Video - Walker Hayes Weekend Countdown History

 

I made a video of the weekend countdown history for Walker Hayes. Enjoy!

Lizzo (1) - Week Of July 30, 2022

Hey guys, what's up? This was a historic countdown, which I will get into later. This was a pretty good week. 2 great debuts, 2 horrible songs left, and a new #1. Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown.

Love Me More - Sam Smith (#24)

Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI (#17)

Last week's #1 song: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy (3 weeks at #1)

30: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (Debut)

29: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (+1)

28: Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (+1)

27: Vegas - Doja Cat (Debut)

26: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(+2)

25: Massive - Drake (+2)

24: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (+2)

23: First Class - Jack Harlow (-5)

22: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (=)

21: sheluvme - Tai Verdes (+4)

20: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵(-4)

19: Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (+2)

18: So Good - Halsey (+2)

17: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (-6)

16: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+7)

15: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (-2)

14: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (=)

13: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+6)

12: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (=)

11: As It Was - Harry Styles (+4) (8 weeks at #1)

10: Out Of Time - The Weeknd (=)

9: 2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (=)

8: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (=)

7: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat (=)

6: Bones - Imagine Dragons (=)

5: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (=)

4: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (=)

3: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (-1)

2: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy (-1) (3 weeks at #1)

1: About Damn Time - Lizzo (+2) (1 week at #1)

Countdown Extra: American Psycho - Marshmello, Mae Muller, Trippie Redd 

Biggest Jump Of The Week: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+7). This song is amazing and needs to be higher.

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (-6). This song has had a bizarre countdown run. It left and re-entered. Then had the biggest jump of the week, then 2 weeks later has the biggest drop of the week. 

Debuts:

After being in the abyss for a few weeks, Vegas by Doja Cat finally debuted. This song is amazing. It's on the soundtrack of the Elvis movie, and it samples Hound Dog by Elvis. The production is amazing and Doja's flow is amazing.

Panic At The Disco is back after the failure of Viva Las Vengeance with Middle Of A Breakup. This song is way better than VLV. It's just super fun and there's not a key change every 5 seconds, and Brendon sounds great as always.

Last Year's #1: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (9/9 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Say So - Masked Wolf

Least favorite song last year: NDA - Billie Eilish

Most missed countdown song: Panini - Lil Nas X (2019)

Most missed hitbound dropout: Beg For You - Charli XCX/Rina Sawayama (2022)

Throwback pick: Bang - Anitta (2015)

Hitbound:

TV - Billie Eilish (Debut)

SUMMER RENAISSANCE - Beyoncé (Debut)

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy (Debut)

American Psycho - Marshmello, Mae Muller, Trippie Redd (Debut)

Drowsy - OHNO (Debut)

Someone to Blame - Dixie 

I WON'T - AJR (Debut)

Snap - Rosa Linn (Debut)

Are You Entertained - Russ, Ed Sheeran

Life Sux - Leah Kate (Debut)

die first - Nessa Barrett (re-entry)

Valley of Lies - TOMORROW X TOGETHER, iann dior

Victoria's Secret - Jax 

Booty - Saucy Santana, Latto 

Becky's So Hot - FLETCHER

Grand - Kane Brown 

Wow, 8 new entrants and 1 re-entry. Let's get into it.

Billie Eilish replaced herself with TV. TV and The 30th sound exactly the same. The production is boring and nonexistent, and Billie sounds horrible.

Beyonce's new album released Friday, and we have Summer Renaissance. This song is such a bop. It samples I Feel Love by Donna Summer, which Sam Smith made a cover of. The production and Beyonce just sound amazing.

Next is Bad Habit by Steve Lacy., not to be confused with Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran. This song's pretty good. The production is kinda strange but it's still good.

This next song was last week's song of the week, but it wasn't even released yet. Marshmello, Mae Muller, and Trippie Redd are here with American Psycho. The produciton is a little bit basic but Mae Muller and Trippie Redd both sound good.

Next is Drowsy by OHNO. It's kinda strange but good. OHNO sounds like a better Kid Laroi. 

AJR is back with I Won't. This is yet another amazing AJR song. Every AJR song is a bop, and this is no exception. 

Next is Snap by Rosa Linn. Apparently she was in Eurovision but lost, but this song got big and made it over here. This song is good but a bit basic, but Rosa Linn sounds pretty good.

Leah Kate is back with Life Sux. This is like 10 Things I Hate About You but 100 times better. This is such a punk rock anthem. The production is just super fun.

die first by Nessa Barrett re-entered hitbound. The production is a bit basic but it's still good.

Exits:

The 30th - Billie Eilish

Stay With Me - Calvin Harris, Halsey, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake

Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy

Disaster - Conan Gray

the idea - blackbear

Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco

Baby Boo - Muni Long, Saweetie 

BLENDER - 5 Seconds of Summer 

Breakfast - Dove Cameron 

The 30th was terrible and deserves to be gone. Stay With Me was amazing and deserved better. Disaster, Baby Boo, BLENDER, the idea, and Breakfast were just okay. Betty (Get Money) finds itself in the abyss.

Abyss:

Daylight - Harry Styles 

Music For a Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles 

Unstoppable - Sia 

Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta

Life's Too Short - aespa 

Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy 

Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith 

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems 

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen

SUBSTANCE - Demi Lovato 

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat 

I Ain’t Worried - OneRepublic

Make-up blurb in the middle of a breakup:

We had 2 exits, Love Me More and Thousand Miles. Love Me More was horrible, so I'm glad it's gone. Thousand Miles was good then it got super boring so I don't mind that it's gone.

👵 fell 4 spots but ⛪ gained 2 spots.

How is Numb Little Bug still here, and how did it jump a spot?

Um, how did Ass It Was jump up 4 spots despite being last in airplay?

Boyfriend has been here for 22 weeks, how is it still #12?

Left and Right got a big 6 spot jump.

Maybe You're The Problem was an amazing song, but now it's overplayed and really annoying. Same with Bones.

Now to talk about our new historic #1 song. Do you know how long it's been since a black woman has been #1 on the countdown? 10 years! It was We Are Young with fun and Janelle Monáe back in 2012. And you know the last time a solo black female has been #1. 14 years! It was Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis in 2008. Lizzo's About Damn Time is the first time in 14 years a solo black female has been #1 on the countdown. I could go on a big long rant about how Hits 1 needs to do better. But I'm not. I'm just gonna celebrate that we finally have a black woman at #1. And for Hits 1, do better, and don't make it another 14 years for another black woman to hit #1. As for the song itself, I used to like this song. Then it got overplayed and really annoying, so it's just okay, but I'm still glad it's #1.

Bye for now, see you all next week!

If The Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week Of July 30, 2022

 This is what I think the countdown would look like if it was still 45 songs long, based on airplay (https://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/playlist/station/S001-FM) and my personal opinion.

Exits:

Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith (#44)

this is what falling in love feels like - JVKE (#43)

All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love) - Lauv (#39)

45: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (-3) 

44: Substance - Demi Lovato (Debut)

43: Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠 (+2)

42: Fingers Crossed - Lauren Spencer-Smith (-4)

41: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat (-4)

40: Enemy - Imagine Dragons, JID (=)

39: Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta (+2)

38: Life's Too Short - aespa (-2)

37: Love Me More - Sam Smith (-13) 

36: Big Energy - Latto (=)

35: 10 things i hate about you - Leah Kate (=)

34: Light Switch - Charlie Puth (-1)

33: THAT'S WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X  (-1)

32: she's all i wanna be - Tate McRae (-1)

31: Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI (-14)

30: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (Debut)

29: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (+1)

28: Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (+1)

27: Vegas - Doja Cat (Debut)

26: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(+2)

25: Massive - Drake (+2)

24: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (+2)

23: First Class - Jack Harlow (-5)

22: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (=)

21: sheluvme - Tai Verdes (+4)

20: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵(-4)

19: Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (+2)

18: So Good - Halsey (+2)

17: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (-6)

16: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+7)

15: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (-2)

14: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (=)

13: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+6)

12: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (=)

11: As It Was - Harry Styles (+4) (8 weeks at #1)

10: Out Of Time - The Weeknd (=)

9: 2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (=)

8: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (=)

7: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat (=)

6: Bones - Imagine Dragons (=)

5: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (=)

4: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (=)

3: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (-1)

2: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy (-1) (3 weeks at #1)

1: About Damn Time - Lizzo (+2) (1 week at #1)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+7)

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI (-14)

Nicky Youre (3) - Week Of July 23, 2022

Hey everyone, what's up? One announcement. I did a 2021 Ultimate Rank. Basically, I ranked all 290 songs from hitbound and the countdown from 2021 on how well they did on Hits 1. Check it out on my header or click here. This was a fairly good week. 2 annoying songs left the countdown, there was one amazing debut and one questionable debut, and Nicky Youre managed to ward off Harry Styles for now. Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

Sweetest Pie - Megan The Stallion, Dua Lipa (#25)

10 things i hate about you - Leah Kate (#18)

Last week's #1 song: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy (2 weeks at #1)

30: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (Debut)

29: Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (-1)

28: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(+2)

27: Massive - Drake (+2)

26: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (=)

25: sheluvme - Tai Verdes (-2)

24: Love Me More - Sam Smith (-5)

23: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+4)

22: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (+2)

21: Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (-13)

20: So Good - Halsey (+2)

19: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+1)

18: First Class - Jack Harlow (+3)

17: Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI (=)

16: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵(Debut)

15: As It Was - Harry Styles (-4) (8 weeks at #1)

14: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (+2)

13: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (=)

12: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (-2)

11: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (+4)

10: Out Of Time - The Weeknd (+2)

9: 2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (-5)

8: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (-1)

7: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat (+7)

6: Bones - Imagine Dragons (+3)

5: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (+1)

4: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (=)

3: About Damn Time - Lizzo (-1)

2: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (+1)

1: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy (=) (3 weeks at #1)

Countdown extra: the idea - blackbear

Biggest Jump Of The Week: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat (+7). This song is good albeit starting to get annoying.

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (-13). This song is good but super forgettable. 

Debuts:

Ellie Goulding is back on Hits 1 after 3 years with Easy Lover. This song is incredible. The production and Ellie Goulding sound fantastic, and Big Sean's verse fits in perfectly.

Now we have the most questionable debut, Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. So this song came out in 1985 and got popular due to Stranger Things. C'mon Hits 1, I know other stations are playing this, but you could have been the bigger man and not let this debut. This song is really bad. The production is strange and slow, and Kate Bush does not sound good. And this song is nearly 5 minutes long, it just goes on forever! I thought this was supposed to be today's pop hits, not pop hits from 37 years ago! There are thousands of 80s songs that are better than this. Why did this have to become so popular?

Grades:

0/5 = Awful:

i feel everything - Amelia Moore

1/5 = Bad:

Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪

Love Me More - Sam Smith

So Good - Halsey

First Class - Jack Harlow

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵

2/5 = Mediocre:

Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold

Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI

As It Was - Harry Styles

Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer

When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes

3/5 = Decent:

Boyfriend - Dove Cameron

Out Of Time - The Weeknd

2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby

Bones - Imagine Dragons

About Damn Time - Lizzo

4/5 = Good:

Massive - Drake

sheluvme - Tai Verdes

Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin

Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug

Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez

I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat

Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max

Late Night Talking - Harry Styles

5/5 = Amazing:

Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean

BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé

Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook

Numb - Marshmello, Khalid

SUPERMODEL - Måneskin

SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy

Total Score: 92/150 = 61%

This Week's Top 5 One Year Ago:

5    You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae

4    Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

3    Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

2    Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers

1    good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

favorite song last year: Demeanor - Pop Smoke, Dua Lipa

least favorite song last year: NDA - Billie Eilish

favorite song 2 years ago: Come & Go - Juice WRLD, Marshmello

least favorite song 2 years ago: The Bones - Maren Morris

favorite song 3 years ago: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers, 5 Seconds of Summer

least favorite song 3 years ago: Without Me - Halsey

most missed countdown song: Face Down - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (2006)

least missed countdown song: Work - Rihanna, Drake (2016) 

throwback pick: Shooting Star - David Rush, Kevin Rudolf, Pitbull, LMFAO (2009)

Hitbound:

Booty - Saucy Santana, Latto 

The 30th - Billie Eilish (Debut)

Stay With Me - Calvin Harris, Halsey, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake

Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy (re-entry)

Are You Entertained - Russ, Ed Sheeran (Debut)

Disaster - Conan Gray

Grand - Kane Brown (Debut)

the idea - blackbear

Someone to Blame - Dixie 

Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (Debut)

Becky's So Hot - FLETCHER (Debut)

Baby Boo - Muni Long, Saweetie 

BLENDER - 5 Seconds of Summer 

Breakfast - Dove Cameron 

Victoria's Secret - Jax 

Valley of Lies - TOMORROW X TOGETHER, iann dior (Debut)

Yay, more Billie Eilish, because that's what everybody wanted (not). She is back with The 30th. This is absolutely terrible. The production is non-existent, and Billie is whisper singing and sounds terrible. This is basically Your Power 2.0. Can this not become a hit, please?

Yay, Betty (Get Money) came back!

Russ and Ed Sheeran collabed to make Are You Entertained. This song is not good. The production is super obnoxious, and Russ sounds terrible. Ed is the only saving grace of the song.

I thought Yall Life by Walker Hayes would debut hitbound, but we got another country trap song instead. Kane Brown is back with Grand. This song's okay. The production's okay and Kane Brown sounds less obnoxious than Walker Hayes.

Panic! At The Disco is back after the disaster of Viva Las Vengeance. This is way better than Viva Las Vengeance. There's an actual melody and there's not a key change every 5 seconds. Hopefully this does well.

Remember Fletcher? She's back with Becky's So Hot. This song's okay. The production is cool but it's super forgettable.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER is back after the failure of PS5, and teamed up with iann dior to make Valley of Lies. This song is just okay. The production is good, iann dior sounds good, but it's not that memorable.

Exits:

Jiggle Jiggle (Remix) - Duke & Jones, Jason Derulo, Louis Theroux

Dress - Charlotte Sands 

2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo 

Substance - Demi Lovato

Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems

Jiggle Jiggle, Dress, and 2 Be Loved Are Gone. It sucks Jiggle Jiggle never got another chance, but the other 2 I couldn't care less. Easy Lover debuted, while Substance and Wait For U find themselves in the abyss.

Abyss:

Substance - Demi Lovato

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠

Life's Too Short - aespa 

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat 

Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith 

this is what falling in love feels like - JVKE 

Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta

Unstoppable - Sia

Vegas - Doja Cat 

Daylight - Harry Styles 

I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic

Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles

Want Want - Maggie Rogers 

Running up that blurb:

This week we lost Sweetest Pie and 10 things i hate about you. They were both super annoying so I'm glad they're gone.

Love Me More is the most boring generic song ever. How is this even here?

Can ⛪and 👵 go away please?

Bones, Out Of Time, and Maybe You're The Problem are starting to get really annoying.

How is Numb Little Bug still here? It should have left like a month ago.

Boyfriend has been here way too long.

i feel everything has only jumped 4 spots since its debut. I think it'll quickly leave after it's done being the 1TW. 

Yay, Sunroof is still #1! But Late Night Talking jumped to #2 so it'll probably be #1 next week.

Bye for now, see you all next week!

Nicky Youre (2) - Week Of July 16, 2022

Hey guys, what's going on? For my rankdown, I'm waiting on Dom and HrishK to finish, and as soon as they submit I will release the results. If you wanted to participate too, please comment that you're going to, otherwise I'm releasing the results when those two finish. Another boring week. Only one debut (hint ⛪) . The only saving grace is Sunroof is still #1 (but not for much longer). Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love) - Lauv (#11)

The countdown:

Last week's #1 song: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre/dazy (1 week at #1)

30: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(Debut)

29: Massive - Drake (-1)

28: Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (-7)

27: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+3)

26: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (+1)

25: Sweetest Pie - Megan The Stallion/Dua Lipa (-9)

24: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (-5)

23: sheluvme - Tai Verdes (+3)

22: So Good - Halsey (=)

21: First Class - Jack Harlow (-3)

20: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+5)

19: Love Me More - Sam Smith (+4)

18: 10 things i hate about you - Leah Kate (-5)

17: Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI (-2)

16: Numb - Marshmello/Khalid (+8)

15: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (+14)

14: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone/Doja Cat (+6)

13: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (+4)

12: Out Of Time - The Weeknd (+2)

11: As It Was - Harry Styles (-9) (8 weeks at #1)

10: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (-2)

9: Bones - Imagine Dragons (-2)

8: Potion - Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa/Young Thug (+4)

7: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (+3)

6: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (=)

5: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (-1)

4: 2step - Ed Sheeran/Lil Baby (+1)

3: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (+6)

2: About Damn Time - Lizzo (=)

1: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre/dazy (=) (2 weeks at #1)

Countdown extra: Victoria's Secret - Jax 

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (+14). Wow, I was not expecting that. This song is starting to grow on me. Hopefully it can last longer than a few weeks.

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between As It Was - Harry Styles and Sweetest Pie - Megan The Stallion/Dua Lipa (-9). These songs are really old and annoying and need to leave soon. 

Debuts: 

Only one debut this week, and it's everyone's favorite church hymn Glimpse of Us by Joji! Does this song really need to be here? This is the most boring song I've ever heard in my life. It makes The Joker And The Queen seem like a dance song. The song itself isn't terrible, it's just way too slow for pop radio. Hopefully this song doesn't last too much longer.

 

This week's top 5 one year ago:

5    Montero - Lil Nas X

4    You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae

3    Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

2    Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers

1    good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

favorite song last year: Say So - Masked Wolf

least favorite song last year: Arcade - Duncan Laurence

favorite song 2 years ago: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

least favorite song 2 years ago: Heather - Conan Gray

favorite song 3 years ago: bad guy - Billie Eilish

least favorite song 3 years ago: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi 

most missed countdown song: Funhouse - P!nk (2009)

least missed countdown song: Way 2 Sexy - Drake (2021)

throwback pick: Canned Heat - Jamiroquai (1999)

Hitbound:

Baby Boo - Muni Long Saweetie

Jiggle Jiggle (Remix) - Duke & Jones, Jason Derulo, Louis Theroux (re-entry)

Dress - Charlotte Sands 

2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo (Debut)

Victoria's Secret - Jax 

i feel everything - Amelia Moore (1TW)

the idea - blackbear 

Substance - Demi Lovato (Debut)

Booty - Saucy Santana, Latto 

Stay With Me - Calvin Harris, Halsey, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake (Debut)

BLENDER - 5 Seconds Of Summer (Debut)

Someone to Blame - Dixie 

Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (Debut)

Breakfast - Dove Cameron 

Disaster - Conan Gray 

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems (Debut)

Yessssss, I thought Jiggle Jiggle was gone forever, but Jason Derulo made a remix and now it's back! Yeah, this song is stupidly amazing, and Jason's verse is really good. I'm so happy this song is back.

Lizzo just released her new album and Hits 1 picked up on 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready). This song is really good. I like the 80s style production, and the key change at the end is pulled off well.

Demi Lovato made another pop punk song called Substance. Skin Of My Teeth was good, but Substance is even better. This sounds like a mid 2000s pop punk song, and I love it. Hopefully this fares better than Skin Of My Teeth which only lasted a laughably short one week on the countdown.

Now for the best hitbound debut of the week. Calvin Harris teams up with Halsey, Pharrell, and Justin Timberlake for Stay With Me. The 70s funk production is amazing, and everyone sounds good. This is way better than the Sam Smith song with the same name. Hopefully this song does well.

5 Seconds Of Summer released a new song called BLENDER. And holy cow, this is amazing. This is the best 5SOS song in a while. The 80s production is amazing and Luke & Calum sound good. This is way better than Me Myself & I and COMPLETE MESS and I hope it does well.

Ellie Goulding returns with Easy Lover along with Big Sean. She was last seen on Hits 1 back in 2019 with Hate Me With Juice WRLD (rip). As always, Ellie does not disappoint. Her voice is amazing and the song is extremely catchy, and Big Sean complements her voice very well.

Well, the streak of good debuts had to end. We have WAIT FOR U by Future, Drake, and Tems. I thought Drake had finally turned around after releasing Massive which is amazing. Then he goes and releases another horrible rap song. These horrible mumble rap trap songs don't need to be anywhere near pop radio. How is this a pop song!? The production is not good at all, and Future and Drake sound awful. Way 2 Sexy is still worse, at least Wait For U is somewhat listenable. This song better not debut or it's ending up on the bottom on my worst list this year.

Exits:

Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪

W.I.T.C.H. (Woman In Total Control Of Herself) - Devon Cole

Got Me Good - DNCE

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠

Life's Too Short - aespa 

Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy

Glimpse of Us entered the countdown. W.I.T.C.H.  and Betty (Get Money) were amazing and deserved better. Got Me Good wasn't that good. Wasted On You and Life's Too Short find themselves in the abyss. 

Abyss:

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠

Life's Too Short - aespa 

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat 

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵

Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith 

this is what falling in love feels like - JVKE 

Want Want - Maggie Rogers 

Daylight - Harry Styles 

Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta

Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles

I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic

Viva Las Vengeance - Panic! At the Disco

Unstoppable - Sia

Wow, the list of abyss songs keeps growing and growing. If the countdown was still 45 songs, this wouldn't be an issue. I'm not sure if Unstoppable counts as an abyss song, but Hits 1 plays it sometimes, so I'm counting it. It was released back in 2016, the same album which included Cheap Thrills and The Greatest. I remember hearing this song a lot in 2016. I could've sworn this song made the countdown in 2016, but I checked and this song never made it to the countdown.

Can Hits 1 stop screwing over Don't You Worry? It's getting played on other pop stations, so why can't it debut? Oh yeah, I forgot that Hits 1 really stans slow, boring songs (⛪) and screws over good songs like iPad, I Love U, and now Don't You Worry.

Can Get Into It please be on the countdown? It's ridiculous it's getting played a lot yet it's still in the abyss.

TikTok top 5

5    SUNROOF - Nicky Youre/dazy

4    Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵

3    Booty - Saucy Santana, Latto 

2    I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone/Doja Cat

1    Vegas - Doja Cat

And that's where I find a glimpse of blurb:

We lost All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love). It was really bad so I'm glad it's gone. 

Really Hits 1, why did ⛪ debut? There's a ton of better songs that deserved to debut instead: Don't You Worry, Music For A Sushi Restaurant, and I Ain't Worried.

Sweetest Pie and Numb Little Bug have been here way too long. They dropped hard this week so hopefully they'll leave next week.

There's been a lot of movement on the countdown. Left And Right and SUPERMODEL made nice little jumps. Unfortunately, Amelia Whore keeps jumping.

Why is Love Me More still here? It's one of the most generic boring songs I've heard.

Sunroof managed to ward off Harry Styles and remain the #1 song. Late Night Talking jumped up to #3, so expect it to be #1 next week.

Bye for now, see you all next week!

If The Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week Of July 16, 2022

  This is what I think the countdown would look like if it was still 45 songs long, based on airplay (https://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/playlist/station/S001-FM) and my personal opinion.

Exits:

Bam Bam - Camila Cabello/Ed Sheeran (#45)

I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic (#43)

Viva Las Vengeance - Panic! At The Disco (#42)

45: Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠 (Debut) 

44: Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith (re-entry)

43: this is what falling in love feels like - JVKE (re-entry)

42: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (-2)

41: Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta (=)

40: Enemy - Imagine Dragons, JID (-2)

39: All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love) - Lauv (-28)

38: Fingers Crossed - Lauren Spencer-Smith (-2)

37: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat (=) 

36: Big Energy - Latto (-1)

35: Life's Too Short - AESPA (-1)

34: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (-1)

33: Light Switch - Charlie Puth (+6)

32: THAT'S WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X  (=)

31: she's all i wanna be - Tate McRae (=)

30: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(+14)

29: Massive - Drake (-1)

28: Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (-7)

27: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+3)

26: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (+1)

25: Sweetest Pie - Megan The Stallion/Dua Lipa (-9)

24: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (-5)

23: sheluvme - Tai Verdes (+3)

22: So Good - Halsey (=)

21: First Class - Jack Harlow (-3)

20: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+5)

19: Love Me More - Sam Smith (+4)

18: 10 things i hate about you - Leah Kate (-5)

17: Thousand Miles - The Kid LAROI (-2)

16: Numb - Marshmello/Khalid (+8)

15: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (+14)

14: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone/Doja Cat (+6)

13: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (+4)

12: Out Of Time - The Weeknd (+2)

11: As It Was - Harry Styles (-9) (8 weeks at #1)

10: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (-2)

9: Bones - Imagine Dragons (-2)

8: Potion - Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa/Young Thug (+4)

7: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (+3)

6: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (=)

5: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (-1)

4: 2step - Ed Sheeran/Lil Baby (+1)

3: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (+6)

2: About Damn Time - Lizzo (=)

1: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre/dazy (=) (2 weeks at #1)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪ and Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (+14)

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love) - Lauv (-28)

Video - 2020 Hits 1 Songs You (Probably) Forgot About

 

I made a video of 2020 Hits 1 songs that you probably forgot about. Most are small hits but there are also some forgotten big hits too. All of these songs were on the countdown some time in 2020.