2014 New Years Countdown Results

idol BEATS Radio calculated results of the voting from tons of idol fans all over the world, to bring you what the fans voted as the Top 100 idol songs of 2014! The results are in, so here you go:

1. Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Morning Musume)

2. I miss you (C-ute)

3. Koko no Iru Riyuu (Nogizaka46)

4. Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso wo Tsuita (Nogizaka46)

5. Ai wa Itsumo Kimi no Naka ni (Berryz Koubou)

6. Umareta mama de (Nogizaka46)

7. Mikaeri Bijin (Morning Musume)

8. Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no Kiss (Juice=Juice)

9. Kizuitara kataomoi (Nogizaka46)

10. Kibouteki Refrain (AKB48)

11. Kokoro no Sakebi wo Uta ni Shitemita (C-ute)

12. Bling Bling My Love (Fairies)

13. Romance wo Katatte (Berryz Koubou)

14. Shabadabadoo (Sayumi Michishige)

15. Nandome no Aozora ka (Nogizaka46)

16. Kokoro no Placard (AKB48)

17. Do You Believe? (GEM)

18. What is Love? (Morning Musume)

19. Watashi, okiru (Nogizaka46)

20. The Future (C-ute)

21. Senobi (Juice=Juice)

22. Natsu no Free and Easy (Nogizaka46)

23. Kaze ni Fukarete (Juice=Juice)

24. The Power (C-ute)

25. 1-Oku 3-Zenman Sou Diet Oukoku (Berryz Koubou)

26. Hikaeme I love you (HKT48)

27. Love Take it All (C-ute)

28. Labrador Retriever (AKB48)

29. Aa, Susukino (S/mileage)

30. 12gatsu no Kangaroo (SKE48)

31. Urahara Temptation (Kikkawa Yuu)

32. TIKI BUN (Morning Musume)

33. Sakura, Minna de Tabeta (HKT48)

34. Futsuu, Idol 10nen Yatterannai Desho!? (Berryz Koubou)

35. Towa no Uta (Berryz Koubou)

36. Sono saki no deguchi (Nogizaka46)

37. Kodoku Kyoudai (Nogizaka46)

38. Candy Pop Galaxy Bomb!! (Cheeky Parade)

39. Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (S/mileage)

40. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (Nogizaka46)

41. Egao no Kimi Taiyou sa (Morning Musume)

42. Korogatta Kane wo Narase (Nogizaka46)

43. Mukuchi no Lion (Nogizaka46)

44. Ambulance (AKB48)

45. Bukiyo Taiyou (SKE48)

46. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Morning Musume)

47. Mawaru Sekai (Yumemiru Adolescence)

48. Star Shine Story (GEM)

49. Dankeschön (Nogizaka46)

50. Mystery Night (S/mileage)

51. Watashi wa Watashi Nanda (Morning Musume)

52. Together (Cheeky Parade)

53. Otona na no yo! (Berryz Koubou)

54. Koi wa Panic (Babyraids)

55. Arekore Shitai (Juice=Juice)

56. Hanamichi!! Ambitious (SUPER GiRLS)

57. STUPiG (BiS)

58. Killing me softly (Tokyo Girls’ Style)

59. Password is 0 (Morning Musume)

60. Kirari to Hikaru Hoshi (Morning Musume)

61. Moon Pride (Momoiro Clover Z)

62. Odoro yo, fish (Tsuribit)

63. Black Butterfly (Juice=Juice)

64. Your Love (M Three)

65. Takane no Ringo (NMB48)

66. Bouken (LinQ)

67. Amai Melody (Kikkawa Yuu)

68. Run with U (Fairies)

69. Ii jan (Kikkawa Yuu)

70. Shampoo Hat (Team Syachihoko)

71. Haitateki! (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku)

72. yell (Orange Port)

73. Juujun na Slave (AKB48)

74. Bari 3 Kyouwakoku (Dempagumi.inc)

75. REAL (Rev. from DVL)

76. KONJO (AKB48)

77. Final Dance (BiS)

78. Just! Call Me (GEM)

79. Eighteen Emotion (S/mileage)

80. Perfect Sky (PASSPO)

81. Dakishimete Anthem (Team Syachihoko)

82. Mae Shika Mukanee (AKB48)

83. Romance no Start (Nogizaka46)

84. Partition Love (Tokyo Girls’ Style)

85. Naiitemo Iindayo (Momoiro Clover Z)

86. Sky Traveler (Dorothy Little Happy)

87. LOVE -Arigatou- (Rev. from DVL)

88. Dare ni mo Naisho (Bitter & Sweet)

89. Mirai to wa? (SKE48)

90. Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa (Juice=Juice)

91. Miracle Paradise (i*Ris)

92. Wind Chime ~Machi no Tunnel~ (RYUTist)

93. Toiki no Method (Nogizaka46)

94. Heart no Hoshi (Sakura Gakuin)

95. Sailor Zombie (AKB48)

96. Kanashiki Heaven (Single version) (C-ute)

97. Like a Heartbeat (GEM)

98. Snow Distance (Palet)

99. Itoshiki Rival (AKB48)

100. Ibiza Girl (NMB48)

It's a great Top 100, with a lot of big names, but also a few lesser-known idol groups who managed to rank! There is a lot of variety as far as the songs musically, as well. If you see something you've never heard, I recommend going and giving it a listen! 

Along with this, it was also decided to post 25 Honorable Mentions. The below songs all had multiple votes, are mostly ties with each other (or all ranked very closely) and all could have easily ended up somewhere in the Top 100 if voting had just been a slight bit differently. Because of this, I thought these songs were definitely still worth mentioning, and I hope you will all give them a look:

Kidoku Suru (HKT48)

Kiss me Kiss me (Coco Decoru)

Moshimo aeta nara (Osaka Shunkashuto)

Natsukoi (LinQ)

Ahhahha! ~Chouzetsu Bakushou Ondo~ (SUPER GiRLS)

Kowareta Ai no Hate ni (Predia)

Kiraki Runway (Prism Box)

Chu-la-la (RYUTist)

Brand New Style (GALLETe)

Sakura Apparition (Dempagumi.inc)

Mukashi no Kareshi no Oniichan to Tsukiau to Iu Koto (HKT48)

Kimi wa Kimagure (AKB48)

Toomawari no aijou (Nogizaka46)

Dream Last Train (Triplet)

Tomorrow World (Weather Girls)

Primary Colors (Kamen Rider Girls)

Colorful Days (LinQ)

Yuki Usagi (IDOLING!!)

Campanula no Yuutsu (Terashima Yufu)

LEFT or RIGHT…? (Cheeky Parade)

Tabidachi Kirari (Tsuribit)

Idol Illmatic (Rhymeberry)

Super Hero (Fairies)

Himawari (PASSPO)

Evolution Da (HR)

So, what songs that you voted for managed to rank? What are you surprised to see (whether it's unexpectedly high or low)? Let me know in a comment, I'd love to know everyone's reactions to the results!

I'd also like to take a moment to let those of you who do not know that idol BEATS Radio is looking for volunteers to join the staff here. There are different jobs, and the more people who volunteer, the more we can split them up and make everything less time-consuming. If you enjoy this station and want to see it continue to grow, or if you are passionate about idol music and hope to spread it, please consider joining me. You can get full information on the post linked here.

Important Announcement

Hello everyone! First off, I would like to let you know that the long-awaited results to the 2014 New Years Countdown will be posted both here and on idol BEATS Radio's facebook page tomorrow! (The winner of the drawing for an idol CD will be chosen a week later.) Many of you have contacted me asking about the results, and I'm very sorry it has taken so long, and that they were no played on the station on New Years Eve or Day as planned.

This leads into what I need to talk about, so please continue reading.

I am struggling keeping this station at the level and activity I would like it to be at. I am passionate about idols and this station and never want to drop it, but I really need your help. As I've stated before, this is currently a one-(wo)man operation. I am currently doing everything on my own. However, I currently have a LOT happening in my life, and it's making it difficult to make sure there is a good variety of songs playing every day, let alone do everything else I'd like to do with the station. (As I'm sure several of you have noticed, I currently have no January Single Spotlights.)

I'm reaching out to all of you to ask for help. If you love this station and want to see it keep up, and/or are as passionate about idols as I am, I ask you join me as an idol BEATS Radio staff member.

My hope is to have a few people join me, so we can split up work and make it an easy job for all of us. There are several tasks I can split people up doing, and my hope is to make these tasks as small as possible so no one person has anything too time-consuming. This, of course, depends on how many people offer to help. The jobs that I am potentially looking to fill are:

• Single Spotlight Collector: This job would simply be creating a list of every idol single you can find releasing each month. This person (or people) would need to actually seek out idol releases, often checking regular forums, CD websites, official idol websites, etc. for as many single releases as they can find. You'd need to find the artist, the single title, and the release date. Finding things such as MV previews, live performances, and track lists would probably be optional, but appreciated.

• Single Spotlight Writer: This person would write up posts for Single Spotlights. Posts don't require massive amounts of info, just the info that the collector provides you with, listed in order by release date, along with links to where the single can be purchased.

• Single Spotlight Recorder: This is a job that I am unsure if I will fill, and if I do it will still be split between the other person and me. This job would require you being comfortable with your voice being heard by listeners, as you would be taking the info from the Single Spotlight Collector and recording yourself saying it. You would then need to provide a preview of the single (hopefully containing about one verse and one chorus). This would all need to be put into one mp3 track to be played on the station. The challenging part is, the track has to be exactly 2 minutes long. I have created a script that usually leads to it being about this length, but when a particularly long, short, or uniquely composed idol song is being used, it can be a bit difficult to work it to two minutes, and may require talking slower, faster, or providing more or less info. 

• Inactive Idol Finder: This job would be pretty simple, and shouldn't be time-consuming. This person would need to seek out any information on idol groups that are in anyway disbanding, going on hiatus, etc. and let me know. When it comes to underground idols, this information isn't always in broad daylight, so they may have to really seek it out. IF needed, I may provide a (constantly updated) list of underground idols currently playing on the station, so they can then keep an eye on those idols specifically.

If you are interested in possibly taking over one or several of these jobs, please contact me at idolbeatsradio@gmail.com I can also be reached through the idol BEATS facebook page or twitter, but email is my preferred method of contact. If this works out, all idol BEATS staff members will be added to a staff page so everyone knows who is helping to make this station possible! This page would include basic info such as name (you can use your real name or a common nickname or username you are known by), age (optional), country (optional) and possibly some info such as favorite idol group, song, etc.

At this time I still plan to do all things related to the stations scheduling, such as seeking out new idol songs to play, uploading and deleting music, and scheduling what will be played and when on the station each day. I will also likely be helping with each of these tasks, especially if anyone is struggling, but my hope is that this takes away some of my duties so I can keep the station updated and playing as much variety as I would like it to on a regular basis.

Of course, if you are not able to offer to take on any sort of task with idol BEATS Radio but would still like to help the station, please visit the "idol BEATS Radio needs YOUR help" page for little things you can do to help! And remember, one way you can always help is by listening a lot and by sharing and promoting idol BEATS Radio! There are still several idol fans who do not know this station exists, so please spread the word any way you can! Share news of the station on social media, tell friends, put a link in your signature on forums, make a blog post, or add an idol BEATS Radio player to your blog!

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