After being #1 five times with platinum status singles between 2008 – 2011 singer-songwriter Medina has her sixth and seventh chart toppers with Jalousi and "Når intet er godt nok".
Avicii's Addicted to you tops the Hungarian and Polish charts and is top 10 in most other European countries. The Days is a #1 in Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Finnish 15-year-old Robin has his second #1 album with Boom Kah which features the chart topper Erilaiset. In March 2014 he releases his third album Boombox, also a #1.
Rapper Mr. Probz' single "Waves" (Robin Schulz Remix) is #1 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway,Portugal, UK, Czech Rep. and Hungary and top 5 in several other countries but only #6 in the Netherlands. Nothing Really Matters, on the other hand, is a local #1 but not successful internationally.
Symphonic metal band Within Temptation continue to produce successful albums. Hydra is their fifth album straight to crack the German Top 10. It's their first album in the English top 10 and US top 20.
Crooner Marco Borsato continues to have tremendous success in Dutch-speaking countries. "Duizend spiegels" from late 2013 reaches platinum status.
Milow who became a star in 2009 with a cover version of 50 Cent's Ayo Technology is shortly #1 in the Flemish Ultratop charts and #7 in Germany with his new album "Silver Linings".
Helene Fischer tops the German, Austrian and Swiss charts with her 2013 album "Farbenspiel" which is also top 10 in the Netherlands and Denmark. It was awarded Gold after just three days.[2] Single "Atemlos durch die Nacht" is #1 in Austria and #3 in Germany.
Controversial rapper Bushido's album Sonny Black also climbs to the top of the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Milky Chance's 2013 hit "Stolen Dance" which reached the top in Switzerland, Austria and Luxemburg in 2013 becomes a delayed hit in Eastern Europe, it is a #1 in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Is it Right by Elaiza is only #18 out of 26 participants at the Eurovision Song Contest but reaches #1 in the Polish charts. Severals group members are of Polish descent.
David Guetta collaborates with Dutch electronic dance music act Showtek on his song Bad which is successful in Scandinavia, a #1 in Finland and Norway and also in South Korea. Another single Dangerous featuring American singer Sam Martin is #1 in France, Croatia, Norway, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxemburg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Israel and Lebanon. The album Listen only climbs the Hungarian charts.
Folk pop duo Lilly Wood and the Prick's Prayer in C (Robin Schulz remix) climbs to the top of the charts in practically all European countries, Lebanon and Israel.
Budapest's Sziget Festival 2014 in August on the island Óbudai-sziget features Blink-182, Queens of the Stone Age, Jake Bugg, Imagine Dragons, Placebo, Skrillex, Bastille, Lily Allen, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Cee Lo Green, Manic Street Preachers, Korn, Outkast and Calvin Harris.