Week of August 1, 2020 - Harry Styles (6)

Harry Styles (6)

Welcome one and all to my way-too late Weekend Countdown post! I wouldn’t say this week was that bad, the entrants were pretty good, and although there were a few bad jumps and drops, I don’t think I was too disappointed with this. Let’s get into it!

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (#27) [#11] {20 weeks}
The Bones - Maren Morris (#19) [#8] {13 weeks}
Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (#16) [#16] {7 weeks} [x2]
Falling - Trevor Daniel (#12) [#12] {16 weeks} [x2]

Last Week’s #1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (5)

#30: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (-2) [#27] {3 weeks}
#29: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#28: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (+2) [#28] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#27: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-5) [#22] {2 weeks}
#26: 17 - Pink Sweat$ (+3) [#26] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-2) [#23] {2 weeks}
#24: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#23: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (+3) [#18] {12 weeks}
#22: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (-2) [#20] {2 weeks}
#21: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-) [#13] {19 weeks}
#20: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#19: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-1) [#18] {8 weeks}
#18: cardigan - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#17: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+8) [#17] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#16: Control - Zoe Wees (+8) [#16] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#15: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [#14] {6 weeks}
#14: No Judgement - Niall Horan (+3) [1 week at #1] {21 weeks}
#13: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-2) [#8] {18 weeks}
#12: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (-3) [#9] {8 weeks}
#11: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (-4) [#6] {13 weeks}
#10: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+3) [#10] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#9: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-4) [#5] {10 weeks}
#8: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks}
#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+8) [#7] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#6: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+4) [#6] {19 weeks} *new peak*
#5: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-2) [#2] {15 weeks}
#4: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [1 week at #1] {18 weeks}
#3: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (+5) [#3] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#2: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-) [#2] {14 weeks}
#1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-) [6th week at #1] {21 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes [4/9 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

This month’s Hits 1 to Watch debuts first at #29, and it’s Ananya Birla with her new song Let There Be Love. This is actually out now, so I can actually listen to it without having to wait for Hits 1 to play it! I’m just gonna say it right away: This is much better than Control, the last Hits 1 to Watch. Ananya’s voice is really good, and although her accent makes it a little difficult to understand what she’s saying a lot of the time, the production more than makes up for it. It’s got some synth leads in the verses, which I think work really well, but then you get to the drop. It’s actually really really good. Honestly one of the best drops in a non-EDM song that I’ve heard in a while. If you haven’t heard it yet, you definitely should. Overall, this is a really great song, and I hope it does really well. I wish Ananya Birla all the best in her music career.

This next song debuted a lot faster than I thought it would. After only two weeks in Hit-Bound, Kane Brown, Swae Lee and Khalid’s Be Like That enters the Weekend Countdown. An unlikely combo, which I’ve pointed out before, but they work surprisingly well with each other. The song’s pretty chill, but I think that’s one of the reasons that this song isn’t great. Just good. Swae Lee and Khalid sound really good, but I think Kane Brown’s part is a little uninteresting. That being said, it doesn’t bring the song down a whole lot, but enough to have it not be one of my favourites.

We have a surprise debut next, at #20, since Hits 1 forgot to add it to the Voting Poll. It’s Maroon 5’s follow-up to Memories, Nobody’s Love. Yeah, this is much better than Memories. First of all, it’s not Canon In D. It’s also much more interesting than Memories. The production actually builds up a bit, and Adam Levine sounds really good. The song’s also pretty catchy, although I don’t really see this being that big of a hit. All that being said, this song is still slightly boring at the beginning. It takes a little long to build up. But yeah, good song.

I’m sure nobody was surprised that this next song debuted so quickly: cardigan by Taylor Swift enters this week at #18. Since I’m a little late to the party, it’s already #1 on the Hot 100, and no, I don’t really think it deserved it all that much. The song’s super boring, and really doesn’t have much substance. The chorus is alright, but that’s really about it. But of course, it’s Taylor Swift, and she always sounds fantastic, so I can’t dislike this. But it’s for sure not good. Honestly, folklore was such a “meh” album. You’ll see which two or three I liked when my Hot 100 post comes out.

Best Debut: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

Biggest DROP!!!: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-5): I really like this song, but this is just funny. Hits 1 gave this song quite a bit of push, and it debuted after one week on the Voting Poll, then it got the biggest drop on its second week. Kind of hope it jumps next week though.

Biggest Jump: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo, Control - Zoe Wees & Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+8): Wow, a three-way tie all at 8 spots. Not sure what the odds of that are, but whatever. I’m really glad that Savage Love is becoming a hit. As for Control, I’m not as happy, but I do find it funny that it jumped as soon as Hits 1 stopped pushing it. Kings & Queens though. Hunh? I’m extremely happy that this song’s in the top 10, but how? It’s not even a hit. Whatever, I’ll definitely take it.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:
#30: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan
#29: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#28: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#27: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:
#26: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

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

3 - Decent:
#24: Control - Zoe Wees
#23: cardigan - Taylor Swift
#22: 17 - Pink Sweat$
#21: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:
#20: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#19: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#18: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5
#17: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#16: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul
#15: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid
#14: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

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

Overall Score: 108/150 = 72%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa {15 weeks}
#4: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton & Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer {18 weeks}
#3: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee & Sunday Best - Surfaces {19 weeks}
#2: No Judgement - Niall Horan & Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {21 weeks}
#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {26 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Go Crazy - Leslie Odom Jr.

My Favourite Song Last Year: 100 Bad Days - AJR

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Hit-Bound

Heather - Conan Gray [2; 2nd time]

queen of broken hearts - blackbear [2*]

Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio [2*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [9**]

Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle [5; 2nd time]

Falling - Harry Styles [9*]

Daisies - Katy Perry [3; 2nd time]

WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow [3*]

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee [2*]

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S [8*]

Together - Sia [11*]

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic [6]

Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane [1; 3rd time]

Bang! - AJR [14]

Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I [9]

Also Available For Vote

my future - Billie Eilish [1*]

I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay [1*]

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake [2*]

Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer [5**]

Our Hit-Bound debuts come up next, but first, we lost Like That again. What was even the point of this? It’s getting to be a pretty big hit, and I don’t see why we had to lose it. Oh well, at least it’s not gone for good.

A beat in a Billie Eilish song? Woah! That being said, my future still isn’t that good. Billie still sings super quietly, and nothing about it is interesting in the least for like the first minute and a half before the beat kicks in. But after that, it’s actually not horrible. Her voice still isn’t great, but the production’s honestly pretty good at that point. But yeah, this takes way too long to build up. But definitely better than everything i wanted.

New Dan + Shay is next, in the form of I Should Probably Go To Bed. I’d say this is probably the second single from a new album, after 10,000 Hours. This is good. Except, that’s how I feel about every Dan + Shay song before I get really tired of it really quickly. But for the meantime, this is good. It’s a little slow, but I think both of their voices make up for it in this. The hard violin hits in the bridge kind of shocked me at first listen, but now listening to it, it’s just funny. Yeah, this is good.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#19: Heather - Conan Gray
#18: Daisies - Katy Perry

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

2 - Mediocre:
#16: my future - Billie Eilish

3 - Decent:
#15: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle
#14: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee
#13: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio
#12: Together - Sia

4 - Good:
#11: Black And White - Niall Horan
#10: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay
#9: queen of broken hearts - blackbear
#8: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer
#7: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

5 - Great:
#6: Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I
#5: Falling - Harry Styles
#4: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow
#3: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S
#2: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic
#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 65/95 = 68%

When You Are Young They Assume You Blurb Nothing

100 Ways is at the bottom spot in its third week. HA.

Why did Come & Go drop? I get that this actually isn’t doing that well at pop radio, but it’s a really good song, it deserved to jump.

(To the tune of Roses) Roses. Really needs to start jumping soon, yeah you know it. It’s a huge hit, though Hits 1 doesn’t show it. Yeah you really know that you like, you like Roses. Roses please jump higher… I will accept applause now, please and thank you.

How has death bed not left yet? It’s literally doing nothing on the Countdown, and I’ve almost completely forgotten that it’s here.

So No Judgement’s back in the top 15 why?

Savage didn’t deserve to drop out of the top 10.

I Hope is in the top 10? Wut? I’m certainly happy, but kind of confused, even though it’s a hit. Wait. Now I’ve confused myself about my confusion. Why does this always happen?

No. Rain On Me can’t drop out of the top 5! Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

Sunday Best is at #6? Um… good?

Okay, rant time. Moral of the Story is at #3. If Niall Horan hadn’t remixed this, it would never have re-entered, but just because Hits 1 can’t let a Niall song slip by, they somehow let him take this to the top 5. There was NO point to bringing it there, especially considering the remix is much worse. With my luck, this will probably hit #1 in the coming weeks. This has NO right to be here, and NO right to be in the top 3.

Oh, yeah! I forgot to mention the exits for this week! Intentions, The Bones and Falling are the only ones that actually left. I’m happy with the amount of success that Intentions got, even if it was getting kind of old and annoying. I would’ve been happy if The Bones lasted a bit longer, but whatever, I’m not that upset, and I could’ve sworn that Falling had already left. About time.

We lost three Hit-Bound songs this week. Drinks, Don’t Rush and Heartless. Drinks was bad, so I’m not at all sad or surprised that it’s gone. Don’t Rush was really good, and I’m sad that it didn’t debut, and I’m really surprised that Heartless wasn’t a bigger hit. But it did debut the Countdown for a couple weeks, so it’ll probably make it on my year-end list. Also, I forgot to mention that Wishing Well left last week. I honestly don’t care that much, since Come & Go is much better.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#2: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne
#3: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake
#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#5: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#6: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#9: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#11: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#12: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#13: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD
#14: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#15: Adore You - Harry Styles
#16: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#18: Circles - Post Malone
#19: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#21: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#22: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#27: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#29: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#30: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#31: The Bones - Maren Morris
#34: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#40: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#45: Toosie Slide - Drake
#47: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#52: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#57: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#58: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#60: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One
#61: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#63: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul
#65: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid
#83: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez
#84: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee
#90: Bang! - AJR
#97: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#9: Drinks - Cyn
#8: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez
#7: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#6: Small Talk - Niall Horan
#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#4: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin
#3: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj
#2: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang
#1: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

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