Week of December 26, 2020 - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear (1)

All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear (1)

Hi everybody and welcome to the final Countdown of 2020! (Yay) Year-End posts-wise my Bottom 10 Songs of 2020 and my Year in Review post should be out before the end of the year. It was an alright Countdown this week, not too many bad things happened. Here’s the list of exits for this week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (#15) [#11] {21 weeks}

Fallin’ (Adrenaline) - Why Don’t We (#8) [#8] {6 weeks}

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

#30: Holding On - iann dior (-) [#29] {3 weeks}

#29: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent (-2) [#27] {3 weeks}

#28: going out - ROLE MODEL (-2) [#25] {8 weeks}

#27: Heather - Conan Gray (-5) [#6] {22 weeks}

#26: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (-5) [#20] {11 weeks}

#25: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (-7) [#18] {6 weeks}

#24: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (RE-ENTRY) [#24] {6 weeks}

#23: Bummerland - AJR (+6) [#23] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#22: HOLIDAY - Lil Nas X (+1) [#22] {6 weeks}

#21: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa (-1) [#20] {5 weeks}

#20: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo (-1) [#16] {8 weeks}

#19: Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber (+6) [#19] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-1) [#2] {18 weeks}

#17: Bang! - AJR (-1) [#3] {19 weeks}

#16: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney (+8) [#16] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#15: willow - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#14: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (+14) [#14] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Dynamite - BTS (+1) [#13] {13 weeks}

#12: Baby, I’m Jealous - Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat (+1) [#12] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#11: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (-1) [#10] {14 weeks}

#10: Diamonds - Sam Smith (+2) [#9] {14 weeks}

#9: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+2) [#7] {13 weeks}

#8: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (-3) [3 weeks at #1] {12 weeks}

#7: Save Myself - Ashe (+2) [#3] {15 weeks}

#6: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (+1) [#6] {13 weeks} *new peak*

#5: positions - Ariana Grande (+1) [#5] {9 weeks}

#4: Golden - Harry Styles (-3) [2 weeks at #1] {9 weeks}

#3: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish (+1) [#3] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (-) [#2] {11 weeks}

#1: Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear (+2) [1st week at #1] {15 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year’s #1: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan [4/8 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Stay Next To Me - Quinn XCII/Chelsea Cutler

So Laugh Now Cry Later re-entered the Countdown this week at #24. I’m fine with this, although it should’ve re-entered like a month ago but whatever.

Our only debut this week comes in at #15 and it’s willow by Taylor Swift. This is probably one of the highest debuts since the Countdown was shortened, but I’m not entirely sure yet. As for the song itself, it’s pretty good. I find it super similar to cardigan, as it probably shouldn’t have been released as the lead single, as it’s a little boring but Taylor’s vocals are good and everything as a whole is decent. Overall, this definitely isn’t one of the best songs from evermore, but it’s not the worst either.

Biggest DROP!!!: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (-7): Honestly, I don’t care that this dropped. Actually, I find it more amusing than anything else.

Biggest Jump: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (+14): Okay, whatever. I wouldn’t mind if this was a hit.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#30: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

#29: going out - ROLE MODEL

#28: Golden - Harry Styles

#27: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

2 - Mediocre:

#26: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#25: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

3 - Decent:

#24: Save Myself - Ashe

#23: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#22: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

4 - Good:

#21: Bummerland - AJR

#20: willow - Taylor Swift

#19: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#18: Diamonds - Sam Smith

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

#16: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa

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

#14: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#13: Holding On - iann dior

#12: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:

#11: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#10: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#9: Dynamite - BTS

#8: Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear

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

#6: Bang! - AJR

#5: HOLIDAY - Lil Nas X

#4: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#3: Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#1: positions - Ariana Grande

Overall Score: 111/150 = 74%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper & Diamonds - Sam Smith {14 weeks}

#4: Save Myself - Ashe & Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear {15 weeks}

#3: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior {18 weeks}

#2: Bang! - AJR {19 weeks}

#1: Heather - Conan Gray {22 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Someone to You - BANNERS

My Favourite Song Last Year: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber

Hit-Bound

Deep End - Fousheé [3]

Stay Next To Me - Quinn XCII/Chelsea Cutler [2]

Fly Away - Tones And I [6]

Body - Megan Thee Stallion [2]

Goodbye - Shaylen [8]

SO DONE - The Kid LAROI [3]

Fix It to Break It - Clinton Kane [6]

Afterglow - Ed Sheeran [1]

Hawái (Remix) - Maluma/The Weeknd [6]

34+35 - Ariana Grande [7]

Bitter - FLETCHER/Kito [6]

Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug [6; 2nd time*]

One Whole Day - Dixie D’Amelio/Wiz Khalifa [3]

Broke Boy - Malia Civetz [12*]

Lasting Lover - Sigala/James Arthur [4]

Never the 1 - ROSIE [8]

So Ed Sheeran released a song on Monday I believe, called Afterglow and it makes its debut on Hit-Bound this week. This for sure isn’t my favourite Ed Sheeran song, that would probably go to that promotional single from last year, Antisocial with Travis Scott, but this definitely isn’t bad. It’s not exactly the type of music I love, but Ed’s lead vocal sounds good and I don’t find this too boring. My only real problem with this is that there are some odd harmonies that sound almost robotic and are really odd. But still a good song.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#16: Body - Megan Thee Stallion

#15: Deep End - Fousheé

1 - Bad:

#14: Never the 1 - ROSIE

2 - Mediocre:

NONE!

3 - Decent:

#13: Fly Away - Tones And I

#12: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

4 - Good:

#11: Afterglow - Ed Sheeran

#10: Goodbye - Shaylen

#9: Bitter - FLETCHER/Kito

#8: SO DONE - The Kid LAROI

5 - Great:

#7: Fix It to Break It - Clinton Kane

#6: One Whole Day - Dixie D’Amelio/Wiz Khalifa

#5: Hawái (Remix) - Maluma/The Weeknd

#4: Stay Next To Me - Quinn XCII/Chelsea Cutler

#3: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#2: Broke Boy - Malia Civetz

#1: Lasting Lover - Sigala/James Arthur

Overall Score: 58/80 = 73%

Life Was a Blurb-ow and It Bent Right to Your Wind

So we lost two Countdown songs this week, Be Like That and Fallin’. Be Like That became a much bigger hit than I expected it too and that’s probably why I didn’t love it as much near the end of its run, but I feel like Fallin’ should’ve been a much bigger hit. It was great and there was nothing wrong with it. I’m glad it made it into the top 10 though.

We also lost Blueberry Eyes off of Hit-Bound. This actually got pretty close to debuting and I would’ve been fine if that happened, but I also don’t really care that it’s gone.

I’m super glad that Heather is finally in the bottom 5, but it still should’ve left two months ago.

Sure, I’d like to see Bummerland become a hit. Why not?

Monster jumped into the top 20 this week, which is great but why did it bring Put Your Records On with it? Seriously? Why is this becoming a hit?

Cool to see my ex’s best friend so high at #6 this week. I’d be pretty happy if it jumped into the top 5.

So Golden dropped three spots to #4 this week. That’s a great way to end the year. I’m really happy but also quite surprised that it only lasted two weeks at #1. Also, apparently, he was just one week away from spending exactly half of the year at #1 here. Seriously? That’s just absolutely insane.

Our new #1 though, is Monsters, which I’m actually quite happy about and I could see it sticking around there for a while. It’s both All Time Low and blackbear’s first #1s here and I’m super glad that All Time Low got a #1, as I think they’re super underrated, but I think blackbear should’ve hit #1 with hot girl bummer first, but whatever. As for Demi Lovato, I forgot that Hits 1 actually likes her quite a bit and she becomes only the second female artist to hit #1 on the Countdown this year, which is a little bit ridiculous. (The other one was Ashe... y'know, paired up with a 1D Boi)

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: willow - Taylor Swift

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#8: positions - Ariana Grande

#9: Dynamite - BTS

#13: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#16: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

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

#18: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#20: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#22: Body - Megan Thee Stallion

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

#27: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#30: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#33: Bang! - AJR

#35: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#36: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#44: Whats Poppin (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#48: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

#50: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#51: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

#56: HOLIDAY - Lil Nas X

#62: Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber

#65: Hawái (Remix) - Maluma/The Weeknd

#66: Diamonds - Sam Smith

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

#79: you broke me first - Tate McRae

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

#94: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#9: Yummy - Justin Bieber

#8: Diamonds - Sam Smith

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

#6: Fly Away - Tones And I

#5: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#4: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

#3: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#2: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#1: Save Myself - Ashe

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

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

#8: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#7: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#6: Dynamite - BTS

#5: Bang! - AJR

#4: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#3: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#2: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#1: positions - Ariana Grande

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all later.