- Golden – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (Label: Visva/Republic | LW: 1 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 12)
- Ordinary – Alex Warren (Label: Atlantic | LW: 2 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 31)
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter (Label: Island/Republic | LW: 4 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 14)
- Your Idol – Saja Boys: Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo & samUIL Lee (Label: Visva/Republic | LW: 5 | Peak: 4 | Weeks: 12)
- Soda Pop – Saja Boys: Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo & samUIL Lee (Label: Visva/Republic | LW: 6 | Peak: 5 | Weeks: 11)
- Tears – Sabrina Carpenter (Label: Island/Republic | LW: 3 | Peak: 3 | Weeks: 2)
- What I Want – Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae (Label: Mercury/Big Loud/Republic | LW: 7 | Peak: 1 | Weeks: 17)
- How It’s Done – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (Label: Visva/Republic | LW: 9 | Peak: 8 | Weeks: 11)
- Love Me Not – Ravyn Lenae (Label: Atlantic | LW: 8 | Peak: 5 | Weeks: 24)
- Daisies – Justin Bieber (Label: JRC/ILH/Def Jam/Republic | LW: 11 | Peak: 2 | Weeks: 9)
🎤 Weekly Chart Commentary – September 20, 2025
“Golden” glows bright once again. Two weeks after entering first at No. 1 on August 16, HUNTR/X with EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI reclaim its second week at number one, moving 2 to 1 and ahead of Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” falling to No. 2 after a one week back at the summit. It is a pleasant neat scenario of summer’s end pop: an athletic, Internet-born collective trading punches with a mainstream breakthrough anthem, each with bona fide staying power. “Golden” has now spent nine weeks at large and already appears to be a pace setter; its return suggests streaming skewed their way and enough broadcast heft to seal it.
“Ordinary” at No. 2 drops nothing but the crown. Twenty eight weeks in, it is one of those rare crossovers that keeps its footing when the calendar turns. The single’s durability is evident all across the chart as well with Warren re-entering at No. 94 with the Jelly Roll duet “Bloodline,” a re-entry number and he reaches a new top 40 high earlier this month with “Eternity,” cooling this week to No. 66 after debuting at No. 16.
At No. 3, Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae are tied with “What I Want,” steady as a metronome and still dangerous to move to No. 1 if either “Golden” or “Ordinary” stumbles. Wallen continues to cover the list: “Just In Case” at No. 9, “I Got Better” at 22-19, “I Ain’t Coming Back” at No. 67 and the catalog era smashers at 44 and 55 with “Love Somebody” and “20 Cigarettes” keep the faucet open. Country’s presence is unmistakeable this week and Wallen’s depth is a big reason why.
The Saja Boys explosion is a true narrative. “Your Idol” at 4 records its second week within the top 5, and “Soda Pop” climbs from 10 to 5 for its first summit. Both are labeled with “Gains in Performance” and sound like fan-driven movers with social buzz; they’re ascending and attracting eyeballs to the brand. That lift benefits the environment around them: The third hot 40 debut for HUNTR/X is “What It Sounds Like” climbing from 24 to 20, and “Takedown” up from 26 to 25, propelling the quartet to four titles within the top 25 when you include “Golden” at 1 and “How It’s Done” at 10, its first time entering the top 10.
Ravyn Lenae’s “Love Me Not” breaks from 5 to 6 but reads still a long way from complete. Twenty one weeks in and barely short of a new-career plateau, it has become one of the year’s least publicized slow burn hits. Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” at No. 7 is another kind of magic: 105 weeks at Hot 100 and still inside the top 10. That is not merely endurance; it is cultural internalization. Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” at 6 to 8 resumes its original run forming after a No. 2 debut and still going like a large market airplay builder yet to realize its final station.
Beneath the marquee, the list is abuzz with summer’s last gusts. The winner is Jordan Davis with the “Biggest gain in streams” accolade as “Bar None” soars from 71 to 43, an editorial move that oftentimes foretells playlisting shock confrontation radio adds at precisely the best time. Lainey Wilson also notes a large step, from 82 to 54 with “Somewhere Over Laredo,” while Hudson Westbrook’s “House Again” from 64 to 56 and Coldplay’s “Sparks” from 92 to 81 log new traction. G Herbo’s “Went Legit” from 98 to 82 and Dareyes de La Sierra’s “Frecuencia” from 91 to 83 enter week’s climber list. International pop and K pop remain steady at week six. BLACKPINK’s “Jump” is at No. 74, KATSEYE’s “Gabriela” is at a new peak at No. 72, and TWICE’s “Strategy” is at No. 57. There is also a curious coincidence involving two tracks titled “Takedown,” HUNTR/X at No. 25 and the TWICE sub unit at No. 53, apparently coexisting side by side elsewhere on the list. ROSE and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 42 holds its long tail 44 weeks in, a testament to potent pop hooks being at home well after months after the list is assumed by radio.
Week-to-week hip hop picture is bittersweet, but there is movement. Cardi B achieves week’s highest debut with “Imaginary Playerz” at No. 70, a sturdy mid-chart debut with chances for further mobility. Gunna’s duo, “Just Say Dat” to 89 and “wgft” with Burna Boy to 93, remain shuffling out after previous week debuts, while Tyler, the Creator holds two titles aboard with “Sugar On My Tongue” to 49 and “Ring Ring Ring” to 85. Drake solidifies two pack mid-chart with “What Did I Miss?” to 45 and longtime “Nokia” to 46.
Pop rock slips a modest but notable headline with Radiohead’s “Let Down” entering at No. 91 as a catalog track in 2025. These are circumstances typically characteristic of a sync, a viral clip, or fan campaign. Just like Coldplay’s re-entry with “Sparks” shows how discovery, nostalgia, and live moments can cut through the noise.
The rural highway is still populated. Besides Wallen’s troops, Russell Dickerson is holding “Happen To Me” at No. 40, Thomas Rhett is keeping “After All The Bars Are Closed” mid 30s, and at 47 Luke Combs’ “Back In The Saddle” is still plodding through its fourth week. Riley Green’s duet “Don’t Mind If I Do” with Ella Langley is still early at No. 78, and at 99 is hanging by its nails to life after peaking 93 one week prior to this. Bowing this week is Parker McCollum’s “What Kinda Man,” at 98 a muted debut that most often is a harbinger to a long climb if country radio adopts it.
On the reentry side, Fuerza Regida’s “Tu Sancho” is back at No. 92, Latto’s “Somebody” is back at No. 97, and Alex Warren with Jelly Roll’s “Bloodline” is back at No. 94, likely halo effect for being near the summit with “Ordinary” and Jelly Roll’s “Heart Of Stone” debuting at No. 86.
stat check amongst week’s best 10: four are titles from the HUNTR/X orbit, two are Morgan Wallens’, and rest are secure pillars by Alex Warren, Ravyn Lenae, Teddy Swims, and Justin Bieber The bigger implication: this is less a summer of one song This is a coalition summer Coming up: The big competition is still “Golden” vs. “Ordinary”. Note “Soda Pop”, now at number five, and “How It’s Done”, joining the top 10. We may be headed for a VERY HUNTR/X September.