Hallett's Hits 5/5/25

Hi! Welcome to my first Hallett's Hits of May. Now, don't get me wrong - as much as I love album reviews, they're much more time consuming than Hallett's Hits, and I've somewhat unexpectedly have very little free time lately. (Wow, I haven't been posting on time at all lately. Imagine having a life afk.) Anyway, this week's Hallett's Hits was considerably less eventful since I've just been so busy lately, but it gave us a little bit of nice action, particularly in Almost There. Also, yes, that's the real title of the Underground Extra. And one more thing. I know I haven't updated my stats page in a while, but that'll come along with the album reviews and the pageview special in the coming weeks. Anyway, let's get this week's hits started!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

The Marias - Back To Me (3 wk: Peak #6)

Lyn Lapid - Death Wish (4 wk: Peak #13)

Rose - Not The Same (6 wk: Peak #4)

Golden Extra: Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

#20: Bad Suns - Communicating (=) (4 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away (=) (2 wk: Peak #19)

#18: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-1) (11 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#17: Debbii Dawson - The Great Magician (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Don't Take It Personally (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers - We Thought It Would Be A Good Time But It Was A Bad Time

#15: The Marias - No One Noticed (=) (11 wk: Peak #9)

#14: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (-8) (4 wk: Peak #3)

#13: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me (=) (3 wk: Peak #13)

#12: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (=) (9 wk: Peak #4)

#11: Lyn Lapid - Fix (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #11)

Rising Extra: Ed Sheeran - Old Phone

#10: Haim - Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out (-3) (4 wk: Peak #7)

#9: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (-1) (8 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#8: Cynthia Erivo - Worst Of Me (+8) (2 wk: Peak #8)

#7: Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (+4) (3 wk: Peak #7)

#6: Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (+4) (6 wk: Peak #3)

Almost There Extra: Royal & The Serpent - American Spirit

#5: Finneas - Same Old Story (-1) (10 wk: Peak #2)

#4: Sydney Rose - We Hug Now (-2) (3 wk: Peak #2)

#3: Lyn Lapid - Floater Friend (+2) (2 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Imogen Heap - Headlock (+1) (8 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Interlude Extra: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Do You Wanna Be Perfect

#1: Laufey - Silver Lining (=) (5 wk: Peak #1 for 3 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Cynthia Erivo - Worst Of Me (+8)

Biggest drop of the week: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (-8)

Almost There

Debbii Dawson - Solitude (Re-entry) (2)

Faouzia - Porcelain (Debut)

Royal & The Serpent - American Spirit (Debut)

Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers - We Thought It Would Be A Good Time But It Was A Bad Time (Debut)

Haim - Down To Be Wrong (Debut)

Ed Sheeran - Old Phone (Debut)

The Paradox - Do Me Like That (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (8)

Maddox Batson - I Don't Like You Anymore (3)

Myles Smith - My First Heartbreak (2)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (10)

Michael Clifford - Cool (2)

Chloe Qisha - Modern Romance (Re-entry) (2)

AT Dropouts:

Artemas - I Guess You Never Really Cared About Me (1) (purged)

Bruce Springsteen - Blind Spot (1) (purged)

Dove Cameron - Too Much (2) (purged)

Knox - Going, Going, Gone (1) (purged)

Michael Marcagi & Wesley Schultz - Wish I Never Met You (1) (purged)

Abyss

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical

Evanescence - Afterlife

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Jvke & Tori Kelly - This Is What Floating Feels Like

Lyn Lapid - Buttons

Sabrina Carpenter - Dumb & Poetic

Abyss Removals:

Lyn Lapid & Mxmtoon - Back From The Dead

Lyn Lapid - Back Up Plan

Lyn Lapid - Buzzkill

Lyn Lapid - Forecast

Lyn Lapid - It Doesn't Kill Me Anymore

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Breathin

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Ava Max - So Am I

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Beabadoobee - Glue Song

Beyonce & Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted 

Beyonce - Jolene 

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Boygenius - Not Strong Enough (newly added!)

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

Conan Gray - Alley Rose (newly added!)

Conan Gray - Astronomy (newly added!)

Debbii Dawson - Eulogy For Nobody (newly added!)

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

(G)I-DLE - I Do

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

Henry Moodie - Drunk Text (newly added!)

Henry Moodie - Pick Up The Phone (newly added!)

Japanese Breakfast - Till Death

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Little Big League - Brackish Water

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Lyn Lapid - Detached

Lyn Lapid - In My Mind

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade (newly added!)

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything 

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Phoebe Bridgers - I Know The End (newly added!)

RC Avenue - Coffee Shop

Rocco - Sunny

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Clean

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - Right Where You Left Me

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Other Side Of The Door (newly added!)

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Abyss Removals:

Taylor Swift - Timeless

Zach Bryan & Maggie Rogers - Dawns

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee! 

Hallett's Hits 4/28/25

Hi! Welcome to my last Hallett's Hits of April. I've decided that some time within the next three days, I will post my review of I Said I Love You First, the positively acclaimed collab album from Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, and next week, alongside my relatively large two-part 10,000 views special, I'll review Buzzkill, an underground album from Lyn Lapid that is one of my favorites now. Speaking of Lyn, that album gave us an impressive debut on Hallett's Hits that is one of this chart's highest so far. Let's get this week's hits started!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On (1 wk: Peak #16)

Chappell Roan - The Giver (5 wk: Peak #5)

Halsey - Ego (5 wk: Peak #4)

Billie Eilish - Blue (6 wk: Peak #2)

Golden Extra: Lyn Lapid - Detached

#20: Bad Suns - Communicating (=) (3 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #19)

#18: Rose - Not The Same (-3) (7 wk: Peak #3)

#17: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-6) (10 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#16: Cynthia Erivo - Worst Of Me (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Michael Marcagi & Wesley Schultz - Wish I Never Met You

#15: The Marias - No One Noticed (-1) (10 wk: Peak #9)

#14: Lyn Lapid - Death Wish (+5) (4 wk: Peak #13)

#13: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me (=) (2 wk: Peak #13)

#12: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (-8) (8 wk: Peak #4)

#11: Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (+7) (2 wk: Peak #11)

Rising Extra: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Don't Take It Personally

#10: Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (Re-entry) (5 wk: Peak #3)

#9: The Marias - Back To Me (-3) (3 wk: Peak #6)

#8: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (=) (7 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#7: Haim - Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out (+10) (3 wk: Peak #7)

#6: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (-3) (3 wk: Peak #3)

Almost There Extra: Myles Smith - My First Heartbreak

#5: Lyn Lapid - Floater Friend (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #5)

#4: Finneas - Same Old Story (+1) (9 wk: Peak #2)

#3: Imogen Heap - Headlock (-1) (7 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#2: Sydney Rose - We Hug Now (+5) (2 wk: Peak #2)

Laufey Feeling 26 Extra: Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

#1: Laufey - Silver Lining (=) (4 wk: Peak #1 for 2 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Haim - Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out (+10)

Biggest drop of the week: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (-8)

Almost There

Myles Smith - My First Heartbreak (Debut)

Debbii Dawson - The Great Magician (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (7)

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Don't Take It Personally (Debut)

Knox - Going, Going, Gone (Debut)

Dove Cameron - Too Much (2)

Artemas - I Guess You Never Really Cared About Me (Debut)

Michael Clifford - Cool (Debut)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (9)

Michael Marcagi & Wesley Schultz - Wish I Never Met You (Debut)

Bruce Springsteen - Blind Spot (Debut)

Maddox Batson - I Don't Like You Anymore (2)

Lyn Lapid - Fix (Debut)

AT Dropouts:

Chloe Qisha - Modern Romance (1) (goes to abyss)

Evanescence - Afterlife (2) (goes to abyss)

Jvke & Tori Kelly - This Is What Floating Feels Like (1) (goes to abyss)

Lyn Lapid & Mxmtoon - Back From The Dead (1) (goes to abyss)

Aurora - The Flood (2) (purged)

Lana Del Rey - Bluebird (1) (purged)

Maren Morris - Bed No Breakfast (1) (purged)

Raveena - Sun Don't Leave Me (2) (purged)

Abyss

(Good thing I cleared it out a bit last week, because... wow it got huge. Thanks a lot Lyn Lapid lol.)

Chloe Qisha - Modern Romance

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical

Evanescence - Afterlife

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Jvke & Tori Kelly - This Is What Floating Feels Like

Lyn Lapid & Mxmtoon - Back From The Dead

Lyn Lapid - Back Up Plan (newly added!)

Lyn Lapid - Buttons (newly added!)

Lyn Lapid - Buzzkill (newly added!)

Lyn Lapid - Forecast (newly added!)

Lyn Lapid - It Doesn't Kill Me Anymore (newly added!)

Sabrina Carpenter - Dumb & Poetic

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Abyss Removals:

Haim - Relationships

Henry Moodie - Indigo

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Breathin

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Ava Max - So Am I

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Beabadoobee - Glue Song

Beyonce & Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted 

Beyonce - Jolene 

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Boygenius - Not Strong Enough (newly added!)

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

Conan Gray - Alley Rose (newly added!)

Conan Gray - Astronomy (newly added!)

Debbii Dawson - Eulogy For Nobody (newly added!)

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

(G)I-DLE - I Do

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

Henry Moodie - Drunk Text (newly added!)

Henry Moodie - Pick Up The Phone (newly added!)

Japanese Breakfast - Till Death

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Little Big League - Brackish Water

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Lyn Lapid - Detached

Lyn Lapid - In My Mind

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade (newly added!)

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything 

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Phoebe Bridgers - I Know The End (newly added!)

RC Avenue - Coffee Shop

Rocco - Sunny

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Clean

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - Right Where You Left Me

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Other Side Of The Door (newly added!)

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Abyss Removals:

Taylor Swift - Timeless

Zach Bryan & Maggie Rogers - Dawns

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee! 

Red lips and ROSIE cheeks, and I'd say I'll hear this album again

Hi! (FINALLY.) No, despite the obvious Taylor reference in the title and the fact that the TTPDversary was last week, this is not another Taylor Swift album review... I'm gonna wait until Reputation TV (which really should've been surprise-released twenty-six days ago if my very elaborate clownculations were correct) for another one of those. This is Rosie, the rapidly successful solo album by Blackpink member Rosé. Now, normally I'm not a huge fan of Blackpink in general. I don't think they're bad, but I don't love the loud overproduced k-pop sound. Nothing against k-pop either, I just prefer the spacey, atmospheric synthy k-pop and not the explosive horn & string synth k-pop. But each Blackpink member is now working on solo projects. I most likely won't be posting a full review of all four of these solo albums, but I'll share some of my thoughts here. Overall, the music Lisa & Jennie has put out hasn't been great in my opinion, leaning towards the kind of k-pop I often don't favor. I haven't heard enough of Jisoo's solo music to really formulate an opinion, but I quite liked her song Your Love which was on Hitbound. I think the member who has put out my favorite music (and also the most successful music) has been Rosé. Obviously, her collab with Bruno Mars on APT had massive commercial success around the globe, and her recent singles such as Toxic Till The End have earned her some well-deserved hits. But did the album as a whole manage to meet my expectations? Let's get into this review!

1. Number One Girl

My rating: 5/5 Great

And we begin the review with a moderately successful single, a good-old-fashioned unrequited crush ballad. The concept here is very simple: she likes someone and wishes they would talk to her because she'd give anything to them. This kind of feels like an early Taylor Swift ballad. A lot of songs on this album remind me of Taylor Swift. I love the production here. It begins with a simple piano line, opening the album on a soft note. But it evolves as it goes along, and if you're a regular reader of Hallett's Music Reviews, you know that evolution is one of my favorite things to hear in music. Now, I will admit that the lyrics are a little repetitive sometimes, and I can't decide whether the "back it up with evidence" line is cute and funny or kinda cringy. Either way, I quite like this song all around, and it's a strong opening track. For some reason I've always thought of albums as having a tendency to start on a bit of a weak note, but as I continue to review more albums, I'm pleasantly surprised at how many amazing opening tracks there've been.

2. 3am

My rating: 2/5 Mediocre

...oof, classic case of track 2 being an immediate pitfall. Now, a huge problem I have with this song is something I've talked about a lot before, and it has significantly brought down numerous songs that would've otherwise been at least okay, if not great, including songs by artists I adore as much as Olivia or Taylor: v o c a l    e f f e c t s. That distracting sound effect with a million layers of her voice on top of each other feels jarring and it takes away from this song, especially since it's kind of a ballad. Even without the effect, the "ayy" parts throughout the song are just grating to me. The guitar production is fine, but it doesn't evolve enough to bring it up a tier. And the lyrics are super forgettable and basic. Oh yeah, and there's one other thing that Bubby also mentioned on their blog: the numbers in the tracklist are swapped for whatever reason. You'll see what I mean, and you'll never unsee it:

1. Number 1 Girl

2. 3am

3. 2 Years

3. Two Years

My rating: 3/5 Decent

Yeah, I wasn't really sure how I felt about this one. The production has some cool moments. It doesn't stand out or anything, but I don't have any real problems with the production on this song. But the lyrics here are a little awkward in my opinion. It's a song that's literally just about an undying love, with the main hook being "this love never dies". It's a little basic and overdone, and it's not helped by the fact that it rhymes "head" with "bed" in the chorus. It's also a really repetitive song. I was originally planning on giving it a 4/5 but it turned out to be a little more basic than I was expecting when I relistened to it. Nothing else to say here, this song is just insanely forgettable.

4. Toxic Till The End

My rating: 5/5 Great

So, this is a very rare case of an album where I think of most of the singles as some of the strong points of the album. Often singles end up being among my least favorite tracks on albums simply due to the fact that my taste leans more toward emotional ballads and whatnot, while most of the rest of the pop music world wants fun bubblegummy commercial music, and therefore those are the songs that end up being chosen as singles most of the time. But this album has some genuinely strong singles. This is already a top 10 hit on Hits 1, and its success is very well-deserved. This really reminds me of a Taylor Swift song, with the lyrics elaborately detailing a toxic relationship over a mellow synth-pop beat. And, yes, I do like the "ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... the ex!" part also. One of my favorites!

5. Drinks Or Coffee

My rating: 5/5 Great

I could've sworn this was a single, but I checked and it looks like it's apparently not a single. (It should be!) I had heard it before the rest of the album since it was a Hitbound dropout earlier this year, and I really liked it. This is considered the most traditionally k-pop-ian song on this album, and I definitely hear that, but luckily it seems to fall more into the category of k-pop that I enjoy more. (Is there a name for it? Let me know if there is...) Yes, it's a pretty generic, cute, fun little pop song, but it's done really well here in my opinion. The lyrics are well-written and the production matches the vibe super well. Underrated standout track.

6. APT (with Bruno Mars)

My rating: 3/5 Decent

We've reached the fan favorite track on the album, and the biggest hit on here by far. And... I don't love it. To no one's surprise but to everyone's disagreement, APT is one of my least favorite songs on Rosie. I know, how dare I disrespect apateu-pateu, uh, uh-huh, uh-huh? Well, I'm not saying it's bad. In fact, I think a lot of the lyrics are really clever. But, it's also at its core, yep, a basic pop song. It's a song I might nod my head a bit to if it comes on, but it's not something I'm really gonna listen to on my own. Apologies for the litany of unnecessary Taylor Swift references in these last few sentences, but it falls into the same category as a lot of Taylor Swift glitter gel pen songs like Shake It Off, Karma, and Me. APT is a "hey kids, spelling is fun" song, not a "D-Y-I-N-G" song, and that's OK. There will be no further explanation, there will just be the second half of the album now...

7. Gameboy

My rating: 5/5 Great

Okay, now we've got a nice streak of greatness coming up. This song has such cool production in my opinion. The guitar and percussion here sound great under Rosé's voice. It honestly reminds me of Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored by Ariana Grande, which is a compliment since I really like that song. And the lyrics are well-written and relatable. The message is straightforward and well-presented. This guy is "playing games" with her and being manipulative, which parallels the line in Toxic Till The End - "His favorite game is chess, who would ever guess? / Playing with the pieces in my chest". Overall, this song is very well-done. If there's ever another single on Rosie, this and Drinks Or Coffee would be my top choices. (However, I have a feeling I know what the other single choice would be, unfortunately. We'll get to that later.)

8. Stay A Little Longer

My rating: 5/5 Great

Next up are two of my favorite songs on the album, both of which have made my personal chart, Hallett's Hits. Although this song has faded on me ever so slightly simply because of recent events in my personal life, it hasn't been ruined at all. This song is basically just about not wanting to lose someone. I think this song has some of this album's strongest lyricism all-around. I especially love the line "make me wanna hate you so I don't have to miss you". I think that's just really clever. The slow-paced, wistful production matches well. It reminds me a bit of Number One Girl with its lilting piano line and progression throughout the song. Gorgeous, and I'd love to hear more songs like this from Rosé.

9. Not The Same

My rating: 5/5 Great

As you've probably guessed by its Hallett's Hits success, this is my favorite song on Rosie. I particularly love the production here. This song is a major departure for Rosé, with a jazz ballad-like guitar line that kind of sounds like a cross between Laufey and Olivia Rodrigo (aka my two favorite artists) mixed with the k-pop-infused sound Rosé is known for. Although the production and melody here are huge high points, the lyrics are also quite well-written, about a toxic (no pun intended) relationship. This is really random, but whenever she says "fucked up" is it just me or does it actually sound like "forked up"? Anyway, definitely one of my favorites on this album.

10. Call It The End

My rating: 5/5 Great

We're almost to the end, and interestingly, this album contains two songs with "the end" in the same (Call It The End and Toxic Till The End). This makes me think there's a parallel between the two songs, and they very well may be inspired by the same complicated relationship. This song has very relatable lyrics about confusion in a relationship where you're not sure if you're friends, or more, or less, or something else entirely, and the titular idea of whether or not it is or should be... well, the end. I quite like the way this song's production evolves throughout as well. The vocals and melody are also stellar. Great song.

11. Too Bad For Us

My rating: 4/5 Good

...so, unfortunately, this album doesn't quite sustain itself at the end. This song is still good, but it starts a clear decline lasting until this album's conclusion, so I unfortunately have to say that Call It The End was the last great song on the album. There are a lot of good things about this song. I like the piano and the percussion in the bridge, even though the climax doesn't last very long. It's a bit boring at times, but there are interesting elements to this song's musical runtime. However, a huge issue I have with this song is the melody. It sounds directly taken from Slow It Down by Benson Boone, and a million other songs using that same melody that I can't even put my finger on. I don't know why this melody is so popular. I honestly think it sounds very predictable an uninteresting whenever it's used, but this song uses it pretty prominently in the chorus. Anyway, this song is fine, but it would be much better if it had a slightly different melody.

12. Dance All Night

My rating: 2/5 Mediocre

Alright, so the last track on the album is actually my least favorite... something I don't run into often. The first example that comes to mind is the standard edition of Evermore, where the title track Evermore is the album's weakest song, but that's a bit different since Evermore is still a good song and it's still a zero-skip album all around. This song just suffers from a lot of problems. Normally, my favorite type of upbeat songs are "sad-happy" songs about making the best of a hard time. Taylor Swift does this really well: 22, Shake It Off, Karma, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, et cetera. But those songs have a lot more than just a concept to back them up. Dance All Night is an unfortunate case of being almost entirely composed of cliches. The first verse is clunkily written to me, very vaguely describing an interaction with a "bird" who she told her problems to before being motivated to dance away these problems. And the song doesn't hold up too well when the lyrics are so basic. It's not a bad song. There are some good qualities. I guess the production's alright, albeit boring and generic. Anyway, not the strongest way to close out the album...

Conclusion

Overall rating: 82% (Good Album)

It's by no means one of my favorite albums. In fact, it's actually the third lowest-scoring album I've reviewed, a few points behind Timeless and only higher than C,XOXO and Brat. Buuuuuut that isn't saying much since most of the albums I review get high scores. It's a solid album, not something I'll come back to a lot in the future but it's certainly got some amazing songs throughout to outweigh the few weak tunes.

Favorite songs: Stay A Little Longer, Not The Same

Least favorite songs: 3am, Dance All Night

Now for a few quick scheduling announcements. Hallett's Hits updates will be coming out tomorrow as planned, and sometime next week, I'll post my review of Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco's surprisingly gorgeous album I Said I Love You First. The first week of May, I will hopefully get out a review of Buzzkill by Lyn Lapid, a now three-day-old album and already one of my favorite albums of the past year. And of course, my special series for 10,000 pageviews... the specifics will be a surprise, but I bet you're already making some guesses of what artists it'll be themed around.

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

Hallett's Hits 4/21/25

Hi! Welcome to the belated Easter/belated TTPDversary/early happy birthday to Laufey installment of my bloggio station. As you may have seen in a comment on my last post, it's been hard to find time to post album reviews, but next weekend I'll probably be able to post my Rosie and ISILYF album reviews as a double-review. Also... wow, I somehow have over 10,000 pageviews now, so you'll see a 10,000 views special series soon enough. This was a great week that gave us some overdue cleanup in the abyss, yet another chonkey set of Almost There debuts, an incredibly high countdown debut from a new up-and-coming artist, two double-digit climbs from last week's debuts, and the first ever artist to earn their second #1 song on Hallett's Hits! Let's get into this week's new hits!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Ariana Grande - Hampstead (1 wk: Peak #17)

Cynthia Erivo - Replay (3 wk: Peak #10)

Finneas - Lotus Eater (8 wk: Peak #6)

Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (7 wk: Peak #1 for 4 wk) (exits due to time cutoff)

Golden Extra: Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

#20: Bad Suns - Communicating (=) (2 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Lyn Lapid - Death Wish (-6) (3 wk: Peak #13)

#18: Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18)

#17: Haim - Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out (+2) (2 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Lyn Lapid & Mxmtoon - Back From The Dead

#15: Rose - Not The Same (=) (6 wk: Peak #4)

#14: The Marias - No One Noticed (-2) (9 wk: Peak #9)

#13: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #13)

#12: Chappell Roan - The Giver (-3) (5 wk: Peak #5)

#11: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (=) (9 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Rising Extra: Doechii - Anxiety

#10: Halsey - Ego (-4) (5 wk: Peak #4)

#9: Billie Eilish - Blue (-7) (6 wk: Peak #2)

#8: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (-7) (6 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#7: Sydney Rose - We Hug Now (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #7)

#6: The Marias - Back To Me (+10) (2 wk: Peak #6)

Almost There Extra: Cynthia Erivo - Worst Of Me

#5: Finneas - Same Old Story (=) (8 wk: Peak #2)

#4: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (+4) (7 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (+15) (2 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Imogen Heap - Headlock (+2) (6 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

TTPDversary Extra: Taylor Swift - The Manuscript

#1: Laufey - Silver Lining (+2) (3 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (+15)

Biggest drop of the week: tie between Billie Eilish - Blue & Billie Eilish - The Greatest (-7)

Almost There

Cynthia Erivo - Worst Of Me (Debut)

Aurora - The Flood (2)

Lyn Lapid & Mxmtoon - Back From The Dead (Debut)

Raveena - Sun Don't Leave Me (2)

Maren Morris - Bed No Breakfast (Debut)

Evanescence - Afterlife (2)

Jvke & Tori Kelly - This Is What Floating Feels Like (Debut)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (8)

Lana Del Rey - Bluebird (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (6)

Maddox Batson - I Don't Like You Anymore (Debut)

Dove Cameron - Too Much (Debut)

Chloe Qisha - Modern Romance (Debut)

AT Dropouts:

Chloe Moriondo - Oyster (purged)

Crash Adams - Karaoke (purged)

The Summer Set - Adidas (purged)

Abyss

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Haim - Relationships

Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away

Henry Moodie - Indigo

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Abyss Removals:

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Doechii - Anxiety

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Breathin

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Ava Max - So Am I

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Beabadoobee - Glue Song

Beyonce & Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted 

Beyonce - Jolene 

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

Japanese Breakfast - Till Death

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Little Big League - Brackish Water

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Lyn Lapid - Detached

Lyn Lapid - In My Mind

Maggie Rogers & Zach Bryan - Dawns

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything 

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

RC Avenue - Coffee Shop

Rocco - Sunny

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Clean

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - Right Where You Left Me

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee! 

Hallett's Hits 4/14/25

Hi! Welcome back to my bloggio station. Yes, I know I was supposed to post my Rose review yesterday, but I didn't have time. I'll post it sometime this week and then I Said I Love You First the next week. This week gave us the most chonky Almost There thus far, so let's get into this week's new hits!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Ariana Grande - End Of The World (1 wk: Peak #19)

Caroline Polachek - Starburned & Unkissed (2 wk: Peak #17)

Rocco - If Only With You (3 wk: Peak #12)

Taylor Swift - Loml (4 wk: Peak #10)

Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (5 wk: Peak #6)

Golden Extra: Lyn Lapid - In My Mind

#20: Bad Suns - Communicating (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Haim - Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #19)

#18: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18))

#17: Ariana Grande - Hampstead (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #17)

#16: The Marias - Back To Me (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Sydney Rose - We Hug Now

#15: Rose - Not The Same (-1) (5 wk: Peak #4)

#14: Cynthia Erivo - Replay (-4) (3 wk: Peak #10)

#13: Lyn Lapid - Death Wish (+7) (2 wk: Peak #13)

#12: The Marias - No One Noticed (+6) (8 wk: Peak #9)

#11: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (+2) (8 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Rising Extra: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me

#10: Finneas - Lotus Eater (-1) (8 wk: Peak #6)

#9: Chappell Roan - The Giver (-4) (4 wk: Peak #5)

#8: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (-4) (6 wk: Peak #4)

#7: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (-1) (7 wk: Peak #1 for 4 wk)

#6: Halsey - Ego (+1) (4 wk: Peak #4)

Almost There Extra: Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On

#5: Finneas - Same Old Story (+3) (7 wk: Peak #2)

#4: Imogen Heap - Headlock (-3) (5 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#3: Laufey - Silver Lining (+13) (2 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Billie Eilish - Blue (+1) (5 wk: Peak #2)

🥚Easter Eggstra🥚: Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart

#1: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (+1) (5 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Laufey - Silver Lining (+13)

Biggest drop of the week: tie between Cynthia Erivo - Replay, Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl & Chappell Roan - The Giver (-4)

Almost There

Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On (Debut)

Sydney Rose - We Hug Now (Debut)

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Younger And Hotter Than Me (Debut)

Evanescence - Afterlife (Debut)

The Summer Set - Adidas (Debut)

Raveena - Sun Don't Leave Me (Debut)

Aurora - The Flood (Debut)

Chloe Moriondo - Oyster (Debut)

Thomas Day - Sleep When We're Dead (Debut)

Crash Adams - Karaoke (Debut)

Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (5)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (7)

AT Dropouts:

Doechii - Anxiety (2) (goes to abyss)

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical (2) (goes to abyss)

Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away (1) (goes to abyss)

Henry Moodie - Indigo (2) (goes to abyss)

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender (2) (goes to abyss)

Lizzo - Love In Real Life (2) (purged)

Abyss

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Doechii - Anxiety

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Haim - Relationships

Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away

Henry Moodie - Indigo

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Abyss Removals:

Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences

Gracie Abrams & Taylor Swift - Us

Yungblud - Hello Heaven Hello

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Breathin

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Ava Max - So Am I

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Beabadoobee - Glue Song

Beyonce & Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted 

Beyonce - Jolene 

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

Japanese Breakfast - Till Death

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Little Big League - Brackish Water

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Lyn Lapid - Detached

Lyn Lapid - In My Mind

Maggie Rogers & Zach Bryan - Dawns

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything 

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

RC Avenue - Coffee Shop

Rocco - Sunny

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Clean

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - Right Where You Left Me

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee! 

Hallett's Hits 4/7/25

Hi! Welcome back to my bloggio station. I have a big announcement: I decided I was limiting myself too much with Almost There, so it has now been increased to thirteen songs! I might lengthen the countdown as well, but for now that's still just a top twenty. Alright, let's get into this week's new hits!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Sabrina Carpenter - Bad Reviews (3 wk: Peak #18)

Rose - Stay A Little Longer (4 wk: Peak #13)

Pearl Jam - Upper Hand (5 wk: Peak #7)

Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (4 wk: Peak #5)

Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (4 wk: Peak #3)

Golden Extra: Taylor Swift - Clean

#20: Lyn Lapid - Death Wish (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Ariana Grande - End Of The World (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #19)

#18: The Marias - No One Noticed (-2) (7 wk: Peak #9)

#17: Caroline Polachek - Starburned & Unkissed (=) (2 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Laufey - Silver Lining (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You

#15: Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (-3) (5 wk: Peak #6)

#14: Rose - Not The Same (Re-entry) (4 wk: Peak #4)

#13: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (+2) (7 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#12: Rocco - If Only With You (+7) (3 wk: Peak #12)

#11: Taylor Swift - Loml (-1) (4 wk: Peak #10)

Rising Extra: Ariana Grande - Hampstead

#10: Cynthia Erivo - Replay (+8) (2 wk: Peak #10)

#9: Finneas - Lotus Eater (=) (7 wk: Peak #6)

#8: Finneas - Same Old Story (-6) (6 wk: Peak #2)

#7: Halsey - Ego (Re-entry) (3 wk: Peak #4)

#6: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (-5) (6 wk: Peak #1 for 4 wk)

Almost There Extra: The Marias - Back To Me

#5: Chappell Roan - The Giver (+1) (3 wk: Peak #5)

#4: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (+4) (5 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Billie Eilish - Blue (+1) (4 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (+1) (4 wk: Peak #2)

Spring Break Extra: Miley Cyrus - Flowers

#1: Imogen Heap - Headlock (+6) (4 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Cynthia Erivo - Replay (+8)

Biggest drop of the week: Finneas - Same Old Story (-6)

Almost There

The Marias - Back To Me (Debut)

Doechii - Anxiety (2)

Bad Suns - Communicating (3)

Haim - Everybody's Trying To Figure Me Out (Debut)

Lizzo - Love In Real Life (2)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (6)

Grentperez & Lyn Lapid - Room For You (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (4)

Henry Moodie - Indigo (2)

Ariana Grande - Hampstead (Debut)

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical (2)

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender (Re-entry) (2)

Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away (Debut)

AT Dropouts:

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running (5) (goes recurrent) (exits due to time cutoff)

Abyss

Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Gracie Abrams & Taylor Swift - Us

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Haim - Relationships

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Yungblud - Hello Heaven Hello

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Breathin (newly added!)

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Ava Max - So Am I (newly added!)

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (newly added!)

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Beabadoobee - Glue Song

Beyonce & Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted 

Beyonce - Jolene 

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

Japanese Breakfast - Till Death

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Little Big League - Brackish Water (newly added!)

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Lyn Lapid - Detached

Lyn Lapid - In My Mind (newly added!)

Maggie Rogers & Zach Bryan - Dawns

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything 

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

RC Avenue - Coffee Shop (newly added!)

Rocco - Sunny (newly added!)

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Clean

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - Right Where You Left Me (newly added!)

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless (returning!)

Recurrent Removals:

Taylor Swift - Tolerate It

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

The real Hits 1 countdown - Hits 1 4/1/2025

Hi! So, a few quick announcements:

• 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!

Hallett's Hits 3/31/25

Hi! Welcome to another installment of my bloggio station, Hallett's Hits! (Yay me, I got this post out on time!) So, due to my sickness earlier this month and being busy a lot of the time, yes, I waited until literally the last day of the month to post my monthly album review. I know, how could I. But you will undoubtedly see my review of Rosie by Rosé by the very end of the day today. Anyway, here is my Hallett's Hits chart for this week!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Grentperez & Ruel - Dandelion (1 wk: Peak #20)

Taylor Swift - I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) (4 wk: Peak #12)

Rose - Not The Same (3 wk: Peak #4)

Golden Extra: Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

#20: Sabrina Carpenter - Bad Reviews (-1) (3 wk: Peak #18)

#19: Rocco - If Only With You (-1) (2 wk: Peak #18)

#18: Cynthia Erivo - Replay (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18)

#17: Caroline Polachek - Starburned & Unkissed (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #17)

#16: The Marias - No One Noticed (-2) (6 wk: Peak #9)

Underground Extra: Debbii Dawson - Solitude

#15: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-2) (6 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#14: Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (-5) (4 wk: Peak #3)

#13: Rose - Stay A Little Longer (+4) (3 wk: Peak #13)

#12: Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (-6) (4 wk: Peak #6)

#11: Pearl Jam - Upper Hand (-4) (5 wk: Peak #7)

Rising Extra: Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical

#10: Taylor Swift - Loml (Re-entry) (3 wk: Peak #10)

#9: Finneas - Lotus Eater (-1) (6 wk: Peak #6)

#8: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (+4) (4 wk: Peak #8)

#7: Imogen Heap - Headlock (-5) (3 wk: Peak #2)

#6: Chappell Roan - The Giver (+4) (2 wk: Peak #6)

Almost There Extra: Ariana Grande - End Of The World (Extended)

#5: Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (+10) (4 wk: Peak #5)

#4: Billie Eilish - Blue (=) (3 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (=) (3 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Finneas - Same Old Story (+3) (5 wk: Peak #2)

April Fools Extra (aka Reputation Taylor's Version theory clowing extra): Taylor Swift - Gorgeous

#1: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (=) (5 wk: Peak #1 for 4 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (+10)

Biggest drop of the week: Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (-6)

Almost There

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running (5)

Ariana Grande - End Of The World (Extended) (Debut)

Lyn Lapid - Death Wish (Debut)

Doechii - Anxiety (Debut)

Bad Suns - Communicating (2)

Lizzo - Love In Real Life (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (3)

Henry Moodie - Indigo (Debut)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (5)

Dua Lipa & Troye Sivan - Physical (Debut)

AT Dropouts:

Vampire Weekend - Ice Cream Piano (1) (purged) (exits due to time cutoff)

Chloe Qisha - 21st Century Cool Girl (1) (purged)

Debbii Dawson - Solitude (1) (purged)

Haim - Relationships (1) (enters abyss)

Yungblud - Hello Heaven Hello (1) (enters abyss)

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender (1) (enters abyss)

Abyss

Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Gracie Abrams & Taylor Swift - Us

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Haim - Relationships

Halsey - Ego

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Yungblud - Hello Heaven Hello

Abyss Removals:

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

James Arthur - Karaoke

Lola Young - Messy

Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton - Please Please Please

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

Beabadoobee - Glue Song

Beyonce & Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted (newly added!)

Beyonce - Jolene (newly added!)

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me

Halsey - You Should Be Sad

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Lyn Lapid - Detached (newly added!)

Maggie Rogers & Zach Bryan - Dawns

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart (newly added!)

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything 

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Clean (newly added!)

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Tolerate It

Recurrent Removals:

Taylor Swift - Timeless

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

Hallett's Hits 3/24/25

Hi! Welcome to another installment of my bloggio station, Hallett's Hits! In case you didn't see my comment on the last one, I was really sick earlier this week, so I wasn't able to get out my Hallett's Hits post on time. I promise, that came as a complete surprise but I'm going to try to avoid late posts as much as possible! Anyway, here is Monday's chart. Let's get this week started with some new hits!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Rose - Vampirehollie (2 wk: Peak #19)

Taylor Swift - Loml (2 wk: Peak #11)

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar (3 wk: Peak #9) (exits due to time cutoff)

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger (3 wk: Peak #2) (exits due to time cutoff)

Golden Extra: Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

#20: Grentperez & Ruel - Dandelion (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Sabrina Carpenter - Bad Reviews (-1) (2 wk: Peak #18)

#18: Rocco - If Only With You (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18)

#17: Rose - Stay A Little Longer (=) (2 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Taylor Swift - I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) (-4) (4 wk: Peak #12)

Underground Extra: Chloe Qisha - 21st Century Cool Girl

#15: Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (Re-entry) (3 wk: Peak #5)

#14: The Marias - No One Noticed (-1) (5 wk: Peak #9)

#13: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (+2) (5 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#12: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (+8) (3 wk: Peak #12)

#11: Rose - Not The Same (-7) (3 wk: Peak #4)

Rising Extra: Doechii - Denial Is A River

#10: Chappell Roan - The Giver (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #10)

#9: Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (-6) (3 wk: Peak #3)

#8: Finneas - Lotus Eater (=) (5 wk: Peak #6)

#7: Pearl Jam - Upper Hand (+8) (4 wk: Peak #8)

#6: Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (+2) (3 wk: Peak #6)

Almost There Extra: Yungblud - Hello Heaven Hello

#5: Finneas - Same Old Story (-3) (4 wk: Peak #2)

#4: Billie Eilish - Blue (+2) (2 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (+2) (2 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Imogen Heap - Headlock (+12) (2 wk: Peak #2)

Pandemiversary Extra: Twenty One Pilots - Level Of Concern

#1: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (=) (4 wk: Peak #1 for 3 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Imogen Heap - Headlock (+12)

Biggest drop of the week: Rose - Not The Same (-7)

Almost There

Chloe Qisha - 21st Century Cool Girl (Debut)

Debbii Dawson - Solitude (Debut)

Bad Suns - Communicating (Debut)

Vampire Weekend - Ice Cream Piano (Debut)

Haim - Relationships (Debut)

Yungblud - Hello Heaven Hello (Debut)

Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender (Debut)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (4)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (2)

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running (4)

AT Dropouts:

Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences (1) (enters abyss)

Cynthia Erivo - Replay (1) (enters abyss)

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love (1) (enters abyss)

Knox - 50/50 (1) (purged)

Abyss

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences

Caroline Polachek - Starburned & Unkissed

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Cynthia Erivo - Replay

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Gracie Abrams & Taylor Swift - Us

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Halsey - Ego

James Arthur - Karaoke

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love

Lola Young - Messy

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton - Please Please Please

Taylor Swift - The Manuscript

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Avril Lavigne - I'm With You (newly added!)

Beabadoobee - Glue Song (newly added!)

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Chappell Roan - California (newly added!)

Chappell Roan - Kaleidoscope (newly added!)

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Halsey - Without Me (newly added!)

Halsey - You Should Be Sad (newly added!)

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self (newly added!)

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Maggie Rogers & Zach Bryan - Dawns (newly added!)

Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You (newly added!)

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - I'm Your Man (newly added!)

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Noah Kahan & Brandi Carlile - You're Gonna Go Far (newly added!)

Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams - Everywhere, Everything (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Favorite Crime (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Hope Ur Ok (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Logical (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar

Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless

Taylor Swift - Tolerate It

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

Hallett's Hits 3/17/25

Hi! Welcome back to Hallett's Hits! Sooooooo, I kinda forgot that Hit Me Hard And Soft wasn't released until May of last year so it actually still meets the time criteria, in case you were wondering why I waited until this week to add those two songs... Also, if you like my "bloggio station" concept, Bubby is developing their radio station BubbyFM to be formatted a lot like mine, so you should definitely check that out as well! Anyway, let's get this week started with some new hits!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too (1 wk: Peak #20)

James Arthur - ADHD (1 wk: Peak #18)

Beabadoobee - Beaches (3 wk: Peak #7)

Finneas - Little Window (2 wk: Peak #6)

Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (2 wk: Peak #5)

Sabrina Carpenter - Dumb & Poetic (3 wk: Peak #3)

Golden Extra: Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

#20: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (-3) (2 wk: Peak #17)

#19: Rose - Vampirehollie (=) (2 wk: Peak #19)

#18: Sabrina Carpenter - Bad Reviews (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18)

#17: Rose - Stay A Little Longer (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Pearl Jam - Upper Hand (=) (3 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Rocco - If Only With You

#15: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-7) (4 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#14: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #14)

#13: The Marias - No One Noticed (+2) (4 wk: Peak #9)

#12: Taylor Swift - I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) (+1) (3 wk: Peak #12)

#11: Taylor Swift - Loml (+1) (2 wk: Peak #11)

Rising Extra: Chappell Roan - The Giver

#10: Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar (-1) (3 wk: Peak #9)

#9: Finneas - Lotus Eater (-2) (4 wk: Peak #6)

#8: Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (Re-entry) (2 wk: Peak #8)

#7: Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger (-5) (3 wk: Peak #2)

#6: Billie Eilish - Blue (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #6)

Almost There Extra: Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences

#5: Billie Eilish - The Greatest (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #5)

#4: Rose - Not The Same (+7) (2 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (+7) (2 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Finneas - Same Old Story (+2) (3 wk: Peak #2)

🍀St. Patrick's Day Extra🍀: Lorde - Green Light

#1: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (=) (3 wk: Peak #1 for 2 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: tie between Rose - Not The Same & Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (+7)

Biggest drop of the week: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-7)

Almost There

Chappell Roan - The Giver (Debut)

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running (3)

Brandi Carlile & Elton John - Swing For The Fences (Debut)

Grentperez & Ruel - Dandelion (2)

Knox - 50/50 (Debut)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (3)

Cynthia Erivo - Replay (Debut)

Rocco - If Only With You (Debut)

Cil - You're A Liar (You Love Me) (Debut)

Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love (Debut)

AT Dropouts:

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up (2) (purged)

Sabrina Carpenter - 15 Minutes (1) (purged)

James Arthur - Karaoke (1) (enters abyss)

Lola Young - Messy (1) (kiiiinda - will not be counted towards the Almost There dropout list since it has been on the countdown) (enters abyss)

Abyss

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Caroline Polachek - Starburned & Unkissed

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Gracie Abrams & Taylor Swift - Us

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Halsey - Ego

James Arthur - Karaoke

Lola Young - Messy

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton - Please Please Please (remix) (newly added! - interchangeable airplay with original)

Taylor Swift - The Manuscript

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Ghostin

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted 

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish - My Future

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Shameless

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Joshua Bassett - Crisis

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U 

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless

Taylor Swift - Tolerate It

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

Hallett's St. Patrick's Day Playlist

Hi! This is a new playlist of songs that are great to listen to today now that it's St. Patrick's Day!

Lorde - Green Light

Taylor Swift - The Lucky One

Halsey - Lucky

Niall Horan - Heaven

Taylor Swift - Gold Rush

Kacey Musgraves - Rainbow

George Ezra - Green Green Grass

Taylor Swift - Daylight

Imelda May - It's Not Easy Being Green

Krewella - Greenlights

Hallett's Pre-St. Patrick's Day Playlist

Hi! This is a great playlist of songs to listen to today! Because of St. Patrick's Day, you won't be able to listen to any of these songs tomorrow, so listen while you still can.

Taylor Swift - Maroon

Coldplay - Yellow

Lizzo - Pink

Megan Moroney - Tennessee Orange

Taylor Swift - White Horse

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

Mimi Webb - Red Flags

Billie Eilish - Blue

Pearl Jam - Black

Taylor Swift - Red

Hallett's Hits 3/10/25 (and still a few more things to clear up)

Hi! Welcome to my second installment of my weekly "radio" show, even though it's not a real radio station... Soooo, I'm changing the definitions of "abyss" and "recurrent". I'm separating them into two different categories. They're similar, but there are some distinctions. Also, I added a few new countdown extras: instead of two Almost There extras and two throwback extras, I'm having one of each of those, an underground extra, a rising extra, and occasionally an "extra extra", which this week is an unreleased extra I wanted to highlight. I explain all of that in much more detail in my new page of info about Hallett's Hits, which you can find here! Also, although I'm not doing countdown and Hitbound reviews anymore, feel free to leave a comment below if you want to ask for my opinion on a certain song. Alright, with that out of the way, let's get the list started!

Hallett's Top 20

Exits:

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You (1 wk: Peak #17) (purged due to time cutoff)

Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry (2 wk: Peak #4)

Laufey - Trouble (1 wk: Peak #15) (purged due to time cutoff)

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity (2 wk: Peak #2)

Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (1 wk: Peak #8)

Halsey - Ego (2 wk: Peak #4)

Laufey - Goddess (1 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk) (purged due to time cutoff)

Throwback Extra: Brandi Carlile - The Joke

#20: Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Rose - Vampirehollie (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #19)

#18: James Arthur - ADHD (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18)

#17: Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Pearl Jam - Upper Hand (+4) (2 wk: Peak #16)

Underground Extra: Grentperez & Ruel - Dandelion

#15: The Marias - No One Noticed (-1) (3 wk: Peak #9)

#14: Beabadoobee - Beaches (-2) (3 wk: Peak #7)

#13: Taylor Swift - I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) (=) (2 wk: Peak #13)

#12: Taylor Swift - Loml (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #12)

#11: Rose - Not The Same (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #11)

Rising Extra: Lola Young - Messy

#10: Sabrina Carpenter - Couldn't Make It Any Harder (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #10)

#9: Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar (+10) (2 wk: Peak #9)

#8: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (+1) (3 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#7: Finneas - Lotus Eater (=) (3 wk: Peak #6)

#6: Finneas - Little Window (=) (2 wk: Peak #6)

Almost There Extra: Sabrina Carpenter - 15 Minutes

#5: Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (+6) (2 wk: Peak #5)

#4: Finneas - Same Old Story (+1) (2 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Sabrina Carpenter - Dumb & Poetic (=) (3 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger (+16) (2 wk: Peak #2)

Unreleased Extra: Chappell Roan - The Giver

#1: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (+1) (2 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Biggest jump of the week: Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger (+16)

Biggest drop of the week: Beabadoobee - Beaches (-2) (not much of a biggest drop...)

Almost There

Sabrina Carpenter - 15 Minutes (Debut)

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running (2)

Grentperez & Ruel - Dandelion (Debut)

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart? (2)

James Arthur - Karaoke (Debut)

Imogen Heap - Headlock (Debut)

Lola Young - Messy (Debut-ish) (enters AT after previously being on countdown)

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up (2)

Rose - Stay A Little Longer (Debut)

Sabrina Carpenter - Bad Reviews (Debut)

AT Dropouts:

Alessi Rose - IKYK (1) (purged)

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else (1) (enters the abyss)

Doechii - Denial Is A River (1) (enters the abyss)

Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman (1) (purged)

Shinedown - Three Six Five (1) (purged)

Sza - Bmf (1) (purged)

Abyss

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Caroline Polachek - Starburned & Unkissed (newly added!)

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Finneas - For Crying Out Loud

Gracie Abrams & Taylor Swift - Us (newly added!)

Griff - Last Night's Mascara

Halsey - Ego

Recurrent

Ariana Grande - Ghostin (newly added!)

Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (newly added!)

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever (newly added!)

Billie Eilish - My Future (newly added!)

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Brandi Carlile - The Story (newly added!)

Camila Cabello - First Man

Camila Cabello - Havana (newly added!)

Camila Cabello - Shameless (newly added!)

Finneas - Let's Fall In Love For The Night (newly added!)

Finneas - The Kids Are All Dying (newly added!)

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Joshua Bassett - Crisis (newly added!)

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey & Beabadoobee - A Night To Remember (newly added!)

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Goddess

Laufey - Second Best

Laufey - Trouble

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler - Reckless Driving (newly added!)

Mitski - Bug Like An Angel (newly added!)

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U (newly added!)

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (newly added!)

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless

Taylor Swift - Tolerate It

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

Hallett's Hits 3/3/25 (chart cleanup & updates)

Hi! So, I've made a lot of changes to my personal chart system...

• I'm broadening the name to Hallett's Hits, since it's not just Hallett's Top 20. You'll see.
• I'm making Hallett's Top 20 a weekly chart since once a month felt too infrequent. I will release it every Monday. It will sort of replace the Weekend Countdown/Hitbound reviews I originally planned on doing every week.
• I'm expanding the cutoff time to one year. Any song that released and/or charted in the past year is eligible before getting purged. So, this means that the Eternal Sunshine & Bewitched Goddess tracks are eligible for one more week, Guts (spilled) tracks are eligible for approximately another month, and The Tortured Poets Department & Dark Matter tracks are eligible for two more months.
• I'm adding a 10-song collection each week called Almost There, which is like my equivalent of Hitbound. The cutoff time for Almost There is the same as the Top 20.
• I'm incorporating two extras throughout the countdown: the Almost There Extra, and the Throwback Extra. There will be two of each every week.
• Finally, I'm also including a list of abyss/recurrent songs each week. These don't have a cutoff time.

Alright, now that we've gotten the announcements out of the way, let's get the list started!

Hallett's Top 20

Giant list of exits:

Kesha - Delusional (1 wk: Peak #20)

Nessa Barrett - Pins & Needles (1 wk: Peak #19)

Lola Young - Messy (1 wk: Peak #18)

Griff - Last Night's Mascara (1 wk: Peak #17)

Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - Talk Talk (1 wk: Peak #16)

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (1 wk: Peak #15)

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe (1 wk: Peak #14)

Gracie Abrams - Close To You (1 wk: Peak #13)

Camila Cabello - Godspeed (1 wk: Peak #12)

Halsey - Panic Attack (1 wk: Peak #11)

Raye - Oscar Winning Tears (1 wk: Peak #10)

Rose - Toxic Till The End (1 wk: Peak #8)

Throwback Extra: Taylor Swift - All Too Well

#20: Pearl Jam - Upper Hand (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #20)

#19: Olivia Rodrigo - Scared Of My Guitar (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #19)

#18: Olivia Rodrigo - Stranger (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #18)

#17: Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #17)

#16: Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry (-12) (2 wk: Peak #4)

Almost There Extra: Doechii - Denial Is A River

#15: Laufey - Trouble (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #15)

#14: The Marias - No One Noticed (-5) (2 wk: Peak #9)

#13: Taylor Swift - I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #13)

#12: Beabadoobee - Beaches (-5) (2 wk: Peak #7)

#11: Taylor Swift - The Manuscript (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #11)

Throwback Extra: Katy Perry - Firework

#10: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (-9) (2 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#9: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity (-7) (2 wk: Peak #2)

#8: Finneas - For Crying Out Loud (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #8)

#7: Finneas - Lotus Eater (-1) (2 wk: Peak #6)

#6: Finneas - Little Window (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #6)

Almost There Extra: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

#5: Finneas - Same Old Story (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #5)

#4: Halsey - Ego (+1) (2 wk: Peak #4)

#3: Sabrina Carpenter - Dumb & Poetic (=) (2 wk: Peak #3)

#2: Taylor Swift - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #2)

#1: Laufey - Goddess (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

Almost There

Doechii - Denial Is A River

Sza - Bmf

Cynthia Erivo - I'm Not That Girl

Shinedown - Three Six Five

Lizzy McAlpine - Drunk, Running

Finneas - What's It Gonna Take To Break Your Heart?

Alessi Rose - IKYK

Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Abyss/Recurrent

Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Brandi Carlile - The Mother

Camila Cabello - First Man

Gracie Abrams - I Know It Won't Work

Katy Perry - Firework

Laufey - From The Start

Laufey - Second Best

Lizzy McAlpine - Ceilings

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

Olivia Rodrigo - Teenage Dream

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Taylor Swift - All Too Well

Taylor Swift - Closure

Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Taylor Swift - Epiphany

Taylor Swift - Happiness

Taylor Swift - Last Kiss

Taylor Swift - State Of Grace

Taylor Swift - The Best Day

Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You

Taylor Swift - Timeless

Taylor Swift - Tolerate It

I'll add more to that list later, but that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!