Zane Lowe has some of the best taste in electronic music. The BBC Radio 1 host is known for getting his hands on some of the biggest records on the horizon and deeming them the "Hottest Record in the World," for good reason. He knows how to pick 'em, and while some of his picks might be a bit more UK-centric for the American dance music crowd, he has a huge batch of bangers out there. He recently released his Hottest Records of 2014 short list. which he'll be counting down on his show starting December 1. You can vote for your favorite right now, and we wanted to make it a bit easier by showing you all of the dope electronic tracks that made the cut. A number of our favorite songs of 2014 made the cut, but more importantly, this is a great way to look back at 2014, which will be gone before you know it.
Andy C ft. Fiona - "Heartbeat Loud"
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Label: Ram Records
Aphex Twin - "minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]"
Release Date: September 21, 2014
Label: Warp Records
Axwell Ingrosso - "Can't Hold Us Down"
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Label: Def Jam
Bonobo - "Flashlight"
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Label: Ninja Tune
deadmau5 ft. Colleen D'Agostino - "Seeya"
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Label: mau5trap
DJ Fresh vs. TC ft. Little Nikki - "Make U Bounce"
Release Date: June 22, 2014
Label: Ministry of Sound
Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones - "I Got U"
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Label: Blasé Boys Club
Gorgon City ft. Zak Abel - "Unmissable"
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Label: Virgin EMI
Jack Ü ft. Kiesza - "Take Ü There"
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Label: OWSLA / MadDecent
Knife Party - "Begin Again"
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Label: Earstorm
Nero - "Satisfy"
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Label: MTA
Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - "Gecko (Overdrive)"
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Label: FFRR
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - "My Love"
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Label: Rinse / Virgin EMI
Rustie ft. Danny Brown - "Attak"
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Label: Warp Records
SecondCity - "I Wanna Feel"
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Label: Columbia
SOHN - "Artifice"
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Label: 4AD
Steve Angello ft. Dougy - "Wasted Love"
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Label: Columbia
Tchami ft. Kaleem Taylor - "Promesses"
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Label: Fool's Gold
Tiga ft. Pusha T - "Bugatti"
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Label: Mad Decent
Tujamo & Plastik Funk ft. Sneakbo - "Dr. Who!"
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Label: 3 Beat
Usher - "Good Kisser (Disclosure Remix)"
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Label: RCA
Wiley - "On A Level"
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Label: Big Dada
Wilkinson ft. Detour City - "Too Close VIP"
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Label: Ram Records