Week of June 20, 2020 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

5 Seconds of Summer (1)

This was one of the worst countdown we’ve had all year. Too many things happened that I didn’t like. We’ll start it with the exits.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (#30) [#10] {8 weeks}
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen (#28) [#28] {2 weeks}
me & ur ghost - blackbear (#23) [#13] {15 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (1)

#30: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#29: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#28: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (RE-ENTRY) [#28] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#27: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (-7) [#20] {6 weeks}
#26: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (+3) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-6) [#19] {6 weeks}
#24: The Box - Roddy Ricch (-3) [#21] {2 weeks}
#23: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+3) [#23] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#22: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle (+2) [#22] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (+6) [#21] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-4) [#16] {4 weeks}
#19: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+6) [#19] {13 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-7) [#11] {15 weeks}
#17: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-) [#14] {11 weeks}
#16: Say So - Doja Cat (-2) [#3] {24 weeks}
#15: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+3) [#15] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#14: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-2) [6 weeks at #1] {18 weeks}
#13: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (-) [#13] {5 weeks}
#12: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+10) [#12] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#11: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+4) [#11] {13 weeks} *new peak*
#10: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [#7] {10 weeks}
#9: Maniac - Conan Gray (-4) [#2] {15 weeks}
#8: The Bones - Maren Morris (+2) [#8] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#7: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+2) [#7] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#6: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (+1) [#6] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#5: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-2) [#3] {15 weeks}
#4: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-) [#3] {9 weeks}
#3: No Judgement - Niall Horan (-1) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks}
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}
#1: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+5) [1st week at #1] {12 weeks} *new peak*

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

Countdown Extra: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

All three of our entrants this week notched in at the bottom three spots on the countdown. So we’re kicking it off at #30 with MAMACITA by the Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna and J. Rey Soul. I’m not entirely sold on the whole spanish Black Eyed Peas thing yet, but I liked RITMO, and I don’t hate this, but I think BEP just did some better stuff before. I appreciate that they’re putting female artists in their songs, and I think J. Rey Soul does a fantastic job vocally and charismatically here. She mixes really well with will.i.am and the whole idea of the song, so I think that was a really great choice, but I don’t love Ozuna. He’s alright and everything, but I just find his parts kind of boring. Overall, the song’s pretty catchy and I love the chorus, but the verses bring this down a lot for me.

Our final debut is yet another Taylor Swift song from her album Lover, this one being called Cruel Summer. This is for sure one of the best songs from the album, although not being in my top 3 (it probably lands in the top 5 though). Taylor’s vocals are amazing as always, and this song is very catchy. I love the bridge, and the lyrics in it are fantastic. Even though this isn’t a single, I wouldn’t mind if Hits 1 pushes this song and it does well here.

Our final entrant this week is a re-entry from Doja Cat and Gucci Mane, called Like That. Overall, I’m glad that this re-entered because this is becoming a hit. Although I don’t love it, I’m still happy it’s here.

Best Debut: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift

Biggest DROP!!!: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber & Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-7): A bad week for Justin Bieber. Stuck with U is extremely forgettable, so I don’t really care that it’s dropping, and although Intentions is a hit, I’m starting to lose interest in it, do I don’t care about that one either.

Biggest Jump: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+10): Why the heck is this in the top 20? I thought it was gonna flop here. Oh well.

Countdown Ranking

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

1 - Bad:
#28: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#27: Say So - Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:
#26: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#25: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#24: No Judgement - Niall Horan

3 - Decent:
#23: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#22: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle
#21: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#19: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#18: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

4 - Good:
#17: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#16: Maniac - Conan Gray
#15: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#14: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

5 - Great:
#13: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#12: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#11: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#10: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#9: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#8: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#7: The Bones - Maren Morris
#6: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#4: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#2: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#1: The Box - Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 107/150 = 71%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee & Sunday Best - Surfaces {13 weeks}
#4: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo, Maniac - Conan Gray, Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles & No Judgement - Niall Horan {15 weeks}
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {18 weeks}
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {20 weeks}
#1: Say So - Doja Cat {24 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Hard To Forget - Sam Hunt

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

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S [2*]

Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan [7; 2nd time]

Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One [1]

Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS [5*]

Together - Sia [5*]

Falling - Harry Styles [3*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [3*]

100 Ways - Jackson Wang [9*]

Daisies - Katy Perry [6*]

Kings & Queens - Ava Max [9*]

Bang! - AJR [8]

17 - Pink Sweat$ [13*]

Man - JoJo [2*]

Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [1; 2nd time]

Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I [3]

Also Available For Vote

ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch [3**]

So Moral of the Story is probably gonna debut next week. Why, you may ask? Because Niall Horan remixed it and you know how much Hits 1 loves Niall. I didn’t like the song before, but I like it a lot less now. Niall actually really doesn’t sound good surprisingly, and his voice doesn’t really mix well with the song at all. Yeah, I really don’t like this anymore.

Dang, we’ve been getting a lot of rap songs lately. Our only real Hit-Bound debut this week is Don’t Rush by Young T & Bugsey and Headie One. They’re from the UK, and you can really hear it. I love their accents, and they work really well with the song. The production’s pretty minimalistic, but it works. I don’t think their voices have that much charisma, and that brings down the song slightly, but not too much. Overall, it’s decent.

Heartless left the countdown and re-entered Hit-Bound this week. I’m glad it’s not gone, but I’m sad it’s not on the countdown anymore.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#16: Daisies - Katy Perry
#15: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

1 - Bad:
#14: Man - JoJo
#13: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

2 - Mediocre:
#12: 17 - Pink Sweat$

3 - Decent:
#11: Together - Sia
#10: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One

4 - Good:
#9: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#8: Black And White - Niall Horan

5 - Great:
#7: Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS
#6: Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I
#5: Bang! - AJR
#4: Falling - Harry Styles
#3: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S
#2: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 53/80 = 66%

Ooooooh, Oh, Oh, It’s a Cruuuuuel Blurber

Our countdown exits this week are: In Your Eyes, Heartless and me & ur ghost. Although In Your Eyes flopped a little on the Hot 100, it still had potential to do well here, and I’m sad it didn’t. me & ur ghost was never a hit, unlike hot girl bummer, so I wish it flopped earlier, since it was only mediocre.

We lost two Hit-Bound songs this week… kind of. Both CITY OF ANGELS and the other girl are gone, but both had already debuted the countdown. I liked them both, but I don’t care that they’re gone because they did debut the countdown.

Why did Roses drop? It’s literally in the top 10 on the Hot 100!

The Box dropped? Why?

Why is Rain On Me almost out of the top 20? It’s a huge hit, and it should’ve jumped.

Also, why is death bed in the top 20?

Our new #1 is Old Me… because 5SOS. Great.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#2: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#4: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#6: Toosie Slide - Drake
#7: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#8: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#9: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#10: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#11: Circles - Post Malone
#12: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#13: The Bones - Maren Morris
#14: Adore You - Harry Styles
#17: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#18: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#19: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#20: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#23: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#26: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#27: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#29: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#32: Memories - Maroon 5
#33: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#36: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#40: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#41: Heartless - Diplo/Morgan Wallen
#42: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#46: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#50: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#53: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#54: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#67: Ride It - Regard
#68: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#69: Daisies - Katy Perry
#70: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#71: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One
#79: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#90: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#9: Daisies - Katy Perry
#8: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#7: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#6: Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#5: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#4: Small Talk - Niall Horan
#3: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#2: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#1: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#9: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#8: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#7: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#6: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#5: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#2: Say So - Doja Cat
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd