Week of April 11, 2020 - Harry Styles (9)

Harry Styles (9)

This is one of the worst countdowns we’ve had all year. Mostly for one reason, which I’ll get to later, but for now, just check out the countdown. Also, happy whichever holiday it is for you right now.

Song We’re Saying Goodbye To
Memories - Maroon 5 (#44) [#10] {26 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Adore You - Harry Styles (8)

#45: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-) [1 week at #1] {32 weeks}
#44: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-5) [#3] {27 weeks}
#43: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-) [#11] {32 weeks}
#42: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (-) [#9] {26 weeks}
#41: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (-) [#3] {23 weeks}
#40: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (-) [#13] {14 weeks}
#39: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [3 weeks at #1] {51 weeks}
#38: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-3) [#34] {3 weeks}
#37: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-9) [#28] {3 weeks}
#36: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [3 weeks at #1] {46 weeks}
#35: Dance Monkey - Tones And I (-3) [#21] {24 weeks}
#34: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (RE-ENTRY) [#29] {5 weeks}
#33: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (-) [#32] {3 weeks}
#32: Graveyard - Halsey (-2) [#3] {30 weeks}
#31: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (-) [1 week at #1] {28 weeks}
#30: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-14) [#9] {19 weeks}
#29: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (-) [#7] {17 weeks}
#28: Moral of the Story - Ashe (+6) [#28] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#27: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-) [#27] {5 weeks}
#26: Some Kind Of Disaster - All Time Low (-2) [#15] {9 weeks}
#25: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [#25] {2 weeks}
#24: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+13) [#24] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#23: Heartless - The Weeknd (-) [#22] {10 weeks}
#22: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (-) [#22] {7 weeks}
#21: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (-) [#21] {5 weeks}
#20: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-) [#19] {6 weeks}
#19: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey (+7) [#19] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Say So - Doja Cat (-) [#14] {13 weeks}
#17: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-) [#17] {8 weeks}
#16: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-2) [#14] {6 weeks}
#15: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-) [#9] {14 weeks}
#14: Maniac - Conan Gray (+5) [#14] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#13: You should be sad - Halsey (-) [#11] {10 weeks}
#12: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-2) [#8] {13 weeks}
#11: No Judgement - Niall Horan (-) [#11] {5 weeks}
#10: The Man - Taylor Swift (+2) [#10] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#9: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-4) [2 weeks at #1] {25 weeks}
#8: Circles - Post Malone (-1) [2 weeks at #1] {28 weeks}
#7: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-1) [8 weeks at #1] {26 weeks}
#6: hot girl bummer - blackbear (+2) [#4] {13 weeks}
#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-1) [#4] {8 weeks}
#4: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+5) [#4] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#3: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (-1) [#2] {17 weeks}
#2: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+1) [#2] {11 weeks} *new peak*
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [9th week at #1] {18 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Sucker - Jonas Brothers [3/13 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Toosie Slide - Drake

I can’t! I just can’t! Why is Watermelon Sugar back? It’s just gonna leave next week and go back to Hit-Bound again. It’s well over time for this to just leave and never ever come back.

Biggest DROP!!!: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-14): Why is ROXANNE dropping? This is a perfectly good song, and has no reason to start dropping (although it did get some success, so I’m not complaining that much)

Biggest Jump: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+13): Okay, I am complaining about this song though. I don’t see why anyone would like it. I mean, if you like it, please put why in the comments, because I’m very confused as to why this is getting any success.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#4: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#2: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#4: Say So - Doja Cat
#3: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#2: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Adore You - Harry Styles (-20 points for still being #1)
#19: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish

1 - Bad:
#18: Say So - Doja Cat

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

3 - Decent:
#16: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#15: No Judgement - Niall Horan

4 - Good:
#14: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#13: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#12: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#11: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#10: me & ur ghost - blackbear
#9: The Man - Taylor Swift
#8: Circles - Post Malone
#7: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

5 - Great:
#6: You should be sad - Halsey
#5: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#4: Maniac - Conan Gray
#3: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#2: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey

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

Overall Score: 52/100 = 52%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Only Human - Jonas Brothers & Circles - Post Malone {28 weeks}
#4: Graveyard - Halsey {30 weeks}
#3: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid & How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith {32 weeks}
#2: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer {46 weeks}
#1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi {51 weeks}

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

My Favourite Song Last Year: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer

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

Hit-Bound

Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure [9]

Bad Child - Tones And I [4*]

In Your Eyes - The Weeknd [4*]

Break My Heart - Dua Lipa [2]

17 - Pink Sweat$ [5]

Small Talk - Niall Horan [4*]

Toosie Slide - Drake [2*]

Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [8*]

Falling - Trevor Daniel [3; 2nd time]

Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford [2*]

SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON [6]

Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [10]

Ride It - Regard [2*]

YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X [5]

RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin [6]

Also Available For Vote

Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots [1]

CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn [1]

Six Feet Apart - Alec Benjamin [1]

P.S. I Hope You’re Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 [5]

To Die For - Sam Smith [9]

Okay, first of all, why did Break My Heart not debut? It’s getting so much momentum, and got a lot of airplay, and it’s a really good song! Why the not debuting?

No new actual Hit-Bound songs this week, just voting poll songs, starting off with a new Twenty One Pilots song, called Level of Concern, and if I’m being totally honest right now, I don’t really like this all that much. I mean, it’s alright, I guess, but nothing really stuck with me. I don’t love his voice here, I don’t love the production here, and I don’t love the chorus here. Overall, it’s just not great, and I can for sure see this going to red. Yeah, this just feels kind of empty compared to the singles from Trench.

Dang, this next one I really really actually like. It’s CITY OF ANGELS by 24kGoldn. I’m gonna be honest here, I love his voice here. It’s legit addicting. That little edge in it literally is the best thing ever. The guitar in this is really great, and it’s one of the most catchy things I’ve heard in a while. If this debuts, it’s hands-down going on my year-end list.

Hey, a good Alec Benjamin song! This is a better version of If We Have Each Other, and if this could replace Oh My God, that would be much appreciated. I’m not quite sure why people are calling it the worst Alec Benjamin song ever. I mean, it’s not bad. The post-chorus feels a little unnecessary, but other than that, this is an extremely solid song, and I can see myself liking it a lot. Although, I don’t think this is made for radio, so it might not do well here.

Oh, also Know Your Worth got taken off of the voting poll, which seems weird since it’s actually charting. But whatever.

Also also, To Die For and P.S. I Hope You’re Happy were taken off of Hit-Bound, probably to debut next week. I’m pretty happy about the former, and decently happy about the latter.

Best Debut: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Falling - Trevor Daniel

1 - Bad:
#19: Ride It - Regard

2 - Mediocre:
#18: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#17: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots

3 - Decent:
#16: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#15: Small Talk - Niall Horan

4 - Good:
#14: 17 - Pink Sweat$
#13: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#12: P.S. I Hope You’re Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182
#11: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#10: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON
#9: Bad Child - Tones And I
#8: Six Feet Apart - Alec Benjamin

5 - Great:
#7: Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford
#6: To Die For - Sam Smith
#5: Toosie Slide - Drake
#4: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#3: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#2: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn
#1: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

Overall Score: 74/100 = 74%

Blurb-ermelon Sugar

We lost Memories… again. It seemed super pointless for Hits 1 to put it back on the countdown, especially since it was only there for one week. Also, the song is trash, so good riddance.

Our losses this week are: Good As Hell and death bed. Good As Hell was decent, but was getting close to the end of its run anyways, and death bed shouldn’t have jumped last week, so this is much appreciated.

Our gains this week are: Moral of the Story, the other girl, Maniac and Before You Go. I like all of these songs, so it’s nice to see them in their respective spots.

“Should we be logical and make Sunday Best jump?”
“No, let’s have it flop.”
“Oh, good idea. People will love that.”

…

A real conversation at Hits 1 headquarters

Why is Intentions not jumping? NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE!!! (Which is why I made a new weekly post called “If the Countdown Made Sense”. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already.)

Glad to see Teeth out of the top 5. It lasted much longer than it should have.

Why did Blinding Lights drop? I mean, it’s only one spot, but still… why?

Okay, I’m about to go on a rant about Adore You right now, so if you don’t want to be emotionally scarred, turn away now. You good? Okay, here we go…

WHY is Adore You STILL #1? It’s completely and UTTERLY IRRELEVANT and doesn’t deserve to be ANYWHERE near #1!!! It’s a complete MESS of a song, and it should NOT be getting all the way up here JUST because of airplay. What’s worse, is that I can see it getting even MORE weeks at #1, because it’s actually starting to get momentum on the Hot 100! Are you KIDDING me? So now, at this point, I can see it BREAKING Sucker’s record for the most weeks at #1, simply because they let it go to the top too quickly and failed to notice other songs that are MUCH better, such as Blinding Lights or even What A Man Gotta Do. I hate Adore You, and if it stays at #1 for ONE MORE WEEK, I’m going on Blogger’s Strike. Rant over.

Okay, well, on that note, I hope you guys enjoyed reading this, and have a good week!

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#3: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#4: Circles - Post Malone
#6: Adore You - Harry Styles
#7: Say So - Doja Cat
#8: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#9: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#10: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#11: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#12: Heartless - The Weeknd
#13: Memories - Maroon 5
#15: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#16: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#20: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#21: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#25: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#26: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#27: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#28: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#34: You should be sad - Halsey
#41: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#42: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#43: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#52: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#62: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#66: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#70: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#71: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure
#77: Physical - Dua Lipa
#84: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#90: The Man - Taylor Swift
#94: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers
#96: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#9: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#8: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#7: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#6: frick, i’m lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie
#5: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#4: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#3: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#2: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#1: Rare - Selena Gomez

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.