Hosted by Can Cihan and Murat Çolakoğlu · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 47 episodes
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Welcome to Hits of Our Lives (HooL) — your weekly breakdown of the Billboard charts and the data driving the hits.We’re Can and Murat, two chart nerds following the numbers, trends, and surprises behind the Hot 100 and Billboard 200.If you're into stats, shifts, and everything in between — you’re in the right place.New episodes every week. 🎧📊
Can Cihan and Murat Çolakoğlu hosts Hits of Our Lives, a music show with 47 episodes published.
Harry Styles returns with a big week as his new album debuts at No.1 on the Billboard 200, with all tracks landing on the Hot 100. But while the numbers are strong, the album week doesn’t quite deliver a defining moment
Bruno Mars is having a massive week on the charts. His new album The Romantic debuts at No.1 on the Billboard 200 while “I Just Might” returns to the top of the Hot 100, giving him a rare double chart-topper moment . We
The charts are feeling ever-changing again — and March is already shaking things up. This week we break down Bruno Mars’ new era with The Romantic. While some online voices are calling the numbers underwhelming, the albu
Opalite rises to No. 1 on the Hot 100, becoming Taylor Swift’s 14th chart-topper and the sixth No. 1 of the year — and it’s only February. Powered by massive sales and strategic pushes, the song sparks debate about what
The charts are officially in peak season. Massive takeovers collide with rapid turnover as Bad Bunny hits a historic career high, landing his first solo Hot 100 No. 1 and flooding the chart with 18 entries following the
Bad Bunny’s moment keeps getting bigger. Following his Grammy win and a historic Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny dominates the conversation — and the charts. We unpack the cultural impact of his intimate, Puerto Rico
The Grammys may be over, but the charts are anything but settled. In the immediate aftermath of music’s biggest night, streaming and sales surge across the board — and Bad Bunny emerges as the clear cultural and chart fo
With the margins shrinking even further, the charts enter their most unpredictable stretch yet. Bruno Mars’ "I Just Might" holds strong in its second week at the top, but the gap is razor-thin — and with YouTube now full
Charts turn into a multi-way battle as Bruno Mars’ "I Just Might" debuts at the top, colliding with "Golden" and "The Fate of Ophelia". With YouTube now removed from the formula, the balance shifts fast — and Olivia Dean
After a quiet start to the year, the charts are finally shifting gears — and moving back into full-throttle mode. As new rules begin to reshape the Hot 100 and early-year releases pick up momentum, The Fate of Ophelia re
With a completely refreshed Hot 100, The Fate of Ophelia returns to #1 for another week as Golden and Ordinary follow close behind. Low point totals and softer streaming numbers spark a conversation around whether the ch
Christmas signs off with one final surge — and it does not go quietly. Mariah Carey extends her historic run at #1 as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” locks in another record-setting week, pushing her career total past
Christmas tightens its grip on the charts as records fall, rules shift, and the road into 2026 opens up. Mariah Carey breaks the all-time Hot 100 record with a 20th week at #1 for “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” pushi
"The Fate of Ophelia" steps aside this week as Christmas officially takes over — and the race for the holiday crown is fiercer than ever . Mariah hits her 19th week at #1 with “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” tying the
Spotify Wrapped is here, and so are the year-end lists — so we look at how 2025 really shook out across Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Bad Bunny tops Spotify’s global ranking, Drake leads Apple Music, and we compare w
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” extends its run at No. 1 for a seventh week — but with Christmas tracks returning earlier than ever, the countdown to a seasonal takeover has officially begun. Mariah Carey is already
Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia holds firm at No. 1 as the season shifts. Michael Jackson is back in the Top 10 with “Thriller,” while Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” re-enters early at #31 — a signal
Taylor Swift and HUNTR/X go head-to-head again this week as “Golden” benefits from Halloween momentum, but “The Fate of Ophelia” still holds the crown for now — with Taylor’s possible drops possibly securing another week
“The Fate of Ophelia” still holds at #1, but “Golden” has suddenly closed the gap with a major airplay surge. Predictions have them neck-and-neck — and with Halloween week ahead, this is shaping up to be one of the most
Billboard just hit refresh — and it’s already changing the game. In this week’s episode, we dive into the new recurrent rule reshaping the Hot 100, the songs finally making their exits, and the fresh faces stepping into
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