2020 - A Year in Review

Welcome to A Year in Review! In this post, you'll find some random stats on the Weekend Countdown, as well as a few from my other weekly/monthly posts. Our very first stat that we're gonna go through is our #1s of the year.

Weekend Countdown #1s

Adore You - Harry Styles [10 weeks at #1]

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [7 weeks at #1]

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd [6 weeks at #1]

Falling - Harry Styles [6 weeks at #1]

Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan [6 weeks at #1]

Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan [4 weeks at #1; 8 total]

Circles - Post Malone [2 weeks at #1]

Golden - Harry Styles [2 weeks at #1]

Wonder - Shawn Mendes [2 weeks at #1]

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi [1 week at #1]

Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello [1 week at #1]

Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne [1 week at #1]

Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear [1 week at #1]

No Judgement - Niall Horan [1 week at #1]

Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [1 week at #1]

Other than the excessive One Direction members here, it really wasn't a bad list, there were for sure some great #1s here, most notably Blinding Lights, Circles and Come & Go, but all of the Harry Styles kept it from being a good list of #1s.

Hunger Games Countdown #1s

Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin [4 weeks at #1]

Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey [2 weeks at #1]

Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure [2 weeks at #1]

Lights Up - Harry Styles [2 weeks at #1]

Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne [2 weeks at #1]

Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [2 weeks at #1]

Oh My God - Alec Benjamin [2 weeks at #1]

Save Myself - Ashe [2 weeks at #1]

Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer [2 weeks at #1]

You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift [2 weeks at #1; 4 total]

100 Ways - Jackson Wang [2 weeks at #1]

Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid [1 week at #1]

Bummerland - AJR [1 week at #1]

Circles - Post Malone [1 week at #1; 2 total]

Cuz I Love You - Lizzo [1 week at #1]

Daisies - Katy Perry [1 week at #1]

Diamonds - Sam Smith [1 week at #1]

Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson [1 week at #1]

Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani [1 week at #1]

Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear [1 week at #1]

Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco [1 week at #1]

Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi [1 week at #1]

hot girl bummer - blackbear [1 week at #1]

I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth [1 week at #1]

Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco [1 week at #1]

Jesus In LA - Alec Benjamin [1 week at #1]

Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson [1 week at #1; 2 total]

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic [1 week at #1]

MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul [1 week at #1]

Maniac - Conan Gray [1 week at #1]

Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [1 week at #1]

Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez [1 week at #1]

Rare - Selena Gomez [1 week at #1]

ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas [1 week at #1]

Sunday Best - Surfaces [1 week at #1]

The Box - Roddy Ricch [1 week at #1]

What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers [1 week at #1]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [1 week at #1]

10/10 - Rex Orange County [1 week at #1]

Yeah, so obviously this list is super long, with the Hunger Games Countdown being whack and extremely unpredictable, so I don't have too much to say, except that I'm disappointed that Daisies hit #1.

If the Countdown Made Sense #1s

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd [8 weeks at #1]

Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior [7 weeks at #1]

Savage - Megan Thee Stallion [4 weeks at #1]

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [4 weeks at #1]

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi [3 weeks at #1]

ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch [3 weeks at #1]

Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo [3 weeks at #1]

Say So - Doja Cat [3 weeks at #1]

positions - Ariana Grande [2 weeks at #1]

cardigan - Taylor Swift [1 week at #1]

Since this wasn't going for the entire year and the rules fluctuated a bit, this list is a tad weird *cough*cardigan*cough*. But, the big hits are still here.

Hot 100 #1s

The Box - Roddy Ricch [11 weeks at #1]

ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch [7 weeks at #1]

Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior [6 weeks at #1]

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd [4 weeks at #1]

WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion [4 weeks at #1]

Dynamite - BTS [3 weeks at #1]

All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey [2 weeks at #1; 4 total]

cardigan - Taylor Swift [1 week at #1]

Circles - Post Malone [1 week at #1; 3 total]

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. [1 week at #1]

Life Goes On - BTS [1 week at #1]

positions - Ariana Grande [1 week at #1]

Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande [1 week at #1]

Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé [1 week at #1]

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

Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj [1 week at #1]

Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber [1 week at #1]

THE SCOTTS - THE SCOTTS [1 week at #1]

Toosie Slide - Drake [1 week at #1]

TROLLZ - 6ix9ine/Nicki Minaj [1 week at #1]

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [1 week at #1]

willow - Taylor Swift [1 week at #1]

This was a pretty good list, but there was a lot of #1 debuts this year.

So I thought since so many One Direction members hit #1 on the Countdown this year, it would be cool to see what the #1s would have been had none of them hit #1.

Weekend Countdown #1s If One Direction Never Existed

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd [7 weeks at #1]

Circles - Post Malone [5 weeks at #1]

Break My Heart - Dua Lipa [4 weeks at #1]

Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello [4 weeks at #1]

Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa [4 weeks at #1]

me & ur ghost - blackbear [4 weeks at #1]

Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer [4 weeks at #1]

Wonder - Shawn Mendes [3 weeks at #1]

Kings & Queens - Ava Max [2 weeks at #1]

Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby [2 weeks at #1]

Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear [2 weeks at #1]

Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior [2 weeks at #1]

Only Human - Jonas Brothers [2 weeks at #1; 3 weeks total]

What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers [2 weeks at #1]

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi [1 week at #1]

Maniac - Conan Gray [1 week at #1]

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi [1 week at #1; 7 weeks total]

Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer [1 week at #1; 4 weeks total]

Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer [1 week at #1]

Man, this would've been a pretty great list of #1s... oh, well.

Next, is our giant list of Hit-Bound dropouts from this year:

Angels & Demons - jxdn

Anyone - Demi Lovato

Bad Child - Tones And I

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

Black And White - Niall Horan

Boyfriend - Selena Gomez

Check Your Phone - Cheap Cuts/Pete Wentz

Don't Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One

Drinks - Cyn

exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

Finally // beautiful stranger - Halsey

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

F2020 - Avenue Beat

Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani

If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975

Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

Lay Your Head On Me - Major Lazer/Marcus Mumford

Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS

Living Proof - Camila Cabello

Make It Right - BTS/Lauv

Man - JoJo

Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

Naked - Ava Max

Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj

Paper Rings - Taylor Swift

Physical - Dua Lipa

Play Your Game - X Lovers

POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182

Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan

Six Feet Apart - Alec Benjamin

Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max

Stunnin' - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON

Tap In - Saweetie

To Die For - Sam Smith

Together - Sia

Toosie Slide - Drake

Up All Night - Khalid

Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X

So every year, I give out the Lights Over Paris award, which is my pick for the best Hit-Bound dropout of the year that I think should've debuted the Countdown. Last year, this award went to The Chainsmokers, ILLENIUM and Lennon Stella for their song Takeaway and this year, I'm giving it too... Zedd and Kehlani with Good Thing! This song was amazing and there was absolutely no reason it should've dropped out of Hit-Bound.

Honourable Mentions

exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

Make It Right - BTS/Lauv

Paper Rings - Taylor Swift

Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max

SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

Now here's some other stats, mostly just pointing out stuff to do with tenures and big jumps and drops.

Most Weeks on the Countdown

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {37 weeks} [February 8 - October 17]

Least Weeks on the Countdown

Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson {1 week} [March 21]

queen of broken hearts - blackbear {1 week} [September 19]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen {1 week} [September 12]

So for these next few, I had to split them into Top 45 and Top 30, because I think it's be unfair to the Top 30 with the Biggest stuff.

Smallest Biggest DROP!!! (Top 45)

everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-4) [January 25]

Smallest Biggest DROP!!! (Top 30)

Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-3) [August 8]

Biggest Biggest DROP!!! (Top 45)

One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown (-22) [January 4]

Biggest Biggest DROP!!! (Top 30)

In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (-16) [June 13]

Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-16) [October 3]

Smallest Biggest Jump (Top 45)

My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+5) [January 25]

Say So - Doja Cat (+5) [January 25]

What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+5) [March 7]

Smallest Biggest Jump (Top 30)

Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We (+6) [December 5]

Golden - Harry Styles (+6) [November 7]

Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (+6) [December 19]

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (+6) [December 19]

Biggest Biggest Jump (Top 45)

The Bones - Maren Morris (+26) [May 16]

Biggest Biggest Jump (Top 30)

Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish (+18) [December 12]

Smallest Combined Movers (Top 45)

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-7) & Modern Loneliness - Lauv (+6) (14 spots) [March 21]

everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (-4), Say So - Doja Cat (+5) & My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+5) (14 spots) [January 25]

Smallest Combined Movers (Top 30)

Dynamite - BTS (-5) & Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We (+6) (11 spots) [December 5]

Biggest Combined Movers (Top 45)

Good as Hell - Lizzo (-17), me & ur ghost - blackbear (+17) & Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy (+17) (51 spots) [March 14]

Biggest Combined Movers (Top 30)

cardigan - Taylor Swift (-6), ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-6), Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+7), Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+7), Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+7) & Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+7) (40 spots) [September 5]

Maniac - Conan Gray (-10), Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-10), Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+10) & Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (+10) (40 spots) [June 27]

Highest Debut of the Year (Top 45)

What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (#18) [February 1]

Highest Debut of the Year (Top 30)

willow - Taylor Swift (#15) [December 26]

Lowest Debut of the Year (Top 45)

Ride It - Regard (#42) [May 2]

Lowest Debut of the Year (Top 30)

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D'Amelio/blackbear/Lil Mosey (#30) [October 17]

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (#30) [August 15]

Diamonds - Sam Smith (#30) [September 26]

Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (#30) [October 31]

going out - ROLE MODEL (#30) [November 7]

Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo (#30) [October 24]

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (#30) [September 12]

Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen (#30) [June 6]

I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (#30) [August 8]

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (#30) [August 29]

MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (#30) [June 20]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent (#30) [December 12]

you broke me first - Tate McRae (#30) [October 3]

17 - Pink Sweat$ (#30) [June 27]

Highest Re-Entry of the Year (Top 45)

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (#29) [March 28]

Highest Re-Entry of the Year (Top 30)

me & ur ghost - blackbear (#5) [August 8]

Lowest Re-Entry of the Year (Top 45)

Memories - Maroon 5 (#44) [April 4]

Lowest Re-Entry of the Year (Top 30)

MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (#30) [July 4]

17 - Pink Sweat$ (#30) [July 18]

Highest Dropout of the Year (Top 45)

My Oh My - Camila Cabello (#12) [May 30]

Highest Dropout of the Year (Top 30)

Come & Go - Juice WRLD (#6) [November 14]

Small Talk - Niall Horan (#6) [December 12]

Sunday Best - Surfaces (#6) [August 8]

Lowest Dropout of the Year (Top 45)

Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (#45) [May 2]

Dance Monkey - Tones And I (#45) [May 30]

Dear Winter - AJR (#45) [January 18]

Liar - Camila Cabello (#45) [January 11]

Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello (#45) [March 14]

Lowest Dropout of the Year (Top 30)

In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (#30) [June 20]

MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (#30) [June 27]

17 - Pink Sweat$ (#30) [July 4]

Now, here's a few new stats that I'm introducing this year.

Artist with the Most Songs on the Countdown

blackbear: 7 songs (Be Happy (Remix), Hate The Way, hot girl bummer, me & ur ghost, Monsters, my ex's best friend, queen of broken hearts)

Justin Bieber: 7 songs (Holy, Intentions, Lonely, Monster, Stuck with U, Yummy, 10,000 Hours)

Hunh. I guess that was the only new stat I had.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.