Week of June 27, 2020 - Harry Styles (1)

Harry Styles (1)

This is the fourth new #1 in a row that we’ve had on the countdown. Overall, I’d say it was a pretty good week. We got some great debuts and trash debuts both on Hit-Bound and the countdown, and aside from our top 3 being entirely 1D Bois, I think the rest of the countdown was pretty solid. So here are the exits this week:

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (#30) [#30] {1 week}
The Box - Roddy Ricch (#24) [#21] {2 weeks}
Say So - Doja Cat (#16) [#3] {24 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

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

Last Year’s #1: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes [1/9 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

Our first of three entrants this week is a long-time Hit-Bound veteran, 17 by Pink Sweat$. This song spent a total 12 weeks airing on Hit-Bound, with a three week break in the middle. In my opinion, I think the song is alright. It’s a little boring and slow, but I think the guy’s voice is pretty good. The chorus is pretty catchy, and it’s a bit better, but most of the song is just a bassline and a beat, and it definitely gets quite boring in the verses. I can’t really see this doing much on the countdown, but it’s definitely not unwelcome. *12 weeks in Hit-Bound, 13 weeks on Voting Poll

Our next song is actually a re-entry, but I haven’t reviewed it in a while, plus it’s a remix, so I’m gonna review it again. The only reason Moral of the Story by Ashe is back is because of Niall Horan. Who somehow makes the song significantly worse. The song was alright without him, although suffering some of the same problems as 17, but Ashe’s voice was good, and the production suited her, but Niall does not fit with this song. The lack of production on Niall’s voice and the heavy production on Ashe’s voice don’t mesh well together, and overall, I just think this is the worst Niall’s ever sounded. He’s not singing in a good octave for him, as it’s a little too high, and it just doesn’t sound that good. But the one thing that he does improve on is his addition to the “ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-oh-oh-oh” thing, where he actually sounds quite good. But yeah, overall, this isn’t great.

Our final and highest debut, coming in at #24, is surprisingly another Roddy Ricch song. ROCKSTAR with DaBaby makes this DaBaby’s countdown debut (although it should’ve been on My Oh My), and both him and Ricch are very welcome here. If you read my Hot 100 post this week, you know that I’ve become a Roddy Ricch fan. He gives one of his best performances here. His verse slaps, and he sounds really good. But I’d say DaBaby does even better in this song. He actually sings pretty well in the chorus, making it actually suitable for pop fans, which is awesome, and his verse is spectacular. I especially like the message that he gives to his daughter. This definitely has potential here, and with Savage’s jump this week, it shows that rap songs can do well on the countdown, and I can see this probably jumping into the top 10 in the next few weeks. I love this song. *1 week in Hit-Bound, 3 weeks on Voting Poll

Best Entrant: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Biggest DROP!!!: Maniac - Conan Gray & Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-10): I liked both of these songs a lot, but I’m not surprised that they’re dropping, since they’re getting kind of old, and I definitely expected this kind of run from Before You Go after hitting #1.

Biggest Jump: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane & Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (+10): Wow. Two rap songs had the biggest jump this week. A big jump too. Both songs are certainly welcome here, and I’m really happy that Savage is getting recognition here, being almost in the top 10.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:
#30: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#29: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan
#28: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:
#27: Falling - Trevor Daniel

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

3 - Decent:
#23: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle
#22: 17 - Pink Sweat$
#21: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#20: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#19: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#18: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

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
#13: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#12: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#11: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion

5 - Great:
#10: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#9: The Bones - Maren Morris
#8: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#6: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#5: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift
#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#3: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#2: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 103/150 = 69%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton & Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer {13 weeks}
#4: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee & Sunday Best - Surfaces {14 weeks}
#3: Maniac - Conan Gray, Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo, No Judgement - Niall Horan & Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {16 weeks}
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {19 weeks}
#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {21 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

Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I [4]

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

MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul [1; 2nd time]

Black And White - Niall Horan [4*]

Kings & Queens - Ava Max [10*]

Falling - Harry Styles [4*]

Daisies - Katy Perry [7*]

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S [3*]

Together - Sia [6*]

Man - JoJo [3*]

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic [1]

Drinks - Cyn [1]

Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One [2]

Bang! - AJR [9]

100 Ways - Jackson Wang [10*]

Also Available For Vote

Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS [6**]

I guess we’re kicking off our Hit-Bound entrants with a re-entry, MAMACITA. I’ve decided I like this song, mostly because of J. Rey Soul, but of course Hits 1 has to knock it off of the countdown right when I change my mind. Hopefully, it’ll debut soon.

Anyways, our first actual Hit-Bound debut this week, we didn’t know about because Hits 1 forgot to update the voting poll. This song was one of my recommendations for like a month straight, that’s right, it’s Lose Somebody by Kygo and OneRepublic. Yes, I like this a lot. I listened to the entirety of Golden Hours by Kygo, and it’s actually really good, and I’ve decided I definitely like his style, and collaborating with pop-rock artists almost always works in his favour, as was seen a couple years ago with Born to Be Yours with Imagine Dragons, which never debuted Hit-Bound. This song is really good though. Ryan Tedder sounds spectacular, and his songwriting is really good, as it normally is, and Kygo handles the production really well, with the drops actually being quite good, with last one definitely being the best. This has a relatively chill vibe to it, and I like it a lot. Hopefully this debuts, unlike Good Thing, probably the last EDM song that I really really liked.

Our last debut is Drinks by Cyn. Oh boy. Another Billie Eilish. She has an alright voice, but it’s not spectacular, and she does the whisper thing too. I’m really not into that creepy production, and I’d really rather not listen to this again. I’ll give it a better review if it debuts, because this is just off of one listen, but I definitely know I really don’t like this.

Best Entrant: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#16: Drinks - Cyn
#15: Daisies - Katy Perry
#14: Man - JoJo

1 - Bad:
#13: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

2 - Mediocre:
NONE!

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

4 - Good:
#10: Black And White - Niall Horan
#9: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#8: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

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

Overall Score: 54/80 = 68%

We’ll Be Blurbing the Same Groove When We’re 92, the Same As 17

Let’s Fall in Love for the Night refused to air in Hit-Bound this week, so it may very well be leaving next week, and although I’m sad, it’s not final because it’s still on the voting poll, so they may just be giving it a push, although I highly doubt that’s true.

We lost three countdown songs this week: MAMACITA, The Box and Say So. I already talked about MAMACITA, The Box was well past its peak, so although I’m disappointed, I get it. It had to make room for ROCKSTAR, and Say So was never good, and also old.

Hits 1 is pushing Kings & Queens again, as it's the countdown extra for the second time in three weeks. I can't really see it debuting, but whatever.

So for some reason, Hits 1 refuses to realize that Roses is a hit, as it dropped to the bottom 5 this week. What’s up with that?

I’m glad they’re giving Blueberry Faygo a chance though, as it jumped four spots this week.

Oh My God finally dropped out of the top 20 this week. This was long overdue, and was only up there because Hits 1 loves Alec Benjamin.

Blinding Lights is falling a little slowly, but still a little too quickly for my liking. It’ll still probably be #1 of the year though, unless a 1D member decides to beat it.

I’m glad Rain On Me is jumping again, but it’s only at #14! It deserves to be much higher than that!

X and Supalonely jumped into the top 10 this week. I’m happy about one, and not about the other. Take a wild guess which is which.

Old Me dropped down to #5 this week. I’m kind of shocked this didn’t last too long.

Midnight is somehow at #2 despite not being a hit anywhere. I can’t say I’m surprised though, as it’s Liam Payne. One Direction should just reunite already.

Watermelon Sugar is #1. Honestly can’t say I’m surprised. Just a little disappointed, because it could’ve gone to some much better songs such as Break My Heart, Be Kind or even The Bones. Ah, well. This will probably be #1 for about 14 weeks, because it’s Harry Styles and it’s actually a hit.

C’mon, Adele. Just release that song already. We’re waiting.

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

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson
#9: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#8: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max
#7: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#6: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#5: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#4: Daisies - Katy Perry
#3: Together - Sia
#2: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#1: Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#9: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#8: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#7: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#6: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#5: The Bones - Maren Morris
#4: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#2: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#1: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all next week.