Hits 1 reduced the countdown to 20 songs because of Gen Z attention spans - Dua Lipa (9) - Week of Mar 30, 2024

 

Well, Hits 1 just announced that they are shortening the countdown to 20 songs because, I quote, "Gen Z-ers do not have the attention spans to sit through an entire 30 song countdown." What the heck Hits 1? First you reduce the countdown from 45 to 30 songs, now you're reducing it again to 20 songs. Unbelievable. This means that the abyss is only going to continue to grow and grow!

Before we get to this week's fresh 20, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

• Ariana Grande/Mariah Carey - yes, and? (Remix) [#8] (10w) [PK: 8]
• AJR - Yes I’m A Mess  [#9] (22w) [PK: 7]
• Kenya Grace - Strangers [#10] (22w) [PK: 6]
• Henry Moodie - pick up the phone [#13] (11w) [PK: 11]
• Justin Timberlake - Selfish [#15] (8w) [PK: 11]
• Tate McRae - greedy [#19] (27w) [PK: 11w @ #1]
• Teddy Swims - Lose Control [#20] (28w) [PK: 2]
• girl in red - Too Much [#24] (3w) [PK: 24]
• Selena Gomez - Love On [#25] (4w) [PK: 22]
• Madison Beer - Make You Mine [#27] (3w) [PK: 27]
• Luke Hemmings - Shakes [#30] (1w) [PK: 30]

Last week's #1: Dua Lipa - Houdini (8 weeks at #1)

20. Olivia Rodrigo - obsessed [Debut] (1w) [PK: 20]

19. Usher - Kissing Strangers [+9] (4w) [PK: 19]

18. Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This [+11] (2w) [PK: 18]

17. Djo - End of Beginning [+5] (3w) [PK: 17]

16. Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes [+1] (5w) [PK: 16]

15. SZA - Saturn [+8] (4w) [PK: 15]

14. twenty one pilots - Overcompensate [+12] (3w) [PK: 14]

13. Dua Lipa - Training Season [-1] (6w) [PK: 12]

12. Ariana Grande - we can’t be friends (wait for your love) [+9] (3w) [PK: 12]

11. Tyla - Water [+5] (22w) [PK: 11]

10. Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM [+4] (4w) [PK: 10]

9. Noah Kahan - Stick Season [+2] (16w) [PK: 9]

8. Jack Hack Harlow - Lovin On Me  [+10] (21w) [PK: 8]

7. Tate McRae - exes [-3] (19w) [PK: 3]

6. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) [+1] (22w) [PK: 3]

5. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather [-3] (17w) [PK: 2]

4. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things [-1] (9w) [PK: 3]

3. Knox - Not The 1975 [+2] (19w) [PK: 3]

2. Reneé Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault [+4] (14w) [PK: 2]

1. Dua Lipa - Houdini [==] (20w)  [PK: 9w @ #1]

Debuts:

Despite 11 exits, there was only 1 debut. Olivia Rodrigo is back with obsessed, and oh my, this might be her best song so far. The pop punk production is amazing and Olivia doesn't sound whiny for once!

Countdown Extra: Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (really Hits 1, you're letting a 14 week old hitbound song be the countdown extra?)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: twenty one pilots - Overcompensate [+12]

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Tate McRae - exes and Sabrina Carpenter - Feather [-3]

Last year's #1 song: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (2/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Tori Kelly - missin u 

Least favorite song last year: Amelia Moore/jxdn - FUMD

Most missed song: Scatman John - Scatman (1995)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Jack Harris - Careful What You Wish For (the doctor said to)

Hitbound:

Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust [10]

Camila Cabello/Playboi Carti - I LUV IT (Debut)

Haiden Henderson - hell of a good time [3]

JVKE - clouds (Debut)

Beyoncé/Miley Cyrus - II MOST WANTED (Debut)

Porter Robinson - Cheerleader [2]

Hozier - Too Sweet (Debut)

Nicky Youre - Part Time Lover [3]

Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) [14]

The Beaches - Blame Brett [7]

Teddy Swims - The Door [10]

Wallows - Calling After Me [2]

Liam Payne - Teardrops [5]

Alec Benjamin - King Size Bed [2]

Kenya Grace - It's not fair [3]

Alex Warren - Before You Leave Me [6]

Camila Cabello releases her first song in 2 years called I LUV IT, and it's mediocre at best. This song is just very strange. The trap production sucks. Camila sounds decent in the versus but the chorus is just her repeating "I luv it" over and over again. And Playboi Carti's verse doesn't really add much.

Beyoncé just released her new album Cowboy Carter, and here she is with Miley Cyrus with II MOST WANTED. Beyonce and Miley sound good but this is just way too boring.

What is this, JVKE can actually make good music? He's back on hitbound with clouds. The production is super catchy (I'm a sucker for a good whistling song) and JVKE sounds great.

Remember Hozier? We haven't seen him on Hits 1 since Someone New in 2015. He's here with Too Sweet. This is pretty upbeat and Hozier sounds great.

Exits:

• Benson Boone - Slow It Down [1]
• ZAYN - What I Am [2]
• 24kGoldn - Clarity [5]

Slow It Down finds itself in the abyss. Clarity was great and deserved better, and What I Am was extremely boring.

Abyss

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones

Victoria Monét - On My Mama

UMI/V - wherever u r

Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody

Hayes Warner/Billy B/Kevin Rudolf - Just A Girl

Dasha - Austin

Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me

The Weeknd/JENNIE/Lily-Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

Panic! At The Disco - New Perspective

Shinedown - A Symptom of Being Human

Jennifer Lopez/Latto - Can't Get Enough

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor

Gen Z attention span blurbs:

With the countdown reduction we lost 11 songs this week! They were all super old or not that great so they won't be missed.

Dua Lipa the clown is still #1 for a ninth week in a row, despite dropping massively in airplay. This is getting really ridiculous. Everyone is sick and tired of Houdini, it's time for a new #1!

Now it's time to rant on the reduction of the countdown. This is ridiculous! I'm canceling my subscription to SiriusXM and demanding a refund right this instance! There's one thing I want to say to you Hits 1, FUCK YOU SHITS 1!!!!!!

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