Wintertime Madness round 1 results are posted and round 2 part 1 voting is now open! Anyone can vote, even if you didn't submit songs. https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2023-wintertime madness.html https://forms.gle/AEkUdswfzbLk3iJTA
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Meghan Trainor (1) - Week Of Jan 28, 2023
Hey guys, what's up? We had a really good week. Tons of movement, a new #1, and some great debuts.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
AJR - World’s Smallest Violin (#23) (21 weeks) [peak: 7]
REMA/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (Remix) (#22) (20 weeks) [peak: 22]
Rosa Linn - SNAP (#21) (17 weeks) [peak: 9]
Last week's #1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (10 weeks at #1)
30: Sam Smith/Koffee/Jessie Reyez - Gimme (-2) (2 weeks) [peak: 28]
29: Mimi Webb - Red Flags (-2) (2 weeks) [peak: 27]
28: Coi Leray - Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix) (+2) (2 weeks) [peak: 28]
27: Joji - Die For You (+2) (3 weeks) [peak: 27]
26: Ava Max - Weapons (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 26]
25: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 25]
24: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (=) (3 weeks) [peak: 24]
23: SZA - Nobody Gets Me (-7) (6 weeks) [peak: 16]
22: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 22]
21: Beyoncé - CUFF IT (-1) (15 weeks) [peak: 15]
20: Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc. (-3) (10 weeks) [peak: 17]
19: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (=) (9 weeks) [peak: 19]
18: SZA - Kill Bill (+8) (3 weeks) [peak: 18]
17: Avril Lavigne/Yungblud - I'm A Mess (-2) (12 weeks) [peak: 14]
16: Tate McRae - uh oh (-5) (14 weeks) [peak: 11]
15: The Weeknd - Die For You (-1) (2 weeks) [peak: 14]
14: Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby (-7) (19 weeks) [peak: 4]
13: Jax - Victoria's Secret (-3) (25 weeks) [peak: 2]
12: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy (-3) (17 weeks) [peak: 1 (1 week)]
11: Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me (-7) (20 weeks) [peak: 3]
10: David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I’m Good (Blue) (-7) (19 weeks) [peak: 2]
9: JVKE - golden hour (+3) (19 weeks) [peak: 8]
8: Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN' (-6) (18 weeks) [peak: 2]
7: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (-6) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 (10 weeks)]
6: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (+13) (6 weeks) [peak: 6]
5: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (+20) (2 weeks) [peak: 5]
4: charlieonnafriday - Enough (+2) (14 weeks) [peak: 4]
3: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (+10) (7 weeks) [peak: 3]
2: Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (+6) (10 weeks) [peak: 2]
1: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (+4) (13 weeks) [peak: 1 (1 week)]
Debuts:
Ava Max just released her new album, and Hits 1 decided to pick up on Weapons for some reason even though there's much better songs. Weapons is pretty fun, but I wished they picked up on Ghost or Cold As Ice instead.
10:35 by Tiësto and Tate McRae has entered the countdown after it dropped out of hitbound a few months ago. This song is super cool and reminds me a lot of The Motto, and I'm glad it's finally back.
Now the best for last. Fall Out Boy is finally back after 3 years with Love From The Other Side. This song is nothing short of amazing, and I really hope this does well.
Countdown Extra: McKenna Grace - Ugly Crier
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (+20)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between SZA - Nobody Gets Me, Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby, Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me, and David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I’m Good (Blue) (-7)
Last year's #1 song: Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT (1/3 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Charlie Puth - Light Switch
Least favorite song last year: Imagine Dragons - Enemy
Most missed song: Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato - Irresistible (2015)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Quinn XCII/AJR - Too Late
Hitbound:
McKenna Grace - Ugly Crier {2} (SOTW)
The Kid LAROI - Love Again (Debut)
Charlotte Sands - Alright (Debut)
Sam Smith/Calvin Harris/Jessie Reyez - I'm Not Here To Make Friends (Debut)
Big Boss Vette - Pretty Girls Walk Like This (Debut)
Casey Bishop - Blurry Vision {2}
Jordi - Hate You {9}
Fall Out Boy - Heartbreak Feels So Good (Debut)
Lonnie - One Night Stand {3}
Stephen Sanchez - Evangeline (Debut)
Tyla - Been Thinking (Debut)
All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive {2}
Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her (Debut)
charlieonnafriday - That's What I Get (Debut)
Will Linley - Last Call (Debut)
Rita Ora - You Only Love Me (Debut)
Oh boy, 11 debuts! Let's get started!
The Kid LAROI is back again with Love Again, after Hits 1 picked up on his intro song for some reason. I really love this one. It's super catchy and The Kid LAROI sounds great.
Charlotte Sands is back with Alright, and luckily it's not about Harry Styles. This is alright. Her voice is pretty good but the production isn't that interesting.
Sam Smith, Calvin Harris, and Jessie Reyez team up for I'm Not Here To Make Friends. This is actually not the first time these 3 have collabed. Remember they collabed on Promises in 2018. I loved Promises and this one is a bop too. I love the disco production and Sam and Jessie both sound great.
Okay, wtf is this next song!? It's Big Boss Vette with Pretty Girls Walk Like This. Not gonna lie, this song kinda slaps. It's so weird but so good. It reminds me a lot of Jiggle Jiggle. I honestly have not idea where Hits 1 finds some of these songs.
Stephen Sanchez's back with Evangeline. Somehow, this sounds even more 50s than UIFY. The production is kinda weird but I still like it, and Stephen sounds bad in some parts but overall sounds good.
Next up is Tyla, who's from South Africa, with Been Thinking. This is a surprising bop. This is super catchy and Tyla sounds great.
Zara Larsson is back with Can't Tame Her. Zara always makes bops, and this is no exception. The Prince like production is super cool and catchy, and Zara sounds amazing too.
charlieonnafriday's back with That's What I Get. This is amazing, it's easily way better than Enough. This is super catchy and I love charlie's Post Malone like voice.
Next up is a nobody Will Linley with Last Call. Will sounds good, and the production is solid but nothing amazing.
Rita Ora is back on Hits 1 with You Only Love Me, after Carry On dropped out of hitbound back in 2019. This is alright. Rita sounds good and the production is decent enough.
Now saving the best for last. I'm so happy Hits 1 picked up on Fall Out Boy's new song Heartbreak Feels So Good. It's not quite good as Love From The Other Side but it's still a banger🔥.
Exits:
The Kid LAROI - I Can't Go Back To The Way It Was (Intro) {1}
Måneskin/Tom Morello - Gossip {2}
Kim Petras - Brrr {1}
The 1975 - I'm In Love With You {1}
Diplo/Kodak Black/Koe Wetzel - Wasted {2}
PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar {2}
Gracie Abrams - Where do we go now? {2}
Boy's a liar, Where do we go now, and I'm In Love With You are in the abyss. I Can't Go Back To The Way It Was was just an intro song so wasn't going to debut. Gossip and Brrr were great and deserved better. And Wasted wasn't that great.
Abyss:
Havanna Winter - Hollywood Forever
Jung Kook/BTS/Fifa Sound - Dreamers
Avery Anna - Narcissist
Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
Panic! At The Disco - House Of Memories
Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary
Måneskin - THE LONELIEST
Leah Kate - My Bed
Stephen Sanchez/Em Beihold - Until I Found You (Remix)
P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again
The 1975 - I'm In Love With You
PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar
Gracie Abrams - Where do we go now?
Made you blurb:
We lost World’s Smallest Violin, SNAP, and Calm Down. World’s Smallest Violin and SNAP were great but were getting really old. And Calm Down wasn't really that great.
Time for a eulogy for Calm Down which I took from CountdownRecap when he did one for Emeli Sandé - Next To Me.
REMA/Selena Gomez - Calm Down made its countdown debut on Sep 3, 2022. It lived a debatably-good 5-month life for some reason. Never aspiring for greatness, Calm Down became a shining example of “be happy what you have”. It never ascended higher than the #22 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 Calm Down 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 Calm Down. It’s been real.
I'm not sure why Die For You dropped a spot after being #2 in airplay.
Gracious, Forget Me is finally out of the top 5!
Creepin' jumped 13 spots to #6. I don't love this song as much as some other people, but it's still enjoyable.
4 out of the 5 top 5 songs changed this week. Starting with Flowers, which jumps a whopping 20 spots into #5. Still not the biggest jump in the 30 song countdown era, which still belongs to good 4 u which jumped 25 spots in 2021.
Enough surprisingly jumps into the top 5. This song is really cool and I'm glad it's doing well.
Lavender Haze jumped to #3 and looks like it may hit #1 sometime soon.
Let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eyes On You jumped to #2. Hopefully this can be #1 next week and not get blocked.
Anti Hero finally fell from the #1 spot, and I'm really glad it didn't break the #1 record.
Well, Made You Look has finally overthrown Anti Hero from #1. And I'm really glad, because Anti Hero was #1 for way too long and blocked some really great songs like Star Walkin' and I'm Good from #1. This is Meghan's second #1 on the countdown, All About That Bass was #1 back in 2014. The Kim Petras remix of this song just released and Hits 1 was playing it, so I'm not sure why they didn't use the remix for the countdown.
Well, that's all for now, see you all next week!
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Taylor Swift (10) - Week Of Jan 21, 2023
Hey guys, what's up? We had a pretty good week. We lost some really old and bad songs and got some great debuts.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (#24) (24 weeks) [peak: 2]
Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (#21) (32 weeks) [peak: 4]
K. Flay - It's Been So Long (#28) (6 weeks) [peak: 27]
Selena Gomez - My Mind & Me (#20) (10 weeks) [peak: 20]
Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl (#19) (22 weeks) [peak: 14]
Last week's #1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (9 weeks at #1)
30: Coi Leray - Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix) (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]
29: Joji - Die For You (+1) (2 weeks) [peak: 29]
28: Sam Smith/Koffee/Jessie Reyez - Gimme (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]
27: Mimi Webb - Red Flags (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]
26: SZA - Kill Bill (+3) (2 weeks) [peak: 26]
25: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 25]
24: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (+3) (2 weeks) [peak: 24]
23: AJR - World’s Smallest Violin (-11) (21 weeks) [peak: 7]
22: REMA/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (Remix) (+3) (20 weeks) [peak: 22]
21: Rosa Linn - SNAP (-8) (17 weeks) [peak: 9]
20: Beyoncé - CUFF IT (-3) (14 weeks) [peak: 15]
19: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (+7) (7 weeks) [peak: 19]
18: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (-3) (5 weeks) [peak: 15]
17: Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc. (+5) (9 weeks) [peak: 17]
16: SZA - Nobody Gets Me (+7) (5 weeks) [peak: 16]
15: Avril Lavigne/Yungblud - I'm A Mess (+3) (11 weeks) [peak: 14]
14: The Weeknd - Die For You (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 14]
13: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (+3) {6 weeks} [peak: 11]
12: JVKE - golden hour (-3) (18 weeks) [peak: 8]
11: Tate McRae - uh oh (=) (13 weeks) [peak: 11]
10: Jax - Victoria's Secret (-3) (24 weeks) [peak: 2]
9: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy (-3) (16 weeks) [peak: 1 (1 week)]
8: Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (+6) (9 weeks) [peak: 8]
7: Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby (+1) (18 weeks) [peak: 4]
6: charlieonnafriday - Enough (+4) (13 weeks) [peak: 6]
5: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (-2) (12 weeks) [peak: 3]
4: Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me (+1) (19 weeks) [peak: 3]
3: David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I’m Good (Blue) (+1) (18 weeks) [peak: 2]
2: Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN' (=) (17 weeks) [peak: 2]
1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (=) (13 weeks) [peak: 1 (10 weeks)]
Debuts:
Coi Leray is back on the countdown with the remix of Players. This has grown a lot on me over the past few weeks. This is insanely fun and catchy.
Sam Smith has a second song on the countdown with Gimme. This song has also grown on me a lot. This is super fun. My only complaint is Jessie Reyez saying "gimme" 28 times can get kinda annoying.
Mimi Webb is back on the countdown Red Flags. I loved House On Fire, and I love this one too. This is just super fun and catchy and Mimi has an incredible voice.
Miley Cyrus is back after 2 years with Flowers. I am in love with this song. This is insanely catchy and I love Miley's voice. This samples When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars. Hopefully this song can do well.
This last song has been in the abyss for over 4 months and I hope it wouldn't debut, but it finally has. It's The Weeknd with Die For You. I liked this 4 months ago, but now it kinda sucks. This song was actually released in 2016, because we didn't have enough old songs on the radio. Die For You is decent but it's kinda boring. But at least this finally debuted after being in the abyss for months.
Countdown Extra: Gracie Abrams - Where do we go now?
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between SZA - Nobody Gets Me and Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (+7)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: AJR - World’s Smallest Violin (-11)
Last year's #1 song: Ed Sheeran - Shivers (14/14 long weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Jax - To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Least favorite song last year: Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed
Most missed song: Good Charlotte - I Don't Wanna Be In Love (2007)
Recommendation for Hits 1: lovelytheband - sail away
Hitbound:
Gracie Abrams - Where do we go now? {2} (SOTW)
The Kid LAROI - I Can't Go Back To The Way It Was (Intro) (Debut)
Måneskin/Tom Morello - Gossip {2}
Kim Petras - Brrr (Debut)
Sam Smith/Koffee/Jessie Reyez - Gimme {2} (SB)
Jordi - Hate You {8}
Miley Cyrus - Flowers {2}
The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (Debut)
Diplo/Kodak Black/Koe Wetzel - Wasted {2}
All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive (Debut)
McKenna Grace - Ugly Crier (Debut)
Coi Leray - Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix) {3} (SB)
Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (Debut)
PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar {2}
Casey Bishop - Blurry Vision (Debut)
Lonnie - One Night Stand {2}
The Kid LAROI is back...with an intro song??? Um Hits 1, why are we picking up on intro songs now? This song is barely a minute and a half long - it's even shorter than Jiggle Jiggle! This song is pretty good and I can't wait for the actual song to release.
Kim Petras is back with Brrr. I did not like If Jesus Was A Rockstar so I wasn't thrilled she was back. But I was pleasantly surprised, this is actually really good. The production is super cool and I like all the different sound effects.
The 1975, that's a name I haven't heard in a while. They're back with I'm In Love With You. They were last seen on Hits 1 in 2016 with The Sound, which I really liked. This isn't as good as The Sound, but I still enjoy it. This is a fun little catchy song.
All Time Low is back with Tell Me I'm Alive. Sleepwalking was a banger, and so is this. This is insanely fun and I love that drum solo at the end.
We have two randoms making their Hits 1 debut. First up is McKenna Grace, who was on the new Ghostbusters movie, with Ugly Crier. This song is actually a banger. The pop punk production is really cool and I love McKenna's voice.
The second random is Casey Bishop, who was on American Idol, with Blurry Vision. This song is fine. It's pretty catchy but not really that interesting.
Now the moment you've all been waiting for. Fall Out Boy is finally back after 3 years with Love From The Other Side. And holy crap this is a banger. This just blows me away. This is probably the best song I've heard in a while. The production is insanely cool and catchy, and Patrick Stump sounds incredible as always. I love that FOB is going back to their roots with this song, this sounds like it came straight out of 2005. And they're also releasing a new album soon. Please Hits 1, let this song do well.
Exits:
Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (2nd time) {4}
Ava Max - Weapons {10}
Regard/Drop G - No Love For You {11}
Owl City - Kelly Time {1}
P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again (2nd time) {3}
Loud Luxury/KIDDO - These Nights (2nd time) {6}
10:35, Weapons, and Never Gonna Not Dance Again were on the survey so they enter the abyss. Kelly Time was amazing and deserved more than one week. No Love For You and These Nights were also great.
Abyss:
Havanna Winter - Hollywood Forever
Jung Kook/BTS/Fifa Sound - Dreamers
Black Eyed Peas/Anitta/El Elfa - Simply The Best
Avery Anna - Narcissist
Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
Rihanna - Lift Me Up
Panic! At The Disco - House Of Memories
Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary
Måneskin - THE LONELIEST
Leah Kate - My Bed
Stephen Sanchez/Em Beihold - Until I Found You (Remix)
Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35
Ava Max - Weapons
P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again
I can buy myself blurbs:
We lost I Ain't Worried, I Like You, It's Been So Long, My Mind & Me, and Super Freaky Girl. Good riddance to I Like You and Super Freaky Girl, they lasted way too long and won't be missed. I Ain't Worried was good but also lasted too long. My Mind & Me was decent. And It's Been So Long was amazing but was starting to fade on me a bit.
This is the first time since I started blogging that there's no songs on the countdown that I hate, no there will be no orange song.
Sex, Drugs, Etc made a nice +5 jump.
Can the 2 SZA songs please stop jumping?
Eyes On You made a nice jump to #8. Can this please hit #1 instead of Anti Hero?
Enough made a surprising jump to #6. I wouldn't be mad if this hit #1.
Can Forget Me please leave the top 5?
With Made You Look jumping to #1 in airplay and Anti Hero being off the survey, I thought the former could reach #1 this week, but instead it fell and the latter is still #1. Anti Hero is a good song but there's other songs that deserve #1 more, like Star Walkin' and I'm Good. Anti Hero better not break Shivers' #1 record.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Wintertime Madness Round 1 Part 2 Voting Is Now Open!
the results for wintertime madness round 1 part 1 has been revealed, and voting for wintertime madness round 1 part 2 is now open. https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2023-wintertime-madness.html https://forms.gle/diNUrdm2qkbFp3AY6 anyone may vote, even if you didn't submit songs
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Taylor Swift (9) - Week Of Jan 14, 2023
Hey guys, what's up? This was a pretty good week. We're finally starting to get new debuts and hitbound is looking great too.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant (#20) (22 weeks) [peak: 2]
Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All) (#29) (8 weeks) [peak: 25] x2
Charlie Puth/Jungkook - Left And Right (#24) (28 weeks) [peak: 1 (4 weeks)]
Last week's #1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (8 weeks at #1)
30: Joji - Die For You (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]
29: SZA - Kill Bill (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 29]
28: K. Flay - It's Been So Long (+2) (6 weeks) [peak: 27]
27: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]
26: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (+2) (6 weeks) [peak: 26]
25: REMA/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (Remix) (=) (19 weeks) [peak: 22]
24: OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (-6) (24 weeks) [peak: 2]
23: SZA - Nobody Gets Me (+4) (4 weeks) [peak: 23]
22: Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc. (+4) (8 weeks) [peak: 22]
21: Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (=) (32 weeks) [peak: 4]
20: Selena Gomez - My Mind & Me (+2) (10 weeks) [peak: 20]
19: Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl (=) (22 weeks) [peak: 14]
18: Avril Lavigne/Yungblud - I'm A Mess (-2) (10 weeks) [peak: 14]
17: Beyoncé - CUFF IT (=) (13 weeks) [peak: 15]
16: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (-1) {5 weeks} [peak: 11]
15: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (+8) (4 weeks) [peak: 15]
14: Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (=) (8 weeks) [peak: 12]
13: Rosa Linn - SNAP (-3) (16 weeks) [peak: 9]
12: AJR - World’s Smallest Violin (=) (20 weeks) [peak: 7]
11: Tate McRae - uh oh (+2) (12 weeks) [peak: 11]
10: charlieonnafriday - Enough (+1) (12 weeks) [peak: 10]
9: JVKE - golden hour (-1) (17 weeks) [peak: 8]
8: Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby (+1) (17 weeks) [peak: 4]
7: Jax - Victoria's Secret (=) (23 weeks) [peak: 2]
6: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy (-1) (15 weeks) [peak: 1 (1 week)]
5: Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me (-1) (18 weeks) [peak: 3]
4: David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I’m Good (Blue) (-1) (17 weeks) [peak: 2]
3: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (+3) (11 weeks) [peak: 3]
2: Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN' (=) (16 weeks) [peak: 2]
1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (=) (12 weeks) [peak: 1 (9 weeks)]
Debuts:
Do we really need more SZA? She has a second song on the countdown with Kill Bill. This is fine, I guess. It's pretty catchy but I just don't like SZA's voice at all.
This next song turned a whole 180 on me from last week. Joji's back with Die For You. I hated this song when it entered hitbound 10 weeks ago, but not it's really grown on me. This is way better then Glimpse Of Us. This is a nice little chill song and I really like the production.
Finally we have RAYE making her Hits 1 debut with Escapism. This song has also grown on me a lot over the past week. It's just super catchy and RAYE's voice is really good.
Countdown Extra: Leah Kate - My Bed (left hitbound for some reason)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (+8)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (-6)
Last year's #1 song: Ed Sheeran - Shivers (13/14 long weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: ACRAZE/Cherish - Do It To It
Least favorite song last year: SZA - I Hate U
Most missed song: American Authors - Best Day Of My Life (2014)
Recommendation for Hits 1: American Authors - Best Night Of My Life
5 oldest songs:
5: AJR - World’s Smallest Violin (20 weeks)
4: Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl (22 weeks)
3: Jax - Victoria's Secret (23 weeks)
2: OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (24 weeks)
1: Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (32 weeks)
Hitbound:
Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (2nd time) {4}
Miley Cyrus - Flowers (Debut)
Diplo/Kodak Black/Koe Wetzel - Wasted (Debut)
Sam Smith/Koffee/Jessie Reyez - Gimme (Debut)
Ava Max - Weapons {10}
Lonnie - One Night Stand (Debut)
Mimi Webb - Red Flags (Debut)
Gracie Abrams - Where do we go now? (Debut)
Regard/Drop G - No Love For You {11}
Owl City - Kelly Time (Debut)
Måneskin/Tom Morello - Gossip (Debut)
Jordi - Hate You {7}
PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar (Debut)
Coi Leray - Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix) {2}
P!nk - Never Gonna Not Dance Again (re-entry) (2nd time) {3}
Loud Luxury/KIDDO - These Nights (2nd time) {6}
Wow, 10 debuts! Let's get started then.
Let's go!!!!!!!!! Never Gonna Not Dance Again re-entered. This is getting a radio push, so hopefully this can debut.
Miley Cyrus is making her return to Hits 1 after 2 years with Flowers. This song samples When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars. This song is a banger. It's super catchy and Miley sounds great as always. I hope this does well, and it almost certainly will as it's getting a major radio push.
Well Kodak Black finally makes his Hits 1 debut with Wasted with Diplo. This is solid but not amazing. The production is alright but it does sound a bit messy.
Sam Smith and Jessie Reyez team up together again with Gimme. If you remember they both teamed up previously with Promises. This song is pretty catchy but Jessie repeating gimme over and over throughout the song is super annoying.
iheart picked up on this, and now Hits 1 is too apparently. It's Lonnie with One Night Stand. This samples Love Fool by The Cardigans, which is weird but okay. The production is pretty good and this Lonnie guy sounds good, he sounds a lot like Post Malone.
Mimi Webb is back with Red Flags. This is pretty catchy and Mimi sounds great as always.
Gracie Abrams makes her Hits 1 debut with Where do we go now. The production is solid but not that memorable but Gracie does have a really good voice.
Owl City is making his return to Hits 1 in 11 years since Good Time in 2012, with Kelly Time. This song is nothing short of amazing. This is super fun and nostalgic and reminds me of his songs Fireflies and Vanilla Twilight from 2010. I really want this to debut but I highly doubt it will.
Maneskin is back after The Loneliest failed, with Gossip. Yet another Maneskin banger. This is like a better version of Mammamia. I really hope this can do well.
Lastly we have PinkPantheress with Boy's a liar. This is very weird but it's actually very fun and catchy.
This might be the best hitbound we've had in a while. There's not a single song I don't like, so no orange song.
Exits:
Alec Benjamin - Paper Crown {6}
Dove Cameron - Girl Like Me {1}
Leah Kate - My Bed (SOTW) {1}
Lizzo - Special {6}
Reneé Rapp - Too Well {4}
Lewis Capaldi - Pointless {6}
Martin Garrix/JVKE - Hero {5}
Kate Peytavin - ever fallen? {4}
I'm sad to see Too Well go but the rest I don't really care about.
Abyss:
The Weeknd - Die For You
Havanna Winter - Hollywood Forever
Armani White - BILLIE EILISH.
Jung Kook/BTS/Fifa Sound - Dreamers
Black Eyed Peas/Anitta/El Elfa - Simply The Best
Avery Anna - Narcissist
Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
Rihanna - Lift Me Up
Panic! At The Disco - House Of Memories
Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary
Blurb For You:
We lost Music For A Sushi Restaurant, Evergreen, and Left And Right. Good riddance to Evergreen, hopefully it stays away for good this time. The other two songs were good but were here for way too long.
Can Calm Down do something or leave please.
Can I Like You go away already please.
Lavender Haze keeps on dropping and dropping for some reason.
Made You Puke really does not need to be in the top 3.
This is just getting ridiculous, does Anti Hero really need to be #1 for 9 weeks in a row? Can we please let Star Walkin or I'm Good hit #1 instead. This better not break Shivers' #1 record.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Friday, January 13, 2023
Wintertime Madness voting is now open
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Taylor Swift (8) - Week Of Jan 7, 2023
Wow, I can't believe we're already starting the first countdown of 2023. Not a lot happening this week, which is to be expected of the first couple of countdowns of the year.
No exits this week, so let's get started!
Last week's #1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (7 weeks at #1)
30: K. Flay - It's Been So Long (-3) (5 weeks) [peak: 27]
29: Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All) (-3) (8 weeks) [peak: 25]
28: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 26]
27: SZA - Nobody Gets Me (+3) (3 weeks) [peak: 27]
26: Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc. (-3) (7 weeks) [peak: 23]
25: REMA/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (Remix) (-1) (18 weeks) [peak: 22]
24: Charlie Puth/Jungkook - Left And Right (+1) (28 weeks) [peak: 1 (4 weeks)]
23: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (+5) (3 weeks) [peak: 23]
22: Selena Gomez - My Mind & Me (-1) (9 weeks) [peak: 20]
21: Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (+1) (31 weeks) [peak: 4]
20: Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant (=) (22 weeks) [peak: 2]
19: Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl (-2) (21 weeks) [peak: 14]
18: OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (=) (23 weeks) [peak: 2]
17: Beyoncé - CUFF IT (+2) (12 weeks) [peak: 15]
16: Avril Lavigne/Yungblud - I'm A Mess (-2) (9 weeks) [peak: 14]
15: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (=) {4 weeks} [peak: 11]
14: Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (-1) (7 weeks) [peak: 12]
13: Tate McRae - uh oh (-1) (11 weeks) [peak: 11]
12: AJR - World’s Smallest Violin (-1) (19 weeks) [peak: 7]
11: charlieonnafriday - Enough (-1) (11 weeks) [peak: 10]
10: Rosa Linn - SNAP (+6) (15 weeks) [peak: 9]
9: Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby (-2) (16 weeks) [peak: 4]
8: JVKE - golden hour (=) (16 weeks) [peak: 8]
7: Jax - Victoria's Secret (-1) (22 weeks) [peak: 2]
6: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (+3) (10 weeks) [peak: 6]
5: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy (=) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 (1 week)]
4: Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me (-1) (17 weeks) [peak: 3]
3: David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I’m Good (Blue) (-1) (16 weeks) [peak: 2]
2: Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN' (+2) (15 weeks) [peak: 2]
1: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (=) (11 weeks) [peak: 1 (8 weeks)]
No debuts to talk about this week
Countdown Extra: Kill Bill - SZA (left hitbound for some reason)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Rosa Linn - SNAP (+6)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between K. Flay - It's Been So Long, Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All), and Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc. (-3)
Last year's #1 song: Ed Sheeran - Shivers (12/14 long weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber - STAY
Least favorite song last year: Doja Cat - Need to Know
Most missed song: Miley Cyrus - See You Again (2007)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Kelsea Ballerini - IF YOU GO DOWN (I'M GOIN' DOWN TOO)
5 oldest songs:
5: Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant (22 weeks)
4: Jax - Victoria's Secret (22 weeks)
3: OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (23 weeks)
2: Charlie Puth/Jungkook - Left And Right (28 weeks)
1: Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (31 weeks)
Hitbound:
Ava Max - Weapons {9}
Coi Leray - Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix) (Debut) {1}
Alec Benjamin - Paper Crown {6}
Dove Cameron - Girl Like Me (Debut) {1}
Leah Kate - My Bed (Debut) {1}
Lizzo - Special {6}
Reneé Rapp - Too Well {4}
Lewis Capaldi - Pointless {6}
Loud Luxury/KIDDO - These Nights {5}
Joji - Die For You {10}
Martin Garrix/JVKE - Hero {5}
Jordi - Hate You {6}
RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. {5}
Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (re-entry) {3}
Kate Peytavin - ever fallen? {4}
Regard/Drop G - No Love For You {10}
10:35 is back. I believe it's going for radio spins now. I'm cool with this being back even if it's faded on me a bit.
Coi Leray is back with a remix of Players, after having the song Anxiety last year. The original version is good, but I think I like this remix a little more. It's more upbeat but really short, coming in at a little under 2 minutes.
Hits 1 has to pick up on every Dove Cameron for some reason, she's back with Girl Like Me. This song's actually pretty cool. It samples a 1994 song from Edwyn Collins called A Girl Like You. The production is really cool and Dove doesn't sound half bad.
I was also expecting Hits 1 to pick up on this song too, and they now have. It's Leah Kate with My Bed. This samples the 2001 song Can't Get You Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue. This song's pretty good, my only complaint is it takes too long to get interesting. Otherwise a solid song.
Exits:
SZA - Kill Bill {2} (SOTW)
Nicki Minaj/Maluma/Myriam Fares - Tukoh Taka {7}
Lila Drew - Used To {7}
Kill Bill exited despite being the SOTW. Tukoh Taka and Used To were decent but nothing amazing.
Abyss:
The Weeknd - Die For You
Havanna Winter - Hollywood Forever
Armani White - BILLIE EILISH.
Jung Kook/BTS/Fifa Sound - Dreamers
Black Eyed Peas/Anitta/El Elfa - Simply The Best
GAYLE/blackbear - fmk
Avery Anna - Narcissist
Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
Can't get these blurbs out my head:
No exits to talk about this week.
Thank God Evergreen was the biggest drop, but did It's Been So Long and Sex, Drugs, Etc really need to too?
I Like You has been here for 31 weeks yet it's still jumping for some unknown reason.
Calm Down has been here for 18 weeks and has literally done nothing.
Can Eyes On You please stop dropping?
SNAP re-entered the top 10 again. I'm fine with this, even if the song is getting kind of old.
Does Forget Me really still need to be in the top 5?
Aw, I really thought I'm Good had a shot at overthrowing Anti-Hero, but it fell back to #3.
Looks like Star Walkin' is gonna be blocked from #1 yet again.
And Taylor Swift is still #1 for 8 weeks in a row. This is really looking like a Shivers situation, I wonder if Anti Hero can break the record.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Thursday, January 5, 2023
2023 Wintertime Madness Is Now Open!
Just a quick announcement, I'm opening up the 2023 Wintertime Madness. It's similar to the Summertime Madness Trey hosted last summer. You can find it here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2023-wintertime-madness.html or find it on the header.
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
My Top 100 Songs On CrownNote In 2022
One quick annoucnemt before we get started. I just finished the 2022 Ultimate Rank, where I ranked all 344 songs that were on Hits 1 in 2022. Check it out here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2022ultimaterank.html or find it in the header.
Hello, and welcome! I'm going to be counting down the top 100 songs on my CrownNote for 2022. Let's get started at #100.
100: Bad Idea - Dove Cameron
Peak: 19
Points: 4,426
99: Never Let You Go - Jason Derulo/Shouse
Peak: 18
Points: 4,539
98: Heartbeat - Shawn Mendes
Peak: 19
Points: 4,588
97: Girl Like Me - Dove Cameron
Peak: 16
Points: 4,794
96: Carolina Reaper - Ryan Caraveo
Run: Dec 23 - Dec 30: 2 weeks
Peak: 16
Points: 4,925
95: I Just Came To Dance - Mae Muller
Peak: 15
Points: 5,082
94: Satisfaction - David Guetta/Benny Benassi
Run: Aug 12 - Aug 19: 2 weeks
Peak: 15
Points: 5,164
93: I'm a Mess - Avril Lavigne/YUNGBLUD
Peak: 13
Points: 5,356
92: BLENDER - 5 Seconds of Summer
Peak: 11
Points: 6,030
91: Only You - Eddie Benjamin/Alessia Cara
Run: Jul 15 - Jul 29: 3 weeks
Peak: 24
Points: 6,082
90: P.G.N.L. - Conor Maynard
Run: Jul 15 - Jul 29: 3 weeks
Peak: 22
Points: 6,305
89: SUBSTANCE - Demi Lovato
Run: Jul 15 - Jul 22: 2 weeks
Peak: 10
Points: 6,324
88: Don't Let The Light Go Out - Panic! At The Disco
Run: Aug 26 - Sep 9: 3 weeks
Run: Jul 15 - Jul 22: 2 weeks
Run: Jul 8 - Jul 22: 3 weeks
Run: Sep 16 - Sep 30: 3 weeks
Run: Aug 5 - Aug 19: 3 weeks
Run: Oct 7 - Oct 21: 3 weeks
Peak: 18
Points: 6,539
87: Jiggle Jiggle (Remix) - Duke & Jones/Louis Theroux/Jason Derulo/Amelia Dimz
Peak: 9
Points: 6,666
86: Viva Las Vengeance - Panic! At The Disco
Peak: 14
Points: 7,037
85: Dutton Ranch Freestyle - David Morris
Peak: 16
Points: 7,057
84: Local God - Panic! At The Disco
Peak: 16
Points: 7,214
83: Believe - ACRAZE/Goodboys
Run: Oct 7 - Oct 21: 3 weeks
Peak: 14
Points: 7,214
82: Hero - Martin Garrix/JVKE
Peak: 4
Points: 7,357
81: Golden Touch - JAXSON GAMBLE
Peak: 15
Points: 7,432
80: Disaster - Conan Gray
Peak: 12
Points: 7,475
79: Can't Stop Us Now - Pitbull/Zac Brown
Peak: 13
Points: 7,699
78: Riptide - The Chainsmokers
Peak: 12
Points: 7,702
77: Too Well - Reneé Rapp
Peak: 3
Points: 8,447
76: SNAP - Rosa Linn
Peak: 21
Points: 8,484
75: Weapons - Ava Max
Peak: 18
Points: 8,671
74: TWO SUGARS - Tai Verdes
Peak: 18
Points: 8,736
73: I Love U - The Chainsmokers
Peak: 17
Points: 9,214
72: Vegas - Doja Cat
Peak: 13
Points: 9,369
71: Wishlist - Felix Jaehn
Peak: 15
Points: 9,386
70: I Remember - Cheat Codes/Russell Dickerson
Run: Sep 2 - Sep 23: 4 weeks
Peak: 14
Points: 9,703
69: D.A.N.C.E. (Logic Reprise) - Justice/Logic
Peak: 15
Points: 9,714
68: Silver Tongues - Louis Tomlinson
Peak: 12
Points: 9,958
67: Want Want - Maggie Rogers
Peak: 13
Points: 10,205
66: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat
Peak: 13
Points: 10,487
65: 10:35 - Tiësto/Tate McRae
Peak: 19
Points: 10,875
64: Forget Me - Lewis Capaldi
Peak: 16
Points: 11,182
63: Everything Is Nothing - Justus Bennetts
Peak: 17
Points: 11,285
62: iPad - The Chainsmokers
Peak: 16
Points: 11,472
61: I WON'T - AJR
Peak: 7
Points: 11,580
60: Out Of My System - Louis Tomlinson
Peak: 15
Points: 13,369
59: uh oh - Tate McRae
Run: Oct 10 - Oct 31: 4 weeks
Peak: 5
Points: 13,781
58: Her - Megan Thee Stallion
Peak: 9
Points: 14,227
57: indieedgycool - GAYLE
Peak: 12
Points: 14,406
56: I Hate You When You're Drunk - Olly Murs
Peak: 5
Points: 14,939
55: Up To The Cloud - Neural Cloud/Owl City
Peak: 11
Points: 15,352
54: MOLLY - Cedric Gervais - Joel Corry
Peak: 2
Points: 15,574
53: Die Of A Broken Heart - Olly Murs
Peak: 2
Points: 16,007
52: 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo
Peak: 11
Points: 16,674
51: Million Dollar Baby - Ava Max
Peak: 8
Points: 17,297
50: SIMPLY THE BEST - Black Eyed Peas/Anitta/El Alfa
Peak: 2
Points: 17,650
49: Alive and Unwell - Leah Kate
Peak: 14
Points: 18,250
48: Hot In It - Tiësto/Charli XCX
Peak: 10
Points: 18,326
47: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding/Big Sean
Peak: 11
Points: 18,654
46: It's Been So Long - K.Flay
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 19,082
45: Remember - Becky Hill/David Guetta
Peak: 4
Points: 19,676
44: Bad Decisions - benny blanco/BTS/Snoop Dogg
Peak: 7
Points: 19,897
43: Life Sux - Leah Kate
Peak: 6
Points: 20,208
42: Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift
Peak: 8
Points: 20,478
41: MANIAC - Macklemore/Windser
Peak: 4
Points: 20,700
40: Sunroof - Nicky Youre/Dazy
Peak: 7
Points: 20,815
39: Paralyzed - Big Time Rush
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 21,569
38: Enough - charlieonnafriday
Peak: 8
Points: 21,574
37: Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy
Peak: 11
Points: 21,684
36: Lavender Haze - Taylor Swift
Peak: 5
Points: 21,753
35: W.I.T.C.H. - Devon Cole
Peak: 7
Points: 21,986
34: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin
Peak: 6
Points: 22,852
33: what would you do? - Tate McRae
Peak: 5
Points: 22,980
32: Ferrari - James Hype/Miggy Dela Rosa
Peak: 9
Points: 23,194
31: Left and Right - Charlie Puth/JUNGKOOK
Peak: 4
Points: 23,491
30: Numb - Marshmello/Khalid
Peak: 4
Points: 23,677
29: Music For a Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles
Peak: 3
Points: 23,782
28: BILLIE EILISH. - Armani White
Peak: 2
Points: 24,782
27: Wrapped Around Your Finger - Post Malone
Peak: 5
Points: 24,885
26: HEARTFIRST - Kelsea Ballerini
Peak: 3
Points: 27,699
25: The DJ Is Crying For Help - AJR
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 28,005
24: Sober - jxdn
Peak: 4
Points: 28,018
23: STAR WALKIN’ (League of Legends Worlds Anthem) - Lil Nas X
Peak: 2
Points: 29,237
22: Super Freaky Girl - Nicki Minaj
Peak: 4
Points: 29,340
21: toxic energy - blackbear/The Used
Peak: 4
Points: 30,153
20: Middle of a Breakup - Panic! At The Disco
Peak: 2
Points: 30,462
19: Never Gonna Not Dance Again - P!nk
Peak: 2
Points: 33,309
18: Twinkle Twinkle - Leah Kate
Peak: 5
Points: 36,306
17: The Whistle - Steve Aoki/Timmy Trumpet/Dj Aligator
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 37,449
16: Eyes On You - Nicky Youre
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 38,366
15: Make You Say - Zedd/Maren Morris/BEAUZ
Peak: 2
Points: 40,142
14: Unholy - Sam Smith/Kim Petras
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 42,022
13: Damn (You've Got Me Saying) - Galantis/David Guetta/MNEK
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 42,394
12: Sleepwalking - All Time Low
Peak: 4
Points: 43,619
11: Sex, Drugs, Etc. - Beach Weather
Peak: 1 x 2 weeks
Points: 44,813
10: EDGING - blink-182
Peak: 1 x 2 weeks
Points: 49,453
9: I'm Good (Blue) - David Guetta/Bebe Rexha
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 53,099
8: DON'T YOU WORRY - Black Eyed Peas/Shakira/David Guetta
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 56,153
7: C'est La Vie - Yung Gravy/bbno$/Rich Brian
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 59,443
6: Stay With Me - Calvin Harris/Justin Timberlake/Halsey/Pharrell
Peak: 1 x 4 weeks
Points: 60,843
5: Celestial - Ed Sheeran
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 60,872
4: I'm Not Dead Yet - Mike Posner
Peak: 1 x 2 weeks
Points: 62,691
3: World's Smallest Violin - AJR
Run: Aug 26 - Dec 16: 17 weeks
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 63,530
2: Victoria's Secret - Jax
Peak: 1 x 1 week
Points: 67,949
And my #1 CrownNote song is...
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1: I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic
Peak: 1 x 3 weeks
Points: 89,299
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