If the Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week of Jan 4, 2025

If the countdown was still 45 songs, based off airplay and my own personal opinion.

Before we get to this week's fresh 45, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

none!

Last week's #1 song: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [4 weeks at #1]

45. JENNIE - Mantra [=] {9w} PK: 25

44. Lola Young - Messy [-13] {2w} PK: 31

43. Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It [-2] {32w} PK: 7

42. Lady Gaga - Disease [-4] {10w} PK: 4

41. Megan Moroney - Am I Okay? [-4] {3w} PK: 37

40. Alex Warren - Carry You Home [-4] {24w} PK: 8

39. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO! [+5] {28w} [2 weeks at #1]

38. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things [-6] {40w} [2 weeks at #1]

37. Halsey - Ego [+6] {17w} PK: 6

36. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) [+6] {35w} [3 weeks at #1]

35. Teddy Swims - The Door [=] {38w} PK: 3

34. Dasha - Austin [+5] {41w} PK: 6

33. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help [=] {34w} [3 weeks at #1]

32. Hozier - Too Sweet [+2] {40w} [6 weeks at #1]

31. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart [+9] {36w} PK: 5

30. Tate McRae - 2 hands [-1] {7w} PK: 23

29. Jack Harlow - Hello Miss Johnson [+1] {6w} PK: 24

28. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi [-2] {16w} PK: 20

27. Damiano David - Born With A Broken Heart [=] {10w} PK: 19

26. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [+2] {5w} PK: 26

25. KATSEYE - Touch [-1] {16w} PK: 23

24. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+1] {9w} PK: 24

23. Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok [-1] {16w} PK: 13

22. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [+1] {3w} PK: 22

21. Charli XCX - Apple [-4] {21w} PK: 11

20. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-2] {9w} PK: 14

19. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [+2] {4w} PK: 11

18. Shaboozey - Good News [-6] {7w} PK: 12

17. David Guetta/Alphaville/Ava Max - Forever Young [+3] {7w} PK: 11

16. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [-2] {10w} PK: 14

15. Cynthia Erivo/Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity [+4] {5w} PK: 15

14. LISA - Moonlit Floor [-1] {10w} PK: 13

13. Ariana Grande - Popular [+3] {5w} PK: 13

12. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-1] {7w} PK: 11

11. Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay [-1] {14w} PK: 6

10. Meghan Trainor - Criminals [+5] {15w} PK: 10

9. Myles Smith - Stargazing [-1] {23w} PK: 4

8. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [+1] {7w} PK: 4

7. The Weeknd - Dancing In The Flames [-1] {16w} PK: 6

6. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [+1] {3w} PK: 6

5. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [=] {31w} [3 weeks at #1]

4. Gracie Abrams - Close To You [=] {28w} PK: 2

3. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [=] {11w} PK: 3

2. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [-1] {20w} [4 weeks at #1]

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste [+1] {19w} [5 weeks at #1]

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart [+9]

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Lola Young - Messy [-13]

5 Oldest Songs

1. Dasha - Austin {41w}
2. Tie between Hozier - Too Sweet and Benson Boone - Beautiful Things {40w}
3. Teddy Swims - The Door {38w}
4. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart {36w}
5. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) {35w}

Tori Kelly (1) - Ethan's Top 10 - Jan 3, 2025

 

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/zestpond/ethans-top-10-jan-3-2025

First chart of 2025! Tori Kelly finally goes #1 after getting robbed her first time around.

Exits:

• Tom Morello/grandson/Roman Morello - One Last Dance (#10) (1 week at #1)
• Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (#9)
• Lawrence - Whatcha Want (#7) (2 weeks at #1)
• Games We Play - The End (#4)

Last week's #1 song: Jelly Roll - Run It (1 week at #1)

10: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. (-2) (3 weeks at #1)

9: Crash Adams - Optimist (-6) (1 week at #1)

8: Sub-Radio - Onto Me (Debut)

Throwback Pick: 5 Seconds of Summer - Killer Queen (2018)

7: Connor Price - Back on Tour (Debut)

6: Games We Play - She's The Girl (Debut)

5: Hightide - Saturday Sunshine (Debut)

Throwback Pick: Paramore - Hard Times (2017)

4: Jelly Roll - Run It (-3) (1 week at #1)

3: RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears (+3)

2: Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love (=) (2 weeks at #1)

1: Tori Kelly - thing u do (+4) (1 week at #1)

Bubbling Under:

• Lola Young - Messy

Last year's top 5: 

1. Knox - Not the 1975 (=) (6/6 weeks at #1)
2. Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) (+1)
3. New Rules - NOPE! (+11) (0/1 week at #1)
4. Knox - Girl on the Internet (+1)
5. Quinn XCII - The Lows (+4)

Last year's debuts: 

• People R Ugly - BRAIN DEAD (#7)
• Maisie Peters - Lost the Breakup (#11) (reentry)
• Bowling for Soup - Hey Mario (#12)

New Year, New Blog Name

 

Hey guys! Wow, I can't believe I've already just started my 4th calendar year of writing countdown reviews. It seems like just yesterday I was writing rants on Harry the Clown being #1 for too damn long, and that was already 3 years ago, oh how time flies. Anyways, I just have a quick announcement on the status of this blog. For 3 years now, I've gone by Zestpond, some random gamertag I came up with 10 years ago. But after all these years of writing posts, I've grown a lot closer with you guys. So I think it's finally time I go by my real name now. If you've known me for awhile, or just look hard enough on my blog, then you already know what my real name is. But for those who don't know, let me reintroduce myself. Hi, my name is Ethan. I am from Kansas City, Missouri and I am obsessed with all things Chiefs, music, and video games. I'm still going to keep my blog url the same because changing it is a pain and I would have to redo all my blog url redirects and that would take way too long. And you can still refer to me as Zestpond if you want, I don't really mind. Anyways, that's all I had. See you Saturday for my next countdown post!

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!

Jelly Roll (1) - Zestpond's Top 10 - Dec 27, 2024

 

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/zestpond/ethans-top-10-dec-27-2024

Thing U Do got robbed on its first countdown run. Can it do better its second time around?

Exits:

Balu Brigada - So Cold (#10)

Imagine Dragons/Baker Boy - Take Me to the Beach (#9)

Last week's #1 song: Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love (2 weeks at #1)

10: Tom Morello/grandson/Roman Morello - One Last Dance (-4) (1 week at #1)

9: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-4)

8: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. (-1) (3 weeks at #1)

Throwback Pick: WALK THE MOON - Spend Your $$$ (2015)

7: Lawrence - Whatcha Want (-4) (2 weeks at #1)

6: RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears (Debut)

Throwback Pick: Beck - Dreams (2017)

5: Tori Kelly - thing u do (Reentry)

4: Games We Play - The End (+4)

Throwback Pick: Elvis Presley/Junkie XL - A Little Less Conversation (2002)

3: Crash Adams - Optimist (-1) (1 week at #1)

2: Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love (-1) (2 weeks at #1)

1: Jelly Roll - Run It (+3) (1 week at #1)

Bubbling Under:

• Hightide/Knox/Kylie Cantrall - Saturday Sunshine
• Hightide - Feels Like Friday
• Artemas - fancy
• Games We Play - She's The Girl

Last year's top 5: 

1. Knox - Not the 1975 (+1) (5/6 weeks at #1)
2. Neon Trees - Losing My Head (-1) (1/1 week at #1)
3. Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) (Debut)
4. Quinn XCII/Big Sean - Common (-1)
5. Knox - Girl on the Internet (+3)

Last year's debuts: 

• Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) (#3)
• LANY - XXL (#7)
• Quinn XCII - The Lows (#9)
• Patrick Martin - Dandelion Eyes (#12) (reentry)
• Kenya Grace - Strangers (#13) (reentry)
• New Rules - NOPE! (#14) (reentry)
• Reneé Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault (#15)