Hey guys! We had another active countdown this week with a lot of huge jumps. Let's get right into it!
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Machine Gun Kelly - cliché [#19] {19w} PK: 10
- Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [#12] {22w} PK: 4
- Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [#11; 3rd time] {22w} PK: 7
- Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk [#7] {16w} PK: 3
Last week's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [1 week at #1]
30. Madison Beer - bittersweet [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [Debut] {1w} PK: 29
28. Leon Thomas - MUTT [+2] {4w} PK: 27
27. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [Debut] {1w} PK: 27
26. Kehlani - Folded [+1] {12w} PK: 23
25. Maroon 5/Lil Wayne - Love Is Like [-4] {9w} PK: 21
24. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [+5] {3w} PK: 24
23. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+3] {3w} PK: 23
22. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [+3] {5w} PK: 22
21. AJR - The Big Goodbye [+7] {4w} PK: 21
20. Taylor Swift - Opalite [Debut] {1w} PK: 20
19. Doja Cat - Jealous Type [+4] {8w} PK: 19
18. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [+2] {3w} PK: 18
17. Alex Warren - Eternity [+7] {2w} PK: 17
16. Audrey Hobert - Sue me [+2] {17w} PK: 14
15. Justin Bieber - DAISIES [+2] {14w} PK: 12
14. KATSEYE - Gabriela [+2] {11w} PK: 14
13. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [+2] {11w} PK: 13
12. Tate McRae - Revolving door [+2] {24w} PK: 7
11. Ed Sheeran - A Little More [+2] {10w} PK: 6
10. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [=] {19w} [2 weeks at #1]
9. sombr - back to friends [=] {13w} PK: 8
8. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [=] {6w} PK: 8
7. Chappell Roan - The Subway [-1] {11w} PK: 6
6. Ed Sheeran - Camera [-1] {5w} PK: 5
5. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+17] {2w} PK: 5
4. Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [=] {24w} PK: 3
3. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [=] {13w} PK: 3
2. sombr - undressed [=] {23w} [8 weeks at #1]
1. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [=] {7w} [2 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Madison Beer is back on the countdown with bittersweet after Make You Mine spent a ridiculous amount of time on the countdown last year. Like the title suggests, this song is just bittersweet. I don't know how this song is even a hit. The EDM production is boring and forgettable as hell. I wish yes baby debuted instead because it was so much better. Hopefully this doesn't last 25 weeks on the countdown like Make You Mine did.
I'm very glad this song debuted. We have a very weird collab between David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones And I called Gone Gone Gone that somehow works. Teddy and Tones And I sound great together, and David Guetta's EDM production is super fun.
Why do we have 2 random old Alex Warren hitbound dropouts randomly debuting the countdown on back to back weeks? Bloodline with Jelly Roll which dropped out of hitbound back in June finally debuts. I'm really glad this song ended up debuting. This gives off early 2010s Avicii vibes like Wake Me Up and Hey Brother. Hopefully this does well.
Taylor Swift's Opalite debuts after spending a few weeks in the abyss. This song is fine I guess. The production is pretty fun and Taylor sounds good. I think I like this a bit better than The Fate of Ophelia.
Countdown Extra: JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+17]
Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Maroon 5/Lil Wayne - Love Is Like [-4]
Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (1/5 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Charli XCX/Ariana Grande - Sympathy is a knife (remix)
Least favorite song last year: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song
Most missed song: Uncle Kracker - Keep It Comin' (2002)
Recommendation for Hits 1: The Format/Nate Ruess - Holy Roller
5 Oldest Songs
- Tie between Benson Boone - Mystical Magical and Tate McRae - Revolving door {24w}
- sombr - undressed {23w}
- Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild {19w}
- Audrey Hobert - Sue me {17w}
- Justin Bieber - DAISIES {14w}
Hitbound
Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade [3]
Charlie Puth - Changes [Debut]
Emei - Talk Talk Talk [3]
5 Seconds of Summer - Boyband [Debut]
All Time Low/JoJo - Sugar [Debut]
The Favors/FINNEAS/Ashe - David's Brother [5]
Demi Lovato - Kiss [2]
Charli XCX/Caroline Polachek - Everything is romantic [Debut]
Eddie Benjamin/Shawn Mendes - HOME [2]
Doja Cat - Gorgeous [4]
JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED [2]
The Chainsmokers - Smooth [5]
Maisie Peters - Audrey Hepburn [2]
SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [2]
Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue [3]
People R Ugly - WAKE UP [5]
Also Available On Survey
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour [3]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [11]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [11]
KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [11]
Charlie Puth is finally back after a year since Hero dropped out of hitbound last year with Changes. I really like this. The 80s style pop production is really fun and Charlie sounds great as always.
5 Seconds of Summer are back again with Boyband. This is pretty good. This has some cool production and the boys sound great, but this is a big step down from NOT OK.
This is a very weird collab. All Time Low has collabed with 2000s pop star JoJo, who if you remember had that hitbound dropout in 2020 called Man, with Sugar. This song feels very mid. The production is just generic pop punk, but Alex Gaskarth and JoJo do sound good together.
Um, Hits 1 done goofed. Mikey Piff announced the Caroline Polachek remix of Everything is romantic, but then he played the original version. After the disaster that was party 4 u earlier this year, I was not excited to see that another random old Charli XCX song trended again. But luckily I was surprised at how great this song was. The hyperpop dance club production is really fun, and Charli sounds great. I think I actually prefer the solo version instead of the Caroline Polachek remix, but I'm sure Hits 1 will realize their mistake and switch to the version that's actually popular.
How has Lemonade not debuted yet? It has a ton of airplay yet it refuses to debut. Hopefully it doesn't pull a Change Your Mind.
Exits:
- Laufey - Lover Girl [4]
- Alexander Stewart/Lauren Spencer Smith - Friends Don't [4]
RIP Lover Girl. It deserved so much better. It's probably gonna be either #1 or #2 on my best list this year. And Friends Don't was extremely mid.
2025 total dropouts: 156
Estimated total for 2025: 180 (-3)
Abyss
Thomas Day - she got a thing about her [1]
BigXthaPlug/Bailey Zimmerman - All The Way [2]
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [2]
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour [3]
Damiano David/Tyla/Nile Rodgers - Talk To Me [4]
Russell Dickerson - Happen To Me [4]
sombr - 12 to 12 [5]
Zara Larson - Crush [6]
Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [7]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [11]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [11]
KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [11]
Ed Sheeran/Arijit Singh - Sapphire [14]
What a curse it is to be a lover blurb:
We lost Nice To Meet You for a third time, cliché, Love Me Not, and No Time To Talk. These were all very old. It's hard to believe Nice To Meet You was on the countdown all the way back in January. It's been off and on the countdown 3 different times for the past 10 months. I'm surprised cliché managed to last as long as it did. Love Me Not was very annoying and really needed to leave. And No Time To Talk was great but it was getting very old and it needed to leave.
Nice to see The Big Goodbye getting a big jump. This has grown on me a lot and now becomes my purple song.
Eternity really did not need to jump so high off its debut.
Is Mystical Magical ever gonna leave the top 5? It's been in the top 5 for 4 months now, only dropping to #6 a few times.
The Fate of Ophelia pulled a Camera from last week and jumped a massive 17 spots to #5. I wouldn't mind if this hit #1 because we really need a break from Sabrina Carpenter at #1.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Last week's poll of the week results:
Best HB Debut?
- JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED: 28.57 % (2 votes)
- Madison Beer - bittersweet: 28.57 % (2 votes)
- Demi Lovato - Kiss: 28.57 % (2 votes)
- David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone: 14.29 % (1 vote)
Poll of the week:
