Ethan's Top 10 - Linkin Park (1) - Apr 11, 2025

 

Linkin Park brings their second ever #1 song on my charts since Lost spent 3 weeks at #1 back in 2023. The Jonas Brothers at #2 aren't too far behind. Will they get their first ever #1 on my charts?

Exits:

• Halsey - safeword (#10) (1 week at #1)
• Emei - Crazy Stupid Love (#9)
• Dua Lipa/Troye Sivan - Physical (#8)
• Knox - Now & Then (#7)

Last week's #1 song: Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame (1 week at #1)

10: Dove Cameron - Too Much (-7) (1 week at #1)

9: Ed Sheeran - Azizam (-3)

8: Felix Jaehn/Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Debut)

Throwback Pick: Ball Park Music - Hands Off My Body (2018)

7: The Summer Set - ADIDAS (Debut)

6: Crash Adams - Karaoke (Debut)

Throwback Pick: Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment (2018)

5: Knox - Going, Going, Gone (Debut)

4: ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out (+1)

Throwback Pick: 5 Seconds of Summer - BLENDER (2022)

3: Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame (-2) (1 week at #1)

2: Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven (+2)

1: Linkin Park - Up From the Bottom (+1) (1 week at #1)

Bubbling Under:

• Hightide - Like It or Love It

Last year's top 5: 

1. JVKE - clouds (+4) (1/1 week at #1)
2. David Guetta/OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait (+6) (0/1 week at #1)
3. Imagine Dragons - Eyes Closed (+8)
4. Tori Kelly - thing u do (Debut) (0/1 week at #1)
5. 24kGoldn - Clarity (-4) (1/1 week at #1)

Last year's debuts: 

• Tori Kelly - thing u do (#4)
• Troye Sivan - Got Me Started (#7) (Reentry)
• blink-182 - FELL IN LOVE (#8)
• Paul Russell - Eat Pray Love (#9)
• Porter Robinson - Cheerleader (#10)
• Mimi Webb - Mistake (#11)

It's funny - Eat Pray Love, Cheerleader, and thing u do would all miss #1 on their first run, but would all reenter months later and finally reach #1.

Top 25 Biggest Songs Of The 2020s (So Far)

 

Hey guys! Wow, it's hard to believe it's already 2025, which means that the 2020s are almost already halfway over. It feels like just yesterday Covid happened, then suddenly 5 years have already passed. I decided to take a look back at this decade and count down the top 25 biggest songs on Hits 1 of this decade. I will only be counting songs' countdown runs in the 2020s. If a song spent time in both 2019 and 2020, I will only be counting its time in 2020. Alright, let's get started!

#25: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Points: 118,693

Run: Oct 29, 2022 - Feb 11, 2023

Tenure: 16 weeks

Weeks at #1: 10

Blurb: I completely forgot this spent 10 weeks at #1. But it flopped hard after leaving #1, hence why it doesn't have so many points. 

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#24: Harry Styles - Late Night Talking

Points: 119,100

Run: Jun 4, 2022 - Nov 12, 2022

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks at #1: 5

Blurb: Ah, the good old days when we were complaining about Harry the Clown being #1 for too damn long. Now we're complaining about Sabrina the Clown being #1 for too damn long.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#23: Charlie Puth/Jung Kook - Left and Right

Points: 119,341

Run: Jul 2, 2022 - Jan 7, 2023

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks at #1: 4

Blurb: This was a very gimmicky song and the "I can feel you over here" gimmick got very old. I kinda forgot about this song ngl because Hits 1 hasn't played this in awhile.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#22: Hozier - Too Sweet

Points: 121,206

Run: Apr 6, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024

Tenure: 19 weeks

Weeks at #1: 6

Blurb: Ten years ago, if you said to me Hozier would have one of the biggest hits of the 2020s, I would have laughed at you.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#21: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT.

Points: 124,607

Run: Oct 26, 2024 - Mar 22, 2025

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks at #1: 6

Blurb: This is a super fun song, but it has gotten slightly annoying.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#20: Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT

Points: 125,793

Run: Oct 2, 2021 - Apr 2, 2022

Tenure: 27 weeks

Weeks at #1: 3

Blurb: Not much to say except this was a very fun song.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#19: Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

Points: 126,422

Run: Nov 20, 2021 - Apr 30, 2022

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks at #1: 5

Blurb: Of course one of the biggest songs on Hits 1 in the 2020s wasn't a hit anywhere else.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#18: The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber - STAY

Points: 127,447

Run: Jul 17, 2021 - Jan 22, 2022

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks at #1: 6

Blurb: This was a super fun song, and was the point when The Kid LAROI stopped being The "Mid" LAROI.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#17: Harry Styles - Golden

Points: 130,132

Run: Oct 31, 2020 - Mar 27, 2021

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks at #1: 4

Blurb: I don't know why everyone seems to hate this song, this is one of Harry's best songs.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#16: Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating

Points: 132,626

Run: Oct 17, 2020 - Apr 3, 2021

Tenure: 25 weeks

Weeks at #1: 3

Blurb: It's a shame that DaBaby got DaCanceled because his remix is so much better than the original.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#15: Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

Points: 134,026

Run: May 29, 2021 - Oct 23, 2021

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks at #1: 9

Blurb: This song jumping a massive 25 spots to #1 on its second week on the countdown is still probably the most legendary moment in countdown history.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#14: Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

Points: 134,254

Run: May 18, 2024 - Oct 26, 2024

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks at #1: 3

Blurb: 2024 - the year when everyone was doing country, even Post Malone.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#13: Harry Styles - Adore You

Points: 138,203

Run: Jan 4, 2020 - May 23, 2020

Tenure: 21 weeks

Weeks at #1: 10

Blurb: Sure, this was super overrated and spent way too long at #1, but was this song really so bad?

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#12: Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Points: 139,325

Run: Mar 28, 2020; Apr 11, 2020 - Sep 26, 2020

Tenure: 26 weeks

Weeks at #1: 7

Blurb: This is a super fun song, and I think this is too overhated.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#11: Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

Points: 140,055

Run: Dec 9, 2023 - May 18, 2024

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks at #1: 4

Blurb: Despite being super overplayed, this never got annoying, unlike her most recent songs. Also, how does this have so many points?

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#10: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Points: 140,900

Run: Jun 20, 2020 - Jul 18, 2020; Jul 1, 2023 - Nov 11, 2023

Tenure: 25 weeks

Weeks at #1: 6

Blurb: Who would have thought some random song that spent 5 weeks on the countdown in 2020, would reenter the countdown 3 years later and become the biggest song of 2023. Also fun fact, this song spent its entire 2023 run in the top 10 of the countdown.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#9: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

Points: 141,578

Run: Aug 31, 2024 - Feb 8, 2025

Tenure: 24 weeks

Weeks at #1: 5

Blurb: Eww how did this piece of crap score so high?

My rating: 3/5 = Decent

#8: Nicky Youre/Dazy - Sunroof

Points: 143,277

Run: Apr 16, 2022 - Oct 8, 2022

Tenure: 26 weeks

Weeks at #1: 5

Blurb: Ahh, the good old days when we were all rooting for this song to overthrow Harry the Clown from #1.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#7: All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear - Monsters

Points: 152,186

Run: Sep 19, 2020 - Apr 3, 2021

Tenure: 29 weeks

Weeks at #1: 4

Blurb: I don't remember this song doing that well, or that it almost lasted 30 weeks.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#6: Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

Points: 152,820

Run: Feb 8, 2020 - Oct 17, 2020

Tenure: 37 weeks

Weeks at #1: 1

Blurb: This only managed to get so many points because of its insanely long countdown run.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#5: Dua Lipa - Houdini

Points: 155,024

Run: Nov 18, 2023 - Apr 13, 2024

Tenure: 22 weeks

Weeks at #1: 8

Blurb: I feel like Levitating should have been so much bigger than this song.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#4: Ed Sheeran - Shivers

Points: 159,393

Run: Oct 2, 2021 - Feb 12, 2022

Tenure: 20 weeks

Weeks at #1: 14

Blurb: The #1 week record holder probably would have been the biggest song of the decade, if Hits 1 didn't let it flop so hard after it left #1.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

#3: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Points: 169,987

Run: Aug 24, 2024 - Mar 22, 2025

Tenure: 31 weeks

Weeks at #1: 4

Blurb: This was such an underwhelming Lady Gaga comeback ballad. How in the hell did this do so well?

My rating: 4/5 = Good

#2: Tate McRae - greedy

Points: 175,021

Run: Sep 23, 2023 - Mar 30, 2024

Tenure: 28 weeks

Weeks at #1: 11

Blurb: I have no clue how this song ended up being this big.

My rating: 5/5 = Amazing

And now, it's time for the biggest song of the 2020s so far...

#1: Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Points: 182,187

Run: Jun 8, 2024 - Mar 1, 2025

Tenure: 39 weeks

Weeks at #1: 3

Blurb: No, the biggest song of the 2020s isn't Blinding Lights, or even Flowers. NOPE! It's BIRDS OF A FEATHER. Seriously, how in the actual hell did one of the most forgettable songs ever made end up being the biggest song of the 2020s? I really hope another song can top this, because I will be very upset if this becomes the actual biggest song of the 2020s.

My rating: 4/5 = Good

Well, that does it for now. Catch you guys later!

Final list:

#25: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

#24: Harry Styles - Late Night Talking

#23: Charlie Puth/Jung Kook - Left and Right

#22: Hozier - Too Sweet

#21: ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT.

#20: Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT

#19: Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

#18: The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber - STAY

#17: Harry Styles - Golden

#16: Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating

#15: Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

#14: Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

#13: Harry Styles - Adore You

#12: Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

#11: Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

#10: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

#9: Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

#8: Nicky Youre/Dazy - Sunroof

#7: All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear - Monsters

#6: Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go

#5: Dua Lipa - Houdini

#4: Ed Sheeran - Shivers

#3: Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

#2: Tate McRae - greedy

#1: Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Gracie Abrams (1) - Week of Apr 5, 2025

 

Ugh, these past 2 #1 songs have not been great at all. I will talk more about how this song doesn't deserve to be #1 at all later in the blurbs, but for now let's get started.

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

• Halsey - safeword [#29] {3w} PK: 26

Last week's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [1 week at #1]

30. Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. JENNIE - like JENNIE [+1] {2w} PK: 29

28. Damiano David - Next Summer [-4] {2w} PK: 24

27. Lizzo - Still Bad [=] {3w} PK: 27

26. Dasha - Not At This Party [=] {5w} PK: 24

25. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [-3] {9w} PK: 17

24. Alex Warren - Ordinary [+4] {2w} PK: 24

23. Chappell Roan - The Giver [-2] {3w} PK: 21

22. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [-6] {22w} PK: 9

21. Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden [-6] {2w} PK: 15

20. Lizzo - Love In Real Life [-2] {5w} PK: 16

19. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [=] {3w} PK: 19

18. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [+7] {18w} PK: 17

17. Tate McRae - Revolving door [=] {6w} PK: 17

16. SZA - BMF [-4] {12w} PK: 10

15. LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again [+5] {8w} PK: 15

14. Doechii - Anxiety [+9] {3w} PK: 14

13. Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up [+1] {5w} PK: 13

12. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-1] {22w} PK: 11

11. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-1] {20w} [1 week at #1]

10. Lola Young - Messy [+3] {12w} PK: 8

9. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [-2] {5w} PK: 7

8. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [-7] {16w} [1 week at #1]

7. Shaboozey - Good News [+2] {20w} PK: 5

6. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [=] {20w} [4 weeks at #1]

5. Tate McRae - Sports car [+3] {10w} PK: 5

4. ROSÉ - toxic till the end [+1] {8w} PK: 4

3. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [=] {16w} PK: 3

2. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [=] {9w} PK: 2

1. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [+3] {17w} [1 week at #1]

Debuts:

The Jonas Brothers make their solo return to the countdown in 2 years with Love Me To Heaven. This has grown on me quite a bit. The production is super catchy and the brothers sound great as always. Let's see how well this song can do here.

Countdown Extra: Emei - Crazy Stupid Love

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Doechii - Anxiety [+9]

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [-7]

Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (2/4 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Hozier - Too Sweet

Least favorite song last year: Doja Cat/Teezo Touchdown - MASC

Most missed song: JAY-Z/Mr. Hudson - Young Forever (2010)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Linkin Park - Up From the Bottom

5 Oldest Songs

1. Tie between Gigi Perez - Sailor Song and Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down {22w}
2. Tie between Shaboozey - Good News, Gracie Abrams - That's So True, and Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club {20w}
3. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther {18w}
4. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry {17w}
5. Tie between Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams and Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem {16w}

Hitbound

Jack Harlow/Doja Cat - Just Us [3]

Michael Clifford - cool [Debut]

Dove Cameron - Too Much [7]

Crash Adams - Karaoke [Debut]

Ed Sheeran - Azizam [Debut]

sombr - undressed [3]

Miley Cyrus - End of the World [Debut]

Knox - Going, Going, Gone [Debut]

Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [3]

Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away [Debut]

Jonah Marais - Better Place [2]

Emei - Crazy Stupid Love [6]

Jon Bellion - WASH [3]

Henry Moodie - indigo [2]

Kesha/T-Pain - YIPPEE-KI-YAY. [2]

Thomas Day - Sleep When We're Dead [2]

Also Available On Survey:

SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30 [2]

Michael Clifford from 5SOS has released his first solo song called cool. Am I crazy or does this song sound very Knox-like? If I didn't know who was singing I would have sworn it was Knox. Cool is a really fun song but this is slightly forgettable.

Everyone's favorite Hits 1 plants Crash Adams are back after Optimist spent a few months in the abyss with Karaoke. This is really fun and is another banger from them. I also really love the key change at the end, but I'm sure Hippo won't be as thrilled with the key change. 

Finally Ed Sheeran is back to making upbeat songs. He hasn't made an upbeat song since Celestial in 2022. Azizam is super fun and Ed sounds great. Let's just hope this doesn't get super overplayed and fade on me hard like Eyes Closed did, but I have a feeling it might.

Oh joy, a new Miley Cyrus song that's gonna get overplayed to death. End of the World is fine. The production is upbeat and Miley sounds good, but this is very forgettable.

Knox just released his first album called Going, Going, Gone, and he debuts with the title track. Sadly, Hits 1 did not pick up on the song from it that I really loved called Now & Then. But Going, Going, Gone is still great though. The production is great and Knox sounds great as always.

Because we totally needed 3 Hits 1 plants debuting this week, Hayes Warner is here with Threw Me Away. This kinda sucks. The production is very weird, and her screaming in the chorus doesn't sound that great. I don't see this debuting the countdown any time soon.

Exits:

Ariana Grande - twilight zone [1]

Alessi Rose - IKYK [11]

Dua Lipa/Troye Sivan - Physical [9] [2nd time]

j-hope/Miguel - Sweet Dreams [3]

Knox - 50/50 [3]

Max McNown - A Lot More Free [1]

twilight zone finds itself in the abyss. A Lot More Free sucked so much so I'm glad it only lasted a week. Physical got robbed yet again. Hopefully it comes back but I doubt because I don't believe it's being pushed to pop. Good riddance to IKYK which stuck around way too long. 50/50 got replaced by a much better song from him. And Sweet Dreams was just alright.

2025 Total Dropouts: 58

Estimated total for 2025: 177 (+5)

Abyss

SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30 [1]

Ariana Grande - twilight zone [1]

JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars [2]

Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender [2]

Ryann - Dirty [2]

RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [2]

Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me [2]

Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [2]

ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [2]

Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame [2]

Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [3]

Tyla - PUSH 2 START [6]

Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now or Never [6]

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us [9]

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER [9]

The Marías - No One Noticed [11]

Lady Gaga - Disease [16]

Harry Styles - Daylight [150]

Blurbizam:

Just one exit this week - safeword. This was a great song but it was already starting to fade on me after it went #1 on my personal charts, so I don't mind it's gone.

After 2 months, Born Again has finally entered the top half of the countdown.

Haha, Sabrina the Clown's bribes didn't last long and she took a huge drop from #1.

Sports car entered the top 5. Okay, then.

Can Hits 1 please stop screwing over Abracadabra?

Ugh, I did not want to have to rant about the #1 song for a second week in a row, but it looks like I have to. How in the actual hell is I Love You, I'm Sorry #1? How is the most boring ballad in the world and a random non-single #1? This song isn't even a hit elsewhere. At least That's So True made sense at #1 because it went #1 on Mediabase. But I Love You, I'm Sorry has no business being at #1. This is some random non-single that only Hits 1 picked up on. I'm convinced that the commenter on my survey post is right and Gracie paid a bigger bribe to Hits 1 than Sabrina to make her song go #1. Good riddance to this song, let's just hope this has a huge drop from #1 like Bed Chem did.

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

Poll of the week results:

Best HB Debut?

1. Dua Lipa/Troye Sivan - Physical: 33.33 % (4 votes)
2. Ariana Grande - twilight zone: 25 % (3 votes)
3. Kesha/T-Pain - YIPPEE-KI-YAY.: 16.67 % (2 votes)
4. Jonah Marais - Better Place: 8.33 % (1 vote)
5. Henry Moodie - indigo: 8.33 % (1 vote)
6. Max McNown - A Lot More Free: 8.33 % (1 vote)

If the Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week of Apr 5, 2025

If the countdown was still 45 songs, based off airplay and my own personal opinion.

Before we get to this week's fresh 45, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

• Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [#44] {5w} PK: 30
• Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now or Never [#43] {4w} PK: 42
• JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars [#36] {3w} PK: 28

Last week's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [1 week at #1]

45. Teddy Swims - The Door [-3] {48w} PK: 3

44. ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [-6] {5w} PK: 22

43. Ariana Grande - twilight zone [Debut] {1w} PK: 43

42. RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [Reentry] {9w} PK: 13

41. Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us [-4] {12w} PK: 27

40. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [-8] {8w} PK: 25

39. Tyla - PUSH 2 START [+6] {8w} PK: 27

38. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help [+1] {47w} [3 weeks at #1]

37. Myles Smith - Stargazing [+4] {36w} PK: 4

36. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [-2] {33w} [4 weeks at #1]

35. Halsey - safeword [-6] {4w} PK: 26

34. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things [+6] {53w} [2 weeks at #1]

33. ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [-2] {24w} [6 weeks at #1]

32. Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER [+1] {15w} PK: 14

31. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [+4] {44w} [3 weeks at #1]

30. Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. JENNIE - like JENNIE [+1] {2w} PK: 29

28. Damiano David - Next Summer [-4] {2w} PK: 24

27. Lizzo - Still Bad [=] {3w} PK: 27

26. Dasha - Not At This Party [=] {5w} PK: 24

25. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [-3] {9w} PK: 17

24. Alex Warren - Ordinary [+4] {2w} PK: 24

23. Chappell Roan - The Giver [-2] {3w} PK: 21

22. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [-6] {22w} PK: 9

21. Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden [-6] {2w} PK: 15

20. Lizzo - Love In Real Life [-2] {5w} PK: 16

19. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [=] {5w} PK: 19

18. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [+7] {18w} PK: 17

17. Tate McRae - Revolving door [=] {6w} PK: 17

16. SZA - BMF [-4] {12w} PK: 10

15. LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again [+5] {8w} PK: 15

14. Doechii - Anxiety [+9] {3w} PK: 14

13. Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up [+1] {5w} PK: 13

12. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [-1] {22w} PK: 11

11. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-1] {20w} [1 week at #1]

10. Lola Young - Messy [+3] {12w} PK: 8

9. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [-2] {5w} PK: 7

8. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [-7] {16w} [1 week at #1]

7. Shaboozey - Good News [+2] {20w} PK: 5

6. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [=] {20w} [4 weeks at #1]

5. Tate McRae - Sports car [+3] {10w} PK: 5

4. ROSÉ - toxic till the end [+1] {8w} PK: 4

3. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [=] {16w} PK: 3

2. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [=] {9w} PK: 2

1. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [+3] {17w} [1 week at #1]

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Doechii - Anxiety [+9]

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [-8]

5 Oldest Songs

1. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things {53w}
2. Teddy Swims - The Door {48w}
3. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help {47w}
4. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER {44w}
5. Myles Smith - Stargazing {36w}

Ethan's Top 10 - Selena Gomez & benny blanco (1) - Apr 4, 2025

 

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/zestpond/ethans-top-10-apr-4-2025

A lot of artists debuted this week that haven't been on my charts in awhile. ROLE MODEL finally makes his chart debut with Sally, When The Wine Runs Out, which took 2 months to grow on me. Dua Lipa is back since Training Season last year. Knox is finally back on my charts after a one year hiatus since Treadmill went #1 last year. Ed Sheeran is back after Eyes Closed spent a few weeks on my charts 2 years ago then faded on me a lot and became one of my least favorite songs of 2023. Lastly, the Jonas Brothers are also back after a 2 year absence since Waffle House 2 years ago.

Selena Gomez scores her first ever #1 on my charts, with Linkin Park not too far behind, who hope to score their second ever #1 on my charts since Lost went #1 back in 2023.

Exits:

• Chappell Roan - The Giver (#5)
• Doechii - Anxiety (#6)
• Artemas - southbound (#8)
• JENNIE/Dominic Fike - Love Hangover (#9) (3 weeks at #1)
• Passion Pit/Sofi Tukker - Sleepyhead 2025 (#10)

Last week's #1 song: Dove Cameron - Too Much (1 week at #1)

10: Halsey - safeword (-7) (1 week at #1)

9: Emei - Crazy Stupid Love (-7)

8: Dua Lipa/Troye Sivan - Physical (Debut)

Throwback Pick: AWOLNATION - Run (2015)

7: Knox - Now & Then (Debut)

6: Ed Sheeran - Azizam (Debut)

Throwback Pick: Train - Mermaid (2012)

5: ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out (Debut)

4: Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven (Debut)

Throwback Pick: Miranda Cosgrove - Kissin U (2010)

3: Dove Cameron - Too Much (-2) (1 week at #1)

2: Linkin Park - Up From the Bottom (+5)

1: Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame (+3) (1 week at #1)

Bubbling Under:

• Crash Adams - Karaoke
• Knox - Going, Going, Gone

Last year's top 5: 

1. 24kGoldn - Clarity (+1) (1/1 week at #1)
2. Jack Harris - Careful What You Wish For (+4)
3. Dasha - Austin (+4)
4. Haiden Henderson - hell of a good time (+1)
5. JVKE - clouds (Debut) (0/1 week at #1)

Last year's debuts: 

• JVKE - clouds (#5)
• David Guetta/OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait (#8)
• Imagine Dragons - Eyes Closed (#11)
• Zerb/The Chainsmokers/Ink - Addicted (#12)
• Artemas - i like the way you kiss me (#13)
• Jessie Murph - Son of a Bitch (#14)

Hits 1 Survey 3/29/25 - 4/12/25

 

Survey:

SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30 [NEW]

JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars

Halsey - safeword

Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

Gigi Perez - Sailor Song (ugh...this song is never gonna go away)

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [NEW] (finally enters the survey...when it just left the countdown...)

ROSÉ - toxic till the end

Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now or Never [REENTRY]

Tate McRae - Revolving door

Lizzo - Love In Real Life

JENNIE - like JENNIE [NEW]

Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER

Tyla - PUSH 2 START

Jusice/Tame Impala - Neverender [NEW]

Doechii - Anxiety

Dasha - Not At This Party

Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [NEW]

Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody (eww, why is this still here?)

Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden

Chappell Roan - The Giver

LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again

Lizzo - Still Bad

Damiano David - Next Summer

RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [REENTRY] (???)

Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable (bruh just go away already)

Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther

Tate McRae - Sports car

Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Ryann - Dirty

The Marías - No One Noticed

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER [REENTRY] (does this mean it's finally gonna reenter the countdown?)

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

Shaboozey - Good News

Alex Warren - Ordinary [NEW]

Lola Young - Messy

SZA - BMF

Off The Survey:

Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (bruh this went #1 when it was off the survey. now I am convinced she paid a bribe to Hits 1 to make it #1)

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down

The Weeknd - Cry For Me

Sabrina Carpenter (1) - Week of Mar 29, 2025

 

Hey guys! Unfortunately this was not a very good week. Only 2 debuts were that great, and just as I feared last week, Sabrina the Clown has returned to #1. Also, you may notice I have a new color code. I will be using light purple for songs that are incredible. Meaning songs that are potential normal purple songs, or songs that are too amazing to just get a great green color code.

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

• Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [#30] {6w} PK: 25
• JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars [#29] {2w} PK: 28
• ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [#22] {3w} PK: 22
• ROSÉ/Bruno Mars - APT. [#14] {22w} [6 weeks at #1]
• Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile [#10] {31w} [4 weeks at #1]

Last week's #1 song: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [4 weeks at #1]

30. JENNIE - like JENNIE [Debut] {1w} PK: 30

29. Halsey - safeword [-3] {3w} PK: 26

28. Alex Warren - Ordinary [Debut] {1w} PK: 28

27. Lizzo - Still Bad [=] {2w} PK: 27

26. Dasha - Not At This Party [+2] {4w} PK: 24

25. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther [-2] {17w} PK: 17

24. Damiano David - Next Summer [Debut] {1w} PK: 24

23. Doechii - Anxiety [-2] {2w} PK: 21

22. The Weeknd - Cry For Me [-4] {8w} PK: 17

21. Chappell Roan - The Giver [+3] {2w} PK: 21

20. LISA/Doja Cat/RAYE - Born Again [+5] {7w} PK: 20

19. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman [Reentry] {2w} PK: 19

18. Lizzo - Love In Real Life [-2] {4w} PK: 16

17. Tate McRae - Revolving door [+3] {5w} PK: 17

16. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [-3] {21w} PK: 9

15. Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden [Debut] {1w} PK: 15

14. Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up [+3] {5w} PK: 14

13. Lola Young - Messy [-4] {11w} PK: 8

12. SZA - BMF [=] {11w} PK: 10

11. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down [+4] {21w} PK: 11

10. Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-6] {19w} [1 week at #1]

9. Shaboozey - Good News [-2] {19w} PK: 5

8. Tate McRae - Sports car [=] {9w} PK: 8

7. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [+12] {4w} PK: 7

6. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club [-5] {19w} [4 weeks at #1]

5. ROSÉ - toxic till the end [+1] {7w} PK: 5

4. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry [+7] {16w} PK: 4

3. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams [+2] {15w} PK: 3

2. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [+1] {8w} PK: 2

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem [+1] {15w} [1 week at #1]

Debuts:

Luckily JENNIE replaced herself on the countdown with a much better song. like JENNIE is actually produced by Diplo. This is super fun and slaps so hard.

Ugh, I am not too thrilled about this next debut. After being in hitbound for 7 weeks, Alex Warren finally debuts with Ordinary. And the title of the song perfectly describes how I feel about it. This is so boring and forgettable. How is this becoming a hit?

Damiano David is back with Next Summer after being in the abyss for a few weeks. This is fine. The production is pretty good and Damiano sounds great, but this is very forgettable.

Um, I would have been perfectly happy if Busy Woman never reentered the countdown thank you very much. We really didn't need more Sabrina the Clown.

Lady Gaga debuts all the way up at #15 with Garden Of Eden. This is really fun and Lady Gaga sounds great as always, but this isn't nearly as great as Abracadabra.

Countdown Extra: Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [+12] 

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Gracie Abrams - That's So True [-6]

Last year's #1 song: Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (1/4 weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: JVKE - clouds

Least favorite song last year: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me

Most missed song: ROLE MODEL - going out (2020)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Artemas - southbound

5 Oldest Songs

1. Tie between Gigi Perez - Sailor Song and Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down {21w}
2. Tie between Shaboozey - Good News, Gracie Abrams - That's So True, and Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club {19w}
3. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - luther {17w}
4. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry {16w}
5. Tie between Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams and Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem {15w}

How in the actual hell is Sailor Song the oldest song on the countdown? It has overstayed its welcome on the countdown for way too long.

Hitbound

Jon Bellion - WASH [2]

Ariana Grande - twilight zone [Debut]

Alessi Rose - IKYK [11]

Kesha/T-Pain - YIPPEE-KI-YAY. [Debut]

Jonah Marais - Better Place [Debut]

Jack Harlow/Doja Cat - Just Us [2]

Dua Lipa/Troye Sivan - Physical [Reentry] [9]

Dove Cameron - Too Much [6]

j-hope/Miguel - Sweet Dreams [3]

Thomas Day - Sleep When We're Dead [Debut]

Henry Moodie - indigo [Debut]

Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [2]

Knox - 50/50 [3]

Max McNown - A Lot More Free [Debut]

Emei - Crazy Stupid Love [5]

sombr - undressed [2]

Also Available On Survey:

SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30 [1]

Ariana Grande has released the deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine, and here she is with twilight zone. This is pretty good. Ariana sounds great and the production is nice. One of the better songs I've heard from her in a while besides Popular.

Welp, even Kesha is going country now. She collabs with T-Pain with YIPPEE-KI-YAY. This is pretty fun and they both sound great together, but this seems very forgettable.

Jonah Marais from Why Don't We is back with Better Place. Eww, why did he have to make a ballad? Slow Motion is so much better than this. He sounds good but the production is so uninteresting to listen to.

Welp, with this next song, this breaks a new record. Dua Lipa's Physical has reentered hitbound 5 years later, this time a remix with Troye Sivan. I'm really glad this is back. This got robbed so hard back in 2020 and deserved to become a hit. Hopefully this time this ends up becoming a hit. Also, with this version reentering, the original Physical has become a rare "miscellaneous hitbound dropout", which hasn't happened since XG's Left Right 2 years ago when it got replaced by a remix. If you're curious, you can find that list here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/p/kinda-hitbound-dropouts.html 

Okay, I don't think anyone asked for more Thomas Day. He's back with Sleep When We're Dead, which Hits 1 misspelled as "Sleep When You're Dead" because of course they did. He had a very forgettable hitbound dropout called Gravity back in 2023, but luckily his new song is so much better. This is pretty fun but is very generic.

Oh great, a new Henry Moodie song that's gonna spend 15 weeks in hitbound. He's back with indigo. This is pretty good. He sounds great and the production is solid. Let's just hope this doesn't spend 15 weeks in hitbound.

Lastly we have some rando named Max McNown with a song called A Lot More Free that's been floating around the Mediabase charts for a few weeks now. This is not really that great. This is just some boring forgettable country ballad. Hopefully this doesn't become a hit.

Exits:

Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [1] SOTW

Imogen Heap - Headlock [3]

Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame [1]

Ashley Cooke/Joe Jonas - All I Forgot [5]

almost monday - can't slow down [14; 2nd time]

Good riddance to can't slow down, I don't know why it felt the need to reenter in the first place. Bluest Flame finds itself in the abyss and I hope it debuts soon. Love Me To Heaven left despite being the countdown extra. Headlock was great but it was very old and was starting to shrink on me. And good riddance to All I Forgot which was insanely forgettable.

2025 Total Dropouts: 53

Estimated total for 2025: 172 (-1)

Abyss

JENNIE/Dua Lipa - Handlebars [1]

Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven [1]

Justice/Tame Impala - Neverender [1]

Ryann - Dirty [1]

RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [1]

Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me [1]

Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER [1]

ROLE MODEL - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out [1]

Selena Gomez/benny blanco - Bluest Flame [1]

Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable [2]

Tyla - PUSH 2 START [5]

Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now or Never [5]

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us [8]

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER [8]

The Marías - No One Noticed [10]

Lady Gaga - Disease [15]

Harry Styles - Daylight [149]

I've gone thru and added weeks for the abyss song to more easily keep track of them. And according to my calculations, Daylight has spent 149 weeks in the abyss...yeah... 

Also, 17 songs in the abyss is just getting ridiculous at this point...

Blurb me to heaven:

We lost DENIAL IS A RIVER, Handlebars, Sally When The Wine Runs Out, APT, and Die With A Smile. Good riddance to the last two, they were super old and really needed to leave. Handlebars was super forgettable and got replaced by a much better song of hers. Sally When The Wine Runs Out was pretty fun but was very forgettable. And DENIAL IS A RIVER did not deserve to flop that hard.

Can safeword stop flopping please?

Why has luther just been rotting in the bottom half of the countdown for 4 months now? Just leave or do something already.

There was a lot of movement on the countdown. Nice to see Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else make a huge jump into the top 10, but I'm not really sure if toxic till the end and I Love You, I'm Sorry deserves to be in the top 5.

Oof, Pink Pony Club didn't have to drop that hard from #1.

Welp, guess it's time to address the new #1 song. Bed Chem jumped to #1 despite being only #12 in airplay. Yeah, this did not really need to be #1 and I would have been perfectly fine with it being blocked from #1. Let's just hope Abracadabra overthrows it from #1 soon. If you didn't see my latest AI post, then I'll share the same comic I generated as to why I think Bed Chem went #1.

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

Poll of the week results:

Best HB Debut?

1. JENNIE - like JENNIE: 41.67 % (5 votes)
2. Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven: 25 % (3 votes)
3. Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not: 25 % (3 votes)
4. Jon Bellion - WASH: 8.33 % (1 vote)