Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:
- Tyla - PUSH 2 START [#30] {2w} PK: 27
- Griff - last night's mascara [#28] {1w} PK: 28
- Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi [#26] {23w} PK: 18
- Megan Moroney - Am I Okay? [#23] {5w} PK: 23
Last week's #1 song: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [1 week at #1]
30. Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [Debut] {1w} PK: 30
29. Kendrick Lamar - squabble up [=] {4w} PK: 28
28. Tate McRae - Revolving door [Debut] {1w} PK: 28
27. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [=] {3w} PK: 27
26. LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again [-4] {3w} PK: 22
25. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [-7] {4w} PK: 18
24. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [Debut] {1w} PK: 24
23. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion [+2] {5w} PK: 23
22. Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up [Debut] {1w} PK: 22
21. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [-1] {13w} PK: 17
20. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [+1] {17w} PK: 9
19. Tate McRae - Sports car [=] {5w} PK: 19
18. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-1] {17w} PK: 12
17. RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [-1] {6w} PK: 16
16. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless [+8] {6w} PK: 16
15. Teddy Swims - Guilty [=] {4w} PK: 15
14. ROSÉ - toxic till the end [=] {3w} PK: 14
13. Shaboozey - Good News [-5] {15w} PK: 5
12. SZA - BMF [-1] {7w} PK: 10
11. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [+1] {12w} PK: 10
10. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [+3] {18w} PK: 10
9. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [=] {4w} PK: 9
8. Lola Young - Messy [+2] {7w} PK: 8
7. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [=] {39w} [3 weeks at #1]
6. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [=] {11w} PK: 6
5. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [-1] {11w} PK: 3
4. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [+1] {15w} PK: 4
3. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [=] {19w} [6 weeks at #1]
2. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [=] {28w} [4 weeks at #1]
1. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [=] {15w} [2 weeks at #1]
Debuts:
Wow, Hits 1 actually made an Avery Anna song debut the countdown for once instead of letting it rot in the abyss for 20 weeks. Mr. Predictable just plain sucks. This is super forgettable but at least Avery sounds decent. Let's just hope Hits 1 doesn't let it rot in the bottom half of the countdown for 20 weeks instead.
After recently releasing her new album So Close To What, Tate McRae is here with Revolving door. This is fine. Tate sounds great as always but this is kinda forgettable and isn't nearly as good as Sports car.
After Love On flopped so hard last year that she had to cancel her new album, Selena Gomez decided she would release a new collab album with her fiancé benny blanco. Thank God Call Me When You Break Up became the single instead of that snoozefest Scared Of Loving You. Call Me When You Break Up is a good song and Selena and Gracie both sound great, but this song is barely 2 minutes long and seems to abruptly end.
After dropping out of hitbound last week, we all knew it was only a matter of time until it debuted the countdown. Sabrina Carpenter brings us yet another song that's gonna get super overplayed and annoying Busy Woman. This is a good song but is probably her weakest song so far. This is just so forgettable. At least Espresso, Please 3x, and Taste were somewhat catchy.
Countdown Extra: ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out
Biggest Jump Of The Week: The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless [+8]
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: The Weeknd - Cry For Me [-7]
Last year's #1 song: Dua Lipa - Houdini (5/8 weeks at #1)
Favorite song last year: Pharrell Williams/Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out)
Least favorite song last year: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
Most missed song: DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (2017)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Flo Rida/Sage the Gemini - OMG
5 Oldest Songs
- Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER {39w}
- Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile {28w}
- ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. {19w}
- Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody {18w}
- Tie between Gigi Perez - Sailor Song and Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down {17w}
Hitbound
Dove Cameron - Too Much [2]
Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [Debut]
JISOO - Your Love [3]
Lizzo - Love In Real Life [Debut]
LISA - FXCK UP THE WORLD (Vixi Solo Version) [Debut]
Alex Warren - Ordinary [4]
Emei - Crazy Stupid Love [Debut]
Steve Aoki/Trippie Redd/Jessica Baio/KABU - Radio [Debut]
Ashley Cooke/Joe Jonas - All I Forgot [2]
Halsey - safeword [Debut]
ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [1 ½]
JENNIE/Doechii - ExtraL [2]
Dasha - Not At This Party [Debut]
Damiano David - Next Summer [Debut]
Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender [4]
Alessi Rose - IKYK [7]
After ranting about how much hitbound sucked last week, we had one of the best release weeks in awhile and it was hard to pick a purple song this week for hitbound. Just as I said, you just gotta be patient and music will get better.
Benson Boone returns with Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else. This is a super fun song and Benson actually isn't screaming for once. Also, it's kinda hilarious that he refers to himself as "Benny". I can already tell this is gonna be a huge hit.
Lizzo is back after not making any music for 2 years with Love In Real Life. I'm not normally a huge Lizzo fan. Her music tends to get very annoying very quickly. But wow she made a banger for once. This gives 80s rock/Prince vibes which I'm here for.
LISA is here with FXCK UP THE WORLD. And of course Hits 1 picked up on the solo version without Future because Hits 1 apparently isn't done editing out rappers. This is fine. The production is kinda annoying but LISA sounds decent.
Emei is back on Hits 1 with Crazy Stupid Love. She had a hitbound dropout last year called Love Me Not which I liked, and this one is good too. This is really fun and she sounds great.
It's been a hot minute since we've seen Steve Aoki on Hits 1. He was last seen when Waste It On Me featuring BTS was on the countdown back in 2019. Radio is yet another banger from him. The EDM production is super fun and Trippie Redd and whoever Jessica Baio is both sound great.
Now for another artist I usually hate but made a banger for once. Halsey is back with safeword. It's nice to see Halsey going back to rock because The Great Impersonator sucked so hard. The punk rock production slaps so hard and Halsey's screaming throughout the song actually works.
Dasha is back yet again with Not At This Party because Hits 1 has to pick up on all of her songs. There's not much to say except this is a fun little song, but she's never gonna make another song as great as Austin.
Damiano David is back with Next Summer. This is slightly better than Born With A Broken Heart, but it's still just as forgettable.
Exits:
- Addison Rae - High Fashion [2]
- Brenn! - Franklin House [1]
- flowerovlove - I've seen ur ex [2]
- Alessia Cara - Nighttime Thing [2]
- Nessa Barrett - LOVE LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU [2; 2nd time]
- Shinedown - Three Six Five [2 ½]
Why did LOVE LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU randomly reenter last week for no reason if it was just gonna leave the following week? Thank God that snoozefest Franklin House never became a hit. High Fashion, I've seen ur ex, and Nighttime Thing were just alright. After Sally When The Wine Runs Out replaced Three Six Five on hitbound halfway through the week, Three Six Five becomes the first song to spend half a week in hitbound since NIKI's Every Summertime in 2022. It would have been hilarious if Sally When The Wine Runs Out left this week too because it would have been the first ever song that never spent a full week in hitbound.
2025 Total Dropouts: 41
Estimated total for 2025: 177 (+2)
Abyss
Griff - last night's mascara
Tyla - PUSH 2 START
Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now or Never
Eminem/Jelly Roll - Somebody Save Me
Hayes Warner - Oh!
Knox - Pick Your Poison
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Vella - All My Love
Crash Adams - Optimist
The Marías - No One Noticed
Lady Gaga - Disease
Harry Styles - Daylight
Sally, when the blurbs run out:
We lost PUSH 2 START, last night's mascara, Diet Pepsi, and Am I Okay. PUSH 2 START was super mid and won't be missed. last night's mascara spent 12 weeks in hitbound and another 5 weeks in the abyss just for it to only spend 1 week on the countdown. I guess Hits 1 just wants it to rot in the abyss. Am I Okay was starting to get very boring. And as tradition for songs like Diet Pepsi that spend months on the countdown without ever seeing the top half of the countdown, I have some special words to say.
I think at this time we must pause for an obituary:
Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi made its countdown debut on September 21st, 2024. It lived a debatably-good 6-month life for some reason. Never aspiring for greatness, Diet Pepsi became a shining example of “be happy with what you have”. It never ascended higher than the #18 spot on the countdown. Though it was never loved enough to see the countdown’s top half, it never once complained. This lends credence to the idea that a positive attitude has a definite impact on longevity. The Hits-1 voters never over-the-top appreciated it, and quite frankly neither did I, but a very modest number of people apparently consistently loved it for what it was. Isn’t that all any of us aspire for? Its lasting presence on the countdown did not go unnoticed, as a certain Hits-1 countdown recapper dedicated some of his precious Blurb space each week to discuss amazement at how it lasted so long. I won’t go so far as to say Diet Pepsi will be missed. In fact, it certainly won’t be. But we now find ourselves in a world in which there’s one fewer thing that doesn’t make any sense and can’t be explained by human logic, and well, that quite frankly ruins some of the magic of being alive. Good-bye Diet Pepsi. It’s been real.
Is squabble up gonna do anything besides rot in the bottom 5?
Guilty didn't get a single spin for 5 days and somehow stayed on the countdown. I honestly completely forgot this was on the countdown.
Love Somebody is getting quite annoying and doesn't really need to be entering the top 10.
This is just getting ridiculous. BIRDS OF A FEATHER is off the survey yet it continues to be on the countdown for the 39th week. I guess it just really wants to rank in the all-time ultimate rank points. It already has more points than Uptown Funk, which is just ridiculous. I wonder how many other classic songs it can overtake.
Abracadabra is getting a ton of spins yet it didn't move at all this week. I wonder if this could be the next #1 song?
That's all for now, see you all next week!
Poll of the week results:
Best HB Debut?
- JENNIE/Doechii - ExtraL: 38.46 % (5 votes)
- Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up: 23.08 % (3 votes)
- Tate McRae - Revolving door: 7.69 % (1 vote)
- Dove Cameron - Too Much: 7.69 % (1 vote)
- Brenn! - Franklin House: 7.69 % (1 vote)
- Ashley Cooke/Joe Jonas - All I Forgot: 7.69 % (1 vote)
- Nessa Barrett - LOVE LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU: 7.69 % (1 vote)
