Counting Down The Worst Performing #1 Songs

 

Hey guys! This is an idea for a post I've had floating around for awhile now. And since I've finished entering every single countdown since 2011 into CrownNote, I decided now was a good time to make it. I will be counting down the top 35 worst performing songs that went #1 on Hits 1. It will be based on the CrownNote points total. There's songs on this list that are super well-known and I'm surprised flopped so hard, songs you forgot went #1, or songs you completely forgot existed at all. Underneath each song I will also include a list of songs that didn't go #1 that performed better than it on the countdown. Alright, let's get started!

35: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like a Love Song

Points: 87,627

Run: September 24, 2011 – March 24, 2012

Tenure: 27 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 273

Performed Worse Than: Train - Drive By, P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)

34: Alesso/Liam Payne - Midnight

Points: 87,536

Run: May 2, 2020 – September 12, 2020

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 274

Performed Worse Than: Train - Play That Song, Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

33: Adele - Set Fire to the Rain

Points: 87,233

Run: January 7, 2012 – June 16, 2012

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 277

Performed Worse Than: Ella Henderson - Ghost, Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

32: Harry Styles - Falling

Points: 87,127

Run: September 5, 2020 – December 5, 2020

Tenure: 14 weeks

Weeks #1: 6

All-Time Rank: 278

Performed Worse Than: Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello - Señorita, Harry Styles - Music for a Sushi Restaurant

31: The Chainsmokers - Paris

Points: 86,395

Run: February 4, 2017 – August 5, 2017

Tenure: 27 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 282

Performed Worse Than: Charli XCX - Boom Clap, Justin Bieber - Ghost

30: Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Points: 86,387

Run: July 9, 2016 – February 11, 2017

Tenure: 32 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 283

Performed Worse Than: AJR - Bang!, OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

29: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

Points: 86,214

Run: December 21, 2024 – April 26, 2025

Tenure: 19 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 285

Performed Worse Than: Shaboozey - Good News, Florida Georgia Line - Cruise

28: Lorde - Royals

Points: 85,992

Run: September 14, 2013 – March 22, 2014

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 287

Performed Worse Than: The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Save Your Tears, Lady Gaga - Applause

27: P!nk - What About Us

Points: 85,425

Run: August 19, 2017 – March 3, 2018

Tenure: 29 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 290

Performed Worse Than: Coldplay/Seeb - Hymn for the Weekend, Fitz and the Tantrums -  HandClap

26: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Points: 85,401

Run: February 12, 2011 – September 10, 2011

Tenure: 31 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 291

Performed Worse Than: Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks, Daya - Hide Away

25: Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same

Points: 85,333

Run: January 27, 2018 – September 1, 2018

Tenure: 32 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 292

Performed Worse Than: Ellie Goulding/Diplo - Close to Me, 5 Seconds of Summer - Amnesia

24: Shawn Mendes - Wonder

Points: 85,185

Run: October 10, 2020 – January 30, 2021

Tenure: 17 weeks

Weeks #1: 3

All-Time Rank: 293

Performed Worse Than: Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still, MAGIC! - Rude

23: Charlie Puth - Light Switch

Points: 83,867

Run: January 29, 2022 – May 7, 2022

Tenure: 15 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 304

Performed Worse Than: Post Malone - Enough Is Enough, Lizzo - Good as Hell

22: Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

Points: 81,923

Run: October 29, 2011 – March 24, 2012

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 313

Performed Worse Than: Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For, Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself

21: Niall Horan - Heaven

Points: 81,754

Run: February 25, 2023 – June 24, 2023

Tenure: 18 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 315

Performed Worse Than: Niall Horan - On the Loose, Ava Max - Kings & Queens

20: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy

Points: 81,716

Run: October 8, 2022 – January 28, 2023

Tenure: 17 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 317

Performed Worse Than: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road, Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

19: Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Points: 81,356

Run: November 23, 2024 – April 5, 2025

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 322

Performed Worse Than: Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN', Dove Cameron - Boyfriend

18: USHER - More

Points: 80,638

Run: December 4, 2010 – June 11, 2011

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 328

Performed Worse Than: ZAYN - PILLOWTALK, ZAYN/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever, Bebe Rexha - I'm a Mess

17: Dua Lipa - We're Good

Points: 79,085

Run: February 20, 2021 – June 19, 2021

Tenure: 18 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 338

Performed Worse Than: Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other, Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

16: Jonas Brothers - Cool

Points: 79,025

Run: June 22, 2019 – November 30, 2019

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 339

Performed Worse Than: Julia Michaels - Issues, One Direction - Night Changes, Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

15: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

Points: 78,216

Run: November 5, 2022 – March 18, 2023

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 346

Performed Worse Than: The Weeknd/Madonna/Playboi Carti - Popular, Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

14: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

Points: 77,988

Run: December 14, 2024 – May 10, 2025

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 347

Performed Worse Than: Adele - Easy On Me, Dan + Shay - Speechless

13: Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Points: 77,488

Run: June 22, 2024 – September 28, 2024

Tenure: 15 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 349

Performed Worse Than: Dua Lipa - Break My Heart, Teddy Swims - The Door

12: Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

Points: 77,257

Run: August 31, 2024 – December 14, 2024

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 350

Performed Worse Than: Shawn Mendes - When You're Gone, Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

11: Latto/LU KALA - Lottery

Points: 76,033

Run: February 25, 2023 – June 10, 2023

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 363

Performed Worse Than: The 1975 - Chocolate, Panic! At The Disco - LA Devotee

10: Taylor Swift - Karma

Points: 75,945

Run: April 29, 2023 – July 15, 2023

Tenure: 12 weeks

Weeks #1: 4

All-Time Rank: 364

Performed Worse Than: Twenty One Pilots - Saturday, KONGOS - Come with Me Now

9: Juice WRLD/Marshmello - Come & Go

Points: 74,880

Run: July 25, 2020 – November 7, 2020

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 376

Performed Worse Than: Imagine Dragons - Bones, Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More

8: Charlie Puth - One Call Away

Points: 73,575

Run: December 26, 2015 – June 11, 2016

Tenure: 25 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 387

Performed Worse Than: Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth - I Hope, Tate McRae - exes, Ava Max - Maybe You're The Problem, Ed Sheeran/Lil Baby - 2step, ROSÉ - toxic till the end

7: Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Points: 72,524

Run: April 12, 2025 – August 2, 2025

Tenure: 17 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 396

Performed Worse Than: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense, Marshmello/Khalid - Numb, Megan Thee Stallion/Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

6: Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days

Points: 72,315

Run: December 16, 2017 – May 12, 2018

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 397

Performed Worse Than: Twenty One Pilots - Tear In My Heart, DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You, Tinie Tempah/Eric Turner - Written in the Stars

5: Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes

Points: 66,608

Run: June 7, 2014 – November 8, 2014

Tenure: 23 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 448

Performed Worse Than: Conan Gray - Heather, Noah Kahan - Stick Season, Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby, JVKE - golden hour

4: Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

Points: 55,359

Run: April 9, 2011 – July 2, 2011

Tenure: 13 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 544

Performed Worse Than: Doja Cat - Need To Know, Olivia Rodrigo - obsessed, Benson Boone - Slow It Down, The 1975 - I'm In Love With You, Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk

3: Conan Gray - Overdrive

Points: 51,065

Run: February 27, 2021 – May 22, 2021

Tenure: 13 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 614

Performed Worse Than: 5 Seconds of Summer - Wildflower, Walker Hayes - Fancy Like, Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby, Henry Moodie - pick up the phone, Doechii - Anxiety, Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

2: Taylor Swift - Mr. Perfectly Fine

Points: 49,559

Run: April 17, 2021 – June 19, 2021

Tenure: 10 weeks

Weeks #1: 2

All-Time Rank: 640 

Performed Worse Than: Ashe/FINNEAS - Till Forever Falls Apart, Jonas Brothers/Bailey Zimmerman - Strong Enough, Tate McRae - uh oh, Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away, Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

And the worst performing #1 song of all time is...

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1: Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game

Points: 46,073

Run: January 6, 2018 – May 12, 2018

Tenure: 19 weeks

Weeks #1: 1

All-Time Rank: 688

Performed Worse Than: Charlie Puth - Mother, Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper - Holy, Mark Ambor - Belong Together, Eminem - Houdini, Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi, Selena Gomez - Single Soon, Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay, Surfaces - Sunday Best

Well, that does it for now. See you guys next time!

Final list:

35: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like a Love Song

34: Alesso/Liam Payne - Midnight

33: Adele - Set Fire to the Rain

32: Harry Styles - Falling

31: The Chainsmokers - Paris

30: Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

29: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

28: Lorde - Royals

27: P!nk - What About Us

26: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

25: Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same

24: Shawn Mendes - Wonder

23: Charlie Puth - Light Switch

22: Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

21: Niall Horan - Heaven

20: Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy

19: Gracie Abrams - That's So True

18: USHER - More

17: Dua Lipa - We're Good

16: Jonas Brothers - Cool

15: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

14: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

13: Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

12: Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

11: Latto/LU KALA - Lottery

10: Taylor Swift - Karma

9: Juice WRLD/Marshmello - Come & Go

8: Charlie Puth - One Call Away

7: Ed Sheeran - Azizam

6: Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days

5: Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes

4: Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

3: Conan Gray - Overdrive

2: Taylor Swift - Mr. Perfectly Fine

1: Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game

Best Performing Song of Every Peak

 

Hey guys! A few weeks ago, someone left a comment asking about the best performing song below a certain peak. And it gave me a great idea for a post. I was curious about what was the best performing song of every peak. I did some research by going through all of the ultimate ranks, and made a list of the songs with the most point totals for each peak. This list was very surprising. There's a lot of songs on this list that you wouldn't expect to be the best performing song of its peak. No songs have ever peaked below #41, so #45-#42 will be skipped. Alright, let's get started!

#45-#42: No songs have ever peaked this low.

41: KDrew - BODY & SOUL (she got control)

Points: 1,562

Run: February 11, 2012

Weeks: 1

Peak: 41

All-Time Ranking: #2019

40: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says

Points: 16,912

Run: March 19, 2011; April 30, 2011 - July 2, 2011

Weeks: 11

Peak: 40

All-Time Ranking: #1365

39: Lupe Fiasco/Ed Sheeran - Old School Love

Points: 4,764

Run: January 18, 2014 - February 1, 2014

Weeks: 3

Peak: 39

All-Time Ranking: #1924

38: Lil Nas X - Panini

Points: 10,981

Run: December 21, 2019 - February 1, 2020

Weeks: 7

Peak: 38

All-Time Ranking: #1634

37: Sugarland/Taylor Swift - Babe

Points: 12,470

Run: June 30, 2018 - August 18, 2018

Weeks: 8

Peak: 37

All-Time Ranking: #1569

36: Alessia Cara - Out of Love

Points: 14,571

Run: April 27, 2019 - June 22, 2019

Weeks: 9

Peak: 36

All-Time Ranking: #1467

35: Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave

Points: 9,913

Run: April 8, 2017 - May 13, 2017

Weeks: 6

Peak: 35

All-Time Ranking: #1687

34: Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

Points: 20,903

Run: May 13, 2017 - August 5, 2017

Weeks: 13

Peak: 34

All-Time Ranking: #1216

33: Rihanna - What Now

Points: 8,258

Run: December 7, 2013 - January 4, 2014

Weeks: 5

Peak: 33

All-Time Ranking: #1761

32: T. Mills - All I Wanna Do

Points: 9,841

Run: August 16, 2014 - September 20, 2014

Weeks: 6

Peak: 32

All-Time Ranking: #1690

31: Big Time Rush - Boyfriend

Points: 22,788

Run: March 12, 2011 - June 11, 2011

Weeks: 14

Peak: 31

All-Time Ranking: #1151

30: AJR - Dear Winter

Points: 17,631

Run: November 2, 2019 - January 11, 2020

Weeks: 11

Peak: 30

All-Time Ranking: #1336

29: B.o.B/Taylor Swift - Both of Us

Points: 22,629

Run: May 19, 2012 - August 11, 2012

Weeks: 13

Peak: 29

All-Time Ranking: #1158

28: Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire

Points: 15,347

Run: January 12, 2013 - March 9, 2013

Weeks: 9

Peak: 28

All-Time Ranking: #1427

27: Symon - Lonely Girl

Points: 30,082

Run: December 16, 2017 - April 14, 2018

Weeks: 18

Peak: 27

All-Time Ranking: #975

26: Ed Sheeran - The A Team

Points: 38,992

Run: August 4, 2012 - October 6, 2012; October 27, 2012 - January 26, 2013

Weeks: 24

Peak: 26

All-Time Ranking: #792

25: Emmy Meli - I Am Woman

Points: 23,124

Run: December 25, 2021 - March 12, 2022

Weeks: 12

Peak: 25

All-Time Ranking: #1133

24: Emeli Sandé - Next to Me

Points: 64,128

Run: October 20, 2012 - July 13, 2013

Weeks: 39

Peak: 24

All-Time Ranking: #457

23: Coldplay/Rihanna - Princess of China

Points: 29,881

Run: December 17, 2011 - March 31, 2012;  April 14, 2012

Weeks: 17

Peak: 23

All-Time Ranking: #978

22: Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down

Points: 38,664

Run: September 3, 2022 - January 21, 2023

Weeks: 20

Peak: 22

All-Time Ranking: #799

21: Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Points: 53,174

Run: November 2, 2019 - May 23, 2020

Weeks: 30

Peak: 21

All-Time Ranking: #585

20: AJR - I'm Ready

Points: 53,375

Run: January 18, 2014 - August 2, 2014

Weeks: 29

Peak: 20

All-Time Ranking: #579

19: AJR/Rivers Cuomo - Sober Up

Points: 35,237

Run: February 17, 2018 - June 23, 2018

Weeks: 19

Peak: 19

All-Time Ranking: #872

18: Andy Grammer - Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)

Points: 43,101

Run: October 17, 2015 - March 19, 2016

Weeks: 23

Peak: 18

All-Time Ranking: #717

17: PUBLIC - Make You Mine

Points: 68,707

Run: July 13, 2019 - March 21, 2020

Weeks: 37

Peak: 17

All-Time Ranking: #421

16: Jason Derulo - Get Ugly

Points: 39,068

Run: December 19, 2015 - May 7, 2016

Weeks: 21

Peak: 16

All-Time Ranking: #788

15: Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On

Points: 48,712

Run: November 14, 2020 - April 3, 2021

Weeks: 21

Peak: 15

All-Time Ranking: #653

14: Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

Points: 48,525

Run: August 20, 2022 - January 14, 2023

Weeks: 22

Peak: 14

All-Time Ranking: #656

13: John Newman - Love Me Again

Points: 59,431

Run: August 17, 2013 - March 1, 2014; March 22, 2014 - April 12, 2014

Weeks: 33

Peak: 13

All-Time Ranking: #501

12: SZA - Snooze

Points: 67,514

Run: May 6, 2023 - November 11, 2023

Weeks: 28

Peak: 12

All-Time Ranking: #436

11: Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?

Points: 68,675

Run: September 7, 2019 - April 11, 2020

Weeks: 32

Peak: 11

All-Time Ranking: #422

10: Train - Play That Song

Points: 89,398

Run: November 26, 2016 - September 2, 2017

Weeks: 41

Peak: 10

All-Time Ranking: #262

9: Dan + Shay - Speechless

Points: 78,389

Run: January 12, 2019 - September 7, 2019

Weeks: 35

Peak: 9

All-Time Ranking: #342

8: Daya - Hide Away

Points: 85,118

Run: August 8, 2015 - April 23, 2016

Weeks: 38

Peak: 8

All-Time Ranking: #295

7: Dan + Shay - Tequila

Points: 107,302

Run: August 18, 2018 - June 15, 2019

Weeks: 44

Peak: 7

All-Time Ranking: #177

6: MKTO - Classic

Points: 136,671

Run: July 20, 2013 - July 12, 2014

Weeks: 52

Peak: 6

All-Time Ranking: #90

5: Imagine Dragons - It's Time

Points: 131,078

Run: May 12, 2012 - August 25, 2012; September 15, 2012 - February 2, 2013; February 16, 2013 - June 1, 2013

Weeks: 53

Peak: 5

All-Time Ranking: #100

4: Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly

Points: 116,322

Run: November 24, 2018 - September 21, 2019

Weeks: 44

Peak: 4

All-Time Ranking: #141

3: Karmin - Brokenhearted

Points: 132,384

Run: March 17, 2012 - January 26, 2013

Weeks: 46

Peak: 3

All-Time Ranking: #98

2: Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Points: 144,117

Run: April 9, 2016 - February 4, 2017

Weeks: 44

Peak: 2

All-Time Ranking: #72

1: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

Points: 308,640

Run: June 30, 2018 - August 31, 2019

Weeks: 62

Peak: 1x8 weeks

All-Time Ranking: #1

Well, that does it for now. Feel free to comment down below what songs you were most surprised to see on this list.

Final list:

1: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

2: Twenty One Pilots - Ride

3: Karmin - Brokenhearted

4: Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly

5: Imagine Dragons - It's Time

6: MKTO - Classic

7: Dan + Shay - Tequila

8: Daya - Hide Away

9: Dan + Shay - Speechless

10: Train - Play That Song

11: Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?

12: SZA - Snooze

13: John Newman - Love Me Again

14: Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

15: Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On

16: Jason Derulo - Get Ugly

17: PUBLIC - Make You Mine

18: Andy Grammer - Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)

19: AJR/Rivers Cuomo - Sober Up

20: AJR - I'm Ready

21: Tones and I - Dance Monkey

22: Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down

23: Coldplay/Rihanna - Princess of China

24: Emeli Sandé - Next to Me

25: Emmy Meli - I Am Woman

26: Ed Sheeran - The A Team

27: Symon - Lonely Girl

28: Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire

29: B.o.B/Taylor Swift - Both of Us

30: AJR - Dear Winter

31: Big Time Rush - Boyfriend

32: T. Mills - All I Wanna Do

33: Rihanna - What Now

34: Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

35: Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave

36: Alessia Cara - Out of Love

37: Sugarland/Taylor Swift - Babe

38: Lil Nas X - Panini

39: Lupe Fiasco/Ed Sheeran - Old School Love

40: Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says

41: KDrew - BODY & SOUL (she got control)