A Look Back At The Top NYC Parties Of 2014

Why: If only a small percentage of TIME's 100 most influential people showed up to their party, it would still make headlines. But of course everyone from Pharrell and Phoebe Philo to Amy Adams and Donna Tartt arrived at this A-list event, which was topped off with a performance by Carrie Underwood. Where: Lincoln Center Who was there: Guests included Amy Adams, Pharrell Williams, Carrie Underwood, Susan Sarandon, Frank Ocean, Rupert Murdoch, Harvey Weinstein, Ed Burns, Christy Turlington Burns, Seth Meyers, Eric Schmidt, Jack Dorsey, Evan Spiegel, Phoebe Philo, Donna Tartt, Martha Stewart, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Charlie Rose, Katie Couric, Barbara Walters, Marina Abramovic, Arianna Huffington, Georgina Chapman, David Koch, Padma Lakshmi, Chris Matthews, Matt Lauer, Ronan Farrow, Patrick McMullan, Alexi Ashe, Alice Waters, Randy Weiner, Gayle King, Ariel Foxman, Howard Stringer, Bobby Ghosh, Scott Walker, Ikemba Iweala, Jeff Teague, Norah O'Donnell, Ruchira Gupta, Kirsten Gillibrand, Rand Paul, Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, Tony Fadell, and Vanessa Bush. [Amy Admas via @jonwoods] [Carrie Underwood via @chivasregal] [Norah O'Donnell, Pharrell Williams, Arianna Huffington via @norahodonnell] [Ariel Foxman, Phoebe Philo via @afoxman] [Carrie Underwood via @clairepettibone] [Ed Burns, Christy Turlington Burns via @chivasregal] [Photo via @iammick]