Taylor Swift (1) - Week of Dec 27, 2025

 

Hey guys, and merry Christmas! Let's get right into the final countdown of 2025!

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

• Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [#29] {6w} PK: 25
• Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [#12] {15w} PK: 6

Last week's #1 song: Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [4 weeks at #1]

30. Tyla - CHANEL [-2] {3w} PK: 28

29. Jonas Brothers - Backwards [Debut] {1w} PK: 29

28. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [-4] {13w} PK: 18

27. Justin Bieber - YUKON [+3] {10w} PK: 26

26. Madison Beer - bittersweet [-1] {11w} PK: 20

25. Sophia James - So Unfair [-4] {9w} PK: 18

24. ROLE MODEL - Writing's On The Wall [+3] {2w} PK: 24

23. SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [=] {5w} PK: 23

22. Charlie Puth - Changes [=] {7w} PK: 19

21. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [+5] {6w} PK: 21

20. AJR - The Big Goodbye [Reentry] {12w} PK: 17

19. Laufey - Lover Girl [=] {10w} PK: 16

18. Kevin Jonas - Changing [+2] {5w} PK: 18

17. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [=] {13w} PK: 15

16. Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [+2] {3w} PK: 16

15. KATSEYE - Gabriela [=] {21w} PK: 10

14. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [=] {11w} PK: 13

13. sombr - 12 to 12 [=] {8w} PK: 10

12. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [-1] {17w} [3 weeks at #1]

11. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+5] {13w} PK: 8

10. Chappell Roan - The Subway [-1] {21w} PK: 6

9. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [+1] {11w} PK: 9

8. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [-1] {23w} [4 weeks at #1]

7. Ed Sheeran - Camera [+1] {15w} PK: 5

6. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [-1] {15w} PK: 5

5. sombr - back to friends [-1] {23w} PK: 3

4. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [-3] {12w} [4 weeks at #1]

3. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [+3] {21w} PK: 3

2. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [=] {9w} PK: 2

1. Taylor Swift - Opalite [+2] {11w} [1 week at #1]

Debuts:

After dropping out of hitbound and spending a month in the abyss, Backwards finally debuts. Why is Hits 1 picking up on a random 4 month old non-single from Greetings From Your Hometown? This isn't trending anywhere as far as I know, nor is any other stations playing it. This song is forgettable as hell and I rather Hits 1 didn't pick up on it. The production is super generic and the brothers don't really sound that great. Hopefully this ends up flopping.

Lastly, The Big Goodbye has reentered for some reason. This is a great song, but it's gotten very old and really did not need to reenter out of nowhere. If any AJR song should have reentered, it should have been Betty.

Countdown Extra: Freya Skye - silent treatment

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care and 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+5]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT and Sophia James - So Unfair [-4]

Last year's #1 song: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (4/4 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Jelly Roll - Run It

Least favorite song last year: SZA - Drive

Most missed song: SAYGRACE/G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me (2016)

Recommendation for Hits 1: OneRepublic - Give Me Something

5 Oldest Songs

1. Tie between sombr - back to friends and KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden {23w}
2. Tie between Chappell Roan - The Subway, Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry, and KATSEYE - Gabriela {21w}
3. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears {17w}
4. Tie between Olivia Dean - Man I Need and Ed Sheeran - Camera {15w}
5. Tie between Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT, Alessi Rose - First Original Thought, and 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK {13w}

Hitbound

Alex Warren/Gigi Perez - Eternity [5; 2nd time]

Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL [6]

MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love [7]

Freya Skye - silent treatment [4]

JYT - What U Want [2]

The Kid LAROI - A PERFECT WORLD [6]

GIRLSET - Little Miss [2]

Alessi Rose - Get Around [8]

NF - FEAR [2]

Emei - Ginger Tea [2]

Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way [Debut]

In Color - Lighter [2]

Jessie Murph - I Stay I Leave I Love I Lose [7]

Charli XCX - Chains of Love [7]

5 Seconds Of Summer - I'm Scared I'll Never Sleep Again [2]

Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [6]

Also Available On Survey

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [9]

Just one debut this week. For Christmas, Sabrina Carpenter decided to "bless" us with a bonus track from Man's Best Friend. Such A Funny Way debuts this week. This is fine, I guess. This doesn't sound that much different from her usual songs. The production is a bit on the slower side, but it's still nice and Sabrina sounds good here. 

Exits:

• Tame Impala - Dracula [7]

Dracula finds itself in the abyss, so hopefully it debuts soon.

2026 total dropouts: 8

Estimated total for 2026: 104 (-17)

Abyss

Tame Impala - Dracula [1]

MOLIY/Silent Addy/Skillibeng/Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix) [3]

Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [4]

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [9]

I'm scared I'll never blurb again:

We lost I'm Not There For You and The Dead Dance. I'm Not There For You was extremely mid and never should have debuted in the first place. The Dead Dance was a great song but it was getting very old and really needed to leave.

CHANEL has grown on me and now becomes my purple song.

RIP to So Unfair.

It only look a month and a half, but Still Don't Care has finally escaped the bottom 5.

Um, how is Vodka Cranberry at #3? Okay, then.

Out of nowhere, Taylor Swift replaced herself at #1 with Opalite. How is this #1? This has even less airplay than The Fate of Ophelia. And it's not like Opalite went #1 on Mediabase. I literally have no idea how this is #1. I guess the Swifties rigging the voting poll is the only thing keeping this song #1.

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

Last week's poll of the week results:

Best Hitbound Debut?

1. NF - FEAR: 37.5 % (3 votes)
2. GIRLSET - Little Miss: 25 % (2 votes)
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer - I'm Scared I'll Never Sleep Again: 12.5 % (1 vote)
4. In Color - Lighter: 12.5 % (1 vote)
5. JYT - What U Want: 12.5 % (1 vote)

Poll of the week: