Week of July 25, 2020 - Harry Styles (5)

Harry Styles (5)

It was a pretty solid week. We had a bunch of great jumps, and we gained a ton of good songs. Except I still don’t understand why Bang! hasn’t debuted yet.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Heather - Conan Gray (#28) [#28] {1 week}
Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift (#22) [#22] {5 weeks}
Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (#13) [#13] {13 weeks}
Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (#9) [#9] {10 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (4)

#30: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (-1) [#29] {5 weeks}
#29: 17 - Pink Sweat$ (+1) [#29] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#28: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (-1) [#27] {2 weeks}
#27: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-1) [#11] {20 weeks}
#26: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-8) [#18] {11 weeks}
#25: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#24: Control - Zoe Wees (-) [#24] {4 weeks}
#23: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#22: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#21: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-2) [#13] {18 weeks}
#20: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#19: The Bones - Maren Morris (-2) [#8] {13 weeks}
#18: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (+5) [#18] {7 weeks}
#17: No Judgement - Niall Horan (-11) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}
#16: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+9) [#16] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#15: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+1) [#15] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#14: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (+7) [#14] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#13: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+7) [#13] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#12: Falling - Trevor Daniel (+2) [#12] {16 weeks} *new peak*
#11: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-1) [#8] {17 weeks}
#10: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-2) [#8] {18 weeks}
#9: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (+3) [#9] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#8: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (+7) [#8] {11 weeks} *new peak*
#7: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (-) [#6] {12 weeks}
#6: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+5) [1 week at #1] {25 weeks}
#5: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-) [#5] {9 weeks}
#4: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [1 week at #1] {17 weeks}
#3: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-1) [#2] {14 weeks}
#2: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+1) [#2] {13 weeks}
#1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-) [5th week at #1] {20 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer [2/2 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

So I just listened to Laxed - Siren Beat by Jawsh 685, and it’s actually a pretty solid song even without Jason Derulo. The siren thing just does the melody, and it works really well. But anyways, Jason Derulo’s remix of Laxed - Siren Beat, Savage Love debuts this week at #25. This is easily one of the most catchy songs of the year so far, and it debuted after only one week in Hit-Bound, so it definitely shows. Jason Derulo sounds fantastic, (as he always does) and the production is really really good. The last chorus is really good, with Jason sounding really good (except in the SAvage baBY that I mentioned last week), and yeah, I’m glad this is here, and I hope it does well.

Our next debut this week is my new favourite song on the Countdown, Come & Go by Juice WRLD and Marshmello, from Juice’s new album, Legends Never Die. Juice sounds really good in this, and it’s also one of the most catchy songs of the year so far. It debuted at #2 on the Hot 100, and I can definitely see it staying in the top 10 for a while. Even though Juice sounds really good here, the entire thing is fantastically brought together by one person: Marshmello. His production here is fantastic, especially in the drop, and this bests Be Kind in almost every way. Full credit here goes to Marshmello for bringing this all together, and it’s a fantastic tribute to Juice WRLD. I hope this is a huge hit.

So our next debut here was on the Voting Poll for one week, and skipped Hit-Bound entirely. It’s Zedd’s new single, with Jasmine Thompson, Funny. I talked about this last week, and my opinion still stands. It’s definitely one of Zedd’s best songs. Not exactly in the top tier of Zedd songs, but definitely not in the bottom tier. Jasmine was a really good vocalist to pick here, as she fits extremely well with the song. The production’s solid, although the ticking clock is still there, you can’t hear it that much. The drop’s pretty good, not great, but good, and the bridge is probably the best part of the production. My favourite part of this song though, is how it ends, with Jasmine saying: “Who’s laughing now?/Who’s laughing now?”. I don’t know why, but I think that was a perfect way to end the song.

Our final debut this week is Trevor Daniel’s second song on the Weekend Countdown, Past Life with Selena Gomez. This is so much better than Falling. Trevor sounds much better here than he did there, and the addition of Selena Gomez is alright, although I prefer the version without her. I really like it when the beat drops at the start of the second verse, and just flows into the chorus, which is really good. My one problem with this song is that you can really hear the edits that Selena made. For example, you can hear Trevor’s breaths sometimes when Selena starts singing, and you can really hear the choppy editing of Selena’s parts. But other than that, this is definitely a solid song.

Best Debut: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

Biggest DROP!!!: No Judgement - Niall Horan (-11): Geez, this took way too long to start dropping, especially considering it’s not a hit whatsoever. I mean, it got one week on the Hot 100 when it was released. Glad it’s finally on its way out.

Biggest Jump: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+9): Yay! This is for sure a welcome hit, and I wish it the best on all its future endeavours.

Countdown Ranking

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

1 - Bad:
#27: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#26: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
#25: Falling - Trevor Daniel

2 - Mediocre:
#24: No Judgement - Niall Horan

3 - Decent:
#23: Control - Zoe Wees
#22: 17 - Pink Sweat$
#21: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:
#19: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#18: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#17: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#16: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#15: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson
#14: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul
#13: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

5 - Great:
#12: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#10: The Bones - Maren Morris
#9: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#8: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez
#7: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#6: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#5: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#4: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#2: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#1: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

Overall Score: 105/150 = 70%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Falling - Trevor Daniel {16 weeks}
#4: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton & Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer {17 weeks}
#3: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee & Sunday Best - Surfaces {18 weeks}
#2: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo, No Judgement - Niall Horan & Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {20 weeks}
#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {25 weeks}

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

My Favourite Song Last Year: Bad Liar - Imagine Dragons

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

Hit-Bound

Bang! - AJR [13]

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S [7*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [8**]

Heather - Conan Gray [1; 2nd time]

Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I [8]

Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid [2]

Falling - Harry Styles [8*]

Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One [6]

Drinks - Cyn [5]

Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle [4; 2nd time]

Daisies - Katy Perry [2; 2nd time]

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake [1]

Together - Sia [10*]

WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow [2*]

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic [5]

Also Available For Vote

Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio [1*]

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee [1*]

Let There Be Love - Ananya [1*]

cardigan - Taylor Swift [1*]

queen of broken hearts - blackbear [1*]

Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer [4*]

Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [6*; 2nd time]

*indicates one week spent on the Voting Poll, rather than Hit-Bound

Before we get into new songs this week, we have the return of Heather by Conan Gray. I’m very happy that this only lasted a week, and I hope it doesn’t re-enter.

Another one. DJ KHALED!!! Yeah, I’m sad that I used that intro for this song, since it’s not that great. DJ Khaled decided to collaborate with Drake, in their new song POPSTAR. Yeah, that’s pretty much exactly like ROCKSTAR. DJ Khaled does pretty well in this song, and the production’s honestly super cool, and I like it a lot. But Drake brings this song down way too much. He sounds so anti-charismatic, that it makes you feel like he didn’t really want to do this song. But if he had more energy, this would’ve been a great song. Too bad he doesn’t.

…Two words. Dixie D’Amelio. You probably recognize that name, because she’s the sister of TikTok superstar, Charli D’Amelio. She comes in with her first song, (because I guess she’s doing music now) Be Happy. The thing is though, this song isn’t that bad. It’s actually extremely well-written, and it’s pretty catchy. She has a pretty good voice too, but my problem with this is that it feels super amateur. I get that she’s not that experienced, but it almost sounds like her mic wasn’t that great quality. The production’s also not that great. Those bring down the song a bit, but only to a blue, not to a red.

Our next song is ily (i love you baby) by Surf Mesa and Emilee. I actually quite like the vocals here, and I think Emilee does a really good job with that. Except Surf Mesa took like four lines and repeated them over and over again to make a song. It’s kind of like death bed, but it’s mixed much better than beabadoobee’s part in that. Mostly because there’s an actual drop and stuff, but I just don’t find the production to be good enough to redeem the sheer repetitiveness of it.

So our next song is Let There Be Love by Ananya… so this song isn’t actually out anywhere yet. It comes out July 31, so I can’t actually listen to it. So for that reason, I guess I’m reviewing this next week.

So Taylor Swift released a surprise album last Friday, a chill folk-ish album called folklore… yeah, this album isn’t for me. Her single from it is called cardigan, and it makes its debut here today. This is probably one of the better songs from the album, although it’s still not great in my opinion. I mean, it’s good, but I don’t love it, because it’s really not my style of music. It’s way too slow for me, and I find it kind of boring. But Taylor’s voice is still really good, which brings this up to a blue, rather than a low blue or a red. If you like this, that’s great, but it’s not for me.

Our last new song this week is the third Hits 1 song from blackbear. I’ve grown back into me & ur ghost, and hot girl bummer has always been a bop, but now he’s here with his third single, queen of broken hearts. This is probably the second-best single, better than me & ur ghost. The chorus is pretty good, and I still really like blackbear’s voice. But, I think the production lacks a bit. It could definitely be a bit better. But this is still good.

Best Hit-Bound Entrant: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#21: Heather - Conan Gray
#20: Daisies - Katy Perry
#19: Drinks - Cyn

1 - Bad:
#18: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

2 - Mediocre:
#17: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle

3 - Decent:
#16: cardigan - Taylor Swift
#15: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee
#14: Together - Sia
#13: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio

4 - Good:
#12: Black And White - Niall Horan
#11: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid
#10: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

5 - Great:
#9: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer
#8: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One
#7: Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I
#6: Falling - Harry Styles
#5: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow
#4: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S
#3: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen
#2: Bang! - AJR
#1: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

Overall Score: 72/105 = 69%

Last Blurb Was the Last Blurb of My Past Blurb

We actually lost three songs this week: Cruel Summer, Oh My God and Stuck with U. Cruel Summer was never a single, so I’m not all that disappointed, Stuck with U was losing traction anyways, so I’m also not upset, and Oh My God was old and never good, so I’m not upset.

Why did Roses drop again? What’s even the point of this huge hit dropping?

Blueberry Faygo is in the top 20 again, which is great!

Kings & Queens is somehow in the top 15… can’t say I’m disappointed, but I’m certainly surprised.

Three songs jumped seven spots this week: ROCKSTAR, I Hope and Moral of the Story. I’m super happy that both ROCKSTAR and I Hope are getting this high, but why the heck does Moral of the Story have to be in the top 10? I know. Niall Horan.

Savage is finally in the top 10, which is awesome, since the song is awesome.

Why is Before You Go back up at #6??? I mean, come on! I know that it’s gaining traction, but it’s been here for way too long.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#2: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#3: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne
#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#5: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD
#6: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#11: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#13: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#17: Adore You - Harry Styles
#18: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#19: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#20: Circles - Post Malone
#21: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#23: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#24: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#27: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#28: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#30: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#33: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#36: The Bones - Maren Morris
#40: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#41: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#45: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#54: Toosie Slide - Drake
#56: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#61: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#62: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#66: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#68: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#71: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One
#72: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul
#73: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid
#88: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee
#90: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez
#9: Together - Sia
#8: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#7: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#6: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#5: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#4: Daisies - Katy Perry
#3: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
#2: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic
#1: The Box - Roddy Ricch

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#8: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#7: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#6: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#4: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#3: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#2: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.