Holly Humberstone (2) - Daniel's Weekly 20 - April 29th, 2026

 

Hey everyone! Holly Humberstone stays at #1 this week, and we get big jumps from Charlotte MacInnes and RAYE. We also lose a former number one from Freya Skye after a mere 11 weeks.

Exits:

Zo - Summer-full Song [#19] {1w} Peak: 19

Freya Skye - why'd you have to call? [#20] {11w} 2w @ #1

01 01 Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody [==] {8w} 2w @ #1

Daniel’s Pick Of The Week: Babe America - Kiss RN

02 02 CATTY - 4am (Back In His Bed) [==] {30w} Peak: 2

04 03 Lara Buchanan - Gold [+1] {9w} Peak: 3*

05 04 Avery Cochrane - Sex, Etc. [+1] {4w} Peak: 4*

03 05 Josie Edwards - The Poet and Her Vice (Happy Ending) [-2] {9w} 4w @ #1

14 06 Charlotte MacInnes - Struck [+8] {5w} Peak: 6*

06 07 Grace Davies - Super Love Me [-1] {30w} 1w @ #1

09 08 Avery Cochrane - Losing Streak [+1] {9w} Peak: 7

07 09 Charley - Bite My Tongue [-2] {7w} Peak: 7

08 10 Erin LeCount - Don't You See Me Trying? [-2] {11w} Peak: 3

Throwback Of The Week: Phantogram - Black Out Days (2008)

17 11 RAYE feat. Amma & Absolutely - Joy. [+6] {2w} Peak: 11*

11 12 Alex Warren - Fever Dream [-1] {7w} Peak: 11

15 13 Tanner Massey - Countdown [+2] {4w} Peak: 13*

10 14 Matthew Orgel - The Thrill Of It [-4] {12w} Peak: 5

13 15 Henry Moodie - dear drew… [-2] {27w} 5w @ #1 

16 16 Tanner Grigoli - Love You Right [==] {27w} 11w @ #1

18 17 Josiah Queen - judas [+1] {2w} Peak: 17*

12 18 Natalie Jane - sabotage [-6] {5w} Peak: 12

DE 19 Tate Butts - Brought Me This Far [Debut]

Did You Forget It?: MAX feat. JVKE & Bazzi - Strings (2024)

DE 20 Delta Goodrem - Eclipse [Debut]

Holly Humberstone (1) - Daniel's Weekly 20 - April 22nd, 2026

Hey everyone! This week, we get a new #1! and Sex, Etc. enters the top 5 along with three new debuts. We say goodbye to The Fate Of Ophelia at long last.

Exits:

Hilary Duff - Roommates [#18] {4w} Peak: 17

Haven Madison - Uncross Your Heart [#19] {6w} Peak: 12

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia [#20] {28w} Peak: 6

03 01 Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody [+2] {7w} 1w @ #1

Daniel’s Pick Of The Week: Tate Butts - Brought Me This Far

02 02 CATTY - 4am (Back In His Bed) [==] {29w} Peak: 2

01 03 Josie Edwards - The Poet and Her Vice (Happy Ending) [-2] {8w} 4w @ #1

04 04 Lara Buchanan - Gold [==] {8w} Peak: 4

08 05 Avery Cochrane - Sex, Etc. [+3] {3w} Peak: 5

06 06 Grace Davies - Super Love Me [==] {29w} 1w @ #1

09 07 Charley - Bite My Tongue [+2] {6w} Peak: 7*

05 08 Erin LeCount - Don't You See Me Trying? [-3] {10w} Peak: 3

10 09 Avery Cochrane - Losing Streak [+1] {8w} Peak: 7

07 10 Matthew Orgel - The Thrill Of It [-3] {11w} Peak: 5

Throwback Of The Week: Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer (2015)

11 11 Alex Warren - Fever Dream [==] {6w} Peak: 11

14 12 Natalie Jane - sabotage [+2] {4w} Peak: 12*

13 13 Henry Moodie - dear drew… [==] {26w} 5w @ #1

16 14 Charlotte MacInnes - Struck [+2] {4w} Peak: 14*

17 15 Tanner Massey - Countdown [+2] {3w} Peak: 15*

15 16 Tanner Grigoli - Love You Right [-1] {26w} 11w @ #1

DE 17 RAYE feat. Amma & Absolutely - Joy. [Debut]

DE 18 Josiah Queen - judas [Debut]

DE 19 Zo - Summer-full Song [Debut]

Did You Forget It?: Ice Spice feat. REMA - Pretty Girl (2023)

12 20 Freya Skye - why'd you have to call? [-8] {11w} 2w @ #1 

 

Daniel's Thoughts on The KPop Demon Hunters' Biggest Hit

Huntr/x - Golden: SONG REVIEW

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my thoughts this time on a song I never got the chance to review fully in 2025, because, The Pulse never played it on their countdown, despite it being one of the biggest songs of that year, if not the singular biggest. I wanted to do a song review after relooking at my Fast Car song review (which I republished if you want to see!) and thought I would do the same for Golden, the biggest song of 2025 on Spotify.

If you somehow managed to escape Golden, I wouldn't know how you would be able to, but if you did manage to escape the song, then I'll just let you know that Golden is from a fictional K-Pop group Huntr/x, which consist of Rumi, Mira and Zoey, or in actual singer terms, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, respectively, of the animated film KPop Demon Hunters. It became the first K-Pop song to win a Grammy award, and won a Golden Globe and Academy award. So yeah, an absolute smash hit, but did it deserve to be? well let's analyze it.

I'm a sucker for Hot-AC music, there's a reason why I review SiriusXM's The Pulse, after all. and while I don't think Golden screams Hot AC like the other big 2025 hit, Ordinary by Alex Warren, It still definitely fits there. It's very family friendly (it is from a kids movie, after all), very upbeat, very uplifting in the lyrics, and is definitely, by all accounts, a pop song. To me, K-Pop is so generic (which is not always a bad thing!) and so inoffensive compared to American pop stars that it gets it's own genre even though they musically are very similar. And with so many songs out there, it's harder and harder to find new hit songs that are still very catchy. and yet, K-Pop songs can usually figure out how to be so catchy, which is why it's no surprise to me that the genre is becoming more and more popular, each and every day.

Okay, now for my opinion. I... actually really like Golden. It's definitely inoffensive radio friendly music, but that doesn't mean it's bad at all. It's catchy, fun, and is now instantly recognizable. It's a song that yes, can get annoying, but something I don't see any normal person having an issue with it. To me, there's nothing wrong with the song that would make me find it worse than annoying. I personally don't find it annoying at all, but I can see some finding it annoying with overplay.

Overall, it took me some time to realize how great Golden is, but after months, it finally grew on me. I'm glad this was a hit, and I can now see exactly why it was. Except, maybe I can't see why The Pulse ignored it still...

Initial Rating: 8/10

Updated Rating: 9/10

Josie Edwards (4) - Daniel's Weekly 20 - April 15th, 2026

Hey everyone! Josie Edwards stays at #1 this week, but she could get over-throned next week, possibly by Holly Humberstone or CATTY. Also, Avery Cochrane gets a massive 11-spot jump to #8!

Exits:

01 01 Josie Edwards - The Poet and Her Vice (Happy Ending) [==] {7w} 4w @ #1

Daniel’s Pick Of The Week: Josiah Queen - judas

02 02 CATTY - 4am (Back In His Bed) [==] {28w} Peak: 2

03 03 Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody [==] {6w} Peak: 3

05 04 Lara Buchanan - Gold [+1] {7w} Peak: 4*

04 05 Erin LeCount - Don't You See Me Trying? [-1] {9w} Peak: 3

07 06 Grace Davies - Super Love Me [+1] {28w} 1w @ #1

06 07 Matthew Orgel - The Thrill Of It [-1] {10w} Peak: 5

19 08 Avery Cochrane - Sex, Etc. [+11] {2w} Peak: 8*

09 09 Charley - Bite My Tongue [==] {5w} Peak: 9

10 10 Avery Cochrane - Losing Streak [==] {7w} Peak: 7

Throwback Of The Week: Olivia Rodrigo - brutal (2021)

13 11 Alex Warren - Fever Dream [+2] {5w} Peak: 11*

08 12 Freya Skye - why'd you have to call? [-4] {10w} 2w @ #1

11 13 Henry Moodie - dear drew… [-2] {25w} 5w @ #1

15 14 Natalie Jane - sabotage [+1] {3w} Peak: 14*

14 15 Tanner Grigoli - Love You Right [-1] {25w} 11w @ #1

16 16 Charlotte MacInnes - Struck [==] {3w} Peak: 16

18 17 Tanner Massey - Countdown [+1] {2w} Peak: 17*

17 18 Hilary Duff - Roommates [-1] {4w} Peak: 17

12 19 Haven Madison - Uncross Your Heart [-7] {6w} Peak: 12

Did You Forget It?: Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (2018)

20 20 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia [==] {28w} Peak: 6

Josie Edwards (3) - Daniel's Weekly 20 - April 8th, 2026

 

Hey everyone! This week, Charley enters the top 10, and Josie Edwards stays at #1. Stay on the lookout for the new Avery Cochrane single.

Exits: Kira Lise - Ignorance Is Bliss [#15] {6w} Peak: 11

Jessica Baio - other side [#19] {3w} Peak: 17

01 01 Josie Edwards - The Poet and Her Vice (Happy Ending) [==] {6w} 3w @ #1

Daniel’s Pick Of The Week: Tanner Grigoli - Bad To Worse

02 02 CATTY - 4am (Back In His Bed) [==] {27w} Peak: 2

04 03 Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody [+1] {5w} Peak: 3*

03 04 Erin LeCount - Don't You See Me Trying? [-1] {8w} Peak: 3

06 05 Lara Buchanan - Gold [+1] {6w} Peak: 5*

05 06 Matthew Orgel - The Thrill Of It [-1] {9w} Peak: 5

08 07 Grace Davies - Super Love Me [+1] {27w} 1w @ #1

07 08 Freya Skye - why'd you have to call? [-1] {9w} 2w @ #1

14 09 Charley - Bite My Tongue [+5] {4w} Peak: 9*

10 10 Avery Cochrane - Losing Streak [==] {6w} Peak: 7

Throwback Of The Week: The Killers - My Own Soul’s Warning (2020)

09 11 Henry Moodie - dear drew… [-2] {24w} 5w @ #1

12 12 Haven Madison - Uncross Your Heart [==] {5w} Peak: 12

13 13 Alex Warren - Fever Dream [==] {4w} Peak: 13

11 14 Tanner Grigoli - Love You Right [-3] {24w} 11w @ #1

18 15 Natalie Jane - sabotage [+3] {2w} Peak: 15*

20 16 Charlotte MacInnes - Struck [+4] {2w} Peak: 16*

17 17 Hilary Duff - Roommates [==] {3w} Peak: 17

DE 18 Tanner Massey - Countdown [Debut]

DE 19 Avery Cochrane - Sex, Etc. [Debut]

Did You Forget It?: Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios (2018)

16 20 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia [-4] {27w} Peak: 6