Taylor Swift (5) - Week of Jan 10, 2026

 

Hey guys! We had another extremely active countdown this week despite having no exits again.

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

Well, there's nothing here, again...

Last week's #1 song: Taylor Swift - Opalite [2 weeks at #1]

30. Justin Bieber - YUKON [=] {12w} PK: 26

29. Tyla - CHANEL [-2] {5w} PK: 27

28. SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [+1] {7w} PK: 23

27. ROLE MODEL - Writing's On The Wall [+1] {4w} PK: 24

26. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [-3] {15w} PK: 18

25. Jonas Brothers - Backwards [+1] {3w} PK: 25

24. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [-6] {8w} PK: 18

23. AJR - The Big Goodbye [+1] {14w} PK: 17

22. Madison Beer - bittersweet [-6] {13w} PK: 16

21. Charlie Puth - Changes [-6] {9w} PK: 15

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

19. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [-6] {13w} PK: 9

18. Sophia James - So Unfair [+4] {11w} PK: 18

17. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [-10] {15w} PK: 8

16. Laufey - Lover Girl [+9] {12w} PK: 16

15. Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [+2] {5w} PK: 15

14. KATSEYE - Gabriela [-2] {23w} PK: 10

13. sombr - 12 to 12 [-2] {10w} PK: 10

12. Chappell Roan - The Subway [+2] {23w} PK: 6

11. Kevin Jonas - Changing [+10] {7w} PK: 11

10. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [=] {25w} [4 weeks at #1]

9. Ed Sheeran - Camera [=] {17w} PK: 5

8. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [=] {19w} [3 weeks at #1]

7. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [+12] {13w} PK: 7

6. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [-3] {11w} PK: 2

5. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [=] {23w} PK: 3

4. Taylor Swift - Opalite [-3] {13w} [2 weeks at #1]

3. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [+3] {17w} PK: 3

2. sombr - back to friends [=] {25w} PK: 2

1. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+3] {14w} [5 weeks at #1]

Debuts: 

Countdown Extra: JYT - What U Want

Biggest Jump Of The Week: David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [+12]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [-10]

Last year's #1 song: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. (1/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears.

Least favorite song last year: Morgan Wallen - Smile

Most missed song: Panic! At The Disco - Roaring 20s (2019)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Sub-Radio - Onto Me

5 Oldest Songs

1. Tie between sombr - back to friends and KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden {25w}
2. Tie between Chappell Roan - The Subway, Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry, and KATSEYE - Gabriela {23w}
3. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears {19w}
4. Tie between Olivia Dean - Man I Need and Ed Sheeran - Camera {17w}
5. Tie between Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT, Alessi Rose - First Original Thought, and 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK {15w}

Hitbound

Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [8]

Bruno Mars - I Just Might [Debut]

Freya Skye - silent treatment [6]

The Kid LAROI/Lithe - RATHER BE [Debut]

Machine Gun Kelly - times of my life [2]

Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way [3]

KATSEYE - Internet Girl [2]

Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL [8]

In Color - Lighter [4]

Nick Jonas - Gut Punch [2]

Alex Warren/Gigi Perez - Eternity [7; 2nd time]

JYT - What U Want [4]

Doechii/SZA - girl, get up. [2]

NF - FEAR [4]

GIRLSET - Little Miss [4]

5 Seconds Of Summer - I'm Scared I'll Never Sleep Again [4]

Also Available On Survey

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [11]

Starting off, we have the most highly anticipated song in a long time. Bruno Mars has finally released his first solo song in 11 years, which is just insane to think about. His new album The Romantic will release on Feb 27th, and we have the first single from it I Just Might. Yeah, this song has been worth the wait. This song is super fun. This reminds me a lot of his early songs from the early 2010s. The funk production is super fun and Bruno sounds great. There's no doubt this will be a huge hit, and possibly maybe go #1?

Ugh, can we please stop picking up on every Mid LAROI song? He replaces himself with RATHER BE with some rapper named Lithe. Hits 1 played the explicit version of this song on hitbound, which is kinda funny. This song is just alright. It's a lot better than BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE, but that's not really saying much. This song is super mid. And also super long. This song is nearly 4:30 min long. This song does not need to be that long. The entire second half of the song could have been cut off, and not much would have been missed.

Exits:

• Alessi Rose - Get Around [9]
• The Kid LAROI - BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE [1]

Get Around deserved better, and BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE got replaced by a Mid LAROI song that's slightly less mid.

2026 total dropouts: 15

Estimated total for 2026: 130 (-5)

Abyss

Prince - When Doves Cry/Purple Rain (Hits 1 Exclusive Stranger Things Remix) [1]

Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [2]

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

Tame Impala - Dracula [3]

MOLIY/Silent Addy/Skillibeng/Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix) [5]

Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [6]

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [11]

Hits 1 is playing an exclusive mashup of Prince's When Doves Cry and Purple Rain, with Stranger Things audio clips mixed in. This isn't available on any streaming platforms, but I recorded it and you can listen to it on my YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-6vGGmCha8

Blurb Zucchini:

Well, no exits again which is to be expected. Next week is when the exits will begin again.

This week was extremely active, which is usually not the case when there's no exits.

RIP to NOT OK, it did not need to drop 10 spots. 

Nice to see Lover Girl having a big bounceback.

Changing really did not need to jump 10 spots almost into the top 10.

Gone Gone Gone had a huge 12 spot jump into the top 10. Very unexpected, but I'll gladly take it.

Taylor Swift replaced herself at #1 twice in a row. I'm pretty sure this is the first time something like that has ever happened. I'm not really sure why this is back at #1. It's still only #14 in airplay. back to friends was more deserving of #1.

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

Last week's poll of the week results:

Best Hitbound Debut?

1. KATSEYE - Internet Girl: 36.36 % (4 votes)
2. Machine Gun Kelly - times of my life: 27.27 % (3 votes)
3. Doechii/SZA - girl, get up.: 18.18 % (2 votes)
4. The Kid LAROI - BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE: 9.09 % (1 vote)
5. Nick Jonas - Gut Punch: 9.09 % (1 vote)

Poll of the week: