Rose (2) Week Of January 18, 2025

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so phenomenal. We do have one debut that was going to be in my top songs of the year which was always an amazing thing to see, and we also have lots of amazing stuff happening on there including our biggest jump. But as always, I'm gonna get to that later on in this post. But other than that, I don't have anything else to say here, so let's get to it! Before we get to this week's Fresh 30, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

The Weeknd - Dancing In The Flames

Gracie Abrams - Close To You

Jack Harlow - Hello Miss Johnson

Last Week's #1 Song: Rose/Bruno Mars - APT.

The Countdown:

#30. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi (#26)

#29. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless (DEBUT)

#28. KATSEYE - Touch (#29)

#27. SZA - BMF (DEBUT)

#26. Tate McRae - It's Ok I'm Ok (#28)

#25. Lola Young - Messy (DEBUT)

#24. Charli XCX - Apple (#24)

#23. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther (#27)

#22. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down (#23)

#21. David Guetta/Alphaville/Ava Max - Forever Young (#22)

#20. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams (#25)

#19. Tate McRae - 2 Hands (#20)

#18. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody (#15)

#17. LISA - Moonlit Floor (#19)

#16. Shaboozey - Good News (#11)

#15. Cynthia Erivo/Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity (#16)

#14. Damiano David - Born With A Broken Heart (#18)

#13. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry (#21)

#12. Meghan Trainor - Criminals (#12)

#11. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song (#17)

#10. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (#2)

#9. Ariana Grande - Popular (#13)

#8. Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay (#8)

#7. Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather (#4)

#6. Myles Smith - Stargazing (#6)

#5. Gracie Abrams - That's So True (#7)

#4. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (#5)

#3. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (#9)

#2. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (#3)

#1. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT. (#1) [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Tate McRae - Greedy (10 of 11 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry (+8) took the biggest jump as it has gained lots of more airplay on there this week. I'm so pleased to see it do that. Now, hopefully it'll go to the Top 10 very soon.

I kinda expected Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (-8) to take the biggest drop this week and now it's out of the Top 5. Though it still had a phenomenal run in there. But I'm sure this is going to be out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless: I was actually waiting for Hits 1 to pick up this song since it's currently on the AT40, and now here it is on there. And of course those two collaborated for the second time since Popular with Madonna a couple years ago which was so interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Popular, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Abel's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were super nicely-written, the chorus was so heavenly, and Playboi Carti's rapping in his verse was so phenomenal. Let's see how this one does on there.

SZA - BMF: So this song debuted on there instead of Drive because this was actually the single which I'm actually cool with because this song is actually a step up from Drive. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal, SZA's vocals were so incredible, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this goes on there.

Lola Young - Messy: The best countdown debut this week. I've been hearing this song a lot on Alt Nation. And now, she has made her first ever countdown appearance on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a heavenly song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so heavenly, Lola's vocals were super heavenly, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was super heavenly. This is definitely going to end up in my Top 10 Songs of the year. Let's see how far this one will go on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Gracie Abrams - That's So True: I'm so pleased to see this song in the Top 5. Gosh, she really has been having a lot of Top 5 songs on there. Now, hopefully it'll go to the Top 3 very soon.

4. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club: I'm glad to see this song move back up to this spot. And I'm sure hoping that it should go to the Top 3 within the next week or so.

3. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem: This song also made it's Top 5 debut and now it's in the Top 3. I'm so pleased to see that as well and I'm hoping that it should go to the top spot very soon.

2. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile: I'm cool with this song moving back up to this spot. Though I'm sure this song is probably going to stick around in the Top 3 for a couple more weeks or so.

1. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT.: Holding the top spot for the 2nd week in a row. I'm so glad that it's still in there, but I'm sure another song might take over the top spot within the next week or so, but let's see if it'll stay in there or not.

Now, let's review this week's Hit Bound:

1. Tyla - Push 2 Start (DEBUT)

2. Hayes Warner - Oh! (DEBUT)

3. Morgan Wallen - Smile

4. Vella - All My Love (DEBUT)

5. SZA - Drive

6. Crash Adams - Optimist

7. Griff - Last Night's Mascara

8. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion (DEBUT)

9. Dasha - Bye Bye Bye

10. Alessi Rose - IKYK (DEBUT)

11. Teddy Swims/Giveon - Are You Even Real

12. Kesha - Delusional

13. Rose - Toxic Till The End (RE-ENTRY)

14. Willow Avalon - Baby Blue (DEBUT)

15. TWICE/Megan Thee Stallion - Strategy

16. Nessa Barrett - Pins And Needles

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Tyla - Push 2 Start: We actually haven't heard anything from her since Jump which dropped out of Hit Bound back in June of last year. But now she's back. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal and fun song and it's actually a step up from Jump. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal and I really love the Latin type beat they have in it, Tyla's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly and fun. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Hayes Warner - Oh!: Wow, another unreleased song from her that Hits 1 actually picked up? They actually picked it up a week before it's release which was so crazy. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Predator. With my opinion on this song, the production was so incredible, Hayes's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Here's to hoping that it should be on the countdown soon.

Vella - All My Love: Her real name is actually Gabriella Valdes but she actually goes by this name which I think is so interesting. And now she has her first ever song on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Vella's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were so marvelous, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion: So they have collaborated for the second time since Leave Before You Love Me back in 2021, and that was a song that I enjoyed back then. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Leave Before You Love Me, but it's actually a step up from Jonah Marais's song of the same title. With my opinion, the production was super amazing, the Jonas Brothers's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

Alessi Rose - IKYK: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. Of course I've noticed that the title of this song stands for I Know You Know as it was mentioned in the chorus which was so interesting to me. And I've noticed that this song only has 4K streams on Spotify which was actually so amazing. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Alessi's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was super heavenly. Hopefully this will make the countdown soon.

Rose - Toxic Till The End: Since Drinks Or Coffee dropped out of here this week, this song has re-entered Hit Bound this week which I'm actually pleased to see because it's actually a step up from Drinks Or Coffee. Now, let's see if this should have another chance to be on the countdown which I'm pretty sure it might happen since APT. hit the top spot on there.

Willow Avalon - Baby Blue: So she has put out a new album on Friday called Southern Belle Raisin Hell, and now we have one of the songs from it debuting on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Honey Ain't No Sweeter, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion, the production was super amazing, Willow's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

30. Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

29. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

28. Alex Warren/Joe Jonas - Burning Down

27. Damiano David - Born With A Broken Heart

26. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

25. Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay

24. KATSEYE - Touch

23. Myles Smith - Stargazing

22. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

21. Meghan Trainor - Criminals

20. Tate McRae - 2 Hands

19. Shaboozey - Good News

18. SZA - BMF

17. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless

16. Tate McRae - It's Ok I'm Ok

15. Ariana Grande - Popular

14. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

13. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi

12. Cynthia Erivo/Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

11. Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

10. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

9. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT.

8. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

7. LISA - Moonlit Floor

6. Gracie Abrams - That's So True

5. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

4. Charli XCX - Apple

3. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. David Guetta/Alphaville/Ava Max - Forever Young

TIE: 1. Lola Young - Messy

Total Score: 150/150 = 100% (A) [Awesome]

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