2025 - A Year in Review

 

Hey guys! With 2025 over, it's finally time to take a look back at the songs that defined 2025. I don't have much to say, so let's get started with the 2025 year in review!

Songs That Hit #1 In 2025:

• Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (1 week in 2025, 5 in total)
• ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. (6 weeks)
• Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (4 weeks)
• Gracie Abrams - That's So True (1 week)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (1 week)
• Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry (1 week)
• Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (6 weeks)
• Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else (3 weeks)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman (3 weeks)
• ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out (2 weeks)
• Ed Sheeran - Azizam (1 week)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (2 weeks)
• Alex Warren - Ordinary (1 week)
• sombr - undressed (8 weeks)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Tears (3 weeks)
• KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden (4 weeks)
• Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (4 weeks)
• Taylor Swift - Opalite (1 week)

Songs Blocked From #1:

• ROSÉ - toxic till the end (blocked by Lady Gaga - Abracadabra) {5 weeks}
• RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (blocked by Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia & Taylor Swift - Opalite) {3 weeks}

Hitbound dropouts:

• 170 in total, way too many to list here. Check out the full list here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2025-hitbound-dropouts.html

Lights Over Paris Award:

This award is given to my favorite hitbound dropout of the year.

Winner:

JENNIE/Dominic Fike - Love Hangover

This song was just so insanely catchy, I'm very sad this never became a hit.

Anti-Lights Over Paris Award:

This award is given to my least favorite hitbound dropout of the year.

Loser:

Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Scared Of Loving You

This was just extremely boring and I'm glad it never debuted.

Shortest Countdown Tenure:

• BigXthaPlug/Bailey Zimmerman - All The Way (1 week)
• Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly (1 week)
• The Kid LAROI - HOT GIRL PROBLEMS (1 week)
• Griff - last night's mascara (1 week)
• Zara Larsson - Crush (1 week)
• Ed Sheeran - Sapphire (1 week)
• Vella - All My Love (1 week)

I forgot most of these existed...

Longest Countdown Tenure:

• Benson Boone - Mystical Magical (29 weeks, if only counting weeks in 2025)
• Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (39 weeks, if you include weeks in 2024)

Smallest Biggest Jump Of The Week: 

• Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [+3 on Aug 2]
• Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk [+3 on Aug 2]
• Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [+3 on Aug 2]
• Alex Warren - Ordinary [+3 on Aug 2]

Biggest Biggest Jump Of The Week: 

• Ed Sheeran - A Little More [+17 on Sep 13]
• Ed Sheeran - Camera [+17 on Oct 11]
• Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+17 on Oct 18]

Smallest Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: 

• Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [-2 on Aug 23]

Biggest Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: 

• Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [-12 on Feb 22]
• Alex Warren - Ordinary [-12 on Aug 30]

Lowest Debut:

• Hayes Warner - Oh! [#30 on Jan 25]
• Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion [#30 on Feb 1]
• Kendrick Lamar - squabble up [#30 on Feb 8]
• Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [#30 on Feb 15]
• Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [#30 on Mar 1]
• JENNIE - like JENNIE [#30 on Mar 29]
• Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [#30 on Apr 5]
• Ariana Grande - twilight zone [#30 on Apr 12]
• Drake - NOKIA [#30 on Apr 19]
• Jessie Murph - Blue Strips [#30 on May 17]
• Alessi Rose - Same Mouth [#30 on May 24]
• Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover [#30 on Jun 14]
• Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk [#30 on Jun 28]
• Lewis Capaldi - Survive [#30 on Jul 5]
• AJR - Betty [#30 on Jul 19]
• Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [#30 on Aug 9]
• Doja Cat - Jealous Type [#30 on Aug 30]
• Olivia Dean - Man I Need [#30 on Sep 20]
• BigXthaPlug/Bailey Zimmerman - All The Way [#30 on Sep 27]
• Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [#30 on Oct 4]
• Madison Beer - bittersweet [#30 on Oct 18]
• JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED [#30 on Oct 25]
• Sophia James - So Unfair [#30 on Nov 1]
• Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [#30 on Nov 15]
• Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [#30 on Nov 22]
• SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [#30 on Nov 29]
• Tyla - CHANEL [#30 on Dec 13]

Highest Debut: 

• Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden [#15 on Mar 29]

Highest Re-Entry: 

• Shaboozey - Good News [#14 on May 24]

Lowest Re-Entry: 

• ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [#28 on Apr 19]

Highest Dropout: 

• Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [#6 on Apr 12]
• Ariana Grande - twilight zone [#6 on Aug 23]

Lowest Dropout: 

• Jack Harlow - Hello Miss Johnson [#30 on Jan 18]
• Tyla - PUSH 2 START [#30 on Mar 1]
• Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [#30 on Mar 22]
• Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [#30 on Mar 29]
• Drake - NOKIA [#30 on Jul 19]
• BigXthaPlug/Bailey Zimmerman - All The Way [#30 on Oct 4]

Quickest To Reach #1 From Debut: 

• Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [6 weeks]

Slowest To Reach #1 From Debut: 

• Alex Warren - Ordinary [19 weeks]

Best Song Hits 1 Never Picked Up On: 

• 3OH!3 - SLUSHIE

Oops! I forgot award:

This award is awarded to the most forgettable song of 2025. Only countdown songs are eligible, no hitbound dropouts. Plus, some of the hitbound dropouts were more memorable than some countdown songs. Before I present the award, let's look at the honorable mentions.

Honorable mentions:

• Sexyy Red/Bruno Mars - Fat Juicy & Wet
• Morgan Wallen/Post Malone - I Ain't Comin' Back
• Teddy Swims - Guilty
• Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?
• Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion
• The Kid LAROI - HOT GIRL PROBLEMS
• Griff - last night's mascara
• Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable
• Hayes Warner - Oh!

But none of these songs were forgettable as this song. The winner of the 2025 Oops! I forgot award goes to...

JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars

Yeah...this only lasted 2 weeks on the countdown and was completely purged a week after it left. I completely forgot this was on the countdown or even existed until I was looking at the countdown songs list for this award. This song was forgettable as hell and I have no idea how it even made the countdown.

Well, that does it for now. The Hits 1 top 30 of 2025 if it made sense post should hopefully come out sometime next week, so keep an eye out for that. See you guys next time!