It’s a new year of Throwback Weekends, and we’re kicking things off with an appropriate title for the first weekend of 2026.
On the week of January 3, 1976, the song ‘Saturday Night’ by Bay City Rollers topped the Billboard Hot 100, giving the Scottish rock band its one and only U.S. #1.
Continuing my look at the top songs of 2025…
When a forgettable track by The Weeknd and Playboi Carti is the 16th most popular song of the year, you know 2025 wasn’t a great time for new music. Not only have I never heard ‘Timeless,’ I didn’t know it existed.
The song was the lead single of The Weeknd’s sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, a companion piece to the film of the same name. The movie was a massive flop, dismissed as a nonsensical ego trip.
Continuing my look at the top songs of 2025…
The 15th most popular song of 2025 belonged to Kendrick Lamar. ‘TV Off’ is Lamar’s second appearance on the list, after his ‘Luther’ collab with SZA showed up at #2. The songs were the second and third singles on his surprise 2024 album GNX.
The song was produced by Mustard (among others), and bears a striking similarity to the duo’s smash Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us.’
Continuing my look at the top songs of 2025…
Sabrina Carpenter lands at #12 with ‘Espresso,’ a 2024 single that managed to outrank any of the songs from her 2025 album Man’s Best Friend. And Morgan Wallen is at #13 with the title track of last year’s I’m the Problem.
Gracie Abrams holds the #14 spot with ‘That’s So True,’ her most successful song and the first to appear on this blog. Congratulations to her on both counts.
Continuing my look at the top songs of 2025…
Rounding out the top ten of the year-end Billboard Hot 100 is Chappell Roan with ‘Pink Pony Club.’ Roan is one of only two solo women in the top ten (the other is Billie Eilish).
In the 11th spot is Morgan Wallen with with one of four songs he landed in the year-end top 20. ‘Love Somebody’ was the second single from his fourth studio album, I’m the Problem. It was his third #1 hit and his first to debut atop the Hot 100.
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