Week of January 30, 2021 - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (1)

Dua Lipa/DaBaby (1)

...it’s about TIME! LET’S GO! Anyways, in other news, my rankdown is still open for a couple more weeks. We have five responses so far, which is great, but I’m still shooting for six. I’d highly recommend you do this, because the more people, the more fun it is. Oh yeah, also Keaton you forgot Bitter in your ranking. You can just go back in and edit it. Oh yeah also, if anybody wants to do Callout Scores, it's the last post, just scroll down more when you finish reading.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Goodbye - Shaylen (#30) [#30] {1 week}

Holding On - iann dior (#27) [#27] {7 weeks}

Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber (#25) [#11] {7 weeks}

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (#24) [#24] {10 weeks} [x2]

Bang! - AJR (#23) [#3] {23 weeks}

HOLIDAY - Lil Nas X (#13) [#13] {10 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear (4)

#30: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Heat Waves - Glass Animals (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#28: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (+1) [#24] {6 weeks}

#27: My Head & My Heart - Ava Max (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#26: Anyone - Justin Bieber (+2) [#26] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#25: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (RE-ENTRY) [#20] {15 weeks}

#24: Lasting Lover - Sigala/James Arthur (+2) [#24] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#23: Skin - Sabrina Carpenter (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#22: Wonder - Shawn Mendes (-6) [3 weeks at #1] {17 weeks}

#21: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo (-6) [#13] {13 weeks}

#20: Lie Lie Lie - Joshua Bassett (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#19: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (-) [#14] {11 weeks}

#18: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (-4) [#14] {11 weeks}

#17: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney (+5) [#15] {12 weeks}

#16: Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles (+5) [#16] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#15: 34+35 - Ariana Grande (+2) [#15] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Afterglow - Ed Sheeran (+4) [#14] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (-2) [#10] {19 weeks}

#12: Save Myself - Ashe (-) [#3] {20 weeks}

#11: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa (-1) [#10] {10 weeks}

#10: willow - Taylor Swift (-3) [#7] {6 weeks}

#9: Diamonds - Sam Smith (-3) [#6] {19 weeks}

#8: you broke me first - Tate McRae (+1) [#7] {18 weeks}

#7: positions - Ariana Grande (-5) [#2] {14 weeks}

#6: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (+14) [#6] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#5: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (+3) [#5] {18 weeks} *new peak*

#4: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish (+1) [#3] {11 weeks}

#3: Golden - Harry Styles (-) [3 weeks at #1] {14 weeks}

#2: Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear (-1) [4 weeks at #1] {20 weeks}

#1: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+3) [1st week at #1] {16 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Circles - Post Malone [1/2 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: forget me too - Machine Gun Kelly/Halsey

So Jason Derulo brings us yet another single this week, called Lifestyle featuring Adam Levine. This song’s fine. It’s not all too memorable and I don’t think it’s going to be too huge of a hit, but it’s still enjoyable. Both Jason Derulo and Adam Levine sound good here and they actually sound kind of similar. They definitely blend well together though. The chorus is pretty fun and the production’s decent too. Overall, it’s good, but it’s forgettable.

So after just a couple of weeks in Hit-Bound, Heat Waves by Glass Animals makes its debut on the Weekend Countdown this week at #29. I’ve been enjoying this song more and more with every listen. Mostly just because of the chorus. It’s really catchy and the guy singing sounds pretty good there. He doesn’t sound great in the verses and the verses as a whole are pretty forgettable, but that chorus is just fantastic.

Another song that I’ve been really growing into lately is My Head & My Heart by Ava Max, which also makes its debut this week. This song is a bop. I’d say that it’s one of the best singles from Heaven & Hell, although all of the singles from it are great. Ava sounds great here though and the production throughout the song is really great. Even though the verses are the exact same melody as a song by A Touch of Class, it doesn’t really bother me that much. This is a fantastic song and I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be a huge hit.

What You Know Bout Love decided to re-enter after it left last week. I’m definitely happy that it’s back and I hope it stays around for a bit longer.

So Sabrina Carpenter brings her first song to Hits 1 since Sue Me in 2019. Before that she brought us Almost Love in 2018 and both of those songs were pretty forgettable. I’m not entirely sure if this song is just going to fade or not, but for now, it’s pretty enjoyable. I think it takes a solid minute and a half to pick up, but once it does, it’s good. Sabrina Carpenter sounds great here and I really like the chorus.

So Joshua Bassett’s song Lie Lie Lie debuts this week. While I don’t like this as much as I did when it was first released a few weeks ago, I definitely still like it. I think Joshua Bassett sounds quite good here and the song itself is extremely catchy, especially in the chorus. Not much else to say here, this is just a really enjoyable song and I hope it’s a hit.

Best Debut: My Head & My Heart - Ava Max

Biggest DROP!!!: Wonder - Shawn Mendes & Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo (-6): Not too disappointed by either of these songs dropping, as I feel like both of them have had their run.

Biggest Jump: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (+14): This song jumps all the way to #6 this week, which is just absolutely insane, but I’m definitely glad and I’d love for it to be in the top 5 soon. I’m really glad that this has blown up as much as it has, it definitely deserves it.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

NONE!

1 - Bad:

#30: Golden - Harry Styles

#29: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

2 - Mediocre:

#28: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#27: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

3 - Decent:

#26: Save Myself - Ashe

#25: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#24: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

4 - Good:

#23: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa

#22: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#21: Wonder - Shawn Mendes

#20: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#19: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#18: willow - Taylor Swift

#17: Skin - Sabrina Carpenter

#16: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine

#15: Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles

#14: Afterglow - Ed Sheeran

#13: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#12: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:

#11: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#10: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#9: Anyone - Justin Bieber

#8: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

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

#6: Lie Lie Lie - Joshua Bassett

#5: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#4: My Head & My Heart - Ava Max

#3: positions - Ariana Grande

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

#1: Lasting Lover - Sigala/James Arthur

Overall Score: 118/150 = 79%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby {16 weeks}

#4: Wonder - Shawn Mendes {17 weeks}

#3: you broke me first - Tate McRae & my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear {18 weeks}

#2: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper & Diamonds - Sam Smith {19 weeks}

#1: Save Myself - Ashe & Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear {20 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Stronger - Sam Feldt/Kesha

My Favourite Song Last Year: Circles - Post Malone

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Say So - Doja Cat

Most Missed Countdown Song: Home - Phillip Phillips

Hit-Bound

Lotus Inn - Why Don’t We [1]

forget me too - Machine Gun Kelly/Halsey [1]

Good Days - SZA [1]

WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI [3]

Deep End - Fousheé [8]

Stay Next To Me - Quinn XCII/Chelsea Cutler [7]

Space Girl - Frances Forever [3]

Body - Megan Thee Stallion [7]

Fly Away - Tones And I [11]

Goodbye - Shaylen [1; 2nd time]

Fix It to Break It - Clinton Kane [11]

Talk About Love - Zara Larsson/Young Thug [1]

SO DONE - The Kid LAROI [8]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [3; 2nd time]

Girls Like Us - Zoe Wees [2]

So Why Don’t We bring us another song from their new album, The Good Times and The Bad Ones. This song’s called Lotus Inn and it’s decent. There’s not too much that’s memorable in the song and I don’t think the guys sound too great in the chorus, but the verses are still enjoyable and the production’s pretty good. I wish this was a bit more like Fallin’, but when it really comes down to it, I’m glad that this is here.

Yeah, so when Machine Gun Kelly released his album, Tickets To My Downfall, it was only a matter of time before Hits 1 picked up this one. It’s forget me too featuring Halsey (I’m pretty sure why you can figure out why Hits 1 picked this up). It was a while back, but I’ve actually reviewed this on my Hot 100 posts before. I really like this song. I don’t think it’s as good as my ex’s best friend, but both MGK and Halsey sound pretty good here and I like the production. This could very possibly fade on me, but we’ll see.

So I would have already reviewed this next song on my Hot 100 posts before had I not been really behind on those posts. Don’t worry, I’ll get to it. Anyways, this next song is Good Days by SZA. I’ve never been too much of a fan of R&B and this isn’t too much of an exception. I think SZA sounds really good here and the production’s okay, but this is just way too boring for me to really enjoy.

Goodbye left the Countdown after only one week and re-entered Hit-Bound… this really didn’t need to happen. It should’ve stayed for at least a few more weeks.

So we have some more Zara Larsson next. This song is called Talk About Love and it has a verse that Hits 1 would’ve edited out a year ago by Young Thug. This song’s good. I’ve always enjoyed Zara Larsson, with WOW being pretty much the only exception. I think she has a really good voice and she’s pretty underrated. The chorus here is great. The only problem with this is Young Thug. He really doesn’t sound that great here and I would definitely prefer this if he was edited out. That being said, he doesn’t really make the song bad, just less good than it would’ve been without him.

Best Debut: forget me too - Machine Gun Kelly/Halsey

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#15: Deep End - Fousheé

#14: Body - Megan Thee Stallion

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#13: Space Girl - Frances Forever

#12: Fly Away - Tones And I

#11: Good Days - SZA

3 - Decent:

#10: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#9: Girls Like Us - Zoe Wees

#8: Lotus Inn - Why Don’t We

4 - Good:

#7: Talk About Love - Zara Larsson/Young Thug

#6: Goodbye - Shaylen

5 - Great:

#5: Fix It to Break It - Clinton Kane

#4: forget me too - Machine Gun Kelly/Halsey

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

#2: SO DONE - The Kid LAROI

#1: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

Overall Score: 48/75 = 64%

Sometimes All I Think About Is Blurbs

We lost a total of six songs from the Countdown this week, and just five that I haven’t already talked about. Holding On, Monster, Laugh Now Cry Later, Bang! and HOLIDAY. I’m not too disappointed that Holding On and Laugh Now Cry Later are gone, as they were good, but not good enough to stick around for too long. As for Monster, Bang! and HOLIDAY? I’m sad about all of them. The first and last one should’ve been better bigger hits and I’m really happy with the amount of success that Bang! got, but I’m still sad that it’s gone.

One Whole Day left Hit-Bound this week. I never really expected it to debut, but I’m still kind of sad that it’s gone.

Both Put Your Records On and Treat People With Kindness jumped into the top 20 this week. I’m definitely more happy about the latter than I am about the former.

my ex’s best friend is finally in the top 5. This took way too long.

Speaking of things that took way too long, they FINALLY gave Dua Lipa the #1 spot!!! Levitating is now #1 and I’m SO HAPPY that it’s there, mostly just because it gives Dua Lipa and DaBaby their first #1s. I really hope that this stays for a few more weeks.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#2: 34+35 (Remix) - Ariana Grande/Doja Cat/Megan Thee Stallion

#3: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#5: positions - Ariana Grande

#6: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#7: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#8: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#9: Bang! - AJR

#10: Good Days - SZA

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#13: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#14: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

#16: Body - Megan Thee Stallion

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

#20: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

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

#23: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

#25: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#26: Anyone - Justin Bieber

#28: willow - Taylor Swift

#29: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#30: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#31: you broke me first - Tate McRae

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

#37: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

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

#41: Afterglow - Ed Sheeran

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

#45: Dynamite - BTS

#47: Diamonds - Sam Smith

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

#52: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

#59: HOLIDAY - Lil Nas X

#61: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#67: Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber

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

#78: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#79: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa

#82: Golden - Harry Styles

#87: SO DONE - The Kid LAROI

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Goodbye - Shaylen

#9: Bummerland - AJR

#8: Never the 1 - ROSIE

#7: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#6: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

#5: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa

#4: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#3: positions - Ariana Grande

#2: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#1: Bitter - FLETCHER/Kito

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#9: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo

#8: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#7: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#6: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#5: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#4: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#3: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

#2: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#1: positions - Ariana Grande

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all later.