Dua Lipa (7) - Week of Mar 16, 2024

Hey guys, what's up? Just one quick announcement. The 2013 ultimate rank is finally done, check it out here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/2013-ultimate-rank-unfinished.html. I don't know if I'm gonna do any more ultimate ranks, but I might go back to doing them if I get more time.

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

Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones (#25) 11 weeks, peak: 25

Victoria Monét - On My Mama (#23) 4 weeks, peak: 23

Doja Cat - Agora Hills (#9) 20 weeks, peak: 9

Last week's #1: Dua Lipa - Houdini (6 weeks at #1)

30. Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate (Debut)

29. Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) (Debut)

28. Djo - End of Beginning (Debut)

27. Madison Beer - Make You Mine (+2)

26. Usher - Kissing Strangers (+4)

25. girl in red - Too Much (+3)

24. SZA - Saturn (+3)

23. Selena Gomez - Love On (-1)

22. Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM (-2)

21. Tate McRae - greedy (-3) (11 weeks at #1)

20. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (-4)

19. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (+2)

18. Tyla - Water (-3)

17. Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes (=)

16. Jung Kook - Standing Next to You (+8)

15. Henry Moodie - pick up the phone (+4)

14. Dua Lipa - Training Season (+12)

13. Justin Timberlake - Selfish (+1)

12. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (-2)

11. Reneé Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault (+2)

10. AJR - Yes I'm A Mess (-2)

9. Ariana Grande/Mariah Carey - yes, and? (+2)

8. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back! (-1) (4 weeks at #1)

7. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (+5)

6. Kenya Grace - Strangers (=)

5. Knox - Not The 1975 (=)

4. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (-1)

3. Tate McRae - exes (+1)

2. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (=)

1. Dua Lipa - Houdini (=) (7 weeks at #1)

Debuts:

Twenty One Pilots are back on the countdown for the first time in 3 years with Overcompensate, after The Outside left in late 2021. I'm still not completely sold on Overcompensate. The production is cool but kinda weird but Tyler Joseph's voice is amazing as always.

Ariana Grande brings her second song on the countdown with we can't be friends. This is a fun little bop and Ariana sounds great, but this is kinda forgettable and isn't nearly as good as yes, and.

Djo, or actor Joe Keery from Stranger Things, is here with End of Beginning. This has grown on me slightly after hearing it a couple times on Hits 1 last week. The production is strange but kinda catchy and Djo sounds alright. 

Countdown Extra: Luke Hemmings - Shakes

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Dua Lipa - Training Season (+12)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (-4)

Last year's #1 song: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (6/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

Least favorite song last year: JVKE - this is what heartbreak feels like

Most missed song: Anitta/DaBaby - Girl From Rio (2021)

Recommendation for Hits 1: JORDY - SECOND MINUTE HOUR

Hitbound:

Alex Warren - Before You Leave Me (re-entry)

Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This (Debut)

24KGoldn - Clarity 

Nicky Youre - Part Time Lover (Debut)

ZAYN - What I Am (Debut)

Charli XCX - Von dutch

Luke Hemmings - Shakes

The Beaches - Blame Brett

Teddy Swims - The Door

Liam Payne - Teardrops

LAY/LAUV - Run Back To You

Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)

Kenya Grace - It's not fair (Debut)

Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust

Pharrell Williams/Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out)

Haiden Henderson - hell of a good time (Debut)

Before You Leave Me re-entered. I never reviewed this song so I'll do that now. Alex Warren's voice is amazing and the production is pretty catchy but it's just kinda forgettable. 

Meghan Trainor teams up with T-Pain, who makes his return to Hits 1 after 12 years when It's Not You (It's Me) dropped out of hitbound in 2012, with Been Like This. This is super fun and Meghan and T-Pain both sound great.

Nicky Youre is back with Part Time Lover after that super boring S.A.D song dropped out of hitbound a few weeks ago. Part Time Lover is better than S.A.D, but it's still not that great. It's upbeat enough, but it's super forgettable.

Zayn is back with What I Am after that good but super forgettable song Love Like This spent 1 week on the countdown last year. This isn't that great. This is super boring and Zayn doesn't sound that good.

Kenya Grace is back with It's not fair. Kenya sounds great but the production is kinda forgettable and isn't nearly as good as Strangers.

We have some rando named Haiden Henderson with hell of a good time. I can't find out any information about this guy, he doesn't even have an artist description on Spotify. I don't know how Hits 1 even finds some of these songs. But I'm glad they did, because this song goes so hard. This song reminds me a lot of Fallin' by Why Don't We, which was one of my favorite songs of 2020. The production is super cool and catchy and Haiden sounds great. 

Exits:

Hayes Warner/Billy B/Kevin Rudolf - Just A Girl

Dasha - Austin

Galantis/David Guetta/5 Seconds of Summer - Lighter

Lighter was amazing and deserved better. Just A Girl and Austin find themselves in the abyss. Austin has grown on me a lot after hearing it a few times on Hits 1 last week.

Abyss:

UMI/V - wherever u r

Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody

Hayes Warner/Billy B/Kevin Rudolf - Just A Girl

Dasha - Austin

MAX/HUH YUNJIN - STUPID IN LOVE

Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me

The Weeknd/JENNIE/Lily-Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

Panic! At The Disco - New Perspective

Shinedown - A Symptom of Being Human

Jennifer Lopez/Latto - Can't Get Enough

FLETCHER - Lead Me On

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor

Part Time Blurber: 

We lost On My Mama, Wild Ones, and Agora Hills. Good riddance to Agora Hills/Need to Know part 2, one of my worst songs this year, maybe even the worst song. On My Mama was a fun little bop and deserved better. And Wild Ones was good but stuck around way too long to only peak at #25.

Lovin On Me has been dropping in airplay and on the countdown, hopefully this mediocre rap leaves soon. 

Lose Control jumped 2 spots despite being the second to last least played countdown song.

Nice to see Standing Next to You getting a big +8 jump and Beautiful Things in the top 10.

Is annoy him back ever gonna leave? It's the least played countdown song and it's still #8. But I have a feeling it will probably leave next week. 

Feather has been blocked from #1 for 7 weeks in a row, which ties the record set by Cold Heart in 2021 when it was blocked from #1 for 7 weeks by Stay and Shivers.

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

Jung Kook/USHER (3) - Zestpond's Top 15 - Mar 15, 2024

Shut Me Up randomly grew on me again a year later...

Last year's top 5:

1. Fitz and the Tantrums - Let Yourself Free (+22) (1/2 weeks at #1)
2. INJI - THE ONE (+2)
3. Tyla - Been Thinking (-2) (1/1 week at #1)
4. Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (+5)
5. American Authors - Blind For Love (+19)

Bubbling Under:

• Sheppard - Edge Of The Earth
• Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This
• Haiden Henderson - hell of a good time 
• Dasha - Austin
• People R Ugly - Church On TV
• INJI - HATE YOUR GUTS
• 24kGoldn - Clarity
• Niiko x SWAE/Train - Serious

1. Number
   1
   

   Standing Next To You

   Jung Kook ft. featuring USHER

   From the album: GOLDEN, COMING HOME

   Peak

   1 ×3 (for 3 weeks)

   Weeks

   9
2. Number
   2 2 Up by 2
   

   Beautiful Things

   Benson Boone

   Peak

   2

   Weeks

   6
3. Number
   3 1 Down by 1
   

   MIRACLE

   BOYS LIKE GIRLS

   From the album: SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS

   Peak

   1 ×1 (for 1 weeks)

   Weeks

   6
4. Number
   4 6 Up by 6
   

   Training Season

   Dua Lipa

   From the album: Radical Optimism

   Peak

   4

   Weeks

   2
5. Number
   5 2 Down by 2
   

   Lighter

   Galantis, David Guetta, & 5 Seconds of Summer

   Peak

   3

   Weeks

   3
6. Number
   6 3 Up by 3
   

   Doctor (Work It Out)

   Pharrell Williams ft. featuring Miley Cyrus

   From the album: Phriends, Vol. 1

   Peak

   6

   Weeks

   2
7. Number
   7 5 Up by 5
   

   Just A Girl

   Hayes Warner & Billy B ft. featuring Kevin Rudolf

   Peak

   7

   Weeks

   2
8. Number
   8 Debut
   

   SECOND MINUTE HOUR

   JORDY

   Peak

   8

   Weeks

   1
9. Number
   9 2 Down by 2
   

   My Love Mine All Mine

   Mitski

   From the album: The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

   Peak

   7

   Weeks

   3
10. Number
    10 1 Up by 1
    

    Forever Young

    Havana Brown

    Peak

    10

    Weeks

    2
11. Number
    11 Re-Entry
    

    Shut Me Up

    Nicky Youre

    From the album: Good Times Go

    Peak

    2

    Weeks

    6
12. Number
    12 2 Up by 2
    

    Run Back to You

    LAY & Lauv

    Peak

    12

    Weeks

    2
13. Number
    13 8 Down by 8
    

    Me, Myself & Your Eyes

    Knox

    Peak

    4

    Weeks

    4
14. Number
    14 8 Down by 8
    

    Love Me Not

    Emei

    Peak

    6

    Weeks

    4
15. Number
    15 7 Down by 7
    

    The Door

    Teddy Swims

    From the album: I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)

    Peak

    4

    Weeks

    5

Dropouts
1. Number
   13 Dropout
   

   Believe (Cool Matt Remix)

   Feature Records, Locksley, & Cool Matt

   Peak

   2

   Weeks

   5
2. Number
   15 Dropout
   

   John Wick

   Connor Price & ANAS

   Peak

   12

   Weeks

   3

Dua Lipa (6) - Week of Mar 9, 2024

Hey guys, what's up? I've re-enabled comments so comment to your heart's content and I'll try to respond to them as soon as I can. I've also changed the color of "good" songs from dark blue to light blue because the dark blue was very hard to read. This was a very active week. There were 5 exits and a ton of big drops and rises.

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

Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody (#28)

UMI/V - wherever u r (#27)

Paul Russell - Say Cheese (#26)

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls (#21)

Thirty Seconds to Mars - Seasons (#17)

Last week's #1: Dua Lipa - Houdini (5 weeks at #1)

30. Usher - Kissing Strangers (Debut)

29. Madison Beer - Make You Mine (Debut)

28. girl in red - Too Much (Debut)

27. SZA - Saturn (Debut)

26. Dua Lipa - Training Season (-2)

25. Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones (=)

24. Jung Kook - Standing Next to You (-2)

23. Victoria Monét - On My Mama (=)

22. Selena Gomez - Love On (+7)

21. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (-12)

20. Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Debut)

19. Henry Moodie - pick up the phone (-6)

18. Tate McRae - greedy (-8) (11 weeks at #1)

17. Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes (+13)

16. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (+2)

15. Tyla - Water (+4)

14. Justin Timberlake - Selfish (-3)

13. Reneé Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault (-1)

12. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (+8)

11. Ariana Grande/Mariah Carey - yes, and? (+5)

10. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (+5)

9. Doja Cat - Agora Hills (+5)

8. AJR - Yes I'm A Mess (-1)

7. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back! (-1) (4 weeks at #1)

6. Kenya Grace - Strangers (+2)

5. Knox - Not The 1975 (=)

4. Tate McRae - exes (=)

3. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (=)

2. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (=)

1. Dua Lipa - Houdini (=) (6 weeks at #1)

Debuts:

Making its way out of the abyss is Usher with Kissing Strangers. Usher sounds good but this is kinda forgettable, and the song with the same name by DNCE and Nicki Minaj is a lot better.

Madison Beer is back on Hits 1 with Make You Mine after Reckless dropped out of hitbound in 2021. The EDM production is good and Madison sounds good but this is kinda forgettable.

Great, just what we need, more Snooza. SZA is back with Saturn. This isn't that great. It's just another weird and boring SZA song.

Girl in red makes her countdown debut with Too Much after that weird Serotonin song dropped out of hitbound in 2021. This is really fun and girl in red sounds great.

Beyoncé is back, this time with a country song TEXAS HOLD 'EM. This is a fun little country song and Beyoncé sounds good.

Countdown Extra: The Beaches - Blame Brett

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes (+13)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Teddy Swims - Lose Control (-12)

Last year's #1 song: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (5/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Patrick Martin - Dandelion Eyes

Least favorite song last year: JVKE - this is what heartbreak feels like

Most missed song: Kevin Rudolf/Lil Wayne - Let It Rock (2008)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Havana Brown - Forever Young

Hitbound:

Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust

Ariana Grande - we can’t be friends (wait for your love) (Debut)

Teddy Swims - The Door

Hayes Warner/Billy B/Kevin Rudolf - Just A Girl (Debut)

Luke Hemmings - Shakes (Debut)

Pharrell Williams/Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out)

Dasha - Austin (Debut)

Djo - End of Beginning (Debut)

24KGoldn - Clarity (re-entry)

LAY/LAUV - Run Back To You

Charli XCX - Von dutch (Debut)

Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate 

Liam Payne - Teardrops 

Galantis/David Guetta/5 Seconds of Summer - Lighter

The Beaches - Blame Brett

Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)

Ariana Grande just released her new album eternal sunshine and she's here with we can’t be friends. Ariana sounds great and the production is pretty cool. 

Hayes Warner teams up with Billy B and Kevin Rudolf for a remake of No Doubt's 1995 hit Just A Girl. I love the original Just A Girl and this one is great too. Hayes Warner and Billy B sound great and the guitar from Kevin Rudolf is amazing.

Luke Hemmings from 5 Seconds of Summer is here with Shakes. The production is alright but kinda boring but Luke sounds great as always.

We have 2 randos debuting hitbound this week. Country singer Dasha is here with Austin. The production is pretty fun and Dasha sounds pretty good.

Djo, whose real name is Joe Keery who is an actor on Stranger Things, is here with End of Beginning. This is very weird and Djo doesn't sound that great.

Clarity re-entered for some reason. This is pretty fun and 24KGoldn sounds good.

Charli XCX is back with Von dutch. This song is very weird but it kinda slaps.

Overcompensate has grown on me slightly.

Exits:

Alec Benjamin - Pick Me

Surfaces/JVKE - Don't Let Me Down

Jessie Murph - Son of a Bitch

Alex Warren - Before You Leave Me

Crash Adams - Good Side

Willow Avalon - Honey Ain't No Sweeter

Nicky Youre - S.A.D.

None of these were really that great and won't be missed.

Abyss:

MAX/HUH YUNJIN - STUPID IN LOVE

Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me

Morgan Wallen - Thinkin' Bout Me

The Weeknd/JENNIE/Lily-Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

Panic! At The Disco - New Perspective

Shinedown - A Symptom of Being Human

Jennifer Lopez/Latto - Can't Get Enough

FLETCHER - Lead Me On

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor

Texas Blurb 'Em:

We lost Everybody, wherever u r, Say Cheese, Pink Friday Girls, and Seasons. Everybody and Pink Friday Girls were really fun and deserved better. wherever u r was extremely boring and did not deserve to become a hit. Say Cheese was fun but was kinda forgettable. And Seasons was super forgettable and lasted way too long. 

Agora Hills and Lovin On Me need to do more leaving the countdown and less jumping.

This is ridiculous, Wild Ones has been here for 11 weeks and has never gotten higher than #25. Either do something or leave the countdown.

yes, and? has faded on me slightly.

It looks like Lose Control is finally on its way out. It's a good song but I don't think it deserved to be here for 26 weeks. 

How much longer is Feather gonna be blocked from #1?

Houdini is #1 for a 6th week in a row. This is a good song but I'd like to see something else at #1 like Not The 1975 or even Feather, but anything but Is It Over Now. 

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

Jung Kook/USHER (2) - Zestpond's Top 15 - Mar 8, 2024

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/zestpond/zestponds-top-15-mar-8-2024

Most missed song: Kevin Rudolf/Lil Wayne - Let It Rock (2008)

Last year's top 5: 

1. Tyla - Been Thinking (+3) (1/1 week at #1) 
2. Nicky Youre - Shut Me Up (+1)
3. Linkin Park - Lost (-2) (3/3 weeks at #1)
4. INJI - THE ONE (+7)
5. Jason Mraz - I Feel Like Dancing (+3)

Bubbling Under:

• New Kids On The Block - Kids
• Jordy - Second Minute Hour
• Nicky Youre - Shut Me Up (re-entry) (this randomly grew on me a year later...)

1. Number
   1 1 Up by 1
   

   Standing Next To You

   Jung Kook ft. featuring USHER

   From the album: GOLDEN, COMING HOME

   Peak

   1 ×2 (for 2 weeks)

   Weeks

   8
2. Number
   2 1 Down by 1
   

   MIRACLE

   BOYS LIKE GIRLS

   From the album: SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS

   Peak

   1 ×1 (for 1 weeks)

   Weeks

   5
3. Number
   3 10 Up by 10
   

   Lighter

   Galantis, David Guetta, & 5 Seconds of Summer

   Peak

   3

   Weeks

   2
4. Number
   4 1 Down by 1
   

   Beautiful Things

   Benson Boone

   Peak

   3

   Weeks

   5
5. Number
   5 1 Down by 1
   

   Me, Myself & Your Eyes

   Knox

   Peak

   4

   Weeks

   3
6. Number
   6 1 Up by 1
   

   Love Me Not

   Emei

   Peak

   6

   Weeks

   3
7. Number
   7 7 Up by 7
   

   My Love Mine All Mine

   Mitski

   From the album: The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

   Peak

   7

   Weeks

   2
8. Number
   8 3 Down by 3
   

   The Door

   Teddy Swims

   From the album: I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)

   Peak

   4

   Weeks

   4
9. Number
   9 Debut
   

   Doctor (Work It Out)

   Pharrell Williams ft. featuring Miley Cyrus

   From the album: Phriends, Vol. 1

   Peak

   9

   Weeks

   1
10. Number
    10 Debut
    

    Training Season

    Dua Lipa

    Peak

    10

    Weeks

    1
11. Number
    11 Debut
    

    Forever Young

    Havana Brown

    Peak

    11

    Weeks

    1
12. Number
    12 Debut
    

    Just A Girl

    Hayes Warner & Billy B ft. featuring Kevin Rudolf

    Peak

    12

    Weeks

    1
13. Number
    13 4 Down by 4
    

    Believe (Cool Matt Remix)

    Feature Records, Locksley, & Cool Matt

    Peak

    2

    Weeks

    5
14. Number
    14 Debut
    

    Run Back to You

    LAY & Lauv

    Peak

    14

    Weeks

    1
15. Number
    15 3 Down by 3
    

    John Wick

    Connor Price & ANAS

    Peak

    12

    Weeks

    3
Dropouts
1. Number
   6 Dropout
   

   Spicy Margarita

   Jason Derulo & Michael Bublé

   From the album: Nu King

   Peak

   1 ×1 (for 1 weeks)

   Weeks

   6
2. Number
   8 Dropout
   

   Love On

   Selena Gomez

   Peak

   8

   Weeks

   1
3. Number
   10 Dropout
   

   Down

   Jason Derulo & David Guetta

   From the album: Nu King

   Peak

   7

   Weeks

   3
4. Number
   11 Dropout
   

   DRAG ME DOWN

   Breathe Carolina

   Peak

   11

   Weeks

   2
5. Number
   15 Dropout
   

   Lonely Dancers

   Conan Gray

   From the album: Found Heaven

   Peak

   7

   Weeks

   3

Dua Lipa (5) - Week of Mar 2, 2024

 

Hey guys. Wow, I can't believe it's already been 6 months since I last reviewed the countdown, and a lot has changed. If you want an explanation on how this blog is changing, read my last post. Anyways, let's get started with this week's exits.

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

MAX/HUH YUNJIN - STUPID IN LOVE (#28)

Lewis Capaldi - Strangers (#19)

Last week's #1: Dua Lipa - Houdini (4 weeks at #1)

30. Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes (Debut)

29. Selena Gomez - Love On (Debut)

28. Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody (+1)

27. UMI/V - wherever u r (+3)

26. Paul Russell - Say Cheese (-1)

25. Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones (+1)

24. Dua Lipa - Training Season (=)

23. Victoria Monét - On My Mama (+4)

22. Jung Kook - Standing Next to You (+1)

21. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls (+1)

20. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (+1)

19. Tyla - Water (-1)

18. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (-6)

17. Thirty Seconds to Mars - Seasons (-8)

16. Ariana Grande/Mariah Carey - yes, and? (=)

15. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (-4)

14. Doja Cat - Agora Hills (+6)

13. Henry Moodie - pick up the phone (+4)

12. Reneé Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault (+2)

11. Justin Timberlake - Selfish (+4)

10. Tate McRae - greedy (-2) (11 weeks at #1)

9. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (+4)

8. Kenya Grace - Strangers (-2)

7. AJR - Yes I'm A Mess (=)

6. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back! (+4) (4 weeks at #1)

5. Knox - Not The 1975 (-1)

4. Tate McRae - exes (-2)

3. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (+2)

2. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (=)

1. Dua Lipa - Houdini (=) (5 weeks at #1)

Debuts:

Any songs that I haven't reviewed yet, I'll just review them when they leave the countdown.

Knox brings his second song on the countdown with Me, Myself & Your Eyes. I actually randomly discovered Knox back in August of last year so I'm glad Hits 1 decided to pick up on him. Me, Myself & Your Eyes is yet another banger from him.

Selena Gomez is back with Love On after that insanely forgettable song Single Soon last year. This is so much better than Single Soon. This is super fun and I really like the lyrics.

Countdown Extra: SZA - Saturn

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Doja Cat - Agora Hills (+6)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Thirty Seconds to Mars - Seasons (-8)

Last year's #1 song: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (4/6 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Tyla - Been Thinking

Least favorite song last year: JVKE - golden hour

Most missed song: Muse - Uprising (2009)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Jason Derulo/David Guetta - Down

Hitbound:

Teddy Swims - The Door

Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate (Debut)

Alec Benjamin - Pick Me

Galantis/David Guetta/5 Seconds of Summer - Lighter (Debut)

LAY/LAUV - Run Back To You (Debut)

The Beaches - Blame Brett

Surfaces/JVKE - Don't Let Me Down (Debut)

Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust

Jessie Murph - Son of a Bitch

Liam Payne - Teardrops (Debut)

Pharrell Williams/Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out) (Debut)

Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa)

Alex Warren - Before You Leave Me

Crash Adams - Good Side

Willow Avalon - Honey Ain't No Sweeter

Nicky Youre - S.A.D.

Twenty One Pilots is back after 3 years with Overcompensate. I usually really like Twenty One Pilots, but this ain't it. This is just way too weird and the production kinda sucks. Hopefully the other songs off their new album will be better.

5 Seconds of Summer is back after 2 years with Lighter. Amazing EDM song and the production from Galantis and David Guetta is really fun.

K-pop singer LAY teams up with LAUV for Run Back To You. The production is really fun and LAY and LAUV both sound great.

The Sunday Best people and JVKE team up for Don't Let Me Down. The production is kinda fun and they both sound good but this is very forgettable.

Liam Payne is back on Hits 1 since Midnight from 2020 with Teardrops. This is alright. The production is good and Liam sounds good but this is kinda forgettable.

Pharrell Williams and Miley Cyrus team up for Doctor (Work It Out). This was originally going to be on Miley's 2013 album Bangerz but was scrapped but she decided to re-record it. Pharrell doesn't sing on this song, he just does the production, which is disappointing, but this song is still great nonetheless. Miley sounds great and the production is really fun.

Exits:

Madison Beer - Make You Mine

SZA - Saturn

Justin Timberlake - Drown

Eliza Rose/Calvin Harris - Body Moving

Saturn left despite being the countdown extra. Make You Mine and Drown were alright. And Body Moving was really fun. 

Abyss:

MAX/HUH YUNJIN - STUPID IN LOVE

LANY - XXL

Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me

Usher - Kissing Strangers

Morgan Wallen - Thinkin' Bout Me

The Weeknd/JENNIE/Lily-Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

girl in red - Too Much

Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM

Panic! At The Disco - New Perspective

Shinedown - A Symptom of Being Human

Jennifer Lopez/Latto - Can't Get Enough

FLETCHER - Lead Me On

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor

I'm not sure why Hits 1 is playing a random Panic! At The Disco song from 2009 but I guess I'll take it.

Me, Myself & Your Blurbs:

We lost Stupid In Love and Strangers. Stupid In Love was super fun and had a ton of airplay so I'm not sure why it left. And Strangers was just another generic Lewis Capaldi ballad.

I wish Hits 1 would switch to the Usher remix of Standing Next to You. It makes a fantastic song 1000x better.

Can 'annoy him back' please go away?

Really nice to see Not The 1975 in the top 5. I really hope this can get #1.

I literally can't escape Is It Over Now. It plays every time I turn on Hits 1 and it's getting really annoying. 

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

If The Hits 1 Top 30 of 2023 Made Sense

Well, I finally got around to looking at the top 30 songs from 2023 on Hits 1. And to say it was strange was an understatement. There were a few songs that had no business being on this list and a few head-scratching omissions from the list. I went on CrownNote and inputted every song from Hits 1 in 2023 and got the point total for every song. I took the top 30 songs with the most points and put it on this list. Without further ado, let's look at the top 30 songs on Hits 1 of 2023 if it actually made sense.

#30: Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

Points: 53,278

Run: Jan 7 - Mar 18

# Of Weeks: 11

Peak: #1 x 2 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #27

Blurb: This was super annoying a year ago but now that time has passed this is a fun little song. 4/5 = Good

#29: Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?

Points: 53,401

Run: Aug 19 - Dec 9

# Of Weeks: 17

Peak: #4

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: Probably my favorite song from Olivia, it's such a banger. Definitely deserved to be on the real top 30. 5/5 = Amazing

#28: Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk

Points: 53,829

Run: Aug 5 - Dec 30

# Of Weeks: 22

Peak: #11

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: This has faded on me a lot but it's still a fine little folk song. 4/5 = Good

#27: Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire

Points: 53,983

Run: Jul 29 - Nov 11

# Of Weeks: 16

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: I'm really surprised this song scored this high because I don't remember this song lasting so long on the countdown. This has faded on me a bit but it's still a banger. 5/5 = Amazing

#26: Miley Cyrus - Jaded

Points: 54,936

Run: Apr 22 - Sep 2

# Of Weeks: 20

Peak: #7

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: Easily one of the most annoying overplayed song of 2023. But after some time as passed this song isn't so bad. Really surprised this didn't make the real top 30. 3/5 = Decent

#25: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You

Points: 56,178

Run: Feb 4 - Apr 15; May 20 - Jul 22

# Of Weeks: 21

Peak: #8

# On Actual Top 30: #8

Blurb: I'm shocked this didn't perform higher because it seemed like I couldn't escape this song on Hits 1 in 2023. 5/5 = Amazing

#24: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense

Points: 65,842

Run: Jan 7 - May 13

# Of Weeks: 19

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: #9

Blurb: I could not escape this song in 2023 or even today since Hits 1 still plays this sometimes as a random recurrent. Still a good song even if it did get really annoying. 4/5 = Good

#23: Post Malone - Chemical

Points: 65,933

Run: Apr 22 - Jul 29

# Of Weeks: 15

Peak: #2

# On Actual Top 30: #14

Blurb: Pop Post Malone > rap Post Malone. 5/5 = Amazing

#22: SZA - Snooze

Points: 67,514

Run: May 6 - Nov 11

# Of Weeks: 28

Peak: #12

# On Actual Top 30: #11

Blurb: The song that refused to snooze off the countdown. 2/5 = Mediocre

#21: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.)

Points: 67,587

Run: May 6 - Sep 16

# Of Weeks: 20

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: #13

Blurb: This was super annoying but is decent now. 3/5 = Decent

#20: SZA - Kill Bill

Points: 68,235

Run: Jan 14 - May 13

# Of Weeks: 18

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: #3

Blurb: A very overplayed and weird song. 3/5 = Decent

#19: Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!

Points: 70,427

Run: Oct 21 - Dec 30

# Of Weeks: 11

Peak: #1 x 4 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: Annoy him back. 3/5 = Decent

#18: Harry Styles - Satellite

Points: 71,082

Run: May 13 - Sep 16

# Of Weeks: 19

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: #10

Blurb: A bland yet still enjoyable Harry song. 4/5 = Good

#17: Post Malone - Enough Is Enough

Points: 75,802

Run: Aug 12 - Dec 30

# Of Weeks: 21

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: Gotta love random Post Malone non-singles. Really surprised this didn't make the real top 30 because of how annoyingly overplayed this was. 3/5 = Decent

#16: Taylor Swift - Karma

Points: 75,945

Run: Apr 29 - Jul 15

# Of Weeks: 12

Peak: #1 x 4 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #25

Blurb: Overplayed Taylor Swift mediocreness. 3/5 = Decent

#15: Latto/LU KALA - Lottery

Points: 76,033

Run: Feb 25 - Jun 10

# Of Weeks: 16

Peak: #1 x 1 week

# On Actual Top 30: #28

Blurb: You won the annoy-tery. 3/5 = Decent

#14: The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular

Points: 78,256

Run: Jun 10 - Oct 28

# Of Weeks: 21

Peak: #2

# On Actual Top 30: #16

Blurb: Extremely overplayed. 3/5 = Decent

#13: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

Points: 80,224

Run: Apr 1 - Aug 19

# Of Weeks: 21

Peak: #3

# On Actual Top 30: #4

Blurb: This annoying song played every five minutes for 5 months straight and really pissed me off. 0/5 = Awful

#12: Niall Horan - Heaven

Points: 81,754

Run: Feb 25 - Jun 24

# Of Weeks: 18

Peak: #1 x 1 week

# On Actual Top 30: #21

Blurb: Decent Niall Horan song but far from his best. 4/5 = Good

#11: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

Points: 88,401

Run: Jan 7 - May 13

# Of Weeks: 19

Peak: #2

# On Actual Top 30: NA

Blurb: This was very overplayed but has slowly regrown on me. Really surprised this didn't make the actual top 30. 4/5 = Good

#10: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side

Points: 89,635

Run: Jan 28 - Jun 24

# Of Weeks: 22

Peak: #1 x 3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #2

Blurb: Amazing FOB song and one of my favorites of 2023. 5/5 = Amazing

#9: Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

Points: 92,626

Run: Sep 2 - Dec 23

# Of Weeks: 17

Peak: #1 x 2 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #29

Blurb: Decent Miley Cyrus ballad. 4/5 = Good

#8: Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Points: 96,679

Run: Jan 21 - Apr 22

# Of Weeks: 14

Peak: #1 x 6 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #1

Blurb: Welp, the #1 song of 2023 only managed to place #8 on this list. Despite being #1 for 6 weeks, it only managed 14 weeks on the countdown which is why is placed this low. 4/5 = Good

#7: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

Points: 101,943

Run: Jun 3 - Oct 21

# Of Weeks: 21

Peak: #1 x 1 week

# On Actual Top 30: #7

Blurb: Annoy the night. 4/5 = Good

#6: Doechii - What It Is (Solo Version)

Points: 105,318

Run: Jul 15 - Dec 30

# Of Weeks: 25

Peak: #2

# On Actual Top 30: #18

Blurb: This was good but stuck around way too long. 4/5 = Good

#5: Tate McRae - greedy

Points: 105,597

Run: Sep 23 - Dec 30

# Of Weeks: 15

Peak: #1 x 7 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #19

Blurb: This was really fun. 5/5 = Amazing

#4: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss

Points: 107,222

Run: Apr 29 - Sep 30

# Of Weeks: 23

Peak: #1 x 3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #17

Blurb: Insanely fun and catchy, and one of my favorites of 2023. 5/5 = Amazing

#3: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

Points: 107,319

Run: Apr 15 - Aug 19

# Of Weeks: 19

Peak: #1 x 3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #12

Blurb: Fun Jonas Brothers song but very forgettable. 4/5 = Good

#2: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35

Points: 113,651

Run: Jan 28 - Jun 3

# Of Weeks: 19

Peak: #1 x 6 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #26

Blurb: Stopped the 3 year drought of EDM being #1 on the countdown. 5/5 = Amazing 

And your #1 song of 2023 is...

#1: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Points: 130,997

Run: Jul 1 - Nov 11

# Of Weeks: 20

Peak: #1 x 6 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #15

Blurb: And your #1 song of 2023 by a landslide is Cruel Summer. This song used to be amazing but heavy overplay has caused this to fade on me a little. 4/5 = Good

Now it's time to take a look at the songs that made the actual top 30 that shouldn't have.

#53: Jung Kook/Latto - Seven

Points: 33,933

Run: Jul 22 - Oct 14

# Of Weeks: 13

Peak: #9

# On Actual Top 30: #30

Blurb: Great song but I'm not sure how this made the actual top 30. I fear the BTS stans may have something to do with this. 5/5 = Amazing

#40: RAYE/070 Shake - Escapism.

Points: 41,863

Run: Jan 14 - Apr 29

# Of Weeks: 16

Peak: #6

# On Actual Top 30: #24

Blurb: Great song and I'm shocked this was only #40. 5/5 = Amazing

#34: Olivia Rodrigo - vampire

Points: 50,960

Run: Jul 8 - Oct 14

# Of Weeks: 15

Peak: #5

# On Actual Top 30: #23

Blurb: This just barely missed the top 30. Another garbage ballad from Olivia Midrigo. 0/5 = Awful

#122: Beyoncé - CUFF IT

Points: 9,268

Run: Jan 7 - Jan 28

# Of Weeks: 4

Peak: #17

# On Actual Top 30: #22

Blurb: Umm, excuse me. How was this #22 on the actual top 30? This was only on the countdown for 4 weeks in 2023. There were literally over 100 songs that were more deserving than this. 2/5 = Mediocre

#62: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2

Points: 30,144

Run: Feb 18 - May 20

# Of Weeks: 14

Peak: #13

# On Actual Top 30: #20

Blurb: Really surprised this only made it to #62. I couldn't escape this song in 2023. 5/5 = Amazing

#39: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin'

Points: 45,100

Run: Jan 7 - Apr 15

# Of Weeks: 15

Peak: #6

# On Actual Top 30: #6

Blurb: How was this only #39? This song was inescapable in 2023. 3/5 = Decent

#44: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Points: 39,227

Run: Jan 7 - Feb 11

# Of Weeks: 6

Peak: #1 x 3 weeks

# On Actual Top 30: #5

Blurb: A song that was #1 for 3 weeks in 2023 only managed to rank #44. Most of this song's countdown run was in 2022. 4/5 = Good

Well, that does it for now. Stay tuned for my countdown post.