- Golden – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (Label: — | LW: 2 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 9)
- Ordinary – Alex Warren (Label: — | LW: 1 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 28)
- What I Want – Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae (Label: — | LW: 3 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 14)
- Your Idol – Saja Boys: Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo & samUIL Lee (Label: — | LW: 4 | Peak: 4 | Weeks: 9)
- Soda Pop – Saja Boys: Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo & samUIL Lee (Label: — | LW: 10 | Peak: 5 | Weeks: 8)
- Love Me Not – Ravyn Lenae (Label: — | LW: 5 | Peak: 5 | Weeks: 21)
- Lose Control – Teddy Swims (Label: — | LW: 7 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 105)
- Daisies – Justin Bieber (Label: — | LW: 6 | Peak: 2 | Weeks: 6)
- Just In Case – Morgan Wallen (Label: — | LW: 8 | Peak: 2 | Weeks: 22)
- How It’s Done – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (Label: — | LW: 14 | Peak: 10 | Weeks: 8)
🎤 Weekly Chart Commentary – August 30, 2025
“Golden” sparkles again. Two weeks after first leading the chart (Aug. 16), HUNTR/X with EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI recovers the top, climbing 2–1 and unseating Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” which falls to No. 2 after leading for one week at No. 1.
It’s a tidy image of late-summer pop: an active, web-native group swinging for the fences with an explosive mainstream smash, both with real longevity. “Golden” now has nine weeks on the chart and already appears a pace-setter; its rebound suggests streaming went their way, with enough radio steam to seal it.
“Ordinary” (2) experiences no loss other than the crown. Twenty-eight weeks in, it is one of those crossovers that gets its footing as the calendar turns. The song’s duration seems everywhere on the chart as well Warren comes back way down at No. 94 with the Jelly Roll duet “Bloodline” (a return visit), and he marks an all-time top-40 best this month with “Eternity,” which dips this week to No. 66 from its initial at No. 16.
At No. 3, there’s a tie between Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae with “What I Want,” as consistent as a metronome and still a threat of returning at No. 1 if either “Golden” or “Ordinary” slips.
Wallen continues to cover the list: “Just In Case” at No. 9, “I Got Better” surges 22–19, “I Ain’t Coming Back” at No. 67, and the catalog-era classics “Love Somebody” (44) and “20 Cigarettes” (55) keep the tap on.
There’s no question this week that country has made its mark, and Wallen’s depth has much to do with it.
The Saja Boys breakthrough earns its own rightful narrative. “Your Idol” (4) tops for a second week in the top five as “Soda Pop” shoots 10–5 for its first chart top spot.
Both have “Gains in Performance” flags and carry the sense of fan-driving movers with social hype; they’re up side by side and attracting attention to the brand.
That lift helps the overall environment around them as well: HUNTR/X scores its third top-40 entry with “What It Sounds Like,” which bullets 24–20, and “Takedown” climbs 26–25, which gets the group four titles within the top 25 when adding “Golden” (1) and “How It’s Done” (10), the latter which first enters the top 10.
Ravyn Lenae’s “Love Me Not” slows 5–6 but reads anything but finished—21 weeks in and just shy of a new career high, it’s become one of the year’s best slow-burn successes. Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” at No. 7 is another kind of phenomenon: 105 weeks at Hot 100 and still top 10.
That’s not just longevity; that’s becoming culturally embedded. Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” (6–8) keeps its initial-run calibration intact coming off its No. 2 first week, still sounding like a big-market airplay grower that has not quite climbed to its ultimate plateau.
Below the marquee, the list springs to life with last blasts of summer. Jordan Davis captures the “Biggest gain in streams” badge as “Bar None” surges 71–43—a move characteristically linked with playlisting jolt collision of radio adds at the ideal moment. Lainey Wilson also records a big step, 82–54 with “Somewhere Over Laredo,” as Hudson Westbrook’s “House Again” (64–56) and Coldplay’s “Sparks” (92–81) set new footing. G Herbo’s “Went Legit” (98–82) and Dareyes de La Sierra’s “Frecuencia” (91–83) are added to the week’s climbers’ list.
Global pop and K-pop maintain their steady presence. BLACKPINK’s “Jump” ranks at No. 74 during week six; KATSEYE’s “Gabriela” peaks at its new best at No. 72; and TWICE’s “Strategy” climbs up one spot to No. 57.
There are also curious one-twos: two different singles with the title “Takedown”—HUNTR/X entry at No. 25 and the TWICE sub-unit (JEONGYEON, JIHYO & CHAEYOUNG) up 60–53—coexisting at the same part of the chart at the same time.
ROSE & Bruno Mars’ “APT.” (No. 42) enjoys its long tail at weeks 44, reminding strong pop hooks are safely able to stay on the list for months once ownership has been adopted at radio.
Hip-hop looks a bit more scrambled week to week, but there’s movement. Cardi B leads the week’s biggest debut with “Imaginary Playerz” at No. 70, a robust mid-chart entry that indicates potential for growth if first impression converts to repeat play.
Gunna’s double—“Just Say Dat” (to 89) and “wgft” with Burna Boy (to 93)—begins clearing out from last week’s introduction, and Tyler, the Creator holds two on the board (“Sugar On My Tongue,” 49; “Ring Ring Ring,” 85).
Drake holds his two-pack on the chart midpoint—“What Did I Miss?” (45) and long-time holdover “Nokia” (46)—as the summer cycle grinds down around him.
Pop-rock racks up modest but prominent chart headlines with Radiohead’s “Let Down” at No. 91—yes, a catalog cut entering in the year 2025.
Those kinds of events typically mean a sync, viral clip, or fan promotion; whatever the impetus, it’s recognition of how fluid the Hot 100 has become with algorithm days.
In the same vein, Coldplay’s return of “Sparks” of late suggests how discovery, nostalgia, and live moments can cut through the noise.
The country lane stayed lively. Besides Wallen’s army, Russell Dickerson tops a new highest plateau with “Happen To Me” at No. 40, Thomas Rhett holds “After All The Bars Are Closed” in the low-30s, and Luke Combs’ “Back In The Saddle” (47) keeps grinding away in its fourth week.
Riley Green’s duet of “Don’t Mind If I Do” with Ella Langley stays young (No. 78), and Luke Bryan’s “Country Song Came On” (No. 99) hangs on for now as far as it did last week at No. 93. New this week, Parker McCollum’s “What Kinda Man” enters at No. 98—a low-key start that often presages its long climb if country radio takes to it.
On the re-entry side, Fuerza Regida’s “Tu Sancho” re-enters at No. 92 with new regional support, and Latto’s “Somebody” re-enters at No. 97 as rhythmic formats whittle away.
Alex Warren & Jelly Roll’s “Bloodline” returning at No. 94 is also worthy of note—attribute it halo effect from Warren’s “Ordinary” still at the very top of the chart and Jelly Roll’s own “Heart Of Stone” entering at No. 86.
That equation—one artist going ballistic at the top of the chart while an collaborator bows at mid-chart—illustrates how audiences explore artist catalogues when one flag-ship smash gets lit.
Rapid stat check of top 10: four are HUNTR/X or very close to its orbit (Nos. 1, 5, 10, and 20 just outside), two are from Morgan Wallen (Nos. 3 and 9), and stable pillars from Alex Warren (2), Ravyn Lenae (6), Teddy Swims (7), and Justin Bieber (8).
That combination—viral groups, country behemoths, and veteran pop stalwarts—has defined late August. The bigger point: this isn’t the summer of one song. It’s a group summer, with multiple lanes producing goods that can sustain and flip weeks at No. 1. On the horizon, “Golden” vs. “Ordinary” again tops the battle, but keep an eye out for “Soda Pop,” which just exploded top five with gas in tank, and “How It’s Done,” now top-10 and rising for good measure.
Either of those continue on a tear and will mean very HUNTR/X September ahead. Meanwhile country’s depth on the bench will keep formatshare robust as pop reloads ahead of autumn new releases.
And if the catalog sparks continue streaking—Radiohead this week, Coldplay still lingering—more left-field entries will keep chart delightful and unpredictable. For now, the gold medal goes back to “Golden.” Race for September now on.