03-04-2025, 13:40
US HOT 100 1.03.25 #26
THE TOP TEN:
At 10, 'Apt' returns the top ten as 'Not Like Us' slips to 9. Also returning are 'Beautiful Things' at 8, 'Nokia' at 7 and 'Lose Control' at 6. Chappell achieves a new peak of 5 with 'Pink Pony Club', which is just below the highest new entry, 'Just In Case' by Morgan Wallen at 4. Shaboozey returns top 3 with 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' at 3, as Gaga and Mars are back to two with 'Die With A Smile'. And spending its 6th consecutive week at the top spot is 'Luther' by Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA.
NEW ENTRIES:
97. Sunset Blvd – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco (1.8/10)
Yeah… this album is lined up to be exactly the way 'The Secret Of Us' went. Selena sings in a whisper-like tone where she appears to eat Benny Blanco in the music video. The buildup to the chorus is unstable and comes out of nowhere while not even matching the buildup; it's horrible. This could be the worst album of 2025 already.
92. Friends Like That – John Morgan/Jason Aldean (6/10)
Since Jason's controversial number one in 2023, he's still managed to keep some level of respect as he keeps charting, but what he doesn't do is make something new. This is straight to the point: the most American country music you'll find with nothing else that adds any flavour or reason to love the song – it's the same old guitar song about a breakup with the classic voice you would expect for a country song, and the worst part is that this is a remix followed on from John Morgan's 2022 solo version of 'Friends Like That'. Why did he think it would be a good idea to remix this? I don't know.
80. Somethin' Bout a Woman – Thomas Rhett/Teddy Swims (8/10)
I heard of the song when it came out four months ago, but I was hesitant to listen due to him just being a feature, but I really should've listened to it. I really liked Thomas and Teddy's collab on 'Broke' a few years back, and that made it into my top 100 most streamed songs of 2024, but I just wasn't excited to see Teddy lean into country. As much as the other country songs he did weren't as good, this is one I'll say is actually pretty good! The song uses a slower-paced sound and soulful vocals that bring out the most in this track; it makes you bob your head back and forth because it's really groovy! And the production sounds after Teddy says "somethin' bout a woman" are my favourite part! That hits!
71. How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco (3.7/10)
Oh great… another song from their album I have to listen to. May as well listen to the whole thing later then. This follows the same pattern as a lot of the things the duo has done; it's a slow-moving romantic song that actually doesn't sound designed for TikTok but still blandly ticks the boxes. There's no real attitude or feeling to this; it's motionless and lacks depth.
70. This Town's Been Too Good To Us - Dylan Scott (4/10)
The best thing here is Dylan's deeper and more intertwined with the song vocals, but apart from that, we've gone back to really boring country, where if you've heard country music many times before, then this is numb to you – there's just nothing to care about here and instead just a forgettable guitar and clap loop.
65. Mona Lisa – J-Hope (6.5/10)
I wish I could just enjoy BTS and their solo members music without having to be reminded how insane a lot of their fans are; if BTS started a cult, then it would probably be the biggest religion within a day. But I'm not here to go into a rant about that, as much as we could; we've got a song to talk about.' Mona Lisa's' strong points are its beat; it has a funky switch which separates it from BTS's other songs and makes J-Hope a standout. He does keep his lyricism the same about how he likes his girls, and he also gives a similar vibe in his music video (by doing a group dance.) The song is a radio groovy song that's already losing the spotlight, but I still think it's fair; it's not a replay, but I wouldn't complain at all about hearing it again.
59. Ojos Tristes – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/The Marias (8/10)
I've heard over half the album, and this is one of two tracks that are replayed (this being my current favourite.) The slow melody sounds perfect to just sit and stare into a sunset to; it's great for a main single and showcases The Marias style really well! It'll also help climb their first hit, No One Noticed', up the charts. The lyrics are about letting go of a boy, which follows the theme of romance and relationships on Selena and Benny's new album.
57. Just Us – Jack Harlow/Doja Cat (2.5/10)
Bro, Jack Harlow dropped one of the best albums I've ever heard in my life, and now he's back to doing the same songs that you might have heard from the 'Come Home the Kids Will Miss You' era. First of all, the lyrics in this song are worse than basic, and here are a few examples:
"Cause I'm tryna bust nuts in this b*tch."
"Slow it down like macaroni."
"Yeah, I'm that stupid, like, duh."
And then more lyrics which just have "Huh" as the cutoff point and just get cut off mid-vocals – especially for a chorus; this is really off-putting. Doja's vocals also usually follow a sharp, quick flow, but this doesn't have anything closely resembling that; it's like watered-down Doja. The production is really weak and feels like how most couple songs go; they tone it down on the production, and on this, it doesn't even feel like it was engineered to its best potential. The backing sounds like it's someone talking with a drum loop, and it doesn't work well with the vocals. Overall, it's weak and a disappointment.
17. I'm A Little Crazy – Morgan Wallen (6.9/10)
Update: This grew on me, but here's my previous write-up anyway:
Not again. Morgan... goodness. Every single from this upcoming album gets worse and worse than the last, and it's happened again; Morgan needs to stop this. This is the same country music that has no hook or real reason to have the song propel, and instead is just really simple, low-effort music that sounds ok to the ears, but that's about it. It'll probably still go high in the US charts, though, because it's Morgan Wallen.
4. Just In Case – Morgan Wallen (7/10)
This also grew on me, and I can understand why this was more popular than "I'm A Little Crazy". It has a more relaxed yet catchy melody that goes much smoother.
RE ENTRIES:
100. Voy A Llevarte Pa PR – Bad Bunny
[I haven't come back to this.]
99. ¿Qué Pasaría...? – Rauw Alejandro/Bad Bunny
[Skip this.]
96. Push 2 Start – Tyla
[This is bad.]
95. Headlock – Imogen Heap
[It's decent but needs to go now.]
93. Holy Smokes – Bailey Zimmerman
[Boring.]
90. Little Things – Ella Mai
[It doesn't do a lot for me.]
89. 4×4×U – Lainey Wilson
[OK.]
88. Are you even real? – Teddy Swims/GIVEON
[I don't get why this is lasting.]
86. Texas – Blake Shelton
[Just leave the chart.]
69. Te Queria Ver – Aleman/Neton Vega
[I haven't returned to this.]
67. Eoo – Bad Bunny
[Surprised to see the album lasting this long!]
46. Call Me When You Break Up – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/Gracie Abrams
[Not this crap again...]
NOTEABLE CHANGES:
Songs that fell 10 spots or more (excluding the Carti album)
84. Emergence – Sleep Token (Down 27) [HIGHEST FALLER]
29. The Giver – Chappell Roan (Down 25)
Songs that climbed 10 spots or more:
85. I Ain't Sayin' – Jordan Davis (Up 12)
83. Burning Down – Alex Warren (Up 11)
81. No Pole – Don Toliver (Up 17)
79. Weren't For The Wind – Ella Langley (Up 16)
78. Nuevayol – Bad Bunny (Up 11)
75. Hard Fought Hallelujah – Brandon Lake (Up 17)
74. Like Him – Tyler, The Creator/Lola Young (Up 19)
73. Heart Of A Woman – Summer Walker (Up 17)
72. Tweaker – Gelo (Up 10)
68. Busy Woman – Sabrina Carpenter (Up 19)
66. Am I okay? - Megan Moroney (Up 33)
64. Loco – Neton Vega (Up 20)
63. Somebody Loves Me – PARTYNEXTDOOR/Drake (Up 20)
62. Peekaboo – Kendrick Lamar/AzChike (Up 17)
61. Die Trying – PARTYNEXTDOOR/Drake/Yebba (Up 15)
58. Gimme A Hug – Drake (Up 20)
55. Cry For Me – The Weeknd (Up 18)
54. Me Jalo – Fuerza Regida/Grupo Frontera (Up 27)
53. BAILE INOLVIDABLE – Bad Bunny (Up 15)
52. Worst Way – Riley Green (Up 14)
51. Residuals – Chris Brown (Up 11)
50. Wildflower – Billie Eilish (Up 17)
48. Good News – Shaboozey (Up 24)
47. Indigo – Sam Barber/Avery Anna (Up 15)
45. BMF – SZA (Up 16)
44. Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else – Benson Boone (Up 26)
43. Smile – Morgan Wallen (Up 31)
42. Bad Dreams – Teddy Swims (Up 18)
41. DTMF – Bad Bunny (Up 10)
40. No One Noticed – The Marias (Up 24)
39. Sailor Song – Gigi Perez (Up 10)
32. Dark Thoughts – Lil Tecca (Up 13)
28. Mutt – Leon Thomas (Up 49) [HIGHEST CLIMBER]
20. Ordinary – Alex Warren (Up 15)
11. I'm The Problem – Morgan Wallen (Up 10)
BEST AND WORST:
NEW entries:
BEST – Ojos Tristes – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/The Marias
WORST – Sunset Blvd – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco
The whole top 100:
BEST – Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
WORST – Somebody Loves Me – PARTYNEXTDOOR/Drake
NEXT WEEK'S PREDICTIONS:
Possible new entries for Ariana Grande, Playboi Carti, Linkin Park, Selena Gomez and more!
THE TOP TEN:
At 10, 'Apt' returns the top ten as 'Not Like Us' slips to 9. Also returning are 'Beautiful Things' at 8, 'Nokia' at 7 and 'Lose Control' at 6. Chappell achieves a new peak of 5 with 'Pink Pony Club', which is just below the highest new entry, 'Just In Case' by Morgan Wallen at 4. Shaboozey returns top 3 with 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' at 3, as Gaga and Mars are back to two with 'Die With A Smile'. And spending its 6th consecutive week at the top spot is 'Luther' by Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA.
NEW ENTRIES:
97. Sunset Blvd – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco (1.8/10)
Yeah… this album is lined up to be exactly the way 'The Secret Of Us' went. Selena sings in a whisper-like tone where she appears to eat Benny Blanco in the music video. The buildup to the chorus is unstable and comes out of nowhere while not even matching the buildup; it's horrible. This could be the worst album of 2025 already.
92. Friends Like That – John Morgan/Jason Aldean (6/10)
Since Jason's controversial number one in 2023, he's still managed to keep some level of respect as he keeps charting, but what he doesn't do is make something new. This is straight to the point: the most American country music you'll find with nothing else that adds any flavour or reason to love the song – it's the same old guitar song about a breakup with the classic voice you would expect for a country song, and the worst part is that this is a remix followed on from John Morgan's 2022 solo version of 'Friends Like That'. Why did he think it would be a good idea to remix this? I don't know.
80. Somethin' Bout a Woman – Thomas Rhett/Teddy Swims (8/10)
I heard of the song when it came out four months ago, but I was hesitant to listen due to him just being a feature, but I really should've listened to it. I really liked Thomas and Teddy's collab on 'Broke' a few years back, and that made it into my top 100 most streamed songs of 2024, but I just wasn't excited to see Teddy lean into country. As much as the other country songs he did weren't as good, this is one I'll say is actually pretty good! The song uses a slower-paced sound and soulful vocals that bring out the most in this track; it makes you bob your head back and forth because it's really groovy! And the production sounds after Teddy says "somethin' bout a woman" are my favourite part! That hits!
71. How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco (3.7/10)
Oh great… another song from their album I have to listen to. May as well listen to the whole thing later then. This follows the same pattern as a lot of the things the duo has done; it's a slow-moving romantic song that actually doesn't sound designed for TikTok but still blandly ticks the boxes. There's no real attitude or feeling to this; it's motionless and lacks depth.
70. This Town's Been Too Good To Us - Dylan Scott (4/10)
The best thing here is Dylan's deeper and more intertwined with the song vocals, but apart from that, we've gone back to really boring country, where if you've heard country music many times before, then this is numb to you – there's just nothing to care about here and instead just a forgettable guitar and clap loop.
65. Mona Lisa – J-Hope (6.5/10)
I wish I could just enjoy BTS and their solo members music without having to be reminded how insane a lot of their fans are; if BTS started a cult, then it would probably be the biggest religion within a day. But I'm not here to go into a rant about that, as much as we could; we've got a song to talk about.' Mona Lisa's' strong points are its beat; it has a funky switch which separates it from BTS's other songs and makes J-Hope a standout. He does keep his lyricism the same about how he likes his girls, and he also gives a similar vibe in his music video (by doing a group dance.) The song is a radio groovy song that's already losing the spotlight, but I still think it's fair; it's not a replay, but I wouldn't complain at all about hearing it again.
59. Ojos Tristes – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/The Marias (8/10)
I've heard over half the album, and this is one of two tracks that are replayed (this being my current favourite.) The slow melody sounds perfect to just sit and stare into a sunset to; it's great for a main single and showcases The Marias style really well! It'll also help climb their first hit, No One Noticed', up the charts. The lyrics are about letting go of a boy, which follows the theme of romance and relationships on Selena and Benny's new album.
57. Just Us – Jack Harlow/Doja Cat (2.5/10)
Bro, Jack Harlow dropped one of the best albums I've ever heard in my life, and now he's back to doing the same songs that you might have heard from the 'Come Home the Kids Will Miss You' era. First of all, the lyrics in this song are worse than basic, and here are a few examples:
"Cause I'm tryna bust nuts in this b*tch."
"Slow it down like macaroni."
"Yeah, I'm that stupid, like, duh."
And then more lyrics which just have "Huh" as the cutoff point and just get cut off mid-vocals – especially for a chorus; this is really off-putting. Doja's vocals also usually follow a sharp, quick flow, but this doesn't have anything closely resembling that; it's like watered-down Doja. The production is really weak and feels like how most couple songs go; they tone it down on the production, and on this, it doesn't even feel like it was engineered to its best potential. The backing sounds like it's someone talking with a drum loop, and it doesn't work well with the vocals. Overall, it's weak and a disappointment.
17. I'm A Little Crazy – Morgan Wallen (6.9/10)
Update: This grew on me, but here's my previous write-up anyway:
Not again. Morgan... goodness. Every single from this upcoming album gets worse and worse than the last, and it's happened again; Morgan needs to stop this. This is the same country music that has no hook or real reason to have the song propel, and instead is just really simple, low-effort music that sounds ok to the ears, but that's about it. It'll probably still go high in the US charts, though, because it's Morgan Wallen.
4. Just In Case – Morgan Wallen (7/10)
This also grew on me, and I can understand why this was more popular than "I'm A Little Crazy". It has a more relaxed yet catchy melody that goes much smoother.
RE ENTRIES:
100. Voy A Llevarte Pa PR – Bad Bunny
[I haven't come back to this.]
99. ¿Qué Pasaría...? – Rauw Alejandro/Bad Bunny
[Skip this.]
96. Push 2 Start – Tyla
[This is bad.]
95. Headlock – Imogen Heap
[It's decent but needs to go now.]
93. Holy Smokes – Bailey Zimmerman
[Boring.]
90. Little Things – Ella Mai
[It doesn't do a lot for me.]
89. 4×4×U – Lainey Wilson
[OK.]
88. Are you even real? – Teddy Swims/GIVEON
[I don't get why this is lasting.]
86. Texas – Blake Shelton
[Just leave the chart.]
69. Te Queria Ver – Aleman/Neton Vega
[I haven't returned to this.]
67. Eoo – Bad Bunny
[Surprised to see the album lasting this long!]
46. Call Me When You Break Up – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/Gracie Abrams
[Not this crap again...]
NOTEABLE CHANGES:
Songs that fell 10 spots or more (excluding the Carti album)
84. Emergence – Sleep Token (Down 27) [HIGHEST FALLER]
29. The Giver – Chappell Roan (Down 25)
Songs that climbed 10 spots or more:
85. I Ain't Sayin' – Jordan Davis (Up 12)
83. Burning Down – Alex Warren (Up 11)
81. No Pole – Don Toliver (Up 17)
79. Weren't For The Wind – Ella Langley (Up 16)
78. Nuevayol – Bad Bunny (Up 11)
75. Hard Fought Hallelujah – Brandon Lake (Up 17)
74. Like Him – Tyler, The Creator/Lola Young (Up 19)
73. Heart Of A Woman – Summer Walker (Up 17)
72. Tweaker – Gelo (Up 10)
68. Busy Woman – Sabrina Carpenter (Up 19)
66. Am I okay? - Megan Moroney (Up 33)
64. Loco – Neton Vega (Up 20)
63. Somebody Loves Me – PARTYNEXTDOOR/Drake (Up 20)
62. Peekaboo – Kendrick Lamar/AzChike (Up 17)
61. Die Trying – PARTYNEXTDOOR/Drake/Yebba (Up 15)
58. Gimme A Hug – Drake (Up 20)
55. Cry For Me – The Weeknd (Up 18)
54. Me Jalo – Fuerza Regida/Grupo Frontera (Up 27)
53. BAILE INOLVIDABLE – Bad Bunny (Up 15)
52. Worst Way – Riley Green (Up 14)
51. Residuals – Chris Brown (Up 11)
50. Wildflower – Billie Eilish (Up 17)
48. Good News – Shaboozey (Up 24)
47. Indigo – Sam Barber/Avery Anna (Up 15)
45. BMF – SZA (Up 16)
44. Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else – Benson Boone (Up 26)
43. Smile – Morgan Wallen (Up 31)
42. Bad Dreams – Teddy Swims (Up 18)
41. DTMF – Bad Bunny (Up 10)
40. No One Noticed – The Marias (Up 24)
39. Sailor Song – Gigi Perez (Up 10)
32. Dark Thoughts – Lil Tecca (Up 13)
28. Mutt – Leon Thomas (Up 49) [HIGHEST CLIMBER]
20. Ordinary – Alex Warren (Up 15)
11. I'm The Problem – Morgan Wallen (Up 10)
BEST AND WORST:
NEW entries:
BEST – Ojos Tristes – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/The Marias
WORST – Sunset Blvd – Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco
The whole top 100:
BEST – Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
WORST – Somebody Loves Me – PARTYNEXTDOOR/Drake
NEXT WEEK'S PREDICTIONS:
Possible new entries for Ariana Grande, Playboi Carti, Linkin Park, Selena Gomez and more!