This Is What Music Twitter Cared About In 2014

Most followed, most RTd, and your state’s favorite Young Thug song.

December 19, 2014

We used to rate hot songs by how many passing cars were blasting them, but now we now check to Twitter to see what's trending. While even Lyor Cohen admits that Twitter's not a perfect measure of success or relevancy, music is one of the social network's most talked-about topics, and more artists than ever get their first big break in the Trending column. So we asked Twitter's data department to crunch some FADER-relevant numbers on who you were following, retweeting, and tweeting about this year. Below, the exclusive results of our query.

19 FADER-Approved Artists Who Gained The Most Followers This Year

You have a new follower on Twitter!

1. @MigosATL, 308k followers
2. @RichHomieQuan, 281k followers
3. @YG, 273k followers
4. @Partyomo, 225k followers
5. @YoungThug, 188k followers
6. @BobbyShmurdaGS9, 161k followers
7. @DejLoaf, 86k followers
8. @FKATwigs, 72k followers
9. @KCamp427, 47k followers
10. @TheRealCashOut, 47k follower
11. @ilovemakonnen5D, 42k followers
12. @TroyAve, 31k followers
13. @OgMaco, 22k followers
14. @RunJewels, 15k followers
15. @BJtheChicagoKid, 10k followers
16. @RynWeaver, 9k followers
17. @Preign, 9k followers
18. @Father, 7k followers
19. @ShamirBailey, 2k followers

19 FADER-Approved Artists Who Gained The Most Followers This Year
You have a new follower on Twitter!
The States That Tweeted The Most About 4 Of 2014's Biggest Breakouts

Who loves you?

iLoveMakonnen:
1. Georgia
2. California
3. New York
4. Texas
5. Florida
6. Illinois
7. Ohio
8. North Carolina
9. Virginia
10. New Jersey

Dej Loaf:
1. Michigan
2. Texas
3. New York
4. California
5. Florida
6. Illinois
7. North Carolina
8. Pennsylvania
9. Ohio
10. New Jersey

Rae Sremmurd:
1. Georgia
2. Texas
3. New York
4. California
5. Florida
6. Mississippi
7. North Carolina
8. Ohio
9. Illinois
10. New Jersey

Rich Gang:
1. Georgia
2. New York
3. Florida
4. Texas
5. California
6. North Carolina
7. Illinois
8. Louisiana
9. Pennsylvania
10. Ohio

The States That Tweeted The Most About 4 Of 2014's Biggest Breakouts
Who loves you?
The Countries That Tweeted The Most About 4 Of 2014's Biggest Breakouts

"Come to Brazil...Rae Sremmurd?!"

iLoveMakonnen:
1. United States
2. France
3. United Kingdom
4. Canada
5. Brazil
6. Indonesia

Dej Loaf:
1. United States
2. France
3. United Kingdom
4. Canada
5. Indonesia
6. Brazil

Rae Sremmurd:
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. Indonesia
4. Canada
5. France
6. Indonesia

Rich Gang:
1. United States
2. France
3. Indonesia
4. Brazil
5. United Kingdom
6. Canada

The Countries That Tweeted The Most About 4 Of 2014's Biggest Breakouts
"Come to Brazil...Rae Sremmurd?!"
Your State's Favorite FADER-Approved Hit

The United States of No Flex Zone

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Your State's Favorite FADER-Approved Hit
The United States of No Flex Zone
Your State's Favorite Young Thug Song According to Twitter

Was London on Da Track?

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Your State's Favorite Young Thug Song According to Twitter
Was London on Da Track?
Solange Knowles's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014

12.6K Tweets, 2.07 Million Followers

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Solange Knowles's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014
12.6K Tweets, 2.07 Million Followers
El-P's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014

35.2K Tweets, 88.1K Followers

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El-P's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014
35.2K Tweets, 88.1K Followers
Killer Mike's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014

96.2K Tweets, 115K Followers

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Killer Mike's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014
96.2K Tweets, 115K Followers
Willow Smith's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014

1K Tweets, 3.77 Million Followers

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Willow Smith's 10 Most Retweeted Tweets Of 2014
1K Tweets, 3.77 Million Followers

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This Is What Music Twitter Cared About In 2014