Week of July 3, 2021 - Olivia Rodrigo (5)

Hey! It was an interesting week this week to say the least. There was a ton of stuff that happened on the Countdown this week and some of it was good, but some of it was bad. Just one announcement this week. Event 2 for the Weekend Countdown Olympics will likely be up today or tomorrow. Here are our exits for this week.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

RAPSTAR - Polo G (#30) [#30] {1 week}

Jalebi Baby - Tesher/Jason Derulo (#28) [#28] {2 weeks}

Peaches - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon (#26) [#16] {14 weeks}

Follow You - Imagine Dragons (#9) [#9] {9 weeks}

WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI (#7) [#7] {21 weeks}

Last Week's #1: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (4)

#30: Fine Apple - Nic D (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: working - Tate McRae/Khalid (-6) [#23] {2 weeks}

#28: Iko Iko (My Bestie) - Justin Wellington/Small Jam (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#26: Cloudy Day - Tones And I (+1) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#25: la di die - Nessa Barrett/jxdn (+4) [#25] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#24: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#23: telepatía - Kali Uchis (+2) [#23] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#22: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion (-11) [#11] {16 weeks}

#21: Girl From Rio - Anitta/DaBaby (DEBUT) [9 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#20: A-O-K - Tai Verdes (+4) [#20] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#19: Build a B**** - Bella Poarch (+2) [#19] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf (-6) [#9] {17 weeks}

#17: 90s Kids - Jax (+3) [#17] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#16: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat (+3) [#14] {8 weeks}

#15: Wave of You - Surfaces (+3) [#15] {10 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic (-4) [#7] {17 weeks}

#13: Lil Bit - Nelly/Florida Georgia Line (+9) [#13] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#12: Heat Waves - Glass Animals (+1) [#6] {23 weeks}

#11: You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae (+6) [#11] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Way Less Sad - AJR (-7) [#3] {19 weeks}

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

#8: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo (-2) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks}

#7: Shy Away - Twenty One Pilots (+9) [#7] {12 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (+2) [#6] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#5: pov - Ariana Grande (-) [#4] {14 weeks}

#4: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (-) [#2] {13 weeks}

#3: Our Song - Anne-Marie/Niall Horan (+11) [#3] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA (-) [#2] {12 weeks}

#1: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-) [5th week at #1] {6 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [2/7 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: All My Favorite Songs - Weezer/AJR

So after just one week in Hit-Bound, Fine Apple by Nic D debuts at #30. Seriously? Why this song out of all the Hit-Bound debuts last week? In case you couldn't tell, I don't like this song. Nic D doesn't sound good here, especially in his rapping, and the hook's pretty annoying. The writing's also pretty weird. I kind of get that the first line of the chorus is a pun on the word "pineapple", but what the hell does "If you were words, you'd be the fine print" mean? Does it mean that whoever he's talking to is integral, but nobody ever pays attention to them? Yeah, I don't know, and I don't really care that much. Unfortunately, I have a suspicion that this will end up being our next One to Watch, which I definitely wouldn't like. Oh, well, we'll have to see.

Coming kind of out of nowhere, Iko Iko (My Bestie) by Justin Wellington and Small Jam skips Hit-Bound and debuts at #28. This song feels very similar to Banana from last year, where it's a spin on an old song with an EDM beat. I'd say that this is better than the aforementioned song, but it's not fantastic. It's definitely faded on me since I first listened to it. But, it's still solid. Both Justin Wellington and Small Jam sound good, and the chorus is fun, but the song's quite forgettable.

Also debuting after only one week in Hit-Bound, we have You Right by Doja Cat and The Weeknd from Doja's new album Planet Her. This has definitely grown on me since last week. The chorus is decently interesting, and both Doja and Abel sound quite good here. I still think this is kind of boring and forgettable though, and I think it would've been better as just an album song rather than a single.

Ed Sheeran's newest, Bad Habits also skips Hit-Bound and debuts this week at #24. I like this song quite a bit. I enjoyed Afterglow from about six months ago, but this one's a little more upbeat, which I enjoy. The chorus here is pretty catchy, and Ed sounds good throughout, but the best part is easily the production. It's just really interesting to listen to. Overall, this is really good and I'd love for this to become a hit. That album cover is creepy though.

Surprisingly, Girl From Rio by Anitta and DaBaby debuted this week at #21. Needless to say, I'm happy that they switched back to the DaBaby remix, because it's much better. Anyways, this song's solid. Anitta's part is fun, and DaBaby has a fantastic verse here. The song's not ridiculously memorable, but I'm fine with it sticking around for a bit if that's what it wants to do.

Best Debut: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Biggest Drop: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion (-11): After getting a big boost last week, this song drops back down again. Like I've said before, this song's been around for a while, so I don't really care that it's starting to fade.

Biggest Jump: Our Song - Anne-Marie/Niall Horan (+11): I feel like I should be upset that this is already at #3, but I actually quite like the song, so I'm not.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Awful:

#30: Build a B**** - Bella Poarch

1 - Bad:

#29: Fine Apple - Nic D

#28: Lil Bit - Nelly/Florida Georgia Line

#27: A-O-K - Tai Verdes

2 - Mediocre:

#26: telepatía - Kali Uchis

#25: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

#24: You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae

#23: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

3 - Decent:

#22: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#21: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#20: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#19: Cloudy Day - Tones And I

#18: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#17: la di die - Nessa Barrett/jxdn

4 - Good:

#16: working - Tate McRae/Khalid

#15: Girl From Rio - Anitta/DaBaby

#14: 90s Kids - Jax

#13: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers

#12: Iko Iko (My Bestie) - Justin Wellington/Small Jam

#11: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X

5 - Great:

#10: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion

#9: Wave of You - Surfaces

#8: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#7: Butter - BTS

#6: pov - Ariana Grande

#5: Our Song - Anne-Marie/Niall Horan

#4: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

#3: Shy Away - Twenty One Pilots

#2: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#1: Way Less Sad - AJR

Overall Score: 103/150 = 69%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: pov - Ariana Grande {14 weeks}
#4: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion {16 weeks}
#3: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf & Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic {17 weeks}
#2: Way Less Sad - AJR {19 weeks}

#1: Heat Waves - Glass Animals {23 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Wrecked - Imagine Dragons

My Favourite Song Last Year: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee

Most Missed Countdown Song: High Hopes - Panic! At The Disco

Hit-Bound

RAPSTAR - Polo G [1; 2nd time]

Lost - Maroon 5 [1]

Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon [13]

Jalebi Baby - Tesher/Jason Derulo [1; 2nd time]

Track Star - Mooski/Chris Brown [8]

Solar Power - Lorde [2]

I DID IT - DJ Khaled/Post Malone/DaBaby/Megan Thee Stallion/Lil Baby [7]

Higher Power - Coldplay [7; 2nd time*]

Friday (Re-Edit) - Riton/Nightcrawlers/Mufasa & Hypeman/Dopamine [3]

t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l - WILLOW/Travis Barker [2]

JUST LIKE YOU - NF [2]

All My Favorite Songs - Weezer/AJR [2]

Good Without - Mimi Webb [13]

Lean On Me - Cheat Codes/Tinashe [3]

Late At Night - Roddy Ricch [2]

*Skipped Hit-Bound, so this is technically its first time around.

Our one and only Hit-Bound debut this week comes from Maroon 5, and their fifth single from their album JORDI. This song's called Lost, and I actually quite like it. The production's honestly really cool and interesting in this song. Adam Levine sounds good here, even if the chorus is a little underwhelming, and overall, this is just a really solid Maroon 5 single.

Both Polo G's RAPSTAR and Tesher and Jason Derulo's Jalebi Baby re-entered Hit-Bound this week. I kind of get why Jalebi Baby only stuck around on the Countdown for a couple weeks, because it's not really gaining much traction, but I have no clue why RAPSTAR only spent one week on the Countdown. It deserves so much more.

Also returning to Hit-Bound this week, we have Lean On Me by Cheat Codes and Tinashe. This song dropped out a couple of months ago, but it's actually starting to gain traction elsewhere, so it makes sense for this to be back, and I'm happy that it is.

Our one and only Hit-Bound dropout this week is Lost Cause. I'm really happy that this song didn't become a hit, because it really wasn't built for radio. Funnily enough though, because of this and Fine Apple debuting, there are no songs left on Hit-Bound that I consider bad, so I just don't have anything to give my orange ranking to. Honestly, t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l is my least favourite, but I don't dislike it, so I don't find it fair to give that my orange.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Awful:

NONE!

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#15: t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l - WILLOW/Travis Barker

#14: Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon

3 - Decent:

#13: Solar Power - Lorde

#12: Jalebi Baby - Tesher/Jason Derulo

4 - Good:

#11: Track Star - Mooski/Chris Brown

#10: Late At Night - Roddy Ricch

#9: Higher Power - Coldplay

5 - Great:

#8: Lost - Maroon 5

#7: JUST LIKE YOU - NF

#6: RAPSTAR - Polo G

#5: Lean On Me - Cheat Codes/Tinashe

#4: Good Without - Mimi Webb

#3: Friday (Re-Edit) - Riton/Nightcrawlers/Mufasa & Hypeman/Dopamine

#2: I DID IT - DJ Khaled/Post Malone/DaBaby/Megan Thee Stallion/Lil Baby

#1: All My Favorite Songs - Weezer/AJR

Overall Score: 62/75 = 83%

My Bad Habits Lead to Blurbs

Our three other exits this week were Peaches, Follow You and WITHOUT YOU. I'm super happy that Peaches underperformed here, because it's really bad. I would be disappointed that Follow You didn't do too well here, but Wrecked is out now, and it's much better, so as long as that debuts Hit-Bound in the next couple of weeks, I don't care. As for WITHOUT YOU, it was good, but it was getting kind of old, so I don't care that it left from so high up.

working fell all the way to #29 after its debut last week, which is kind of surprising considering that it's actually becoming a hit.

Astronaut In The Ocean fell six spots this week... seriously? Why is this not still in the top 10?

Somehow, Wave of You is not only still here, but in the top 15 now. I have no clue how, but I guess I'm not exactly complaining?

Ugh. Lil Bit got a huge boost up to #13. We really don't need this to be a hit here.

For whatever reason, You is sitting just outside the top 10. I'd really rather not have this in the top 10.

Way Less Sad fell all the way to #10 this week. I really hope it stays around for just a bit longer.

Both Butter and Shy Away became top 10 hits this week, and I'm totally fine with both of them reaching their respective spots of #9 and #7.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Butter - BTS

#2: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#3: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#4: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#5: Peaches - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon

#6: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#7: Save Your Tears (Remix) - The Weeknd/Ariana Grande

#8: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X

#9: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#10: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

#11: RAPSTAR - Polo G

#13: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion

#14: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

#15: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#16: Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon

#18: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

#19: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#23: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#24: Lil Bit - Nelly/Florida Georgia Line

#25: telepatía - Kali Uchis

#27: pov - Ariana Grande

#29: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#31: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK

#32: Late At Night - Roddy Ricch

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

#37: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers

#38: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

#44: Up - Cardi B

#53: Track Star - Mooski

#57: Build a B**** - Bella Poarch

#59: Way Less Sad - AJR

#61: Arcade - Duncan Laurence

#66: Need To Know - Doja Cat

#71: You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae

#76: t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l - WILLOW/Travis Barker

#81: Follow You - Imagine Dragons

#87: We're Good - Dua Lipa

#92: Lost Cause - Billie Eilish

#94: working - Tate McRae/Khalid

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Sucks Being Sober - Annika Wells

#9: Build a B**** - Bella Poarch

#8: THINK ABOUT ME - jxdn

#7: Sacrifice - Bebe Rexha

#6: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X

#5: Bad Girl - Daya

#4: We're Good - Dua Lipa

#3: la di die - Nessa Barrett/jxdn

#2: SUN GOES DOWN - Lil Nas X

#1: Bummerland - AJR

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion

#9: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#8: Butter - BTS

#7: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

#6: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

#5: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#4: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#3: pov - Ariana Grande

#2: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X

#1: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all in the next one.