Hey guys! Wow, it's hard to believe it's already 2025, which means that the 2020s are almost already halfway over. It feels like just yesterday Covid happened, then suddenly 5 years have already passed. I decided to take a look back at this decade and count down the top 25 biggest songs on Hits 1 of this decade. I will only be counting songs' countdown runs in the 2020s. If a song spent time in both 2019 and 2020, I will only be counting its time in 2020. Alright, let's get started!
Run: Oct 29, 2022 - Feb 11, 2023
Tenure: 16 weeks
Weeks at #1: 10
Blurb: I completely forgot this spent 10 weeks at #1. But it flopped hard after leaving #1, hence why it doesn't have so many points.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 119,100
Run: Jun 4, 2022 - Nov 12, 2022
Tenure: 24 weeks
Weeks at #1: 5
Blurb: Ah, the good old days when we were complaining about Harry the Clown being #1 for too damn long. Now we're complaining about Sabrina the Clown being #1 for too damn long.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 119,341
Run: Jul 2, 2022 - Jan 7, 2023
Tenure: 28 weeks
Weeks at #1: 4
Blurb: This was a very gimmicky song and the "I can feel you over here" gimmick got very old. I kinda forgot about this song ngl because Hits 1 hasn't played this in awhile.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 121,206
Run: Apr 6, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024
Tenure: 19 weeks
Weeks at #1: 6
Blurb: Ten years ago, if you said to me Hozier would have one of the biggest hits of the 2020s, I would have laughed at you.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 124,607
Run: Oct 26, 2024 - Mar 22, 2025
Tenure: 22 weeks
Weeks at #1: 6
Blurb: This is a super fun song, but it has gotten slightly annoying.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 125,793
Run: Oct 2, 2021 - Apr 2, 2022
Tenure: 27 weeks
Weeks at #1: 3
Blurb: Not much to say except this was a very fun song.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 126,422
Run: Nov 20, 2021 - Apr 30, 2022
Tenure: 24 weeks
Weeks at #1: 5
Blurb: Of course one of the biggest songs on Hits 1 in the 2020s wasn't a hit anywhere else.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 127,447
Run: Jul 17, 2021 - Jan 22, 2022
Tenure: 28 weeks
Weeks at #1: 6
Blurb: This was a super fun song, and was the point when The Kid LAROI stopped being The "Mid" LAROI.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 130,132
Run: Oct 31, 2020 - Mar 27, 2021
Tenure: 22 weeks
Weeks at #1: 4
Blurb: I don't know why everyone seems to hate this song, this is one of Harry's best songs.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 132,626
Run: Oct 17, 2020 - Apr 3, 2021
Tenure: 25 weeks
Weeks at #1: 3
Blurb: It's a shame that DaBaby got DaCanceled because his remix is so much better than the original.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 134,026
Run: May 29, 2021 - Oct 23, 2021
Tenure: 22 weeks
Weeks at #1: 9
Blurb: This song jumping a massive 25 spots to #1 on its second week on the countdown is still probably the most legendary moment in countdown history.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 134,254
Run: May 18, 2024 - Oct 26, 2024
Tenure: 24 weeks
Weeks at #1: 3
Blurb: 2024 - the year when everyone was doing country, even Post Malone.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 138,203
Run: Jan 4, 2020 - May 23, 2020
Tenure: 21 weeks
Weeks at #1: 10
Blurb: Sure, this was super overrated and spent way too long at #1, but was this song really so bad?
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 139,325
Run: Mar 28, 2020; Apr 11, 2020 - Sep 26, 2020
Tenure: 26 weeks
Weeks at #1: 7
Blurb: This is a super fun song, and I think this is too overhated.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 140,055
Run: Dec 9, 2023 - May 18, 2024
Tenure: 24 weeks
Weeks at #1: 4
Blurb: Despite being super overplayed, this never got annoying, unlike her most recent songs. Also, how does this have so many points?
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 140,900
Run: Jun 20, 2020 - Jul 18, 2020; Jul 1, 2023 - Nov 11, 2023
Tenure: 25 weeks
Weeks at #1: 6
Blurb: Who would have thought some random song that spent 5 weeks on the countdown in 2020, would reenter the countdown 3 years later and become the biggest song of 2023. Also fun fact, this song spent its entire 2023 run in the top 10 of the countdown.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 141,578
Run: Aug 31, 2024 - Feb 8, 2025
Tenure: 24 weeks
Weeks at #1: 5
Blurb: Eww how did this piece of crap score so high?
My rating: 3/5 = Decent
Points: 143,277
Run: Apr 16, 2022 - Oct 8, 2022
Tenure: 26 weeks
Weeks at #1: 5
Blurb: Ahh, the good old days when we were all rooting for this song to overthrow Harry the Clown from #1.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 152,186
Run: Sep 19, 2020 - Apr 3, 2021
Tenure: 29 weeks
Weeks at #1: 4
Blurb: I don't remember this song doing that well, or that it almost lasted 30 weeks.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 152,820
Run: Feb 8, 2020 - Oct 17, 2020
Tenure: 37 weeks
Weeks at #1: 1
Blurb: This only managed to get so many points because of its insanely long countdown run.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 155,024
Run: Nov 18, 2023 - Apr 13, 2024
Tenure: 22 weeks
Weeks at #1: 8
Blurb: I feel like Levitating should have been so much bigger than this song.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 159,393
Run: Oct 2, 2021 - Feb 12, 2022
Tenure: 20 weeks
Weeks at #1: 14
Blurb: The #1 week record holder probably would have been the biggest song of the decade, if Hits 1 didn't let it flop so hard after it left #1.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 169,987
Run: Aug 24, 2024 - Mar 22, 2025
Tenure: 31 weeks
Weeks at #1: 4
Blurb: This was such an underwhelming Lady Gaga comeback ballad. How in the hell did this do so well?
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Points: 175,021
Run: Sep 23, 2023 - Mar 30, 2024
Tenure: 28 weeks
Weeks at #1: 11
Blurb: I have no clue how this song ended up being this big.
My rating: 5/5 = Amazing
Points: 182,187
Run: Jun 8, 2024 - Mar 1, 2025
Tenure: 39 weeks
Weeks at #1: 3
Blurb: No, the biggest song of the 2020s isn't Blinding Lights, or even Flowers. NOPE! It's BIRDS OF A FEATHER. Seriously, how in the actual hell did one of the most forgettable songs ever made end up being the biggest song of the 2020s? I really hope another song can top this, because I will be very upset if this becomes the actual biggest song of the 2020s.
My rating: 4/5 = Good
Final list:
#25: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
#24: Harry Styles - Late Night Talking
#23: Charlie Puth/Jung Kook - Left and Right
#22: Hozier - Too Sweet
#21: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT.
#20: Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT
#19: Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti
#18: The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber - STAY
#17: Harry Styles - Golden
#16: Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating
#15: Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
#14: Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
#13: Harry Styles - Adore You
#12: Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
#11: Sabrina Carpenter - Feather
#10: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
#9: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
#8: Nicky Youre/Dazy - Sunroof
#7: All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear - Monsters
#6: Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go
#5: Dua Lipa - Houdini
#4: Ed Sheeran - Shivers
#3: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
#2: Tate McRae - greedy
#1: Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
