The Sound of 2014: Top 10 Songs of the Year

Happy by Pharrell Williams: It seems everyone, just everyone was singing this song - or dancing to it. Happy from Despicable Me 2 made many a soul happy this year. The Grammy nominated track was on the top of the party list and prompted a veritable deluge of videos featuring people, celebs and non-celebs, getting jiggy to it.

Baby Doll from Ragini MMS 2: Put actress Sunny Leone in a video and you have a chartbuster guaranteed to rule airwaves. It helped that the Meet Brothers and Anjjan had delivered a tune so catchy you founf yourself humming it when least expected. The peppy song became an instant party anthem.

London Thumakda from Queen: Meanwhile, Kangana Ranaut Queen-ed it over the charts with awkward-innocent thumkas that were replicated by everyone on the dance floor. The song's reverberating rhythm by composer Amit Trivedi forced many non-dancers onto the floors this year.

Ata Majhi Satakli from Singham Returns: No song list is complete without a Yo Yo Honey Singh number. The actor-composer ruled the charts with filmy songs like Chaar Botal Vodka, Party With The Bhoothnath, Yaar Naa Miley and non-filmy ones like Hip Hop, Desi Kalakar and Love Dose. But Ata Majhi Satakli was a force of nature unto itself.

Galiyaan from Ek Villain: Composers Mithoon and Ankit Tiwari followed the success of their soundtrack for Aashiqui 2 in 2013 with a score for Ek Villain that included tracks like Banjaara, Zaroorat. Our favourite was the soulful Galliyan, for which Ek Villain heroine Shraddha Kapoor provided the female vocals.

Patakha Guddi from Highway: There is no match for a spell cast by the music of AR Rahman. Add to that the Sufi style and touch of singers Sultana and Jyoti Nooran, and you get Patakha Guddi from Highway.

Shake Your Bootiya from Finding Fanny: One of the peppiest songs this year was Shake Your Bootiya from the unconventional Finding Fanny. What added to the song's funny lyrics was its animated video.

Tu Meri from Bang Bang: Actor Hrithik Roshan was back with a Bang Bang this year. The film was packed with blockbuster-worthy ingredients, including a chartbusting soundtrack that included the sensational Tu Meri.

Jumme ki Raat from Kick: Swag alert! This time Salman Khan, not particularly admired for his dance moves, stunned fans in this foot-tapping number from Kick. While Salman's antics had everyone in splits, Jacqueline's krumping and thumping solo in the song left everyone awestruck.

Whistle Baja from Heropanti: Actor Tiger Shroff was this year's surprise dance package. You simply couldn't look away from the actor's rippling moves, helped by the fact that composers Sajid-Wajid had borrowed the famous musical refrain from 1983 film Hero, the movie that made Tiger's dad Jackie a star.