Top 10 Worst Songs of 2025

 

Hey guys! Well, it's that time of year where I go over my favorite and least favorite songs of the year. Today, we'll be taking a look at my top 10 least favorite songs of the year. As always, this is just my opinion. If one of your favorite songs is on this list, don't come crying to me. Alright, let's get started!

10: The Marías - No One Noticed

This song was just incredible boring. The production is super basic and doesn't evolve at all. And singer María Zardoya is just whisper singing that makes me want to fall asleep. And the fact that this spent 14 weeks in the abyss means it stuck around way too long. No one noticed when this song died a horrible death.

9: Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens 

This song actually starts off somewhat decent. It's when it gets to the chorus that it makes me want to slam my head against a wall. Lewis oversings way too much. He literally sounds like a cross between a dying frog, a dying dog, a dying guinea pig, a dying water fowl, a dying chimpanzee, and of course a dying pencil sharpener. And the production is just a barebones piano ballad. Thank the heavens this song very quickly left hitbound.

8: Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther

This was just an insanely generic and boring R&B song. The trap production sucks and Kendrick and SZA do not sound that good together. And the fact that this was extremely overplayed did not help at all.

7: SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30

This is literally just a carbon copy of luther, but somehow even worse. The trap production is super annoying, and SZA and Kendrick sound even worse than in luther.

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

Why did Hits 1 pick up on this random non-single from The Secret of Us, and how did it go #1??????? "I'm Boring, I'm Sorry" would be a much more fitting title for this song.

5: Jon Bellion/Pharrell Williams - HOROSCOPE

This song is just a mess. It starts off slow but at least somewhat tolerable, but by the middle of the song it just falls apart. The production gets super weird and there's this obnoxious vocal filter on Jon's voice. Pharrell's verse was actually decent on this song, I wish there was more of him on this song.

4: Sam Smith - Love Is A Stillness

Snoozefest Sam is back at it again with more weird boring crap. This song was a complete disaster. There's literally no production at all, it's literally just a few piano keys. And Sam is oversinging way too much and sounds terrible. And then there's annoying whistling the last 30 seconds of the song. This song isn't even 2 minutes long, so luckily the torture doesn't last that long.

3: Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Scared Of Loving You

What the heck was this song? This was a complete snoozefest. There's hardly any production, it's just a few guitar strums. And it's just a fragment of a song because it's not even 1:50 minutes long. Thankfully this quickly dropped out of hitbound.

2: Charli XCX - party 4 u

There weren't many songs this year that made me angry anytime it came on in the radio, but this was one of them. On first listen, this song doesn't seem so bad. But the more you hear it, the more you realize how terrible it is. The production is complete garbage. It's some weird boring hyperpop thing. I usually love hyperpop, but this was just extremely boring. And Charli has really bad autotune on her voice throughout the entire song, which sounds super obnoxious. I have no idea how this trainwreck managed to last 20 weeks on the countdown. I usually love Charli, she had some great songs in 2024, so I'm not really sure what happened with this song.

And my #1 least favorite song of 2025 is...

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drumroll please

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1: Jessie Murph - Blue Strips

Good lord, there were no songs this year that made me want to punch my radio any time it came on more than this abomination. Longtime readers of my blog know I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Jessie Murph. She's had some great songs like Heartbroken and Wild Ones, but most of her songs are garbage. Hits 1 stans her way too much. She has more songs on Hits 1 than Kelly Clarkson, Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, Harry Styles, among others, which is just ridiculous. Blue Strips is just the culmination of all the things that make Jessie Murph garbage. The production is complete garbage. It's some country trap production that sounds terrible. And then there's Jessie's voice. She's just a female version of Lewis Capaldi. Her voice sounds like a cross between a dying horse, a dying eel, a dying orangutan, a dying snow leopard, a dying bobcat, and a dying deer. And the fact that this song stuck around way too long made it even worse. It did not deserve to last 20 weeks on the countdown. Let's hope 2026 we see a break from Jessie Murph, but this is Hits 1 we're talking about, they'll pick up on literally anything she releases.

Well, that does it for now. Stay tuned for my top 10 best list for 2025. Probably coming out next week.

Final list:

10: The Marías - No One Noticed

9: Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens

8: Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther

7: SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30

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

5: Jon Bellion/Pharrell Williams - HOROSCOPE

4: Sam Smith - Love Is A Stillness

3: Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Scared Of Loving You

2: Charli XCX - party 4 u

1: Jessie Murph - Blue Strips

Hits 1 Top 30 of 2025

 

Hey guys! The Hits 1 top 30 of 2025 is finally here. This was a very weird list. Songs that were severely overranked, underranked, or shouldn't even have made the list at all. I will give a proper review of this list later whenever I make my "If The Hits 1 Top 30 of 2025 Made Sense" post after the last countdown of 2025 airs. But for now I will go ahead and post the list. Enjoy!

The list:

30. Taylor Swift - Opalite

29. Justin Bieber - DAISIES

28. Tate McRae - Revolving door

27. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

26. Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

25. Ariana Grande - twilight zone

24. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

23. The Weeknd - Cry For Me

22. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

21. Ed Sheeran - Azizam

20. ROSÉ - toxic till the end

19. Doechii - Anxiety

18. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears

17. Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

16. Benson Boone - Mystical Magical

15. Lola Young - Messy

14. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden

13. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

12. Tate McRae - Sports car

11. Alex Warren - Ordinary

10. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

9. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

8. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

7. sombr - undressed

6. Gracie Abrams - That's So True

5. ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out

4. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

3. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

2. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

1. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT.

Top 10 Most Annoying Songs of 2025

 

Hey guys! Wow, it's hard to believe it's already December. It seems like just yesterday the year just started. With December here, it means it's finally time for the 2025 year end posts. Before I share my best/worst list of 2025, I want to share my top 10 most annoying songs of 2025. These are songs that weren't necessarily bad, but were overplayed, overrated, inescapable, or just downright annoying. As always, this is just my opinion. If your favorite song of 2025 ends up on this list, don't come crying to me. Alright, let's get started!

10: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

I used to really like this song. Then it got really annoying really quickly. So help me if I have to hear "she walked up to the table with an order of fries" one more time...

9: SZA - BMF

This song is just so repetitive. It's just the same guitar strum over and over and the song never evolves at all. This song died fairly quickly, which saves it from being higher on the list.

8: Ariana Grande - twilight zone

This song wasn't really that "annoying". It was very boring and underwhelming and got way too overplayed, and even today months after it left the countdown, it's still being overplayed.

7: Shaboozey - Good News

I don't even need to explain why this song was so annoying. This was a big step down from A Bar Song (Tipsy) and had no right to become as big as it did. It almost lasted 30 weeks on the countdown, and it was still on the survey 3 months after it left the countdown.

6: Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

This song goes in the extremely annoying category. What's up with her voice? It's so weird and high pitched. And the production is just some weird indie soul thing. How did this last 22 weeks and get into the top 4? Good riddance to this song.

5: Gracie Abrams - That's So True

This was just downright annoying. Gracie's voice is so annoying and she's trying to sing way too high. And the acoustic production, while it is upbeat, it's extremely generic. And how on earth did this song manage to go #1?

4: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

True story, I thought this song was called "Bad Chem" for 3 months. This song isn't that bad, but it is extremely annoying. The synth pop R&B production, while cool at first, got very annoying. And Sabrina is singing way too high and almost sounds like a dying chipmunk.

3: Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

I literally could not escape this song every time I turned on the radio this year. The synth pop dance production seems fun at first, but quickly gets very annoying. And like in Bed Chem, Sabrina is trying to sing way too high.

2: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

It's all just so familiar, but what do you call this song?

Stupid

Or is it slow?

Maybe it's useless?

But there's a cuter word for it, I know

Annoyingchild!

And the #1 most annoying song of 2025 is...

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1: Miley Cyrus - End of the World

This song had potential. Miley making another 80's style song? Midnight Sky had an 80's feel and was an incredible song so I had high hopes for this song. But my hopes were very quickly crushed 5 seconds into the song. I don't know what happened to her voice in the song, but it's so bad. She literally sounds like she has a dying frog in her throat when she's singing. Her voice is so raspy. And the production is insanely forgettable and generic. Thankfully this song died very quickly and hasn't had a spin since it left the countdown.

Well that does it for now. Stay tuned for my best and worst list of 2025 within the next couple of weeks.

Final list:

10: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

9: SZA - BMF

8: Ariana Grande - twilight zone

7: Shaboozey - Good News

6: Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

5: Gracie Abrams - That's So True

4: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

3: Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

2: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

1: Miley Cyrus - End of the World

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