda, Rich Gang, and Rae Sremmurd all made it into the top 20 on the songs list. Check out the full rankings below.
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Rap Genius’s Most-Viewed Songs in 2014:
1. Beyonce ft Jay Z – “Drunk In Love”
?2. Eminem – “Rap God”
?3. Bobby Shmurda – “Hot Nigga”
?4. Rich Gang – “Lifestyle”
?5. Beyonce – “Partition”
?6. Drake – “0-100/The Catch Up”
?7. Lil Wayne ft. Drake – “Believe Me”
?8. The Weeknd ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Wiz Khalifa- “Or Nah Remix”
?9. Kendrick Lamar ft. MC Eiht – “m.A.A.d city”
?10. Big Sean ft. E-40 – “I Don’t Fuck With You”
?11. T.I ft.Young Thug – “About The Money”
?12. Jhene Aiko – “The Worst”
?13. Rae Smremmurd – “No Flex Zone”
?14. Childish Gambino – “V. 3005”
?15. Nicki MInaj – “Lookin’ (Lookin’ Ass Niggas”)
?16. Rae Smremmurd – “No Type”
?17. Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”
?18. Jay Z ft. Beyonce – “Part II: On The Run”
?19. Drake – “Trophies”
?20. Kanye West ft. Charlie Wilson – “Bound 2”
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Rap Genius’s Most-Viewed Artists in 2014:
1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Beyonce
4. Kanye West
5. Kendrick Lamar
6. Childish Gambino
7. Jay Z
8. Lil Wayne
9. J. Cole
10. The Weeknd
11. Nicki Minaj
12. Rick Ross
13. ScHoolboy Q
14. Jhene Aiko
15. Rich Gang
16. Chief Keef
17. Chris Brown
18. Big Sean
19. Chance The Rapper
20. A$AP Rocky