Tiësto/Tate McRae (5) - Week Of Apr 22, 2023

 

Hey guys, what's up? This was a very strange countdown, which I will get into later, but let's get started with our exits!

Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (#18) (17 weeks) [peak: 6]

The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (#15) (11 weeks) [peak: 11]

Miley Cyrus - River (#25) (5 weeks) [peak: 22]

NF - Happy (#30) (1 week) [peak: 30] ???

Last week's #1: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (4 weeks at #1)

30: Toosii - Favorite Song (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]

29: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 29]

28: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]

27: Meghan Trainor - Mother (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 26]

26: Post Malone - Chemical (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 26]

25: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (+4) (2 weeks) [peak: 25]

24: Miguel - Sure Thing (+3) (3 weeks) [peak: 24]

23: Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before (=) (3 weeks) [peak: 23]

22: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (-1) (10 weeks) [peak: 20]

21: Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings (+5) (5 weeks) [peak: 21]

20: Coi Leray - Players (-4) (14 weeks) [peak: 16]

19: Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work (+3) (7 weeks) [peak: 19]

18: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (+6) (3 week) [peak: 18]

17: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (+3) (7 weeks) [peak: 17]

16: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (+3) (10 weeks) [peak: 13]

15: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (-9) (15 weeks) [peak: 6]

14: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (-6) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

13: SZA - Nobody Gets Me (+1) (18 weeks) [peak: 4]

12: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (=) (4 weeks) [peak: 9]

11: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (-4) (21 weeks) [peak: 5]

10: The Kid LAROI - Love Again (=) (12 weeks) [peak: 10]

9: Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary (=) (12 weeks) [peak: 6]

8: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (+9) (13 weeks) [peak: 8]

7: Lizzo/SZA - Special (+4) (10 weeks) [peak: 5]

6: Halsey - Die 4 Me (+7) (8 weeks) [peak: 6]

5: SZA - Kill Bill (-1) (15 weeks) [peak: 3]

4: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (+1) (19 weeks) [peak: 2]

3: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-1) (9 weeks) [peak: 2]

2: Niall Horan - Heaven (+1) (9 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (=) (13 weeks) [peak: 1 x 5 weeks]

Debuts:

After dropping out of hitbound Toosii - Favorite Song finally debuts. Unfortunately, this is not my favorite song. This is very weird and boring and Toosii doesn't have a great voice.

After River flopped Miley Cyrus is back with Jaded. This isn't as good as River, but I still like it. The production is pretty catchy and Miley sounds great.

What's this, Lewis Capaldi finally made a good ballad? He's back with Wish You The Best. This has grown on me a lot this past week. The production is slow but good and Lewis actually sounds pretty good.

Now the best for last. Post Malone is here with Chemical, and oh yes this is a bop. This is a perfect summer anthem. The production is insanely catchy and Post sounds great.

Countdown Extra: Lauren Spencer-Smith/GAYLE/Em Beihold - Fantasy 

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (+9)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (-9)

Last year's #1 song: Imagine Dragons/JID - Enemy (4/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Nicky Youre/dazy - Sunroof 

Least favorite song last year: Lauv - All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love)

Most missed song: Avicii - The Nights (2014)

Recommendation for Hits 1: The Chainsmokers - Up & Down

5 oldest songs:

5. Tie between Miley Cyrus - Flowers and Coi Leray - Players (14 Weeks)

4. Tie between SZA - Kill Bill and RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (15 Weeks)

3. SZA - Nobody Gets Me (18 weeks)

2. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (19 weeks) 

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (21 weeks)

Hitbound:

Melanie Martinez - VOID {2}

The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (Debut)

Lauren Spencer-Smith/GAYLE/Em Beihold - Fantasy {2} SOTW

Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (Debut)

RAYE/Coi Leray - Flip A Switch (Remix) (Debut)

Bazzi - Eyes {2}

FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid - Twin Ver. (Debut)

Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You (Debut)

Drake - Search & Rescue {2}

AJR - The Dumb Song (Debut)

XG - LEFT RIGHT (Debut)

JP Saxe - I Don't Miss You {2}

Dominic Fike - Dancing In The Courthouse (Debut)

Labrinth/Billie Eilish - Never Felt So Alone {2}

Maisie Peters - Lost the Breakup {2}

Nicki Minaj - Red Ruby Da Sleeze {6}

The Weeknd and Future have teamed up with Double Fantasy. This is alright. The Weeknd and Future both sound good but the production is kinda boring.

Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj team up with Alone. This is really good. This samples the 2000 song Better Off Alone by Alice Deejay. The production is really cool and Kim and Nicki both sound great.

RAYE and Coi Leray team up with Flip A Switch. This is alright. The 2 sound good but the R&B production is kinda boring.

Kpop group FIFTY FIFTY make their Hits 1 debut with Cupid. This is a pretty fun Kpop song and the girls sound good.

Jpop group XG make their Hits 1 debut with LEFT RIGHT. Just like Cupid, this is a pretty fun Kpop, or I guess Jpop, song.

Dominic Fike is back on Hits 1 after 3 Nights in 2019, with Dancing In The Courthouse. I loved 3 Nights, but Dancing In The Courthouse ain't it. Dominic sounds alright but the production is super boring.

AJR is back with The Dumb Song after The DJ Is Crying For Help dropped out of hitbound back in November. The Dumb Song isn't quite as good as The DJ Is Crying For Help, but it's still good. It took AJR a year and a half to write this song, which apparently wasn't long enough because this song isn't as great as it could be. But the production is still super fun as AJR usually are and the brothers sound great. 

Now saving the best for last. Rita Ora remixed Fatboy Slim's 1998 song Praise You, called Praising You. Yeah, this is amazing. I loved the original Praise You, and this is just as good. The production is amazing and super fun, and Rita Ora sounds amazing as well. This also marks Fatboy Slim's first and probably last ever song on Hits 1.

Exits:

charlieonnafriday/Lil Tjay - Same Friends {3}

Jessie Murph - Where Do You Go {7}

Kelly Clarkson - Me {1}

Fall Out Boy - What a Time To Be Alive {4}

David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me {2}

What a Time To Be Alive and Baby Don’t Hurt Me were amazing and deserved better. Same Friends was good. I guess Kelly Clarkson's big comeback hit failed. And Where Do You Go sucked.

Abyss:

The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Die For You (Remix)

Harry Styles - Daylight

Havanna Winter - Death Wish

Morgan Wallen - Last Night

Nicky Youre - Eyes On You

Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

Bebe Rexha - Heart Wants What It Wants

Macklemore/Collett - No Bad Days

Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss 

Avery Anna - Self Love 

Ava Max - Weapons

NF - Happy

Taylor Swift - Karma

Jonas Brothers - Wings

Taylor Swift's new single Karma enters the abyss. I'll talk more about this song when it enters the countdown or hitbound.

Chemical Blurbs:

We lost I'm In Love With You, Creepin', River, and Happy. Creepin' was garbage and lasted way too long. I'm In Love With You was good but was getting kinda old. River flopped and got replaced by Jaded. And I'm not really sure why Happy left. It got a ton of airplay and seems to be doing well on mediabase, so I'm very confused why it left. I guess Hits 1 will do whatever they feel like, even if it doesn't make any sense.

With Creepin' gone no songs on the countdown are terrible, so I'm back to no orange songs on the countdown.

Eyes Closed is flopping after it had that huge 19 spot jump 2 weeks ago.

Good grief Nonsense finally left the top 10, but barely.

Love From The Other Side made an unexpected re entry in the top 10. I really want this to get #1 but I highly doubt it.

Die 4 Me also made a jump into the top 10. This is kinda fading on me a little bit.

10:35 took a huge drop in airplay while Heaven, Lottery, and Lavender Haze all had huge jumps in airplay, so I was sure one of those would take the #1 spot this week, but it looks like 10:35 is still taking the top spot. With Heaven jumping to #2 I think it will finally take the #1 spot next week.

That's all for now, see you all next week!