Hey guys! Well it's about time Golden finally went #1, even if the song has gotten extremely old.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Alex Warren - Eternity [#17] {3w} PK: 17
- Ed Sheeran - A Little More [#14] {11w} PK: 6
- Tate McRae - Revolving door [#13; 2nd time] {25w} PK: 7
Last week's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [3 weeks at #1]
30. Sophia James - So Unfair [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. Justin Bieber - YUKON [=] {2w} PK: 29
28. Zara Larsson - Crush [Debut] {1w} PK: 28
27. Laufey - Lover Girl [+1] {2w} PK: 27
26. Leon Thomas - MUTT [+1] {6w} PK: 26
25. Madison Beer - bittersweet [+1] {3w} PK: 25
24. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [Debut] {1w} PK: 24
23. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [-2] {3w} PK: 21
22. JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED [+8] {2w} PK: 22
21. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [+1] {5w} PK: 18
20. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [+3] {3w} PK: 20
19. Audrey Hobert - Sue me [-1] {19w} PK: 14
18. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [+6] {5w} PK: 18
17. AJR - The Big Goodbye [+2] {6w} PK: 17
16. Doja Cat - Jealous Type [+4] {10w} PK: 16
15. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+10] {5w} PK: 15
14. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [-4] {21w} [2 weeks at #1]
13. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [+3] {7w} PK: 13
12. KATSEYE - Gabriela [-1] {13w} PK: 11
11. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [+1] {13w} PK: 11
10. Taylor Swift - Opalite [+5] {3w} PK: 10
9. sombr - back to friends [=] {15w} PK: 8
8. Chappell Roan - The Subway [=] {13w} PK: 6
7. Ed Sheeran - Camera [=] {7w} PK: 5
6. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [=] {8w} PK: 6
5. Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [-1] {26w} PK: 3
4. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [-3] {9w} [3 weeks at #1]
3. sombr - undressed [-1] {25w} [8 weeks at #1]
2. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+3] {4w} PK: 2
1. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [+2] {15w} [1 week at #1]
Debuts:
Sunday Besting this week, because I guess we were about due for another Sunday Best, is viral YouTube star Sophia James with So Unfair. Apparently she got popular due to a "Group 7" video but idk because I haven't seen that video. This song is pretty good. This has some great piano pop production and her voice is really good. Let's see if this song ends up growing on me more.
It's about time these next two songs finally debuted because they spent ages in the abyss. After dropping out of hitbound back in August and spending 2 months in the abyss, Crush finally debuts. This song has grown on me a lot since it first left hitbound. The synthpop production is really fun, and Zara Larsson sounds great. Hopefully this does well and doesn't flop as hard as Pretty Ugly did.
After dropping out of hitbound last month, WHERE IS MY HUSBAND finally debuts. This song is just insanely fun and I'm glad it finally debuted. The production is like a combination between jazz, funk, and soul that somehow works really well, and RAYE's voice is incredible as always. Hopefully this does well.
Countdown Extra: Demi Lovato - Let You Go
Biggest Jump Of The Week: 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+10]
Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [-4]
Last year's #1 song: Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (2/3 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT.
Least favorite song last year: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song
Most missed song: Tones And I - Fly Away (2021)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Said the Sky/Knox - Dance In The Rain
5 Oldest Songs
- Benson Boone - Mystical Magical {26w}
- sombr - undressed {25w}
- Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild {21w}
- Audrey Hobert - Sue me {19w}
- Tie between sombr - back to friends and KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden {15w}
Hitbound
Lewis Capaldi - Almost [2]
Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [Debut]
Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [2]
Sophia James - So Unfair [SB]
In Color - Headlights [2]
Camryn Quinlan - ex box [2]
Demi Lovato - Let You Go [2]
Selena Gomez - In The Dark [2]
Maisie Peters - Audrey Hepburn [4]
Charlie Puth - Changes [3]
SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [4]
Charli XCX - Everything is romantic [3]
Jonas Brothers - Backwards [2]
5 Seconds of Summer - Telephone Busy [2]
Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue [5]
Machine Gun Kelly - home bittersweet home [2]
Also Available On Survey
Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [1]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [13]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [13]
KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [13]
We went from a chunky double stuffed oreo hitbound last week with 10 debuts, to a single stuffed oreo episode this week with only 1 debut. And of course the one debut is Jessie goddamn Murph. She's here whether you like it or not with I'm Not There For You. This song actually isn't that bad, maybe, idk. The country trap production is super generic but at least it's somewhat better than Blue Strips. But holy hell Jessie's voice is so bad here. She literally sounds like a dying cow when she sings. This song could get very annoying very quickly if it ends up debuting the countdown.
Exits:
- Emei - Talk Talk Talk [4]
I don't even remember what this sounded like. I just remember it was extremely mid.
2025 total dropouts: 163
Estimated total for 2025: 180 (-5)
Abyss
Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [1]
Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade [2]
Thomas Day - she got a thing about her [3]
Damiano David/Tyla/Nile Rodgers - Talk To Me [6]
Russell Dickerson - Happen To Me [6]
sombr - 12 to 12 [7]
Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [9]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [13]
Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [13]
KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [13]
Dumb ways to blurb:
We lost Revolving door for a second time, Eternity, and A Little More. Revolving door was good but it was extremely old and really needed to leave. Eternity was super mid but it's kinda funny it spent 3 months in the abyss just to spend 3 weeks on the countdown. A Little More was great but it was also starting to get old and needed to leave.
Nice to see NOT OK getting a huge jump.
Bloodline has grown on me a lot and now becomes my purple song.
Umm, EYES CLOSED and TIT FOR TAT did not need to jump that high.
How is Opalite in the top 10? Is this even a single, or is Hits 1 so desperate to have 2 Taylor Swift songs in the top 10?
Congrats to undressed for passing Abracadabra as the best performing song of 2025. After debuting hitbound all the way back in March, I never would have expected it would end up being the biggest song of 2025.
Welp, The Fate of Ophelia has jumped to #2 and is almost certainly hitting #1 next week. I'm not really too thrilled but honestly I'd rather have Taylor at #1 than Sabrina because Sabrina has gotten way too overrated these past 2 years.
Well Golden has finally hit #1 on the countdown...3 months after it already went #1 on Billboard. Better late than never, I guess.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Last week's poll of the week results:
Best Debut?
- Laufey - Lover Girl: 80 % (4 votes)
- JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED: 20 % (1 vote)
Poll of the week: