sombr (7) - Week of Sep 27, 2025

 

Hey guys! We had another very active countdown this week with a ton of movement. 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: 

• Charli XCX - party 4 u [#26; 2nd time] {18w} PK: 17
• Alex Warren - Ordinary [#22] {26w} [1 week at #1]
• Alessi Rose - Same Mouth [#21] {18w} PK: 11

Last week's #1 song: sombr - undressed [6 weeks at #1]

30. BigXthaPlug/Bailey Zimmerman - All The Way [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. AJR - The Big Goodbye [Debut] {1w} PK: 29

28. Leon Thomas - MUTT [Debut] {1w} PK: 28

27. Maroon 5/Lil Wayne - Love Is Like [=] {6w} PK: 23

26. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [+4] {2w} PK: 26

25. Ed Sheeran - Camera [+4] {2w} PK: 25

24. Kehlani - Folded [+4] {9w} PK: 24

23. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [-7] {8w} PK: 16

22. Doja Cat - Jealous Type [+1] {5w} PK: 20

21. Machine Gun Kelly - cliché [-1] {17w} PK: 10

20. Audrey Hobert - Sue me [-3] {14w} PK: 14

19. Justin Bieber - DAISIES [+5] {11w} PK: 15

18. Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [-4] {20w} PK: 7

17. BLACKPINK - JUMP [+2] {11w} PK: 16

16. Lewis Capaldi - Survive [-4] {13w} PK: 11

15. KATSEYE - Gabriela [=] {8w} PK: 15

14. Alex Warren/ROSÉ - On My Mind [-6] {13w} PK: 8

13. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [+12] {3w} PK: 13

12. Morgan Wallen/Tate McRae - What I Want [-2] {19w} PK: 10

11. Chappell Roan - The Subway [=] {8w} PK: 8

10. Ed Sheeran - A Little More [-4] {7w} PK: 6

9. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [-7] {16w} [2 weeks at #1]

8. sombr - back to friends [+10] {10w} PK: 8

7. Tate McRae - Revolving door [+6] {21w} PK: 7

6. Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [-2] {21w} PK: 3

5. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [+2] {10w} PK: 4

4. Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [+1] {20w} PK: 4

3. Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk [=] {14w} PK: 3

2. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [+7] {4w} PK: 2

1. sombr - undressed [=] {20w} [7 weeks at #1]

Debuts: 

After dropping out of hitbound back in May, and randomly entering the abyss a month ago, All The Way finally debuts. This is pretty good. The country trap production is pretty upbeat and BigXthaPlug's rapping somehow works well with Bailey Zimmerman's country voice.

Hits 1 is back to picking up on random AJR non-singles now. After entering the abyss last week, The Big Goodbye debuts this week. I'm usually a huge AJR stan, but I'm not really feeling this song. This song is great don't get me wrong, Jack Met's voice is amazing as always, but this song seems very forgettable and is over 5 minutes long and seems to drag on forever. This just isn't nearly as amazing as Betty.

R&B singer Leon Thomas makes his first Hits 1 appearance with MUTT after being in the abyss for 2 months. This is just alright. The R&B production is very forgettable and this guy's voice sounds very weird.

Countdown Extra: The Chainsmokers - Smooth

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [+12]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry and Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [-7]

Last year's #1 song: Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (2/2 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine

Least favorite song last year: Camila Cabello - GODSPEED

Most missed song: M.I.A. - Bad Girls (2013)

Recommendation for Hits 1: 3OH!3 - SLUSHIE

5 Oldest Songs

1. Tie between Benson Boone - Mystical Magical and Tate McRae - Revolving door {21w}
2. Tie between Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You, Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not, and sombr - undressed {20w}
3. Morgan Wallen/Tate McRae - What I Want {19w}
4. Machine Gun Kelly - cliché {17w}
5. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild {16w}

Hitbound

Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens [2]

Doja Cat - Gorgeous [Debut]

Twenty One Pilots - City Walls [3]

The Chainsmokers - Smooth [2]

5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [Debut]

Laufey - Lover Girl [2]

Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [Debut]

Demi Lovato - Here All Night [3]

Alexander Stewart/Lauren Spencer Smith - Friends Don't [2]

Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [Debut]

RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [2]

People R Ugly - WAKE UP [2]

Justin Bieber - LOVE SONG [4]

Miley Cyrus/Lindsey Buckingham/Mick Fleetwood - Secrets [2]

Madison Beer - yes baby [2]

The Favors/FINNEAS/Ashe - David's Brother [2]

Also Available On Survey

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [8]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [8]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [8]

Doja Cat just released her 80s inspired album Vie, and she's here with Gorgeous. This isn't nearly as good as Jealous Type. Doja's singing and rapping sound good, but this production is a bit basic and seems forgettable.

It's been a very hot minute since we last heard from 5 Seconds of Summer. They had a feature on Galantis' Lighter last year, but they haven't had a solo song on Hits 1 since 2022, which seems hard to believe. They debut this week with NOT OK. I really love the alt rock production here, and the boys sound great as always. Hopefully this ends up being a big hit.

Wait, hold the phone, did Alessi Rose just release an amazing song for once in her life. She's back on Hitbound for the billionth time with First Original Thought. This is easily her best so far. The dance pop production is really fun and she sounds great here. 

Great, just when Tate McRae was starting to become good, she went back to being Tate MidRae. She's here with TIT FOR TAT, which apparently she only wrote 2 weeks ago on Sep 11. This song is not great at all. The production is just some insanely generic trap beat and Tate does not sound good here. Can this not become a hit please?

Exits:

• Thomas Day - she got a thing about her [9; 2nd time]
• flowerovlove - I'm your first [3]
• Jade LeMac - Running Home [2]
• BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT - HEART AWAY [2]

None of these will be missed.

2025 total dropouts: 149

Estimated total for 2025: 184 (-1)

Abyss

Damiano David/Tyla/Nile Rodgers - Talk To Me [1]

Russell Dickerson - Happen To Me [1]

sombr - 12 to 12 [2]

Zara Larson - Crush [3]

Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [4]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [8]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [8]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [8]

Alex Warren - Eternity [10]

Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue [11]

Ed Sheeran/Arijit Singh - Sapphire [11]

I'm blurbing to Saskatchewan:

We lost party 4 u (again), Ordinary, and Same Mouth. I'll say good riddance to all these songs. Same Mouth was just basic girly pop that stuck around way too long. Ordinary stuck around way too long as well and did not deserve to be the song of the summer, it doesn't even sound like a summer song. And a special good riddance to party 4 u. It was extremely boring and did not deserve to reenter at all.

With party 4 u gone, I no longer have an orange song on the countdown again since May.

Omg Folded finally escaped the bottom 5 after 2 months. Congrats, I guess?

Nice to see The Dead Dance getting a huge jump.

back to friends jumped 10 spots into the top 10. This really needs to leave to make room for 12 to 12 instead.

Finally, I didn't think Manchild would ever leave the #2 spot.

Welp, Tears jumped to #2 this week, so it's almost certainly hitting #1 next week unless some miracle happens.

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

Last weeks' poll of the week results:

Best HB Debut?

1. Laufey - Lover Girl: 33.33 % (4 votes)
2. The Chainsmokers - Smooth: 16.67 % (2 votes)
3. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!: 16.67 % (2 votes)
4. Miley Cyrus - Secrets: 8.33 % (1 vote)
5. The Favors - David's Brother: 8.33 % (1 vote)
6. Madison Beer - yes baby: 8.33 % (1 vote)
7. People R Ugly - WAKE UP: 8.33 % (1 vote)

Poll of the week: