Week of February 8, 2020 - Post Malone (2)

Post Malone (2)

A solid week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Panini - Lil Nas X (#43) [#38] {7 weeks}
Trampoline - SHAED (#34) [#17] {26 weeks}
Mother - Charlie Puth (#33) [#13] {20 weeks}
We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (#25) [#17] {12 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Circles - Post Malone (1)

#45: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello (-1) [#3] {31 weeks}
#44: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (+1) [1 week at #1] {34 weeks}
#43: Truth Hurts - Lizzo (-2) [#2] {31 weeks}
#42: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer (-) [2 weeks at #1] {52 weeks}
#41: Walking - 88rising/Joji/Jackson Wang/Swae Lee/Major Lazer (-4) [#36] {5 weeks}
#40: I Hate LA - Hot Chelle Rae (-4) [#27] {10 weeks}
#39: Heartless - The Weeknd (DEBUT) [3* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#38: What Am I - Why Don’t We (-11) [#14] {19 weeks}
#37: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (-13) [#20] {13 weeks}
#36: Demons - Alec Benjamin (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#35: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-21) [#11] {23 weeks}
#34: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line (+4) [#34] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#33: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes (-2) [9 weeks at #1] {40 weeks}
#32: You should be sad - Halsey (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#31: Yummy - Justin Bieber (+8) [#31] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#30: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (+10) [#30] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#29: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (+3) [#29] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#28: Lover (Remix) - Taylor Swift/Shawn Mendes {19 weeks} (-5) [#3]
#27: hot girl bummer - blackbear (+8) [#27] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#26: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (DEBUT) [8 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#25: Say So - Doja Cat (+5) [#25] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#24: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (+5) [#23] {5 weeks}
#23: Make You Mine - PUBLIC (+5) [#17] {31 weeks}
#22: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-15) [1 week at #1] {23 weeks}
#21: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (+5) [#21] {15 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers (-1) [#19] {5 weeks}
#19: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+2) [#19] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (+2) [#18] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#17: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+1) [#17] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#16: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+6) [#16] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#15: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (+1) [#15] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#14: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (-3) [3 weeks at #1] {37 weeks}
#13: Memories - Maroon 5 (-) [#10] {19 weeks}
#12: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-4) [#3] {18 weeks}
#11: Wanted - OneRepublic (+6) [#11] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#10: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (-6) [1 week at #1] {19 weeks}
#9: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+6) [#9] {17 weeks}
#8: Graveyard - Halsey (+2) [#3] {21 weeks}
#7: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (+2) [3 weeks at #1] {42 weeks}
#6: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-3) [2 weeks at #1] {16 weeks}
#5: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (+7) [#5] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#4: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-2) [8 weeks at #1] {17 weeks}
#3: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (+2) [#3] {14 weeks} *new peak*
#2: Adore You - Harry Styles (+4) [#2] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#1: Circles - Post Malone (-) [2nd week at #1; 2nd week IAR] {19 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Without Me - Halsey [5/5 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low

Our first of four debuts this week is Heartless by The Weeknd. And at this point, I’m seriously not sure why this is here, because this is clearly the more trap-sounding song, and Blinding Lights is right now higher than Heartless on the Hot 100. I still don’t really like this. I don’t like the lyrics here, since they’re all about him being “heartless” and how he’s going to abandon anyone. This isn’t good. It’s not very interesting at all, and there’s just nothing here that appeals to me. *2 weeks in Hit-Bound, 3 weeks on Voting Poll

At #36, we have more Alec Benjamin (who else) with Demons. Meh. This is alright. I feel like I’m turning around a bit on this one though. I used to not like it, but then I realized it’s actually not that bad. I mean, sure his vocals could use a bit of work, and the whole thing is a little underwhelming, but it’s still fairly solid. It’s honestly not terrible at all, and I think I definitely judged it before I got a good opinion on it. It’s still not good though.

Next up, we have You should be sad by Halsey. And yeah, this is one of the better Halsey songs. She actually sounds really good, and it’s very catchy. The writing is easily the best part of this song, and yeah. This is really good. For the most part. Again, it’s slightly underwhelming, like Demons, but a little less so.

Finally, at #26, we have Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi. I’m glad to see Lewis getting another debut here, since he’s actually really good. I know a lot of people don’t like him, but I still don’t get it. I think his voice is actually really great. I see nothing grating about it. This song is honestly probably better than Someone You Loved. The writing is for sure better, as it’s about one of his friends that left this world a little too early. This is a great ballad.

Best Debut: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Biggest DROP!!!: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-21): This was definitely due. This stayed up in the top 20 for too many weeks, even though it wasn’t even that big.

Biggest Jump: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (+10): Great! I’d love to see this be a hit!

My Top 5 Picks
#5: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#4: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#3: Circles - Post Malone
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#1: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Wanted - OneRepublic
#4: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#3: Truth Hurts - Lizzo
#2: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
#1: Say So - Doja Cat

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Wanted - OneRepublic
#19: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#18: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer
#17: Graveyard - Halsey

3 - Decent:
#16: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#15: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#14: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy

4 - Good:
#13: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#12: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#11: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers
#10: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#9: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#8: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan

5 - Great:
#7: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#6: Memories - Maroon 5
#5: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#4: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#3: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#2: Circles - Post Malone

Bonus: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown:
#1: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

Overall Score: 73/100 = 73%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift
#4: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer
#3: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes
#2: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#1: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

My Favourite Song Last Year: Grip - Seeb/Bastille, You Say - Lauren Daigle & Be Alright - Dean Lewis

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: thank u, next - Ariana Grande

Hit-Bound

Make It Right - BTS/Lauv [5*]

Anyone - Demi Lovato [1]

Up All Night - Khalid [5*]

Rare - Selena Gomez [5*]

Play Your Game - X Lovers [8]

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [?]

Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan [9]

Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott [14]

The Man - Taylor Swift [2]

Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [1]

Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson [3*]

Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low [3]

me & ur ghost - blackbear [1]

If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels [1]

Physical - Dua Lipa [1]

So our first debut this week is the big return of Demi Lovato, after what happened to her, with Anyone. This is pretty good. It’s a very solid ballad, and I can find tons of things to like about it, but it’s just really not my style. However, this still is a great song.

Next up we have Nice to Meet Ya by Meghan Trainor and Nicki Minaj. (Notice the lowercase “to”. That’s gonna be very important for blurbs when this debuts, or else things are gonna get really confusing) Probably my favourite part about this song is imagining Meghan’s reaction when Niall came out with his song. There’s nothing really special about this song, but it’s not horrible.

Next up we have another song by blackbear, called me & ur ghost. This one, I’m less surprised that it’s here, since it sounds more pop-y than hot girl bummer. Is this better than hgb? I’m seriously not sure. Both songs are so drastically different, that it’s hard to pair them against each other. Although there are some continuity errors here. In the chorus, he says he threw out his phone, but in the bridge, he says he doesn’t know what to do with the pictures on his iPhone. So unless he threw out his landline, this doesn’t make much sense. Although I don’t know why he hasn’t thrown out his landline yet.

The best debut this week comes from JP Saxe and Julia Michaels. It’s called If The World Was Ending, and the story here is that there was this huge earthquake that scared everyone. Then there are these two exes who broke up for whatever reason, and they’re wondering if this is it, and if it doesn’t matter anyways, would they stay with each other? This is such a sweet story, and I can kind of see this becoming a movie. But for the time being, I think both artists deliver really well here and help bring the story to life.

Next we have another song from Dua Lipa’s next album, Future Nostalgia, called Physical. This is pretty good. This isn’t exactly for me right now, but I can for sure see this growing on me like Don’t Start Now did. This is looking to be a pretty good album.

Best Debut: If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

Hit-Bound Ranking:

0 - Crap:
#15: Play Your Game - X Lovers

1 - Bad:
#14: Rare - Selena Gomez

2 - Mediocre:
NONE!

3 - Decent:
#13: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#12: Physical - Dua Lipa

4 - Good:
#11: Up All Night - Khalid
#10: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan
#9: Anyone - Demi Lovato
#8: Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#7: The Man - Taylor Swift

5 - Great:
#6: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#5: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear
#3: Make It Right - BTS/Lauv
#2: If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#1: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low

Overall Score: 57/75 = 76%

Before You Blurb

This week, we lost Panini, Trampoline, Mother and We Made It. Panini was pretty good, but Hits 1 picked up on it on its decline. So it wasn’t destined to last very long. Trampoline was one of the best songs of 2019, but it was getting a little old at this point. Mother was terrible, and not even big, so it really didn’t deserve to be here. And We Made It was kind of forgettable.

What Am I dropped eleven spots this week, which kind of sucks, but it was kind of old.

Raising Hell also dropped. Whatever.

So for some reason, Yummy is becoming a hit. Please no.

hot girl bummer is up in the top 30, which is for sure good.

Dance Monkey is really close to hitting the top 20. Come on, Hits 1. Let me have one thing here.

ROXANNE is back in the top 20, which is great.

Don’t Start Now made it into the top 5! YAY! I’d love to see this hit #1.

Adore You is up at #2, which is scary. Hopefully Circles blocks this off before Don’t Start Now hits #1.

Also, we lost Good Thing. I can't believe this didn't debut the countdown, because it seems like exactly the type of song that Hits 1 loves. Oh well.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#3: Circles - Post Malone
#4: Memories - Maroon 5
#5: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#6: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#7: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#8: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#9: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#10: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#11: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#13: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#15: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#17: bad guy - Billie Eilish
#19: Heartless - The Weeknd
#23: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#26: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
#27: Trampoline - SHAED
#28: You should be sad - Halsey
#29: Adore You - Harry Styles
#30: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#32: Truth Hurts - Lizzo
#34: Anyone - Demi Lovato
#35: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#37: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#39: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#44: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber
#49: Panini - Lil Nas X
#50: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#64: Graveyard - Halsey
#73: Say So - Doja Cat
#83: Rare - Selena Gomez
#85: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Beluga's Question of the Week:
Should I start keeping track of how many weeks a song's lasted on the countdown or would it get too cluttered?

Kwaheri, everybody. See you all very very soon.