Hey guys! Make sure to check out my top 10 worst songs of 2025 post if you haven't already https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2025/12/top-10-worst-songs-of-2025.html
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Doja Cat - Jealous Type [#20] {15w} PK: 16
- AJR - The Big Goodbye [#19] {11w} PK: 17
Last week's #1 song: Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [2 weeks at #1]
30. Tyla - CHANEL [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [-1] {3w} PK: 28
28. Justin Bieber - YUKON [-1] {8w} PK: 26
27. Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [+3] {5w} PK: 25
26. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [+3] {4w} PK: 26
25. Leon Thomas - MUTT [-2] {12w} PK: 23
24. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [+2] {11w} PK: 18
23. Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [Debut] {1w} PK: 23
22. Madison Beer - bittersweet [+2] {9w} PK: 20
21. Kevin Jonas - Changing [+4] {3w} PK: 21
20. Sophia James - So Unfair [-2] {7w} PK: 18
19. Charlie Puth - Changes [+2] {5w} PK: 19
18. Laufey - Lover Girl [-2] {8w} PK: 16
17. Ed Sheeran - Camera [=] {13w} PK: 5
16. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [+6] {11w} PK: 15
15. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [=] {9w} PK: 13
14. KATSEYE - Gabriela [-1] {19w} PK: 10
13. sombr - 12 to 12 [-3] {6w} PK: 10
12. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [-3] {14w} PK: 6
11. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [-3] {11w} PK: 8
10. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [-4] {15w} [3 weeks at #1]
9. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [+3] {9w} PK: 9
8. Chappell Roan - The Subway [+3] {19w} PK: 6
7. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [+7] {19w} PK: 7
6. Taylor Swift - Opalite [+1] {9w} PK: 6
5. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [=] {13w} PK: 5
4. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [-2] {21w} [4 weeks at #1]
3. sombr - back to friends [+1] {21w} PK: 3
2. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [+1] {7w} PK: 2
1. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [=] {10w} [3 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Glad to see this song ended up debuting. Tyla makes her return to the countdown with CHANEL after PUSH 2 START flopped hard. This is so much better than PUSH 2 START. The afrobeats production is super catchy and Tyla sounds great. Hopefully this ends up doing well.
After dropping out of hitbound back in July, Mr Electric Blue finally debuts. This has grown on me a lot since it left hitbound. The 80s synthpop production is super fun and Benson sounds great. Hopefully this does well.
Countdown Extra: ROLE MODEL - Writing's On The Wall
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [+7]
Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [-4]
Last year's #1 song: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (3/4 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Crash Adams - Optimist
Least favorite song last year: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry
Most missed song: Flo Rida/David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me (2010)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Kenya Grace - Mr. Cool
5 Oldest Songs
- Tie between sombr - back to friends and KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden {21w}
- Tie between Chappell Roan - The Subway, Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry, and KATSEYE - Gabriela {19w}
- Sabrina Carpenter - Tears {15w}
- Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance {14w}
- Tie between Olivia Dean - Man I Need and Ed Sheeran - Camera {13w}
Hitbound
Lewis Capaldi - The Day That I Die [5]
Freya Skye - silent treatment [2]
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [4]
ROLE MODEL - Writing's On The Wall [2]
Alex Warren/Gigi Perez - Eternity [3; 2nd time]
Katy Perry - bandaids [6]
Izzy Escobar - Jackie O [Debut]
Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL [4]
Tame Impala - Dracula [6]
Alessi Rose - Get Around [6]
In Color - Headlights [8]
Charli XCX - Chains of Love [5]
The Kid LAROI - A PERFECT WORLD [4]
MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love [5]
Jessie Murph - I Stay I Leave I Love I Lose [5]
5 Seconds Of Summer - Everyone's A Star! [5]
Also Available On Survey
Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [7]
Only 1 debut this week, which makes my life a whole lot easier. Izzy Escobar makes her Hits 1 debut with Jackie O. This was on Daniel's show HOTF, and he might have shown me this before, I don't remember. This song isn't really that great. The production is pretty boring and really forgettable, but Izzy's voice is at least decent. This sounds like something my local Kohl's store would play, not something that should be on pop radio.
Exits:
none!
2026 total dropouts: 2
Estimated total for 2026: 52 (-52)
Abyss
MOLIY/Silent Addy/Skillibeng/Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix) [1]
Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [2]
Jonas Brothers - Backwards [3]
Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [7]
Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade [8]
Finally, these Kpop Demon Hunter songs got purged after being in the abyss for almost 20 weeks. And wow, only 5 songs in the abyss, this is the lightest it's been in a long time.
Mr Electric Blurbs:
We lost Jealous Type and The Big Goodbye. These were both amazing songs, but they were getting very old and really needed to leave.
Why does 12 to 12 have almost no airplay? It was down to #45 in airplay at one point.
Vodka Cranberry is almost 20 weeks old, it shouldn't be getting the biggest jump of the week.
Wow, WHERE IS MY HUSBAND jumped to #2. I really hope this doesn't end up getting blocked from #1.
The Fate of Ophelia is #1 yet again without even being in the top 10 in airplay. It's up to #13 this week compared to #18 last week. But still, a #1 song shouldn't be this low in airplay.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Last week's poll of the week results:
Best Top 5 Song This Week On AT40 In 2008?
- Katy Perry - Hot N Cold: 57.14 % (4 votes)
- P!nk - So What: 14.29 % (1 vote)
- Jason Mraz - I'm Yours: 14.29 % (1 vote)
- T.I./Rihanna - Live Your Life: 14.29 % (1 vote)
Poll of the week:
