Hozier (1) - Week of May 11, 2024

Hey guys, one quick announcement. Big2000 on Discord extended the 2022 small hits rankdown again to May 14, so there's still some more time to get your lists in.

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

Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM [#21] {9w} PK: 10

Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human [#20] {6w} PK: 11

Countdown:

Last week's #1 song: Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (2 weeks at #1)

30. Beyoncé/Miley Cyrus - II MOST WANTED [==] {5w} PK: 20

29. Artemas - i like the way you kiss me [Debut] {1w} PK: 29

28. twenty one pilots - Backslide [+1] {2w} PK: 28

27. Doja Cat - OKLOSER [+1] {2w} PK: 27

26. Glass Animals - Creatures In Heaven [-2] {5w} PK: 24

25. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Debut] {1w} PK: 25

24. The Beaches - Blame Brett [+3] {4w} PK: 24

23. Victoria Monét - On My Mama [+2] {8w} PK: 23

22. Imagine Dragons - Eyes Closed [-4] {5w} PK: 18

21. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart [+5] {2w} PK: 21

20. Muni Long - Made For Me [+3] {4w} PK: 20

19. Teddy Swims - The Door [+3] {4w} PK: 19

18. Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This [+1] {8w} PK: 14

17. girl in red - Too Much [-1] {10w} PK: 16

16. Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes [-4] {11w} PK: 11

15. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight [-2] {3w} PK: 13

14. Noah Kahan - Stick Season [==] {22w} PK: 6

13. SZA - Saturn [-2] {10w} PK: 11

12. Djo - End of Beginning [-2] {9w} PK: 10

11. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso [+4] {4w} PK: 11

10. Knox - Not The 1975 [-5] {25w} PK: 2

9. Dua Lipa - Illusion [+8] {4w} PK: 9

8. Henry Moodie - pick up the phone [==] {18w} PK: 6

7. Dasha - Austin [+2] {7w} PK: 7

6. Dua Lipa - Training Season [-2] {12w} PK: 2

5. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things [-4] {15w} PK: 2w @ #1 

4. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather [+2] {23w} PK: 4w @ #1 

3. Olivia Rodrigo - obsessed [+4] {7w} PK: 3

2. Ariana Grande - we can’t be friends (wait for your love) [==] {7w} PK: 2

1. Hozier - Too Sweet [+2] {6w} 1w @ #1

Debuts:

English singer Artemas makes his Hits 1 debut with i like the way you kiss me. This is a really fun indie song and Artemas sounds great.

Shaboozey also makes his Hits 1 debut with A Bar Song (Tipsy). This samples the 2004 song Tipsy by J-Kwon. This is a really fun country song and Shaboozey sounds great.

Countdown Extra: Gracie Abrams - Risk

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Dua Lipa - Illusion [+8] 

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Knox - Not The 1975 [-5]

Last year's #1 song: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (1/1 week at #1)

Favorite song last year: Pitbull/Lil Jon - JUMPIN

Least favorite song last year: Toosii - Favorite Song

Most missed song: Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat (2011)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Yung Gravy - Clementine

Hitbound

Lay Bankz - Tell Ur Girlfriend [3]

Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help [Debut]

David Guetta/OneRepublic - I Don’t Wanna Wait [6]

Alec Benjamin/Khalid - Ways To Go [Debut]

RM - Come back to me [Debut]

d4vd - Feel It [5]

Jax/HARDY - zombieland [Debut]

Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles on It [Debut]

Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY [2]

Dua Lipa - These Walls [2]

Camila Cabello/Lil Nas X - HE KNOWS [Debut]

Knox - Change Your Mind [4]

The Chainsmokers - No Shade at Pitti [Debut]

Forrest Frank/Connor Price - UP! [2]

Teddy Swims - Hammer to the Heart [Debut]

Jessie Murph - Cold [3]

Post Malone and Morgan Wallen team up with I Had Some Help, which apparently got sent to radio early before it released since I heard it all day Thursday. This is really good. They both sound great and the country production is really fun.

Alec Benjamin just released his new album 12 Notes, and here he is with Khalid with Ways To Go. They both sound decent but this is very boring and forgettable.

RM from BTS is here with one of the longest, most boring songs I've ever heard, Come back to me. RM and the production are both decent, but this just drags on way too long. The radio edit is 4 minutes long, and the full version is 6 and a half minutes long!

Jax is back since Cinderella Snapped from last year, along with country singer HARDY, with zombieland. Jax and Hardy both sound decent, the production is upbeat enough, but the lyrics are stupid and kinda suck.

Kane Brown and Marshmello collab for the second time since One Thing Right in 2019, with Miles on It. The production is amazing and Kane Brown sounds great, but I still prefer One Thing Right more.

Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X collab on HE KNOWS. Finally, a great Camila song that doesn't make me go ihateitihateitihateit. The production is insanely fun and catchy and Camila and Lil Nas X both sound great.

The Chainsmokers just released a new EP No Hard Feelings, and they replace themselves with No Shade at Pitti. This is a lot better than Friday, but this still feels kinda generic and forgettable.

Hits 1 finally realized what the actual single was, and replaced Teddy Swims' Apple Juice With Hammer to the Heart. Apple Juice was just starting to grow on me, but Hammer to the Heart just feels like a worse version of The Door.

Exits:

Kygo/Zak Abel/Nile Rodgers - For Life [2]

OneRepublic - Nobody [4]

Teddy Swims - Apple Juice [2]

Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start [5]

The Chainsmokers/Fridayy - Friday [1]

Lauv - Potential [2]

Gracie Abrams - Risk [1]

Apple Juice was just starting to grow on me. For Life and Nobody were amazing. Scared To Start, Friday, and Potential were alright. And Risk finds itself in the abyss.

Abyss

Billie Eilish - you should see me in a crown

Gracie Abrams - Risk

Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

Mark Ambor - Belong Together

Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)

Olivia Rodrigo - so american

Madison Beer - Make You Mine

Justin Timberlake - No Angels

Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande - Rain On Me

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

Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me

Everybody in the bar gettin' blurbsy:

We lost TEXAS HOLD 'EM and A Symptom Of Being Human. TEXAS HOLD 'EM was getting kind of old, and A Symptom Of Being Human was good but very forgettable.

Can II MOST WANTED stop taking up space in the bottom spot so better songs can debut?

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart has grown on me a lot.

Me, Myself & Your Eyes has been in the bottom 5 of airplay for 3 weeks now and it's someone still here.

Training Season has also barely gotten any spins and it's somehow still #6.

Well, after ten years, Hozier finally gets his first #1 on the countdown. This was very unexpected, but I'll gladly take it. If you would have told me 2 months ago that Hozier would have a #1 song on the countdown, I would have laughed in your face. Let's see how long this can hold #1 because I really don't want Ariana's most forgettable song we can't be friends to reach #1.

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

Poll of the week results:

1. Gracie Abrams - Risk: 41.67 % (5 votes)
2. Dua Lipa - These Walls: 25 % (3 votes)
3. Forrest Frank/Connor Price - UP!: 16.67 % (2 votes)
4. The Chainsmokers/Fridayy - Friday: 8.33 % (1 vote)
5. Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY: 8.33 % (1 vote)