Week of September 19, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (5)

Ashe/Niall Horan (5)

Hello, everybody! So I have a lot of stuff to talk about today. First of all, the very last event on the Weekend Countdown Olympics is now available to do! So make sure you go do that, because the results for that are gonna go up this Thursday, then I’ll announce the winner of the entire thing this Friday. Other than that, I plan to wrap up the 2019 Ultimate Rank very soon, since I only have four more reveals to go, so here’s the link for the next reveal’s community rankings. Next up, I changed the colour-coding so it’s now on a six-point scale, rather than a three-point scale. So if you’ve read the 2019 Ultimate Rank, it’s the same colour-coding. If you haven’t, that looks a little something like this:

Purple: Best Song on the Countdown/Hit-Bound

Green: Great

Blue: Good

Pink: Decent

Yellow: Mediocre

Cyan: Bad

Red: Crap

Orange: Worst Song on the Countdown/Hit-Bound

So yeah. That’s just the new norm from now on. I realize that the oldest song on the Countdown isn’t represented, but the information is still available to you in the 5 Oldest Songs section underneath the Countdown Ranking. Also, this is my 200th post! From everything to the most random Hunger Games Countdown, to my 1-Year Anniversary post, everything's been a joy to make. Here's to another 200! I know I’ve been talking for a while now, so without further ado, here are the exits for this week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (#29) [#29] {1 week}

Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (#12) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (4)

#30: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (-3) [#27] {3 weeks}

#29: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#28: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (+2) [#28] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#27: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-2) [#25] {4 weeks}

#26: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (+2) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#25: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (+1) [#20] {8 weeks}

#24: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (-) [#24] {2 weeks}

#23: Save Myself - Ashe (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#22: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (+1) [#18] {7 weeks}

#21: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-8) [#13] {8 weeks}

#20: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-) [#20] {9 weeks}

#19: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (+2) [#19] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (-2) [#9] {13 weeks}

#17: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-7) [7 weeks at #1] {28 weeks}

#16: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+2) [#16] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#15: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (+7) [#15] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-3) [#11] {8 weeks}

#13: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+2) [#13] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#12: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+2) [#12] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#11: Heather - Conan Gray (+8) [#11] {8 weeks}

#10: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [#9] {13 weeks}

#9: Falling - Harry Styles (+8) [#9] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#8: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-1) [#2] {22 weeks}

#7: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+1) [1 week at #1] {33 weeks}

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-3) [#3] {9 weeks}

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-1) [#3] {15 weeks}

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+1) [#4] {9 weeks}

#3: Bang! - AJR (+3) [#3] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-) [#2] {12 weeks}

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [5th week at #1] {19 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift [1/1 week at #1]

Countdown Extra: WOW - Zara Larsson

Our first debut of the week is actually last week’s Countdown Extra, Monsters by All Time Low and blackbear. This is All Time Low’s second song on the Countdown this year after Some Kind of Disaster, and although this isn’t as good, it’s definitely great. I’m kind of a sucker for pop-rock, I mean, my favourite artists are Imagine Dragons and Panic! At The Disco, and I really like All Time Low’s stuff too. The instrumentation is fantastic here, and the vocals are honestly pretty good even though there’s a weird effect on them. blackbear also delivers a pretty solid verse, and he’s probably also the only reason this is here, so I thank him. Good song, I really hope this is a hit here, and it probably will be because of blackbear.

I guess Hits 1’s a huge Ashe stan now, as her follow-up single to Moral of the Story debuts after only one actual week on Hit-Bound, and pulls a Sunday Best, and this is so much better than MotS. She’s not mumbling like Billie Eilish, so it’s already leagues better. But the production’s also actually there, and the chorus is layered pretty nicely. This is only decent though, because it’s still a little boring, but it’s for sure more interesting than MotS. Definitely closer to good than mediocre. I can probably forgive Ashe for making Moral of the Story if more songs like this start coming from her. I hope this is a decent hit here, although I can’t possibly see it being that big.

Best Debut: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

Biggest DROP!!!: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-8): Sucks, although it does make sense since it’s starting to lose radio momentum. I wish exile was a bigger hit though, since that song was awesome, and easily the best song to come from folklore. Yeah, I'm not sure how I got there either.

Biggest Jump: Heather - Conan Gray & Falling - Harry Styles (+8): It really sucks to see Heather getting a rebound, since I thought it was a goner, but I guess I can deal with it as long as it doesn’t jump into the top 10. As for Falling, I’m really happy that it’s in the top 10, and I’d honestly be quite happy if it hit #1 here.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#30: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#28: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#27: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#26: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

3 - Decent:

#25: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#24: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#23: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#22: Save Myself - Ashe

#21: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#20: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#19: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#18: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#17: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#16: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#15: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#14: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#13: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

5 - Great:

#11: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#10: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#8: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#7: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#6: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#2: Bang! - AJR

Bonus: 6 - Best Song is in the Top 20:

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Overall Score: 113/150 = 75%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {15 weeks}

#4: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan {19 weeks}

#3: me & ur ghost - blackbear {22 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {28 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {33 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

My Favourite Song Last Year: Goodbyes - Post Malone

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Lucid Dreams - Juice WRLD

Hit-Bound

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [8*]

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [5*]

Dynamite - BTS [5]

my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [3*]

OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato [2]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [6*]

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear [9*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [16***]

WOW - Zara Larsson [5*]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [6*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [1; 2nd time]

Naked - Ava Max [1]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [2*]

Tap In - Saweetie [7*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [7*]

Also Available For Vote

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla [3*; 2nd time]

Before we start, there was some new music by Justin Bieber and Sam Smith, and I would review them, except Hits 1 forgot to update the Voting Poll, so they’re not technically on Hits 1 yet. But I’ll review them next week.

7 Summers left the Countdown after only one week, and I really hope that it leaves Hit-Bound soon and doesn’t re-enter.

Ava Max released her new album, Heaven & Hell this week, and to celebrate, she guest-hosted Hit-Bound. I listened to the album, and it was pretty good. Ava Max isn’t the type of artist that I love, but this was definitely a solid album. From it, she brings her new single, Naked. I’d say that this is one of the best songs on the album, even though there are clearly better songs, such as Who’s Laughing Now or Bring You To Hell. Ava sounds great here, (I mean, let’s be honest. Is there even a single song where she doesn’t sound good?) and the chorus is pretty good. I like the heavy-synth track here, and it kind of reminds me of Maniac, that type of production. So yeah, I hope this debuts soon.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#16: Tap In - Saweetie

#15: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#14: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#13: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#12: WOW - Zara Larsson

3 - Decent:

#11: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#10: Black And White - Niall Horan

4 - Good:

#9: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear

#8: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

5 - Great:

#7: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#6: Naked - Ava Max

#5: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#4: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#3: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#2: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 55/80 = 69%

I Could’ve Saved Myself… from Blurbs

There was only one song that permanently left the Countdown this week, that being Midnight. This song’s pretty old now, but I’m glad it hit #1, since I do like it.

Glad to see Over Now at #30. Hopefully, it doesn’t stick around for much longer, since it’s ridiculously forgettable.

I Should Probably Go To Bed and Midnight Sky both jumped into the top 20 this week. I’m pretty happy about both of them.

Before You Go really needs to leave. It’s been here for way too long, and at this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was #1 of the year, considering how quickly Watermelon Sugar’s dropping.

Come & Go and Bang! switched spots this week, and although I’m happy that Bang! is in the top 5, I’m really sad to see Come & Go leave, and I really hope that it can come back and kick Moral of the Story out.

Speaking of Moral of the Story, it’s not doing so hot on airplay, it’s sitting at, like, tenth or something, so this is probably the last week it’s gonna be #1 before Kings & Queens or Bang! kicks it off of #1.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#2: Dynamite - BTS

#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#8: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#10: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#11: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#13: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#16: Circles - Post Malone

#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#18: Adore You - Harry Styles

#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#20: Tap In - Saweetie

#24: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#25: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#28: The Bones - Maren Morris

#30: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#32: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#34: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#37: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

#39: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee

#40: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#41: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#43: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#44: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#46: Heather - Conan Gray

#48: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#49: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#50: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#51: Bang! - AJR

#52: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#54: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#59: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#60: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#66: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#68: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#72: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#78: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#90: my future - Billie Eilish

#100: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Drinks - Cyn

#9: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

#8: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

#7: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#6: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#4: Heather - Conan Gray

#3: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#2: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#1: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#9: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#8: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#7: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.