Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [#30] {3w} PK: 30
- The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless [#27; 2nd time] {8w} PK: 16
- Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [#15; 2nd time] {20w} PK: 10
Last week's #1 song: Gracie Abrams - That's So True [1 week at #1]
30. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [-1] {6w} PK: 25
29. JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars [-1] {2w} PK: 28
28. Dasha - Not At This Party [-4] {3w} PK: 24
27. Lizzo - Still Bad [Debut] {1w} PK: 27
26. Halsey - safeword [=] {2w} PK: 26
25. LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again [=] {6w} PK: 22
24. Chappell Roan - The Giver [Debut] {1w} PK: 24
23. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [-2] {16w} PK: 17
22. ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [=] {3w} PK: 22
21. Doechii - Anxiety [Debut] {1w} PK: 21
20. Tate McRae - Revolving door [+3] {4w} PK: 19
19. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [-2] {3w} PK: 17
18. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [+1] {7w} PK: 17
17. Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up [+3] {4w} PK: 17
16. Lizzo - Love In Real Life [=] {3w} PK: 16
15. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-2] {20w} PK: 12
14. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [-11] {22w} [6 weeks at #1]
13. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+5] {20w} PK: 9
12. SZA - BMF [+2] {10w} PK: 10
11. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [-3] {15w} PK: 8
10. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [-6] {31w} [4 weeks at #1]
9. Lola Young - Messy [+2] {10w} PK: 8
8. Tate McRae - Sports car [+4] {8w} PK: 8
7. Shaboozey - Good News [+2] {18w} PK: 5
6. ROSÉ - toxic till the end [+4] {6w} PK: 6
5. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [+2] {14w} PK: 5
4. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-3] {18w} [1 week at #1]
3. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [+3] {7w} PK: 3
2. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [+3] {14w} PK: 2
1. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [+1] {18w} [4 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Lizzo brings her second song on the countdown with Still Bad. This is pretty fun, and I like the alt vibes this gives. But this isn't nearly as good as Love In Real Life.
Chappell Roan also brings her second song on the countdown with The Giver. This is so much fun. I really like the early 2000s country vibes this gives off, and Chappell sounds great as always. I have no doubt this will do well on the countdown. Maybe even #1?
Doechii just straight up stole the melody of Somebody That I Used To Know of this next song. But Somebody That I Used To Know is one of my favorite songs of all time, so I'll allow it. The production of Anxiety is amazing, and Doechii sounds great as always.
Countdown Extra: Knox - 50/50
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+5]
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [-11]
Last year's #1 song: Dua Lipa - Houdini (8/8 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Dasha - Austin
Least favorite song last year: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
Most missed song: Scatman John - Scatman (1995)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Leah Kate - Just Because
5 Oldest Songs
- Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile {31w}
- ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. {22w}
- Tie between Gigi Perez - Sailor Song and Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down {20w}
- Tie between Shaboozey - Good News, Gracie Abrams - That's So True, and Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club {18w}
- Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther {16w}
Hitbound
Emei - Crazy Stupid Love [4]
Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [Debut]
Dove Cameron - Too Much [5]
sombr - undressed [Debut]
Jon Bellion - WASH [Debut]
Imogen Heap - Headlock [3]
Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame [Debut]
JENNIE - like JENNIE [Debut]
Alex Warren - Ordinary [7]
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [Debut]
Knox - 50/50 [2]
Ashley Cooke/Joe Jonas - All I Forgot [5]
Jack Harlow/Doja Cat - Just Us [Debut]
Alessi Rose - IKYK [10]
j-hope/Miguel - Sweet Dreams [2]
almost monday - can't slow down [14; 2nd time]
The Jonas Brothers are back with their first solo song in 2 years with Love Me To Heaven. This is pretty fun, and the Jonas Brothers sound great as always.
We had a lot of weird songs on hitbound this week. The first one is some alt singer named sombr with undressed. The production is pretty upbeat, but this sounds so insanely generic.
Jon Bellion is back after having that hitbound dropout Kid Again last year with WASH. I quite liked Kid Again. Wash, on the other hand, kinda sucks. The production is super weird and boring and Jon Bellion doesn't sound that great.
Selena Gomez has finally released her first new album in 5 years, and here she is with Bluest Flame. I quite like this. The dance club production is really fun and Selena sounds great despite having weird vocal effects on her voice.
JENNIE is back yet again with like JENNIE, which was produced by Diplo. This slaps so hard. I really hope this replaces that forgettable piece of crap Handlebars on the countdown.
And we have one more rando because why not. R&B singer Ravyn Lenae makes her Hits 1 debut with Love Me Not. Apparently there's a Rex Orange County remix of this song, because the most forgettable artist in the world definitely needed to collab on it. This is pretty fun and her voice is great, but this is very forgettable.
Oh great, a collab between 2 of my least favorite artists of all time. Jack Harlow and Doja Cat collab on Just Us. This is fine, I guess. Not the worst song I've heard from these artists, but this is very forgettable. Side note, what is up with artists taking album cover photos in restaurant kitchens? It looks like they took the photo in the same kitchen as Nicki Minaj's Red Ruby Da Sleeze.
Exits:
Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender [6]
Ryann - Dirty [2]
JISOO - Your Love [5]
Cil - You're a Liar (You Love Me) [2]
None of these will be missed. But Dirty is on the survey, so it could start getting spins soon.
2025 Total Dropouts: 50
Estimated total for 2025: 173 (+2)
Abyss
Gotye/Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable
Damiano David - Next Summer
Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden
Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman
Tyla - PUSH 2 START
Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now or Never
Eminem/Jelly Roll - Somebody Save Me
Hayes Warner - Oh!
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Vella - All My Love
Lady Gaga - Disease
Harry Styles - Daylight
I love that Hits 1 is playing Somebody That I Used To Know again, probably because of the Anxiety sample.
Somebody that I used to blurb:
We lost Mr. Predictable, Timeless (again), and Love Somebody (again). Good riddance to Mr. Predictable, it really did not need to debut in the first place. But it still seems to be in the abyss, so have fun rotting in the abyss for 20 weeks I guess. Timeless was super mid and won't be missed. And good riddance to Love Somebody also, it was getting very old and annoying.
Can DENIAL IS A RIVER not rot in the bottom 5 please?
Sports car just jumped to the top 10. This has faded on me a lot, and I completely forgot it used to be a purple song.
APT and Die With a Smile are finally starting to drop hard. They're getting quite old and really need to leave the countdown soon.
Oh joy, Bed Chem jumped up to #2 and will probably go #1 soon. Welp just what we needed, more overrated Sabrina the clown at #1. Abracadabra thankfully jumped to #3 so I really hope it can get #1 over Bed Chem.
Thank the lord Pink Pony Club took back #1 from That's So True. Both songs are starting to get annoying, but That's So True really didn't deserve #1 in my opinion. It's probably gonna join the ranks of Wonder, Mr Perfectly Fine, Overdrive, and others of songs that we all forgot went #1.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Poll of the week results:
Best Top 5 Song This Week Last Year?
- Knox - Not The 1975: 40 % (4 votes)
- Dua Lipa - Houdini: 30 % (3 votes)
- Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?: 30 % (3 votes)
