Hey guys! Well, we had a very active countdown this week, so let's get right into it!
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Alex Warren - PASSENGER [#7] {10w} PK: 7
- Martin Garrix/Ed Sheeran - Repeat It [#14] {16w} PK: 10
- KAROL G/Bruno Mars - Still [#18] {9w} PK: 15
- Dominic Fike - Babydoll [#20] {29w} PK: 17
Last week's #1 song: KATSEYE - Animal [1 week at #1]
30. Steve Lacy - oh yeah? [Reentry] {6w} PK: 27
29. Jamie Miller - Babydoll [Debut] {1w} PK: 29 (1TW)
28. Alyssa Grace - bloodstream [2nd Reentry] {8w} PK: 24
27. Harry Styles - Dance No More [+3] {2w} PK: 27
26. Bruno Mars - Dance With Me [Debut] {1w} PK: 26
25. ROSÉ - new trick [-1] {4w} PK: 24
24. ADÉLA - Ain't In LA [-3] {6w} PK: 20
23. Ashe - Stop The Wedding! [+6] {3w} PK: 23
22. Slayyyter - brand new chanel$ [+4] {4w} PK: 22
21. Malcolm Todd - Earrings [+1] {21w} PK: 19
20. RAYE/Amma/Absolutely - Joy. [+5] {4w} PK: 20
19. Ariana Grande - petal [-4] {11w} PK: 15
18. KATSEYE - Hootie Frutti [+5] {3w} PK: 18
17. SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation [+10] {4w} PK: 17
16. ADÉLA - Nicole Kidman [+12] {3w} PK: 16
15. The Beaches - Edge of the Earth [+1] {15w} PK: 13
14. Taylor Swift - Patient Zero [+5] {3w} PK: 14
13. Alex Warren - EMERALD EYES [+4] {4w} PK: 13
12. Gracie Abrams/Audrey Hobert - Minibar [+1] {7w} PK: 12
11. Tame Impala - Loser [+1] {10w} PK: 11
10. Olivia Rodrigo - the cure [+1] {21w} [2 weeks at #1]
9. Jonas Brothers - Listen When Sad [=] {7w} PK: 9
8. STELLA LEFTY - Boston [=] {25w} PK: 7
7. Miley Cyrus - Bass Persuades [+3] {6w} PK: 7
6. sombr - My Body Isn't Ready [-1] {16w} PK: 3
5. Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You [-1] {19w} [3 weeks at #1]
4. Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour [+2] {16w} PK: 3
3. Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song [=] {11w} PK: 2
2. Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All [=] {23w} [2 weeks at #1]
1. KATSEYE - Animal [=] {12w} [2 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Sigh, I am not too thrilled about the two reentries. First up, Steve Lacy's oh yeah reentered. This song is way too weird and boring, and Steve has horrible filters over his voice that sound terrible. I would have liked this song stayed dead.
We lost one Babydoll this week, but gained another. Jamie Miller has been announced as our next one to watch, and finally debuts this week with Babydoll. This song is phenomenal. The production is insanely catchy and Jamie sounds great. Hopefully this ends up doing well.
Oh goodie, another questionable reentry. Alyssa Grace's bloodstream has reentered for a second time and is now on its third countdown run. Can Hits 1 just make up its mind already? Like oh yeah, this song is also extremely weird and boring, and Alyssa's voice is garbage. Can this song just stay dead already please?
After spending a week in the abyss, Bruno Mars' Dance With Me finally debuts. This is a nice little ballad, and Bruno sounds good here. But this is quite forgettable, and isn't nearly as good as I Just Might or Risk It All.
Countdown Extra: Ax and the Hatchetmen - Hotel Room
Biggest Jump Of The Week: ADÉLA - Nicole Kidman [+12]
Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Ariana Grande - petal [-4]
Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Tears (2/3 Weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade
Least favorite song last year: SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill
Most missed song: Blues Traveler - Run-Around (1995)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Kygo/Ava Max - Before You Know It
5 Oldest Songs
- STELLA LEFTY - Boston {25w}
- Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All {23w}
- Tie between Malcolm Todd - Earrings and Olivia Rodrigo - the cure {21w}
- Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You {19w}
- Tie between sombr - My Body Isn't Ready and Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour {16w}
Hitbound
Slayyyter - i think he's got a girl [2]
Olivia Rodrigo/Chappell Roan - expectations [Debut]
Knox - Sad Song [3]
Tate McRae - Housewife [Debut]
Ashe - Lasso The Moon [Debut]
JYT - I Wanted You [4]
The Chainsmokers - Baby [Debut]
Andy Grammer - Don't Want To Fall In Love [Debut]
Alessi Rose - FUN [2]
Justice/Tame Impala/SZA/King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Flower In A Hurricane [Debut]
Remi Wolf - Champagne [2]
Malcolm Todd - Obsessica [4]
Ax and the Hatchetmen - Hotel Room [4]
Holly Humberstone - Too Cute To Be Lonely [3]
Monic/GONE ASTRAY - Meant To Be [7]
Teddy Swims - Perfect Man [5]
Finally. I've been begging Hits 1 to play this song for the past 4 months. With the Chappell Roan remix releasing, Hits 1 has finally picked up on Olivia Rodrigo's expectations. This song is incredible. It's super fun, and gives off cool 80s synthpop vibes. Olivia and Chappell sound great together on the remix. I have no doubt this will end up being a huge hit.
Tate McRae has been pretty quiet this year. Housewife is actually the only song this year she's released so far. This song's alright. The production is upbeat enough, and Tate sounds good, but this just sounds a bit too forgettable.
Ashe just released her new album The Girl Of Your Dreams, and Hits 1 picked up on the next single from it Lasso The Moon. This song is solid. It has some interesting 70s vibes and Ashe sounds good, and it has a nice key change at the end. But this seems a bit too forgettable, and isn't nearly as great as Stop The Wedding.
There were 2 songs called Baby that released this week, and Hits 1 decided to pick up on The Chainsmokers one over the Hayes Warner one. Which I'm glad, because The Chainsmokers one is so much better. The EDM production is phenomenal here. It gives off 2016 vibes, and also gives off I Love U vibes. I don't see this becoming a hit, but who knows.
Oh nice, Hits 1 decided to pick up on Andy Grammer's new song Don't Want To Fall In Love. I've really been enjoying this one since it came out yesterday. This gives off Run-Around by Blues Traveler vibes, if anyone here is old enough to remember that song from 1995. This song is super fun and Andy sounds great as always. I would really like for this to become a hit.
Lastly, Hits 1 has finally decided to pick up on one of the GTA 6 songs, and this might be one of the weirdest collabs we've had in awhile. Justice, Tame Impala, SZA, and indie rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard team up with Flower In A Hurricane. I believe this is the first ever song Hits 1 has picked up on from a video game soundtrack, but please correct me if I'm wrong. This song is really cool. I really like the 80s Miami synthrock vibes. And Tame Impala and SZA sound great together. I'm not sure if this will end up becoming a hit, but I'd like to see it.
Exits:
- Lil Nas X - World's Greatest! [2]
- Hayes Warner - Seriously [1]
- Miley Cyrus - Let's Get Married [4]
- LISA - SaWaDiKa [6]
- Marshmello/Kelsea Ballerini - Another Drink [7; 2nd time]
- Freya Skye - bad taste [4]
RIP to World's Greatest, it was just starting to grow on me. Hopefully it comes back. I'm not sure what the point of bringing back Another Drink was if it was just gonna flop again. And nothing else will be missed.
2026 total dropouts: 151
Estimated total for 2026: 171 (-2)
Abyss
Dua Lipa - Training Season [3]
Taylor Swift - Cleveland! [3]
Taylor Swift - Babylon [3]
Taylor Swift - Pink Clouding [3]
Pitbull/Jason Derulo - Privacy [3]
Tove Lo - source of life [4]
MEEK - Fabulous [8]
DJ Goja/Jason Derulo/Melody - Mi Chico [11]
Blurb The Moon:
We lost PASSENGER, Repeat It, Still, and Babydoll. Aww, I'm really sad PASSENGER flopped, I was really hoping it could go #1. I guess not. Repeat It was great but it was getting quite old since it debuted hitbound all the way back in May, so it was time to leave. Still was the definition of radio filler, but I'm suprised it flopped so hard as it did. And Babydoll almost became the first song in the 30 countdown song era to spend 30 weeks on the countdown without ever peaking in the top half of the countdown, so I think that deserves an obituary.
Dominic Fike - Babydoll made its countdown debut on March 28, 2026. It lived a debatably-good 7-month life for some reason. Never aspiring for greatness, Babydoll became a shining example of “be happy what you have”. It never ascended higher than the #17 spot on the countdown. Though it was never loved enough to see the countdown’s top half, it never once complained. This lends credence to the idea that a positive attitude has a definite impact on longevity. The Hits-1 voters never over-the-top appreciated it, and quite frankly neither did I, but a very modest number of people apparently consistently loved it for what it was. Isn’t that all any of us aspire for? Its lasting presence on the countdown did not go unnoticed, as a certain Hits-1 countdown recapper dedicated some of his precious Blurb space each week to discuss amazement at how it lasted so long. I won’t go so far as to say Babydoll will be missed. In fact, it certainly won’t be. But we now find ourselves in a world in which there’s one fewer thing that doesn’t make any sense and can’t be explained by human logic, and well, that quite frankly ruins some of the magic of being alive. Good-bye Babydoll. It’s been real.
Nicole Kidman and Great Expectation both jumped big this week. Both songs have grown on me quite a bit, so I will gladly take it.
I'm glad that Joy keeps jumping, but I would like to see it higher than #20.
Hootie Frutti is doing a lot better than I expected. I thought it was gonna flop hard, but it's already up to #18, so I guess not.
Bass Persuades jumped to #7. I wonder if this could go #1? I'd like to see it.
Animal stayed at #1 this week thankfully. I'm not sure what our next #1 song could be. But I do know Patient Zero will go #1 eventually, so it's just a matter of when.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
This week's countdown and hitbound audio recordings:
Last week's poll of the week results:
Best Top 5 Song?
- KATSEYE - Animal: 35.29 % (6 votes)
- Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song: 29.41 % (5 votes)
- sombr - My Body Isn't Ready: 17.65 % (3 votes)
- Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All: 11.76 % (2 votes)
- Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You: 5.88 % (1 vote)
Poll of the week:
