Sunday, March 29, 2020

Week of March 28, 2020 - Harry Styles (7)

Harry Styles (7)

Despite having six entries this week, it was a fairly boring week. So just check out which of your favourite songs left this week! Although, two interesting things did happen this week. We got our first re-entry of the year, and the first one week tenure of the year.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Make You Mine - PUBLIC (#43) [#17] {37 weeks}
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (#39) [#39] {1 week}
Memories - Maroon 5 (#38) [#10] {25 weeks}
Falling - Trevor Daniel (#36) [#36] {3 weeks}
Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (#34) [#29] {8 weeks}
Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (#29) [#29] {3 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Adore You - Harry Styles (6)

#45: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-) [#11] {30 weeks}
#44: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (-3) [#9] {24 weeks}
#43: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (+1) [#3] {21 weeks}
#42: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-2) [1 week at #1] {30 weeks}
#41: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#40: Good As Hell - Lizzo (+2) [#3] {25 weeks}
#39: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-4) [3 weeks at #1] {49 weeks}
#38: Moral of the Story - Ashe (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#37: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (-5) [3 weeks at #1] {44 weeks}
#36: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#35: Rare - Selena Gomez (-7) [#17] {6 weeks}
#34: Sunday Best - Surfaces (DEBUT) [4* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#33: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (-) [#33] {3 weeks}
#32: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (DEBUT) [4* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#31: Maniac - Conan Gray (+6) [#31] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#30: Graveyard - Halsey (+1) [#3] {28 weeks}
#29: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (RE-ENTRY) [#29] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#28: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+2) [#28] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#27: Dance Monkey - Tones And I (-3) [#21] {22 weeks}
#26: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (+1) [#26] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low (-2) [#15] {7 weeks}
#24: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (-2) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks}
#23: Demons - Alec Benjamin (-4) [#15] {8 weeks}
#22: Heartless - The Weeknd (+4) [#22] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#21: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+4) [#21] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (-7) [#13] {12 weeks}
#19: me & ur ghost - blackbear (+2) [#19] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (+2) [#18] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#17: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-) [#17] {6 weeks}
#16: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (+2) [#7] {15 weeks}
#15: The Man - Taylor Swift (-) [#15] {7 weeks}
#14: Say So - Doja Cat (+2) [#14] {11 weeks}
#13: You should be sad - Halsey (-1) [#11] {8 weeks}
#12: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-3) [#9] {17 weeks}
#11: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-1) [#9] {12 weeks}
#10: Circles - Post Malone (-3) [2 weeks at #1] {26 weeks}
#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [#7] {8 weeks}
#8: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+6) [#8] {11 weeks} *new peak*
#7: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-1) [8 weeks at #1] {24 weeks}
#6: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+5) [#6] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#5: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-1) [#3] {9 weeks}
#4: hot girl bummer - blackbear (+1) [#4] {11 weeks} *new peak*
#3: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [2 weeks at #1] {23 weeks}
#2: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (-) [#2] {15 weeks}
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [7th week at #1] {16 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Sucker - Jonas Brothers [1/13 weeks at #1]


Countdown Extra: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

Kicking it off with our first debut, we have death bed by Powfu and beabadoobee. I’m really conflicted on this one. I don’t mind Powfu’s rapping and everything, the song’s catchy enough, but beabadoobee’s TWO LINES that run throughout the ENTIRE SONG are really really annoying. So yeah, I’m not sure about this one.

Next up we have a better debut by the name of Moral of the Story by Ashe. This girl gives off almost a Billie Eilish vibe, except that she’s a bit louder which is very nice actually. The song’s pretty catchy too, and I love the chorus here. Easily one of the best debuts this week.

At #36, spending only one week on the voting poll, we have the other girl by Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey. This song is actually a lot better than I thought it would be. Both Kelsea and Halsey’s voices actually go really well together, although at times it does feel like Halsey is way more produced than Kelsea. This song is very very catchy though. Will this do well? Yeah, it’ll probably hit #1, and I’ll be fine with that.

Two spots up from that, we have Sunday Best by Surfaces. Honestly, I did a full 181 on this song. I used to hate it, but this song is way too catchy and fun to hate. Although I don’t love his voice, it’s kind of grown on me like Tones And I’s did, and has become a lot more tolerable. The chorus is really good, and the lyrics are extremely feel-good. I love this song.

From Trolls: World Tour, (which is apparently coming out on digital instead of theatres because you know why), we get The Other Side by SZA and Justin Timberlake. Will this be as big as CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!? No, I don’t think so, but that’s okay. I like that they didn’t go for the incredibly pop-ish thing again, and went for a more groovy R&B vibe. Which I appreciate a lot. Both artists do really well here, and I like how SZA is credited first. I’d be fine if this did well.

And having a super-weird run, that I think might start happening more often because Falling is on Hit-Bound again, we have Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles returning for its third non-consecutive week. I’m not sure this’ll do well though. I have a feeling it’s gonna have a similar run to Take What You Want, as it’s already lost all traction. But that being said, I’m glad it’s racking up some points for the 2020 Ultimate Rank, and I’m glad to see it back here. For the review, you guys know I like it. It’s got some really great production, and Harry does a much better job vocally here than Adore You, which needs to leave #1 right now.

Best Entrant: Sunday Best - Surfaces

Biggest DROP!!!: Rare - Selena Gomez & Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (-7): Meh to both of these songs. I never really liked Rare, and I never really cared about Bob Dylan. There are definitely some better FOB songs.

Biggest Jump: Maniac - Conan Gray & My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+6): I love Maniac, and I’d love to see it be a hit, but I honestly don’t care that much about My Oh My, and I don't get why people love it so much.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#4: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#2: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Heartless - The Weeknd
#4: Rare - Selena Gomez
#3: Say So - Doja Cat
#2: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Adore You - Harry Styles (-5 points for being #1)
#19: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#18: Say So - Doja Cat

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#17: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

3 - Decent:
#16: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy

4 - Good:
#15: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#14: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#13: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#12: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#11: Circles - Post Malone
#10: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#9: The Man - Taylor Swift
#8: me & ur ghost - blackbear

5 - Great:
#7: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#6: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#5: You should be sad - Halsey
#4: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#3: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Bonus: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown:
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 68/100 = 68%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Only Human - Jonas Brothers & Circles - Post Malone {26 weeks}
#4: Graveyard - Halsey {28 weeks}
#3: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith & Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid {30 weeks}
#2: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer {44 weeks}
#1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi {49 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: The Box - Roddy Ricch

My Favourite Song Last Year: Sucker - Jonas Brothers

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Harry - Kelsy Karter

Hit-Bound
17 - Pink Sweat$ [3]
Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton [2*]
RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin [4]
Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure [7]
Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [8]
Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [6*]
Small Talk - Niall Horan [2*]
SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON [4]
To Die For - Sam Smith [7]
In Your Eyes - The Weeknd [2*]
Bad Child - Tones And I [2*]
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [6*]
P.S. I Hope You’re Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 [3]
Falling - Trevor Daniel [1; 2nd time]
YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X [3]

Also Available For Vote
Physical - Dua Lipa [8**]

Our only entrant on Hit-Bound/the Voting Poll this week is Falling by Trevor Daniel. In case you were wondering, yes, this was previously on the countdown, and yes, you read it as an exit this week. I guess it’s not done yet. Which is a shame, because I don’t really like this song. I don’t like his voice, but other than that I guess it’s okay. But yeah, this isn’t for me, although it’ll probably re-enter next week.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#16: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#15: Falling - Trevor Daniel

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#14: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

3 - Decent:
#13: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#12: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj

4 - Good:
#11: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#10: Physical - Dua Lipa
#9: P.S. I Hope You’re Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182
#8: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#7: Small Talk - Niall Horan
#6: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON
#5: 17 - Pink Sweat$

5 - Great:
#4: Bad Child - Tones And I
#3: To Die For - Sam Smith
#2: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 56/80 = 70%

Moral of the Blurb-y

We lost six songs this week, which is actually a lot compared to the usual three or four. We lost as follows: Make You Mine, Don’t Let It Break Your Heart, Memories, Falling, Cuz I Love You and Take What You Want. For both DLIBYH and TWYW, they both didn’t last very long (the former only lasting one week) and I really liked both of them. Although DLIBYH is still on the voting poll, I can’t see it lasting very long there. Make You Mine was about five years old, so goodbye (although it was pretty good and has a decent shot at making my top 45 songs of 2020) Memories was really starting to get on my nerves, to the point where if it did last another week, it for sure would’ve been in orange. Cuz I Love You was just not great, so good riddance, and Falling I’ve already talked about, as it’s up for re-entry (which might be a common theme this year)

Our losses this week consisted of Easier, and that’s it. Despite it being very old and me being happy it’s going, there are definitely some other old songs that also deserve to be losses, such as Only Human and Teeth.

Our only gain this week is Blinding Lights. YAY!!! We’re in the top 6, and checking out that top 5 right there. If this could PLEASE hit #1 soon, that would be much appreciated!

Dance Monkey needs to pick whether it wants to be a hit or not. It can’t just be jamming in the 30-21 range. Although I mean… that is decent points, so y’know what, I’m fine with it.

Demons dropped out of the top 20 this week and I’m happy about that. Hits 1 needs to stop picking up these mediocre Alec Benjamin songs.

me & ur ghost is in the top 20 now I guess. It’s pretty good, but I don’t really see it being a huge hit.

I’ve kind of lost interest in Stupid Love, and if you ask me, I don’t think this is gonna be a hit at all.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#3: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#5: Circles - Post Malone
#6: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#7: Adore You - Harry Styles
#8: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#9: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#10: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#11: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#12: Memories - Maroon 5
#14: Say So - Doja Cat
#15: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#16: Heartless - The Weeknd
#18: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#22: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#25: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#29: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#30: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#31: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#34: You should be sad - Halsey
#43: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#44: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#63: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#71: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#74: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#77: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#78: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#84: To Die For - Sam Smith
#88: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#93: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#97: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan
#9: Dream Boy - Waterparks
#8: Rare - Selena Gomez
#7: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#6: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi
#5: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson
#4: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#3: Living Proof - Camila Cabello
#2: Memories - Maroon 5
#1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Callout Scores: Week of March 28, 2020 - The Weeknd (5) & Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott (1)

So I just realized that I forgot to put Don't Let It Break Your Heart in last week's form... but it doesn't matter anyways since it left this week anyways.

Also, despite being in the top 3, Take What You Want will not be in this week's form, because it did not appear in either the countdown or Hit-Bound.

Here's the form for this week.

#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd: POS: 100, LOVE: 100, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 250)
#1: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott: POS: 100, LOVE: 100, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 250)
#3: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi: POS: 100, LOVE: 66.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 200.05)
#3: hot girl bummer - blackbear: POS: 100, LOVE: 66.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 200.05)
#3: My Oh My - Camila Cabello: POS: 100, LOVE: 66.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 200.05)
#3: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas: POS: 100, LOVE: 66.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 200.05)
#3: You should be sad - Halsey: POS: 100, LOVE: 66.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 200.05)
#8: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa: POS: 100, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 149.95)
#8: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers: POS: 100, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 149.95)
#10: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 116.65)
#11: The Man - Taylor Swift: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 66.7)
#12: Adore You - Harry Styles: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 33.3, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 33.4)
#13: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 16.75)
#14: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish: POS: 33.3, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 33.3, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 0)
#15: Circles - Post Malone: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 66.7, FAM: 100 (Score: -33.35)
#16: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer: POS: 100, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 100, FAM: 100 (Score: -50)

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of March 28, 2020 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Small Talk - Katy Perry (#45) [#4]
Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco (#44) [1 week at #1]
Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco (#43) [1 week at #1]
10/10 - Rex Orange County (#42) [#3]
We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (#41) [#2]
Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (#40) [#4]

#45: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line (-35) [#4] {Put A Little Love On Me & The Other Side}
#44: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (DEBUT) [#44] {Put A Little Love On Me & The Other Side}
#43: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (-41) [#2] {Put A Little Love On Me & The Other Side}
#42: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (-36) [#6] {Falling}
#41: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-14) [3 weeks at #1] {Hold Me While You Wait}
#40: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-7) [#10] {Sunday Best}
#39: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (-9) [1 week at #1] {Slow Dance}
#38: Maniac - Conan Gray (+1) [#9] {Dream Boy}
#37: Moral of the Story - Ashe (DEBUT) [#37] {N/A}
#36: Graveyard - Halsey (+2) [1 week at #1] {Moral of the Story}
#35: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+1) [#3] {Slow Dance, Kill My Mind & Sucker}
#34: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (DEBUT) [#34] {N/A}
#33: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (-1) [#8] {N/A}
#32: bad guy - Billie Eilish (+2) [#2] {Falling}
#31: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (-11) [#20] {N/A}
#30: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-8) [#3] {N/A}
#29: Circles - Post Malone (-6) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#28: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-21) [#7] {Falling & Trampoline}
#27: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-6) [#7] {N/A}
#26: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-11) [#15] {Rare}
#25: To Die For - Sam Smith (+12) [#6] {What A Man Gotta Do}
#24: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers (+1) [#4] {Dream Boy}
#23: Yummy - Justin Bieber (+3) [#16] {Take What You Want, Hold Me While You Wait & What A Man Gotta Do}
#22: Lights Up - Harry Styles (-21) [1 week at #1] {Trampoline}
#21: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (+8) [1 week at #1] {Memories}
#20: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (-17) [#3] {Teeth, Living Proof & death bed (coffee for your head)}
#19: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-) [#19] {Teeth, Living Proof & death bed (coffee for your head)}
#18: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+10) [1 week at #1] {Memories}
#17: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (DEBUT) [#17] {death bed (coffee for your head)}
#16: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (-5) [#2] {Kill My Mind}
#15: Trampoline - SHAED (-2) [#4] {Hold Me While You Wait}
#14: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-5) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#13: Anyone - Demi Lovato (-8) [#3] {N/A}
#12: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+5) [#2] {Rare}
#11: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+13) [#3] {Dream Boy}
#10: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+2) [#5] {Living Proof}
#9: Dream Boy - Waterparks (-1) [#2] {Memories}
#8: Rare - Selena Gomez (-4) [#3] {N/A}
#7: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (DEBUT) [#7] {Memories}
#6: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi (DEBUT) [#6] {N/A}
#5: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (+30) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#4: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (+27) [#4] {Teeth} *new peak*
#3: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (+15) [#2] {N/A}
#2: Memories - Maroon 5 (+14) [#2] {N/A} *new peak*
#1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+13) [1st week at #1] *new peak*

Biggest DROP!!!: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (-41)

Biggest Jump: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (+30)

Hit-Bound
#16: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON (-3) {N/A}
#15: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (DEBUT) {Nice to Meet Ya}
#14: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini (DEBUT) {RITMO}
#13: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (+3) {RITMO}
#12: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (RE-ENTRY) {17}
#11: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-1) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#10: Paper Rings - Taylor Swift (+2) {N/A}
#9: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+2) {N/A}
#8: 17 - Pink Sweat$ (+1) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#7: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (-) {N/A}
#6: The Man - Taylor Swift (+9) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+3) {N/A}
#4: Bad Child - Tones And I (DEBUT) {N/A}
#3: Small Talk - Niall Horan (DEBUT) {Supalonely}
#2: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (+12) {Supalonely}
#1: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (DEBUT)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Ranking the Top 45 of 2019!

So I just realized that on the Hits 1's Top 45 Songs of 2019 post, I forgot to rank it at the end. And I feel like that's kind of important, so I'm gonna do it here instead.

Top 45 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#45: 7 rings - Ariana Grande
#44: Nightmare - Halsey
#43: Cool - Jonas Brothers
#42: Truth Hurts - Lizzo
#41: bad guy - Billie Eilish
#40: Without Me - Halsey

1 - Bad:
#39: thank u, next - Ariana Grande
#38: Let Me Down Slowly - Alec Benjamin

2 - Mediocre:
#37: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer

3 - Decent:
#36: If I Can't Have You - Shawn Mendes
#35: Never Really Over - Katy Perry
#34: Graveyard - Halsey
#33: Love Me Less - MAX/Quinn XCII
#32: Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith/Normani
#31: Talk - Khalid/Disclosure

4 - Good:
#30: Speechless - Dan + Shay
#29: If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin
#28: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
#27: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#26: You Need To Calm - Taylor Swift
#25: Call You Mine - The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha
#24: 2002 - Anne-Marie

5 - Great:
#23: Walk Me Home - P!nk
#22: Chlorine - Twenty One Pilots
#21: Close To Me - Ellie Goulding/Diplo
#20: Rescue Me - OneRepublic
#19: Sweet but Psycho - Ava Max
#18: Here With Me - Marshmello/CHVRCHES
#17: Dancing's Not a Crime - Panic! At The Disco
#16: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#15: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco
#14: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer
#13: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid
#12: Happier - Marshmello/Bastille
#11: I Don't Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber
#10: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#9: This Feeling - The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini
#8: i'm so tired... - Lauv/Troye Sivan
#7: High Hopes - Panic! At The Disco
#6: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#5: Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus
#4: ME! - Taylor Swift/Brendon Urie
#3: Circles - Post Malone
#2: Sunflower - Post Malone/Swae Lee

Bonus: 6 - Best Song of the Year:
#1: Bad Liar - Imagine Dragons

Overall Score: 166/225 = 74%

Overall, this year wasn't terrible. I mean, I like music in general, so my opinions are generally positive, but this was still a fairly good year.

Monday, March 23, 2020

Week of March 21, 2020 - Harry Styles (6)

Harry Styles (6)
Hey guys, it was a pretty boring week this week, and honestly nothing much happened. That being said, let's just get into this post!

Song We're Saying Goodbye To
Wanted - OneRepublic (#44) [#11] {13 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Adore You - Harry Styles (6)

#45: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-) [#11] {29 weeks}
#44: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (-1) [#3] {20 weeks}
#43: Make You Mine - PUBLIC (-1) [#17] {37 weeks}
#42: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-2) [#3] {24 weeks}
#41: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (-2) [#9] {23 weeks}
#40: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-4) [1 week at #1] {29 weeks}
#39: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (DEBUT) [8* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#38: Memories - Maroon 5 (-6) [#10] {25 weeks}
#37: Maniac - Conan Gray (+4) [#37] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#36: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+2) [#36] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#35: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-7) [3 weeks at #1] {48 weeks}
#34: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (-) [#29] {8 weeks}
#33: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (+4) [#33] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#32: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (-6) [3 weeks at #1] {43 weeks}
#31: Graveyard - Halsey (-4) [#3] {27 weeks}
#30: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+5) [#30] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#29: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (-) [#29] {3 weeks}
#28: Rare - Selena Gomez (+3) [#17] {5 weeks}
#27: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (+6) [#27] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#26: Heartless - The Weeknd (-1) [#25] {7 weeks}
#25: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+5) [#25] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#24: Dance Monkey - Tones And I (-1) [#21] {21 weeks}
#23: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low (-1) [#15] {6 weeks}
#22: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (+2) [1 week at #1] {25 weeks}
#21: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-) [#21] {3 weeks}
#20: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-) [#20] {3 weeks}
#19: Demons - Alec Benjamin (-4) [#15] {7 weeks}
#18: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (-) [#7] {14 weeks}
#17: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (+2) [#17] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#16: Say So - Doja Cat (-2) [#14] {10 weeks}
#15: The Man - Taylor Swift (+2) [#15] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#14: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-2) [#12] {10 weeks}
#13: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (-) [#13] {11 weeks}
#12: You should be sad - Halsey (-1) [#11] {7 weeks}
#11: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+5) [#11] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#10: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-1) [#9] {11 weeks}
#9: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+1) [#9] {16 weeks}
#8: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [#7] {7 weeks}
#7: Circles - Post Malone (-1) [2 weeks at #1] {25 weeks}
#6: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-1) [8 weeks at #1] {23 weeks}
#5: hot girl bummer - blackbear (+3) [#5] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#4: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-1) [#3] {8 weeks}
#3: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+1) [2 weeks at #1] {22 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-) [#2] {14 weeks}
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [6th week at #1] {15 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco [3/3 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee

Okay, now that that’s out of the way, we can talk about our debut this week, Don’t Let It Break Your Heart by Louis Tomlinson. This is probably my second-favourite song right now. If you don’t know what my favourite song is, shame on you. This song is great. I love the style here, with him recording his voice over and over again in the chorus to give it almost an effect that it’s a One Direction song, and I feel it works really well. The lyrics are really great and well thought-out. I seriously have no criticisms here. Good job Louis. *7 weeks in Hit-Bound, 8 weeks on Voting Poll

Biggest DROP!!!: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-7): This is the oldest song on the countdown as of right now, so I’m totally okay with it dropping, even if it was only seven spots.

Biggest Jump: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (+6):  I actually really like this song, and I’m very happy that it’s jumping. Good job, Lauv.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#4: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#3: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low
#2: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
#4: Memories - Maroon 5
#3: Say So - Doja Cat
#2: Adore You - Harry Styles
#1: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#19: Adore You - Harry Styles
#18: Say So - Doja Cat

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#17: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

3 - Decent:
#16: Demons - Alec Benjamin
#15: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy

4 - Good:
#14: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#13: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#12: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#11: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#10: Circles - Post Malone

5 - Great:
#9: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#8: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#7: The Man - Taylor Swift
#6: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#5: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#4: You should be sad - Halsey
#3: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#2: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

Bonus: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown:
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 74/100 = 74%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Graveyard - Halsey {27 weeks}
#4: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith & Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid {29 weeks}
#3: Make You Mine - PUBLIC {37 weeks}
#2: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer {43 weeks}
#1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi {48 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Falling - Harry Styles

My Favourite Song Last Year: Shallow - Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Harry - Kelsy Karter

Hit-Bound
Sunday Best - Surfaces [4*]
Moral of the Story - Ashe [2]
SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON [3]
P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 [2]
death bed (coffee for you head) - Powfu/beabadoobee [2]
Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [5]
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [?]
Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure [6]
The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake [4*]
Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [7]
17 - Pink Sweat$ [2]
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [5*]
To Die For - Sam Smith [6]
YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X [2]
RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin [3]

Also Available For Vote
Physical - Dua Lipa [7*]
the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey [1]
Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton [1]
In Your Eyes - The Weeknd [1]
Small Talk - Niall Horan [1]
Bad Child - Tones And I [1]

Starting off with the other girl by Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey, I have to say, this is much better than I expected it to be. It’s a neat little country/pop song, and I think both artists do really well here. This song is really good and definitely surpassed my expectations.

Next up, we have Supalonely by BENEE and Gus Dapperton, and this is really bad. The beat is cool in itself, but the “LALALALA” part is honestly quite odd and I don’t like it at all. BENEE herself isn’t terrible, but Gus really just tears apart this song for me, to the point where it’s unlistenable. Oh yeah, also Tik Tok. Again. I mean at this point, I’m half-expecting Cannibal by Kesha to debut Hit-Bound.

So I recently listened to The Weeknd’s new album, After Hours, and after the first little bit, I was not really liking it all that much. All of the songs really either sounded like the first part of the title track, or Heartless, neither of which I really like, and it was refreshing when Blinding Lights came on. But right after it, we got this song, In Your Eyes, and it was honestly really great. It gives off even more of an 80s vibe than Blinding Lights. And I really like it. More than Blinding Lights? Of course not, don’t be ridiculous, but it’s still a really solid song.

I also recently listened to Niall Horan’s new album, Heartbreak Weather, and I remember hearing Small Talk, and being like: “Hey, this is really good” I still stand by that three days later. It’s kind of cool, like to the point where I can’t describe it, so go listen to it yourself because I’m tired.

Finally, we have Bad Child by Tones And I. After Dance Monkey was a huge hit, I was like: “okay, this is good, but what’s next?” because if it was just a gimmick, then there wasn’t much else she could do, and she would become a one-hit wonder. But I sincerely think this is gonna be her second hit. I think she uses her voice even better here, and I’d love to see this be a hit.

Yeah, you probably have a question here. I’ve done a full 180 on Sunday Best. Honestly, the lyrics are great, the production is great, and his voice isn’t all that bad. I made a mistake putting it in red. Also the “coffee for your head” got added in parenthesis to death bed.

Best Debut: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#21: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#20: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#19: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

3 - Decent:
#18: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#17: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#16: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON
#15: Moral of the Story - Ashe
#14: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey

4 - Good:
#13: Physical - Dua Lipa
#12: 17 - Pink Sweat$
#11: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#10: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#9: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#8: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182

5 - Great:
#7: Bad Child - Tones And I
#6: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#5: Small Talk - Niall Horan
#4: To Die For - Sam Smith
#3: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#2: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 78/105 = 74%

Don't Let It Blurb Your Heart

We lost Wanted this week. I’m very happy this song is gone, because it was always really boring, and was honestly just taking up space.

Losses:

Memories: Good. I’m really starting to lose interest on this one, to the point where it’s in red, and I’m starting to thoroughly regret putting it in my Top 45 Songs of 2019 list.
Easier: This is also an old one that has to leave.

Gains:

Intentions: Glad to see this getting a bit of traction on its second week.
No Judgement: I’d be fine with seeing this in the top 20.
Blinding Lights: YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Top 11, baby!

Top 5:

hot girl bummer: I don’t think anyone expected this to hit the top 5 when they first heard it. I certainly didn’t.
What A Man Gotta Do: Why is this dropping? This needs to hit #1!
Teeth: Why doesn’t this song please just leave!
Don't Start Now: This could hit #1 too, and I’d be fine with that.
Adore You: This needs to leave #1! Now! It's super irrelevant, and I'm certain nobody's voting for it.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#5: Circles - Post Malone
#7: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#10: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#12: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#13: Memories - Maroon 5
#14: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#15: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#16: Adore You - Harry Styles
#17: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#18: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#19: Say So - Doja Cat
#21: Heartless - The Weeknd
#26: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#27: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#30: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#38: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#41: You should be sad - Halsey
#42: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#47: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#49: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#63: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#67: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#80: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#94: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#95: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON
#96: To Die For - Sam Smith
#99: Sunday Best - Surfaces

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line
#9: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#8: Dream Boy - Waterparks
#7: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#6: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie
#5: Anyone - Demi Lovato
#4: Rare - Selena Gomez
#3: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#2: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston
#1: Lights Up - Harry Styles

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very soon.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Callout Scores: Week of March 21, 2020 - The Weeknd (4)

Hey everybody! Here's the form for next week!

#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd: POS: 100, LOVE: 83.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 224.95)
#2: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott: POS: 100, LOVE: 83.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 16.7, FAM: 100 (Score: 199.9)
#3: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers: POS: 100, LOVE: 50, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 175)
#4: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga: POS: 83.3, LOVE: 50, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 158.3)
#5: hot girl bummer - blackbear: POS: 100, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 125.05)
#6: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 50, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 125)
#7: My Oh My - Camila Cabello: POS: 100, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 16.7, FAM: 100 (Score: 124.9)
#8: You should be sad - Halsey: POS: 83.3, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 116.55)
#9: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas: POS: 100, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 100)
#9: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa: POS: 100, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 16.7, FAM: 100 (Score: 100)
#11: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 91.75)
#12: Say So - Doja Cat: POS: 83.3, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 16.7, FAM: 100 (Score: 91.5)
#13: Circles - Post Malone: POS: 83.3, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 0, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 83.3)
#14: Maniac - Conan Gray: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 75.05)
#15: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi: POS: 83.3, LOVE: 33.3, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: 66.6)
#16: No Judgement - Niall Horan: POS: 33.3, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 58.35)
#17: Demons - Alec Benjamin: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 0, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 50)
#18: death bed - Powfu/beabadoobee: POS: 16.7, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 50 (Score: 20.875)
#19: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 0, BURN: 50, FAM: 100 (Score: 16.75)
#20: I Love Me - Demi Lovato: POS: 33.3, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 50 (Score: 16.65)
#21: Moral of the Story - Ashe: POS: 33.3, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 33.3 (Score: 11.0889)
#21: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182: POS: 33.3, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 33.3 (Score: 11.0889)
#21: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X: POS: 33.3, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 33.3 (Score: 11.0889)
#24: 17 - Pink Sweat$: POS: 16.7, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 33.3 (Score: 5.5611)
#25: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish: POS: 50, LOVE: 16.7, NEG: 33.3, BURN: 33.3, FAM: 100 (Score: -8.2)
#26: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer: POS: 66.7, LOVE: 0, NEG: 16.7, BURN: 83.3, FAM: 100 (Score: -74.95)
#27: Adore You - Harry Styles: POS: 50, LOVE: 0, NEG: 33.3, BURN: 66.7, FAM: 100 (Score: -83.35)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very soon.

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of March 21, 2020 - Harry Styles (1)

Song We're Saying Goodbye To
Modern Loneliness - Lauv (#45) [#32]

#45: Small Talk - Katy Perry (-14) [#4] {N/A}
#44: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco (-17) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#43: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco (-42) [1 week at #1] {Falling}
#42: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (-5) [#3] {Falling}
#41: We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (-) [#2] {Falling}
#40: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (-30) [#4] {Take What You Want}
#39: Maniac - Conan Gray (-14) [#9] {Take What You Want}
#38: Graveyard - Halsey (-4) [1 week at #1] {Take What You Want}
#37: To Die For - Sam Smith (-31) [#6] {Push My Luck}
#36: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-17) [#3] {N/A}
#35: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (-) [2 weeks at #1] {Lights Up}
#34: bad guy - Billie Eilish (-8) [#2] {Trampoline}
#33: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-5) [#10] {N/A}
#32: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (-24) [#8] {Slow Dance}
#31: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (-22) [#9] {N/A}
#30: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (-19) [1 week at #1] {Living Proof}
#29: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (-15) [1 week at #1] {frick, i'm lonely}
#28: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+4) [1 week at #1] {Yummy}
#27: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (+3) [3 weeks at #1] {Lights Up}
#26: Yummy - Justin Bieber (-4) [#16] {Lights Up}
#25: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers (-21) [#4] {Lights Up}
#24: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (-21) [#3] {Lights Up}
#23: Circles - Post Malone (-5) [2 weeks at #1] {Fight}
#22: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-7) [#3] {10,000 Hours}
#21: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-14) [#7] {N/A}
#20: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (DEBUT) [#20] {N/A}
#19: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+25) [#19] {N/A}
#18: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (+18) [#2] {N/A}
#17: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+26) [#2] {N/A}
#16: Memories - Maroon 5 (-3) [#6] {N/A}
#15: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+5) [#15] {N/A} *new peak*
#14: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+10) [#3] {Don't Let It Break Your Heart}
#13: Trampoline - SHAED (+4) [#4] {Fight}
#12: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+4) [#5] {Lights Up}
#11: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (-9) [#2] {Anyone}
#10: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line (+23) [#4] {Sucker}
#9: hot girl bummer - blackbear (+12) [1 week at #1] {frick, i'm lonely}
#8: Dream Boy - Waterparks (-3) [#2] {N/A}
#7: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (+33) [#7] {Dream Boy} *new peak*
#6: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (+33) [#6] {N/A}
#5: Anyone - Demi Lovato (+33) [#3] {Sucker}
#4: Rare - Selena Gomez (+19) [#3] {N/A}
#3: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (+9) [#3] {N/A} *new peak*
#2: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (+27) [#2] {N/A}
#1: Lights Up - Harry Styles (+41) [1st week at #1]

Biggest DROP!!!: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco (-42)

Biggest Jump: Lights Up - Harry Styles (+41)

Hit-Bound
#16: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (-3) {N/A}
#15: The Man - Taylor Swift (-9) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#14: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (-6) {N/A}
#13: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON (-9) {N/A}
#12: Paper Rings - Taylor Swift (-) {RITMO}
#11: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+3) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#10: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (+5) {N/A}
#9: 17 - Pink Sweat$ (-2) {N/A}
#8: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-6) {N/A}
#7: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (+4) {Good Thing}
#6: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-1) {N/A}
#5: Moral of the Story - Ashe (+12) {Hold Me While You Wait}
#4: death bed - Powfu/beabadoobee (+5) {Good Thing}
#3: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi (+13) {Good Thing & What A Man Gotta Do}
#2: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+8) {Good Thing}
#1: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+2)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Hey Guys!

So during these tough times, I've been trying to provide you guys with some content every day. I hope you guys are having fun with everything that's been going on here, and you hope you and your families are okay. If you guys comment, I will absolutely try to reply (that's an ongoing rule here) because I like to connect with you guys and ultimately, just have fun. So I'm just checking in, and I hope you guys are alright. I'm planning sometime this weekend to do something really interesting and fun, and I'm really excited for you guys to see it. See you guys soon!

#teamtheweeknd

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Week of March 14, 2020 - Harry Styles (5)

Harry Styles (5)

One year ago, history was made as Sucker made the highest debut ever at #8. It also made a record number of #1 weeks at 13. It then ended at #3 of the year. Good job. As for this week, it looks as though a fuse went off. It’s insane up in here. Except no new #1. Also, here’s the callout scores form for next week. Also also, I have a couple extra weeks of March Break (Canadian Spring Break) so watch out for some cool new posts.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello (#45) [#3] {35 weeks}
10/10 - Rex Orange County (#43) [#24] {6 weeks}
Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer (#42) [2 weeks at #1] {56 weeks}
Lover (Remix) - Taylor Swift/Shawn Mendes (#41) [#3] {23 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Adore You - Harry Styles (4)

#45: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-1) [#11] {28 weeks}
#44: Wanted - OneRepublic (-7) [#11] {13 weeks}
#43: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (-12) [#3] {19 weeks}
#42: Make You Mine - PUBLIC (-3) [#17] {36 weeks}
#41: Maniac - Conan Gray (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#40: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-17) [#3] {23 weeks}
#39: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (-4) [#9] {22 weeks}
#38: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+2) [#38] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#37: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#36: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-10) [1 week at #1] {28 weeks}
#35: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#34: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (-1) [#29] {7 weeks}
#33: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (-1) [#32] {3 weeks}
#32: Memories - Maroon 5 (-4) [#10] {24 weeks}
#31: Rare - Selena Gomez (-10) [#17] {4 weeks}
#30: No Judgement - Niall Horan (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#29: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (+5) [#29] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#28: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-11) [3 weeks at #1] {47 weeks}
#27: Graveyard - Halsey (-13) [#3] {26 weeks}
#26: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (-6) [3 weeks at #1] {42 weeks}
#25: Heartless - The Weeknd (+11) [#25] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#24: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (-11) [1 week at #1] {24 weeks}
#23: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (+6) [#21] {20 weeks}
#22: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low (-7) [#15] {5 weeks}
#21: me & ur ghost - blackbear (+17) [#21] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (+5) [#20] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#19: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-) [#19] {4 weeks}
#18: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (-11) [#7] {13 weeks}
#17: The Man - Taylor Swift (+1) [#17] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#16: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+11) [#16] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#15: Demons - Alec Benjamin (+9) [#15] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#14: Say So - Doja Cat (+2) [#14] {9 weeks}
#13: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (+17) [#13] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#12: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-) [#12] {9 weeks}
#11: You should be sad - Halsey (+11) [#11] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#10: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-) [#9] {15 weeks}
#9: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (+2) [#9] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#8: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-) [#6] {9 weeks}
#7: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+2) [#7] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#6: Circles - Post Malone (-) [2 weeks at #1] {24 weeks}
#5: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-3) [8 weeks at #1] {22 weeks}
#4: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [2 weeks at #1] {21 weeks}
#3: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-) [#3] {7 weeks}
#2: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (+3) [#2] {13 weeks} *new peak*
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [5th week at #1] {14 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco [2/3 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Sunday Best - Surfaces

Our first debut, down at #41, we have Maniac by a new artist, Conan Gray. This song’s pretty good. I feel like the verses are a little weak, and could use something, but the chorus is really good. It’s extremely catchy, and he sounds really really good here. I really like seeing new artists break out at this time of year, and I’m very excited to see what Conan has to offer.

Skipping Hit-Bound, we have I Love Me by Demi Lovato. This is definitely better than Anyone, and I’m for sure glad this debuted, rather than Anyone. This song is pretty catchy, but I’m just not sure I like it. I may have to formulate a better opinion on it, but for now, it’s just kind of meh. However, I can see this doing really well.

Justin Bieber gets his second song on the countdown from his album Changes, called Intentions featuring Quavo. This is so much better than Yummy. The lyrics are actually somewhat smart, and the production is so much better. Plus, the melodies even are improved on. This song is just so much better than Yummy, that it really deserves this spot. I’m very glad Yummy flopped.

Niall Horan gets the highest debut this week with No Judgement at #30. Meh. This song is kind of boring, and really doesn’t have enough to it as Nice To Meet Ya. I honestly couldn’t care less about this song.

Best Debut: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

Biggest DROP!!!: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-17): This song’s pretty old. It was due time for it to start dropping.

Biggest Jump: me & ur ghost - blackbear & Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (+17): me & ur ghost is very great jumping up like this and I’d love to see it hit the top 20, but why is Bob Dylan getting a second life? It seems really irrelevant at this point.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#4: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#3: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#2: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Adore You - Harry Styles
#4: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
#3: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#2: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#1: Say So - Doja Cat

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Say So - Doja Cat
#19: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#18: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#17: Demons - Alec Benjamin

3 - Decent:
#16: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#15: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy

4 - Good:
#14: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#13: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#12: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#11: Circles - Post Malone
#10: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

5 - Great:
#9: The Man - Taylor Swift
#8: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#7: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#6: You should be sad - Halsey
#5: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#4: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#3: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#2: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

Bonus: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown:
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 74/100 = 74%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Graveyard - Halsey {26 weeks}
#4: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith & Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid {28 weeks}
#3: Make You Mine - PUBLIC {36 weeks}
#2: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer {42 weeks}
#1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi {47 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Feel Me - Selena Gomez

My Favourite Song Last Year: Sucker - Jonas Brothers

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: 7 rings - Ariana Grande

Hit-Bound
RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin [2]
Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [4]
17 - Pink Sweat$ [1]
Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure [5]
Moral of the Story - Ashe [1]
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [?]
To Die For - Sam Smith [5]
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson [8*]
death bed - Powfu/beabadoobee [1]
Sunday Best - Surfaces [3*]
YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X [1]
Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [6]
P. S. I Hope You’re Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 [1]
The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake [3*]
SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON [2]

Also Available For Vote
Physical - Dua Lipa [6]
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [4]

First up, we have 17 by Pink Sweat$, and I have to say, from the band name, this is not what I expected. This is a ballad. Yeah, you probably didn’t see that coming either. It’s not bad by any means, I think I just need time to formulate an opinion (again). It’s definitely leaning more towards green though.

Next up is Moral of the Story by Ashe, and this song is honestly really good. Ashe is actually a really great song, and the writing is great too, which apparently FINNEAS worked on (Billie Eilish’s brother). So yeah, this song is pretty good. Although, it was released last year, so I'm not sure why it's big now. [Editor's Note (also me, by the way): Tik Tok]

Next up, we have death bed by Powfu and beabadoobee (Yes, that’s a real artist's name). I think the female voice, which I think is beabadoobee, is a little persistent. Because it never stops. Powfu just kind of raps overtop of it. But other than that, this is a very solid song, and I’m not sure why Hits 1 just decided not to show us this and Moral of the Story on the voting poll. [Editor's Note: This is also Tik Tok... apparently. Our Hit-Bound is corrupted]

Hits 1 seems to be insistent on picking up Monsta X’s music, as we get YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART after WHO DO U LOVE? (a Hit-Bound dropout last year). This song honestly isn’t bad. It’s extremely catchy, and it really doesn’t sound all that much like k-pop. Even though it is, that really doesn’t bother me as much as it should.

Finally, we get more of The Chainsmokers (who else?) teaming up with blink-182, on P.S. I Hope You’re Happy. This is very good. All the artists have some pretty good voices, and the “I won’t be shy for the sake of it” line is pretty great. Travis Barker also kills it with the percussion. Very good song by The Chainsmokers.

Best Debut: um…….. Geez. I’m not sure. I guess Moral of the Story - Ashe

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#17: Sunday Best - Surfaces

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#16: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

3 - Decent:
#15: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#14: 17 - Pink Sweat$
#13: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON
#12: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#11: death bed - Powfu/beabadoobee

4 - Good:
#10: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#9: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#8: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#7: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

5 - Great:
#6: Physical - Dua Lipa
#5: P.S. I Hope You’re Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182
#4: Moral of the Story - Ashe
#3: To Die For - Sam Smith
#2: Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#1: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin

Overall Score: 63/85 = 74%

No Blurb-ment

We lost four songs this week: Señorita and Lover were pretty old, and were for sure destined to leave. Who Do You Love was really old and shouldn’t have lasted as long as it did for being a #1 of the year. As for 10/10, it should’ve lasted a lot longer.

Gains:

Take What You Want: Very glad this song is getting success.
Heartless: As for this, not so much. It is slightly growing on me though.
Dance Monkey: This song has been a rollercoaster. Really hope it hits top 20 though.
Stupid Love: For sure glad to see this in the top 20 in its second week.
Blinding Lights: I’m VERY happy to see this in the top 20.
Demons: I’m not sure why this is in the top 20, let alone the countdown at all.
You should be sad: I’m super happy this is close to the top 10.

Losses:

Wanted: I have no clue why this song even debuted at all. I’m very glad to see it leaving.
Lose You To Love Me: This song should’ve lasted for a bit longer at the top.
Beautiful People: This song was pretty old. I still like it though.
Rare: I’m surprised this wasn’t a hit, but I’m glad.
Someone You Loved: This is now the oldest song on the countdown, and it should start dropping.
Graveyard: This is also old, and was too big of a hit here for my liking.
Easier: This needs to leave now.
Only Human: Same with this.
Some Kind Of Disaster: Aw man, did this really have to drop out of the top 20?
South of the Border: This was a surprise. A little odd to see it drop so soon.

Top 5:

Nice To Meet Ya: This is getting kind of old, this should probably leave the top 5 soon.
Teeth: This should have left the top 5 a long time ago.
What A Man Gotta Do: Can this please hit #1?
Don’t Start Now: I’d be okay with this hitting #1 too.
Adore You: This has gone on long enough. Please fall off of #1, Adore You.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#3: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#4: Circles - Post Malone
#5: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#6: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#8: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#9: Memories - Maroon 5
#10: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#11: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#12: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#13: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#14: Adore You - Harry Styles
#16: Say So - Doja Cat
#17: Heartless - The Weeknd
#20: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#25: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#27: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#29: You should be sad - Halsey
#34: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#35: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#40: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#41: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#43: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
#44: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#45: bad guy - Billie Eilish
#61: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#82: Moral of the Story - Ashe
#84: To Die For - Sam Smith
#85: The Man - Taylor Swift
#86: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#95: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#98: Sunday Best - Surfaces

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia
#9: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#8: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#7: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#6: To Die For - Sam Smith
#5: Dream Boy - Waterparks
#4: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers
#3: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max
#2: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#1: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very soon!

Callout Scores: Week of March 14, 2020 - The Weeknd (3)

Here's the form for next week.

#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd: POS: 100, LOVE: 80, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 220)
#2: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott: POS: 100, LOVE: 60, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 190)
#3: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga: POS: 100, LOVE: 40, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 160)
#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear: POS: 60, LOVE: 40, NEG: 20, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 100)
#4: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa: POS: 100, LOVE: 20, NEG: 0, BURN: 20, FAM: 100 (Score: 100)
#4: My Oh My - Camila Cabello: POS: 100, LOVE: 20, NEG: 0, BURN: 20, FAM: 100 (Score: 100)
#7: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON: POS: 60, LOVE: 20, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 90)
#8: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake: POS: 80, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 80)
#9: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin: POS: 60, LOVE: 20, NEG: 20, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 70)
#10: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers: POS: 80, LOVE: 20, NEG: 20, BURN: 20, FAM: 100 (Score: 60)
#10: hot girl bummer - blackbear: POS: 80, LOVE: 20, NEG: 20, BURN: 20, FAM: 100 (Score: 60)
#12: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas: POS: 80, LOVE: 40, NEG: 0, BURN: 60, FAM: 100 (Score: 50)
#13: Circles - Post Malone: POS: 60, LOVE: 40, NEG: 0, BURN: 60, FAM: 100 (Score: 30)
#14: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi: POS: 60, LOVE: 20, NEG: 40, BURN: 20, FAM: 100 (Score: 20)
#14: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low: POS: 60, LOVE: 20, NEG: 40, BURN: 20, FAM: 100 (Score: 20)
#16: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan: POS: 100, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 60, FAM: 100 (Score: 10)
#17: Falling - Trevor Daniel: POS: 40, LOVE: 0, NEG: 40, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 0)
#18: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish: POS: 40, LOVE: 20, NEG: 40, BURN: 40, FAM: 100 (Score: -30)
#18: Graveyard - Halsey: POS: 60, LOVE: 20, NEG: 0, BURN: 80, FAM: 100 (Score: -30)
#18: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B: POS: 80, LOVE: 0, NEG: 20, BURN: 60, FAM: 100 (Score: -30)
#21: Sunday Best - Surfaces: POS: 20, LOVE: 0, NEG: 60, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: -40)
#22: Only Human - Jonas Brothers: POS: 60, LOVE: 0, NEG: 20, BURN: 80, FAM: 100 (Score: -80)
#23: Adore You - Harry Styles: POS: 40, LOVE: 0, NEG: 40, BURN: 60, FAM: 100 (Score: -90)
#24: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer: POS: 60, LOVE: 0, NEG: 40, BURN: 80, FAM: 100 (Score: -100)

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of March 14, 2020 - Panic! At The Disco (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (#45) [1 week at #1]
Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (#44) [#3]
Up All Night - Khalid (#43) [#5]
Say So - Doja Cat (#42) [#8]

#45: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (-13) [#32] {N/A}
#44: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-25) [#19] {Raising Hell}
#43: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (-15) [#2] {Into the Unknown}
#42: Lights Up - Harry Styles (-16) [#2] {To Die For}
#41: We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (-) [#2] {N/A}
#40: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-7) [#9] {We Made It}
#39: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (-12) [#6] {Kill My Mind}
#38: Anyone - Demi Lovato (-35) [#3] {Mind Is A Prison}
#37: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (+1) [#3] {Push My Luck}
#36: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (-5) [#2] {ROXANNE}
#35: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (-10) [2 weeks at #1] {Stupid Love}
#34: Graveyard - Halsey (-12) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#33: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line (-27) [#4] {Raising Hell}
#32: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-18) [1 week at #1] {Push My Luck}
#31: Small Talk - Katy Perry (+9) [#4] {Sucker}
#30: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-15) [3 weeks at #1] {Sucker}
#29: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (-13) [#2] {Sucker}
#28: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-18) [#10] {My Oh My}
#27: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco (+9) [1 week at #1] {Mind Is A Prison}
#26: bad guy - Billie Eilish (+8) [#2] {Mind Is A Prison}
#25: Maniac - Conan Gray (-16) [#9] {Mind Is A Prison}
#24: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-20) [#3] {Trampoline}
#23: Rare - Selena Gomez (-10) [#3] {Trampoline}
#22: Yummy - Justin Bieber (-2) [#16] {Trampoline}
#21: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-20) [1 week at #1] {Trampoline}
#20: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+1) [#20] {Dream Boy} *new peak*
#19: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+20) [#3] {The Other Side}
#18: Circles - Post Malone (+19) [2 weeks at #1] {To Die For}
#17: Trampoline - SHAED (-9) [#4] {N/A}
#16: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+19) [#5] {Sucker}
#15: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (+15) [#3] {Slow Dance}
#14: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (+3) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#13: Memories - Maroon 5 (+10) [#6] {N/A}
#12: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (-1) [#5] {N/A}
#11: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (+7) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#10: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (+19) [#4] {N/A}
#9: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (DEBUT) [#9] {N/A}
#8: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (DEBUT) [#8] {Take What You Want}
#7: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (DEBUT) [#7] {N/A}
#6: To Die For - Sam Smith (DEBUT) [#6] {N/A}
#5: Dream Boy - Waterparks (+2) [#2] {N/A}
#4: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers (+8) [#4] {N/A} *new peak*
#3: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+21) [#3] {N/A} *new peak*
#2: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (+3) [#2] {N/A} *new peak*
#1: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco (+1) [1st week at #1]

Hit-Bound
#17: Moral of the Story - Ashe (DEBUT) {Nice to Meet Ya}
#16: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi (-9) {N/A}
#15: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-5) {Old Me}
#14: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (-5) {Old Me}
#13: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (DEBUT) {N/A}
#12: Paper Rings - Taylor Swift (-) {Intentions}
#11: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (DEBUT) {N/A}
#10: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-2) {I Love Me}
#9: death bed - Powfu/beabadoobee (DEBUT) {The Man}
#8: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (DEBUT) {Oh My God & Intentions}
#7: 17 - Pink Sweat$ (DEBUT) {SUGAR}
#6: The Man - Taylor Swift (-) {N/A}
#5: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+9) {N/A}
#4: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON (+11) {Oh My God}
#3: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+2) {Oh My God}
#2: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+9) {N/A}
#1: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+12)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon.

Monday, March 9, 2020

Week of March 7, 2020 - Harry Styles (4)

Harry Styles (4)

Nothing happened this week. Oh, except for our four debuts.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Truth Hurts - Lizzo (#44) [#2] {34 weeks}
What Am I - Why Don’t We (#43) [#14] {22 weeks}
If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes (#37) [9 weeks at #1] {43 weeks}
Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line (#34) [#22] {5 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Adore You - Harry Styles (3)

#45: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello (-) [#3] {35 weeks}
#44: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-5) [#11] {27 weeks}
#43: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (-5) [#24] {6 weeks}
#42: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer (-) [2 weeks at #1] {56 weeks}
#41: Lover (Remix) - Taylor Swift/Shawn Mendes (-) [#3] {23 weeks}
#40: Falling - Trevor Daniel (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#39: Make You Mine - PUBLIC (+1) [#17] {35 weeks}
#38: me & ur ghost - blackbear (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#37: Wanted - OneRepublic (-1) [#11] {12 weeks}
#36: Heartless - The Weeknd (-1) [#30] {5 weeks}
#35: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (-4) [#9] {21 weeks}
#34: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (DEBUT) [17 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#33: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (-1) [#29] {6 weeks}
#32: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (+1) [#32] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#31: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (-1) [#3] {18 weeks}
#30: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (-1) [#18] {9 weeks}
#29: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (-5) [#21] {19 weeks}
#28: Memories - Maroon 5 (-) [#10] {23 weeks}
#27: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [#27] {3 weeks}
#26: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-1) [1 week at #1] {27 weeks}
#25: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#24: Demons - Alec Benjamin (-1) [#20] {5 weeks}
#23: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-4) [#3] {22 weeks}
#22: You should be sad - Halsey (+4) [#22] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Rare - Selena Gomez (-4) [#17] {3 weeks}
#20: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (+1) [3 weeks at #1] {41 weeks}
#19: If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (+1) [#19] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#18: The Man - Taylor Swift (+4) [#18] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#17: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (+1) [3 weeks at #1] {46 weeks}
#16: Say So - Doja Cat (-2) [#14] {8 weeks}
#15: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low (-) [#15] {4 weeks}
#14: Graveyard - Halsey (-4) [#3] {25 weeks}
#13: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (+3) [1 week at #1] {23 weeks}
#12: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-) [#12] {8 weeks}
#11: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (+2) [#11] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#10: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-1) [#9] {14 weeks}
#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+2) [#9] {5 weeks}
#8: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-2) [#6] {8 weeks}
#7: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (-) [#7] {12 weeks}
#6: Circles - Post Malone (-3) [2 weeks at #1] {23 weeks}
#5: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (-) [#4] {12 weeks}
#4: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-2) [2 weeks at #1] {20 weeks}
#3: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+5) [#3] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#2: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (+2) [8 weeks at #1] {21 weeks}
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [4th week at #1] {13 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco [1/3 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Maniac - Conan Gray

Okay, so for our first debut, at #40, we have Falling by Trevor Daniel. I don’t really like this one. Okay, first of all, his voice sounds super whiny. To the point where it gets really really annoying. The production’s not terrible here, but it’s nothing really special. The song itself is pretty catchy, and I’ll give it that, but other than that, this is just another whiny-rap song.

At #38, we have me & ur ghost, blackbear’s second song here, because hot girl bummer is somehow becoming a hit (yeah, I’m not quite sure how) I actually really like his voice, and the vibe on all his songs is really cool. This one’s actually quite different from hot girl bummer, and I really like that he decided to switch it up a bit.

After seventeen weeks, Take What You Want by Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott finally debuts. I feel like I’ve said everything I need to say about this one. It’s really good and I’d love to see it be a hit. Except that’s the problem. I have no clue why it debuted, since it hasn’t been on the Hot 100 in a long time, and there’s no way it’s gonna get any traction now. I mean, it’s already off of the voting poll, so it might be the song that lasts only one week, which would be a shame.

Next up, for our highest debut, we have Stupid Love by Lady Gaga. This is a great song. Honestly, it’s probably one of my most favourite Gaga songs ever. It sounds a little more like her old stuff than The Cure, which is good, but it also mixes in a bit of current stuff, like a drop (which is nice). So yeah, I love this song.

Best Debut: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga

Biggest DROP!!!: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith, 10/10 - Rex Orange County & Dance Monkey - Tones and I (-5): I’m not sure why the biggest drops and jumps are so low, with so many debuts, but other than that, I love both of these songs and really wouldn’t like for them to leave. (I just realized How Do You Sleep? was here too. Meh, this is also really close to the bottom)

Biggest Jump: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+5): This is a great song to be at #3. I’d very much like for it to replace Adore You at #1 very very very very soon.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#4: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#3: If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#2: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Adore You - Harry Styles
#4: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#3: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#2: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
#1: Say So - Doja Cat


Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Say So - Doja Cat
#19: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#18: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:
NONE!

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

3 - Decent:
#15: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#14: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#13: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:
#12: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#11: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#10: Circles - Post Malone

5 - Great:
#9: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#8: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#7: The Man - Taylor Swift
#6: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#5: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#4: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#3: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#2: If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#1: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low

Overall Score: 70/100 = 70%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith & Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid {27 weeks}
#4: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello & Make You Mine - PUBLIC {35 weeks}
#3: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer {41 weeks}
#2: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi {46 weeks}
#1: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer {56 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Bang! - AJR

My Favourite Song Last Year: Bad Liar - Imagine Dragons

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: 7 rings - Ariana Grande

Hit-Bound
To Die For - Sam Smith [4]
The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake [2*]
SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON [1]
No Judgement - Niall Horan [4]
Physical - Dua Lipa [5]
Sunday Best - Surfaces [2*]
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [3]
Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo [4]
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [?]
Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [3]
Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure [4]
Maniac - Conan Gray [3]
Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [5]
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson [7*]
RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin [1]

For our first Hit-Bound song, we got SUGAR by BROCKHAMPTON. This is a little odd to have here, since it kind of feels like a rap boy-band, except it’s not really. I don’t mind this one. For the moment it’s just okay, but I can for sure see this growing on me. (Not much of a review here, but you’ll get a better one when it debuts. And I’m pretty sure it will. It’s getting quite the traction)

The Black Eyed Peas score their first song on Hits 1 since like, 2010, this time with RITMO with J Balvin (and without Fergie, but this song works without her since they used a sample) This samples from Rhythm of the Night, and both the BEP’s and J Balvin’s voices work really well with it (and together, surprisingly) this song is pretty long, which is great since it’s really good.

Best Debut: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#15: Sunday Best - Surfaces

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
NONE!

3 - Decent:
#14: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#13: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#12: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON
#11: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#10: No Judgement - Niall Horan

4 - Good:
#9: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#8: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

5 - Great:
#6: Physical - Dua Lipa
#5: Maniac - Conan Gray
#4: To Die For - Sam Smith
#3: Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#2: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#1: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin

Overall Score: 57/75 = 76%

Blurb What You Want

We lost four songs this week: Truth Hurts, What Am I, If I Can’t Have You and Fight. Truth Hurts, What Am I and IICHY were definitely due to leave, and Fight was getting really really annoying.

Nothing happened this week. Adios!

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#3: Circles - Post Malone
#5: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#6: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#7: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#8: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#9: Memories - Maroon 5
#10: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#11: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#12: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#13: Heartless - The Weeknd
#14: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#15: Adore You - Harry Styles
#16: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#21: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#22: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#23: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#26: You should be sad - Halsey
#27: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#29: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#32: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#33: Say So - Doja Cat
#35: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
#36: bad guy - Billie Eilish
#38: RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#41: Trampoline - SHAED
#43: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#44: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber
#48: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#61: To Die For - Sam Smith
#76: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#82: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#86: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#92: The Man - Taylor Swift
#94: Rare - Selena Gomez
#100: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#9: Maniac - Conan Gray
#8: Trampoline - SHAED
#7: Dream Boy - Waterparks
#6: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line
#5: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#4: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#3: Anyone - Demi Lovato
#2: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco
#1: hot girl bummer - blackbear

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very soon. (Hopefully the Small Hits Rankdown)

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