If The Hits 1 Top 30 of 2024 Made Sense

 

Hey guys! It's time to go into a deep dive of the Hits 1 top 30 of 2024 list. I entered every single countdown this year into CrownNote and got a point total for every single song. I will be ranking the top 30 of the actual biggest songs on Hits 1 in 2024, according to CrownNote. If you need a refresher to what the original list was, you can check that out here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2024/12/hits-1-top-30-of-2024.html

Let's get started!

#30: Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love)

Points: 55,218

Tenure: 13 weeks

Peak: 2

# On Actual Top 30 List: 25

Blurb: Good riddance to one of the most boring, overplayed, and annoying songs of the year.

My Rating: 2/5 = Mediocre

#29: Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It

Points: 55,701

Tenure: 21 weeks

Peak: 7

# On Actual Top 30 List: NA

Blurb: I'm shocked Hits 1 excluded this from their list, this felt like one of the biggest songs of the year.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#28: Olivia Rodrigo - obsessed

Points: 55,724

Tenure: 13 weeks

Peak: 2

# On Actual Top 30 List: NA

Blurb: I'm surprised this scored so high, probably because of its #2 peak. I'm glad Hits 1 excluded this from their list.

My Rating: 3/5 = Decent

#27: Benson Boone - Slow It Down

Points: 55,808

Tenure: 21 weeks

Peak: 8

# On Actual Top 30 List: 21

Blurb: Good riddance to this song, this got very annoying very quickly.

My Rating: 2/5 = Mediocre

#26: Djo - End of Beginning

Points: 57,298

Tenure: 18 weeks

Peak: 5

# On Actual Top 30 List: 17

Blurb: More overplayed crap.

My Rating: 3/5 = Decent

#25: Madison Beer - Make You Mine

Points: 59,074

Tenure: 25 weeks

Peak: 13

# On Actual Top 30 List: NA

Blurb: I don't know how this didn't make the list since it spent over 6 months on the countdown.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#24: Tate McRae - exes

Points: 59,705

Tenure: 14 weeks in 2024, 20 overall

Peak: 3

# On Actual Top 30 List: 27

Blurb: This was fun but slightly forgettable.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#23: Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?

Points: 60,742

Tenure: 14 weeks in 2024, 23 overall

Peak: 3

# On Actual Top 30 List: NA

Blurb: I don't know how Fortnight made the list but this didn't.

My Rating: 2/5 = Mediocre

#22: Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Points: 61,499

Tenure: 22 weeks in 2024, 25 overall

Peak: 6

# On Actual Top 30 List: 15

Blurb: Just another boring male ballad.

My Rating: 2/5 = Mediocre

#21: Tate McRae - greedy

Points: 69,424

Tenure: 13 weeks in 2024, 28 overall

Peak: 1x4 weeks in 2024, 1x11 weeks overall

# On Actual Top 30 List: NA, #15 in 2023

Blurb: This was bigger in 2023, so it makes sense it was excluded this year. But still, Hits 1 has put the same song in multiple year end lists before, so why not now?

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#20: Dua Lipa - Illusion

Points: 74,582

Tenure: 17 weeks

Peak: 3

# On Actual Top 30 List: 14

Blurb: This got slightly overplayed and annoying.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#19: Myles Smith - Stargazing

Points: 76,581

Tenure: 22 weeks

Peak: 4

# On Actual Top 30 List: 28

Blurb: Too overplayed and Myles' voice isn't the best.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#18: Teddy Swims - The Door

Points: 77,257

Tenure: 23 weeks

Peak: 3

# On Actual Top 30 List: 11

Blurb: Never really faded on me despite the overplay.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#17: Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

Points: 77,404

Tenure: 16 weeks

Peak: 1x2 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 18

Blurb: Despite hitting #1, this kinda got robbed on the countdown since it spent 10 weeks in the abyss before debuting.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#16: Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Points: 77,488

Tenure: 15 weeks

Peak: 1x1 week

# On Actual Top 30 List: 23

Blurb: The least annoying of the 3 Short n Sweet #1s, probably because it was the least overplayed.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#15: Knox - Not the 1975

Points: 86,086

Tenure: 20 weeks in 2024, 26 overall

Peak: 2

# On Actual Top 30 List: 13

Blurb: This did not deserve to get blocked from #1 by Feather.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#14: Gracie Abrams - Close To You

Points: 91,525

Tenure: 27 weeks

Peak: 2

# On Actual Top 30 List: 30

Blurb: This should have been a lot higher than #30 on the actual list.

My Rating: 3/5 = Decent

#13: Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Points: 91,774

Tenure: 22 weeks

Peak: 1x2 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 2

Blurb: This needed to be a lot lower than #2 on the actual list.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#12: Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Points: 96,798

Tenure: 22 weeks

Peak: 1x3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 8

Blurb: I thought this would have been a lot higher but I guess not.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#11: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Points: 97,077

Tenure: 19 weeks

Peak: 1x4 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 26

Blurb: This was way too low on the actual list.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#10: Taylor Swift - I Can Do It with a Broken Heart

Points: 99,756

Tenure: 32 weeks

Peak: 5

# On Actual Top 30 List: 12

Blurb: I'm surprised this never hit #1 at some point given how long it lasted on the countdown and Hits 1's constant Taylor stanning.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#9: Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

Points: 101,228

Tenure: 23 weeks

Peak: 1x2 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 3

Blurb: #3 on the actual list was a bit too high.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#8: Dasha - Austin

Points: 106,068

Tenure: 32 weeks

Peak: 6

# On Actual Top 30 List: 10

Blurb: I mean this was a great song but did it really need to stick around for 8 months on the countdown?

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#7: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

Points: 111,664

Tenure: 18 weeks

Peak: 1x4 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 16

Blurb: This should have been a lot higher than #16 on the actual list.

My Rating: 3/5 = Decent

#6: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Points: 113,000

Tenure: 19 weeks

Peak: 1x6 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 1

Blurb: This felt like the #1 song of 2024 because of all the overplay, but it flopped hard after its 6 weeks at #1, which hurt its points total.

My Rating: 3/5 = Decent

#5: Hozier - Too Sweet

Points: 121,206

Tenure: 19 weeks

Peak: 1x6 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 6

Blurb: A year ago, if you said Hozier would have a #1 song in 2024, I would have laughed at you.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#4: Dua Lipa - Houdini

Points: 122,994

Tenure: 15 weeks in 2024, 22 overall

Peak: 1x8 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 7

Blurb: Did this really deserve 8 weeks at #1? If it's any consolation, at least it prevented Feather from being #1 for 12 weeks in a row.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#3: Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

Points: 127,869

Tenure: 20 weeks in 2024, 24 weeks overall

Peak: 1x4 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 9

Blurb: Surprisingly this never got annoying. And how was this only #9 on the actual list?

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#2: Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

Points: 134,254

Tenure: 24 weeks

Peak: 1x3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 4

Blurb: 2024, the year everyone went country, even Post Malone.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

And the #1 song of 2024 on Hits 1 is....

#1: Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Points: 146,499

Tenure: 30 weeks

Peak: 1x3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30 List: 5

Blurb: This doesn't really feel like the biggest song of 2024, but with its long countdown run, it makes sense.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

Now it's time to take a look at the songs that made the top 30 list that probably shouldn't have.

#34: Charli XCX - Apple

Points: 50,556

Tenure: 20 weeks

Peak: 11

# On Actual Top 30 List: 29

Blurb: It wouldn't be 2024 without brat summer. But the brat songs didn't do well on Hits 1, so why include them?

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#36: Eminem - Houdini

Points: 46,694

Tenure: 13 weeks

Peak: 5

# On Actual Top 30 List: 24

Blurb: Nice to see this make the list, but it didn't really deserve to be there.

My Rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#39: Charli XCX - 360

Points: 46,381

Tenure: 19 weeks

Peak: 11

# On Actual Top 30 List: 20

Blurb: Another brat song that shouldn't have made the original list.

My Rating: 4/5 = Good

#44: Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

Points: 43,345

Tenure: 12 weeks

Peak: 4

# On Actual Top 30 List: 19

Blurb: This kinda flopped on Hits 1, how did this make it all the way to #19?

My Rating: 3/5 = Decent

#51: SZA - Saturn

Points: 35,559

Tenure: 14 weeks

Peak: 11

# On Actual Top 30 List: 22

Blurb: How on earth did this make the original list? There were 20 songs more deserving of a spot than this. Hell, even Mark Ambor's Belong Together performed better than this.

My Rating: 2/5 = Mediocre

Well, that does it for now. That concludes my 2024 year end posts, so I'll see you next for the first countdown post of 2025!

2024 - A Year in Review

 

Hey guys! With the last countdown of 2024 just aired, it's time to take a look back at all the songs that defined 2024. Let's get started!

Songs That Hit #1 In 2024:

• Tate McRae - greedy (4 weeks in 2024, 11 overall)
• Dua Lipa - Houdini (8 weeks)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (4 weeks)
• Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (2 weeks)
• Hozier - Too Sweet (6 weeks)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (6 weeks)
• Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (3 weeks)
• Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help (3 weeks)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (1 week)
• Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (2 weeks)
• Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO! (2 weeks)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (4 weeks)
• Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (3 weeks)
• Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (4 weeks)

Songs Blocked From #1:

These were songs that peaked at #2 but couldn't quite reach #1

• Teddy Swims - Lose Control (1 week) [Tate McRae - greedy]
• Knox - Not The 1975 (1 week) [Sabrina Carpenter - Feather]
• Dua Lipa - Training Season (1 week) [Benson Boone - Beautiful Things]
• Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) (3 weeks) [Benson Boone - Beautiful Things & Hozier - Too Sweet]
• Olivia Rodrigo - obsessed (1 week) [Hozier - Too Sweet]
• Gracie Abrams - Close To You (1 week) [Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile]

Hitbound dropouts (156 in total):

Way too many to list here, check out the list here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2024-hitbound-dropouts.html

Lights Over Paris Award:

This award is given to my favorite hitbound dropout.

Winner:

Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love

Anti-Lights Over Paris Award:

This award is given to my least favorite hitbound dropout.

Loser:

Camila Cabello - GODSPEED

Shortest Countdown Tenure:

• Akon - Akon's Beautiful Day (1 week)
• Bruce Melodie/Shaggy - When She's Around (Funga Macho) (1 week)
• Charli XCX/Ariana Grande - Sympathy is a knife (remix) (1 week)
• Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove (1 week)
• FLETCHER - Lead Me On (1 week)
• LANY - XXL (1 week)
• MAX/HUH YUNJIN - STUPID IN LOVE (1 week)
• Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine (1 week)
• P1Harmony - Fall In Love Again (1 week)
• Paul Russell/Meghan Trainor - Slippin' (1 week)
• UPSAHL - Summer So Hot (1 week)

Longest Countdown Tenure:

• Dasha - Austin (32 weeks)
• Taylor Swift - I Can Do It with a Broken Heart (32 weeks)

Smallest Biggest Jump Of The Week: 

• Reneé Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault (+4 on Feb 10)
• Usher/Summer Walker/21 Savage - Good Good (+4 on Feb 10)
• Kesha - JOYRIDE (+4 on Sep 7)
• Shawn Mendes - Why Why Why (+4 on Sep 7)
• Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It (+4 on Sep 7)
• Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (+4 on Oct 26)
• Myles Smith - Stargazing (+4 on Oct 26)

Biggest Biggest Jump Of The Week: 

• Madison Beer - Make You Mine (+17 on May 25)
• Eminem - Houdini (+17 on Jun 22)

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

• Ariana Grande - yes, and? (-3 on Feb 3)
• Teddy Swims - Lose Control (-3 on Feb 3)
• Tate McRae - greedy (-3 on Feb 3)

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

• Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (-19 on Oct 5) 

Lowest Debut: 

• Bruce Melodie/Shaggy - When She's Around (#30 on Jan 13)
• Post Malone - Sign Me Up (#30 on Jan 20)
• Umi/V - wherever u r (#30 on Jan 27)
• P1Harmony - Fall In Love Again (#30 on Feb 10)
• Fletcher - Lead Me On (#30 on Feb 17)
• Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes (#30 on Mar 2)
• Usher - Kissing Strangers (#30 on Mar 9)
• Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate (#30 on Mar 16)
• Luke Hemmings - Shakes (#30 on Mar 23)
• Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human (#30 on Mar 30)
• Benson Boone - Slow It Down (#30 on Apr 6)
• Glass Animals - Creatures In Heaven (#30 on Apr 13)
• The Beaches - Blame Brett (#30 on Apr 20)
• Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY (#30 on Jun 1)
• Eminem - Houdini (#30 on Jun 8)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (#30 on Jun 22)
• Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove (#30 on Jun 29)
• Crash Adams - Hotel Party (#30 on Jul 6)
• Katy Perry - Woman's World (#30 on Jul 20)
• Alex Warren - Carry You Home (#30 on Jul 27)
• Hayes Warner - Predator (#30 on Aug 3)
• UPSHAL - Summer So Hot (#30 on Aug 10)
• Megan Thee Stallion/Yuki Chiba - Mamushi (#30 on Aug 17)
• Khalid - Heatstroke (#30 on Aug 24)
• Coldplay/Little Simz/Burna Boy/Elyanna/TINI - WE PRAY (#30 on Aug 31)
• Halsey - Ego (#30 on Sep 14)
• The Weeknd - Dancing In The Flames (#30 on Sep 21)
• Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay (#30 on Oct 5)
• Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (#30 on Oct 12)
• Charli XCX/Ariana Grande - Sympathy is a knife (remix) (#30 on Oct 19)
• Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody (#30 on Oct 26)
• Shaboozey - Good News (#30 on Nov 23)

Highest Debut: 

• Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (#8 on Dec 21)

Highest Re-Entry: 

• Olivia Rodrigo - so american (#9 on Jun 15)

Lowest Re-Entry: 

• Madison Beer - Make You Mine (#30 on May 18)
• Megan Thee Stallion/Yuki Chiba - Mamushi (#30 on Sep 28)

Highest Dropout: 

• Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (#3 on Oct 5) 

Lowest Dropout: 

• Bruce Melodie/Shaggy - When She's Around (#30 on Jan 20)
• Post Malone - Sign Me Up (#30 on Feb 10)
• P1Harmony - Fall In Love Again (#30 on Feb 10)
• Fletcher - Lead Me On (#30 on Feb 24)
• Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove (#30 on Jul 6)
• UPSHAL - Summer So Hot (#30 on Aug 17)
• Charli XCX/Ariana Grande - Sympathy is a knife (remix) (#30 on Oct 26)
• Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody (#30 on Nov 9)
• Katy Perry/Doechii - I'M HIS, HE'S MINE (#30 on Nov 16)
• KATSEYE - Touch (#30 on Dec 7)

Quickest To Reach #1 From Debut: 

• Hozier - Too Sweet (6 weeks)
• Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO! (6 weeks)

Slowest To Reach #1 From Debut: 

• Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (21 weeks)

Best Song Hits 1 Never Picked Up On: 

• Pharrell Williams - Double Life

Oops! I forgot award:

Beluga used to give this award out every year but I forgot to do it these past few years, so I'm starting it again. If you aren't aware, this award is given to the most forgettable countdown song of the year. Only countdown songs are eligible, no hitbound dropouts. Honestly, some of the hitbound dropouts this year were more memorable than some of the countdown songs.

Honorable mentions:

• Bruce Melodie/Shaggy - When She's Around (Funga Macho)
• d4vd - Feel It
• FLETCHER - Lead Me On
• Katy Perry - WOMAN'S WORLD
• MAX/HUH YUNJIN - STUPID IN LOVE
• Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
• P1Harmony - Fall In Love Again
• Paul Russell - Say Cheese
• Paul Russell/Meghan Trainor - Slippin'
• People R Ugly - BRAIN DEAD
• Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk
• The Beaches - Blame Brett
• UPSAHL - Summer So Hot

These were all insanely forgettable, but weren't nearly as forgettable as this song.

Oops! I forgot award winner:

Post Malone - Sign Me Up

This was pretty fun but insanely forgettable, and I'm not sure why Hits 1 randomly picked up on this non-single from AUSTIN.

That will do it for now. Stay tuned for my "If the Hits 1 Top 30 of 2024 Made Sense" post coming soon!

My Top 10 Best/Worst Songs of 2024

 

Hey guys! I can't believe 2024 is almost over, it seems like just yesterday 2024 started. Anyways, it's finally time to reveal my top 10 favorite and least favorite songs of 2024! First up, let's start with the top 10 worst songs.

Top 10 Worst Songs

#10: UMI/V - wherever u r

This was extremely boring and sounds like a ripoff of Madison Beer's Reckless.

#9: Zach Bryan/Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

I don't get the appeal of Zach Bryan. People say he's indie country, I say he's extremely boring.

#8: Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

The Tortured Poets Department was more like the tortured ears department. Forgettable production combined with uninspiring lyrics make this one of Taylor's worst songs. Post Malone doesn't have enough lyrics in this song to save this trainwreck of a song.

#7: Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?

Is this boring overplayed song over now?

#6: Damiano David/Labrinth - Silverlines

The lead singer of one of my favorite bands Maneskin decided to launch a solo career. Unfortunately for his first song, he chose to collab with Labrinth, one of the worst producers ever. Unsurprisingly this is boring like all of Labrinth's songs are. Fortunately, Damiano's next song Born With a Broken Heart is so much better.

#5: Camila Cabello - GODSPEED

The production is so bad and ear-rapey, and Camila has a very weird vocal effect on her voice.

#4: Noah Kahan - Stick Season

We really didn't need more overplayed boring male ballads this year.

#3: SZA - Saturn

This was just way too weird and SZA does not sound good at all.

#2: Doja Cat - Agora Hills

The production is garbage, Doja sounds like ass, the talking throughout the song is distracting and out of place, and this was way too overplayed.

And my #1 worst song of 2024 is....

#1: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me

This should have been called "Vomit On Me" because the only thing I want to do while listening to this song is vomiting.

Now it's time to go over my 10 best songs of 2024!

Top 10 Best Songs

#10: Pharrell Williams - Double Life

This was such a fun song off the Despicable Me 4 soundtrack. This deserved to at least be on hitbound a week.

#9: Lawrence - Whatcha Want

This was such a super fun and catchy soul song that deserved to be bigger than it was.

#8: Boys Like Girls - MIRACLE

This was a very fun pop punk song that definitely deserved success on pop.

#7: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. 

A very fun K-Pop song that brings back some early to late 2000s vibes.

#6: Pitbull/Ne-Yo/AFROJACK - 2 The Moon

Give Me Everything Pt 2 definitely deserved to be on the countdown for at least one week instead of rotting in the abyss like it did.

#5: Kesha - JOYRIDE

I'm so glad Kesha returned to making dance pop bangers and is easily her best song in over 10 years.

#4: LANY - XXL

This was a really cool alt rock song and deserved more than 1 week on the countdown.

#3: Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love

Super fun production along with humorous lyrics easily make this my favorite song from Paul Russell and one of the best songs this year.

#2: Victoria Monét - On My Mama

I'm not normally a fan of R&B, but this was just way too catchy, and ended up being my #1 most streamed song of 2024.

And my #1 best song of 2024 is...

#1: Jung Kook/Usher - Standing Next to You

I'm not normally a big fan of BTS or its members, as V was on my worst song, but this was way too catchy. The production is amazing, and Jung Kook and Usher both sound great together. It's just a shame Hits 1 never played the Usher remix because it's so much better.

Well, that does it for now. Stay tuned for the 2024 Hits 1 year in review post sometime after the last countdown of 2024 airs, along with the Hits 1 top 30 of 2024 post whenever that airs.