SiriusXM Hits 1 is a Top 40 radio station on SiriusXM Radio channel 2 and Dish Network channels 6002 and 099-02 (099-02 is only for Hopper users). Like most SiriusXM stations, it plays no commercials. The channel was formerly known as US-1 until 2004. The name is a take-off of VH1, whose name was originally an abbreviation of "Video Hits 1". Vh1 Satellite Radio once existed on XM but the channel was discontinued prior to the merger.
Following the merger, SiriusXM Hits 1 programming simulcasted on XM 20 On 20 from 9p.m. to noon Eastern for 2 years, where it was announced as SiriusXM Hits 1 On 20 on 20.
On May 4, 2011, at 12:01am EST, Hits 1 moved to channel 2 for Sirius radios, XM radios, and on SiriusXM Online. On Dish Network, SiriusXM Hits 1 is carried on channels 6002 and 099-02.
The Weekend Countdown Every week, Hits 1 counts down their top 30 songs ranked by airplay. Songs can stay on the Countdown anywhere from one week to over twenty weeks. Prior to May 2020, The Weekend Countdown consisted of 45 songs.
Year End Countdown Hits 1 usually does their year end countdown annually, which are ranked by spins throughout the calendar year. The year end countdowns almost always match the length of the Weekend Countdown, ranking the top 45 songs up until 2019 and the top 30 songs since 2020. However, there have been two exceptions to this rule. Hits 1 did not even make a year end countdown in 2011, and for the 2012 year end countdown, they only ranked the 14 songs that reached #1 on the Weekend Countdown that year.
List of Year End Countdowns
Year Top Song Artist Number of Entries 2010 Break Your Heart Taio Cruz, Ludacris Top 45 2012 What Makes You Beautiful One Direction Top 14 2013 My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) Fall Out Boy Top 45 2014 Counting Stars OneRepublic Top 45 2015 Shut Up and Dance Walk The Moon Top 45 2016 Stressed Out Twenty One Pilots Top 45 2017 Shape of You Ed Sheeran Top 45 2018 The Middle Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey Top 45 2019 Who Do You Love The Chainsmokers, 5 Seconds of Summer Top 45 2020 Adore You Harry Styles Top 30 2021 Therefore I Am Billie Eilish Top 30 2022 As It Was Harry Styles Top 30 2023 Flowers Miley Cyrus Top 30 2024 Espresso Sabrina Carpenter Top 30 2025 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars Top 30
HitBound HitBound is a weekly program airing on Saturday at 9am and Sunday at noon highlighting new music on SiriusXM Hits 1. HitBound is primarily hosted by Mikey Piff but will occasionally feature guest hosts (usually artists with music featured on the show).
Songs that debut on SiriusXM Hits 1 primarily start airing on HitBound before "graduating" to The Weekend Countdown.
On occasion, popular celebrities or artists will guest host The Weekend Countdown and HitBound (promoted as a "Weekend Takeover"). Notable HitBound guest hosts include Timeflies, Jason Derulo and Britney Spears (as a "Weekend Takeover").
List of 2014 HitBound guest hosts
Date Guest Host Notes January 11, 2014 AJR January 18, 2014 Karmin February 1, 2014 Bastille February 8, 2014 Hot Chelle Rae Weekend Takeover February 15, 2014 Jason Derulo March 8, 2014 Oh Honey HitBound "Artist To Follow" March 15, 2014 Cher Lloyd Weekend Takeover April 19, 2014 Magic! April 26, 2014 Naughty Boy May 3, 2014 Timeflies May 31, 2014 Halsey HitBound "Artist To Follow" June 14, 2014 Sam Smith July 19, 2014 5 Seconds Of Summer Weekend Takeover August 16, 2014 The Madden Brothers August 19, 2014 The Vamps Weekend Takeover August 30, 2014 Ariana Grande Weekend Takeover September 12, 2014 Nick Jonas September 20, 2014 Mary Lambert September 27, 2014 Betty Who October 4, 2014 R5 October 25, 2014 Eden XO November 1, 2014 Taylor Swift "Hall-o-weekend" November 6, 2014 AJR November 15, 2014 Tove Lo November 22, 2014 The Vamps
List of 2013 HitBound guest hosts Date Guest Host January 19, 2013 Emeli Sande January 26, 2013 Olly Murs February 9, 2013 Fall Out Boy February 16, 2013 The Ready Set March 8, 2013 Jake Miller March 22, 2013 MKTO March 30, 2013 Icona Pop April 13, 2013 Fall Out Boy Weekend Takeover May 4, 2013 Robin Thicke May 11, 2013 Jennifer Lopez Weekend Takeover May 18, 2013 Kelsi Luck May 25, 2013 Jason Derulo June 8, 2013 Emblem3 Weekend Takeover June 29, 2013 Miley Cyrus Weekend Takeover July 6, 2013 Selena Gomez Weekend Takeover July 20, 2013 Labrinth August 3, 2013 Midnight Red August 17, 2013 Bonnie McKee August 24, 2013 The Wanted Hitbound Artist To Follow August 31, 2013 Hayley Williams Weekend Takeover September 7, 2013 Ariana Grande October 5, 2013 Jesse McCartney October 17, 2013 MKTO November 28, 2013 Britney Spears Weekend Takeover December 14, 2013 Cash Cash
Core artists Twenty One Pilots Ed Sheeran Justin Timberlake Lady Gaga Katy Perry Taylor Swift Maroon 5 Bruno Mars P!nk Harry Styles Dua Lipa Lizzo Jonas Brothers The Weeknd Beyonce Lil Nas X Imagine Dragons Jack Harlow Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Doja Cat Sam Smith Miley Cyrus Sabrina Carpenter SZA Post Malone Olivia Rodrigo Benson Boone OneRepublic Fall Out Boy Sombr Chappell Roan All Time Low Demi Lovato Blackbear Halsey Panic! At The Disco Machine Gun Kelly
See also List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations
References
External links Hit-Bound Songs list