Counting Down The Worst Performing #1 Songs

 

Hey guys! This is an idea for a post I've had floating around for awhile now. And since I've finished entering every single countdown since 2011 into CrownNote, I decided now was a good time to make it. I will be counting down the top 35 worst performing songs that went #1 on Hits 1. It will be based on the CrownNote points total. There's songs on this list that are super well-known and I'm surprised flopped so hard, songs you forgot went #1, or songs you completely forgot existed at all. Underneath each song I will also include a list of songs that didn't go #1 that performed better than it on the countdown. Alright, let's get started!

35: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like a Love Song

Points: 87,627

Run: September 24, 2011 – March 24, 2012

Tenure: 27 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 273

Performed Worse Than: Train - Drive By, P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)

34: Alesso/Liam Payne - Midnight

Points: 87,536

Run: May 2, 2020 – September 12, 2020

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 274

Performed Worse Than: Train - Play That Song, Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

33: Adele - Set Fire to the Rain

Points: 87,233

Run: January 7, 2012 – June 16, 2012

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 277

Performed Worse Than: Ella Henderson - Ghost, Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

32: Harry Styles - Falling

Points: 87,127

Run: September 5, 2020 – December 5, 2020

Tenure: 14 weeks

Weeks #1: 6

All-Time Rank: 278

Performed Worse Than: Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello - Señorita, Harry Styles - Music for a Sushi Restaurant

31: The Chainsmokers - Paris

Points: 86,395

Run: February 4, 2017 – August 5, 2017

Tenure: 27 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 282

Performed Worse Than: Charli XCX - Boom Clap, Justin Bieber - Ghost

30: Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Points: 86,387

Run: July 9, 2016 – February 11, 2017

Tenure: 32 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 283

Performed Worse Than: AJR - Bang!, OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

29: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

Points: 86,214

Run: December 21, 2024 – April 26, 2025

Tenure: 19 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 285

Performed Worse Than: Shaboozey - Good News, Florida Georgia Line - Cruise

28: Lorde - Royals

Points: 85,992

Run: September 14, 2013 – March 22, 2014

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 287

Performed Worse Than: The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Save Your Tears, Lady Gaga - Applause

27: P!nk - What About Us

Points: 85,425

Run: August 19, 2017 – March 3, 2018

Tenure: 29 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 290

Performed Worse Than: Coldplay/Seeb - Hymn for the Weekend, Fitz and the Tantrums -  HandClap

26: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Points: 85,401

Run: February 12, 2011 – September 10, 2011

Tenure: 31 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 291

Performed Worse Than: Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks, Daya - Hide Away

25: Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same

Points: 85,333

Run: January 27, 2018 – September 1, 2018

Tenure: 32 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 292

Performed Worse Than: Ellie Goulding/Diplo - Close to Me, 5 Seconds of Summer - Amnesia

24: Shawn Mendes - Wonder

Points: 85,185

Run: October 10, 2020 – January 30, 2021

Tenure: 17 weeks

Weeks #1: 3

All-Time Rank: 293

Performed Worse Than: Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still, MAGIC! - Rude

23: Charlie Puth - Light Switch

Points: 83,867

Run: January 29, 2022 – May 7, 2022

Tenure: 15 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 304

Performed Worse Than: Post Malone - Enough Is Enough, Lizzo - Good as Hell

22: Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

Points: 81,923

Run: October 29, 2011 – March 24, 2012

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 313

Performed Worse Than: Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For, Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself

21: Niall Horan - Heaven

Points: 81,754

Run: February 25, 2023 – June 24, 2023

Tenure: 18 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 315

Performed Worse Than: Niall Horan - On the Loose, Ava Max - Kings & Queens

20: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy

Points: 81,716

Run: October 8, 2022 – January 28, 2023

Tenure: 17 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 317

Performed Worse Than: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road, Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

19: Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Points: 81,356

Run: November 23, 2024 – April 5, 2025

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 322

Performed Worse Than: Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN', Dove Cameron - Boyfriend

18: USHER - More

Points: 80,638

Run: December 4, 2010 – June 11, 2011

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 328

Performed Worse Than: ZAYN - PILLOWTALK, ZAYN/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever, Bebe Rexha - I'm a Mess

17: Dua Lipa - We're Good

Points: 79,085

Run: February 20, 2021 – June 19, 2021

Tenure: 18 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 338

Performed Worse Than: Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other, Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

16: Jonas Brothers - Cool

Points: 79,025

Run: June 22, 2019 – November 30, 2019

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 339

Performed Worse Than: Julia Michaels - Issues, One Direction - Night Changes, Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

15: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

Points: 78,216

Run: November 5, 2022 – March 18, 2023

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 346

Performed Worse Than: The Weeknd/Madonna/Playboi Carti - Popular, Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

14: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

Points: 77,988

Run: December 14, 2024 – May 10, 2025

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 347

Performed Worse Than: Adele - Easy On Me, Dan + Shay - Speechless

13: Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Points: 77,488

Run: June 22, 2024 – September 28, 2024

Tenure: 15 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 349

Performed Worse Than: Dua Lipa - Break My Heart, Teddy Swims - The Door

12: Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

Points: 77,257

Run: August 31, 2024 – December 14, 2024

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 350

Performed Worse Than: Shawn Mendes - When You're Gone, Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

11: Latto/LU KALA - Lottery

Points: 76,033

Run: February 25, 2023 – June 10, 2023

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 363

Performed Worse Than: The 1975 - Chocolate, Panic! At The Disco - LA Devotee

10: Taylor Swift - Karma

Points: 75,945

Run: April 29, 2023 – July 15, 2023

Tenure: 12 weeks

Weeks #1: 4

All-Time Rank: 364

Performed Worse Than: Twenty One Pilots - Saturday, KONGOS - Come with Me Now

9: Juice WRLD/Marshmello - Come & Go

Points: 74,880

Run: July 25, 2020 – November 7, 2020

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 376

Performed Worse Than: Imagine Dragons - Bones, Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More

8: Charlie Puth - One Call Away

Points: 73,575

Run: December 26, 2015 – June 11, 2016

Tenure: 25 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 387

Performed Worse Than: Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth - I Hope, Tate McRae - exes, Ava Max - Maybe You're The Problem, Ed Sheeran/Lil Baby - 2step, ROSÉ - toxic till the end

7: Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Points: 72,524

Run: April 12, 2025 – August 2, 2025

Tenure: 17 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 396

Performed Worse Than: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense, Marshmello/Khalid - Numb, Megan Thee Stallion/Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

6: Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days

Points: 72,315

Run: December 16, 2017 – May 12, 2018

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 397

Performed Worse Than: Twenty One Pilots - Tear In My Heart, DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You, Tinie Tempah/Eric Turner - Written in the Stars

5: Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes

Points: 66,608

Run: June 7, 2014 – November 8, 2014

Tenure: 23 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 448

Performed Worse Than: Conan Gray - Heather, Noah Kahan - Stick Season, Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby, JVKE - golden hour

4: Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

Points: 55,359

Run: April 9, 2011 – July 2, 2011

Tenure: 13 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 544

Performed Worse Than: Doja Cat - Need To Know, Olivia Rodrigo - obsessed, Benson Boone - Slow It Down, The 1975 - I'm In Love With You, Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk

3: Conan Gray - Overdrive

Points: 51,065

Run: February 27, 2021 – May 22, 2021

Tenure: 13 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 614

Performed Worse Than: 5 Seconds of Summer - Wildflower, Walker Hayes - Fancy Like, Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby, Henry Moodie - pick up the phone, Doechii - Anxiety, Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

2: Taylor Swift - Mr. Perfectly Fine

Points: 49,559

Run: April 17, 2021 – June 19, 2021

Tenure: 10 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 640 

Performed Worse Than: Ashe/FINNEAS - Till Forever Falls Apart, Jonas Brothers/Bailey Zimmerman - Strong Enough, Tate McRae - uh oh, Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away, Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

And the worst performing #1 song of all time is...

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1: Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game

Points: 46,073

Run: January 6, 2018 – May 12, 2018

Tenure: 19 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 688

Performed Worse Than: Charlie Puth - Mother, Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper - Holy, Mark Ambor - Belong Together, Eminem - Houdini, Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi, Selena Gomez - Single Soon, Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay, Surfaces - Sunday Best

Well, that does it for now. See you guys next time!

Final list:

35: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like a Love Song

34: Alesso/Liam Payne - Midnight

33: Adele - Set Fire to the Rain

32: Harry Styles - Falling

31: The Chainsmokers - Paris

30: Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

29: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

28: Lorde - Royals

27: P!nk - What About Us

26: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

25: Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same

24: Shawn Mendes - Wonder

23: Charlie Puth - Light Switch

22: Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

21: Niall Horan - Heaven

20: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy

19: Gracie Abrams - That's So True

18: USHER - More

17: Dua Lipa - We're Good

16: Jonas Brothers - Cool

15: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

14: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

13: Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

12: Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

11: Latto/LU KALA - Lottery

10: Taylor Swift - Karma

9: Juice WRLD/Marshmello - Come & Go

8: Charlie Puth - One Call Away

7: Ed Sheeran - Azizam

6: Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days

5: Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes

4: Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

3: Conan Gray - Overdrive

2: Taylor Swift - Mr. Perfectly Fine

1: Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game