Saturday, August 20, 2022

Nicky Youre (5) - Week Of Aug 20, 2022




What's up? This was a pretty good week. A really old song left, a really really old song left, and Harry is yet again denied #1.

Before we get to this week's fresh 30, here's the songs we're saying goodbye to:

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

2step (Remix) - Ed Sheeran/Lil Baby (#27) (20 weeks)


Last week's number one: Sunroof - Nicky Youre, dazy (4 weeks at #1)

#30: Bad Habit - Steve Lacy (=) (2 weeks)

#29: Super Freaky Girl - Nicki Minaj (DEBUT)

#28: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (=) (4 weeks)

#27: Glimpse Of Us - Joji (-2) (6 weeks)

#26: Are You Entertained - Russ/Ed Sheeran (DEBUT)

#25: Becky's So Hot - Fletcher (+1) (2 weeks)

#24: Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy (+5) (3 weeks)

#23: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (=) (9 weeks)

#22: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (-4) (7 weeks)

#21: I WON'T - AJR (+1) (3 weeks)

#20: DON'T YOU WORRY - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta (+2) (3 weeks)

#19: Me Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (-11) (14 weeks)

#18: So Good - Halsey (-11) (10 weeks)

#17: Bones - Imagine Dragons (-2) (18 weeks)

#16: Victoria's Secret - Jax (+8) (2 weeks)

#15: 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo (-1) (3 weeks)

#14: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (-1) (10 weeks)

#13: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (-4) (6 weeks)

#12: I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic (+5) (3 weeks)

#11: Vegas - Doja Cat (+5) (4 weeks) 

#10: Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles (+9) (2 weeks) 

#9: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (+3) (10 weeks)

#8: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (+3) (20 weeks)

#7: About Damn Time - Lizzo (-4) (18 weeks) (1 week at #1)

#6: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (+4) (14 weeks)

#5: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat (+1) (11 weeks)

#4: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (=) (16 weeks)

#3: Left And Right - Charlie Puth, Jungkook (+7) (7 weeks)

#2: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (=) (11 weeks) (1 week at #1) 

#1: Sunroof - Nicky Youre, dazy (=) (19 weeks) (5 weeks at #1)

Countdown Extra: love me or leave me alone - Amelia Moore

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles (+9) . Um, how? It got barely any airplay.

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Me Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer and So Good - Halsey (-11). Yes, these songs both suck.

Last year's #1: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (3/5 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Love Tonight - Shouse

Least favorite song last year: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

Most missed countdown song: One Of The Boys - Katy Perry (2008)

Least missed countdown song: Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars (2014)

Most missed hitbound dropout: Best Friend - Sofi Tukker (2018)

Least missed hitbound dropout: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby (2021)


Debuts:

Nicki Minaj is back on the countdown since 2019's Dumb Blonde with Avril Lavigne, with Super Freaky Girl. This samples Super Freak by Rick James.  This song is super fun, and Nicki's rapping sounds good.

Russ finally has a song on the countdown, after Handsomer dropped out of hitbound earlier in the year. After hearing this song a few times, I've warmed up to it a little bit. The trap production is kinda annoying, but Russ and Ed Sheeran don't sound too bad.



Hitbound:

Drowsy - OHNO (re-entry)

29 - Demi Lovato (Debut)

Ferrari - James Hype/Miggy Dela Rosa 

MANIAC - Macklemore/Windser (Debut)

Pink Venom - BLACKPINK (Debut)

Someone to Blame - Dixie 

Don't Let The Light Go Out - Panic! At The Disco (Debut)

love me or leave me alone - Amelia Moore 

rain rain go away - Havanna Winter 

Make You Say - Zedd/Maren Morris/BEAUZ (Debut)

All the Things I Hate About You - Huddy

Sucks to Know You (FU) - Mergui 

Come Back Home - Sofia Carson (Debut)

Last Last - Burna Boy (Debut)

SNAP - Rosa Linn 

Obsessed - Calvin Harris/Charlie Puth/Shenseea 

Drowsy re-entered. Okay, I guess?

Next is Demi Lovato's newest song off of her new album Holy Fvck, called 29. This song is not very good. The production's kinda messy, and Demi's screaming like Amelia Moore in the chorus.

Next is Manic. No, not by Conan Grey, by Macklemore. It's been a while since Macklemore's been on Hits 1. I'm pretty sure the last time he was here was 2019's Summer Days. Anyways, this song's good, but Macklemore has made better songs than this.

Blackpink is back after 2020's Ice Cream, with Pink Venom. I know everyone hates this song, but I actually quite like it. The production's interesting and Blackpink doesn't sound that bad.

Panic! At The Disco's new album Viva Las Vengeance was just released, and we have Don't Let The Light Go Out. This one's pretty good. It's a bit on the slower side, but I really like the production. The melody sounds like it came from an 80s song or something.

Zedd and Maren Morris collabed again after the super annoying The Middle from 2018, with Make You Say. This is way better than The Middle. I really like the production, and Maren actually isn't annoying for once!

Next up is the Disney Channel star Sofia Carson with Come Back Home. This is fine, I guess. It's super boring, but Sofia sounds alright.

Hits 1, can we please stop picking up on Afropop, after the disaster that was Love Nwantiti? We have Last Last by Burna Boy. This song is alright. The production is kinda repetitive, but at least Burna Boy is singing, unlike CKay's mumble singing.


Exits:

what would you do? - Tate McRae

Staying Alive - DJ Khaled/Drake/Lil Baby

Her - Megan Thee Stallion

toxic energy - blackbear/The Used

American Psycho - Marshmello/Mae Muller/Trippie Redd  

Life Sux - Leah Kate 

Her is in the abyss. what would you do, Life Sux, and toxic energy deserved better. I didn't really care for American Psycho or Staying Alive.


Abyss:

World's Smallest Violin - AJR 

Grand - Kane Brown 

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems 

Daylight - Harry Styles 

Bad Decisions - Benny Blanco, BTS, Snoop Dogg 

Unstoppable - Sia 

Can't Stop Us Now - Pitbull, Zac Brown

Massive - Drake  

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠

die first - Nessa Barrett 

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat 

Her - Megan Thee Stallion 


He want a freaky blurb:

We lost Running Up That Hill and 2step. RUTH should never had debuted in the first place. 2step had a good run here, but got really annoying.

Um, Music For A Sushi Restaurant barely got one spin a day, how did it jump 9 spots? Oh yeah, Hits 1 stans Harry Styles!

Haha, ⛪fell 2 spots.

Yay, I Ain't Worried and Don't You Worry both jumped!

Left and Right jumped to #3. Hopefully it can hit #1 soon.

No way, Nicky Youre denied Harry The Clown #1 again! We need to keep fighting against the Harry stans!

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

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

I Recreated The Weekend Countdown & Hitbound For Sep 19, 2009

I was browsing YouTube, and I stumbled upon weekend countdown snippets from Sep 19, 2009 when Green Day hosted the countdown as well as hitbound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49F0ByxcM4&t=461s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-EUu_6pniI 

I decided to take these snippets and add the songs to it. I also recorded some lines when they didn't announce some songs. 

 Listen to it here, if it says it's too big to scan for viruses, just hit play anyway: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKCgQtQgSPUs0b4BOfPT4St-iZhsIRoO/view

I also made a video version that just has pictures of the songs. Here it is if you want to see it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u2TEKS0DVEn0Ua3BYl16LyVL8xBHLnPf/view

Here's the link to the list of songs if you want to follow along: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2009/09/kings-of-leon-3-week-of-sep-19-2009.html

Sunday, August 14, 2022

I Recreated The Weekend Countdown For This Week In 2011

I recreated the weekend countdown for the week of August 13, 2011. Listen to it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qkoCeeo9VUvFcl5mOSowbbrLwqrmF_N7/view?usp=sharing

If it says it's too big to scan for viruses, just hit play anyway. 

Here's the link to the countdown if you want to see it: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-13-2011.html

And check out Hippo's review: https://hipposhits1blog.blogspot.com/p/super-random-countdown-episode-from.html

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Nicky Youre (4) - Week Of Aug 13, 2022

Thanks to HrishK for the awesome pic of Nicky Youre vs Harry The Clown

Hey guys, what's up? This was a pretty good week. 2 horrible songs left, lots of movement, and we have a new #1.

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

i feel everything - Amelia Moore (#27) (7 weeks)

As It Was - Harry Styles (#14) (8 weeks at #1) (18 weeks) 

Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug (#13) (9 weeks)

Massive - Drake (#26) (6 weeks)


Last week's #1 song: Late Night Talking -  Harry Styles (1 week at #1)

#30: Bad Habit - Steve Lacy (DEBUT)

#29: Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy (=) (2 weeks)

#28: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco (=) (3 weeks)

#27: 2step (Remix) - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby (-11) (20 weeks)

#26: Becky's So Hot - FLETCHER (DEBUT)

#25: Glimpse Of Us - Joji ⛪ (=) (5 weeks)

#24: Victoria's Secret - Jax (DEBUT)

#23: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez (-4) (8 weeks)

#22: Don't You Worry - Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, David Guetta (-4) (2 weeks)

#21: I Won't - AJR (+9) (2 weeks)

#20: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush 👵(-12) (4 weeks)

#19: Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles (DEBUT)

#18: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé (-3) (6 weeks)

#17: I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic (+6) (2 weeks) 

#16: Vegas - Doja Cat (+6) (3 weeks)

#15: Bones - Imagine Dragons (-5) (17 weeks)

#14: 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo (+6) (2 weeks)

#13: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin (+8) (9 weeks)

#12: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid (-1) (9 weeks)

#11: Left And Right - Charlie Puth, Jungkook (-2) (7 weeks) 

#10: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin (-4) (13 weeks)

#9: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (+15) (4 weeks)

#8: Me Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer (+4) (13 weeks)

#7: So Good - Halsey (+10) (9 weeks)

#6: I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone, Doja Cat (+1) (10 weeks)

#5: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes (=) (19 weeks)

#4: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max (=) (15 weeks)

#3: About Damn Time - Lizzo (-1) (17 weeks) (1 week at #1)

#2: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (-1) (1 week at #1) (10 weeks)

#1: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy (+1) (4th week at #1) (18 weeks)

Countdown Extra: Staying Alive - DJ Khaled/Drake/Lil Baby

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean (+15). Yesss, this song is amazing.

Biggest...DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 👵(-12). Yes, burn baby burn.


Debuts:

First up is Bad Habit by Steve Lacy. This song's kinda weird, but it's a nice little chill song.

FLETCHER makes her way back onto the countdown since 2019's Undrunk, with Becky's So Hot. The production is pretty cool and FLETCHER sounds pretty good.

Jax is back on the countdown after last year's 90's Kids, with Victoria's Secret. Some people don't like this song, but I quite like it. I like the pop punk production, and the song has a really good message. 

After being in the abyss for months, Music For A Sushi Restaurant finally debuts. This song has faded on me a bit after hearing it for so long, but it's still really good. I really like the production here. It sounds like David Bowie or Prince or something. And since this is Harry Styles, it's probably going to reach #1.


Last Year's #1: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (2/5 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett

Least favorite song last year: Arcade - Duncan Laurence

Most missed countdown song: Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez (2011)

Most missed hitbound dropout: Momma Always Told Me - Mike Posner (2021)

Most missed song that never made it to Hits 1: Shots - Imagine Dragons (2015)


Hitbound:

Obsessed - Calvin Harris/Charlie Puth/Shenseea

what would you do? - Tate McRae

Staying Alive - DJ Khaled/Drake/Lil Baby

love me or leave me alone - Amelia Moore (Debut)

Her - Megan Thee Stallion (Debut)

Sucks to Know You (FU) - Mergui 

toxic energy - blackbear/The Used

All the Things I Hate About You - Huddy (Debut)

American Psycho - Marshmello/Mae Muller/Trippie Redd  

SNAP - Rosa Linn 

Life Sux - Leah Kate 

Someone to Blame - Dixie 

Super Freaky Girl - Nicki Minaj (Debut)

Ferrari - James Hype/Miggy Dela Rosa (Debut)

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy (SB)

rain rain go away - Havanna Winter 

Hits 1, we don't need any more Amelia Moore. She's back with love me or leave me alone. I didn't think she could make a song worse than i feel everything, then this released. This song is just terrible. At least i feel everything had some redeemable qualities, like a groovy production. But the production here is super boring. And there's Amelia herself, she sounds terrible. She's whisper singing in the verses, and doing her signature screeching in the chorus. Hits 1, can we not make this a thing, please?

After one of the worst songs I've ever heard, we have one of the best. Megan Thee Stallion just released a new album, and we have Her. It seems like everyone's making house music nowadays. Drake, Beyonce, and now Megan. This song is just extremely fun and catchy. Megan sounds amazing, and I really like the chorus when the bass drops and it goes "her her her her her her, she she she she she". Just a super fun song and I hope it does well.

Remember The Eulogy Of You And Me from last year? LilHuddy, now called just Huddy, is back with All the Things I Hate About You. The punk rock production is good and Huddy sounds good.

Nicki Minaj has returned to Hits 1 after it seems like forever, with Super Freaky Girl. This song samples Super Freak by Rick James. The sample sounds really good and so does Nicki. 

Last up, we have Ferrari by James Hype and Miggy Dela Rosa. Apparently this song is #1 on BPM. This is a really fun dance song. The production by James Hype is really good and Miggy Dela Rosa sounds good too.


Exits:

Bad Decisions - Benny Blanco, BTS, Snoop Dogg

Are You Entertained - Russ, Ed Sheeran 

Drowsy - OHNO 

Are You Entertained and Bad Decisions are in the abyss, and Drowsy is gone.


Abyss:

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat 

Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith

Are You Entertained - Russ, Ed Sheeran 

die first - Nessa Barrett 

Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen 🤠

WAIT FOR U - Future, Drake, Tems 

Grand - Kane Brown 

Unstoppable - Sia

Daylight - Harry Styles 

World's Smallest Violin - AJR 

Bad Decisions - Benny Blanco, BTS, Snoop Dogg


I know Victoria's blurbs:

We lost i feel everything, As It Was, Potion, and Massive. i feel everything was one of the worst songs I've ever heard. As It Was had a great run. Potion was painfully mediocre. Massive was good but not that memorable.

How did Middle Of A Breakup not move? It's #4 in airplay.

Bones is starting to get as annoying as Enemy.

Maybe You're The Problem is getting way too overplayed and it's super annoying. But it's still a good song.

Can When You're Gone go away please. It's been in the top 5 for what seems like months. 

I thought 2step would leave, but it got a huge drop this week. Hopefully it leaves next week, it's starting to get really annoying.

No! Don't You Worry dropped. But I'm happy I Ain't Worried jumped.

Wow, I was not expecting Sunroof to dethrone Harry Styles. Hopefully it can for at least a little while longer.

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


The countdown ranked:

0 = Crap:

30: Glimpse Of Us - Joji ⛪

29: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush 👵


1 = Bad:

28: Bones - Imagine Dragons

27: So Good - Halsey


2 = Mediocre:

26: 2step (Remix) - Ed Sheeran, Lil Baby

25: When You're Gone - Shawn Mendes


3 = Decent:

24: Me Myself & I - 5 Seconds Of Summer

23: Devil Doesn't Bargain - Alec Benjamin

22: About Damn Time - Lizzo

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

20: BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé

19: Late Night Talking - Harry Styles

18: Maybe You're The Problem - Ava Max


4 = Good:

17: Bad Habit - Steve Lacy

16: Becky's So Hot - FLETCHER

15: Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez

14: Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy

13: I Won't - AJR

12: Vegas - Doja Cat


5 = Amazing:

11: Victoria's Secret - Jax

10: 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo

9: SUNROOF - Nicky Youre, dazy

8: Left And Right - Charlie Puth, Jungkook

7: Numb - Marshmello, Khalid

6: Easy Lover - Ellie Goulding, Big Sean

5: SUPERMODEL - Måneskin

4: Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles

3: Middle Of A Breakup - Panic! At The Disco

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

1: I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic

Total: 106/150 = 70.7%

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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)

I Turned Artists Into Simpsons Characters Using AI

 I used an AI to turn artists into Simpsons characters. Enjoy!


Harry Styles


The Chainsmokers


Ava Max



Avril Lavigne

Charlie Puth

Ed Sheeran

Ellie Goulding

Halsey

Shawn Mendes

The Weeknd

Saturday, August 6, 2022

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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