Friday, December 5, 2025

Ethan's Top 15 - Sophia James (1) - Dec 5, 2025

 


https://www.crownnote.com/charts/zestpond/ethans-top-15-dec-5-2025


Hey guys! After being released 2 months ago, So Unfair has finally grown on me a ton and reaches #1 this week. Also, we have a massive 8 exit week.


This week, we're saying goodbye to:

  • Louis Tomlinson - Palaces (#15)
  • 5 Seconds of Summer - Telephone Busy (#14)
  • Katy Perry - bandaids (#13)
  • Azteck/Pitbull/Gabry Ponte - Pretty Woman (All Around The World) (#12)
  • Lava La Rue/Foster the People - JET LAGGED (#11)
  • Olly Murs - Guilty (#10)
  • Crash Adams - Wrong Turn Right (#8)
  • Reneé Rapp - Lucky (#7)


Last week's #1 song: 3OH!3 - HIT ME HARDER (2 weeks at #1)

15. Ed Sheeran - Skeletons (Debut)

14. STEEL/GRATIFY - That Don't Impress Me Much (-8)

13. Freak Nasty/Pitbull - Fun Dip (Debut)


Christmas pick: Lindsey Stirling/Sabrina Carpenter - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (2018)


12. MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love (Debut)

11. Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade (-2) (2 weeks at #1)

10. grandson - BRAINROT (Debut)


Former #1 song pick: Tyla - Been Thinking (spent 1 week at #1 in 2023)


9. Tyla - CHANEL (Debut)

8. Laufey - Mr. Eclectic (Reentry)

7. Haiden Henderson - lips (Reentry)


 Oldies pick: Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind of Music (1969)


6. Tame Impala - Dracula (Debut)

5. Charlie Puth - Changes (-2) (2 weeks at #1)

4. Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue (+1)


Throwback pick: Ashlee Simpson - L.O.V.E. (2006)


3. 3OH!3 - SLUSHIE (+1) (2 weeks at #1)

2. 3OH!3 - HIT ME HARDER (-1) (2 weeks at #1)

1. Sophia James - So Unfair (+1) (1 week at #1)



Bubbling Under:

  • Don Diablo/Fitz and the Tantrums - Radio Baby

Last year's top 5: 

  1. Tom Morello/grandson/Roman Morello - One Last Dance (+1) (1/1 week at #1)
  2. Jonah Marais/Ryan Lewis - Slow Motion (+1)
  3. Kylie Minogue - Lights Camera Action (-2) (1/1 week at #1)
  4. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. (+2) (3/3 weeks at #1)
  5. G-Eazy - Nada (+4)

Last year's debuts: 

  • Crash Adams - Optimist (#7)


Lastly, here is my Spotify wrapped, for those who care.





Thursday, December 4, 2025

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...

...

...

...



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


Saturday, November 29, 2025

Hits 1 Survey: Nov 29 - Dec 13, 2025

   

Hits 1 finally released the survey on time for once. Also, I was asked a bunch of AI generated music questions on the survey. Could we see AI generated music on Hits 1 soon?


Survey:

RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol

5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK

Sabrina Carpenter - Tears

Taylor Swift - Opalite

Sophia James - So Unfair

AJR - The Big Goodbye

Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry

Leon Thomas - MUTT

Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline

Ed Sheeran - Camera

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden

Charlie Puth - Changes

MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love

Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue

Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT

Laufey - Lover Girl

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot?

Chappell Roan - The Subway

Madison Beer - bittersweet

Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade

sombr - 12 to 12

Doja Cat - Jealous Type

Justin Bieber - YUKON

Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done

Alessi Rose - First Original Thought

JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED

Zara Larsson - Crush

Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop

sombr - back to friends

David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone

KATSEYE - Gabriela

Kevin Jonas - Changing [NEW]

Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [NEW]

SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [NEW]


Off The Survey:

sombr - undressed [off the countdown]

Russell Dickerson - Happen To Me [off the abyss]

Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [off the countdown]


Taylor Swift (1) - Week of Nov 29, 2025

 


Hey guys! Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Hopefully you guys had a good Thanksgiving. We have a new #1 this week, so let's get right into the countdown!


Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown: 

  • Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [#23; 2nd time] {3w} PK: 23
  • sombr - undressed [#15] {28w} [8 weeks at #1]


Last week's #1 song: KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [4 weeks at #1]

30. SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [+1] {2w} PK: 29

28. Kevin Jonas - Changing [Debut] {1w} PK: 28

27. Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [-2] {3w} PK: 25

26. Justin Bieber - YUKON [+3] {6w} PK: 26

25. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [-3] {9w} PK: 18

24. Leon Thomas - MUTT [+2] {10w} PK: 24

23. Madison Beer - bittersweet [-3] {7w} PK: 20

22. Charlie Puth - Changes [+6] {3w} PK: 22

21. Doja Cat - Jealous Type [-5] {14w} PK: 16

20. AJR - The Big Goodbye [-1] {10w} PK: 17

19. Sophia James - So Unfair [+5] {5w} PK: 19

18. Ed Sheeran - Camera [-9] {11w} PK: 5

17. Laufey - Lover Girl [+10] {6w} PK: 17

16. sombr - 12 to 12 [+5] {4w} PK: 16

15. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [+3] {9w} PK: 15

14. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [-1] {7w} PK: 13

13. Chappell Roan - The Subway [+1] {17w} PK: 6

12. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [-5] {17w} PK: 7

11. KATSEYE - Gabriela [-1] {17w} PK: 10

10. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [+7] {7w} PK: 10

9. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [+3] {12w} PK: 6

8. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+3] {9w} PK: 8

7. Taylor Swift - Opalite [-1] {7w} PK: 6

6. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [-2] {13w} [3 weeks at #1]

5. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [=] {11w} PK: 5

4. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [+4] {5w} PK: 4

3. sombr - back to friends [=] {19w} PK: 3

2. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [-1] {19w} [4 weeks at #1]

1. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+1] {8w} [1 week at #1]


Debuts:

SIENNA SPIRO has been announced as our new Hits 1 to Watch, and she debuts with Die On This Hill. I'm not really too thrilled that Hits 1 chose this at the next 1 to watch. Her other hitbound dropouts are so much better than this song. This is just a super generic piano ballad. But SIENNA's voice is amazing here, which is the only saving grace from this song being terrible.

Oh goodie, we get a Sunday Best this week. Kevin Jonas makes his solo countdown debut with Changing. I'm not really too thrilled Hits 1 let this song debut either. The production here is just super generic and underwhelming, but at least Kevin sounds good here.


Countdown Extra: Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Laufey - Lover Girl [+10]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Ed Sheeran - Camera [-9]

Last year's #1 song: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (1/4 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Meg Donnelly - in my bag

Least favorite song last year: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

Most missed song: Leah Kate - Twinkle Twinkle (2022)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Olly Murs - Guilty



5 Oldest Songs

  1. Tie between sombr - back to friends and KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden {19w}
  2. Tie between Chappell Roan - The Subway, Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry, and KATSEYE - Gabriela {17w}
  3. Doja Cat - Jealous Type {14w}
  4. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears {13w}
  5. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance {12w}



Hitbound

Lewis Capaldi - The Day That I Die [3]

Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [2]

Charli XCX - Chains of Love [3]

Katy Perry - bandaids [4]

Kevin Jonas - Changing [SB]

Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [6]

Tyla - CHANEL [Debut]

Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL [2]

The Kid LAROI - A PERFECT WORLD [2]

MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love [3]

Alessi Rose - Get Around [4]

Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue [9]

5 Seconds Of Summer - Everyone's A Star! [3]

In Color - Headlights [6]

Jessie Murph - I Stay I Leave I Love I Lose [3]

Tame Impala - Dracula [4]


Also Available On Survey

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [5]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [17]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [17]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [17]


It's a miracle, we only have one debut this week. Tyla returns with CHANEL. This is a fun little song. The afrobeats production is really catchy and Tyla sounds great. Hopefully this ends up being a hit.


Dropouts:

none!

This was the last week for the tracking period for 2025 hitbound dropouts. Hitbound dropouts starting next week will count towards 2026 dropouts. Our grand total for 2025 was:

2025 total dropouts: 172

This number is subject to change if any hitbound dropouts end up debuting the countdown.


Abyss

Jonas Brothers - Backwards [1]

JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED [2]

Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [3]

Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [5]

Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade [6]

Zara Larsson - Crush [11]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop [17]

Saja Boys/KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol [17]

KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done [17]


Twinkle Twinkle Little Blurb:

We lost No Broke Boys for a second time and undressed. What was the point of randomly re-entering No Broke Boys 3 months after it left if it was just gonna only last another week? And good riddance to undressed. This debuted the countdown all the way back in May, and debuted hitbound all the way back in March. So this song has been on Hits 1 for the past 9 months. We really needed a break from this song.

So Unfair has grown on me a ton and becomes my purple song. 

Woah, Lover Girl got a massive 10 spot jump. This is doing a lot better on the countdown than I thought it would.

RIP to Camera which has dropped massively the past 2 weeks, but this song is super generic and really should leave soon.

Wow, nice to see WHERE IS MY HUSBAND in the top 5. I highly doubt it will go #1, but nice to see it so high.

Finally, it's about damn time The Fate of Ophelia went #1. It was going #1 on literally every other station besides Hits 1. This has lost a lot of airplay the past few weeks for some reason. It's currently only sitting at #10 in airplay. But I'm sure it will get a lot more spins now that is has gone #1. 

That's all for now, see you all next week!


Last week's poll of the week results:

Best Top 5 Song This Week in 2010?

  1. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream: 57.14 % (4 votes)
  2. Taio Cruz - Dynamite: 14.29 % (1 vote)
  3. Usher/Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love: 14.29 % (1 vote)
  4. P!nk - Raise Your Glass: 14.29 % (1 vote)


Poll of the week:


If the Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week of Nov 29, 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:

  • Benson Boone - Mr Electric Blue [#45] {2w} PK: 43
  • Ed Sheeran - A Little More [#41] {15w} PK: 6
  • Alex Warren - Ordinary [#40] {35w} [1 week at #1]
  • Justin Bieber - DAISIES [#35] {16w} PK: 12
  • Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [#34] {29w} PK: 3
  • Disco Lines/Tinashe - No Broke Boys [#23] {11w} PK: 23


Last week's #1 song: KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [4 weeks at #1]

45. Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? [-1] {2w} PK: 44

44. Jonas Brothers - Backwards [Debut] {1w} PK: 44

43. ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [-5] {36w} [2 weeks at #1]

42. Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade [Reentry] {7w} PK: 33

41. Tate McRae - Revolving door [+2] {30w} PK: 7

40. Jackson Wang - Made Me A Man [Debut] {1w} PK: 40

39. Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [-8] {29w} PK: 4

38. Zara Larsson - Crush [Reentry] {6w} PK: 28

37. sombr - undressed [-22] {29w} [8 weeks at #1]

36. JISOO/ZAYN - EYES CLOSED [+3] {6w} PK: 22

35. Ariana Grande - twilight zone [+7] {34w} PK: 6

34. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [-1] {43w} PK: 13

33. Kehlani - Folded [+3] {16w} PK: 23

32. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild [=] {25w} [2 weeks at #1]

31. MAX/Andy Grammer - The Thing I Love [+6] {2w} PK: 31

30. SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [+1] {2w} PK: 29

28. Kevin Jonas - Changing [Debut] {1w} PK: 28

27. Jessie Murph - I'm Not There For You [-2] {3w} PK: 25

26. Justin Bieber - YUKON [+3] {6w} PK: 26

25. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT [-3] {9w} PK: 18

24. Leon Thomas - MUTT [+2] {10w} PK: 24

23. Madison Beer - bittersweet [-3] {7w} PK: 20

22. Charlie Puth - Changes [+6] {3w} PK: 22

21. Doja Cat - Jealous Type [-5] {14w} PK: 16

20. AJR - The Big Goodbye [-1] {10w} PK: 17

19. Sophia James - So Unfair [+5] {5w} PK: 19

18. Ed Sheeran - Camera [-9] {11w} PK: 5

17. Laufey - Lover Girl [+10] {6w} PK: 17

16. sombr - 12 to 12 [+5] {4w} PK: 16

15. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought [+3] {9w} PK: 15

14. David Guetta/Teddy Swims/Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone [-1] {7w} PK: 13

13. Chappell Roan - The Subway [+1] {17w} PK: 6

12. Conan Gray - Vodka Cranberry [-5] {17w} PK: 7

11. KATSEYE - Gabriela [-1] {17w} PK: 10

10. Alex Warren/Jelly Roll - Bloodline [+7] {7w} PK: 10

9. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance [+3] {12w} PK: 6

8. 5 Seconds of Summer - NOT OK [+3] {9w} PK: 8

7. Taylor Swift - Opalite [-1] {7w} PK: 6

6. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [-2] {13w} [3 weeks at #1]

5. Olivia Dean - Man I Need [=] {11w} PK: 5

4. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [+4] {5w} PK: 4

3. sombr - back to friends [=] {19w} PK: 3

2. KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [-1] {19w} [4 weeks at #1]

1. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [+1] {8w} [1 week at #1]


Biggest Jump Of The Week: Laufey - Lover Girl [+10]

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: sombr - undressed [-22]


5 Oldest Songs

  1. The Weeknd - Cry For Me {43w}
  2. ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out {36w}
  3. Ariana Grande - twilight zone {34w}
  4. Tate McRae - Revolving door {30w}
  5. Tie between sombr - undressed and Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not {29w}

My latest post

Ethan's Top 15 - Tame Impala (1) - Dec 12, 2025

  https://www.crownnote.com/charts/zestpond/ethans-top-15-dec-12-2025 Hey guys! Dracula has grown on me a ton this past week and jumps to #1...