Happy (Pharrell Williams song)

2013 single by Pharrell Williams

"Happy"

Single by Pharrell Williams
from the album  Girl and Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released| November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)[1]
Recorded| February 2013
Studio| Circle House (Miami)[2]
Genre|

* Soul
* neo soul

Length| 3:55
Label|

* Back Lot Music
* i Am Other
* Columbia

Songwriter(s)| Pharrell Williams
Producer(s)| Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
| "Lose Yourself to Dance"
(2013)  | "Happy"
(2013)  | "Move That Dope"
(2014)

|
|

Music video
"Happy" on YouTube

"Happy" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, released as the only single from the soundtrack album for the film Despicable Me 2 (2013).[a] The song was first released on July 2, 2013 with the soundtrack, and it was released as a single on November 21, 2013, alongside a long-form music video. The song was reissued on December 16, 2013, by Back Lot Music under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music.[1] The song also served as the lead single from Williams's second studio album, Girl (2014). An official remix features American rapper Sky Blu of LMFAO.

"Happy" is an uptempo soul and neo soul song on which Williams's falsetto voice has been compared to Curtis Mayfield's by critics. The song has been highly successful, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and 19 other countries. It was the best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 6.45 million copies sold for the year,[3] as well as in the United Kingdom with 1.5 million copies sold for the year.[4] It reached No. 1 in the UK on a record-setting three occasions and became the most downloaded song of all time in the UK in September 2014;[5] it is the eighth-highest-selling single of all time in the country.[6] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. A live rendition of the song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

The music video for "Happy" was nominated for Best Male Video and Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[7][8] The song was Billboard's number-one single for 2014. "Happy" was the most successful song of 2014, with 13.9 million units (sales plus equivalent streams) worldwide.[9]

In 2024, the song appeared on Williams' soundtrack album Piece by Piece.

## Background

[edit]

Williams provided vocals for French duo Daft Punk's 2013 album Random Access Memories, on the songs "Lose Yourself to Dance" and "Get Lucky". After returning from the recording sessions in Paris, he attended a meeting with record label managers who said that the results were "spectacular" and that "Get Lucky" would be Daft Punk's next single. They also made Williams an offer to record his own album, to which he agreed quickly, "overwhelmed that someone wanted to know what's in my heart".[10]

On December 17, 2013, it was announced that Williams had signed to Columbia Records and would release his second studio album in 2014.[11]

Williams originally wrote the song for CeeLo Green and felt Green's recording of the song was better, but Elektra Records, Green's record label, decided against it since he was on the verge of releasing his Christmas album, Cee Lo's Magic Moment.[12][13][14][15]

## Composition

[edit]

"Happy" (2013)

A 23-second sample of "Happy", a soul song.

* * *

Problems playing this file? See media help.

"Happy" was written and produced by Williams, with backing vocals by Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Ashley L. Lee, Shamika Hightower, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle.[16] The track was digitally edited and arranged by Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson, who also recorded it with assistance from Matthew Desrameaux at Circle House Studios in Miami, Florida. The song was later mixed by Leslie Brathwaite at Music Box Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.[16]

"Happy" plays for 3 minutes and 53 seconds[1] in common time and at a tempo of 156 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of F major. Williams sings the upper notes in falsetto; his vocal range spans from F3 to C5.[17] His singing on the track has been compared to that of Curtis Mayfield.[18][19]

"Happy" is a mid-tempo soul and neo soul song.[20][21] According to music journalist Paul Tingen, "Happy" is "a mid-tempo ... song in a faux-Motown style, with an arrangement that is, by modern standards, very sparse: programmed drums, one bass and one keyboard part, and handclaps both programmed and played, all topped off by Williams's lead vocals and a whole posse of backing vocals".[20] Jody Rosen viewed the song as a "standout" with a "sprightly neosoul funk groove".[18]

## Critical reception

[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Contactmusic.com| [22]
Renowned for Sound| [23]
Rolling Stone| [18]

"Happy" was met with universal acclaim. Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 stars and deemed it "an instant contender for 2013's Song of the Summer".[18] In a 4/5 review, Renowned for Sound's Huw Woodward said, "Happy is a rather… well… happy affair with a cheerful beat and exuberant vocal that would indicate that the former N.E.R.D. singer is finding a lot of lighthearted fun to be had in both music and life. 'Because I'm happy, clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth' sings Williams as the jaunty rhythm gets your head nodding."[23] Holly Williams of Contactmusic.com gave it four stars, praising it for being "unbelievably catchy" and "the kind of song that makes you want to dance and sing along".[22] Reggie Ugwu of Billboard called the song "Contagiously peppy and brilliantly simple".[24]

The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards on March 2, 2014, but lost to "Let It Go" from Frozen.[25]

In January 2015, "Happy" was ranked at No. 13 on The Village Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[26]

Retrospective reviews have been more critical. In 2022, Far Out placed "Happy" on its "The 10 worst songs to have spent 10 weeks at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100" list: "Featuring nonsensical lyrics such as "clap along if you feel like a room without a roof," it's a fine enough song for a children's film. However, there was no need for such a repetitive song to receive so much general radio play."[27] Writing for Stereogum in his The Number Ones column, Tom Breihan gave the song a 3/10, calling it "a repetitive song, one that keeps running its chorus back and doesn’t have a proper bridge."[28]

## Chart performance

[edit]

### Netherlands

[edit]

In October 2013, a month prior to its single release, "Happy" catapulted to No. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart in the Netherlands, partially as a result of radio station 3FM airplay and subsequent online downloads, as well as featuring in a Transavia commercial.[29] It was released worldwide on November 21, 2013. In 2014, after 35 weeks on the charts and then still in the top 15, "Happy" became the most successful song in the Dutch Top 40 of all time.[30][31]

### United Kingdom

[edit]

In the United Kingdom, "Happy" debuted at No. 71 on the UK Singles Chart on December 1, 2013.[32] It then spent four weeks climbing before finally reaching No. 1 on December 29, becoming the final UK number one single of 2013.[33] It became Williams' third No. 1 song in Britain, counting "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines", where he appeared as a featured artist.[34] It has since spent four non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, reaching the peak on three separate occasions. In doing so, Williams became only the third artist ever to achieve this, and the first since Guy Mitchell in 1957 with "Singing the Blues".[35] Following the single's third week at No. 1, it spent five weeks in the top three before returning to the summit, boosted by his performance at the 2014 Brit Awards.[35] In the same week that "Happy" returned to No. 1 for the third time, it sold its millionth copy in the UK, Williams' third in under a year, having previously done so with Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" in June 2013, and Thicke's "Blurred Lines" in July 2013. This made Williams only the second artist in UK chart history (the first being The Beatles) to have three singles sell 1 million copies in under a year,[35] as well as only the third artist ever to have three million-sellers, along with The Beatles (who have six) and Rihanna (who has four).[35]

"Happy" was the best-selling single of UK in 2014, with 1.5 million copies sold for the year,[4] and became the most downloaded song of all time in the UK by September 2014, with over 1.62 million sold.[36] It had also been streamed over 25 million times and was the first song released in the 2010s to go 3× Platinum.[37] With the inclusion of streaming, "Happy" has achieved combined sales of over 2 million.[38] Additionally, "Happy" and Idina Menzel's "Let It Go" became the first singles ever to spend an entire calendar year on the official UK top 75 chart. On June 12, it was announced that "Happy" had overtaken "Evergreen" by Will Young as the UK's best-selling single of the 21st century, with sales of 1.81 million.[36] "Happy" spent 92 weeks in the UK top 100.[39] As of February 2020[update], the song has sold 1,950,000 copies.[6]

### New Zealand

[edit]

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

On the New Zealand Singles Chart, "Happy" debuted at No. 11 on December 23, 2013. The next week it moved to No. 2. Then on January 6, 2014, "Happy" began a 12-week consecutive reign in the No. 1 position, right up until March 24, 2014. It then dropped to No. 2 for one week, then spent a further three weeks at No. 1, bringing the total number of weeks at No. 1 to fifteen, breaking the 36-year-long record for most weeks spent at No. 1, previously held by Boney M.'s "Rivers of Babylon".[40][41] As of February 22, 2015[update], "Happy" had spent 62 straight weeks in the New Zealand Top 40 since its debut, before finally dropping out of the chart the following week. The song has been certified 7× Platinum in New Zealand.[40][42]

### United States

[edit]

"Happy" reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending March 8, 2014, giving Williams his fourth No. 1 single on the chart, and his first as lead artist. It took twelve years and a week (as the issue date is March 8, 2014) to achieve his first Hot 100 No. 1 hit as a lead artist.[43] The song remained at No. 1 the following week, and also topped the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[44] The song also holds the record for the second-highest audience peak for a week on the Hot 100 Airplay, with 225.9 million impressions while Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines", a song in which Pharrell was featured as well as produced and co-wrote, holds the all-time record.[45] The song remained at the No. 1 position longer than any other song in the calendar year. The single passed its 4 million sales mark in April 2014, the first song of 2014 to do so.[46]

On the week of May 17, 2014, after spending ten weeks at the summit, "Happy" was finally knocked off number one by John Legend's "All of Me" down to the No. 2 spot.[47] "Happy" became the 28th song in the history of the chart to reach this milestone.[48] It spent a total of 22 weeks in the top 10, entering on the week-ending February 15, 2014 and departing on July 19, 2014. The song sold 5,633,000 copies in the US in the first six months of 2014, the most ever of any song in the first six months of any calendar year.[49] It was also the best-selling song of 2014 in the US with 6.45 million copies sold for the year,[3] and has sold over 6.9 million total copies in the US as of April 2015[update].[50]

### Other charts

[edit]

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

The song also topped the charts of 22 other countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Spain. It has spent twelve weeks (including seven consecutive) at No. 1 in Ireland,[51] making it the third song in less than a year to spend more than seven weeks at No. 1, after Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and Avicii's "Wake Me Up!". In France, "Happy" spent 22 weeks at No. 1, the longest reign at the top of the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique, beating Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5", which spent 20 weeks at No. 1 in 1999.

## Music video

[edit]

To coincide with the single release, the website 24hoursofhappy.com was launched. It features a visual presentation of "Happy" advertised as being "the world's first 24-hour music video." The video was directed by the French directing team We Are from LA[52] with creative director Yoann Lemoine,[53] and shot by steadicam operator Jon Beattie.[54] It consists of the four-minute song repeated multiple times, with various people dancing around Los Angeles and miming along. The website allows users to navigate to various points in the 24-hour timeframe, including all 360 four-minute segments.[55] The video featured appearances by Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler, the Creator, Jamie Foxx, Magic Johnson, Issa Rae, Earl Sweatshirt, Kelly Osbourne, JoJo, Sérgio Mendes, Ryan Heffington, Whit Hertford, Leah LaBelle, Jasper Dolphin, and Despicable Me 2 stars Steve Carell and Miranda Cosgrove. It held the Guinness world record for the longest music video from 2013 to 2020, when it was surpassed by Twenty One Pilots’ 178 day long live stream of fan clips for their single "Level of Concern".

A four-minute edit of the video was also released onto the iamOTHER and Pharrell's own YouTube channel on November 21, 2013, and January 8, 2014 respectively; both uploads of the video have received over 1 billion views as of April 2024.[56][57] It was nominated for Best Male Video and Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[7][8] The 24-hour music video for "Happy" was also projected at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema in April 2014.[58]

### "Happy" tribute videos

[edit]

The original video spawned many cover videos on YouTube in which people from different cities throughout the world dance to the song. Those videos are usually called "Pharrell Williams – Happy – We Are from [name of the city]".[59] As of May 2014[update], more than 1,500 videos have been created. Inspired by this global phenomenon, a French couple launched a website wearehappyfrom.com to showcase the remakes.[60]

In April 2014, the Embassy of the United States, Yerevan, Armenia released a video titled "Happy Yerevan", directed by Artyom Abovyan featuring US ambassador John A. Heffern and several Armenian celebrities, such as singers André, Emmy and Aram Mp3.[61][62] The same month artsmedia Albania produced a music video for the track featuring inhabitants of Tirana. The video soon became popular in Albania and caused controversy over the usage of images of Albanian First Secretary Enver Hoxha.[63]

#### Arrests in Iran for tribute

[edit]

In May 2014, a group of Iranian fans who created a tribute to "Happy" were arrested.[64][65][66][67] According to a police chief, the song represented vulgarity and also hurt public chastity. Williams responded to the arrest in a tweet stating "It's beyond sad these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness."[68] Soon after Iran's President Hassan Rouhani criticized the arrest when he tweeted "#Happiness is our people's right. We shouldn't be too hard on behaviours caused by joy."[69] The dancers, along with the director,[70] were later released. It was reported on September 19, 2014, that seven of the individuals in the Iranian video had been handed sentences, suspended for three years, of 91 lashes each along with jail by Iranian courts.[71]

### "Weird Al" Yankovic parody

[edit]

Main article: Tacky (song)

In 2014, American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied "Happy" as "Tacky" on his fourteenth studio album Mandatory Fun. The song mocks questionable style in fashion as well as activities considered gauche. Yankovic recorded the song as one of the last on Mandatory Fun, and received Williams' approval directly, through email. He remarked he was "honored" to have his work spoofed by Yankovic.[72] The song's one-shot music video parodies "Happy", and was the first in a series of eight videos released over eight days in promotion of Mandatory Fun. It features cameo appearances by Aisha Tyler, Margaret Cho, Eric Stonestreet, Kristen Schaal, and Jack Black, and was produced by Nerdist Industries.[73][74]

## Credits and personnel

[edit]

Recording[2]

* Recorded at Circle House Studios, Miami, Florida
* Mixed at Music Box Studios, Atlanta, Georgia

Personnel[2]

* Pharrell Williams – lead vocals, background vocals, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, writing, production
* Rhea Dummett – backing vocals
* Trevon Henderson – backing vocals
* Ashley L. Lee – backing vocals
* Shamika Hightower – backing vocals
* Jasmine Murray – backing vocals
* Terrence Rolle – backing vocals
* Amir Windom - A&R
* Ali Khazaee - Cover Art
* Mike Larson – recording, digital editing, arrangement
* Matthew Desrameaux – recording assistant
* Andrew Coleman – digital editing, arrangement
* Leslie Brathwaite – mixer
* Reuben Cohen – mastering

## Charts

[edit]

### Weekly charts

[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Happy"  | Chart (2013–2014)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[75] | 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[76] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[77] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[78] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[77] | 1
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[79] | 17
Bulgaria (IFPI)[80] | 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[81] | 1
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[82] | 1
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[83] | 1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[84] | 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[85] | 1
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[86] | 11
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[87] | 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[88] | 7
France (SNEP)[89] | 1
Germany (GfK)[90] | 1
Germany (Airplay Chart)[91] | 1
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[92] | 1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[93] | 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[94] | 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[95] | 1
Ireland (IRMA)[96] | 1
Israel (Media Forest)[97] | 1
Italy (FIMI)[98] | 1
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[99] | 1
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[100] | 5
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[101] | 1
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[102] | 1
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[103] | 1
Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[104] | 1
Moldova (Media Forest)[105] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[106] | 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[107] | 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[40] | 1
Norway (VG-lista)[108] | 1
Poland (Dance Top 50)[109] | 6
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[110] | 1
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[111] | 1
Romania (Airplay 100)[112] | 1
Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay)[113] | 1
Romania (Romania TV Airplay)[114] | 1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[115] | 1
Scotland (OCC)[116] | 2
South Africa (EMA)[117] | 1
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[118] | 5
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[119] | 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[120] | 16
Slovenia (SloTop50)[121] | 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[122] | 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[123] | 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[124] | 1
UK Singles (OCC)[33] | 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[125] | 8
US Billboard Hot 100[126] | 1
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[127] | 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[128] | 1
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[129] | 1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[130] | 1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[131] | 11
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[132] | 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[133] | 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[134] | 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[135] | 1
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[136] | 45
Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[137] | 1

### Year-end charts

[edit]

2013 year-end chart performance for "Happy"  | Chart (2013)  | Position

|

Australia (ARIA)[138] | 92
France (SNEP)[139] | 62
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[140] | 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[141] | 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[142] | 85
2014 year-end chart performance for "Happy"  Chart (2014)  | Position

|

Australia (ARIA)[143] | 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[144] | 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[145] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[146] | 1
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)[147] | 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[148] | 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[149] | 2
France (SNEP)[150] | 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[151] | 2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[152] | 18
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[153] | 6
Hungary (Single Top 40)[154] | 1
Ireland (IRMA)[155] | 1
Israel (Media Forest)[156] | 1
Italy (FIMI)[157] | 2
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[158] | 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[159] | 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[160] | 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[161] | 1
Poland (ZPAV)[162] | 4
Romania (Airplay 100)[163] | 1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[164] | 7
Slovenia (SloTop50)[165] | 4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[166] | 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[167] | 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[168] | 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[169] | 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[170] | 44
US Billboard Hot 100[171] | 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[172] | 6
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[173] | 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[174] | 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[175] | 9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[176] | 12
Venezuela Pop Rock General (Record Report)[177] | 2
2015 year-end chart performance for "Happy"  Chart (2015)  | Position

|

Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[178] | 91
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[179] | 70
Brazil (Crowley)[180] | 92
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[181] | 73
France (SNEP)[182] | 68
Hungary (Single Top 40)[183] | 63
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[184] | 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[185] | 100
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[186] | 87
2016 year-end chart performance for "Happy"  Chart (2016)  | Position

|

Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[187] | 55
France (SNEP)[188] | 186
2017 year-end chart performance for "Happy"  Chart (2017)  | Position

|

Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)[189] | 91

### Decade-end charts

[edit]

2010s-end chart performance for "Happy"  Chart (2010–2019)  | Position

|

Australia (ARIA)[190] | 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[191] | 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[192] | 7
US Billboard Hot 100[193] | 21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[194] | 9

### All-time charts

[edit]

All-time chart performance for "Happy"  Chart  | Position

|

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[195] | 8

## Certifications

[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[196] | 11× Platinum  | 770,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[197] | Gold  | 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[198] | 4× Platinum  | 80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[199] | Diamond  | 800,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[200] | Platinum  | 30,000^
France (SNEP)[202] | Diamond  | 335,000[201]
Germany (BVMI)[203] | 9× Gold  | 1,350,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[204] | 6× Platinum  | 180,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[205] | 2× Platinum  | 500,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[206] | Diamond+Platinum+Gold  | 390,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] | 7× Platinum  | 105,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[207] | 3× Platinum  | 30,000*
Portugal (AFP)[208] | Gold  | 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[209] | 4× Platinum  | 160,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[210] | 4× Platinum  | 160,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[211] | 3× Platinum  | 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[212] | 6× Platinum  | 1,950,000[6]
United States (RIAA)[213] | 11× Platinum  | 11,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[214] | 4× Platinum  | 10,400,000†
Japan (RIAJ)[215] | Gold  | 50,000,000†
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[216] | 2× Platinum  | 16,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

[edit]

Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

|
|
|

Worldwide[217] | May 22, 2013  | Streaming |
Australia[218] | November 21, 2013  | Digital download | Back Lot Music
Austria[219]
Belgium[220]
Canada[221]
Denmark[222]
Finland[223]
France[224]
Germany[225]
Greece[226]
Italy[227]
Japan[228]
Latin America[229]
Netherlands[230]
New Zealand[231]
Norway[232]
Spain[233]
Sweden[234]
United Kingdom[235]
United States[1]
United States[236] | January 13, 2014  | Adult contemporary | Columbia
United States[237] | January 21, 2014  | Contemporary hit radio

## See also

[edit]

* Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014
* List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2010s
* List of best-selling singles
* List of best-selling singles in Australia
* List of best-selling singles of the 2000s (century) in the United Kingdom
* List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2014
* List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2014
* List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2014
* List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2014
* List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2013
* List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
* List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2014
* List of number-one Billboard Streaming Songs of 2014
* List of number-one digital songs of 2014 (U.S.)
* List of number-one digital tracks of 2014 (Australia)
* List of number-one hits of 2013 (France)
* List of number-one hits of 2014 (Austria)
* List of number-one hits of 2014 (Denmark)
* List of number-one hits of 2014 (France)
* List of number-one hits of 2014 (Germany)
* List of number-one hits of 2014 (Italy)
* List of number-one hits of 2014 (Switzerland)
* List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2014 (U.S.)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (Australia)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (Finland)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (Ireland)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (Poland)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (Slovenia)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (South Africa)
* List of number-one singles of 2014 (Spain)
* List of number-one streaming tracks of 2014 (Australia)
* List of top 10 singles in 2013 (France)
* List of top 100 singles of 2014 (France)
* List of Top 25 singles for 2014 in Australia
* List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2013
* List of UK top 10 singles in 2013
* List of UK top 10 singles in 2014
* List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2014
* List of songs which have spent the most weeks on the UK Singles Chart
* New Zealand top 50 singles of 2014

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ The song "Just a Cloud Away", also from the soundtrack, was released as a single on March 24, 2022 after a resurgence in popularity due to TikTok.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes US. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
2. ^ a b c Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Media notes). Back Lot Music, Columbia Records. 2013.
3. ^ a b Grein, Paul (December 31, 2014). "It's Official: Pharrell Has 2014's Best-Selling Song". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
4. ^ a b Copsey, Rob (January 1, 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
5. ^ Copsey, Rob (September 9, 2014). "Pharrell's Happy now the UK's most downloaded track of all time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
6. ^ a b c Myers, Justin (February 14, 2020). "The best-selling singles of all time on the Official UK Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
7. ^ a b "Best Male Video 2014 MTV Video Awards". MTV. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
8. ^ a b "Video of the Year 2014 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
9. ^ "IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2015". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 14 April 2015. p. 12\. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
10. ^ Batey, Angus (February 21, 2014). "We Heard Pharrell's New Album & This Is What It Sounds Like". NME. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
11. ^ "Pharrell Williams Signs to Columbia Records". Vibe. December 17, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
12. ^ Showbiz, Bang (May 1, 2014). "Pharrell Williams – Pharrell Williams: Happy was for Cee Lo Green". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
13. ^ Reed, Ryan (April 30, 2014). "Pharrell Says 'Happy' Originally Recorded by Cee Lo Green". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
14. ^ Michaels, Sean (April 30, 2014). "Pharrell Williams' Happy was originally recorded by Cee Lo Green". The Guardian. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
15. ^ Blake, Jimmy (May 1, 2014). "Pharrell's Happy originally recorded by Cee Lo Green". Newsbeat. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
16. ^ a b "Pharrell Williams – Happy – The World's First 24 Hour Music Video". Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
17. ^ ""Happy" by Pharrell Williams – Digital Sheet Music". EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved January 26, 2013 - via Musicnotes.
18. ^ a b c d Rosen, Jody (June 7, 2013). "Pharrell – Happy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
19. ^ Wood, Mikael (February 20, 2014). "Pharrell Williams, a 'Happy' and busy guy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
20. ^ a b Tingen, Paul (May 2014). "Inside Track: Happy". Sound on Sound. Cambridge. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
21. ^ Ryland, Ali (July 1, 2014). "Wireless Festival 2014: From OutKast to Pharrell, the top ten acts to watch". Metro. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
22. ^ a b Williams, Holly (6 January 2014). "Pharrell Williams – Happy Single Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
23. ^ a b Woodward, Huw (January 16, 2014). "Single review: Pharrell Williams – 'Happy'". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
24. ^ Ugwu, Reggie (25 February 2014). "Pharrell, 'G I R L': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
25. ^ "2013 Nominations". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
26. ^ "Singles: All Votes". The Village Voice. January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
27. ^ "The 10 worst songs to have spent 10 or more weeks at number one". Far Out. 18 October 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
28. ^ Breihan, Tom (13 May 2024). "The Number Ones: Pharrell's "Happy"". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
29. ^ Oitmann, Pierre (October 11, 2013). "Pharrell Williams scoort eerste solo-nummer 1-hit". NU.nl (in Dutch). Sanoma. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
30. ^ "Happy van Pharrell Williams grootste Top 40-hit ooit" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014.
31. ^ "Top 2500" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
32. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 01 December 2013 – 07 December 2013". Official Charts Company. December 7, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
33. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
34. ^ Duncan, Amy (December 29, 2013). "X Factor winner Sam Bailey's reign lasts just one week as she is knocked off No.1 spot by Pharrell". Metro. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
35. ^ a b c d Myers, Justin (March 2, 2014). "Unstoppable Pharrell scores chart record hat-trick as Happy smashes a million". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
36. ^ a b Copsey, Rob (June 11, 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of the Millennium so far revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
37. ^ "Pharrell's Happy achieves rare triple platinum sales". Newsbeat. BBC Online. July 24, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
38. ^ Jones, Alan (November 3, 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Taylor Swift tops albums with 90,336 sales of 1989". Music Week. Retrieved May 25, 2015 - via Mediaor.com.
39. ^ "Pharrell Williams". Official Charts Company.
40. ^ a b c "Pharrell Williams – Happy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
41. ^ Manning, Brendan (April 28, 2014). "Pharrell's happy chart-buster". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
42. ^ a b "New Zealand single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". Radioscope. Retrieved January 28, 2025. Type Happy  in the "Search:" field.
43. ^ Trust, Gary (February 26, 2014). "Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' Hits No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
44. ^ Trust, Gary (March 5, 2014). "Pharrell's 'Happy' Holds at No. 1 On Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
45. ^ Trust, Gary (April 2, 2014). "Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' Holds Atop Hot 100; DJ Snake & Lil Jon Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
46. ^ Grein, Paul (March 26, 2014). "Chart Watch: "Happy" tops 4M". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
47. ^ Trust, Gary (May 7, 2014). "John Legend's 'All of Me' Tops Hot 100, Ariana Grande Debuts at No. 3". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
48. ^ Trust, Gary (April 30, 2014). "Pharrell Williams Tops Hot 100 for 10th Week, Iggy Azalea Vaults Into Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
49. ^ Grein, Paul (July 3, 2014). "Chart Watch Extra: 12 Facts About 2014's First Six Months in Music". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
50. ^ "The Rise of Uptown Funk: Could It Become the All-Time #1 Seller?". Hits. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
51. ^ Corner, Lewis (February 14, 2014). "Pharrell Williams holds on to Irish No.1 with 'Happy'". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
52. ^ "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015.
53. ^ Tierney, Luke (November 27, 2013). "Pharrell Williams 'Happy' by We Are from LA". Promonews.tv. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
54. ^ Wöber, Sebastian (November 28, 2013). "How did Jon Beattie shoot Pharrell's "24 Hours of Happy"?". cinema5D. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
55. ^ Awazie, Ikechi (February 27, 2014). "Be an Inspiration: 24 Hours of Happy Music". Be a Light to the World. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
56. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy (Official Music Video)". i Am Other. November 21, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2018 - via YouTube.
57. ^ "Pharrell Williams - Happy (Video)". YouTube. Pharrell Williams. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
58. ^ "BAFICI" (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Buenos Aires. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
59. ^ "Search for happy pharrell williams we are from – Overview". YouTube. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
60. ^ "#BBCtrending: Pharrell's hit video inspires 1,000 re-makes". BBC News Online. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
61. ^ "Happy Yerevan". U.S. Embassy in Armenia. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
62. ^ "Happy Yerevan (Aram MP 3, US Ambassador, Andre & Others)". Tert.am. April 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
63. ^ "We Are Happy from Tirana – Pharrell Williams #HAPPYFROMTIRANA". artsmedia Albania. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014 - via YouTube.
64. ^ Cooper, Hayden (May 21, 2014). "Iranians arrested after posting their own video of Pharrell Williams's song Happy on YouTube". ABC Online. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
65. ^ Ensor, Josie; Vahdat, Ahmad (May 21, 2014). "Young Iranians arrested for 'vulgar' Pharrell Williams' Happy dance". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
66. ^ Hafiz, Yasmine (May 20, 2014). "Young Iranians arrested for 'vulgar' Pharrell Williams' Happy dance". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
67. ^ "Iranian Pharrell fans arrested for Happy tribute video". BBC News Online. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
68. ^ Pharrell Williams [@Pharrell] (May 20, 2014). "It's beyond sad these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness http://nyti.ms/1mUvh37" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015 - via Twitter.
69. ^ Hassan Rouhani [@HassanRouhani] (May 21, 2014). ""#Happiness is our people's right. We shouldn't be too hard on behaviors caused by joy." 29/6/2013" (Tweet). Retrieved Feb 16, 2017 - via Twitter.
70. ^ Mackey, Robert (May 29, 2014). "Director of 'Happy in Tehran' Video Is Reportedly Freed". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
71. ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamil (September 19, 2014). "Iranian Pharrell Williams fans behind Happy video sentenced". The Guardian. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
72. ^ Graff, Gary (July 15, 2014). "'Weird Al' Yankovic on Getting Pharrell's Permission: 'He Could Not Have Been Nicer'". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
73. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (July 14, 2014). "'Weird Al' Yankovic Spoofs Pharrell's 'Happy' with 'Tacky': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
74. ^ Suddath, Claire (July 21, 2014). "The Internet Should Have Killed Weird Al. It Only Made Him Stronger". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
75. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
76. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
77. ^ a b "Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
78. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
79. ^ "Top 100 – 3 de junho de 2014". Billboard Brasil (in Portuguese). June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
80. ^ "10.03.14 – 16.03.14" Airplay Top 5. Bulgarian Association of Music Producers. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
81. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
82. ^ Pharrell Williams — Happy. TopHit. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
83. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 09. týden 2014 in the date selector. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
84. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 18. týden 2014 in the date selector. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
85. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy". Tracklisten. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
86. ^ "Top 20 General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014.
87. ^ "January 11, 2014 – Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
88. ^ "Pharrell Williams: Happy (From Despicable Me 2)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
89. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
90. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
91. ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 03/2014" (in German). German Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
92. ^ "April 19, 2014 – Greece Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
93. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
94. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
95. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
96. ^ "Chart Track: Week 1, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
97. ^ "Media Forest Week 2, 2014". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
98. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy". Top Digital Download. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
99. ^ "Earone Airplay - Settimana #4 dal 17/01/2014 al 23/01/2014" (in Italian). Earone. 17 December 2013.
100. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
101. ^ "Pharrell Williams". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
102. ^ "January 18, 2014 – Luxembourg Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
103. ^ "March 29, 2014 – Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
104. ^ "Top 20 Inglés Del 10 al 16 de Marzo, 2014". Monitor Latinoaccessdate=2018-05-02. 2013-03-16.
105. ^ "Media Forest − Weekly Charts". Media Forest Moldova. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
106. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 42, 2013" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
107. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
108. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy". VG-lista. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
109. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
110. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
111. ^ "November 30, 2013 – Portugal Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
112. ^ "Airplay 100 – 30 martie 2014" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
113. ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2018. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
114. ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2018. Note: Select 'Songs – TV'. Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
115. ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2014-05-26." TopHit. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
116. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
117. ^ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 20140128". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
118. ^ "2014년 02주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
119. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201411 into search. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
120. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201428 into search. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
121. ^ "Tedenska lestvica: 14 Teden 31.03.2014 – 06.04.2014". SloTop50. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
122. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
123. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
124. ^ "Pharrell Williams – Happy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
125. ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2014-05-19." TopHit. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
126. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
127. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
128. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
129. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
130. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
131. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
132. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
133. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
134. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
135. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
136. ^ "Pharrell Williams Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
137. ^ "Record Report – Pop Rock General" (in Spanish). Record Report. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014.
138. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2013". ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
139. ^ "Top Single de l'année: 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
140. ^ "Top 100 –Jaaroverzicht van 2013" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
141. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2013" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
142. ^ "End of Year 2013" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
143. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
144. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2014" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
145. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2014" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
146. ^ "Rapports annuels 2014" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
147. ^ "Brasil Hot Pop". Billboard Brasil. Vol. 2\. December 2014. p. 97.
148. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
149. ^ "Track Top-50 2014". Hitlisten.NU. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
150. ^ "Top Single de l'année: 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
151. ^ "Jahrescharts – 2014" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015.
152. ^ "Dance Top 100 – 2014". Mahasz. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
153. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2014". Mahasz. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
154. ^ "Single Top 100 – eladási darabszám alapján – 2014". Mahasz. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
155. ^ "Best of 2014". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
156. ^ ""מסתובב" הוא השיר הכי מושמע בישראל ב-2014". Mako.co.il. January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
157. ^ "FIMI – Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
158. ^ "Japan Hot 100: 2014 Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
159. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
160. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2014" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
161. ^ "End of Year Charts 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014.
162. ^ "Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
163. ^ "Airplay 100 2014" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
164. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2014" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
165. ^ "Tedenska lestvica: 2014 Leto". SloTop50. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
166. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2014" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
167. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2014" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
168. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
169. ^ Copsey, Rob (December 31, 2014). "The Official Top 100 Biggest Songs of 2014 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
170. ^ "Top City & Country Radio Hits (2014) > Ukraine". TopHit. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
171. ^ "Charts – Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
172. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
173. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year End 2014". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
174. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
175. ^ "Pop Songs – Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
176. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
177. ^ "Resumen Anual 2014" (in Spanish). Record Report. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.
178. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
179. ^ "Rapports annuels 2015" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
180. ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2015". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
181. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
182. ^ "Top Single de l'année: 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
183. ^ "Single Top 100 – eladási darabszám alapján – 2015". Mahasz. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
184. ^ "Japan Hot 100 – Year End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
185. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2015" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
186. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2015" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
187. ^ "As 100 Mais Tocadas nas Rádios Jovens em 2016". Billboard Brasil (in Portuguese). January 4, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
188. ^ "Top Single de l'année: 2016" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
189. ^ "Top 100 Anual Panama Anglo". Top Anual Monitorlatino Top 100. Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
190. ^ "2019 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
191. ^ "Platz 8️⃣ der erfolgreichsten Singles und Alben des Jahrzehnts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019 - via Facebook.
192. ^ Copsey, Rob (December 11, 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest songs of the decade". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
193. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot 100 Songs: 2010s". Billboard. 31 October 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
194. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 2010s". Billboard. 31 October 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
195. ^ Myers, Justin (June 14, 2018). "The UK's biggest selling singles of all time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
196. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
197. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Pharell Williams – Happy (Single)" (in German). IFPI Austria.
198. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
199. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". Music Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
200. ^ "Danish single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". IFPI Danmark.
201. ^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus en France du millénaire, épisode 2 (90-81)". Charts in France (in French). Pure Charts. July 19, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
202. ^ "French single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
203. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pharrell Williams; 'Happy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
204. ^ "Italian single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Happy" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
205. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – ファレル・ウィリアムス – ハッピー" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年10月 on the drop-down menu
206. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 26 April 2022. Type Pharrell Williams in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Happy in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
207. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
208. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
209. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
210. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36, 2014 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.
211. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Happy')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
212. ^ "British single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
213. ^ "American single certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
214. ^ "Danish single certifications – Pharell Williams – Happy". IFPI Danmark.
215. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Pharell Williams – Happy (from Despicable Me 2)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Select 2023年9月 on the drop-down menu
216. ^ "Top 100 Streaming – Semana 30: Del 21.07.2014 Al 27.07.2014" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
217. ^ Bella, Sarah (May 22, 2013). "Pharrell Williams Streams 'Happy' From 'Despicable Me 2'". Music Feeds. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
218. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Australia. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
219. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single von Pharrell Williams" (in German). iTunes Austria. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
220. ^ "Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Belgium. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
221. ^ "Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Canada. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
222. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Denmark. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
223. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Finland. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
224. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single par Pharrell Williams" (in French). iTunes France. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
225. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single von Pharrell Williams" (in German). iTunes Germany. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
226. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Greece. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
227. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single di Pharrell Williams" (in Italian). iTunes Italy. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
228. ^ ファレル・ウィリアムス Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams (in Japanese). iTunes Japan. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
229. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Latin America. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
230. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single' van Pharrell Williams" (in Dutch). iTunes Netherlands. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
231. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes New Zealand. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
232. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes Norway. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
233. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single de Pharrell Williams" (in Spanish). iTunes Spain. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
234. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single av Pharrell Williams" (in Swedish). iTunes Sweden. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
235. ^ "Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") – Single by Pharrell Williams". iTunes United Kingdom. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
236. ^ "Hot/Mod/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
237. ^ "Top 40/Mainstream Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

## External links

[edit]

* 24 Hours of Happy music video website
* We Are Happy from X tribute video website

* v
* t
* e

Despicable Me

Films|

| Main series|

* Despicable Me (2010)
* Despicable Me 2 (2013)
* accolades
* Despicable Me 3 (2017)
* Despicable Me 4 (2024)

|

Prequel series|

* Minions (2015)
* Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Characters|

* Gru
* Minions

Music|

* Despicable Me
* Despicable Me 2
* "Happy"
* "Just a Cloud Away"
* Minions
* Despicable Me 3
* "Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)"
* Minions: The Rise of Gru
* "Rich Minion"
* "Turn Up the Sunshine"
* Despicable Me 4
* "Double Life"

Video games|

* Despicable Me: The Game
* Minions Paradise

Attractions|

* Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
* Universal Kids Resort

* v
* t
* e

Pharrell Williams

* Awards and nominations
* Discography
* Production discography

Studio albums|

* In My Mind (2006)
* Girl (2014)

Soundtracks|

* Despicable Me (2010)
* Despicable Me 2 (2013)
* The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
* Hidden Figures soundtrack (2016)
* Hidden Figures score (2017)
* Despicable Me 3 (2017)
* Piece by Piece (2024)

Singles|

* "Frontin'"
* "Can I Have It Like That"
* "Angel"
* "Number One"
* "My Drive Thru"
* "Happy"
* "Marilyn Monroe"
* "Come Get It Bae"
* "Gust of Wind"
* "It Girl"
* "Freedom"
* "Sangria Wine"
* "Just a Cloud Away"
* "Cash In Cash Out"
* "Stay with Me"
* "Down in Atlanta"
* "Doctor (Work It Out)"
* "Double Life"

Featured songs|

* "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
* "Formal Invite"
* "Nothin'"
* "Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)"
* "When the Last Time"
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
* "Beautiful"
* "Excuse Me Miss"
* "Belly Dancer"
* "Change Clothes"
* "Drop It Like It's Hot"
* "Let's Get Blown"
* "Wanna Love You Girl"
* "Margarita"
* "Mr. Me Too"
* "Money Maker"
* "Yummy"
* "Sex 'n' Money"
* "Give It Up"
* "Blue Magic"
* "I Know"
* "Zock On!"
* "Universal Mind Control"
* "Announcement"
* "Work That!"
* "I'm Good"
* "ADD SUV"
* "One (Your Name)"
* "Celebrate"
* "Blurred Lines"
* "IFHY"
* "Get Lucky"
* "Feds Watching"
* "Get Like Me"
* "Lose Yourself to Dance"
* "ATM Jam"
* "Move That Dope"
* "Aerosol Can"
* "Hugs"
* "Tacky"
* "Shine"
* "WTF (Where They From)"
* "Safari"
* "Surfin'"
* "Heatstroke"
* "Feels"
* "Skeletons"
* "Juggernaut"
* "Neck & Wrist"
* "At the Party"

Concert tours|

* Dear Girl Tour

Businesses|

* I Am Other
* Billionaire Boys Club

Related|

* The Neptunes
* N.E.R.D.
* Child Rebel Soldier
* Piece by Piece
* Golden (cancelled film)

* Category

* v
* t
* e

South Park

* Franchise

Characters|

| Children|

* Stan Marsh
* Kyle Broflovski
* Eric Cartman
* Kenny McCormick
* list of deaths
* Butters Stotch
* Wendy Testaburger
* Craig Tucker
* Tolkien Black
* Jimmy Valmer

|

Adults|

* Randy Marsh
* Gerald and Sheila Broflovski
* Liane Cartman
* Mr. Garrison
* Mr. Mackey
* Chef

Production|

* Cast members
* Guest stars
* Awards and nominations
* 6 Days to Air

Films|

* The Spirit of Christmas
* Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Seasons|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 24
* 25
* 26

Paramount+ specials|

* "Post COVID"
* "The Return of COVID"
* "The Streaming Wars"
* "The Streaming Wars Part 2"
* "Joining the Panderverse"
* "⁠(Not Suitable for Children)"
* "The End of Obesity"

Music|

| Studio albums|

* Chef Aid: The South Park Album
* Bigger, Longer & Uncut
* Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics

|

Singles|

* "Chocolate Salty Balls"
* "Blame Canada"
* "What Would Brian Boitano Do?"
* "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld"

Video games|

* South Park
* Chef's Luv Shack
* South Park Rally
* South Park 10: The Game
* Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
* Tenorman's Revenge
* The Stick of Truth
* The Fractured but Whole
* Phone Destroyer
* Snow Day!

Inspired works|

* South Park and Philosophy
* You Know, I Learned Something Today
* Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating
* South Park Conservatives
* Babylon Park
* Block 13

Related|

* Controversies
* Subject matter
* Python Night – 30 Years of Monty Python
* Pinball
* Home video releases
* Chewbacca defense
* South Park Republican
* Casa Bonita

Category

Awards for "Happy"

* v
* t
* e

BET Award for Video of the Year

2000s|

* "Ms. Jackson" – OutKast (2001)
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" – Busta Rhymes (2002)
* "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" – Erykah Badu (2003)
* "Hey Ya!" – OutKast (2004)
* "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige / "Gold Digger" – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (2006)
* "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (2007)
* "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)

2010s|

* "Video Phone" – Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga (2010)
* "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown (2011)
* "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding (2012)
* "Started from the Bottom" – Drake (2013)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "7/11" – Beyoncé (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "Sorry" – Beyoncé / "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "God's Plan" – Drake (2018)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2019)

2020s|

* "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend (2020)
* "WAP" – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
* "Family Ties" – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar / "Smokin out the Window" – Silk Sonic (2022)
* "Kill Bill" – SZA (2023)
* "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét (2024)

* v
* t
* e

Grammy Award for Best Music Video

Video of the Year
(1981−1982)|

* Elephant Parts – Michael Nesmith (1981)
* Olivia Physical – Olivia Newton-John (1982)

1983–1986|

* "Girls on Film" / "Hungry Like the Wolf" – Duran Duran (1983)
* "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" – David Bowie (1984)
* "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985)
* "Brothers in Arms" – Dire Straits (1986)

Best Concept
Music Video
(1987−1988)|

* "Land of Confusion" – Genesis (1987)
* "Fat" – "Weird Al" Yankovic (1988)

1989–2009|

* "Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson (1989)
* "Opposites Attract" – Paula Abdul (1990)
* "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. (1991)
* "Digging in the Dirt" – Peter Gabriel (1992)
* "Steam" – Peter Gabriel (1993)
* "Love Is Strong" – The Rolling Stones (1994)
* "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson (1995)
* "Free as a Bird" – The Beatles (1996)
* "Got 'til It's Gone" – Janet Jackson (1997)
* "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998)
* "Freak on a Leash" – Korn (1999)
* "Learn to Fly" – Foo Fighters (2000)
* "Weapon of Choice" – Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins (2001)
* "Without Me" - Eminem (2002)
* "Hurt" – Johnny Cash (2003)
* "Vertigo" – U2 (2004)
* "Lose Control" – Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop (2005)
* "Here It Goes Again" – OK Go (2006)
* "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash (2007)
* "Pork and Beans" – Weezer (2008)
* "Boom Boom Pow" – Black Eyed Peas (2009)

2010–present|

* "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011)
* "We Found Love" – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2012)
* "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z (2013)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018)
* "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (2019)
* "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Wizkid (2020)
* "Freedom" – Jon Batiste (2021)
* All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift (2022)
* "I'm Only Sleeping" – The Beatles (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

* v
* t
* e

Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance

2010s|

* "Someone Like You" – Adele (2011)
* "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele (2012)
* "Royals" – Lorde (2013)
* "Happy" (Live) – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele (2016)
* "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (2017)
* "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" – Lady Gaga (2018)
* "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo (2019)

2020s|

* "Watermelon Sugar" – Harry Styles (2020)
* "Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
* "Easy on Me" – Adele (2022)
* "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)
* "Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter (2024)

* v
* t
* e

World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song

2000s|

* "Come What May" – Written by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert (2001)
* "If I Didn't Have You" – Written by Randy Newman (2002)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Written by Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono, and Larry Mullen, Jr. (2003)
* "You Will Be My Ain True Love" – Written by Alison Krauss and Sting (2004)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Written by Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger (2005)
* "Our Town" – Written by Randy Newman (2006)
* "You Know My Name" – Written by Chris Cornell and David Arnold (2007)
* "Down to Earth" – Written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (2008)
* "Jai Ho" – Written by A. R. Rahman, Gulzar, and Tanvi Shah (2009)

2010s|

* "The Weary Kind" – Written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2010)
* "We Belong Together" – Written by Randy Newman (2011)
* "Lay Your Head Down" – Written by Brian Byrne and Glenn Close (2012)
* "Skyfall" – Written by Adele and Paul Epworth (2013)
* "Happy" – Written by Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "The Apology Song" – Written by Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams (2015)
* "None of Them Are You" – Written by Carter Burwell and Charlie Kaufman (2016)
* "City of Stars" – Written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul (2017)
* "Black Panther" – Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, and Matt Schaeffer (2018)
* "Shallow" – Written by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, and Mark Ronson (2019)

2020s|

* "Stand Up" – Written by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo (2020)
* "Call Me Cruella" – Written by Nicholas Britell, Florence Welch, Steph Jones, Jordan Powers, and Taura Stinson (2021)
* "No Time to Die" – Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2022)
* "Your Personal Trash Man Can" – Written by Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore (2023)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2024)

* v
* t
* e

IFPI Global Year-End Charts

Artist of the Year|

* One Direction (2013)
* Taylor Swift (2014)
* Adele (2015)
* Drake (2016)
* Ed Sheeran (2017)
* Drake (2018)
* Taylor Swift (2019)
* BTS (2020–2021)
* Taylor Swift (2022–2024)

Album of the Year|

* Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park (2001)
* The Eminem Show by Eminem (2002)
* Come Away with Me by Norah Jones (2003)
* Confessions by Usher (2004)
* X&Y by Coldplay (2005)
* High School Musical by Various Artists (2006)
* High School Musical 2 by Various Artists (2007)
* Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay (2008)
* I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle (2009)
* Recovery by Eminem (2010)
* 21 by Adele (2011)
* 21 by Adele (2012)
* Midnight Memories by One Direction (2013)
* Frozen by Various Artists (2014)
* 25 by Adele (2015)
* Lemonade by Beyoncé (2016)
* ÷ by Ed Sheeran (2017)
* The Greatest Showman by Various Artists (2018)
* 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 by Arashi (2019)
* Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS (2020)
* 30 by Adele (2021)
* Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny (2022)
* FML by Seventeen (2023)
* The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift (2024)

Single of the Year|

* "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne (2007)
* "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (2008)
* "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga (2009)
* "Tik Tok" by Kesha (2010)
* "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars (2011)
* "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)
* "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (2013)
* "Happy" by Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015)
* "One Dance" by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (2016)
* "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran (2017)
* "Havana" by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (2018)
* "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish (2019)
* "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd (2020)
* "Save Your Tears" by the Weeknd (2021)
* "As It Was" by Harry Styles (2022)
* "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus (2023)

* v
* t
* e

Billboard Year-End number one singles (2000–2019)

* 2000: "Breathe" – Faith Hill
* 2001: "Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
* 2002: "How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
* 2003: "In da Club" – 50 Cent
* 2004: "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
* 2005: "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
* 2006: "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter
* 2007: "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
* 2008: "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
* 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas
* 2010: "Tik Tok" – Kesha
* 2011: "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
* 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
* 2013: "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
* 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
* 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
* 2016: "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
* 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
* 2018: "God's Plan" – Drake
* 2019: "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

* Complete list
* (1946–1959)
* (1960–1979)
* (1980–1999)
* (2000–2019)
* (2020–present)

* v
* t
* e

Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom

1950s|

* 1952: "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino
* 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine
* 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day
* 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman
* 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone
* 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka
* 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley
* 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard (UK)

1960s|

* 1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley
* 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley
* 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield (UK)
* 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles (UK)
* 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles (UK)
* 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd (UK)
* 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones (UK)
* 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck (UK)
* 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles (UK)
* 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies

1970s|

* 1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley / "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (UK)
* 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison (UK)
* 1972: "Amazing Grace" – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (UK)
* 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
* 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud (UK)
* 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (UK)
* 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (UK)
* 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings (UK)
* 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M.
* 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel

1980s|

* 1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (UK)
* 1981: "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (UK) / "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (UK)
* 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (UK)
* 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (UK)
* 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid (UK)
* 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush
* 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (UK)
* 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (UK)
* 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard (UK)
* 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box

1990s|

* 1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers
* 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
* 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
* 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf
* 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet (UK)
* 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome (UK)
* 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees
* 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (UK)
* 1998: "Believe" – Cher
* 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears

2000s|

* 2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder (UK)
* 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok (UK)
* 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young (UK)
* 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas
* 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 (UK)
* 2005: "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay (UK)
* 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley
* 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (UK)
* 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (UK)
* 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga

2010s|

* 2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
* 2011: "Someone like You" – Adele (UK)
* 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
* 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
* 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
* 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson (UK) featuring Bruno Mars
* 2016: "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (UK)
* 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (UK)
* 2018: "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (UK)
* 2019: "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (UK)

2020s|

* 2020: "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd
* 2021: "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (UK)
* 2022: "As It Was" – Harry Styles (UK)
* 2023: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus
* 2024: "Stick Season" - Noah Kahan

* v
* t
* e

The X Factor (Australia)

* Discography
* Contestants

Seasons|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8

Winners|

* Random
* Altiyan Childs
* Reece Mastin
* Samantha Jade
* Dami Im
* Marlisa Punzalan
* Cyrus Villanueva
* Isaiah Firebrace

Singles|

| Winners singles|

* "Put Your Hands Up"
* "Somewhere in the World"
* "Good Night"
* "What You've Done to Me"
* "Alive"
* "Stand by You"
* "Stone"
* "It's Gotta Be You"

|

Charity singles|

* "Call Me Maybe"
* "Happy"

Related articles|

* X Factor Around the World

* v
* t
* e

Billboard Year-End number one singles (2000–2019)

* 2000: "Breathe" – Faith Hill
* 2001: "Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
* 2002: "How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
* 2003: "In da Club" – 50 Cent
* 2004: "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
* 2005: "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
* 2006: "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter
* 2007: "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
* 2008: "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
* 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas
* 2010: "Tik Tok" – Kesha
* 2011: "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
* 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
* 2013: "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
* 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
* 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
* 2016: "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
* 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
* 2018: "God's Plan" – Drake
* 2019: "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

* Complete list
* (1946–1959)
* (1960–1979)
* (1980–1999)
* (2000–2019)
* (2020–present)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work
* MusicBrainz release group

|

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template