If The Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week Of Aug 6, 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:

Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (#45) 

Substance - Demi Lovato (#44)

Life's Too Short - aespa (#38)

Love Me More - Sam Smith (#37) 

sheluvme - Tai Verdes (#21)

Out Of Time - The Weeknd (#10)

45: 10 things i hate about you - Leah Kate (-10)

44: Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (-16)

43: Becky's So Hot - Fletcher (Debut)

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

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

40: Sweetest Pie - Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa (re-entry)

39: First Class - Jack Harlow (-16)

38: Bad Habit - Steve Lacy (Debut)

37: Light Switch - Charlie Puth (-3)

36: die first - Nessa Barrett (Debut)

35: Enemy - Imagine Dragons, JID (+5)

34: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat (+7)

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

32: Big Energy - Latto (+4)

31: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (-19)

30: I Won't - AJR (Debut)

29: Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy (Debut)

28: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (+2)

27: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (-3)

26: Massive - Drake (-1)

25: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(+1)

24: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (+4)

23: I Ain’t Worried - OneRepublic (Debut)

22: Vegas - Doja Cat (+5)

21: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (+1)

20: 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) -  Lizzo (Debut)

19: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (-2)

18: Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Shakira (+21)

17: So Good - Halsey (+1)

16: 2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (-7)

15: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+1)

14: As It Was - Harry Styles (-3) (8 weeks at #1)

13: Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (+6)

12: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (+3)

11: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (+3)

10: Bones - Imagine Dragons (-4)

9: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+4)

8: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵(+12)

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

6: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (+2)

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

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

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

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

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

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Shakira (+21)

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (-19)

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Harry Styles (1) - Week Of Aug 6, 2022

Hey all, what's up? This was a pretty good week, except for one obvious issue. We lost 3 very old songs and 2 okay ones, but 5 amazing ones debuted. Unfortunately, we have a new #1.

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

Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold (#28)

First Class - Jack Harlow (#23)

sheluvme - Tai Verdes (#21)

Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (#12)

Out Of Time - The Weeknd (#10)

Last week's #1 song: About Damn Time - Lizzo  (1 week at #1)

30: I Won't - AJR (Debut)

29: Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy (Debut)

28: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (+2)

27: i feel everything - Amelia Moore (-3)

26: Massive - Drake (-1)

25: Glimpse of Us - Joji ⛪(+1)

24: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (+4)

23: I Ain’t Worried - OneRepublic (Debut)

22: Vegas - Doja Cat (+5)

21: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (+1)

20: 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) -  Lizzo (Debut)

19: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (-2)

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

17: So Good - Halsey (+1)

16: 2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (-7)

15: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (+1)

14: As It Was - Harry Styles (-3) (8 weeks at #1)

13: Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (+6)

12: Me, Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (+3)

11: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (+3)

10: Bones - Imagine Dragons (-4)

9: Left and Right - Charlie Puth, Jung Kook (+4)

8: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵(+12)

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

6: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (+2)

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

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

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

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

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

Countdown Extra: SNAP - Rosa Linn

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush 👵(+12). Um, can this not jump please?

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: 2step - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (-7). This song is getting old and might leave in a week or two.

Last Year's #1: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (1/5 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

Least favorite song last year: NDA - Billie Eilish

Most missed countdown song: Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas (2010)

Most missed hitbound dropout: The Time (Dirty Bit) - Black Eyed Peas (2011)

Recommendations for Hits 1:

Electric Life - Duncan Laurence 

Beach House - Carly Rae Jepsen 

History - Joel Corry ft. Becky Hill

All She Wanna Do - John Legend ft. Saweetie

MATERIAL GWORRLLLLLLLL! - Madonna & Saucy Santana

Local God - Panic! at the Disco

The Whistle - Steve Aoki, Timmy Trumpet, & DJ Aligator 

boy - The Killers

hover like a GODDESS - WILLOW 

Debuts:

AJR is back on the countdown with I Won't. This isn't as good as Way Less Sad, but it's still super fun.

Next is Yung Gravy with Betty (Get Money). This song obviously Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, and it's super fun.

Next is 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo. This song is just super fun, and has an amazing key change at the end. About Damn Time is starting to get annoying, so hopefully this replaces that soon.

After being in the abyss for months, I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic finally debuts. This is super fun, and I love the whistling in the chorus. This would be in purple if it weren't for the next song.

I thought Hits 1 was gonna do this song dirty, but it finally debuted. It's Don't You Worry by Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, and Shakira. This song is super nostalgic for me. It sounds like it came from 2009, when I was listening to the other BEP songs like I Gotta Feeling and Boom Boom Pow. 

Hitbound:

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy 

Bad Decisions - Benny Blanco, BTS, Snoop Dogg (Debut)

rain rain go away - Havanna Winter (Debut)

Victoria's Secret - Jax

Obsessed - Calvin Harris, Charlie Puth, Shenseea (Debut)

Are You Entertained - Russ, Ed Sheeran 

Life Sux - Leah Kate 

Becky's So Hot - FLETCHER 

Drowsy - OHNO 

Someone to Blame - Dixie

toxic energy - blackbear, The Used (Debut)

Sucks to Know You (FU) - Mergui (Debut)

Staying Alive - DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Baby (Debut)

what would you do? - Tate McRae (re-entry)

SNAP - Rosa Linn

American Psycho - Marshmello, Mae Muller, Trippie Redd  

First is Staying Alive by DJ Khaled, Drake, and Lil Baby. This song obviously samples the song Staying Alive. This song is just okay. This suffers from the same problems as Drake's other song Way 2 Sexy. A basic trap production with uninteresting vocals and a half-hearted sample.

Next is a case of where the hell does Hits 1 finds these songs? We have rain rain go away by Havanna Winter. Is it just me or does it sound exactly like La Di Die by Nessa Barrett? Havanna Winter sounds exactly like her, and the production is almost identical. This suffers from the same problems as La Di Die as in it's kinda boring, but it's still pretty good.

Next is Bad Decisions by Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg. I didn't have high hopes when I saw BTS was in this, but I was pleasantly surprised. BTS and Snoop Dogg both sound good and the production's pretty groovy.

Calvin Harris just released a new album Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2, and we have Obsessed featuring Charlie Puth and Shenseea. The production's pretty good, and Shenseea sounds good, but Charlie Puth has a very weird pitched down effect on his voice.

Next is Sucks to Know You by Mergui. This is just okay. The production's super generic and Mergui doesn't sound that good.

Next is toxic energy by blackbear and The Used. And holy cow, this song is amazing, and would be purple if it weren't for the next song. This is the best song blackbear has made so far. The punk rock production is just amazing. It sounds like a punk rock song that was released in 2004. 

Holy cow, I thought this song was gone forever. It's what would you do by Tate McRae, and it has re-entered hitbound. The production is just super fun and catchy and Tate sounds great.

Exits:

TV - Billie Eilish

SUMMER RENAISSANCE - Beyoncé

die first - Nessa Barrett

Valley of Lies - TOMORROW X TOGETHER, iann dior

Booty - Saucy Santana, Latto 

Grand - Kane Brown 

TV was super bad, and the rest I didn't really care about.

Abyss

Daylight - Harry Styles

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems

Life's Too Short - aespa

Unstoppable - Sia

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠

Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith 

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat 

Don't You Blurb:

We lost 5 songs this week: Numb Little Bug, First Class, sheluvme, Boyfriend, and Out Of Time. sheluvme was super forgettable, I don't even remember what it sounds like. The other 4 were super old and annoying so I'm glad they're gone.

This might be the best countdown in a while. There's only 4 songs I hate, and 3 that are super old.

To no one's surprise, Harry Styles is #1 yet again because Hits 1 stans him so much. I actually do like this song, at least for now, it's way better than As It Was. But let's see how I feel the 15th week it's #1, which will probably happen.

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

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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!