Hey guys, what's up? We had a pretty exciting week. 6 exits, lots of huge jumps, and a new #1. Also you may notice a new page on my header called Hits 1 Stats/Records. This is where I will be keeping track of different Hits 1 stats and records, and I will get it updated eventually.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (#11) (16 weeks) [peak: 6]
SZA - Nobody Gets Me (#13) (19 weeks) [peak: 4]
Halsey - Die 4 Me (#7) (9 weeks) [peak: 6]
Meghan Trainor - Mother (#26) (7 weeks) [peak: 26]
Coi Leray - Players (#21) (15 weeks) [peak: 16]
The Kid LAROI - Love Again (#22) (13 weeks) [peak: 10]
Last week's #1: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (6 weeks at #1)
30: Melanie Martinez - VOID (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]
29: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 29]
28: ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]
27: SZA - Snooze (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]
26: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 26]
25: Niall Horan - Meltdown (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 25]
24: Toosii - Favorite Song (+1) (3 weeks) [peak: 24]
23: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (-6) (9 weeks) [peak: 17]
22: Morgan Wallen - Last Night (-6) (2 week) [peak: 16]
21: Miguel - Sure Thing (+2) (5 weeks) [peak: 21]
20: Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings (+7) (7 weeks) [peak: 20]
19: NF - Happy (+11) (3 weeks) [peak: 19]
18: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (+2) (3 weeks) [peak: 18]
17: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (+11) (2 weeks) [peak: 17]
16: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+2) (2 weeks) [peak: 16]
15: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (+9) (3 weeks) [peak: 15]
14: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-2) (12 weeks) [peak: 12]
13: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (+6) (12 weeks) [peak: 13]
12: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (-2) (5 weeks) [peak: 10]
11: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (-2) (21 weeks) [peak: 2]
10: Post Malone - Chemical (+4) (3 weeks) [peak: 10]
9: SZA - Kill Bill (-4) (17 weeks) [peak: 3]
8: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (-2) (6 weeks) [peak: 6]
7: Taylor Swift - Karma (+22) (2 weeks) [peak: 7]
6: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (+9) (4 weeks) [peak: 6]
5: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (-4) (15 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]
4: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (+4) (15 weeks) [peak: 4]
3: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (+1) (23 weeks) [peak: 3]
2: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (+1) (11 weeks) [peak: 2]
1: Niall Horan - Heaven (+1) (11 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]
Debuts:
Melanie Martinez makes her first ever debut on the countdown with VOID. This is pretty good. It's kinda weird, but the production is solid and Melanie sounds good.
Making its way out of the abyss is David Guetta, Anne-Marie, and Coi Leray with Baby Don’t Hurt Me. David Guetta stop sampling famous songs challenge (impossible). This samples the 1993 hit song What Is Love by Haddaway. This has faded on me a bit since it left hitbound a few weeks ago, but I still love it. The production is super catchy and Anne-Marie and Coi Leray both sound great.
Sunday besting is ILLENIUM, Avril Lavigne, and Travis Barker with Eyes Wide Shut. This has grown on me a lot this past week. The pop punk production from Travis Barker is amazing and Avril's voice is amazing as always.
SZA is back with Snooze. Like the title suggests, this is kinda a snoozefest. SZA sounds alright but the production is not interesting at all.
FIFTY FIFTY make their countdown debut with Cupid. This has grown on me a lot this past week. The production is really catchy and laid back and everyone here sounds great.
Niall Horan is back with Meltdown. This has grown on me a lot too. This is really catchy and Niall sounds great.
Countdown Extra: David Kushner - Daylight
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Taylor Swift - Karma (+22)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Jax - Cinderella Snapped and Morgan Wallen - Last Night (-6)
Last year's #1 song: Imagine Dragons/JID - Enemy (6/6 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Khalid - Skyline
Least favorite song last year: Jnr Choi/Sam Tompkins - TO THE MOON
Most missed song: Corinne Bailey Rae - I Wanna Be Your Lover (2011)
Recommendation for Hits 1: David Cook - TABOS
5 oldest songs:
5. Tie between Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God and PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (12 weeks)
4. Tie between Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 and Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (15 weeks)
3. SZA - Kill Bill (17 Weeks)
2. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (21 weeks)
1. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (23 weeks)
Hitbound:
Coi Leray - Bops {2}
Ed Sheeran - Life Goes On (Debut)
Melanie Martinez - VOID {SB}
FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) {SB}
ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut {SB}
Drake - Search & Rescue {4}
Lu Kala - Pretty Girl Era {2}
Icandy - Keep Dat (Debut)
Jason Derulo - Glad U Came {2}
Lauren Spencer-Smith/GAYLE/Em Beihold - Fantasy {4}
David Kushner - Daylight {2} SOTW
XG/Ciara/Jackson Wang/JAKOPS - LEFT RIGHT REMIXX {3}
Ice Spice/Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana (Debut)
Dominic Fike - Dancing In The Courthouse {3}
Presley Regier - Nevermind {2}
Jack Harlow - They Don’t Love It {2}
Ed Sheeran just released his new album Subtract and here he is with Life Goes On. I wished they could have picked up on Curtains instead, but I guess I'll take this. Ed sounds good but the production is way too slow.
Icandy makes her Hits 1 debut with Keep Dat. This samples the 1975 song from KC & the Sunshine Band called Boogie Shoes. This song kinda slaps.
Hits 1 switched to the Ciara and Jackson Wang remix of Left Right. They don't add much to the song but their verses sound good.
Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj team up with Princess Diana. The production really slaps and Ice Spice and Nicki both sound great.
Exits:
Nicki Minaj - Red Ruby Da Sleeze {7}
Stephen Sanchez - Only Girl {1}
Both these songs were kinda mid so I don't mind they're gone
Abyss:
The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Die For You (Remix)
Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her
Avery Anna - Self Love
Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone
Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You
Labrinth/Billie Eilish - Never Felt So Alone
Luke Combs - Fast Car
Harry Styles - Satellite
Looks like Harry is pushing a new song off of Harry's House called Satellite. I'll talk more about it if it ever debuts.
Baby Don't Blurb Me:
We lost ESCAPISM, Nobody Gets Me, Die 4 Me, Mother, Players, and Love Again. ESCAPISM was great and I wish it could have done better. Good riddance to Nobody Gets Me, I don't know how it lasted this long, it was in the bottom 5 in airplay for like 2 months. Die 4 Me was starting to get kinda old. Mother was a fun little song and I wish it didn't flop. Players and Love Again were great but were really old.
Haha, Morgan the clown took a huge drop after his high debut last week.
After 3 months Boy's a liar finally makes it onto the top half of the countdown.
Nice to see Happy getting a big 11 spot jump.
Karma jumped 22 spots into the top 5. I wouldn't mind if this hit #1.
Can Eyes Closed go away and get replaced by a better Ed song like Curtains.
Love From The Other Side jumped to #4. I really want this to hit #1 but I highly doubt it.
Nonsense jumped to #1 in airplay and I was scared it might hit #1 on the countdown too but luckily that didn't happen. Nonsense go away challenge (impossible).
Niall Horan finally gets his first #1 since No Judgement in 2020. Heaven has faded on me a lot but I'll still take this at #1 over Lottery or Nonsense.
That's all for now, see you all next week!
