Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Hayes Warner - Oh! [#29] {3w} PK: 29
- The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless [#28] {4w} PK: 26
- Damiano David - Born With A Broken Heart [#15] {15w} PK: 14
- David Guetta/Alphaville/Ava Max - Forever Young [#11; 2nd time] {10w} PK: 11
- Sabrina Carpenter - Taste [#9] {24w} [5 weeks at #1]
Last week's #1 song: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [5 weeks at #1]
30. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion [-3] {3w} PK: 26
28. Kendrick Lamar - squabble up [+2] {2w} PK: 28
27. Tyla - PUSH 2 START [Debut] {1w} PK: 27
26. Megan Moroney - Am I Okay? [-3] {4w} PK: 23
25. LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again [Debut] {1w} PK: 25
24. Teddy Swims - Guilty [Reentry] {2w} PK: 24
23. Tate McRae - Sports car [+4] {3w} PK: 23
22. Sexyy Red/Bruno Mars - Fat Juicy & Wet [+3] {2w} PK: 22
21. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [+3] {2w} PK: 21
20. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi [-2] {22w} PK: 18
19. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [+1] {2w} PK: 19
18. RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [+3] {4w} PK: 18
17. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [+5] {11w} PK: 17
16. ROSÉ - toxic till the end [Debut] {1w} PK: 16
15. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-3] {15w} PK: 12
14. LISA - Moonlit Floor [-1] {16w} PK: 9
13. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [+6] {16w} PK: 12
12. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [-2] {10w} PK: 10
11. Lola Young - Messy [+3] {5w} PK: 11
10. SZA - BMF [+6] {5w} PK: 10
9. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+8] {15w} PK: 9
8. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [-1] {37w} [3 weeks at #1]
7. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [+1] {9w} PK: 7
6. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-1] {13w} PK: 4
5. Shaboozey - Good News [+1] {13w} PK: 5
4. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [=] {9w} PK: 3
3. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [=] {26w} [4 weeks at #1]
2. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [=] {13w} PK: 2
1. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [=] {17w} [6 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Doechii makes her return to the countdown with DENIAL IS A RIVER since her feature on Katy Perry's I'M HIS, HE'S MINE, which ngl I already forgot existed even though it was only 3 months ago. This is really fun. The lyrics are hilarious, especially the breathing exercise at the end. And I really love the old school hip hop vibes. Hopefully this does well.
Tyla is back on the countdown after a year PUSH 2 START. This is fine, but very forgettable and isn't nearly as good as Water or Been Thinking.
We have the world's weirdest collab that somehow works debuting this week. LISA, Doja Cat, and RAYE collab on Born Again. This is pretty groovy and everyone sounds great, but this still feels slightly forgettable.
Nice to see Guilty back, and I'm not really sure why it left last week if it was just gonna reenter a week later.
After being in the abyss for a month, toxic till the end finally debuts. This is good but very mid, and isn't nearly as good as APT or even drinks or coffee.
Countdown Extra: Alessi Rose - IKYK
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+8]
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion, Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?, and Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-3]
Last year's #1 song: Dua Lipa - Houdini (3/8 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Jung Kook/USHER - Standing Next To You
Least favorite song last year: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
Most missed song: Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B - South of the Border (2020)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Yung Gravy/James Brown - SUPA GOOD!!!
5 Oldest Songs
- Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER {37w}
- Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile {26w}
- Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi {22w}
- ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. {17w}
- Tie between LISA - Moonlit Floor and Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody {16w}
Hitbound
Alessi Rose - IKYK [5]
Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Scared Of Loving You [Debut]
Shinedown - Three Six Five [2]
Anne-Marie - Don't Panic [Debut]
Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [Debut]
Alex Warren - Ordinary [2]
flowerovlove - I've seen ur ex [Debut]
JISOO - Your Love [Debut]
Djo - Basic Being Basic [4]
SZA - Take You Down [Debut]
Alessia Cara - Nighttime Thing [Debut]
JENNIE/Dominic Fike - Love Hangover [3]
Sam Smith - Love Is A Stillness [Debut]
Addison Rae - High Fashion [Debut]
Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Body Talk [3]
Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender [2]
Selena Gomez is finally back with Scared Of Loving You after having that good but super forgettable song Love On last year that flopped so hard she canceled her new album. And yeah, this is quite bad. The production is super boring and nonexistent, and Selena does not sound great at all. This is even more boring than Lose You To Bore Me. If there's any positive, this isn't even 2 minutes long, so the torture thankfully doesn't last that long.
Anne-Marie is finally back after 2 years since Baby Don't Hurt Me with Don't Panic. This is quite fun, and Anne-Marie sounds great, despite the weird random effects they put on her voice.
Sabrina Carpenter is back with yet another song where I like it at first, Hits 1 overplays it, and I end up hating it. Busy Woman will end up being no exception. This is actually pretty fun. But this isn't going to be fun for long when it gets played every five minutes and it's at its 6 week in a row at #1.
flowerovlove who had the hitbound dropout BOYS last year is back with I've seen ur ex. I don't normally like basic girly pop like this, but this is really fun and she sounds great.
JISOO is finally the last BLACKPINK member to have solo music on Hits 1 with Your Love. This is a fun but very basic little bop.
Can we please stop picking up on every single SZA song? She's way too overrated. Take You Down is not great at all. The production is somewhat decent, but SZA's monotone singing just makes me want to fall asleep.
I don't know why Hits 1 keeps trying to make Alessia Cara a thing again, she hasn't been relevant since 2017. Nighttime Thing is pretty fun and Alessia sounds great but this is very forgettable.
Well we have Scared Of Loving You part 2 debuting this week also. Sam Smith is back on Hits 1 after 2 years with Love Is A Stillness after having that strange song VULGAR that dropped out of hitbound in 2023. This is literally a carbon copy of Scared Of Loving You. The production is nonexistent, but at least Sam Smith sounds somewhat decent. And this isn't even 2 minutes long either, so the torture doesn't last long.
Well we have more Addison Rae this week because why not. High Fashion is slightly better than Diet Pepsi, but it's still just as forgettable.
Exits:
- Knox - Pick Your Poison [3]
- Ava Max - Lost Your Faith [1]
- Nessa Barrett - AMERICAN BEAUTY [1]
- Willow Avalon - Baby Blue [4]
- Lauren Spencer Smith - Pray [3]
- Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem [2]
Pick Your Poison is in the abyss, and the rest I didn't give a crap about.
2025 Total Dropouts: 30
Estimated total for 2025: 156 (+12)
Abyss
Eminem/Jelly Roll - Somebody Save Me
Hayes Warner - Oh!
The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless
Knox - Pick Your Poison
Koe Wetzel/Jessie Murph - High Road
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Vella - All My Love
Crash Adams - Optimist
Griff - last night's mascara
The Marías - No One Noticed
Lady Gaga - Disease
Harry Styles - Daylight
Um, why is Somebody Save Me randomly back in the abyss again?
Push 2 Blurb:
We lost Oh, Timeless, Born With A Broken Heart, Forever Young (again), and Taste. Good riddance to Tase, one of the most annoying songs of 2024 that lasted way too long into 2025. Oh was great but was super forgettable. Born With A Broken Heart was getting very old. It's funny that both times Forever Young jumped to #11, it left the following week. And Timeless was super mid.
luther does not need to be jumping this much.
That's So True, Love Somebody, and Am I Okay have gotten quite annoying and have been downgraded a tier.
Um, why in the actual hell is Sailor Song all the way in the top 10? We really don't need weird boring lesbian music doing well on the radio.
Why is Good News in the top 5? This is very forgettable and isn't nearly as good as A Bar Song.
Can Pink Pony Club just reach #1 already? APT has been #1 way too long.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Poll of the week results:
Best HB Debut?
- Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER: 42.86 % (6 votes)
- Ava Max - Lost Your Faith: 21.43 % (3 votes)
- Shinedown - Three Six Five: 14.29 % (2 votes)
- Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender: 14.29 % (2 votes)
- LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again: 7.14 % (1 vote)
