Hey guys! No, this is not a prank or a troll post. For some inexplicable reason, Hits 1 leaked the countdown 4 days early on the app. I have no idea why they leaked it this early, I blame Tony Fly & Symon for filling in for Spyder Harrison for the weekend countdown. But it's probably a good thing since this means I can get my year end posts out sooner. Hitbound won't air til Friday, so I'll update this with the hitbound list once hitbound airs.
Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
Lady Gaga - Disease [#6] {8w} PK: 4
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER [#22] {7w} PK: 14 (2nd time)
Last week's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste [4 weeks at #1]
30. Jack Harlow - Hello Miss Johnson [=] {5w} PK: 24
29. Tate McRae - 2 hands [=] {6w} PK: 23
28. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [-1] {4w} PK: 26
27. Damiano David - Born With A Broken Heart [-5] {9w} PK: 19
26. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi [=] {15w} PK: 20
25. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+3] {8w} PK: 25
24. KATSEYE - Touch [reentry] {12w} PK: 23
23. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [+2] {2w} PK: 23
22. Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok [-4] {15w} PK: 13
21. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [-9] {3w} PK: 11
20. David Guetta/Alphaville/Ava Max - Forever Young [reentry] {4w} PK: 11
19. Cynthia Erivo/Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity [+1] {4w} PK: 19
18. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-1] {8w} PK: 14
17. Charli XCX - Apple [-2] {20w} PK: 11
16. Ariana Grande - Popular [=] {4w} PK: 16
15. Meghan Trainor - Criminals [-2] {12w} PK: 13
14. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [+7] {9w} PK: 14
13. LISA - Moonlit Floor [+6] {9w} PK: 13
12. Shaboozey - Good News [+2] {6w} PK: 12
11. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [+13] {6w} PK: 11
10. Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay [+1] {13w} PK: 6
9. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [+1] {6w} PK: 4
8. Myles Smith - Stargazing [+1] {22w} PK: 4
7. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [+1] {2w} PK: 7
6. The Weeknd - Dancing In The Flames [+1] {15w} PK: 6
5. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [-2] {30w} [3 weeks at #1]
4. Gracie Abrams - Close To You [=] {27w} PK: 2
3. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [+2] {10w} PK: 3
2. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste [-1] {18w} [4 weeks at #1]
1. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [+1] {19w} [4 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
No debuts this week, just 2 reentries. First up is Touch. This has gotten quite old and didn't really need to reenter.
On the other hand, nice to see Forever Young back. Hopefully this can fare better its second time around.
Countdown Extra: RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Gracie Abrams - That's So True [+13]
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [-9]
Last year's #1 song: Olivia Rodrigo - get him back! (4/4 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)
Least favorite song last year: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
Most missed song: Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta (1998)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Imagine Dragons/Baker Boy - Take Me To The Beach
5 Oldest Songs
- Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER {30w}
- Gracie Abrams - Close To You {27w}
- Myles Smith - Stargazing {22w}
- Charli XCX - Apple {20w}
- Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile {19w}
Hitbound
The Marías - No One Noticed [7]
ROSÉ - drinks or coffee [Debut]
almost monday - can't slow down [9]
SZA - BMF [Debut]
Dasha - Bye Bye Bye [10] [Reentry]
Jonah Marais/Ryan Lewis - Slow Motion [7]
Kesha - DELUSIONAL [Debut]
RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears [3]
Balu Brigada - So Cold [14]
Griff - last night's mascara [8]
Twenty One Pilots - The Line [6]
TWICE/Megan Thee Stallion - Strategy [3]
Lola Young - Messy [3]
SZA - Drive [2]
Crash Adams - Optimist [4]
Nessa Barrett/Artemas - MUSTANG BABY [7]
Bye Bye Bye reentered. Okay, then? It already spent 9 weeks in hitbound, did it really need to come back?
ROSÉ replaces herself again with drinks or coffee. This is a lot more fun than toxic till the end, but is still kinda forgettable.
Wow, SZA finally made a song with a beat for once. BMF is so much better than the snoozefest Drive, but I'm not really sure why Hits 1 kept Drive on hitbound also.
Kesha is back with Delusional. This spent a week in my bubbling under on my personal charts, but never grew on me. This is fine but this is very forgettable.
Exits:
ROSÉ - toxic till the end [3]
Dasha - Heartbreaker From Tennessee [6]
Henry Moodie - good old days [13]
Jessie Murph - Sip [8]
Good riddance to good old days and Sip, and the other two were super forgettable also.
Abyss
Lady Gaga - Disease
Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
DJ Lucas Beat/Jason Derulo/Sia - You Can Do Anything
Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?
Eminem/Jelly Roll - Somebody Save Me
Akon - Akon's Beautiful Day
Harry Styles - Daylight
I blurb you, I'm sorry:
We lost Disease and Wildflower. Wildflower was super forgettable and really didn't need to reenter in the first place. And RIP to Disease, it fell a ton in airplay. Hopefully it can come back.
This is getting ridiculous now. Diet Pepsi is just rotting in the bottom 10 of the countdown for 4 months now and refuses to leave, jump, or literally do anything.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER has become the third song this year to pass the 30 week mark.
C'mon APT, hit #1 already, you can do it!
Thank the lord Die With A Smile took #1 back from Taste. Taste has dropped to the bottom 5 in airplay, so hopefully this leaves very soon.
That's all for now, see you for my next countdown post in 2025!
Poll of the week results:
Best Top 5 Song?
- ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT.: 66.67 % (6 votes)
- Sabrina Carpenter - Taste: 11.11 % (1 vote)
- Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile: 11.11 % (1 vote)
- Gracie Abrams - Close To You: 11.11 % (1 vote)
