Week of September 5, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (3)

Ashe/Niall Horan (3)

Hey, everybody. This week was honestly pretty solid, except for one huge obvious reason. I’m pretty happy about half of the exits moving off, and half of the entrants this week. Although our new Voting Poll additions are… um… blackbear, this was still a good week. (By the way, the last event for the Weekend Countdown Olympics should be announced somewhat soon! Also, I’m gonna try to finish off the 2019 Ultimate Rank over the next few weeks, so make sure you have Community Rankings done.)

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla (#29) [#27] {5 weeks}

my future - Billie Eilish (#28) [#27] {4 weeks}

Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (#22) [1 week at #1] {22 weeks}

Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (#18) [#18] {6 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (2)

#30: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-) [#30] {2 weeks}

#29: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (RE-ENTRY) [#26] {2 weeks}

#28: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (-3) [#20] {6 weeks}

#26: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-1) [#25] {2 weeks}

#25: Falling - Harry Styles (DEBUT) [13* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#24: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (+3) [#18] {5 weeks}

#23: Control - Zoe Wees (-4) [#12] {10 weeks}

#22: queen of broken hearts - blackbear (DEBUT) [6* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#21: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (+5) [#21] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#20: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-) [#20] {7 weeks}

#19: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-6) [#13] {6 weeks}

#18: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-6) [#11] {11 weeks}

#17: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (-) [#17] {5 weeks}

#16: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+7) [#16] {4 weeks}

#15: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [#15] {4 weeks}

#14: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+7) [#14] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-3) [#8] {23 weeks}

#12: Heather - Conan Gray (-1) [#11] {6 weeks}

#11: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-3) [1 week at #1] {19 weeks}

#10: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-1) [7 weeks at #1] {26 weeks}

#9: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+7) [#9] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#8: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [1 week at #1] {31 weeks}

#7: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+7) [#7] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Bang! - AJR (-) [#6] {3 weeks}

#5: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-2) [#3] {10 weeks}

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+1) [#4] {7 weeks}

#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+1) [#3] {13 weeks} *new peak*

#2: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-) [#2] {20 weeks}

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [3rd week at #1] {17 weeks}

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

Countdown Extra: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus re-entered the Countdown this week at #29, and I’ve gotta say, this has grown on me quite a bit since it first debuted Hit-Bound. You may see it in green soon.

Calvin Harris and The Weeknd bring the lowest debut of the week this week, at #28, Over Now makes its debut. This is kind of growing on me a bit from last week, because I actually like the production a bit more, but I’m still not big into The Weeknd’s voice here. I think he’s singing a little high at points, and it’s a little too slow to work with his voice. I much prefer him in really upbeat songs like Starboy and Blinding Lights. This song’s also just really forgettable. I find it really hard to remember anything but the chorus if I’m not listening to it. Whatever, it may or may not grow on me.

After a really long time in Hit-Bound, Harry Styles brings his fourth single from his album Fine Line, Falling onto the Countdown at #25. This is hands-down the best single, with Lights Up being a close second. Harry actually sounds good here, much better than in Adore You, and that’s a good thing, because this low-production song relies heavily on his voice being good, and I think he slayed it. The piano line is honestly pretty good, and doesn’t feel too repetitive, like in Someone You Loved (although I like that song, I’ll admit, it has its flaws). The writing here is spectacular too. Yeah, great song. I wouldn’t be disappointed if it hit #1 (I wouldn’t be surprised either).

So even though it was taken off of the poll, queen of broken hearts by blackbear has the highest debut this week, at #22. Meh, I’m not too disappointed. If I were to rank the singles from everything means nothing, I’d probably put this at #2, with hot girl bummer at #1 and me & ur ghost at #3. blackbear sounds pretty good, except for the parts when he does the weird low vocal effect thing, that we all know and don’t love. Other than that, the production’s pretty good, and I like how well the beat flows, and it’s pretty catchy too. But it’s off the poll, so I can’t really see it sticking around for much longer.

Best Debut: Falling - Harry Styles

Biggest DROP!!!: cardigan - Taylor Swift & ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-6): Kind of sucks to see both of these songs on their way out, especially considering I’m actually growing into cardigan.

Biggest Jump: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S, Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid, Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane & Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+7): Hunh. Four songs that I like got the biggest jump of the week. Alright, good for them. Just a couple things I want to point out though, Breaking Me just regained all of the spots that it lost from last week, and Come & Go jumped seven spots, to #7, with a peak of #7, and it’s spent seven weeks on the Countdown. I mean, come on. That can’t be a coincidence.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

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

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

#28: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#27: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#26: Control - Zoe Wees

#25: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

3 - Decent:

#24: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#23: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#22: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

#21: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

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

#18: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#17: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#16: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#15: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#14: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

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

#12: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

5 - Great:

#11: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

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

#9: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

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

#7: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#6: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

#2: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

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

#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 109/150 = 73%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne {19 weeks}

#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear {20 weeks}

#3: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton {23 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {26 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {31 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Bummerland - AJR

My Favourite Song Last Year: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Pray for Me - The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar

Hit-Bound

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee [7*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [3**]

Dynamite - BTS [3]

WOW - Zara Larsson [3*]

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [3*]

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez [2*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [5*]

Angels & Demons - jxdn [5]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [4*]

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla [1; 2nd time]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [4*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [6*]

Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio [7*]

Tap In - Saweetie [5*]

my future - Billie Eilish [1; 2nd time]

Also Available For Vote

Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear [1*]

Save Myself - Ashe [1*]

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK [1*]

my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [1*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [14***]

Two exits from this week re-entered Hit-Bound, Let There Be Love and my future. As much as I like Let There Be Love, I find it kind of funny that the second it stopped getting pushed by Hits 1 it fell off of the Countdown. As for my future, it’s also off of the poll, so hopefully this will leave next week.

So queen of broken hearts debuted, so as a result, Hits 1 gave us two blackbear features? Great. The first one is Monsters with All Time Low. This is the same band that gave us Some Kind of Disaster earlier this year, and even though I definitely don’t like this as much as Some Kind of Disaster, it’s still a really solid song. I mean, I find it really hard to not like a pop-rock song, so that probably factors in a bit. blackbear actually adds quite a bit here, and I think I actually like his verse quite a bit. Hits 1 may stan blackbear way too much, but his voice is undeniably addicting. The chorus here is good, and the instrumentation here is also pretty good. Yeah, overall, this is definitely a good song.

Hits 1 actually picked up on a second Ashe song, this one being called Save Myself. This is actually decent! Definitely much better than Moral of the Story. Her voice sounds fine, as it does in MotS, and the production is actually somewhat there. I like the chorus in this song much better than Moral of the Story’s chorus. But the reason it’s in blue is because it’s extremely forgettable. But it’s still decent. And no, I’m not gonna say what I know you all want me to say, because if I do, I think I’m gonna jynx it.

A pretty big hit in the UK comes up next, and this one’s called Head & Heart, and it’s by DJ Joel Corry and singer MNEK. MNEK’s voice is really good, and he’s been on Hits 1 before, if any of you remember Never Forget You with Zara Larsson or Colour with Hailee Steinfeld. The production’s pretty good, but my only problem with this is that I don’t love the drop. MNEK’s voice sounds way too overproduced, and the melody just feels really weird to me, and I’m not quite sure why. Still a good song though.

Machine Gun Kelly somehow brings his second Hits 1 song after Bad Things featuring Camila Cabello. blackbear’s pretty much the only reason that my ex’s best friend is here, but I care less that this is here, since this is actually on the Hot 100. His verse sounds a lot more like me & ur ghost than any other of his performances, and it does the deep-voice thing a lot, but it still doesn’t bother me all that much, because I still like blackbear, as for the rest of the song, Machine Gun Kelly actually sounds really good. The production here is really fantastic and honestly just pleasant to listen to. This is also a really good song, and I would be totally fine with it being a hit here.

Best Debut: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#20: my future - Billie Eilish

#19: Tap In - Saweetie

#18: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#17: WOW - Zara Larsson

#16: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#15: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

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

3 - Decent:

#13: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio

#12: Black And White - Niall Horan

#11: Save Myself - Ashe

#10: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

4 - Good:

#9: Angels & Demons - jxdn

#8: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

5 - Great:

#7: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#6: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#5: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#4: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

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

#2: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 63/100 = 63%

I’m Blurbing Again, I’m Blurbing Again, I’m Bluuuuurbing

The other two songs that left the Countdown this week were Old Me and Past Life. Old Me should’ve left a long time ago, so I’m very happy that it’s finally gone, and honestly, I’m okay with Past Life leaving, since it’s honestly kind of forgettable.

I Should Probably Go To Bed looks like it’s about to enter the top 20, and I’d be pretty happy if it did.

Supalonely and Midnight are finally gone from the top 10. Those two stuck around for much longer than they should’ve.

Too bad Bang! didn’t enter the top 5 this week, but there’s always next week.

Kings & Queens fell to #5, and that makes me sad.

I’m already sick of Moral of the Story being #1. There’s much better songs that deserve to be there. I’d even take me & ur ghost over this.

Black And White just won’t leave, will it?

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Dynamite - BTS

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

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

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

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

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

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

#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#12: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#14: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#16: Circles - Post Malone

#17: Adore You - Harry Styles

#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

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

#21: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

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

#25: The Bones - Maren Morris

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

#27: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#29: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#31: Tap In - Saweetie

#32: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

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

#36: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#38: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#41: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#42: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#47: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#48: The Box - Roddy Ricch

#49: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#50: Heather - Conan Gray

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

#56: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#57: my future - Billie Eilish

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

#64: Bang! - AJR

#71: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#73: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

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

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

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

#98: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#9: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#8: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

#7: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift

#6: Daisies - Katy Perry

#5: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

#4: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#3: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

#2: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#1: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: cardigan - Taylor Swift

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

#8: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#7: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#6: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#5: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

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

#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all Friday.