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Chart Rewind: In 2014, Charli XCX Thundered to No. 1 With ‘Boom Clap’


Charli XCX's “Boom Clap” topped the Pop Airplay chart in 2014. Here's the chart rewind back to that year.

1 by an artist in a first chart visit as a lead act, following three fellow enduring hits: Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” Magic!’s “Rude” and Nico & Vinz’s “Am I Wrong.” “Discovering new artists is one of the many things that keeps radio great,” Tommy Chuck, senior vice president of programming for iHeartMedia’s Tampa and Sarasota, Fla., stations, told Billboard upon the chart coronation of “Boom Clap.” Charli XCX performs onstage during Hot 99.5's Jingle Ball 2014, Presented by Mattress Warehouse at the Verizon Center on Dec. 15, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

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