Sunday, May 31, 2020

Week of May 30, 2020 - The Weeknd (6) [FULL CHART REVIEW!]

The Weeknd (6)

Man, what a week for my 1-Year Anniversary to land on. So turns out, the countdown was shortened to 30 songs. Is this permanent? Probably, but I’m not certain. This is kind of a disappointment, because Hits 1 probably won’t pick up on any of the smaller hits anymore, and the 2020 Ultimate Rank… we’ll figure that one out. For the time being, that’s still happening. This does have its perks though, as Hits 1 won’t keep songs around for nearly as long as they used to (as you may be able to see from our list of exits) and the voting poll is finally back to normal. Unfortunately, I had to stop If the Countdown Made Sense, because it would be pretty much identical to the countdown. If not, very close. I’m already planning a replacement though. We do have a bunch of good songs that managed to survive this, but a bunch of good songs that left too. Anyways, this week is full chart review week, so I’ll be going over every single song currently on the countdown right now. A few changes will be made to the weekly posts, mostly in regards to the top 20 ranking. I decided I would just rank the entire countdown, because it’s only 10 songs more than I normally would, and 20 is over half anyways. That also means I’ll be combining my top/bottom 5 picks into that as well. Of course this week there will be no blurbs, as I’m reviewing every song anyways. So I say we start this thing with our whopping record-breaking list of 17 (!) exits. (Fun fact, 17 also made a re-entry this week in Hit-Bound. Coincidence? I think not.) Oh, yeah! Event 2 on the Weekend Countdown Olympics is live! And you have to redo Community Rankings! (The #80-#71 one)

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Dance Monkey - Tones And I (#45) [#21] {30 weeks}
South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (#44) [#7] {23 weeks}
ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (#43) [#9] {25 weeks}
Graveyard - Halsey (#42) [#3] {36 weeks}
hot girl bummer - blackbear (#41) [#4] {19 weeks}
Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (#40) [8 weeks at #1] {32 weeks}
What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (#38) [#2] {17 weeks}
Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (#36) [2 weeks at #1] {31 weeks}
Adore You - Harry Styles (#34) [10 weeks at #1] {24 weeks}
I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (#32) [#31] {3 weeks}
You should be sad - Halsey (#29) [#6] {16 weeks}
Circles - Post Malone (#27) [2 weeks at #1] {35 weeks}
The Man - Taylor Swift (#23) [#7] {15 weeks}
Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (#22) [#9] {12 weeks}
Modern Loneliness - Lauv (#21) [#17] {13 weeks}
Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (#18) [#2] {23 weeks}
My Oh My - Camila Cabello (#12) [#5] {20 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (5)

#30: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (+7) [#30] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#29: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#28: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#27: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn (+12) [#27] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#26: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (+2) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#25: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (+8) [#25] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#24: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-) [#17] {9 weeks}
#23: Ride It - Regard (+12) [#23] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#22: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (+3) [#22] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#21: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+10) [#21] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (-3) [#17] {6 weeks}
#19: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-5) [#14] {13 weeks}
#18: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (+2) [#18] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#17: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-1) [#14] {8 weeks}
#16: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-3) [#11] {7 weeks}
#15: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (-5) [#10] {6 weeks}
#14: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+16) [#14] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#13: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+6) [#13] {10 weeks}
#12: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+14) [#12] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#11: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (+4) [#10] {15 weeks}
#10: Maniac - Conan Gray (-8) [#2] {12 weeks}
#9: The Bones - Maren Morris (+2) [#9] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#8: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+1) [#7] {9 weeks}
#7: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (+1) [#7] {12 weeks}
#6: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (+1) [#6] {12 weeks}
#5: Say So - Doja Cat (-2) [#3] {21 weeks}
#4: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+1) [#2] {17 weeks}
#3: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (+3) [#3] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#2: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+2) [#2] {12 weeks}
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [6th week at #1] {15 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Sucker - Jonas Brothers [10/13 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Daisies - Katy Perry

Well… should I go through all 17 exits? Yeah, probably. Our first is Dance Monkey. I liked this song, but it was getting kind of old. Although I do wish it got more success. Next up is South of the Border. It was also old, but also good. ROXANNE left next, and it was fantastic, and I’m sad it’s gone. Graveyard also left. That was the oldest song on the countdown, and I didn’t love it anyways. Another exit was hot girl bummer, and that was a good song, if not getting a little old. Nice To Meet Ya also left, and it was a great song, but old. What A Man Gotta Do kind of flopped, and I’m fine with that although it was good. Teeth was getting really old and stayed here for too long, Adore You LEFT!!! YES!!! I’m Ready was a flop, which sucks since it was pretty good. You should be sad was good. Circles was also old, but it was fantastic. If I could go and redo my top 45 of 2019 list, this would for sure be higher. The Man was alright for Taylor Swift standards. I lost interest in Stupid Love, so I’m not disappointed. Modern Loneliness was fantastic, and I’m sad it was a flop. Don’t Start Now was getting a little old, but good, and I lost interest in My Oh My. There you go.

Since our beloved countdown was shortened, it makes it quite a bit easier to do a full chart review this week. So there’s a bonus. We’ll start with our #30 (ouch) being the Imanbek Remix of Roses by SAINt JHN. I’m pretty glad this song survived this week, since it’s really good. I listened to the original, and yeah, this is for sure better. The bass-heavy production really adds a lot to the song, and really fits with this song. The pitched-up vocals actually sound decent, although it’s a little hard to hear the lyrics. Overall, a really great song, and I’m glad it’s currently a hit. Oh also, this is the first time the bottom spot on the countdown has jumped from last week.

Actually our first of two debuts this week, both of which skipped Hit-Bound. At #29, this one’s called Like That by Doja Cat and Gucci Mane. I think I’m actually turning around a bit on this one. (Go ahead, gasp) Although I still don’t like Doja’s rapping, which is probably what prevents this from being green, I’ve come to tolerate her singing voice, and this is less overplayed and more catchy than Say So. Also, Gucci Mane surprisingly adds a lot to the song, making it feel a little less like a carbon copy of Say So. Although I don’t love the bridge, overall this is a decently solid song. I could see it doing well here and everywhere.

Immediately after our first debut, we have our second called Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. As predicted, this grew on me. I learned to tolerate Gaga’s speaking voice a little more, and in all honesty, Ariana makes this song a lot better. Other than that, the song’s extremely catchy. I really like the contrast between Gaga and Ariana’s voices, and they really make the other’s voices stand out. I started listening to ChromaticaGaga’s new album, and I didn’t love it, but I’m glad this is still good.

This is another song that I’m really glad survived this, at #27, called CITY OF ANGELS by 24kGoldn. I’ve explained why I like this before. I really like his voice, and it’s really unique. I think it fits really well with the song, and I like his accent when he yells “no!”... I’m not sure why. The guitar sounds really good in this song, and overall the chorus is pretty great. My only problem with this is that it’s under two minutes, which is really short. But overall, a great song that I’m glad is still here despite the massive cuts.

At #26, we have last week’s debut, X by the Jonas Brothers and KAROL G. I feel like I could literally just copy-paste last week’s review and it would all still apply. This song is an absolute bop, excelling vocally, and while KAROL G doesn’t add too much to the song, it really doesn’t bring down the song at all. As I expected, it didn’t debut too high on the Hot 100, so this could be a flop, but I have no doubts it’ll do well here. I like the latino vibe.

Another song that I’m glad survived at #25, RITMO by the Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin. I like the Rhythm of the Night sample, and it fits well with the song. Although this song is starting to get slightly annoying, due to overplay on my local radio station, I still like it quite a bit. J Balvin feels a little lifeless when he’s rapping, and it’s in spanish and I don’t understand it, but will.i.am and Corona sound pretty good, although that’s an unfortunate rapper name based on the current circumstances. I think this has already hit its peak globally, so I can’t see this going too much higher than it is now, but I still like it.

Although not my least favourite song on the countdown without Adore You, I definitely don’t like this next one, Supalonely by BENEE and Gus Dapperton. It feels way too meme-y, and although the production’s cool and it’s kind of groovy, I really can’t get behind either BENEE or Gus’ voices here. BENEE’s is heavily layered with autotune, and Gus’ is… not. One of my least favourite lines is “I been lonely by the way” near the end. No, I don’t know why, I just really hate it every time I hear it. Yeah, not a great song.

Coming in at #23, we have the remix of a Jay Sean song, Ride It, by Regard. I don’t love this. The pitched-down vocals really don’t sound that good, and if I were him, I definitely would’ve pitched them up, even if that would’ve sounded a little high… or you know, just change the key, and make it not that low. What I don’t like is that this was such an easy fix, but he went with the pitched-down vocals anyways. Although this is undoubtedly catchy, the production just really doesn’t do it for me. In the original or this, really. I’d rather this not be a hit… even though it already is… hold on. Just ignore me for a second while I go and have a crisis.

This next song at #22 came out a few weeks ago, and I’d say it still holds up, although not as good. Stuck with U by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber really just got overshadowed by Rain On Me, I feel. This was for charity, and although it’s an incredible vocal performance from both artists, it being one of Justin’s best, this feels a little forgettable. I mean, just a few weeks ago, it was a huge release, and after a week, I kind of forgot it existed. We’ll see how it does here, since this is still fairly early in its run, and I’d honestly be fine if it was a hit.

My new least favourite countdown song, just outside of the top 20, we have death bed by Powfu and beabadoobee. It’s pretty obvious why this isn’t great, it’s the same two lines repeated over and over again by beabadoobee with some mediocre rapping overtop of it by Powfu. That’s right. OVERTOP of the two lines. They don’t just bring it back in the chorus, in which case I’d like it a whole lot better, no. He raps overtop of it. Also, for some weird reason, Hits 1 edited it so it sounds like a breakup… which makes it a whole lot worse, because it loses the half-decent writing that it had. Yeah, this isn’t great.

At #20, we have one of the five non-hits left on the countdown. It comes from Alec Benjamin’s new album, These Two Windows, and it’s called Oh My God. This is just your typical Alec Benjamin song, with his high unemotional voice, and it’s just a really boring song. I feel like a lot of his stuff is just underwhelming, and the production leaves a lot to be desired. I think if he collaborated with a DJ it would turn out really well. No? Tell me what you think of that idea.

The third of five non-hits, (the first being CITY OF ANGELS), at #19 we have me & ur ghost by blackbear. I’m really surprised this outlasted hot girl bummer, because that song was a much bigger hit than this. Overall, I think this song’s more boring than hot girl bummer. It’s much different, being kind of chill, but I preferred hot girl bummer’s upbeat vibe. The production actually leaves quite a bit to be desired. I find it odd that it’s still here, but whatever.

Coming right up in at #18, we have the new Marshmello song with HalseyBe Kind. I predicted this would be the song of the summer, and I’m officially stepping away from that prediction. Although I think it had potential to be that, it didn’t score as well as I thought it would. Halsey actually sounds quite good, and compared to the singles from Manic, this is much better. There’s no drop, but Marsh’s production is noticeable, and pretty good. This is a really good song.

Next up, we have a song that re-entered (which I think is another reason they shortened the countdown) called Falling by Trevor Daniel. I don’t like this song. Although the song’s catchy, and the production’s fine I guess, I really don’t like his voice. It brings down this song so much. In the pre-chorus, the pitched-up background vocals really don’t sound that good. I really wish this wasn’t a hit, but it is, so oh well.

At #16, we have Twenty One Pilots with Level of Concern. I think this song’s decently forgettable, because I constantly forget about it, but I still really like this song. Tyler Joseph’s unique vocals really shine here, and the production is pretty great. It’s not that catchy, but I really like the chorus. TOP’s sound is always unique and cool, so this is good. Better than most of the singles from Trench.

My personal favourite countdown song, In Your Eyes dropped five spots this week. I listened to the other In Your Eyes, by Robin Schulz and Alida, and it’s also good. But this song’s great. The only reason I like it better than Blinding Lights right now is because it’s newer. It gives off a bit of the same vibe, but also a bit of a different vibe, because the saxophone actually adds a lot to the 80s-type production. Abel’s vocals are really good, and I hope this becomes just as big a hit as Blinding Lights. Although I doubt it will.

I was actually kind of scared that Intentions by Justin Bieber and Quavo survived this, but I guess Hits 1’s finally accepted that this is a hit. I’ve almost always been a fan of Justin’s vocals, and this is no exception. This is extremely catchy, and is for sure a step up from Yummy. I think the production’s actually really cool here, and Quavo’s voice is honestly decent. Overall, this is a great hit.

Back up at #13, we have our current #1 on the Hunger Games Countdown, Sunday Best by Surfaces. This is such a fun song, and although I didn’t like it at first, I quite love it now. The guy’s voice honestly doesn’t sound that bad, and has become a lot more tolerable. This song is really catchy, upbeat, and just a ton of fun, which I don’t think anyone could hate. There’s no way these guys are getting another hit, but this is good in the meantime.

Another one of the non-hits here, at #12 surprisingly, we have Midnight by Alesso and Liam Payne. I’m actually really glad this is up in the top 20. It’s pretty fantastic. Liam’s voice is the best it’s ever been, and Alesso’s production is pretty good, especially the drop. I don’t have much else to say here, except that it’s really good.

JP Saxe and Julia Michaels come in at #11 with If the World Was Ending. This song’s kind of boring if I’m being honest. JP’s voice isn’t great, and I can almost fall asleep listening to it. But other than that, it’s not terrible.

Starting off the top 10, we have the biggest drop this week, dropping from #2, Maniac by Conan Gray. I consider this a hit, despite it having not charted on the Hot 100 yet, although I think it will soon. This is a really upbeat song, and it’s pretty catchy. Conan’s voice sounds pretty good, and I was really surprised to find out he didn’t have an accent. I sincerely thought he was British. This probably didn’t deserve to be #2 here… but whatever, I’m not complaining.

I’d say this next song at #9 is fairly new here, The Bones by Maren Morris. This is the biggest country song right now, and for good reason. Maren Morris actually sounds spectacular in this song. Like, just really really good. The song’s really catchy, and I find it surprisingly suitable for a pop audience. This is better than her last three songs that have been on Hits 1, GIRLRich and The Middle. This is a fantastic song that deserves to be even higher than this.

Six non-hits? Ah shoot, I counted wrong. Okay, Hits 1 is still fine. Of course, it’s 5SOS with Old Me at #8. This is alright. It’s not bad, but it’s not good either. It’s really forgettable and kind of boring. I also think the clean version interrupts the flow of this song. So yeah, this isn’t great.

At #7, we have I Love Me by Demi Lovato. Meh. This song’s alright. I for sure lost interest in it since its Hit-Bound debut. It’s definitely better than Anyone, but not as good as I’m Ready, which we lost this week. This song feels boring, and suffers from the exact same problems as Old Me.

I was really surprised this next song didn’t hit the top 5, since it got re-released last week. Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles is #6, and I forgot how much I liked this song because of the weird run it had. It’s really catchy, and the production is fantastic here. Harry actually sounds really good here, and I have no doubt that this will hit #1 here. Actually, I think it has a really good shot at hitting the top 5 on the Hot 100.

Starting the top 5, we have Say So by Doja Cat. This song is extremely annoying. I’ve heard it way too much, and I really don’t like this at all anyways. Her voice in the chorus honestly isn’t great, compared to Like That, and the rapping still isn’t good. Although the song’s really groovy, and the production is admittedly pretty good, her vocals bring this down a lot for me, and the sheer repetitiveness of it also brings it down.

At #4, we have Lewis Capaldi’s second slow hit, Before You Go. It’s taking a really long time, but I can definitely see it in the top 5 on the Hot 100 in the next few weeks. I honestly don’t hate Lewis’ voice, and although it’s a bit gravelly, I don’t think it’s a turn-off, I think it actually adds quite a bit of charm to his voice. The writing’s fantastic in this song, being about one of his friends who took his own life, and it’s also really catchy. I’d love to see this be the song that dethrones Blinding Lights whenever that may happen.

A top 5 debut this week, Break My Heart by Dua Lipa comes in at #3. This song’s really groovy, and for sure better than Don’t Start Now, which left this week. Dua sounds really good, and the chorus is really great.

Niall Horan’s No Judgement hits #2 this week, and this is another forgettable song that’s only here because Hits 1 stans One Direction members. It’s alright. It’s slow, which I don’t really like, and it gets very boring at points. That being said, Niall’s vocals are still really good, so it doesn’t go in red, just blue for being boring.

And for the sixth week in a row at #1, we have Blinding Lights by The Weeknd. I could easily see this being the #1 of the year, and at this rate, it for sure could be. The cut this week might not help it, but I think it’ll still have a good shot. I’ve already explained why I like this countless times, so I don’t really feel the need to again, but I hope it stays at #1 even longer.

Biggest DROP!!!: Maniac - Conan Gray (-8)

Biggest Jump: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+16)

Full Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:
#30: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#29: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#28: Falling - Trevor Daniel

1 - Bad:
#27: Say So - Doja Cat
#26: Ride It - Regard

2 - Mediocre:
#25: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#24: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#23: me & ur ghost - blackbear
#22: No Judgement - Niall Horan
#21: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

3 - Decent:
#20: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#19: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

4 - Good:
#18: Maniac - Conan Gray
#17: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#16: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#15: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#14: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots

5 - Great:
#13: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#12: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#11: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#10: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#9: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#8: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#6: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#4: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn
#3: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#2: The Bones - Maren Morris
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 103/150 = 69%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/QuavoManiac - Conan GrayI Love Me - Demi LovatoWatermelon Sugar - Harry Styles & No Judgement - Niall Horan {12 weeks}
#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear {13 weeks}
#3: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {15 weeks}
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {17 weeks}
#1: Say So - Doja Cat {21 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

My Favourite Song Last Year: Power is Power - The Weeknd/Travis Scott/SZA

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: bad guy - Billie Eilish

Hit-Bound
If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 [6*]
Together - Sia [2*]
the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey [3; 2nd time*]
I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth [6***]
The Box - Roddy Ricch [2]
Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS [2*]
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [2*]
Toosie Slide - Drake [9*]
Daisies - Katy Perry [3*]
Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey [6*]
Bang! - AJR [5]
Kings & Queens - Ava Max [6*]
Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé [4*]
Moral of the Story - Ashe [4; 2nd time]
100 Ways - Jackson Wang [6*]

Also Available For Vote
17 - Pink Sweat$ [10]

We only got one Hit-Bound song this week, that being a re-entry, that being 17 by Pink Sweat$. This song’s kind of forgettable, but whatever, I guess it’s here.

Oh yeah, also, we lost two Hit-Bound songs this week, Lay Your Head On Me and Bad ChildLYHOM was alright, but I lost interest in it, and Bad Child was good.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#16: Daisies - Katy Perry

1 - Bad:
#15: If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975

2 - Mediocre:
#14: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
#13: Moral of the Story - Ashe
#12: 17 - Pink Sweat$

3 - Decent:
#11: Toosie Slide - Drake
#10: Together - Sia

4 - Good:
#9: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

5 - Great:
#8: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey
#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#6: Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#3: Bang! - AJR
#2: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#1: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen

Overall Score: 57/80 = 71%

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#2: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#5: Toosie Slide - Drake
#7: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#8: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#9: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#10: Circles - Post Malone
#12: Adore You - Harry Styles
#13: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#14: The Bones - Maren Morris
#15: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#17: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#19: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#20: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#21: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#25: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#26: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#27: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#29: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#31: Memories - Maroon 5
#33: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#36: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#39: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#40: Daisies - Katy Perry
#41: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#43: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#45: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#46: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#47: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#50: Heartless - Diplo/Morgan Wallen
#58: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#64: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#66: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#73: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#74: Ride It - Regard

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#9: I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato
#8: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max
#7: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan
#6: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#5: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#4: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#3: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#2: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#1: Sunday Best - Surfaces

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#8: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#7: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#6: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#5: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#1: Say So - Doja Cat

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of May 30, 2020 - Doja Cat (3)

Hey, I figured I'd do this anyways, with a few minor changes.

1. The countdown is now only 30 songs
2. A song can not be more than 15 spots away from where it is on the countdown
3. A song that's already left the countdown can not be higher than #26
4. A Hit-Bound song cannot be higher than #11

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
You should be sad - Halsey (#45) [#23]
I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (#44) [#17]
The Man - Taylor Swift (#43) [#27]
Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (#42) [#10]
Modern Loneliness - Lauv (#41) [#37]
Ride It - Regard (#40) [#36]
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen (#39) [#39]
Dance Monkey - Tones And I (#38) [#14]
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (#37) [#37]
Memories - Maroon 5 (#36) [#11]
me & ur ghost - blackbear (#34) [#34]
Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (#33) [#10]
everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (#32) [#6]
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (#31) [#8]
hot girl bummer - blackbear (#23) [#9]
Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (#17) [#14]
Adore You - Harry Styles (#14) [#3]
My Oh My - Camila Cabello (#6) [#6]

Last Week's #1: Say So - Doja Cat (2)

#30: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (-) [#22] {-15}
#29: Circles - Post Malone (-22) [#3] {N/A}
#28: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-25) [#2] {N/A}
#27: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (RE-ENTRY) [#27] {-15} *new peak*
#26: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (+9) [#26] {-15} *new peak*
#25: Maniac - Conan Gray (-3) [#22] {-15}
#24: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+2) [#24] {-} *new peak*
#23: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+6) [#23] {-15} *new peak*
#22: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (+6) [#16] {-15}
#21: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (+6) [#21] {-15} *new peak*
#20: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (+1) [#16] {-2}
#19: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-) [#17] {+6}
#18: Daisies - Katy Perry (DEBUT) [#18] {N/A}
#17: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+7) [#17] {-15} *new peak*
#16: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (DEBUT) [#16] {+10}
#15: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+1) [#12] {N/A}
#14: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (+1) [#12] {N/A}
#13: The Box - Roddy Ricch (-) [#13] {N/A}
#12: Toosie Slide - Drake (-) [#11] {N/A}
#11: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-) [#11] {N/A}
#10: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (+10) [#10] {-7} *new peak*
#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+16) [#9] {-5} *new peak*
#8: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+10) [#8] {+13} *new peak*
#7: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (-2) [#5] {+15}
#6: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+3) [#6] {+7} *new peak*
#5: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+3) [#5] {+12} *new peak*
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris (-) [#4] {+5}
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+7) [#3] {+11} *new peak*
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [5 weeks at #1] {-1}
#1: Say So - Doja Cat (-) [3rd week at #1] {+4}

Biggest DROP!!!: Circles - Post Malone (-22)

Biggest Jump: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+16)


Hit-Bound
Bang! - AJR [1]
CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn [1]
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [1]
If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 [1]
Kings & Queens - Ava Max [1]
Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS [1]
Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots [1]
Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane [1]
me & ur ghost - blackbear [1]
Moral of the Story - Ashe [1]
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [1]
Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande [1]
Ride It - Regard [1]
Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek [1]
the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey [1]
Together - Sia [1]
17 - Pink Sweat$ [1]
100 Ways - Jackson Wang [1]

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all... um... yesterday?

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of May 30, 2020 - Surfaces (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (#45) [#2]
Bad Child - Tones And I (#44) [#44]
P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (#43) [#15]
The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (#42) [#4]
Anyone - Demi Lovato (#41) [#3]
Trampoline - SHAED (#40) [#4]
frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (#39) [#5]
Sucker - Jonas Brothers (#38) [#3]
I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (#37) [1 week at #1]
Graveyard - Halsey (#36) [1 week at #1]
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (#35) [#10]
Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (#34) [#2]
What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (#33) [1 week at #1]
If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 (#32) [#25]
Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (#31) [#6]
Moral of the Story - Ashe (#30) [#5]
10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (#29) [#2]

Last Week's #1: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (2)

#30: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-23) [#2] {N/A}
#29: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-11) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#28: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-2) [#5] {N/A}
#27: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-5) [#3] {N/A}
#26: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (-24) [#2] {N/A}
#25: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (-) [#2] {Yummy}
#24: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (-8) [#16] {Yummy}
#23: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (-15) [2 weeks at #1] {Yummy}
#22: Maniac - Conan Gray (-16) [#6] {I'm Ready & Check Your Phone}
#21: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-9) [3 weeks at #1] {Stuck with U}
#20: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (-6) [#14] {N/A}
#19: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (-18) [2 weeks at #1] {Level of Concern}
#18: Small Talk - Niall Horan (DEBUT) [#18] {Falling}
#17: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (DEBUT) [#17] {The Hype}
#16: Lights Up - Harry Styles (+5) [2 weeks at #1] {Falling}
#15: To Die For - Sam Smith (+4) [#6] {I'm Ready}
#14: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (+10) [#3] {I'm Ready}
#13: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-10) [#2] {I'm Ready}
#12: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+3) [#12] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#11: Check Your Phone - Cheap Cuts/Pete Wentz (-7) [#4] {ROXANNE}
#10: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (+1) [#7] {N/A}
#9: I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (+18) [#3] {N/A}
#8: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+20) [#3] {N/A}
#7: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+2) [#5] {N/A}
#6: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+11) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#5: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-) [#5] {N/A}
#4: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+19) [#2] {N/A}
#3: Yummy - Justin Bieber (+7) [#2] {Sunday Best}
#2: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+11) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#1: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+19) [1st week at #1]

Biggest DROP!!!: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-23)

Biggest Jump: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+20)

Hit-Bound Exits:
Paper Rings - Taylor Swift
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen

#16: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-2) {N/A}
#15: Toosie Slide - Drake (-) {N/A}
#14: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (-7) {Let's Fall in Love for the Night}
#13: Together - Sia (-3) {Let's Fall in Love for the Night}
#12: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (+1) {RITMO}
#11: Daisies - Katy Perry (+5) {Don't Let It Break Your Heart}
#10: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-4) {N/A}
#9: The Box - Roddy Ricch (-5) {N/A}
#8: Ride It - Regard (+4) {N/A}
#7: Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS (+10) {Memories}
#6: Memories - Maroon 5 (RE-ENTRY) {Savage (Remix)}
#5: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (+4) {Savage (Remix)}
#4: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (+4) {Bang!}
#3: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+8) {Savage (Remix)}
#2: Bang! - AJR (+1) {N/A}
#1: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (+4)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all later.

Friday, May 29, 2020

I Made An Oopsie...

So as much as I'd love for my newest countdown post to continue getting views, I have to overshadow it with this, since I'm absolutely stupid. For this week's community rankings for the 2019 Ultimate Rank, I somehow, for some weird reason thought that break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored was in the next batch of reveals, when it reality, it's coming in the one after that... don't ask me how. Anyways, the song I skipped was Liar by Camila Cabello, so if you've already done the community rankings, you unfortunately have to do them again. Sorry. Here's the link.

(Also, event 2 for the Weekend Countdown Olympics has started... so I suggest you check that out by clicking the link above)

See you guys tomorrow.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Week of May 23, 2020 - The Weeknd (5)

The Weeknd (5)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to you Americans, and I hope you guys are having a great start to your summer. The first event for the Weekend Countdown Olympics is live, so if you haven’t competed yet, what are you waiting for? Click this link to go do that! This week’s countdown was hosted by Ryan Sampson, Nicole Ryan, Stanley T, Symon, Tony Fly and Spyder Harrison (Not all at the same time, they split the countdown into thirds) I think everyone did a pretty good job, and this is probably the first time, but someone other than Spyder Harrison actually read the list of exits! You have no clue how good that makes me feel. So without further ado, here are said exits. Oh also, just a heads-up there was no Countdown Extra this week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Only Human - Jonas Brothers (#43) [1 week at #1]
everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (#28) [#9]

Last Week’s #1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (4)

#45: Dance Monkey - Tones And I (-1) [#21] {30 weeks}
#44: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (+1) [#7] {23 weeks}
#43: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-2) [#9] {25 weeks}
#42: Graveyard - Halsey (-) [#3] {36 weeks}
#41: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-2) [#4] {19 weeks}
#40: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-) [8 weeks at #1] {32 weeks}
#39: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn (RE-ENTRY) [#34] {3 weeks}
#38: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-12) [#2] {17 weeks}
#37: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-) [#37] {2 weeks}
#36: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+2) [2 weeks at #1] {31 weeks}
#35: Ride It - Regard (-) [#35] {4 weeks}
#34: Adore You - Harry Styles (-2) [10 weeks at #1] {24 weeks}
#33: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-) [#33] {6 weeks}
#32: I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (+4) [#31] {3 weeks}
#31: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-6) [#25] {9 weeks}
#30: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-7) [#15] {11 weeks}
#29: You should be sad - Halsey (-7) [#6] {16 weeks}
#28: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#27: Circles - Post Malone (+3) [2 weeks at #1] {34 weeks}
#26: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+3) [#26] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (+9) [#25] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#24: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-) [#17] {8 weeks}
#23: The Man - Taylor Swift (-5) [#7] {15 weeks}
#22: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-2) [#9] {12 weeks}
#21: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (-4) [#17] {13 weeks}
#20: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (+11) [#20] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#19: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+2) [#13] {9 weeks}
#18: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (-2) [#2] {23 weeks}
#17: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+2) [#17] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#16: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-2) [#14] {7 weeks}
#15: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-) [#10] {14 weeks}
#14: me & ur ghost - blackbear (+13) [#14] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#13: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [#11] {6 weeks}
#12: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-2) [#5] {19 weeks}
#11: The Bones - Maren Morris (+2) [#11] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#10: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (+2) [#10] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#9: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-2) [#7] {8 weeks}
#8: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (-) [#8] {11 weeks}
#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (+2) [#6] {11 weeks}
#6: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-) [#6] {5 weeks}
#5: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [#2] {16 weeks}
#4: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+1) [#4] {11 weeks}
#3: Say So - Doja Cat (+1) [#3] {20 weeks}
#2: Maniac - Conan Gray (-) [#2] {11 weeks}
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [5th week at #1] {14 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Sucker - Jonas Brothers [9/13 weeks at #1]

Our first entrant this week is actually a re-entry that was only away for a week; CITY OF ANGELS by 24kGoldn. You guys know my opinion on this one, I really like it. His voice is different, and I actually don’t mind it. Although this song’s fairly short, it’s still extremely catchy, and is probably one of the reasons I like this so much. I hope it doesn’t leave again, and it actually stays this time.

Next up, at #28, is X by the Jonas Brothers, featuring KAROL G. This is easily one of the most catchy songs on the countdown right now. Personally, I still think that Sucker’s better, but this is for sure a close second for Jonas Brothers singles. This will probably be a hit here, since Hits 1 loves the Jonas Brothers, and I’m totally fine with that. The chorus is honestly pretty great, and Joe and Nick’s voices blend really well here. I don’t think KAROL G adds too much to the song, and feels a little unnecessary, but I don’t care that much, because it actually doesn’t bring down the song at all. *1 week on Voting Poll, 0 weeks in Hit-Bound

Best Entrant: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G

Biggest DROP!!!: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-12): Highs and lows for the Jonas Brothers this week, as they have an exit, a debut and the biggest drop. This song’s already fallen everywhere else, so I’m pretty satisfied with how well it did here, and Hits 1 isn’t keeping it around for longer than they should.

Biggest Jump: me & ur ghost - blackbear (+13): This jump was so pointless. This clearly wasn’t a hit anywhere, and it’s been here for way too long already, and I don’t think it deserves to be back in the top 20.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: Modern Loneliness - Lauv
#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#3: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#2: The Bones - Maren Morris
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Ride It - Regard
#4: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#3: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#2: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Falling - Trevor Daniel

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

2 - Mediocre:
#18: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#17: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#16: me & ur ghost - blackbear
#15: No Judgement - Niall Horan
#14: My Oh My - Camila Cabello

3 - Decent:
#13: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#12: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#11: I Love Me - Demi Lovato

4 - Good:
#10: Maniac - Conan Gray
#9: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

5 - Great:
#8: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#7: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#6: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#5: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#4: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#2: The Bones - Maren Morris

Bonus: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 69/100 = 69%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Dance Monkey - Tones And I {30 weeks}
#4: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer {31 weeks}
#3: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan {32 weeks}
#2: Circles - Post Malone {34 weeks}
#1: Graveyard - Halsey {36 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

My Favourite Song Last Year: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber (#11)

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: bad guy - Billie Eilish (#25)

Hit-Bound
Moral of the Story - Ashe [3; 2nd time]
Toosie Slide - Drake [8*]
Kings & Queens - Ava Max [5*]
Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey [5*]
Bad Child - Tones And I [10*]
I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth [5***]
Bang! - AJR [4]
Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé [3*]
Daisies - Katy Perry [2*]
100 Ways - Jackson Wang [5*]
If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 [5*]
The Box - Roddy Ricch [1]
Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford [8*]
the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey [2; 2nd time*]

Also Available For Vote
Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande [1]
Together - Sia [1]
Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS [1]
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [1]
Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane [1]

I have been waiting for SO LONG to review this first song here, so much so that I even considered making a seperate post just so I could. I didn’t though. In case you didn’t notice. The song is The Box by Roddy Ricch and it literally shocks me that Hits 1’s just now picking up on it. If I’m being honest, it’s probably because they’re on a free trial, and they thought people would enjoy it. Anyways, this song hit #1 on the Hot 100 for many weeks, and for very good reasons. This song’s just absolutely spectacular. Roddy’s got pretty great flow with his rapping, and the song also flows perfectly. The beat’s alright, but I wish the track went somewhere. But that’s really my only criticism for this song. And yeah, I’ll acknowledge the elephant in the room. The door hinge noise is honestly pretty great and adds a lot to the song, and although it’s meme-y, it’s what makes the song really good.

So they aired RITMO in Hit-Bound, but if airing countdown songs in Hit-Bound is becoming a normal thing, I’m just gonna exclude them. So onto the voting poll songs.

In case you’re new to this blog, the voting poll shows you which songs Hits 1 is gonna pick up on next, and sometimes those songs don’t air on Hit-Bound right away, but I like to review them anyways. Our first song is an unlikely collaboration between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, which I’m sure nobody expected. It’s called Rain On Me, and I’m slightly conflicted on it. The song’s pretty great as a whole, with it being just a spectacular dance bop, and with both Gaga and Ariana slaying it vocally, but I just absolutely hate when Gaga speaks “Rain. On. Me.” before the drop, and it brings the song down a lot for me. But if I’m being honest, after a few listens, I’ve learned to ignore it enough for it to get a green ranking. So y’know. This is good. Oh also, the bridge isn’t great, because Gaga’s also talking there. But yeah, a good song nonetheless, and I can for sure see it growing on me. Also also, Chromatica comes out this Friday. Hype.

Sia released a new song called Together this week. Um… it’s not terrible. It’s catchy enough, I guess, but in the chorus, it could definitely sound better vocally speaking. Sia’s definitely sounded better. (Chandelier) The “Love. Together!” vocals are a little odd, and I don’t like them all that much. The bridge is super weird, and her voice sounds also really weird, because she’s kind of half-singing, half-talking. The energy of this song prevents me from not liking it though, since that part of the song is pretty good. Will this be a hit? Maybe? I’m not quite sure, I’ll have to see where it debuts on the Hot 100 before I make that judgement, but I think it has a decent shot.

Billie Eilish’s brother, FINNEAS makes his Hits 1 debut this week with a 2018 song called Let’s Fall in Love for the Night. I’ve gotta say, he’s much more talented than his sister. In case you didn’t know, FINNEAS produces all of Billie’s stuff, so he’s the one that made that bassline in bad guy and the cool production in all the good girls go to hell. I actually quite like his voice, and I think he definitely has some potential to be a big hit. Probably not as big as Billie, but still decently big. This song’s really catchy, and I literally had it stuck in my head for an hour straight today. The production’s definitely good, with a pretty good beat, (and the frogs in the slow part… they’re my favourite part) and the writing’s definitely a high point in this song. I also love that laugh at the end. Don’t ask me why.

A pretty big country song gets a Julia Michaels remix and a debut on Hits 1 this week, that song being Heartless by Diplo and Morgan Wallen. This is an unpopular opinion here, but I quite like this. I don’t tend to like country music, but this is a really good song. Julia Michaels has definitely grown as a singer since Issues, and I don’t mind her voice anymore. Morgan Wallen’s voice is alright, it’s nothing to write home about, but it’s not terrible either. I can definitely see why this song is big. It’s actually really catchy, and I think Diplo definitely did a better job with the production here than with Lonely with the Jonas Brothers. Overall, I think this has potential to debut, and I wouldn’t mind if it did.

An overall positive bunch of debuts unfortunately has to end on a low note, because of Doja Cat. I think I’ve formulated an opinion on Doja Cat. I don’t like her music. It’s really catchy and groovy, but I just really don’t like her voice. Not her high, layered singing voice or rapping voice. This is probably better than Say So, because of Gucci Mane, since he actually doesn’t do too bad of a job, and I think he’s actually pretty tolerable. This will probably be a big song, and I can see Doja Cat being a big future artist, but for now, I don’t like her music. Maybe in the future I will, but not yet.

Best Debut: The Box - Roddy Ricch

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
NONE!

1 - Bad:
#19: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#18: Daisies - Katy Perry
#17: If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975

2 - Mediocre:
#16: Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford
#15: Toosie Slide - Drake
#14: Moral of the Story - Ashe

3 - Decent:
#13: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
#12: Together - Sia
#11: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

4 - Good:
#10: Bad Child - Tones And I
#9: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

5 - Great:
#8: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey
#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#6: Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS
#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#4: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#3: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen
#2: Bang! - AJR
#1: The Box - Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 66/95 = 69%

Kiss Me Like Your Blurb Is in the Room

We lost two countdown songs this week: Only Human and everything i wanted. I’m honestly glad both of these songs are gone. Only Human was good, but stayed on the countdown for much longer than it should have, beating out Sucker by number of weeks actually (I think, you may need to fact-check me there), and everything i wanted was just bad to begin with, so I’m glad it’s gone even though it’s still doing well on the charts.

Not too much happened this week, except Teeth jumped up two spots for no apparent reason. Although it’s extremely old.

For some reason, Intentions is just barely in the top 30? I mean, come on, Hits 1! Why is this not higher?

Surprisingly, Stuck with U isn’t in the top 20 yet, which could mean it’s going to flop on radio? Probably not, Hits 1 doesn’t tend to be too accurate, but it’s for sure a possibility.

Be Kind is actually in the top 20, so maybe it won’t be a flop. It also didn’t take too hard of a hit on the Hot 100, so this could actually be a hit. Who knows at this point.

Got that sunshine on my sunday be-est!

I’ve started to lose a little interest in My Oh My. It feels really hollow without DaBaby.

In Your Eyes is in the top 10! It’s following the same path as Blinding Lights, so it could very possibly hit #1!

Blinding Lights is still #1 in the meantime though, and I’m happy it hasn’t been overtaken by Say So yet. Hopefully, this can be the #1 of the year.

Bang! is in the top 10 of the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on Billboard, which basically just means if it was the Billboard Hot 110, it would have already debuted. So that bodes well.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#2: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#5: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#6: Toosie Slide - Drake
#7: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#9: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#10: Circles - Post Malone
#11: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#12: Adore You - Harry Styles
#14: The Bones - Maren Morris
#16: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#17: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#18: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#19: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#20: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#22: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#23: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#24: Memories - Maroon 5
#27: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#29: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#30: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#31: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#33: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#35: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#37: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#39: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#42: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#47: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#54: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#58: Heartless - Diplo/Morgan Wallen
#61: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#62: Ride It - Regard
#71: I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato
#75: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#97: You should be sad - Halsey

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#9: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan
#8: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson
#7: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#6: Maniac - Conan Gray
#5: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#4: Check Your Phone - Cheap Cuts/Pete Wentz
#3: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#2: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#1: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#9: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#8: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#7: Circles - Post Malone
#6: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#5: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris
#3: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#1: Say So - Doja Cat

Kwaheri, everyone! See you all next week.

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of May 23, 2020 - Doja Cat (2)

THIS IS NOT A REAL COUNTDOWN

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (#44) [#44]
What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (#42) [#24]

#45: You should be sad - Halsey (-4) [#23] {-16}
#44: I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (-9) [#17] {-12}
#43: The Man - Taylor Swift (-5) [#27] {-20}
#42: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-2) [#10] {-20}
#41: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (-4) [#37] {-20}
#40: Ride It - Regard (-4) [#36] {-5}
#39: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen (DEBUT) [#39] {N/A}
#38: Dance Monkey - Tones And I (-14) [#14] {+7}
#37: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+2) [#37] {-20} *new peak*
#36: Memories - Maroon 5 (-3) [#11] {N/A}
#35: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-1) [#30] {-20}
#34: me & ur ghost - blackbear (+9) [#34] {-20} *new peak*
#33: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-3) [#10] {-20}
#32: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-24) [#6] {N/A}
#31: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (+1) [#8] {N/A}
#30: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (+1) [#22] {-20}
#29: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-2) [#27] {-20}
#28: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (-) [#16] {-20}
#27: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (+2) [#26] {-20}
#26: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-) [#25] {-2}
#25: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [#22] {-20}
#24: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+1) [#24] {-20}
#23: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-2) [#9] {+18}
#22: Maniac - Conan Gray (-) [#22] {-20}
#21: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (-5) [#16] {-1}
#20: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-) [#15] {-14}
#19: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-) [#17] {+14}
#18: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-9) [#9] {+13}
#17: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-) [#14] {+20}
#16: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-2) [#12] {N/A}
#15: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-) [#12] {N/A}
#14: Adore You - Harry Styles (-1) [#3] {+20}
#13: The Box - Roddy Ricch (DEBUT) [#13] {N/A}
#12: Toosie Slide - Drake (-) [#11] {N/A}
#11: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-) [#11] {N/A}
#10: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-6) [#4] {+20}
#9: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+9) [#9] {+10}
#8: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-1) [#7] {+8}
#7: Circles - Post Malone (+3) [#3] {+20}
#6: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-) [#6] {+6}
#5: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (+40) [#5] {+20} *new peak*
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris (+1) [#4] {+7} *new peak*
#3: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-) [#2] {+15}
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [5 weeks at #1] {-1}
#1: Say So - Doja Cat (-) [2nd week at #1] {+2}

Biggest DROP!!!: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-24)

Biggest Jump: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (+40)

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of May 23, 2020 - Alec Benjamin (2)

THIS IS NOT A REAL COUNTDOWN

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi (#45) [1 week at #1]
My Oh My - Camila Cabello (#44) [#3]

#45: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-22) [#2] {Intentions}
#44: Bad Child - Tones And I (DEBUT) [#44] {Mind Is A Prison}
#43: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (-24) [#15] {Trampoline}
#42: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (-38) [#4] {The Hype}
#41: Anyone - Demi Lovato (-9) [#3] {N/A}
#40: Trampoline - SHAED (-7) [#4] {N/A}
#39: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (-5) [#5] {Good Thing}
#38: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (-28) [#3] {Graveyard}
#37: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-25) [1 week at #1] {Put A Little Love On Me}
#36: Graveyard - Halsey (-10) [1 week at #1] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#35: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+5) [#10] {To Die For}
#34: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (+7) [#2] {To Die For}
#33: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-13) [1 week at #1] {Lights Up}
#32: If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 (-7) [#25] {N/A}
#31: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-7) [#6] {If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)}
#30: Moral of the Story - Ashe (-9) [#5] {To Die For}
#29: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+7) [#2] {To Die For}
#28: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+11) [#3] {N/A}
#27: I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (-24) [#3] {N/A}
#26: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-20) [#5] {To Die For}
#25: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (-3) [#2] {N/A}
#24: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (+5) [#3] {N/A}
#23: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-7) [#2] {N/A}
#22: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+15) [#3] {N/A}
#21: Lights Up - Harry Styles (-13) [2 weeks at #1] {Kill My Mind}
#20: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-6) [#5] {N/A}
#19: To Die For - Sam Smith (-1) [#6] {N/A}
#18: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-17) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#17: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-2) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#16: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (RE-ENTRY) [#16] {N/A} *new peak*
#15: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+28) [#14] {N/A}
#14: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (+28) [#14] {N/A} *new peak*
#13: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+25) [1 week at #1] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#12: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-7) [3 weeks at #1] {Level of Concern}
#11: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (+24) [#7] {Nice to Meet Ya}
#10: Yummy - Justin Bieber (-8) [#2] {Nice to Meet Ya}
#9: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+19) [#5] {Nice to Meet Ya}
#8: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (+19) [2 weeks at #1] {The Hype}
#7: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+10) [#2] {Mind Is A Prison}
#6: Maniac - Conan Gray (+3) [#6] {N/A} *new peak*
#5: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (+8) [#5] {N/A} *new peak*
#4: Check Your Phone - Cheap Cuts/Pete Wentz (+27) [#4] {Mind Is A Prison} *new peak*
#3: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (+4) [#2] {Mind Is A Prison}
#2: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+28) [#2] {N/A} *new peak*
#1: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (+10) [2nd week at #1]

Hit-Bound Exit:
The Man - Taylor Swift

#19: Paper Rings - Taylor Swift (-8) {N/A}
#18: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen (DEBUT) {Rain On Me}
#17: Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS (DEBUT) {N/A}
#16: Daisies - Katy Perry (-3) {Small Talk, Ride It & Midnight}
#15: Toosie Slide - Drake (-12) {Ride It}
#14: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-) {Ride It}
#13: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (-3) {Rain On Me}
#12: Ride It - Regard (+4) {Like That}
#11: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (DEBUT) {Savage (Remix)}
#10: Together - Sia (DEBUT) {Don't Let It Break Your Heart}
#9: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-) {100 Ways}
#8: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (DEBUT) {N/A}
#7: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (-1) {Small Talk}
#6: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (+2) {Bang!}
#5: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (+2) {Small Talk}
#4: The Box - Roddy Ricch (DEBUT) {N/A}
#3: Bang! - AJR (+1) {Small Talk}
#2: Small Talk - Niall Horan (+10) {X}
#1: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (+4)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon!

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Week of May 16, 2020 - The Weeknd (4)

The Weeknd (4)

(Slamming head on desk) I don’t understand Hits 1. The countdown wasn’t spectacular this week, the excessive Hit-Bound re-entries don’t help, but we still have a great #1. Now for a couple announcements. The ranking for the next round of Community Rankings for the 2019 Ultimate Rank is up, if you’re interested in that, click this link, and we’ve got a brand new thing that’s just absolutely blowing up right now, it’s the Weekend Countdown Olympics! Click here to join the seven people already competing. If you can’t comment to sign up, don’t worry, just do the first event, and I’ll mark you in as competing, but if you miss that one, unfortunately, you can’t compete for the rest of the tournament. But if you’re signed up, that won’t be a problem! (You just won’t get points if you miss an event) So sign up if you can. With that out of the way, here are the songs leaving the countdown this week:

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn (#34) [#34] {2 weeks}
the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey (#33) [#19] {7 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (3)

#45: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B (-2) [#7] {22 weeks}
#44: Dance Monkey - Tones And I (-) [#21] {29 weeks}
#43: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (+2) [1 week at #1] {33 weeks}
#42: Graveyard - Halsey (-1) [#3] {35 weeks}
#41: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+1) [#9] {24 weeks}
#40: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (-5) [8 weeks at #1] {31 weeks}
#39: hot girl bummer - blackbear (+1) [#4] {18 weeks}
#38: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-1) [2 weeks at #1] {30 weeks}
#37: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (DEBUT) [3* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#36: I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (-5) [#31] {2 weeks}
#35: Ride It - Regard (+3) [#35] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#34: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#33: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (+3) [#33] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#32: Adore You - Harry Styles (-8) [10 weeks at #1] {23 weeks}
#31: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (-6) [#25] {2 weeks}
#30: Circles - Post Malone (-2) [2 weeks at #1] {33 weeks}
#29: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-) [#29] {3 weeks}
#28: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-5) [#9] {19 weeks}
#27: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-1) [#17] {11 weeks}
#26: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (-4) [#2] {16 weeks}
#25: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+7) [#25] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#24: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-3) [#17] {7 weeks}
#23: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-8) [#15] {10 weeks}
#22: You should be sad - Halsey (-4) [#6] {15 weeks}
#21: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-8) [#13] {8 weeks}
#20: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-11) [#9] {11 weeks}
#19: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+8) [#19] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#18: The Man - Taylor Swift (-1) [#7] {14 weeks}
#17: Modern Loneliness - Lauv (+3) [#17] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#16: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (-9) [#2] {22 weeks}
#15: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-3) [#10] {13 weeks}
#14: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+16) [#14] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#13: The Bones - Maren Morris (+26) [#13] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#12: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (+7) [#12] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#11: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (+5) [#11] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#10: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (-5) [#5] {18 weeks}
#9: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-3) [#6] {10 weeks}
#8: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (+3) [#8] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#7: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+1) [#7] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#6: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (+8) [#6] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#5: No Judgement - Niall Horan (-1) [#4] {10 weeks}
#4: Say So - Doja Cat (-1) [#3] {19 weeks}
#3: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [#2] {15 weeks}
#2: Maniac - Conan Gray (+8) [#2] {10 weeks}
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [4th week at #1] {13 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Sucker - Jonas Brothers [8/13 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Bad Child - Tones And I

Our first of two debuts this week is actually a song from 2016, which got remixed and then became a Tik Tok song. It’s the Imanbek remix of Roses by SAINt JHN. This is a great song. The pitched-up vocals sound much better than the pitched-down vocals of Ride It. Although the vocals are somewhat hard to hear, it’s definitely better. The production I honestly like, even though it seems very blown up. Overall, not a spectacular song, but good nonetheless. *3 weeks on Voting Poll, 2 weeks in Hit-Bound

A very hyped-up song for charity debuts next, called Stuck with U by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber. Overall, this is a fantastic vocal performance for both artists. Ariana sounds great as always, and this is actually one of Justin’s best vocal performances. His falsetto has some weird effect on it though. Overall, I think the song’s a little forgettable, but it’s still very solid. *1 week on Voting Poll, 0 weeks in Hit-Bound

Best Debut: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

Biggest DROP!!!: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-11): I for sure lost interest in this song, and I think most of the world did too, since it’s starting to flop on the charts. Overall, I think it’s a lazy attempt at a song, and although kind of catchy, it just feels kind of boring at points. It’s also extremely forgettable and within a year, I will have forgotten about this.

Biggest Jump: The Bones - Maren Morris (+26): I did not see this coming. The reason was because it isn’t on the voting poll, but this is a great song that’s absolutely a hit, so I’m happy.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#4: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#3: Modern Loneliness - Lauv
#2: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

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

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Falling - Trevor Daniel

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

2 - Mediocre:
#18: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#17: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
#16: My Oh My - Camila Cabello

3 - Decent:
#15: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#14: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#13: No Judgement - Niall Horan
#12: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#11: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

4 - Good:
#10: The Man - Taylor Swift
#9: Maniac - Conan Gray
#8: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

5 - Great:
#7: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#6: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#5: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#2: Modern Loneliness - Lauv

Bonus: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown:
#1: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd

Overall Score: 70/100 = 70%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Dance Monkey - Tones And I {29 weeks}
#4: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer {30 weeks}
#3: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan {31 weeks}
#2: Only Human - Jonas Brothers & Circles - Post Malone {33 weeks}
#1: Graveyard - Halsey {35 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

My Favourite Song Last Year: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: bad guy - Billie Eilish

Hit-Bound
Bang! - AJR [3]
Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé [2*]
100 Ways - Jackson Wang [4*]
Kings & Queens - Ava Max [4*]
CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn [1; 2nd time]
I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth [4*]
the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey [1; 2nd time*]
Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey [4*]
Bad Child - Tones And I [9*]
Sunday Best - Surfaces [I honestly don’t know]
Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [15]
If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 [4*]
Toosie Slide - Drake [7*]
Moral of the Story - Ashe [2; 2nd time]
Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford [7*]

Also Available For Vote
Daisies - Katy Perry [1]
X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G [1]

I feel like I need to talk about the Beyoncé remix of Savage since I only talked about the original last week, and I think Beyoncé just feels extremely unnecessary. This song was perfectly fine without her, and she honestly brings down the song quite a bit for me.

CITY OF ANGELS and the other girl are back, and although I’m excited they’re not gone, I don’t like the excessive re-entries. Although I guess technically this is the other girl’s first week in Hit-Bound since it never actually debuted Hit-Bound… yeah, we’re not getting into that debate.

I Hope actually debuted Hit-Bound, which is good.

So for some reason, Sunday Best is on Hit-Bound? But also on the countdown? I honestly have no clue what’s going on here, and Hits 1 has just been getting stranger and stranger.

Okay, now onto the actual new songs this week, starting with Daisies by Katy Perry. This song’s not great. Overall, the verses are kind of boring, and then she screams in the chorus and it just sounds really bad. I don’t like this, although there may be people who do, and that’s fine.

Next up is X by the Jonas Brothers and KAROL G, and WOW the Jonas Brothers know how to make a bop! This song is just so catchy, and just an absolute jam every single time I hear it. KAROL G feels unnecessary, but overall it’s a very good song that I know for a fact will do well here.

Best Debut (Not re-entry): X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#17: Daisies - Katy Perry

1 - Bad:
#16: If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975

2 - Mediocre:
#15: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#14: Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford

3 - Decent:
#13: Moral of the Story - Ashe
#12: Toosie Slide - Drake
#11: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

4 - Good:
#10: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
#9: Bad Child - Tones And I

5 - Great:
#8: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini/Halsey
#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#6: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#3: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn
#2: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 62/85 = 73%

I’m Stuck with Blurbs, Stuck with Blurbs, Stuck with Blurbs!

We lost four Hit-Bound songs this week. Check Your Phone, Six Feet Apart, Boyfriend and 17. CYP and SFA were pretty good, so I’m a little sad, but 17 and Boyfriend were due to go.

I’m Ready dropped this week. Logic? Psssh, what’s that?

RITMO’s doing alright. Not great, but alright, so maybe it’ll do better in the coming weeks. I mean, The Bones pulled it off.

Adore You continues to fall a lot, while still being on the voting poll. This is a very good sign, because Don’t Start Now should overtake it in points next week.

Well… it looks like Be Kind might be a flop. I honestly thought this would do well. We’ll see how it moves on the Hot 100 before we see though.

So for some reason, Hits 1 did a tone of random useless edits to death bed, to make it sound like a breakup rather than him dying, and somehow made it even worse.

Why did Intentions fall out of the top 20? It’s a hit and just accept that, Hits 1!

Oh My God and Falling made it into the top 20 this week. I understand Falling although I’m not too happy about it, but why does Alec Benjamin have to hit the top 20 with every song he puts out?

Don’t Start Now took a huge hit this week, but it’s okay because Break My Heart is at #6.

Maniac’s back up at #2? What?

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: Say So (Remix) - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#2: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#4: Toosie Slide - Drake
#6: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#8: Circles - Post Malone
#10: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#11: Adore You - Harry Styles
#15: The Bones - Maren Morris
#16: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#17: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#18: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#20: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#21: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#22: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#26: Memories - Maroon 5
#28: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#29: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#31: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#37: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#38: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin
#40: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#43: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#49: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#53: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#54: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#60: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#62: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#70: I Love Me - Demi Lovato
#71: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#72: I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato
#74: Ride It - Regard
#93: You should be sad - Halsey

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#9: Maniac - Conan Gray
#8: Lights Up - Harry Styles
#7: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#6: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#5: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift
#4: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake
#3: I’m Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato
#2: Yummy - Justin Bieber
#1: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Circles - Post Malone
#9: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#8: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#7: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#6: My Oh My - Camila Cabello
#5: The Bones - Maren Morris
#4: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#3: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#1: Say So - Doja Cat

Kwaheri, everybodomashy! See you all later!

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