ROLE MODEL (1) - Week of July 5, 2025

 

Finally, we have a new #1 this week!

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

• Dasha - Not At This Party [#19; 2nd time] {11w} PK: 18
• Lorde - What Was That [#20] {9w} PK: 20

Last week's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [3 weeks at #1]

30. Lewis Capaldi - Survive [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. Drake - NOKIA [=] {12w} PK: 27

28. Alex Warren/ROSÉ - On My Mind [Debut] {1w} PK: 28

27. Audrey Hobert - Sue me (1TW) [+1] {2w} PK: 27

26. Jessie Murph - Blue Strips [+1] {8w} PK: 26

25. Morgan Wallen/Tate McRae - What I Want [-1] {7w} PK: 22

24. SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30 [+1] {12w} PK: 20

23. Charli XCX - party 4 u [-5] {9w} PK: 17

22. Machine Gun Kelly - cliché [=] {5w} PK: 22

21. Alessi Rose - Same Mouth [+2] {7w} PK: 19

20. Maroon 5/LISA - Priceless [+1] {9w} PK: 20

19. Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover [+7] {4w} PK: 19

18. Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk [+12] {2w} PK: 18

17. Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [-2] {8w} PK: 15

16. Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching [=] {3w} PK: 16

15. Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [+2] {8w} PK: 12

14. ROSÉ - Messy [=] {8w} PK: 13

13. sombr - undressed [=] {8w} PK: 13

12. Ariana Grande - twilight zone [=] {13w} PK: 8

11. Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [=] {10w} PK: 10

10. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [=] {4w} PK: 10

9. Ed Sheeran - Azizam [=] {13w} PK: 4

8. Doechii - Anxiety [=] {16w} PK: 6

7. Alex Warren - Ordinary [=] {14w} PK: 3

6. Miley Cyrus - End of the World [=] {13w} PK: 5

5. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [-3] {18w} [3 weeks at #1]

4. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [=] {22w} [6 weeks at #1]

3. Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [+2] {14w} PK: 5

2. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [-1] {16w} [3 weeks at #1]

1. ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [+2] {14w} [1 week at #1]

Debuts:

Lewis Capaldi is back on the countdown since Strangers early last year with Survive. I can't stand Lewis Capaldi. The production here is actually decent and a lot more upbeat than his usual songs. But Lewis sounds so bad here. He's oversinging way too much in the chorus, and he's in full pencil sharpener mode. Let's hope this song doesn't get too annoying, but it probably will.

We really did not need a collab between the two most overrated artists right now. Alex Warren and ROSÉ have collabed on On My Mind. They both sound great here, but the production is just too boring and generic.

Countdown Extra: Lizzo/SZA - IRL

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk [+12]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Charli XCX - party 4 u [-5]

Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (3/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Crash Adams - Hotel Party

Least favorite song last year: Gracie Abrams/Taylor Swift - us.

Most missed song: Clinton Kane - GO TO HELL (2021)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Laufey - Lover Girl

5 Oldest Songs

1. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra {22w}
2. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else {18w}
3. Tie between Doechii - Anxiety and Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman {16w}
4. Tie between Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven, Alex Warren - Ordinary, and ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out {14w}
5. Tie between Ariana Grande - twilight zone, Miley Cyrus - End of the World, and Ed Sheeran - Azizam {13w}

Hitbound

All Time Low - SUCKERPUNCH [4]

KATSEYE - Gameboy [2]

Jessie Murph - Touch Me Like a Gangster [5]

People R Ugly - BETTER [Debut]

Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [3]

Kehlani - Folded [2] [Reentry]

Kesha - THE ONE [2]

PinkPantheress - Illegal [Debut]

Twenty One Pilots - The Contract [4]

Alessi Rose - That Could Be Me [3]

Lizzo/SZA - IRL [2]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [2]

flowerovlove - new friends [2]

Reneé Rapp - Mad [2]

Lorde - Shapeshifter [2]

SUPER-Hi/NEEKA - Following The Sun [5]

Folded reentered. I would have been fine if this song just died, but okay then.

We have more People R Ugly because Hits 1 has to pick up on every one of their songs. BETTER is a really fun song. This sounds like a sequel to Brain Dead because they use that same weird bass sound from that song. 

PinkPantheress is back for her yearly hitbound dropout with Illegal. This is pretty fun, but feels very forgettable.

Exits:

• Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue [3]

Burning Blue finds itself in the abyss.

2025 total dropouts: 98

Estimated total for 2025: 170 (-6)

Abyss

Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue [1]

Ed Sheeran/Arijit Singh - Sapphire [1]

Ed Sheeran - Drive [2]

Tate McRae - Revolving door [2]

Avril Lavigne/Simple Plan - Young & Dumb [3]

Damiano David - The First Time [6]

Shinedown - Three Six Five [8]

Maren Morris - lemonade [8]

Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [9]

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER [9]

Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender [15]

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us [18]

Lady Gaga - Disease [22]

Harry Styles - Daylight [163]

Why is Mr. Predictable back in the abyss? No one asked for this.

Mariah The Blurbentist:

We lost Not At This Party and What Was That. Not At This Party was a fun song but is was very forgettable and I don't think it deserved to reenter in the first place. What Was That was an amazing song but it had barely any airplay its entire countdown run and I forgot sometimes it was even still on the countdown.

Congrats on NOKIA for spending its 3rd month rotting in the bottom 5 of the countdown!

Nice to see No Time To Talk getting a huge jump. 

#14 - #6 didn't change spots at all.

Love Me To Heaven is a great song, but I don't think it needs to be all the way in the top 3.

Let's go! Nice to see Sally, When The Wine Runs Out finally reach #1. For a second it looked like Sabrina would block him from #1, but he finally overthrew her. Let's see how much longer this can stay #1. 

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

Last week's poll of the week results:

Best HB Debut?

1. Reneé Rapp - Mad: 28.57 % (2 votes)
2. Lewis Capaldi - Survive: 14.29 % (1 vote)
3. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden: 14.29 % (1 vote)
4. Lorde - Shapeshifter: 14.29 % (1 vote)
5. KATSEYE - Gameboy: 14.29 % (1 vote)
6. Kesha - THE ONE: 14.29 % (1 vote)

Poll of the week: