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FINAL Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (52 weeks)

Thanks again to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/US Chart Predicts on Twitter, who all the credit for points this year goes to.
Billboard 2025 January-December Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 47/52):

Ordinary takes the #1 spot for the calendar year.

Locked: "It Depends", "Amen"
Locking Next Week: "Man I Need", "6 Months Later"
Enters The Top 100: "Elizabeth Taylor"
Projected Cutoff: "Dark Thoughts"
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Billboard 2025 January-December Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 46/52):

New locked cutoff: 130K points

Locked: "YUKON", "Opalite"
Locking Next Week: "Amen", "It Depends"
Enters The Top 100: "Man I Need", "Tears"
Projected Cutoff: "Dark Thoughts"
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Billboard 2025 January-December Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 45/52):

Locking Next Week: "YUKON", "Opalite"
Enters The Top 100: "Opalite"
Projected Cutoff: "Dark Thoughts"

Once again, credit for this week's points goes to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/USChartPredicts on Twitter.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Billboard 2025 January-December Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 44/52):

Locked: "The Fate of Ophelia", "Folded", "House Again"
Enters The Top 100: "It Depends", "Bottle Rockets"
Projected Cutoff: "Dark Thoughts"
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Billboard 2025 January-December Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 43/52):

Locked cutoff: 135K points

Locked: "Takedown"
Locks Next Week: "House Again", "Folded", "The Fate of Ophelia"
Enters The Top 100: "The Fate of Ophelia", "6 Months Later"
Projected Cutoff: "Dark Thoughts"
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Given the recent announcement by Billboard for the new recurrent rules, it seems like this chart year was only 52 weeks, so I'll skip the Week 53 projections and start with the January-December Year End projections starting this week.
FINAL Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (52 weeks)

Thanks again to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/US Chart Predicts on Twitter, who all the credit for points this year goes to.
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
FINAL Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (52 weeks)

Thanks again to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/US Chart Predicts on Twitter, who all the credit for points this year goes to.
October 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 51/52):

Locked: "Free", "Takedown"
Locking Next Week: "House Again"
Enters The Top 100: "House Again"
Projected Cutoff: "Superman"

Once again, credit for this week's points goes to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/USChartPredicts on Twitter.
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 50/52):

Locked: "What It Sounds Like"
Locking Next Week: "Free", "Takedown"
Enters The Top 100: "Free", "Takedown"
Projected Cutoff: "Superman"
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 49/52):

Locked: "20 Cigarettes"
Locking Next Week: "What It Sounds Like"
Enters The Top 100: "What It Sounds Like", "YOUR WAY'S BETTER"
Projected Cutoff: "Superman"
September 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 48/52):

Locked: "DAISIES", "Soda Pop", "Revolving door", "How It's Done"
Locking Next Week: "20 Cigarettes"
Projected Cutoff: "No Pole"

Once again, credit for this week's points goes to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/USChartPredicts on Twitter.
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 47/52):

Locked: "Your Idol", "Happen To Me", "After All The Bars Are Closed"
Locking Next Week: "Revolving door", "DAISIES", "Soda Pop", "How It's Done"
Enters The Top 100: "Soda Pop", "How It's Done"
Projected Cutoff: "DAISIES"
September 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I decided to put together the point estimates for this year's Songs Of The Summer chart now that it's officially out. This uses the same formula as my Year End projections, with all credit for the points going to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/ USChartPredicts on Twitter.
September 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 46/52):

Locking Next Week: "Happen To Me", "Your Idol", "After All The Bars Are Closed"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "DAISIES"
Projected Cutoff Song: "No Pole"
September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 45/52):

Locked: "Backup Plan"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "Your Idol"
Projected Cutoff Song: "A Holly Jolly Christmas"

Once again, credit for this week's points goes to @talkofthechart.bsky.social and @/USChartPredicts on Twitter.
August 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 44/52):

Locked: "Golden", "Burning Blue"
Locking Next Week: "Backup Plan"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "20 Cigarettes"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
August 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 43/52):

Locked: "Manchild", "I Got Better", "RATHER LIE"
Locking Next Week: "Burning Blue", "Golden"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "Golden", "Happen To Me", "After All The Bars Are Closed"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
August 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 42/52):

Locked: "undressed", "Mystical Magical"
Locking Next Week: "Manchild", "RATHER LIE" (possibly), "I Got Better"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "Backup Plan"
Projected Cutoff Song: "No Pole"
August 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 41/52):

Locked: "I Ain't Comin' Back", "Hard Fought Hallelujah", "back to friends"
Locking Next Week: "undressed", "Mystical Magical"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "Burning Blue", "Superman"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 40/52):

Locked: "Love Me Not", "NUEVAYoL"
Locking Next Week: "I Ain't Comin' Back", "Hard Fought Hallelujah", "back to friends"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "I Got Better", "Manchild"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
July 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 39/52):

Locked: "Blue Strips"
Locking Next Week: "Love Me Not", "NUEVAYoL" (possibly), "Dark Thoughts" (possibly)
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "Mystical Magical", "Azizam"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
July 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 38/52):

New locked cutoff: 125K points

Locked: "What I Want", "EoO", "Heart Of A Woman", "SOMEBODY LOVES ME"
Locking Next Week: "Blue Strips"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
July 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 37/52):

Locking Next Week: "EoO", "What I Want"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "back to friends", "undressed"
Projected Cutoff Song: "Loco"
July 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 36/52):

Locked: "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else", "weren't for the wind"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "What I Want", "Love Me Not"
Projected Cutoff Song: "NUEVAYoL"
June 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Billboard 2025 Year-End Hot 100 Projections (Week 35/52):

Locked: "All The Way"
Locking Next Week: "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else", "weren't for the wind"
Enters The Top 100 This Week: "Blue Strips", "I Ain't Comin' Back"
Projected Cutoff Song: "No Pole"
June 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM