Hey guys! Wait, it's already March? This year has already flown by so fast. I can't believe we're already 1/4 of the way through the year!
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Tyla - CHANEL [#25] {12w} PK: 22
- Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [#19] {22w} PK: 17
- Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [#10] {20w} PK: 9
Last week's #1 song: Bruno Mars - I Just Might [1 week at #1]
30. NF - FEAR [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor [Debut] {1w} PK: 29
28. Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM [Debut] {1w} PK: 28
27. Bad Bunny - DtMF [-1] {2w} PK: 26
26. Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes [+2] {2w} PK: 26
25. Kygo/Khalid/Gryffin - Save My Love [+5] {2w} PK: 25
24. PinkPantheress/Zara Larsson - Stateside [+3] {4w} PK: 24
23. Pitbull/Lil Jon - Damn I Love Miami [+6] {2w} PK: 23
22. Kehlani - Folded [-1] {20w} PK: 20
21. Hilary Duff - Roommates [+3] {3w} PK: 21
20. Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun [+3] {5w} PK: 20
19. SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [-2] {15w} PK: 16 (1TW)
18. Noah Kahan - The Great Divide [+2] {5w} PK: 18
17. Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas [+1] {4w} PK: 17
16. Myles Smith/Niall Horan - Drive Safe [+6] {3w} PK: 16
15. Madison Beer - bittersweet [-4] {21w} PK: 11
14. Tame Impala - Dracula [+2] {8w} PK: 14
13. Nick Jonas - Gut Punch [+1] {5w} PK: 13
12. Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [-3] {7w} PK: 9
11. sombr - Homewrecker [+4] {4w} PK: 11
10. Freya Skye - silent treatment [+3] {7w} PK: 10
9. Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [-3] {13w} PK: 6
8. Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [-1] {5w} PK: 7
7. Harry Styles - Aperture [+5] {6w} PK: 7
6. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [+2] {21w} PK: 5
5. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [-1] {19w} PK: 2
4. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+1] {22w} [9 weeks at #1]
3. sombr - 12 to 12 [=] {18w} PK: 3
2. Taylor Swift - Opalite [=] {21w} [4 weeks at #1]
1. Bruno Mars - I Just Might [=] {8w} [2 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
I'm glad this song ended up debuting. NF finally makes his return to the countdown in 3 years with FEAR since HAPPY in 2023. This song is just incredible. The production is amazing and NF's flow is great as always. Hopefully this ends up doing well.
Huh? We have a random Taylor Swift song Elizabeth Taylor debuting out of nowhere. Is this even a single? We already have two Taylor Swift songs in the top 5, we really don't need a third song debuting. This is my first time ever hearing this song. It's alright I guess. This seems very boring and forgettable. But maybe it will grow on me, we'll see.
Alex Warren replaces himself on the countdown with FEVER DREAM. Bloodline was getting very old, so I'm glad this replaced that. The production is really fun and Alex sounds great. I have no doubt this song will end up doing well.
Countdown Extra: BLACKPINK - GO
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between Pitbull/Lil Jon - Damn I Love Miami and Myles Smith/Niall Horan - Drive Safe [+6]
Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Madison Beer - bittersweet [-4]
Last year's #1 song: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (3/3 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: JENNIE/Dominic Fike - Love Hangover
Least favorite song last year: Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther
Most missed song: NIKI - Every Summertime (2022)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Bruno Mars - Something Serious
5 Oldest Songs
- Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia {22w}
- Tie between Madison Beer - bittersweet, David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone, and Taylor Swift - Opalite {21w}
- Kehlani - Folded {20w}
- RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! {19w}
- sombr - 12 to 12 {18w}
Hitbound
BLACKPINK - GO [2]
Harry Styles - American Girls [Debut]
Charli XCX - Dying for You [3]
Maeve - Touch and Go [Debut]
Bebe Rexha/Faithless - New Religion [Debut]
Laufey - How I Get [2]
Paul Russell - High Maintenance [4] [Reentry]
RAYE - Nightingale Lane. [2]
Twenty One Pilots - Drag Path [3]
Tiffany Stringer - Bullet [4]
flowerovlove - Casual Lady [3]
Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody [5]
Dominic Fike - Babydoll [2]
Knox - Go For Broke [4]
Mckayla Twiggs - What a Girl Wants [3]
Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit [4]
Also Available On Survey
Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me [3]
Corbyn Besson/TZUYU - Blink [3]
Harry Styles has released his first album in 4 years called "Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally." He debuts hitbound with the next single from it American Girls. I'm not really feeling this song. It's not nearly as great as Aperture, and it's a bit on the forgettable side. There were a lot better songs he could have chose as the next single than this.
Oh joy, Hits 1 plant Maeve returns to hitbound this week with Touch and Go. I guess this is slightly better than We're Not Together, but this is still insanely forgettable.
Well, Hits 1 never picked up on Çike Çike, but they did pick up on Bebe Rexha's latest single New Religion, which I think I like better. I've never heard of Faithless, it looks like they're some British EDM band formed all the way back in 1995. I really like the production from them. It sounds like something straight out of the early 2010s. Hopefully this ends up becoming a hit.
Paul Russell just released his new album "Miracle Mile", and instead of picking up on a new song from it, Hits 1 decided to let High Maintenance reenter instead. This song is incredible and insanely fun. Hopefully it actually debuts the countdown this time and doesn't drop out again.
Exits:
- Bebe Rexha - I Like You Better Than Me [3]
- Bruno Mars - Risk It All [1]
I Like You Better Than Me got replaced by a better song from her. And Risk It All enters the abyss.
2026 total dropouts: 44
Estimated total for 2026: 163 (-9)
Abyss
Taylor Swift - Wi$h Li$t [1] [New]
Bruno Mars - Risk It All [1] [New]
Corbyn Besson/TZUYU - Blink [1] [New]
Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me [2]
Doja Cat - Gorgeous [3]
Louis Tomlinson - Imposter [3]
Ice Spice - Big Guy [3]
Megan Moroney - Wish I Didn't [4]
Zara Larsson - Lush Life [6]
MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love [10]
KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [19] [Reentry]
Huh? Why is Wi$h Li$t randomly in the abyss? After being on the survey for 3 weeks, Blink finally started receiving spins this week. After dropping out of hitbound last week, How It's Done returns to the abyss for its 19th week.
Elizablurb Taylor:
We lost CHANEL, TIT FOR TAT, and Bloodline. CHANEL was starting to fade on me a lot. Bloodline was great but it was extremely old. And with TIT FOR TAT never reaching the top half of the countdown, I guess it's time for another obituary two weeks in a row.
Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT made its countdown debut on October 4, 2025. It lived a debatably-good 5 month life for some reason. Never aspiring for greatness, TIT FOR TAT became a shining example of “be happy with what you have”. It never ascended higher than the #17 spot on the countdown. Though it was never loved enough to see the countdown's top half, it never once complained. This lends credence to the idea that a positive attitude has a definite impact on longevity. The Hits-1 voters never over-the-top appreciated it, and quite frankly neither did I, but a very modest number of people apparently consistently loved it for what it was. Isn't that all any of us aspire for? Its lasting presence on the countdown did not go unnoticed, as a certain Hits-1 countdown recapper dedicated some of his precious Blurb space each week to discuss amazement at how it lasted so long. I won't go so far as to say TIT FOR TAT will be missed. In fact, it certainly won't be. But we now find ourselves in a world in which there's one fewer thing that doesn’t make any sense and can't be explained by human logic, and well, that quite frankly ruins some of the magic of being alive. Good-bye TIT FOR TAT. It's been real (not!).
Damn I Love Miami had a massive jump. Maybe it won't flop after all. I can only hope.
How did silent treatment end up in the top 10? Okay, then.
Aperture finally had the big jump into the top 10 we were all expecting. This will probably be the next song to overtake #1.
The Fate Of Ophelia and 12 to 12 fell to bottom 5 in airplay. How are they still top 5 on the countdown?
Nice to see I Just Might remain at #1 this week. Fun fact, this is Bruno Mars' first ever solo song that spent more than 1 week at #1. Die With A Smile, Uptown Funk, and APT were all multi-week #1s, but he wasn't the main artist. His solo #1s Grenade, That's What I Like, and The Lazy Song only spent 1 week at #1.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Last week's poll of the week results:
Best HB Debut?
- Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM: 30 % (3 votes)
- RAYE - Nightingale Lane.: 20 % (2 votes)
- Dominic Fike - Babydoll: 20 % (2 votes)
- NF - FEAR: 10 % (1 vote)
- Laufey - How I Get: 10 % (1 vote)
- BLACKPINK - GO: 10 % (1 vote)
Poll of the week:
