Week of October 31, 2020 - Harry Styles (4)

Harry Styles (4)

Happy Halloween everyone! This week’s Countdown would’ve been absolutely perfect if it wasn’t for three major things all including One Direction guys. Yeah. But, all that being said, this was still a great week. Before we get started, I’d just like to point out that we’re almost done the 2019 Ultimate Rank and I plan to reveal #10-#6 and the rest of the Hit-Bound dropouts, so don’t forget to do Community Rankings, which you can find the link for here. Also, if you’d like to participate in October’s Callout Scores, you can scroll to the last post or click this link. Here’s the exits this week (!).

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (#25) [#20] {5 weeks}

Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (#19) [6 weeks at #1] {24 weeks} [x2]

cardigan - Taylor Swift (#13) [#12] {13 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Falling - Harry Styles (3)

#30: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo (+1) [#29] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#28: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat (+1) [#28] {3 weeks}

#27: Mad at Disney - salem ilese (-6) [#21] {3 weeks}

#26: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/blackbear/Lil Mosey (-3) [#23] {3 weeks}

#25: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (+2) [#13] {8 weeks}

#24: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (+2) [#24] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#23: positions - Ariana Grande (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#22: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-5) [#11] {14 weeks}

#21: Diamonds - Sam Smith (+1) [#21] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#20: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+4) [#20] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#19: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-5) [#4] {15 weeks}

#18: Golden - Harry Styles (DEBUT) [5* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#17: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-8) [#3] {21 weeks}

#16: Dynamite - BTS (+2) [#16] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#15: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+1) [#15] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Save Myself - Ashe (-3) [#9] {7 weeks}

#13: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (+7) [#13] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#12: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-5) [#2] {18 weeks}

#11: Small Talk - Niall Horan (+17) [#11] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (-) [#6] {10 weeks}

#9: Heather - Conan Gray (-3) [#6] {14 weeks}

#8: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (+4) [#8] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#7: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+8) [#7] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Bang! - AJR (-2) [#3] {11 weeks}

#5: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (+3) [#5] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#4: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-1) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks}

#3: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-1) [#2] {10 weeks}

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+3) [#2] {10 weeks} *new peak*

#1: Falling - Harry Styles (-) [4th week at #1] {9 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid [1/1 week at #1]

Countdown Extra: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

It’s almost… spooky how this next song skipped Hit-Bound. (Yeah, I’m sorry about that) It’s Go Crazy by Chris Brown and Young Thug, a song that’s been on my Hot 100 posts for a while now and it makes its debut here at #30. I’m really happy that this song is here. It’s been on pop radio for a while now and was actually the only song on the Billboard Pop chart that Hits 1 hadn’t picked up on, but that’s done now. Anyways, Chris Brown sounds great here, especially in the hook, which is pretty catchy. Young Thug delivers hands-down the best verse he’s ever given. He actually sounds great, which is something I thought I’d never describe Young Thug sounding. Yeah, this is a good song and I’m honestly quite happy that Hits 1 has started picking up on rap songs, as this is also the year I started to like rap.

So Ariana Grande released her album Positions this week and I started listening to it, but then had to stop because for one thing, I didn’t have much time when I was listening to it yesterday and most of the songs blended together and they were kind of boring. Of course, I’m gonna have to probably review the entire album in a couple week’s time on my Hot 100 post, at which point I’ll have a more thorough opinion on it (and will have listened to the whole thing). Anyways, the title track from that album debuts at #23 this week, positions. This is definitely a highlight of the album… (again, from what I’ve heard. You know what? Just keep that in mind for the rest of the review) Ari sounds quite good here and although the production’s not too interesting, I like the use of the violins and the song itself is pretty catchy and honestly just solid as a whole. I think this’ll do pretty well on radio, but not nearly as well as songs like no tears left to cry or 7 rings.

(Sighs). So Harry Styles scores his fifth song from his album Fine Line on the Weekend Countdown and this’ll probably end up being his fourth #1 from that album especially considering it’s actually been released (unlike Falling, which I’ll get to later). Golden is a pretty uninteresting song and I sincerely hope that this is the last thing we hear from Harry for a while. Just for Hits 1’s sake, I actually quite liked most of the singles. I definitely wouldn’t go as far to say that this is the worst single, that would definitely go to Adore You, but it’s not good. The “DODODODODODODODODO” part is actually kind of annoying and the song as a whole is quite boring and he doesn’t sound particularly good here. I hope this doesn’t do well, but it’s Harry Styles, so it will.

Best Debut: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

Biggest DROP!!!: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-8): I’m really satisfied with the amount of success that this song got on here and it’s kind of starting to fade on me due to overplay, so this is a really well-timed drop.

Biggest Jump: Small Talk - Niall Horan (+17): Okay, really? Like, I get that we can’t let a Niall Horan song slip by, I get it. But does every song of his that actually debuts (I say this because of Put A Little Love On Me and Black And White) have to hit #1? This isn’t actually that good. Whatever. Hopefully, Mood can notch a couple weeks at #1 before this gets to it.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#30: Heather - Conan Gray

#29: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo

1 - Bad:

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

#27: Golden - Harry Styles

2 - Mediocre:

#26: Small Talk - Niall Horan

3 - Decent:

#25: Save Myself - Ashe

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

#23: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#22: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat

4 - Good:

#21: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#20: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#19: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#18: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

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

5 - Great:

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

#15: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#14: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#13: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#12: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#11: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

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

#9: Falling - Harry Styles

#8: positions - Ariana Grande

#7: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#5: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#4: Dynamite - BTS

#3: Bang! - AJR

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#1: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

Overall Score: 116/150 = 77%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Bang! - AJR {11 weeks}

#4: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid & Heather - Conan Gray {14 weeks}

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo & Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello {15 weeks}

#2: Kings & Queens - Ava Max {18 weeks}

#1: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {21 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: A Little Bit Yours - JP Saxe

My Favourite Song Last Year: Time - NF

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Sweet but Psycho - Ava Max (Best Semi-Halloween Song I Could Think of That I Know for Sure Was on the Countdown)

Hit-Bound

Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney [2*]

Bummerland - AJR [4*]

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear [3*]

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK [3; 2nd time]

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. [6*]

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco [3*]

Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We [5]

Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV [1]

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz [4*]

Tap In - Saweetie [13*]

Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo [4*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [14*]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [8*]

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk [5; 2nd time]

Wow, I’m good at recommending songs. Geez. That’s right, Lemonade by Internet Money, Gunna, Don Toliver and NAV makes its debut this week. How, you might ask? I actually have no clue since this hasn’t played on legit any pop radio station. But, boy am I happy. This song is legit fantastic and I’d honestly say it has a fair shot at #1 of 2020 for me. The production here is great, Internet Money did a very good job with the guitar and the beat. Everybody here sounds fantastic. Don Toliver does a great job with the hook and his voice works really well with it. Both Gunna and NAV’s verses are great and I love them both so much. Roddy Ricch even remixed this song and I would like it more than the original, but he edited out Gunna and NAV and gave Don Toliver a verse. Roddy’s verse is great, but the rest brings it down. I cannot tell you how much I want this to debut.

Diamonds pulled a Sunday Best, but only because Sam Smith hosted Hit-Bound this week.

Also, this is one of the very first weeks that we haven’t had any other songs available for vote, which is really weird. I think the Voting Poll might stop updating, because you can’t get to it from their website.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#14: Tap In - Saweetie

1 - Bad:

#13: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

2 - Mediocre:

NONE!

3 - Decent:

#12: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#11: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

4 - Good:

#10: Bummerland - AJR

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

#8: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A.

#7: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

5 - Great:

#6: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear

#5: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#4: Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We

#3: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#2: Broke Boy - Malia Civetz

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

Overall Score: 53/70 = 76%

I’m Switchin’ My Blurb-sitions for You

We lost three songs this week, OK Not To Be OK, Moral of the Story and cardigan. OK Not To Be OK was forgettable, so I don’t really care whatsoever that it’s gone. cardigan stayed here for much longer than it stayed anywhere else and I’m quite satisfied with its performance here even if it never broke the top 10. Moral of the Story is finally gone!!! It never should’ve re-entered in the first place, let alone get six weeks at #1, so I’m very glad that it’s not here anymore.

With MotS moving out, it makes I Hope the oldest song on the Countdown, which just kind of feels weird to say, since it debuted after the 30-song switch.

Control left Hit-Bound this week and I couldn’t care less what that song did with itself although it did stay for a tad long.

Mad at Disney has found its way into the bottom 5, which sucks because it’s actually a good song. It deserves to be higher than at least ily.

Looks like Be Like That’s gonna be heading out soon, which I’m fine with. It got old pretty quickly.

Savage Love’s also probably gonna leave soon, so I’m a little sad about that, although I’m happy it reached the top 5.

my ex’s best friend actually jumped up into the top 15 this week, which I’m definitely happy about.

Yeah Heather dropped!

you broke me first is actually moving, man. I seriously did not expect this to do anything on the Countdown, but now it’s at #7 with less spins than Be Like That? Okay.

Yeah, Wonder’s gonna dethrone Wildflower from #1, isn’t it?

So Mood found its way to #2 this week. Which I would be happy about, except for the fact that Falling’s losing airplay and it should’ve moved out of #1 this week. Hopefully, Mood takes the #1 sometime in the next couple of weeks even if only for one week.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

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

#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

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

#6: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#7: Dynamite - BTS

#8: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#9: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#10: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

#11: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#12: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#14: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

#15: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

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

#19: Circles - Post Malone

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

#22: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#24: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#25: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

#26: Bang! - AJR

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

#30: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#31: Adore You - Harry Styles

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

#34: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#36: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#39: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A.

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

#46: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#47: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#48: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#53: Tap In - Saweetie

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

#55: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#58: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#60: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#61: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#64: Heather - Conan Gray

#71: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear

#79: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

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

#84: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#87: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#88: cardigan - Taylor Swift

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj

#9: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#8: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#7: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

#6: Daisies - Katy Perry

#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

#4: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#3: Toosie Slide - Drake

#2: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#1: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

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

#9: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

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

#7: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#6: Dynamite - BTS

#5: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

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

#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#2: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all later.

Callout Scores: October 2020

I guess it's that time of the month again where we get to do monthly Callout Scores! I'll give you guys a run-down of which songs are gonna be included.

First up, any song that hit the top 15 on the Weekend Countdown anytime this month:

Bang! - AJR

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

cardigan - Taylor Swift

Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

Falling - Harry Styles

Heather - Conan Gray

I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

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

Kings & Queens - Ava Max

Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

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

Save Myself - Ashe

Small Talk - Niall Horan

Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

Wonder - Shawn Mendes

you broke me first - Tate McRae

Next, any song that debuted the Countdown that hasn't already been selected:

Baby, I'm Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D'Amelio/blackbear/Lil Mosey

Dynamite - BTS

Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

Golden - Harry Styles

Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo

Mad at Disney - salem ilese

positions - Ariana Grande

What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

Next, any song that debuted Hit-Bound that hasn't already been selected:

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz

Bummerland - AJR

Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A.

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear

Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

Next, any song that re-entered either the Countdown or Hit-Bound that didn't air in either show last month that hasn't already been selected:

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

And finally, any song from last month that we ranked in the top 5 that aired in either show this month and hasn't already been selected:

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

Here's the link for Part 1 and Part 2.

Try to listen to some of the songs you haven't heard yet before doing this.

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of October 31, 2020 - 24kGoldn/iann dior (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

cardigan - Taylor Swift (#28) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks}

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. (#24) [#24] {1 week}

Tap In - Saweetie (#23) [#15] {5 weeks} [x3]

Control - Zoe Wees (#20) [#20] {5 weeks} [x2]

Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (#19) [#16] {17 weeks} [x2]

OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (#15) [#15] {5 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (3)

#30: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (RE-ENTRY) [3 weeks at #1] {29 weeks} {N/A}

#29: Save Myself - Ashe (-3) [#24] {3 weeks} {-15}

#28: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (DEBUT) [8 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-15}

#27: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (+2) [4 weeks at #1] {29 weeks} {N/A}

#26: Small Talk - Niall Horan (DEBUT) [5 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-15}

#25: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (-) [#25] {2 weeks} {N/A}

#24: Heather - Conan Gray (-3) [#21] {11 weeks} {-15}

#23: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (+4) [#23] {5 weeks} {-15} *new peak*

#22: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+8) [#22] {2 weeks} {-15} *new peak*

#21: positions - Ariana Grande (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {+2}

#20: Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We (+2) [#20] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#19: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#18: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-1) [#17] {10 weeks} {-15}

#17: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (+1) [#17] {9 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#16: Falling - Harry Styles (-) [#16] {7 weeks} {-15}

#15: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {+15}

#14: Diamonds - Sam Smith (-1) [#13] {5 weeks} {+7}

#13: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (-3) [#10] {10 weeks} {-3}

#12: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+2) [#12] {3 weeks} {+3} *new peak*

#11: Bang! - AJR (-) [#11] {11 weeks} {-5}

#10: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (+2) [#2] {10 weeks} {+15}

#9: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (-1) [#8] {3 weeks} {-4}

#8: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-1) [#6] {14 weeks} {+14}

#7: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+2) [#7] {6 weeks} {+13} *new peak*

#6: Dynamite - BTS (-) [#6] {10 weeks} {+10}

#5: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-) [#5] {15 weeks} {-1}

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-3) [3 weeks at #1] {16 weeks} {+15}

#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+1) [#3] {15 weeks} {+9} *new peak*

#2: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+1) [#2] {28 weeks} {+15} *new peak*

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+1) [1st week at #1] {9 weeks} {+1} *new peak*

Biggest DROP!!!: Save Myself - Ashe, Heather - Conan Gray, Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus & Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-3)

Biggest Jump: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+8)

Hit-Bound

Baby, I'm Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat [4]

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D'Amelio/blackbear/Lil Mosey [15]

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz [4]

Bummerland - AJR [4]

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. [1; 2nd time]

Golden - Harry Styles [6]

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear [3]

Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo [4]

Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV [1]

Mad at Disney - salem ilese [6]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [8]

Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney [2]

Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo [4]

Tap In - Saweetie [1; 4th time]

What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke [4]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [10; 2nd time]

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of October 31, 2020 - Zedd/Kehlani (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent (#30) [#24] {2 weeks}
Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (#29) [#10] {8 weeks}
Levitating - Dua Lipa (#28) [#26] {2 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (2)

#30: Mad at Disney - salem ilese (-26) [#4] {5 weeks} {Mind Is A Prison}

#29: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo (-23) [#6] {2 weeks} {Over Now}

#28: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver (-10) [#6] {10 weeks} {Over Now}

#27: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-22) [#3] {13 weeks} {Toosie Slide, Backyard Boy & Save Myself}

#26: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-16) [2 weeks at #1] {45 weeks} {N/A}

#25: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (RE-ENTRY) [#3] {11 weeks} {Toosie Slide}

#24: Save Myself - Ashe (+2) [#3] {8 weeks} {N/A}

#23: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (-2) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks} {N/A}

#22: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (-11) [#3] {7 weeks} {N/A}

#21: Heather - Conan Gray (+1) [#3] {14 weeks} {N/A}

#20: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D'Amelio/blackbear/Lil Mosey (-7) [#2] {8 weeks} {Ice Cream}

#19: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (-3) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks} {Mind Is A Prison}

#18: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+9) [2 weeks at #1] {33 weeks} {Good Thing}

#17: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (-2) [#5] {3 weeks} {Golden}

#16: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-8) [1 week at #1] {32 weeks} {ROXANNE}

#15: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (RE-ENTRY) [#2] {8 weeks} {Ice Cream}

#14: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Ice Cream}

#13: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (-1) [#9] {6 weeks} {N/A}

#12: Golden - Harry Styles (+8) [#12] {5 weeks} {Backyard Boy} *new peak*

#11: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (+13) [#11] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#10: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (-9) [2 weeks at #1] {24 weeks} {N/A}

#9: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+14) [1 week at #1] {48 weeks} {N/A}

#8: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-6) [#2] {27 weeks} {Good Thing}

#7: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz (-4) [#3] {8 weeks} {Toosie Slide & Good Thing}

#6: Daisies - Katy Perry (+8) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks} {Mind Is A Prison}

#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+14) [1 week at #1] {6 weeks} {Mind Is A Prison}

#4: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (+21) [#4] {3 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#3: Toosie Slide - Drake (+6) [#3] {8 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#2: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (+15) [3 weeks at #1] {42 weeks} {N/A}

#1: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+6) [1st week at #1] {20 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year's #1: Nightmare - Halsey [1/1 week at #1]

Biggest DROP!!!: Mad at Disney - salem ilese (-26)

Biggest Jump: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (+21)

Hit-Bound Exit:

F2020 - Avenue Beat [12]

#14: Broke Boy - Malia Civetz (-2) [4] {Haunt You}

#13: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (DEBUT) [1] {Hate The Way}

#12: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. (+1) [6] {N/A}

#11: WOW - Zara Larsson (+3) [5] {N/A}

#10: Baby, I'm Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat (+5) [4] {N/A}

#9: Bummerland - AJR (-2) [4] {Diamonds}

#8: I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (+3) [3; 3rd time] {N/A}

#7: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear (+1) [3] {N/A}

#6: Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We (-1) [5] {N/A}

#5: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}

#4: positions - Ariana Grande (+2) [2] {Haunt You}

#3: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo (+7) [4] {N/A}

#2: Diamonds - Sam Smith (+2) [6] {N/A}

#1: Black And White - Niall Horan (+8) [9; 2nd time]

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon.

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of October 31, 2020 - 24kGoldn/iann dior (2)

24kGoldn/iann dior (2)

So there were pretty much no new releases this week, so there's actually not that many debuts. But, it was still a good week and there were quite a few moves.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (#40) [#3] {13 weeks}

Runnin - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin (#36) [#9] {2 weeks}

Mr. Right Now - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin/Drake (#24) [#10] {2 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (1)

#40: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (-3) [#17] {12 weeks}
#39: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. (-16) [1 week at #1] {4 weeks}
#38: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (+1) [#12] {10 weeks}
#37: ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson (DEBUT) [6 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}
#36: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-1) [#2] {45 weeks}
#35: Whole Lotta Choppas (Remix) - Sada Baby/Nicki Minaj (DEBUT) [0 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}
#34: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-7) [#13] {30 weeks}
#33: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-2) [#4] {30 weeks}
#32: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (+6) [#11] {14 weeks}
#31: Adore You - Harry Styles (-6) [#6] {45 weeks}
#30: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (-8) [#18] {3 weeks}
#29: Some Girls - Jameson Rodgers (+5) [#29] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#28: More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen (+2) [#28] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#27: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (+1) [#27] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#26: Bang! - AJR (-) [#26] {5 weeks}
#25: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (+4) [#25] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#24: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+8) [#24] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#23: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo (+10) [#23] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#22: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-1) [#2] {15 weeks}
#21: Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (-9) [1 week at #1] {16 weeks}
#20: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-) [#20] {11 weeks}
#19: Circles - Post Malone (-) [3 weeks at #1] {60 weeks}
#18: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-) [#2] {28 weeks}
#17: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice (-) [#17] {8 weeks}
#16: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean (-) [#16] {9 weeks}
#15: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-) [#9] {20 weeks}

#14: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (DEBUT) [0 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}

#13: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (-) [#6] {16 weeks}

#12: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [#9] {24 weeks}
#11: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-2) [1 week at #1] {21 weeks}

#10: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (-) [#10] {7 weeks}

#9: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+5) [#3] {5 weeks}

#8: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [7 weeks at #1] {27 weeks}

#7: Dynamite - BTS (-2) [3 weeks at #1] {9 weeks}

#6: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+2) [#6] {32 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+1) [1 week at #1] {17 weeks}

#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [4 weeks at #1] {43 weeks}

#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-) [#2] {10 weeks}

#2: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (-) [4 weeks at #1] {11 weeks}

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-) [2nd week at #1] {10 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi [1/3 weeks at #1]

So after six weeks in On the Verge, which essentially only happens with country songs, ONE BEER by HARDY, Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson makes its debut this week. This was a pretty good first impression (for me, at least) for all of these artists. They all sound pretty good, although I can't really tell the difference between HARDY and Devin Dawson's voices. Lauren Alaina sounds really good here, but I actually like her next song a lot more which I hope makes its debut soon, What Do You Think Of? with Lukas Graham. This song's actually quite interesting for being a slow country song and the writing's great. Yeah. Good song.

So this next song debuted a month or so ago in the 90-100 range, and it's back this week because of a remix. I'm talking about Nicki Minaj's remix of Sada Baby's Whole Lotta Choppas. The production in this song is actually quite cool. It's got a really cool vibe, sounding like something out of a Madonna song. However, Nicki Minaj's voice doesn't work very well with it. Sada Baby's voice is kind of uninteresting and overall, I don't think this is that interesting of a song. The production's good, but Nicki and Sada don't work very well with the song.

Justin Bieber's newest song from his upcoming album debuts at #14 next, Lonely with benny blanco. Or, apparently benny blanco's on this. He really doesn't have much of a presence. I feel like he could've just gotten a writing/producing credit like FINNEAS got on this. Justin Bieber actually sounds quite good in the verses here and although the production isn't that great, his voice really runs with it pretty well and the lyrics are honestly pretty hard-hitting. HOWEVER, he does not sound good in the chorus. It actually sounds like he's yodeling. I'm not even kidding. With the combination of that and the lack of production, it isn't great, but it could still grow on me at least somewhat.

Best Debut: ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson

Biggest DROP!!!: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. (-16): Yikes. This song isn't doing well at all, which sucks since I'm just kind of getting into it. Oh, well.

Biggest Jump: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo (+10): Okay, really? Why did this have to jump to a new peak? Don't people realize that this isn't a good song?

My Top 5 Picks

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior
#4: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch
#3: Dynamite - BTS
#2: Bang! - AJR
#1: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

My Bottom 5 Picks

#5: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco
#4: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee
#3: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo
#2: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean
#1: Adore You - Harry Styles

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:

#20: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean

1 - Bad:

#19: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

2 - Mediocre:

#18: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion

3 - Decent:

#17: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#16: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

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

4 - Good:

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

#13: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#12: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby

5 - Great:

#11: Circles - Post Malone

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

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

#8: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice

#5: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#3: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#2: Dynamite - BTS

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

Overall Score: 79/100 = 79%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa & Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek {30 weeks}
#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {32 weeks}
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {43 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {45 weeks}
#1: Circles - Post Malone {60 weeks}

On the Verge

Love You Like I Used To - Russell Dickerson (#41) [2]

Mr. Right Now - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin/Drake (#42) [1; 2nd time*]

I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (#43) [10]

Pretty Heart - Parker McCollum (#44) [4]

Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (#47) [2]

Happy Anywhere - Blake Shelton/Gwen Stefani (#49) [5]

Runnin - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin (#50) [1; 2nd time*]

24 - Money Man/Lil Baby (#51) [6]

You're Mines Still - Yung Bleu/Drake (#52) [1]

my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (#54) [3; 2nd time]

Everywhere But On - Matt Stell (#56) [1]

Better Together - Luke Combs (#57) [1]

you broke me first - Tate McRae (#58) [4]

Hawái - Malma (#59) [7]

Diamonds - Sam Smith (#60) [3]

Both songs from SAVAGE MODE II that stayed on the Top 40 last week dropped to On the Verge this week. Expected and I'm not really all that disappointed.

Our first On the Verge debut this week comes from Yung Bleu and Drake. It's You're Mines Still. Which grammatically, makes absolutely no sense. This is a pretty generic rap song. Yung Bleu's voice is kind of annoying, Drake sounds decent as he always does and the beat's nothing interesting and is actually kind of boring.

A couple country songs are next, the first one being Everywhere But On by Matt Stell. Meh. He sounds fine and the chorus is pretty solid but nothing about it is particularly interesting.

Luke Combs is next with probably the best song I've ever heard of his. It's Better Together. Of course, it's still not fantastic and it's a ballad, so it's not that interesting, but his voice is the best I've really ever heard in one of his songs. Yeah. Not much to say about this one.

Best Debut: You're Mines Still - Yung Bleu/Drake

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:

NONE!

1 - Bad:

#15: Runnin - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin

2 - Mediocre:

NONE!

3 - Decent:

#14: Happy Anywhere - Blake Shelton/Gwen Stefani

#13: Better Together - Luke Combs

#12: Everywhere But On - Matt Stell

#11: You're Mines Still - Yung Bleu/Drake

#10: 24 - Money Man/Lil Baby

4 - Good:

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

#8: Love You Like I Used To - Russell Dickerson

#7: Mr. Right Now - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin/Drake

#6: Hawái - Maluma

#5: Pretty Heart - Parker McCollum

5 - Great:

#4: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#3: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#2: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#1: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

Overall Score: 56/75 = 75%

I'm So Bluuuuuuuuuurby

The only other song that we lost off of the Top 40 this week was POPSTAR by DJ Khaled and Drake and I'm alright with that. It was never all that good, so I don't care that much that it's gone.

We lost a few On the Verge songs this week: Don't Stop by Megan Thee Stallion and Young Thug, 7 Summers by Morgan Wallen, Baby, I'm Jealous by Bebe Rexha and Doja Cat and Heather by Conan Gray. I'm glad that all of these songs are gone except for Baby, I'm Jealous, because that's a solid song.

The Woo actually jumped six spots this week, which is kind of weird considering it's getting a bit old.

Wonder dropped a bit this week. I never expected this to be as big of a hit as some of his other songs, so even though it's good, it's not one of his best, so I don't care that much.

Kings & Queens is actually becoming a decent-sized hit! :O

Dreams lost all of its spots from last week. I think it's good, so I don't really see a reason for it to drop. Honestly, it's just kind of amusing to watch this song's run.

Oh my gosh how is Circles still here? It's only about three weeks from breaking Radioactive's record of most weeks in the Top 40. It's at 60 WEEKS.

Hunh. Holy actually jumped back in the top 10. Ok then.

Mood held at #1 again this week which is great since it's great. This is probably its last week at #1, though, before positions by Ariana Grande gets at least two weeks at #1.

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs

If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (#43) [#27] {29 weeks}

Cool Again - Kane Brown (#65) [#29] {20 weeks}

Rich N**** S*** - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin/Young Thug (#74) [#26] {2 weeks}

Slidin - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin (#88) [#32] {2 weeks}

Many Men - 21 Savage/Metro Boomin (#94) [#33] {2 weeks}

Expected from all of the SAVAGE MODE II songs, If the World Was Ending stayed for a bit too long and Cool Again should've been a bigger country hit.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all tomorrow!

Week of October 24, 2020 - Harry Styles (3)

Harry Styles (3)

There was a lot of movement this week. Most of them were good and although our entrants weren’t great, it was still a decent enough week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (#20) [1 week at #1] {38 weeks}

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (#16) [#16] {6 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Falling - Harry Styles (2)

#30: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat (-1) [#28] {2 weeks}

#28: Small Talk - Niall Horan (DEBUT) [9** weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (-8) [#13] {7 weeks}

#26: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (-) [#26] {2 weeks}

#25: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (-2) [#20] {5 weeks}

#24: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+5) [#24] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#23: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear (+7) [#23] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#22: Diamonds - Sam Smith (+3) [#22] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#21: Mad at Disney - salem ilese (+3) [#21] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#20: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (+2) [#20] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#19: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-2) [6 weeks at #1] {24 weeks}

#18: Dynamite - BTS (-) [#18] {4 weeks}

#17: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-3) [#11] {13 weeks}

#16: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+5) [#16] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#15: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+12) [#15] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-2) [#4] {14 weeks}

#13: cardigan - Taylor Swift (+2) [#12] {13 weeks}

#12: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (-2) [#10] {6 weeks}

#11: Save Myself - Ashe (-2) [#9] {6 weeks}

#10: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (-4) [#6] {9 weeks}

#9: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+2) [#3] {20 weeks}

#8: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (+5) [#8] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-3) [#2] {17 weeks}

#6: Heather - Conan Gray (+1) [#6] {13 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+3) [#5] {9 weeks} *new peak*

#4: Bang! - AJR (+1) [#3] {10 weeks}

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-1) [1 week at #1] {14 weeks}

#2: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+1) [#2] {9 weeks} *new peak*

#1: Falling - Harry Styles (-) [3rd week at #1] {8 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi [1/3 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear

So Hits 1s to Watch is now a mid-month to mid-month thing, as they just switched from Ashe to October-November’s Hits 1 to Watch, X Lovers. This song is easily the worst Hits 1 to Watch that we’ve had so far, being Haunt You by X Lovers and chloe moriondo. Nobody here really sounds all that good. The X Lovers person is singing way too low for his voice and chloe is just kind of mediocre. The production’s boring and the song’s really forgettable. Yeah, I hope this doesn’t do that well.

Our last new song this week comes from Niall Horan… of course. It’s Small Talk and this is probably the worst song from his album Heartbreak Weather. He sounds fine, but the production is just too much and really doesn’t sound that good. This was actually a Hit-Bound dropout back in, like, May or something, but for whatever reason it’s back now. Yeah, I hope this doesn’t hit #1, but it probably will because of course, it’s Niall Horan.

Best Debut: Small Talk - Niall Horan

Biggest DROP!!!: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (-8): Yay, this isn’t a hit here! That’s good because I got really nervous when it jumped into the top 15 a couple of weeks ago.

Biggest Jump: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+12): Hunh. Definitely didn’t expect that, but I’m happy nonetheless.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#30: Heather - Conan Gray

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

1 - Bad:

#28: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo

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

2 - Mediocre:

#26: Small Talk - Niall Horan

3 - Decent:

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

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

#23: Save Myself - Ashe

#22: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat

#21: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

4 - Good:

#20: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#19: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#18: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#17: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#16: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

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

5 - Great:

#14: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

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

#12: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#11: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#10: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

#9: Falling - Harry Styles

#8: you broke me first - Tate McRae

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

#6: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#5: Bang! - AJR

#4: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#3: Dynamite - BTS

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#1: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

Overall Score: 113/150 = 75%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid, cardigan - Taylor Swift & Heather - Conan Gray {13 weeks}

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo & Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello {14 weeks}

#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max {17 weeks}

#2: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {20 weeks}

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan {24 weeks}

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

My Favourite Song Last Year: Time - NF

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Trumpets - Jason Derulo

Hit-Bound

positions - Ariana Grande [1]

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk [4; 2nd time]

Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We [4]

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear [2*]

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK [2; 2nd time]

Bummerland - AJR [3*]

Golden - Harry Styles [5*]

Tap In - Saweetie [12*]

Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo [3*]

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz [3*]

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. [5*]

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco [2*]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [7*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [13*]

Control - Zoe Wees [5; 2nd time]

Also Available For Vote

Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney [1*]

So Ariana Grande just kind of announced out of nowhere that she’s releasing an album this month and positions, the first single from it makes its debut here. This reminds me a lot of her Dangerous Woman stuff much more than her thank u, next stuff, which is great because I didn’t really like anything from thank u, next. This is great though. Ari sounds amazing and although the song’s a bit forgettable, it’s definitely not as forgettable as Stuck with U, which on further reflection I realize is probably the first single from this album. But yeah. This is good and I hope it’s a decent hit here and everywhere else.

TikTok makes another impact in music as Put Your Records On by Ritt Momney makes its debut on Hits 1 this week. Um… I seriously have absolutely no clue how I feel about this song. The beginning of the song is super super strange and his voice is way too autotuned. But on the other hand, his voice is actually decent and it’s quite catchy. So yeah, I’m quite conflicted on this.

Best Debut: positions - Ariana Grande

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#16: Tap In - Saweetie

1 - Bad:

#15: Golden - Harry Styles

#14: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

2 - Mediocre:

NONE!

3 - Decent:

#13: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#12: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#11: Control - Zoe Wees

4 - Good:

#10: Bummerland - AJR

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

#8: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A.

#7: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

5 - Great:

#6: positions - Ariana Grande

#5: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#4: Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We

#3: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear

#2: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#1: Broke Boy - Malia Civetz

Overall Score: 57/80 = 71%

You Should Know That I’m Blurbin’ Back to Haunt You

We said goodbye to Before You Go and Ice Cream this week. I’d say Before You Go probably has #1 of the year locked in by now as the song with the highest amount of points (in my Ultimate Rank) and is still charting today is Moral of the Story and I don’t think that’s gonna stick around for long enough to make it there. But yeah, Before You Go stuck around for way too long even if I do like it. As for Ice Cream, I don’t really care that much. I liked the song, but it was never too memorable.

Our only Hit-Bound dropout this week was POPSTAR again. I don’t really care that much at this point.

Every debut from last week other than Baby, I’m Jealous either didn’t move or jumped, which is fantastic, especially for Levitating, as it’s close to the top 15.

Holy got a decent gain, which is great because I’ve grown a bit more into it.

I’ve lost a bit of interest in Midnight Sky because it’s not all that interesting.

Wonder’s in the top 10. Glad it’s there and I hope it stays there.

Looks like Kings & Queens officially lost its chance at the #1 which really sucks because I think it deserved it.

Mood is in the top 5!!! Yeah! It’s #1 on the Hot 100, so I can definitely see this dethroning Wildflower sometime in November, which I’d be very happy about. Kinda sad Bang! didn’t hit #1 though.

Speaking of Wildflower, it’s at #2, which means it’s only a matter of time before this reaches #1.

Okay, who asked for Heather at #6? Yeah, that’s what I thought. NOBODY WANTS THIS.

So Why Don’t We added the word Adrenaline in parenthesis to the end of Fallin’. Yeah, that probably didn’t deserve its own blurb.

BRO HITS 1 ASKED ME ABOUT GO CRAZY BY CHRIS BROWN AND YOUNG THUG ON THIS WEEK’S HIT-MAKER SURVEY!!!

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

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

#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#5: Dynamite - BTS

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

#7: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#8: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#9: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#11: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#14: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

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

#19: Circles - Post Malone

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

#21: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#22: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#23: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A.

#25: Adore You - Harry Styles

#26: Bang! - AJR

#27: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

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

#29: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

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

#32: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#35: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#40: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

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

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

#46: Tap In - Saweetie

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

#50: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#52: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#54: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#56: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#57: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#58: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat

#59: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#60: Heather - Conan Gray

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

#72: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#79: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#85: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#93: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: Toosie Slide - Drake

#8: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

#7: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani

#6: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#5: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#4: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

#3: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

#2: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#1: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#9: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#8: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

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

#6: Dynamite - BTS

#5: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#4: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

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

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all later.

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of October 24, 2020 - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (3)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (#29) [#5] {12 weeks} [x3]

ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (#28) [3 weeks at #1] {20 weeks}

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (#27) [8 weeks at #1] {28 weeks}
Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (#15) [#14] {6 weeks}

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (#5) [3 weeks at #1] {28 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (2)

#30: you broke me first - Tate McRae (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-15}

#29: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-3) [4 weeks at #1] {28 weeks} {N/A}

#28: cardigan - Taylor Swift (+2) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks} {-15}

#27: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (-2) [#25] {4 weeks} {-15}

#26: Save Myself - Ashe (-2) [#24] {2 weeks} {-15}

#25: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (DEBUT) [7 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#24: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#23: Tap In - Saweetie (RE-ENTRY) [#15] {5 weeks} {N/A}

#22: Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#21: Heather - Conan Gray (+1) [#21] {10 weeks} {-15} *new peak*

#20: Control - Zoe Wees (+3) [#20] {5 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#19: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [#16] {17 weeks} {-}

#18: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (+2) [#18] {8 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#17: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+1) [#17] {9 weeks} {-15} *new peak*

#16: Falling - Harry Styles (-) [#16] {6 weeks} {-15}

#15: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (+2) [#15] {5 weeks} {+10} *new peak*

#14: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+7) [#14] {2 weeks} {+2} *new peak*

#13: Diamonds - Sam Smith (-) [#13] {4 weeks} {+9}

#12: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (-8) [#2] {9 weeks} {+15}

#11: Bang! - AJR (-) [#11] {10 weeks} {-7}

#10: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (-) [#10] {9 weeks} {-}

#9: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+5) [#9] {5 weeks} {+15} *new peak*

#8: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (+4) [#8] {2 weeks} {-} *new peak*

#7: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+2) [#6] {13 weeks} {+10}

#6: Dynamite - BTS (+2) [#6] {9 weeks} {+12} *new peak*

#5: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+1) [#5] {14 weeks} {-2}

#4: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+3) [#4] {14 weeks} {+3} *new peak*

#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-) [#3] {27 weeks} {+6}

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-) [#2] {8 weeks} {+3}

#1: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-) [3rd week at #1] {15 weeks} {+13}

Biggest DROP!!!: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (-8)

Biggest Jump: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+7)

Hit-Bound

Baby, I'm Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat [3]

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D'Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear [14]

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz [3]

Bummerland - AJR [3]

Golden - Harry Styles [5]

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear [2]

Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo [3]

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco [2]

Mad at Disney - salem ilese [5]

my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [8]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [7]

positions - Ariana Grande [1]

Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney [1]

Small Talk - Niall Horan [5]

Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo [3]

What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke [3]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [9; 2nd time]

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of October 24, 2020 - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (2)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (#30) [1 week at #1] {17 weeks}

Small Talk - Niall Horan (#29) [#4] {21 weeks}

Last Week's #1: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (1)

#30: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent (-6) [#24] {2 weeks} {Save Myself}

#29: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-9) [#10] {8 weeks} {Save Myself}

#28: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (-2) [#26] {2 weeks} {Backyard Boy}

#27: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (-9) [2 weeks at #1] {32 weeks} {Backyard Boy}

#26: Save Myself - Ashe (-23) [#3] {7 weeks} {Past Life, Kings & Queens, ROXANNE & Teeth}

#25: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (+2) [#25] {2 weeks} {100 Ways} *new peak*

#24: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#23: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-11) [1 week at #1] {47 weeks} {N/A}

#22: Heather - Conan Gray (-1) [#3] {13 weeks} {Teeth}

#21: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (-11) [1 week at #1] {14 weeks} {Backyard Boy}

#20: Golden - Harry Styles (+5) [#14] {4 weeks} {N/A}

#19: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-5) [1 week at #1] {5 weeks} {N/A}

#18: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver (-3) [#6] {9 weeks} {Kings & Queens}

#17: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (-15) [3 weeks at #1] {41 weeks} {N/A}

#16: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (-15) [1 week at #1] {14 weeks} {N/A}

#15: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (-10) [#5] {2 weeks} {Be Happy (Remix)}

#14: Daisies - Katy Perry (-10) [1 week at #1] {19 weeks} {Monsters}

#13: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D'Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear (-) [#2] {7 weeks} {Good Thing}

#12: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (+11) [#9] {5 weeks} {N/A}

#11: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (-5) [#3] {6 weeks} {N/A}

#10: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+18) [2 weeks at #1] {44 weeks} {N/A}

#9: Toosie Slide - Drake (+8) [#5] {7 weeks} {N/A}

#8: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [1 week at #1] {31 weeks} {Backyard Boy}

#7: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+4) [#2] {19 weeks} {Nice to Meet Ya}

#6: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Mad at Disney}

#5: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+17) [#3] {12 weeks} {Backyard Boy}

#4: Mad at Disney - salem ilese (+12) [#4] {4 weeks} {Nice to Meet Ya} *new peak*

#3: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz (+16) [#3] {7 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#2: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+5) [#2] {26 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#1: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+8) [2nd week at #1] {23 weeks}

Last Year's #1: 3 Night - Dominic Fike (1)

Biggest DROP!!!: Save Myself - Ashe (-23)

Biggest Jump: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+18)

Hit-Bound Exit:

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco [1]

Hit-Bound:

#16: F2020 - Avenue Beat (-6) [12] {Diamonds}

#15: Baby, I'm Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat (-4) [3] {N/A}

#14: WOW - Zara Larsson (-8) [4] {Haunt You & Bummerland}

#13: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. (+3) [5] {Haunt You}

#12: Broke Boy - Malia Civetz (-3) [3] {WHATS POPPIN, 10/10 & Fallin' (Adrenaline)}

#11: I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (-6) [2; 3rd time] {WHATS POPPIN}

#10: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo (-7) [3] {WHATS POPPIN}

#9: Black And White - Niall Horan (+3) [8; 2nd time] {WHATS POPPIN}

#8: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear (-) [2] {Put Your Records On}

#7: Bummerland - AJR (+6) [3] {N/A}

#6: positions - Ariana Grande (DEBUT) [1] {WHATS POPPIN}

#5: Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We (+10) [4] {WHATS POPPIN}

#4: Diamonds - Sam Smith (+3) [5] {10/10}

#3: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney (DEBUT) [1] {WHATS POPPIN}

#2: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (+2) [9; 2nd time] {N/A}

#1: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (+13) [4; 2nd time]

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon!