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