Week of October 30, 2021 - Ed Sheeran (2)

Hey, all! So, the biggest story of this week is that Ed Sheeran dropped his newest album, =, yesterday. So, naturally, he's still the #1 this week. I'd say this week was decent overall, although the Hit-Bound entrants weren't great. Let's jump into it!

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (#25) [9 weeks at #1] {22 weeks}

Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes (#22) [#21] {5 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (1)

#30: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (-6) [#24] {2 weeks}

#29: Angel Baby - Troye Sivan (DEBUT) [5 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#28: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (+2) [#23] {3 weeks}

#27: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#26: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (+2) [#26] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#25: Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter (+4) [#25] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#24: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (+3) [#20] {3 weeks}

#23: For Tonight - Giveon (+3) [#23] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#22: Paralyzed - Sueco (-1) [#21] {4 weeks}

#21: justified - Kacey Musgraves (+2) [#21] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#20: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-12) [#3] {15 weeks}

#19: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (+1) [#19] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Need to Know - Doja Cat (-1) [#17] {9 weeks}

#17: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (-2) [#13] {13 weeks}

#16: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-) [5 weeks at #1] {18 weeks}

#15: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+3) [#15] {5 weeks}

#14: Beggin' - Måneskin (-2) [#8] {12 weeks}

#13: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+6) [#13] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#12: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (-2) [#8] {9 weeks}

#11: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-) [#7] {18 weeks}

#10: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+4) [#10] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#9: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn (+4) [#7] {21 weeks}

#8: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (+1) [#6] {12 weeks}

#7: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-3) [6 weeks at #1] {16 weeks}

#6: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-) [#2] {15 weeks}

#5: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-) [#3] {13 weeks}

#4: Easy On Me - Adele (+3) [#4] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#3: Take My Breath - The Weeknd (-) [#3] {12 weeks}

#2: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (-) [#2] {6 weeks}

#1: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (-) [2nd week at #1] {5 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Falling - Harry Styles [4/6 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia

After dropping out of Hit-Bound a couple of weeks ago, Angel Baby by Troye Sivan makes its debut at #29 this week. I'm gonna be honest: I never expected this to debut. But, it's definitely grown on me since I first reviewed it, so I'm not disappointed that it's here. Troye Sivan sounds pretty great throughout the song, especially in the chorus. I love the way the production swells in the chorus, even though I'm still not a huge fan of when Troye dives into his "angel, baby, angel" section. The vocal effect on his voice in the bridge is a little strange, but it fits the song really well. Also, weird side note, I can't hear the first couple of lines without thinking that this is a Dan + Shay song. Not sure if anyone else notices that, or if it's just me, but whatever. I'm glad this is here.

Finally, coming in at #27, we have our new One to Watch Mae Muller, teaming up with producer NEIKED and Polo G on the three artists' new song, Better Days. Looks like we have some competition for my favourite One to Watch song of all time, because this song's great. The song's super upbeat and fun, something that Mae Muller's voice fits really well with. Then, Polo G comes in with his verse. *chef's kiss* Can we just take a moment to appreciate Polo G? Seriously, he elevates every single song he's on. I'm glad that this song will be here for the next month at least.

Best Debut: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G

Biggest Drop: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-12): I'm honestly pretty sad that this song flopped. It deserved much better, and I'm sad that it's on its way out now. I mean, come on. This deserved to do better than We're Good.

Biggest Jump: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+6): Yay! I'm glad that this song rebounded from its drop last week. I hope that that means that this will do well here.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Awful:

#30: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

#29: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug

#28: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU

1 - Bad:

#27: Need to Know - Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:

#26: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn

#25: Paralyzed - Sueco

3 - Decent:

#24: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#23: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay

#22: Angel Baby - Troye Sivan

4 - Good:

#21: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers

#20: Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter

#19: Beggin' - Måneskin

#18: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear

#17: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#16: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

5 - Great:

#15: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#14: justified - Kacey Musgraves

#13: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#12: Easy On Me - Adele

#11: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#10: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#9: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#8: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#7: For Tonight - Giveon

#6: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G

#5: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

#4: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots

#3: Ghost - Justin Bieber

#2: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

#1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow

Overall Score: 113/150 = 75%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear & INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow {13 weeks}
#4: Love Again - Dua Lipa & Saturday - Twenty One Pilots {15 weeks}
#3: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber {16 weeks}
#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran & You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd {18 weeks}
#1: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn {21 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Enemy - Imagine Dragons/JID

My Favourite Song Last Year: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Heather - Conan Gray

Most Missed Countdown Song: Lights Up - Harry Styles

Hit-Bound

Alone - Trevor Daniel [6]

U Gurl - Walker Hayes [2]

The Weekend - BIBI [2]

Present - Khalid [1]

Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran [1]

Life Goes On - Oliver Tree [1]

Signals - Regard/Kwabs [1]

Darling - Halsey [3]

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin [4]

Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd [2]

Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia [2]

Boyz - Jesy Nelson/Nicki Minaj [2]

i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett [9]

MONEY - LISA [3]

In the Abyss

Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems

Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie

Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

HIT IT - Black Eyed Peas/Saweetie/Lele Pons

Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby

I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow

Love Tonight - Shouse

One Day - Monsta X

Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

We got a new Khalid single this week, called Present (the verb, not the noun). This song's alright. Khalid sounds decent, but not really like himself in the chorus. The production's pretty good, and compliments his voice pretty well. The chorus isn't particularly catchy, but that's okay. Yeah, I don't have anything else to say about this song.

As I mentioned earlier, Ed Sheeran's new album, =, was released yesterday, and our next Hit-Bound debut is the song that's being pushed now with the album, Overpass Graffiti. I guess this is Ed Sheeran's attempt at an 80s song. Well, attempt is definitely the right word for it. Ed's voice doesn't fit with the whole vibe of the song that well, although he doesn't sound bad here. The production here's a little bland, but has a fun beat. The chorus is super catchy, though, so overall, this is decent. I don't think it's the right vibe for Ed Sheeran, though.

Next up, we have Oliver Tree making his Hits 1 debut. *sighs* I was hoping that this guy would never make it onto pop radio. Freaking TikTok. At least this was the song that did it. I don't find his new single, Life Goes On, nearly as annoying as some of his other songs that I've heard, but it's still far from good. For starters, I really don't like his voice. On top of that, the whole vibe of the song is really strange, and it doesn't sit well with me for whatever reason. The melodies in this song are decent, though, so that stops this from being awful.

Great... Regard, my favouriiiiite producer is back this week, with Signals featuring Kwabs. I have no clue who this Kwabs dude is, and I'm 99% sure Regard just pitched his voice down a bunch, but he doesn't sound good here. In addition, all we get for the production is Regard's typical repetitive drops, which I don't like at all. I'd rather not have Regard continue to get hits.

Monsta X's One Day entered the Abyss this week, just after it started to get spins. 'Cause, you know. Logic.

As for the rest of our dropouts, we have The Real Thing, Bad Day and Giving In To The Love. I never expected any of these to debut, so I'm not disappointed in the slightest about any of them leaving.

Oh, yeah, also, love nwantiti pulled a Sunday Best for the third week in a row. This didn't need to happen.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran

Hit-Bound/Abyss Ranking

-1 - Possibly the Worst Song I've Ever Heard:

#23: U Gurl - Walker Hayes

0 - Awful:

#22: Love Tonight - Shouse

#21: Signals - Regard/Kwabs

1 - Bad:

#20: HIT IT - Black Eyed Peas/Saweetie/Lele Pons

#19: MONEY - LISA

#18: Life Goes On - Oliver Tree

2 - Mediocre:

#17: Boyz - Jesy Nelson/Nicki Minaj

#16: Alone - Trevor Daniel

3 - Decent:

#15: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia

#14: Present - Khalid

#13: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran

4 - Good:

#12: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems

#11: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie

#10: I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow

#9: MAMMAMIA - Måneskin

5 - Great:

#8: The Weekend - BIBI

#7: One Day - Monsta X

#6: Darling - Halsey

#5: Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

#4: Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby

#3: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

#2: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett

#1: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd

Overall Score: 71/115 = 62%

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We lost two songs this week, good 4 u and Sheesh!. good 4 u had an amazing run here, and will definitely be #1 of the year. As for Sheesh!, it was never great, so I'm not disappointed that it didn't do too well here.

edamame dropped to #30 off of its debut last week, which kinda sucks.

Cheat Codes' Hurricane also somehow got a big jump from last week.

Ghost is back in the top 15, which is awesome.

Both Who's In Your Head and A-O-K are in the top 10. I'm happy about the former, disappointed about the latter.

Looks like STAY's not gonna be sticking around for ridiculously long, as it's already left the top 5.

Predictably, Easy On Me is already up at #4. I have no doubts that it will only be one-two weeks before this hits #1.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Easy On Me - Adele

#2: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

#3: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow

#4: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

#5: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#6: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug

#7: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#8: Levitating - Dua Lipa

#9: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#10: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#11: Need to Know - Doja Cat

#12: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems

#13: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#14: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#15: Beggin' - Måneskin

#16: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

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

#21: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU

#22: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

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

#26: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby

#27: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#28: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

#30: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

#31: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay

#32: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#36: A-O-K - Tai Verdes

#38: Ghost - Justin Bieber

#44: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#47: Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B

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

#50: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#57: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G

#58: Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby

#60: Late At Night - Roddy Ricch

#61: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#62: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear

#65: Woman - Doja Cat

#82: Thot S*** - Megan Thee Stallion

#86: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat

#88: For Tonight - Giveon

#96: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: 24/5 - Mimi Webb

#9: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat

#8: Skate - Silk Sonic

#7: Easy On Me - Adele

#6: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John

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

#4: jump - Against The Current

#3: U Gurl - Walker Hayes

#2: Way Less Sad - AJR

#1: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn

#9: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#8: Need to Know - Doja Cat

#7: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#6: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#5: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#4: Beggin' - Måneskin

#3: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#2: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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