KPop Demon Hunters Cast (4) - Week of Nov 22, 2025

 

Hey guys! If you haven't already, make sure you check out my post on the top 35 worst performing #1 songs on Hits 1 https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2025/11/counting-down-worst-performing-1-songs.html

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

• Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [#13] {23w} [2 weeks at #1]
• Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [#12] {28w} PK: 3

Last week's #1 song: KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [3 weeks at #1]

30. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. Justin Bieber - YUKON [=] {5w} PK: 29

28. Charlie Puth - Changes [-3] {2w} PK: 25

27. Laufey - Lover Girl [-4] {5w} PK: 23

26. Leon Thomas - MUTT [+1] {9w} PK: 26

25. Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [+5] {2w} PK: 25

24. Sophia James - So Unfair [+4] {4w} PK: 24

23. Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [Reentry] {3w} PK: 23

22. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [+2] {8w} PK: 18

21. sombr - 12 to 12 [-1] {3w} PK: 20

20. Madison Beer - bittersweet [+6] {6w} PK: 20

19. AJR - The Big Goodbye [+3] {9w} PK: 17

18. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [+3] {8w} PK: 18

17. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [+1] {6w} PK: 17

16. Doja Cat - Jealous Type [+3] {13w} PK: 16

15. sombr - undressed [-5] {28w} [8 weeks at #1]

14. Chappell Roan - The Subway [-5] {16w} PK: 6

13. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [+3] {6w} PK: 13

12. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [-6] {11w} PK: 6

11. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+3] {8w} PK: 11

10. KATSEYE - Gabriela [+5] {16w} PK: 10

9. Ed Sheeran - Camera [-4] {10w} PK: 5

8. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [+9] {4w} PK: 8

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

6. Taylor Swift - Opalite [+2] {6w} PK: 6

5. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [+6] {10w} PK: 5

4. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [=] {12w} [3 weeks at #1]

3. sombr - back to friends [=] {18w} PK: 3

2. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [=] {7w} PK: 2

1. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [=] {18w} [4 weeks at #1]

Debuts:

Meghan Trainor is back on the countdown with Still Don't Care after Criminals earlier this year. This song is just alright. This is a fun little bop but feels very generic, but Meghan does sound great here as usual. I wouldn't mind if this ended up doing well.

No Broke Boys has reentered the countdown after it left nearly 3 months ago. This is a great EDM song that went #1 on my personal charts, but it's gotten quite old and really did not need to reenter the countdown. I don't see this lasting too much longer.

Countdown Extra: Charli XCX - Chains of Love

Biggest Jump Of The Week: RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [+9]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [-6]

Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (3/5 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Jonah Marais/Ryan Lewis - Slow Motion

Least favorite song last year: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Most missed song: Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire (2023)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Reneé Rapp - Lucky

5 Oldest Songs

1. sombr - undressed {28w}
2. Tie between sombr - back to friends and KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden {18w}
3. Tie between Chappell Roan - The Subway, Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry, and KATSEYE - Gabriela {16w}
4. Doja Cat - Jealous Type {13w}
5. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears {12w}

Hitbound

Tame Impala - Dracula [3]

Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL [Debut]

MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love [2]

Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [Debut]

5 Seconds Of Summer - Everyone's A Star! [2]

Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [5]

Alessi Rose - Get Around [3]

Jessie Murph - I Stay I Leave I Love I Lose [2]

Katy Perry - bandaids [3]

Kevin Jonas - Changing [Debut]

In Color - Headlights [5]

Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue [8]

SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [7]

The Kid LAROI - A PERFECT WORLD [Debut]

Charli XCX - Chains of Love [2]

Lewis Capaldi - The Day That I Die [2]

Also Available On Survey

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [4]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [16]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [16]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [16]

Tate MidRae is back with a song that's slightly less mid called NOBODY'S GIRL. This is slightly better than TIT FOR TAT. The production is a lot better than that garbage trap production on TIT FOT TAT, and Tate sounds good here, but this still seems extremely forgettable.

Olivia Dean returns with So Easy (To Fall In Love). This is a nice little song. The jazz production is pretty groovy and Olivia sounds great here, but this seems slightly forgettable. Let's see if this grows on me like Man I Need did.

Kevin Jonas has finally released his first solo song called Changing. This song isn't that great. The production is a bit boring and not really that interesting to listen to, but at least Kevin sounds good.

After having more Tate MidRae this week, I guess we also needed more The Mid LAROI. He's here with A PERFECT WORLD. To be fair, this song does have some interesting 80s style production. But it's more of a 80s ballad, which I'm not a big fan of. The production is a bit boring here, and I guess The Kid LAROI sounds decent.

Exits:

• Camryn Quinlan - ex box [4]
• Jonas Brothers - Backwards [4]
• Selena Gomez - In The Dark [4]

In The Dark was great but it started to fade on me a lot, and the other 2 songs were just mid. Also, next week is the last week for the tracking period for 2025 hitbound dropouts. Songs that drop out of hitbound next week will be the final songs that count towards 2025 hitbound dropouts.

2025 total dropouts: 172

Estimated total for 2025: 175 (-11)

Abyss

JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED [1]

Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [2]

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [4]

Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade [5]

Zara Larsson - Crush [10]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [16]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [16]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [16]

Wow, this is the lightest the abyss has been in awhile.

I like digging holes, and hiding blurbs inside them:

We lost Manchild and Mystical Magical. These were both extremely old and needed to leave months ago.

YUKON still refuses to do literally anything. 

RIP, Changes and Lover Girl really didn't need to drop back down to the bottom 5.

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND had a huge jump into the top 10. I'll gladly take it.

Man I Need has jumped to the top 5. Umm, okay then. I never in a million years would have thought this would ever be in the top 5, but I'll gladly take it.

The top 4 did not change at all...

How is Golden still #1? The Fate of Ophelia has gone #1 literally everywhere else besides Hits 1, the one station that supposedly stans her the most. Honestly I'm fine with Golden staying #1, and it would be funny if The Fate of Ophelia pulls a Lavender Haze and ends up getting blocked from #1. 

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

Last week's poll of the week results:

Best Top 5 Song This Week 10 Years Ago?

1. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams: 50 % (5 votes)
2. One Direction - Drag Me Down: 30 % (3 votes)
3. Adele - Hello: 10 % (1 vote)
4. Elle King - Ex's and Oh's: 10 % (1 vote)

Poll of the week: