Hey guys! Well, we did actually have the most boring countdown ever this week, no asterisk unlike the last most boring countdown ever on May 16th.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- PinkPantheress/Zara Larsson - Stateside [#21] {23w} PK: 6
Last week's #1 song: Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM [1 week at #1]
30. Noah Kahan - Orbiter [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. SIENNA SPIRO - Material Lover [-2] {3w} PK: 24
28. Alyssa Grace - bloodstream [+2] {2w} PK: 28
27. Slayyyter - DANCE... [+2] {3w} PK: 27
26. Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit [+2] {18w} PK: 22
25. Ethan Burdick - Hold You [+1] {2w} PK: 25
24. Malcolm Todd - Earrings [+1] {9w} PK: 23
23. The Beaches - Edge of the Earth [+1] {5w} PK: 21
22. RAYE/Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony. [+1] {8w} PK: 22
21. Dominic Fike - Babydoll [+1] {18w} PK: 19
20. Myles Smith - Heaven [=] {5w} PK: 20
19. Benson Boone - The Time Of My Life [-1] {4w} PK: 18
18. Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour [+1] {4w} PK: 18
17. sombr - My Body Isn't Ready [-1] {4w} PK: 16
16. Martin Garrix/Ed Sheeran - Repeat It [-2] {5w} PK: 14
15. Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall [=] {10w} PK: 14
14. Niall Horan - Tastes So Good [-2] {7w} PK: 12
13. Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas [-6] {24w} PK: 6
12. OneRepublic - Need Your Love [-2] {15w} PK: 10
11. STELLA LEFTY - Boston [+2] {13w} PK: 13 (1TW)
10. Tame Impala/JENNIE - Dracula (Remix) [-2] {28w} PK: 4
9. Olivia Rodrigo - the cure [=] {9w} PK: 9
8. Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun [+3] {25w} PK: 6
7. Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All [-4] {11w} PK: 2
6. Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me [+11] {8w} PK: 6
5. Bruno Mars - Risk It All [+1] {20w} PK: 5
4. Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You [=] {7w} PK: 3
3. sombr - Homewrecker [+2] {24w} [5 weeks at #1]
2. Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead [=] {14w} [6 weeks at #1]
1. Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM [=] {21w} [2 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Noah Kahan debuts out of the abyss with Orbiter. This is probably the worst song from The Great Divide album so far. Doors was so much better, Doors should have been the hit over this. This is just way too boring. And it's way too long. It's nearly 5 minutes long. Hopefully this doesn't last as long as The Great Divide did.
Countdown Extra: SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me [+11]
Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas [-6]
Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (1/2 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: AJR - Betty
Least favorite song last year: Jessie Murph - Blue Strips
Most missed song: G-Eazy/Halsey - Him & I (2018)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Pitbull/Jason Derulo - Privacy
5 Oldest Songs
- Tame Impala/JENNIE - Dracula (Remix) {28w}
- Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun {25w}
- Tie between sombr - Homewrecker and Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas {24w}
- Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM {21w}
- Bruno Mars - Risk It All {20w}
Hitbound
STELLA LEFTY - Good At Leaving [4]
Charli XCX - Camera [Debut]
Teddy Swims - Break Up In Reverse [3]
KATSEYE - Animal [Debut]
JENNIE - Less than a Lover [Debut]
Don Toliver - E85 [6]
Gracie Abrams/Audrey Hobert - Minibar [2]
SIENNA SPIRO - Pure [Debut]
Akon - RINGTONE [7]
Tyla - THAT GIRL [Debut]
Temper City - Self Aware [Debut]
MEEK - Fabulous [2]
Bella Kay - i deserve better. [2]
Knox - After The After Party [3]
DJ Goja/Jason Derulo/Melody - Mi Chico [Debut]
ROLE MODEL - Joy [3]
Charli XCX replaces herself with Camera. This song is good, but I don't know what I just listened to. I don't think she sings once in this song. She's literally just talking with autotune over her voice.
JENNIE from BLACKPINK is back with Less than a Lover. This song is pretty boring. It has some decent dance pop production, but it feels extremely generic, and JENNIE sounds bored singing here.
KATSEYE are back with Animal. Am I crazy, or does this sound like an APT ripoff? In any case, this song is a bop. This song was written by Ed Sheeran, and apparently he has background vocals as well. This song is super fun. Hopefully this does well.
God, can we please stop trying to make SIENNA SPIRO a thing? She replaces herself with her 7th song on Hits 1, Pure. This is super mediocre and even worse than Great Expectation. Let's not make this song become a thing please.
Tyla just released her second album A*POP, and we have the next single from it THAT GIRL. This is so much better than She Did It Again. This has some really cool electronic afrobeats production, and Tyla sounds great. Hopefully this ends up becoming a hit.
Oh joy, we have some industry plant alt rock band Temper City making their Hits 1 debut with Self Aware. But at least this is a good industry plant song. I'm going crazy because I swear I've heard this song before, but I don't know where I would have heard it at, because I don't listen to Alt Nation. In any case, this is actually a pretty fun alt rock with some interesting production, and whoever is singing sounds good. I wouldn't mind if this alt hit crossed over to pop, which it looks like it's already doing.
We haven't had a weird random debut in awhile, so I guess we were due for one soon. Jason Derulo released You Can Do Anything Part 2, teaming up with Romanian producer DJ Goja and Brazilian singer Melody. This is a fun Latin EDM song, and Jason Derulo and Melody sound good. I don't see this ever becoming a hit, but I guess we'll have to find out.
Exits:
- The Kid LAROI/Kehlani - GIRLS (Remix) [9; 2nd time] *
- flowerovlove - In My Victoria's Secret [1]
- SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation [3]
- Charli XCX - Wink Wink [4]
- Marshmello/Kelsea Ballerini - Another Drink [4]
- Alessi Rose - Dependent [2]
- Malcolm Todd - I Just Got Mad [2]
Since the original version of GIRLS was on the countdown, this remix becomes a miscellaneous hitbound dropout, and doesn't count towards the 2026 hitbound dropouts list. This seems to be trending on pop again, so this could reenter the countdown at some point. Another Drink deserved better. And nothing else will be missed.
2026 total dropouts: 122
Estimated total for 2026: 186 (+3)
Abyss
Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes [Reentry] [1]
Gracie Abrams - Look at My Life [2]
Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song [3]
Audrey Hobert - Sue me [4]
ROLE MODEL - High Hopes 3000 [5]
Alex Warren - PASSENGER [5]
Ella Langley - Be Her [8]
Oh joy, A Couple Minutes is back...
Less Than a Blurber:
Just one exit this week, Stateside. This was a great song, but it was getting quite old, so it really needed to leave.
Well, I guess I should talk about the elephant in the room. This countdown was super boring. There was only one exit, and only 4 songs dropped or jumped more than 2 spots. I mean, I guess you can't have an exciting countdown every week.
RIP to Mr. Know It All. It left the top 5 just as it was growing on me.
hate that i made you love me jumped an insane 11 spots into almost the top 5. This is super mid and doesn't really need to be this high.
After 20 weeks, Risk It All finally entered the top 5.
Nice to see FEVER DREAM stay at #1 this week. I wonder how much longer it can stay #1, because I don't really see Homewrecker or drop dead reentering #1.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Last week's poll of the week results:
Best Top 5 Song This Week In 2023?
- Jonas Brothers - Waffle House: 25 % (4 votes)
- Post Malone - Chemical: 25 % (4 votes)
- Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: 25 % (4 votes)
- Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: 18.75 % (3 votes)
- Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss: 6.25 % (1 vote)
Poll of the Week:
