Week of October 17, 2020 - Harry Styles (2)

Harry Styles (2)

It was a decent week this week. We had some pretty good jumps and drops and the debuts were also pretty good. Here’s the list of exits this week!

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (#29) [#28] {5 weeks}

Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (#27) [#26] {6 weeks}

I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (#22) [#19] {10 weeks}

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (#17) [#8] {9 weeks}

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (#10) [#10] {7 weeks} [x2]

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

#30: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear (DEBUT) [12* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+1) [#27] {4 weeks}

#28: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+1) [#27] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#26: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#25: Diamonds - Sam Smith (-) [#25] {4 weeks}

#24: Mad at Disney - salem ilese (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#23: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (-2) [#20] {4 weeks}

#22: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (+2) [#22] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#21: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [1 week at #1] {37 weeks}

#19: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (-6) [#13] {6 weeks}

#18: Dynamite - BTS (+5) [#18] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#17: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-10) [6 weeks at #1] {23 weeks}

#16: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (+3) [#16] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#15: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-3) [#12] {12 weeks}

#14: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+6) [#11] {12 weeks}

#13: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (+13) [#13] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#12: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+3) [#4] {13 weeks}

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-6) [#3] {19 weeks}

#10: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (+1) [#10] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#9: Save Myself - Ashe (+7) [#9] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#8: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-2) [#6] {8 weeks}

#7: Heather - Conan Gray (+7) [#7] {12 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (+3) [#6] {8 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Bang! - AJR (-2) [#3] {9 weeks}

#4: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-) [#2] {16 weeks}

#3: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+6) [#3] {8 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-) [1 week at #1] {13 weeks}

#1: Falling - Harry Styles (-) [2nd week at #1] {7 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Only Human - Jonas Brothers [1/1 week at #1]

Countdown Extra: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo

So forget what I said last week about Be Happy going to drop out of Hit-Bound, because Dixie D’Amelio, Lil Mosey and blackbear debuted this week. I’m definitely happy about this. This song definitely deserved to debut and it for sure should’ve debuted a while back. Like, back when it was just the original. Anyways, this song’s good. Dixie sounds quite good here and the new trap beat is really good. blackbear’s verse is pretty good and I like his hot girl bummer reference in there. Lil Mosey could sound better, as he did in Blueberry Faygo, but his verse definitely isn’t bad by any means. Good song.

Next, skipping Hit-Bound is Baby, I’m Jealous by Bebe Rexha and Doja Cat. I definitely lost a bit of interest in this song since last week. The production’s still good, but Bebe’s rapping verse isn’t good and the song’s kind of forgettable. Overall, it’s still decent, but I don’t really care how it does here.

So Pop Smoke debuts with What You Know Bout Love after just one week in Hit-Bound. As I’ve said before, this isn’t his best song, The Woo, Got It On Me and For The Night are all better, but this is definitely good. I’m quite glad that it’s here. Pop Smoke sounds really good and although the production’s a little repetitive and this is slightly boring and I would like it to be a bit more upbeat, it’s still good and I definitely hope it does well here.

salem ilese earns her first Weekend Countdown entry this week with Mad at Disney. This is the furthest thing from a meme song as the title would suggest. The production’s actually interesting, her voice is good and the hook is actually quite good. The lyrics are pretty good with it mostly just being about how nothing’s like how it is in the movies and I like it. Good song, hope it does well here.

Dua Lipa comes last but certainly not least with her next single from Future Nostalgia, Levitating featuring DaBaby. This song is just so much fun. The production’s great, Dua Lipa sounds amazing and DaBaby does a really good job with his verse. They have pretty good chemistry here and their voices actually work really well together. This song is so much fun and I hope it’s a huge hit. Great song.

Best Debut: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

Biggest DROP!!!: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-10): YES!!! This never should’ve never hit #1 and I’m really glad that this is gonna leave soon.

Biggest Jump: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (+13): I’m quite glad this jumped so much on its second week and I hope it moves into the top 10 soon.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

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

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

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

2 - Mediocre:

NONE!

3 - Decent:

#27: Save Myself - Ashe

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

#25: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#24: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

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

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

#21: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#20: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#19: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#18: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

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

#16: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#15: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:

#14: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#13: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#12: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#11: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#10: Falling - Harry Styles

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

#8: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

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

#6: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#5: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#4: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#3: Dynamite - BTS

#2: Bang! - AJR

#1: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

Overall Score: 120/150 = 80%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo & Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello {13 weeks}

#4: Kings & Queens - Ava Max {16 weeks}

#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {19 weeks}

#2: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan {23 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {37 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Cold - Leslie Odom Jr./Sia

My Favourite Song Last Year: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande/The Weeknd

Hit-Bound

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz [2*]

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake [7***]

Small Talk - Niall Horan [9**]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [6*]

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. [4*]

Golden - Harry Styles [4*]

Fallin’ - Why Don’t We [3]

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk [3; 2nd time]

Control - Zoe Wees [4; 2nd time]

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK [1; 2nd time]

Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo [2]

Tap In - Saweetie [11*]

Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo [2*]

Bummerland - AJR [2*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [12*]

Also Available For Vote

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco [1*]

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear [1*]

Head & Heart left the Countdown and re-entered Hit-Bound this week… or well, technically debuted Hit-Bound. This song’s kind of forgettable, so I’m too upset that it’s gone.

So the first new Voting Poll song is Justin Bieber’s follow-up to Holy from his next album. This is Lonely with benny blanco. This song is fine, kind of boring but Justin Bieber sounds good… that is, the song's fine until the chorus when it literally sounds like he’s yodelling. FINNEAS worked on this, so I’m wondering if the production and melody and stuff was actually made for Billie Eilish, since it actually sounds like a Billie Eilish song. Anyways, yeah this is bad mostly because of the yodelling.

So I would complain about all of the blackbear, but all of the songs are pretty good. This new song is Hate The Way and it’s actually a G-Eazy song, just with a blackbear hook. G-Eazy has some pretty good flow, even if his voice almost never has any actual tone in it and he’s kind of just talking, but it’s fine, he sounds good. blackbear’s hook is really good and his voice works really well with the production. Yeah, good song.

Best Debut: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#17: Tap In - Saweetie

1 - Bad:

#16: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo

#15: Golden - Harry Styles

#14: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

2 - Mediocre:

#13: Small Talk - Niall Horan

3 - Decent:

#12: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#11: Control - Zoe Wees

#10: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

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

4 - Good:

#8: Bummerland - AJR

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

#6: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

5 - Great:

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

#4: Broke Boy - Malia Civetz

#3: Fallin’ - Why Don’t We

#2: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#1: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

Overall Score: 54/85 = 64%

Sometimes I Don’t Wanna Be Blurb-y

Before You Go might leave sometime in the next few weeks, which is good because it’s been here for too long. It’s probably #1 of the year so far.

ily dropped back down to #19, which is fantastic, because it’s not good and it never should’ve jumped last week.

Dynamite’s in the top 20! Hopefully it’ll keep jumping.

Savage Love is actually rebounding somewhat, which is surprising but good.

Both Save Myself and Heather jumped into the top 10 this week. For the former, whatever, it’s only decent and for the latter it should NOT be in the top 10, let alone the Countdown.

Somehow, Mood dropped a couple of spots even though it’s a great song.

Wildflower took Bang!’s spot and moved it to #5. I’m mildly happy that Wildflower’s in the top 5, but I know that this just means that it’s gonna hit #1 now but I’m really sad that Bang!’s dropping.

So we could only give Juice WRLD the #1 for a week because Harry Styles just needed his 7-week-long run at #1? Geez.

Oh yeah, exits! This week we lost Over Now, I Should Probably Go To Bed, Breaking Me and Lose Somebody. I'm totally fine with Over Now leaving since it was never good, ISPGTB was kind of forgettable, so whatever. I wish Breaking Me was a bigger hit and I'm honestly just glad that Lose Somebody hit #10.

We also lost 7 Summers from Hit-Bound. Yeah, not much to say about that.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

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

#2: Dynamite - BTS

#4: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

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

#6: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#7: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#8: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#11: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#13: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#14: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

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

#18: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#22: Circles - Post Malone

#24: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

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

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

#28: Adore You - Harry Styles

#29: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

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

#34: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#35: Bang! - AJR

#37: Fallin’ - Why Don’t We

#39: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

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

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

#44: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

#46: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#47: Tap In - Saweetie

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

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

#55: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#62: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#64: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

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

#67: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#69: Heather - Conan Gray

#72: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#73: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#77: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#78: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#80: Diamonds - Sam Smith

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

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

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

#8: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#6: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

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

#4: Daisies - Katy Perry

#3: Save Myself - Ashe

#2: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#1: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

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

#8: Dynamite - BTS

#7: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#5: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

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

#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 soon.