- I'm back to making countdown posts! Yay!
- Something weird happened on Hits 1 this week. They accidentally uploaded the wrong audio file of both the Weekend Countdown and Hitbound this week, so they reuploaded the real countdown and Hitbound today.
- Hitbound was shortened to 13 songs in celebration of Taylor Swift's Reputation (Taylor's Version), which was surprise-released on April 1st just as I correctly predicted, but only to certain special people. However, all the Hits 1 hosts were part of that group of special people so naturally they played songs from it on the station for all the world to hear.
- Overall, this was just the weirdest Hits 1 week ever.
Exits:
Halsey - Safeword (left from #26)
Chappell Roan - The Giver (left from #24)
Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt (left from #14)
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (left from #10)
Shaboozey - Good News (left from #7)
Rose - Toxic Till The End (left from #6)
Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (left from #1 somehow)
Countdown:
#30: Avery Anna - Mr. Predictable (Re-entry)
#29: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (-28)
#28: Taylor Swift - Gorgeous (Taylor's Version) (Debut)
#27: Gotye & Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (Re-entry)
#26: Doechii - Anxiety (-5)
#25: Gigi Perez - Sailor Song (-12)
#24: Doechii - Denial Is A River (+6)
#23: Dasha - Not At This Party (+5)
#22: Gracie Abrams - That's So True (-18)
#21: Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry (-10)
#20: Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (-17)
#19: Tate McRae - Revolving Door (+1)
#18: Lisa, Raye & Doja Cat - Born Again (+7)
#17: Kendrick Lamar & Sza - Luther (+6)
#16: Lizzo - Love In Real Life (=)
Countdown Extra: Taylor Swift - I Have A Reputation!!! (Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Lana Del Rey) (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Good Snake Summer Version) (Recorded At Slightly Shorter Pond Studios) (Clean Bandit Remix) (Sadder Outro Version) (Featuring More Lana Del Rey) (Seventh Demo Edition) (One Hole In The Fence Remix) (Hits 1 Exclusive Acoustic Live Performance) (Featuring Spyder Harrison)
#15: Lizzo - Still Bad (+12)
#14: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else (+5)
#13: Sza - Bmf (-1)
#12: Lola Young - Messy (-3)
#11: Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up (+6)
#10: The Weeknd - Cry For Me (+8)
#9: Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams (-4)
#8: Tate McRae - Sports Car (=)
#7: Alex Warren & Joe Jonas - Burning Down (+8)
#6: Almost Monday - Can't Slow Down (Debut) (???????????)
#5: Jennie & Dua Lipa - Handlebars (+24)
#4: Jon Bellion - Wash (Debut) (?????????????????????)
#3: Role Model - Sally, When The Wine Runs Out (+19)
#2: Harry Styles - Daylight (Debut) (???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)
#1: Taylor Swift - No Further Explanation (Featuring Camila Cabello) (24 Hour Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Sad Snake Spring Version) (Recorded At Long Pond Studios) (Elvira Remix) (Angrier Outro Version) (Featuring Travis Kelce) (Thirteenth Demo Edition) (Five Holes In The Fence Remix) (Hits 1 Exclusive Acoustic Live Performance) (Featuring The Morning Mash-Up) (Debut) (??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)
Great, seven debuts. Let's get started. First up is Gorgeous (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of my favorite song from Reputation. I'm sure it'll do great on here, maybe even hit #1 for 13 weeks...? Let's just hope Dress (Taylor's Version) doesn't overly dominate it.
Um, why did Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye & Kimbra re-enter? Even better question, why did it re-enter in the spot right next to Anxiety by Doechii? That means we all had to listen to essentially the same song twice in a row.
Mr. Predictable also re-entered for some reason, and of course it's at #30 again. Now let's see how long this spends at #30.
Alright, now the higher debuts are where things get really questionable. Can't Slow Down and Wash debuted at #6 and #4 respectively. Why couldn't we just let them rot in Hitbound?
*sigh* After spending approximately half as many weeks in the abyss as there are Taylor Swift songs, Harry the Clown's random 2022 track Daylight finally made its countdown debut... at #2.
And the highest debut, coming in at #1 and breaking all kinds of records is... drumroll please... drdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdr... Taylor Swift - No Further Explanation (Featuring Camila Cabello) (24 Hour Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Sad Snake Spring Version) (Recorded At Long Pond Studios) (Elvira Remix) (Angrier Outro Version) (Featuring Travis Kelce) (Thirteenth Demo Edition) (Five Holes In The Fence Remix) (Hits 1 Exclusive Acoustic Live Performance) (Featuring The Morning Mash-Up)! I don't know how this debuted, but I hope it stays #1 for 13 weeks, because it's an incredible song. The song's literally a whole day long, and yet it still somehow feels like the song itself is shorter than the title... when's the last time you saw a title with thirteen subtitles?!
Biggest jump: Jennie & Dua Lipa - Handlebars (+24)
Biggest drop: Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (-28)
Missed song: Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Sad Girl Autumn Version) (Recorded At Long Pond Studios)
Recommendation for Hits 1: Taylor Swift - Tongue Of The Snake (Featuring Ariana Grande) (9:59 Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lonely Snake Monsoon Version) (Recorded At The Lakes Where All The Poets Went To Die) (Bleachers Remix) (Happier Outro Version) (Featuring Abigail Anderson) (22nd Demo Edition) (Fifty-Nine-Thousand Holes In The Fence Remix) (Live Performance From Taylor Swift's Kitchen) (Featuring A Verse Sung By Matty Healy Over The Phone From The Black Dog While A Mechanic In The Background Continues To Fix The Rental Car He Crashed Last Year)
Hitbound:
Imogen Heap - Headlock
Taylor Swift - Dress (Taylor's Version) (Debut)
Lyn Lapid - Buttons (Debut)
Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (Debut) (???)
Grentperez & Ruel - Dandelion (Debut)
Emei - Crazy Stupid Love
Dove Cameron - Too Much
Halsey - Safeword (Re-entry) (??????)
Chappell Roan - The Giver (Re-entry) (????????????)
Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather (Re-entry) (???????????????????????)
Taylor Swift - Don't You (Debut) (???????????????????????????????)
Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream (Debut) (????????????????????????????????????????????)
Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (Featuring The Old Taylor) (2,190 Day Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Orange Snake Swift Season Version) (Recorded At The Rainbow Kingdom Where The ME! Music Video Was Filmed) (DJ Khaled Remix) (Redder Outro Version) (Featuring John Mayer) (94th Demo Edition) (3582792487693763872 Holes In The Fence Remix) (Live Performance From Taylor Swift's Other Kitchen) (Featuring You) (Debut) (???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)
For whatever reason, Hits 1 picked up on the re-recording of my least favorite song on Reputation by far. Hopefully, Dress drops out of Hitbound and lets Gorgeous TV get the success it deserves.
Lyn Lapid makes her much-deserved Hits 1 debut with Buttons. This is a great song. Stellar production, relatable lyrics, gorgeous vocals. I hope this does well.
A second Taylor Swift song debuts. I'm not complaining, but why is The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived here a year late when we got plenty of exclusive Reputation re-recordings and vault tracks?
Grentperez & Ruel are here with Dandelion. This song has a super unique sound to the production and fantastic lyrics. I hope this debuts although it's very unlikely.
Uhhhhhhhh why did Safeword and The Giver both re-enter Hitbound after leaving the countdown?!
For the first time I believe since Watermelon Sugar in 2019-2020, we had a song enter Hitbound multiple weeks after having left the countdown. Of all things, it was Birds Of A Feather, after already having spent a record-breakingly long time on the countdown. I'm so confused at the current state of Hitbound.
Ok, don't get me wrong, I love Don't You very much, but come on Hits 1, are you serious? It's a Fearless TV FTV non-single from 2021 that most of the general public has completely forgotten about as far as I'm concerned, so did anyone really need it to debut Hitbound in April of 2025?
Same with Teenage Dream I guess, but I'm much more glad about that one. Wow, I can't believe Teenage Dream debuted and I'm just acting like it's normal. Hitbound has officially gone insane, hasn't it.
And we end Hitbound with yet another Rep TV FTV track with thirteen parentheticals. You may be wondering, what does "Featuring You" mean? Well, the percussion part in this song is apparently comprised of sound effects that sample the voices of every human being on the planet. Not creepy at all.
Yeah, so obviously this was a troll. It was all an April Fools joke. No, the weekend countdown wasn't wrong. No, there was no surprise exclusive release of Rep TV. And no, I'm not back to making countdown posts. Sooooooooo, normally this kind of post would be paired with some kind of huge announcement, and I originally had an event planned, but I decided to cancel it because I thought it would be too hard for me to keep up with at the moment. I'll be quite busy for these next few months, so I'll wait until I have more time for regular posts.
That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!