Rose (3) Week Of January 25, 2025

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so interesting. We do have some more interesting debuts, our biggest jumps this week were also interesting, and we also have an amazing Top 3 this week. But as always, I'm gonna get to them 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.

Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay

Meghan Trainor - Criminals [DTHNOBx2]

Tate McRae - 2 Hands

Tate McRae - It's Ok I'm Ok

KATSEYE - Touch [DTHNOBx2]

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

The Countdown:

#30. Hayes Warner - Oh! (DEBUT)

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

#28. Megan Moroney - Am I Okay? (DEBUT)

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

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

#25. Vella - All My Love (DEBUT)

#24. Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You (DEBUT)

#23. Raye - Oscar Winning Tears (DEBUT)

#22. SZA - BMF (#27)

#21. Lola Young - Messy (#25)

#20. Ariana Grande - Popular (#9)

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

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

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

#16. Charli XCX - Apple (#24)

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

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

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

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

#11. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (#10)

#10. Shaboozey - Good News (#16)

#9. LISA - Moonlit Floor (#17)

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

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

#6. Myles Smith - Stargazing (#6)

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

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

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

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

#1. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT. (#1) [3rd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Tate McRae - Greedy (11th and final week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi and Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams (+12) took the biggest jumps this week which I'm so pleased to see. They both deserve it! What a week for both of them!

I'm not too thrilled to see Ariana Grande - Popular (-11) take the biggest drop. This totally does not deserve to take it! But hopefully it'll move back up soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Hayes Warner - Oh!: This was actually the second song in Hits 1 history to make it's countdown debut on the same week it was released, the last being In My Blood from Shawn Mendes when he hosted the countdown back in 2018. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a 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. Let's see how this one does on there.

Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?: The best countdown debut this week. I've been hearing this song a lot on The Highway. I was actually hoping that she could have a song on there and now here she is. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Megan's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was super heavenly. Let's see how far this goes on there.

Vella - All My Love: Her rea name is actually Gabriella Valdes but she actually goes by this name which was so interesting. And now, she has made her first ever countdown appearance 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 phenomenal, the lyrics were so marvelous, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this one goes on there.

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You: After dropping out of Hit Bound 2 months ago and randomly entering the abyss a month ago, this song now finally debuts on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Stargazing. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Myles's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly and fun. Let's see how far this gets on there.

Raye - Oscar Winning Tears: This song was actually released almost 2 years ago and now it has becoming popular since it apparently played over a video of her reacting to her 2025 Grammy nominations which I think is so interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. With my opinion on it, the production was so phenomenal, Raye's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this one goes on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Gracie Abrams - That's So True: I'm still waiting for this song to move up and get to the Top 3. But hopefully it'll do it next week.

4. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem: No, this can't be out of the Top 3. But I'm sure it's going to come back in there very soon because we all know it's her. Hopefully I'm right.

3. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club: I'm so pleased to see this song in the Top 3. Gosh, she sure is starting to become popular on there. Now, hopefully this should go to the top spot very soon.

2. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile: Yeah I'm sure it's probably going to stay in the Top 3 for at least a couple more weeks, but maybe it might drop out of here very soon.

1. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT.: Holding the top spot for the 3rd week in a row. Gosh, this song sure has been doing super well on there recently. Now, let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

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

1. Griff - Last Night's Mascara

2. Knox - Pick Your Poison (DEBUT)

3. Vella - All My Love

4. Sexyy Red/Bruno Mars - Fat Juicy & Wet (DEBUT)

5. Tate McRae - Sports Car (DEBUT)

6. Willow Avalon - Baby Blue

7. Tyla - Push 2 Start

8. Kesha - Dear Me (DEBUT)

9. Crash Adams - Optimist

10. Lauren Spencer-Smith - Pray (DEBUT)

11. Djo - Basic Being Basic (DEBUT)

12. TWICE/Megan Thee Stallion - Strategy

13. Teddy Swims - Guilty (DEBUT)

14. Alessi Rose - IKYK

15. SZA - Drive

16. Morgan Wallen - Smile

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Knox - Pick Your Poison: We now picked up a new single from him after Invisible dropped out of here a few months ago. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely a phenomenal song and it's definitely a step up from Invisible. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Knox's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should be on the countdown soon.

Sexyy Red/Bruno Mars - Fat Juicy & Wet: Hits 1 actually calls it "Fat Juicy &", which was actually so funny. But I'd rather call it by the original name instead. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal and fun song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, both Sexyy Red and Bruno sound super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this will be on the countdown soon.

Tate McRae - Sports Car: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. And I've noticed that this song actually samples the Pussycat Dolls's 2005 hit song Buttons, which was actually super interesting because this song is really giving me the vibes of 2000's pop. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely a heavenly song and it's definitely the best song that I've ever heard from her. It's definitely a huge step up from 2 Hands and all of her other songs. With my opinion on this one, the production was so heavenly, Tate's vocals were super heavenly, I'm definitely a humongous fan of the lyrics, and the chorus was extremely heavenly. This is definitely going to end up in my Top 10 Songs of the year when it makes the countdown. Hopefully it'll be in there soon.

Kesha - Dear Me: She replaces herself on there this week. Though I wasn't very happy after Delusional dropped out of here this week, but as far as this new song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Delusional, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on it, the production was so phenomenal, Kesha's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Lauren Spencer-Smith - Pray: We last heard from her 2 years ago with That Part, and of course that was a song that I really enjoyed back then. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from That Part. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Lauren'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.

Djo - Basic Being Basic: After the success of End Of Beginning last year, we've now picked up a new singe from him this week. And of course I've been hearing this song a lot on Alt Nation. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another amazing song and it's actually a step up from End Of Beginning. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Djo's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were so nice, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

Teddy Swims - Guilty: He also replaces himself on there this week. Although I actually wish Are You Even Real would be on the countdown, but as far as this new song goes, it's definitely an amazing song. But definitely not as good as Are You Even Real, but it's still amazing. With my opinion on this song, the production was so amazing, Teddy's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Hopefully this should 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. Myles Smith - Stargazing

24. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

23. Shaboozey - Good News

22. SZA - BMF

21. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless

20. Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

19. Ariana Grande - Popular

18. Raye - Oscar Winning Tears

17. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

16. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi

15. Hayes Warner - Oh!

14. Cynthia Erivo/Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity

13. Vella - All My Love

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

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

10. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT.

9. Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?

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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