Sunday, November 28, 2021

Week of November 27, 2021 - Ed Sheeran (6)

Hey, all! I have two HUGE announcements this week, with the first one being that I finally finished the 2020 Ultimate Rank! If you wanna go check out the entire thing, either click the link at the top of the blog, or click here. The second announcement is that the 2021 Hit-Bound Dropouts Rankdown is officially open! If you're unaware as to what this is, it's where we go and rank all of the Hit-Bound dropouts of 2021, then I compile all the results and we find out how we, collectively, ranked all the songs! It's a ton of fun, and I highly recommend you go check it out, and consider submitting. Even if you don't actively comment and interact with us on the blog, it's a good time. You can check that out by either clicking the link at the top of the blog, or just here. Anyways, this week's Countdown was... interesting, to say the least. A bunch of good things happened, which is great, but one really bad thing happened, which sucks. Anyways, here are our exits for this week!

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran (#23) [#23] {1 week}
A-O-K - Tai Verdes (#16) [#6] {24 weeks}
Beggin' - Måneskin (#11) [#8] {15 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (5)

#30: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots (-1) [#29] {2 weeks}
#29: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (+1) [#23] {7 weeks}
#28: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-1) [6 weeks at #1] {20 weeks}
#27: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne (-2) [#25] {2 weeks}
#26: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (+2) [#22] {10 weeks}
#25: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#24: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (-) [#24] {3 weeks}
#23: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (-2) [#21] {11 weeks}
#22: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic (+4) [#21] {3 weeks}
#21: U Gurl - Walker Hayes (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#20: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd (+2) [#20] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#19: One Day - Monsta X (DEBUT) [7 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#18: For Tonight - Giveon (-) [#18] {7 weeks}
#17: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (-) [#17] {7 weeks}
#16: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (-1) [#5] {16 weeks}
#15: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-10) [#2] {17 weeks}
#14: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (-5) [#9] {17 weeks}
#13: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (+7) [#13] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#12: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (+1) [#2] {19 weeks}
#11: Need to Know - Doja Cat (-3) [#8] {13 weeks}
#10: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (+9) [#10] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#9: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (+5) [#9] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#8: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+2) [#8] {13 weeks}
#7: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (-) [#7] {7 weeks}
#6: Ghost - Justin Bieber (-) [#6] {9 weeks}
#5: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+7) [#5] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#4: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (-) [#4] {10 weeks}
#3: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (-1) [#2] {10 weeks}
#2: Easy On Me - Adele (+1) [#2] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#1: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (-) [6th week at #1] {9 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Wonder - Shawn Mendes [2/2 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy

So for our first debut of the week, we have Taylor Swift's Message In A Bottle taking its rightful place on the Countdown. I love this song. It's easily the best "From The Vault" song that we've gotten from either of her re-recorded albums, and I'm extremely glad that it's actually doing well on pop radio. It makes me hopeful for the future of the song here, especially considering Mr. Perfectly Fine managed to hit #1. I don't actually have much to say about the song itself, except that it's a super catchy, fun Taylor Swift song with great, upbeat production. I'm unsure why this was never chosen to be on the original Red album. But, yeah, I'd love to see this do well here.

So, everyone, Fancy Like has now spent its first week on the Countdown where I didn't label it as my "Least Favourite Countdown Song"... I wish that was a good thing. Unfortunately, a much much much worse song has decided to debut. Walker Hayes scores his second song on the Countdown this week with U Gurl. This is possibly the worst song I've ever heard. At least Fancy Like can get credit for actually being a country song, and containing lots of country elements, but this song is just... genreless awful. In the verses, he's just talking, and then you've got this extremely annoying hook with way too much obnoxious bass. I'd really rather not have to listen to this song ever again, so I don't think I will.

Well, everyone, Monsta X have finally done it! They've made their Countdown debut! Which is great, because I've generally liked every song they've had on here, especially this one, One Day. This song is just a slow, chill song with some great writing and some nice production. Everybody here sounds great, and I honestly think that these guys are better singers than BTS. I don't know, maybe it's just me. I'm so happy that this decided to come out of the Abyss and come say hi. I hope it sticks around for a while. The #19 debut makes me hopeful.

Best Debut: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

Biggest Drop: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-10): BOOOOOOOO! This should've hit #1, and I'm really upset that it was blocked by Shivers. I like Shivers, but I'd much rather have Lil Nas X hit #1 than Ed Sheeran for the 50th time.

Biggest Jump: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (+9): Speaking of Ed Sheeran, *sighs* it looks like Overpass Graffiti will be his next #1, because this is already in the top 10. This isn't even doing well at all on pop radio! This shouldn't be here.

Countdown Ranking

-1 - Possibly the Worst Song I've Ever Heard:
#30: U Gurl - Walker Hayes

0 - Awful:
#29: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes
#28: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug
#27: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU
#26: Need to Know - Doja Cat

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#25: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic

3 - Decent:
#24: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay
#23: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran

4 - Good:
#22: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers
#21: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear
#20: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd

5 - Great:
#19: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo
#18: Easy On Me - Adele
#17: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY
#16: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS
#15: One Day - Monsta X
#14: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
#13: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G
#12: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes
#11: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne
#10: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
#9: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow
#8: For Tonight - Giveon
#7: Ghost - Justin Bieber
#6: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber
#5: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X
#4: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots
#3: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
#2: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd
#1: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots

Overall Score: 114/150 = 76%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Need to Know - Doja Cat & traitor - Olivia Rodrigo {13 weeks}
#4: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes {16 weeks}
#3: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow & Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear {17 weeks}
#2: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots {19 weeks}
#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber {20 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Family - David Guetta/Bebe Rexha/Ty Dolla $ign/A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

My Favourite Song Last Year: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Heather - Conan Gray

Most Missed Countdown Song: Cake By The Ocean - DNCE

Hit-Bound
It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha [2]
Oh My God - Adele [1]
Life Goes On - Oliver Tree [2; 2nd time]
SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy [2]
let you - iann dior [2]
Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia [6]
Have Mercy - Chlöe [4]
The Weekend - BIBI [6]
Soft Landing - JP Saxe [3]
Alone - Trevor Daniel [9]
abcdefu - GAYLE [1]
GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone [3]
Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish [2]

Abyss
edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian
Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie
feel like s**t - Tate McRae
I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow

Well, I only really have one song to talk about, as our first Hit-Bound debut, Oh My God by Adele, I talked about yesterday when it was in the Abyss. I guess I'm fine with this being here, although I would've rather had Can I Get It be the single.

Anyways, the only other debut this week is abcdefu by GAYLE. For the moment, I feel like this is just a rip-off version of i hope ur miserable until ur dead, but that doesn't mean it's a bad song. It's a fun little pop-punk song, and GAYLE sounds pretty good here. I'm not a huge fan of the "everybody but your dog" line, it feels a little cringey, but whatever. Also, the radio edit is just awful. For whatever reason, they make it "a, b, c, d, e, forget you", which just doesn't make sense, and sounds super awkward. Anyways, this song's pretty good, and I'd be fine with it becoming a hit.

Woah! We only lost two Hit-Bound songs this week, one of which isn't really gone! Anyways, we lost feel like s**t (which is in the Abyss) and MONEY (again). Since feel like s**t isn't reallt gone, I don't really care. As for MONEY, I never liked it, so I'm glad it decided to leave again.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: abcdefu - GAYLE

Hit-Bound/Abyss Ranking

0 - Awful:
#17: Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish
#16: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy

1 - Bad:
#15: Life Goes On - Oliver Tree

2 - Mediocre:
#14: Alone - Trevor Daniel
#13: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia

3 - Decent:
#12: Oh My God - Adele

4 - Good:
#11: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie
#10: abcdefu - GAYLE
#9: I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow
#8: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

5 - Great:
#7: GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone
#6: The Weekend - BIBI
#5: Have Mercy - Chlöe
#4: feel like s**t - Tate McRae
#3: Soft Landing - JP Saxe
#2: let you - iann dior
#1: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha

Overall Score: 59/85 = 69%

Blurbs Like Me Like Blurbs That Look Like U, Gurl

So we lost three Countdown songs this week, Run, A-O-K and Beggin'. Run wasn't actually a single, so I'm not disappointed in the slightest that it's gone. A-O-K was never good, and did pretty well here, so I'm pretty happy that it's gone. As for Beggin', it was good, but got slightly old, so I also don't care that it's gone.

I'm surprised that One Right Now didn't jump more, as it's becoming a pretty big hit.

Wow, I'm surprised that Moth To A Flame made that big of a jump, though. I'd really love for this song to be a big hit here.

C'mon, Saturday. Just hang in there for a couple more weeks.

It's kinda funny how Better Days is already in the top 10, and it still has its "One to Watch" status.

Ayy, THATS WHAT I WANT is in the top 5!!! Hopefully, this can do better than INDUSTRY BABY. Please.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#2: Easy On Me - Adele
#3: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber
#4: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow
#5: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic
#6: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
#7: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
#8: Heat Waves - Glass Animals
#9: Need to Know - Doja Cat
#10: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes
#11: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU
#12: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug
#13: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo
#14: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd
#15: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems
#16: Beggin' - Måneskin
#17: Levitating - Dua Lipa
#19: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd
#21: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA
#23: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic
#26: Save Your Tears (Remix) - The Weeknd/Ariana Grande
#28: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY
#29: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G
#31: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby
#33: Ghost - Justin Bieber
#34: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay
#37: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS
#39: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X
#40: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
#45: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
#47: Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran
#48: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X
#57: Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B
#58: Have Mercy - Chlöe
#75: Skate - Silk Sonic
#88: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy
#96: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd
#98: Woman - Doja Cat
#99: Take My Breath - The Weeknd
#100: For Tonight - Giveon

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello
#9: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine
#8: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots
#7: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona
#6: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John
#5: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers
#4: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie
#3: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G
#2: Soft Landing - JP Saxe
#1: Signals - Regard/Kwabs

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers
#9: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd
#8: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G
#7: Ghost - Justin Bieber
#6: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU
#5: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X
#4: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
#3: Need to Know - Doja Cat
#2: Easy On Me - Adele
#1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow

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

Saturday, November 27, 2021

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of November 27, 2021 - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (3)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (#30) [#30] {1 week}
Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (#23) [#12] {12 weeks}

Last Week's #1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (2)

#30: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-3) [6 weeks at #1] {26 weeks} {N/A}
#29: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-) [#2] {22 weeks} {N/A}
#28: Beggin' - Måneskin (-25) [#2] {15 weeks} {N/A}
#27: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (+1) [#17] {17 weeks} {-15}
#26: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-) [#3] {21 weeks} {N/A}
#25: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-15}
#24: One Day - Monsta X (-) [#24] {7 weeks} {-5}
#23: Have Mercy - Chlöe (+2) [#23] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#22: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-}
#21: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (-3) [#13] {17 weeks} {-7}
#20: For Tonight - Giveon (+2) [#20] {7 weeks} {-2} *new peak*
#19: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (+1) [#19] {4 weeks} {-6} *new peak*
#18: I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow (+3) [#18] {4 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#17: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (+2) [#17] {7 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#16: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (+1) [#16] {9 weeks} {+10} *new peak*
#15: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (-6) [#5] {14 weeks} {-7}
#14: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (+2) [#14] {7 weeks} {+3} *new peak*
#13: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-1) [10 weeks at #1] {19 weeks} {+15}
#12: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (+2) [#12] {7 weeks} {-5} *new peak*
#11: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (+2) [#11] {12 weeks} {+12} *new peak*
#10: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (-) [#10] {10 weeks} {-6}
#9: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd (+6) [#9] {3 weeks} {+11} *new peak*
#8: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (+3) [#8] {4 weeks} {+1} *new peak*
#7: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+1) [#7] {9 weeks} {-1} *new peak*
#6: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (+1) [#6] {11 weeks} {-3} *new peak*
#5: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+1) [#5] {9 weeks} {-} *new peak*
#4: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (+1) [#4] {10 weeks} {-3} *new peak*
#3: Need to Know - Doja Cat (+1) [#3] {13 weeks} {+8} *new peak*
#2: Easy On Me - Adele (-) [#2] {6 weeks} {-}
#1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-) [3rd week at #1] {17 weeks} {+14}

Last Year's #1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior [5/7 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: Beggin' - Måneskin (-25)

Biggest Jump: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd (+6)

Hit-Bound
abcdefu - GAYLE [1]
Alone - Trevor Daniel [9]
Bite Me - Avril Lavigne [3]
Chosen - Blxst/Ty Dolla $ign/Tyga [2]
Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish [2]
Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia [6]
GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone [3]
Good Ones - Charli XCX [2]
It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha [2]
Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes [4]
let you - iann dior [2]
Life Goes On - Oliver Tree [5]
Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift [2]
Oh My God - Adele [1]
Pepas - Farruko [7]
SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy [2]
Soft Landing - JP Saxe [3]
The Feels - TWICE [2]
The Outside - Twenty One Pilots [3]
The Weekend - BIBI [6]
U Gurl - Walker Hayes [3]

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

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of November 27, 2021 - Regard/Kwabs (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
The Real Thing - Dixie (#30) [#23] {2 weeks}
NDA - Billie Eilish (#29) [1 week at #1] {18 weeks}
24/5 - Mimi Webb (#28) [#10] {6 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (4)

#30: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne (-21) [#9] {2 weeks} {Lifestyle}
#29: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett (-13) [#10] {14 weeks} {Dynamite}
#28: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-21) [1 week at #1] {10 weeks} {Dynamite}
#27: let you - iann dior (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Smokin Out The Window}
#26: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-21) [#5] {8 weeks} {N/A}
#25: Change My Clothes - Dream/Alec Benjamin (+2) [#2] {10 weeks} {N/A}
#24: Present - Khalid (-16) [#8] {2 weeks} {N/A}
#23: jump - Against The Current (-2) [#4] {15 weeks} {N/A}
#22: Easy On Me - Adele (+2) [#3] {6 weeks} {N/A}
#21: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (-6) [#9] {3 weeks} {N/A}
#20: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (-18) [1 week at #1] {3 weeks} {N/A}
#19: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia (-7) [#12] {5 weeks} {N/A}
#18: TWINNEM - Coi Leray (+2) [#18] {3 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#17: Skate - Silk Sonic (-) [#4] {13 weeks} {The Outside}
#16: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (-3) [#4] {15 weeks} {N/A}
#15: Paralyzed - Sueco (-12) [#2] {7 weeks} {Permission to Dance}
#14: Reckless - Madison Beer (-) [#4] {15 weeks} {Permission to Dance}
#13: Way Less Sad - AJR (-9) [1 week at #1] {33 weeks} {N/A}
#12: Permission to Dance - BTS (+14) [#5] {19 weeks} {Faking Love}
#11: Smokin Out The Window (-5) [#6] {2 weeks} {N/A}
#10: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello (-) [#3] {16 weeks} {N/A}
#9: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (-8) [4 weeks at #1] {37 weeks} {Faking Love}
#8: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Signals}
#7: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona (+15) [#4] {19 weeks} {N/A}
#6: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John (+12) [#4] {6 weeks} {Signals}
#5: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (+14) [#2] {10 weeks} {N/A}
#4: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie (+19) [#3] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#3: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (+8) [#3] {4 weeks} {Signals} *new peak*
#2: Soft Landing - JP Saxe (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Signals}
#1: Signals - Regard/Kwabs (+24) [1st week at #1] {3 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year's #1: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne [2/2 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne, Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug & STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-21)

Biggest Jump: Signals - Regard/Kwabs (+24)

Hit-Bound Exits
MONEY - LISA [5]
Telepath - Conan Gray [3]

Hit-Bound
#13: Your Power - Billie Eilish (-4) [2; 2nd time] {Do It To It}
#12: Oh My God - Adele (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#11: Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby (RE-ENTRY) [7] {N/A}
#10: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha (-6) [2] {Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version)}
#9: abcdefu - GAYLE (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#8: Steal My Love - Dan + Shay (RE-ENTRY) [6] {N/A}
#7: GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone (+3) [3] {N/A}
#6: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy (+1) [2] {N/A}
#5: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (+6) [3; 2nd time] {N/A}
#4: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (+1) [2] {N/A}
#3: Have Mercy - Chlöe (+5) [3] {Do It To It}
#2: Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish (+10) [2] {N/A}
#1: Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran (+5) [3]

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

Friday, November 26, 2021

My Top 40: Week of November 27, 2021 - Taylor Swift (2)

Taylor Swift (2)
Hi, all! Welcome back to another edition of My Top 40 Songs of the Week! This week, All Too Well holds for a second week in a row. Rain moves up two spots to #2, The Outside jumps six to #3, Moth To A Flame rises three spots to #4 and The Walls Are Way Too Thin drops two to #5. This week, we also see debuts from Holly Humberstone, Juice WRLD, iann dior, Kane Brown, Polo G, Crooked Colors and Masked Wolf. We also see a few re-entries from Imagine Dragons and nothing,nowhere.. Here's the exits!

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (#40) [#20] {2 weeks}
I Wish - Joel Corry/Mabel (#39) [#39] {1 week}
Record Player - Daisy the Great/AJR (#37) [#28] {2 weeks}
Wrecked - Imagine Dragons (#33) [#16] {2 weeks}
3 O'Clock Things - AJR (#32) [#32] {2 weeks}
Darling - Halsey (#31) [#30] {2 weeks}
Love Back - Why Don't We (#29) [#29] {2 weeks}
Giants - Imagine Dragons (#21) [#10] {2 weeks}
I GUESS I'M IN LOVE - Clinton Kane (#18) [#18] {2 weeks}
Heathens / Trees (Livestream Version) - Twenty One Pilots (#17) [#15] {2 weeks}

Last Week's #1: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

#40: Between Us - Little Mix (-12) [#28] {3 weeks}
#39: Thursday - Holly Humberstone (DEBUT) [#39] {1 week}
#38: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-16) [#13] {3 weeks}
#37: Lonely - Imagine Dragons (-7) [#24] {3 weeks}
#36: What You Say - Cold War Kids (-10) [#26] {3 weeks}
#35: Redecorate - Twenty One Pilots (+1) [#35] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#34: LOST IN THE CITADEL - Lil Nas X (-14) [#20] {3 weeks}
#33: Already Dead - Juice WRLD (DEBUT) [#33] {1 week}
#32: let you - iann dior (DEBUT) [#32] {1 week}
#31: Enemy - Imagine Dragons/JID (RE-ENTRY) [#31] {2 weeks}
#30: Memory (Remix) - Kane Brown/blackbear/GOLDHOUSE/Mokita (DEBUT) [#30] {1 week}
#29: TALES OF DOMINICA - Lil Nas X (+9) [#29] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#28: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (+6) [#23] {3 weeks}
#27: Pieces of You - nothing,nowhere. (RE-ENTRY) [#27] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#26: Dolphins - Imagine Dragons (RE-ENTRY) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#25: The Good Part - AJR (-1) [#24] {2 weeks}
#24: Bad Man (Smooth Criminal) - Polo G (DEBUT) [#24] {1 week}
#23: Light Year - Crooked Colors/Masked Wolf/Jasiah (DEBUT) [#23] {1 week}
#22: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (-12) [#5] {3 weeks}
#21: Family - David Guetta/Bebe Rexha/Ty Dolla $ign/A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (-6) [#15] {3 weeks}
#20: If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming with You - The Wombats (+5) [#20] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#19: Friendly Fire - Holly Humberstone (+16) [#19] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (+5) [#18] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#17: Drop Dead - grandson/Kesha/Travis Barker (+2) [#17] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#16: Find My Own Way - Arrested Youth/Mark Hoppus (-3) [#13] {3 weeks}
#15: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (+12) [#14] {3 weeks}
#14: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John (-8) [#4] {3 weeks}
#13: Scarlett - Holly Humberstone (-8) [#2] {3 weeks}
#12: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+2) [#6] {3 weeks}
#11: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett (-3) [#8] {3 weeks}
#10: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (+6) [#10] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#9: For Tonight - Giveon (+2) [#9] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#8: Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem (+4) [#8] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#7: It Kills Me - Lil Pitchy (-5) [1 week at #1] {3 weeks}
#6: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha (DEBUT) [#6] {1 week}
#5: The Walls Are Way Too Thin - Holly Humberstone (-2) [#3] {3 weeks}
#4: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (+3) [#4] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#3: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots (+6) [#3] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#2: Rain - grandson/Jessie Reyez (+2) [#2] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#1: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (-) [2nd week at #1] {2 weeks}

Biggest Drop: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-16)

Biggest Jump: Friendly Fire - Holly Humberstone (+16)

Possibilities
Cherry - FLETCHER/Hayley Kiyoko
Empty Bottles - Bryce Vine/MOD SUN
How Do You Love - Cheat Codes/Lee Brice/Lindsay Ell
Jumpsuit / Heavydirtysoul (Livestream Version) - Twenty One Pilots
Less Plastic - Black Gryph0n/Baasik/Roomie
Missing Piece - Vance Joy
Monday - The Regrettes
Pepas - Farruko
Soft Landing - JP Saxe
Sunshine - OneRepublic
You asked for this - Halsey

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

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Week of November 20, 2021 - Ed Sheeran (5)

Hey, all! We've had another pretty interesting week, and I've got tons of songs to review this week. Before we jump into it, I just have one quick reminder for you guys. After Thursday's Countdown (because of Thanksgiving weekend) the 2021 Hit-Bound Dropouts Rankdown will open, so make sure you keep an eye out for that. Here are our exits this week.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Life Goes On - Oliver Tree (#28) [#28] {1 week}
edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (#23) [#23] {4 weeks}
Angel Baby - Troye Sivan (#22) [#22] {3 weeks}
You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (#10) [#7] {20 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (4)

#30: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (-1) [#23] {6 weeks}
#29: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#28: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-1) [#22] {9 weeks}
#27: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-3) [6 weeks at #1] {19 weeks}
#26: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic (-5) [#21] {2 weeks}
#25: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#24: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (+6) [#24] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#23: Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#22: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd (+3) [#22] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (+5) [#21] {10 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (-) [#20] {3 weeks}
#19: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#18: For Tonight - Giveon (-) [#18] {6 weeks}
#17: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (+2) [#17] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#16: A-O-K - Tai Verdes (-2) [#6] {24 weeks}
#15: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (-8) [#5] {15 weeks}
#14: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (+3) [#14] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#13: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-8) [#2] {18 weeks}
#12: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (-) [#11] {8 weeks}
#11: Beggin' - Måneskin (-) [#8] {15 weeks}
#10: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+3) [#8] {12 weeks}
#9: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (-) [#9] {16 weeks}
#8: Need to Know - Doja Cat (+8) [#8] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#7: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (+8) [#7] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#6: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+2) [#6] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#5: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-1) [#2] {16 weeks}
#4: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+2) [#4] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#3: Easy On Me - Adele (-) [#3] {5 weeks}
#2: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (-) [#2] {9 weeks}
#1: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (-) [5th week at #1] {8 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Wonder - Shawn Mendes [1/2 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone

Well, that was certainly unexpected. After debuting Hit-Bound last week, The Outside by Twenty One Pilots enters the Countdown at #29! I'm extremely happy that this managed to debut so quickly, as it's a great song. As of right now, I'm not sure how I'd rank it, Shy Away and Saturday, but I'm sure I'll figure it out before I have to make my year-end list. Anyways, this song's nothing short of amazing. The production's really cool here, and actually compliments Tyler Joseph's voice really well. I also love how the song is divided into sections that are all really different from each other, and it makes me a little sad that Hits 1 edited out the last one, even if it's my least favourite. All in all, this is just a really catchy, fun Twenty One Pilots song, and I hope it can manage to hit #1 here.

Speaking of songs that only spent one week in Hit-Bound, Bite Me by Avril Lavigne also enters the Countdown this week. This is a great song. Avril sounds great throughout it, and her voice fits the pop-punk sound much better than it does anything else. Travis Barker did a very good job with the production here too. He's honestly a genius with pop-punk instrumentation. This is an extremely enjoyable song, and I'd love to see it stick around for a bit here.

After releasing Red (Taylor's Version) last week, Taylor Swift scores yet another song on the Weekend Countdown with Run, which is a "From The Vault" song with Ed Sheeran. I'm unsure as to why Hits 1 decided that this was the big single, as Message In A Bottle is the song that's actually being pushed to pop radio, but I'm not as salty about it anymore, considering that that song debuted Hit-Bound this week. Anyways, this song's still pretty good. It's nice and chill, with some warm guitars and nice vocals from both Taylor and Ed. I've liked all of their collaborations, but I would honestly consider saying that this is my favourite of all three. This will likely perform here about the same as Renegade from earlier this year did, but I'd be happy if it decided to do better.

Ed Sheeran also gets a second debut this week, as Overpass Graffiti debuts after dropping out of Hit-Bound last week. I'm totally fine with this being here. It's still not my favourite song from him, and I don't particularly love it, but it's definitely somewhat enjoyable. My main issue with it is that it feels a little bland. He went for a bit of an 80s vibe here, and I don't think he pulled it off as well as artists like Dua Lipa or The Weeknd can. That being said, though, the writing's pretty great, and the melodies are awesome. The production could be better, though.

Best Debut: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots

Biggest Drop: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes & Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-8): Well, I'm certainly happy that Fancy Like is starting to leave, as a #5 peak was way too high, but I'm pretty sad that Saturday's leaving, even if it had a great run here. I still enjoy it a fair bit.

Biggest Jump: Need to Know - Doja Cat & My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (+8): Ew. We really don't need Need to Know to be a top 10 hit. The sooner this can reverse, the better. As for My Universe, I'm honestly surprised that it's so high, at #7, and is now BTS' biggest song ever here, and Coldplay's biggest in a while.

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
#26: A-O-K - Tai Verdes

2 - Mediocre:
#25: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic

3 - Decent:
#24: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay
#23: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran

4 - Good:
#22: Beggin' - Måneskin
#21: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers
#20: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear
#19: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd

5 - Great:
#18: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo
#17: Easy On Me - Adele
#16: Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran
#15: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY
#14: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS
#13: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G
#12: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
#11: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes
#10: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne
#9: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber
#8: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
#7: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow
#6: Ghost - Justin Bieber
#5: For Tonight - Giveon
#4: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd
#3: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots
#2: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X
#1: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots

Overall Score: 116/150 = 77%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes & Beggin' - Måneskin {15 weeks}
#4: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear & INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow {16 weeks}
#3: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots {18 weeks}
#2: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber {19 weeks}
#1: A-O-K - Tai Verdes {24 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

My Favourite Song Last Year: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Heather - Conan Gray

Most Missed Countdown Song: My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy

Hit-Bound
Have Mercy - Chlöe [3]
Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia [5]
Life Goes On - Oliver Tree [1; 2nd time]
feel like s**t - Tate McRae [2]
Alone - Trevor Daniel [8]
It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha [1]
MONEY - LISA [5]
GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone [2]
Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift [1]
Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish [1]
let you - iann dior [1]
SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy [1]
Soft Landing - JP Saxe [2]
The Weekend - BIBI [5]

Abyss
Can I Get It - Adele
edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian
Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie
I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow
Oh My God - Adele
One Day - Monsta X
U Gurl - Walker Hayes

I have quite a few new Hit-Bound songs to talk about, but before I get into them, Life Goes On and edamame dropped out of the Countdown and into Hit-Bound and the Abyss, respectively, and Alone returned to Hit-Bound after dropping out of it last week. I'm happy that edamame's still here, but not so much about the other two.

Anyways, our first actual new Hit-Bound song is a collaboration between Masked Wolf and Bebe Rexha, which is an... interesting collaboration, to say the least. This is actually a Masked Wolf remix of a pre-existing Bebe Rexha song called Sabotage, and Masked Wolf's renamed this one It's You, Not Me (Sabotage). This song is pretty much just a Masked Wolf song that uses the Bebe Rexha chorus, but because Sabotage is a ballad, the song creates an effect that's very similar to Eminem and Rihanna's Love The Way You Lie, where the hook is really emotional, then the rapper just adds that much more punch that you never knew you needed. It works extremely well, especially here, where the production has enough of a beat to work with the verses, but also a good piano line that works well with the chorus. Both Masked Wolf and Bebe Rexha sound amazing in their respective parts, and their voices work really well together, surprisingly enough. On top of that, you've got an amazing Bebe bridge which fits amazingly with the song. I definitely didn't expect this song to be that good, but it definitely is, and I'd love to see it be a huge hit.

Next up, we have, as I hinted at earlier, Taylor Swift with the song she's actually pushing to pop radio, Message In A Bottle. This is another "From The Vault" song from her new version of Red, and I'm honestly really surprised that this wasn't on the original album. It's super upbeat and fun, the chorus is extremely catchy, and Taylor sounds great throughout. In addition to that, it's got some great production that definitely wouldn't have been there had it been released in 2012, so there's one upside to this being released now (that, and the fact that it can be pushed on radio). Overall, this is just a really fun song that I'd love to see become a huge hit. It's certainly better than Mr. Perfectly Fine, and if that can hit #1 here, I'm sure this can too.

Wow, I've really had enough of EDM songs that sample four lines of a song and add a beat. But, naturally, we have another one of those songs stumbling its way onto pop radio this week. This song's called Do It To It by ACRAZE and Cherish, and, as you guessed, it's awful. It's extremely repetitive with very underwhelming production. The only thing that I could praise it on would be the vocals, except that ACRAZE made them super choppy. Yeah, this song is terrible, and I really hope it doesn't debut anytime soon.

So, funny story, when I was listening to Hit-Bound last night, the last song and this one played back-to-back without even a little "EAR-poppin' music" thing in between, and I thought they were the same song. When I heard that, I was like "why the hell was there an awful two-minute long intro to an iann dior song?". Then, it jumped straight into the Most Wutchuwanted Song, and I realized that they were two different songs, which makes a lot more sense. Anyways, this next song is, as I said, by iann dior, and it's called let you. It's an extremely fun song, which seems to be a trend with iann's music, and the dance production is super fun. In addition, iann sounds great here, and the chorus is extremely catchy. I'd love for this to become a hit, because iann dior is a great artist and really deserves a second hit after Mood.

Okay, so our next song is, no joke, called SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY. Trust me, the title's a good indication of the song, as in, it's a mess. It's by Amaarae, Kali Uchis (if you remember her from telepatía earlier in the year) and Moliy. Yeah, anyways, this song's really slow and R&B-y, which just isn't my type of song anyways, but all the artists are singing extremely quietly here and the song as a whole is super boring. I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to take this song seriously or not, but judging by the title, I probably shouldn't. Either way, I don't want it to be a hit.

So, we didn't get any new Adele songs from her album 30 on Hit-Bound this week, but my most recent Hitmaker survey asked about two Adele songs, and they're both getting airplay on the channel, so I added them to the Abyss list. The first of the two songs is called Can I Get It, and it's an upbeat, guitar-filled song. This one's pretty fun. The verses evolve nicely, and I like the progression of the beat throughout the song, but I wish that the choruses stayed full energy, because they kind of drop off, and we don't even get one full energy chorus, not even at the end. That part kinda sucks, but Adele can still sell the song well with her voice, so I'm not complaining too much. This is good.

The other Adele song here is called Oh My God. This song's essentially the opposite of Can I Get It, where the verses lack energy, but it picks up a lot in the choruses. I definitely like Can I Get It more, because I think Adele sounds better in that one, and I like the production more. This one's slightly boring, and I'm finding it a little hard to get into it. It's far from bad, though.

We only lost three Hit-Bound songs this week, which is definitely a step up from the last few weeks. Anyways, we say goodbye to The Motto, i hope ur miserable until ur dead and MAMMAMIA this week. The Motto wasn't super memorable, so I don't really care that it's gone. i hope ur miserable definitely deserved to debut, especially considering it's actually somewhat of a pop hit, so I'm pretty sad that it's gone. As for MAMMAMIA, it definitely wasn't fit for pop, so I don't mind that it's gone.

As for Abyss exits, we lost Essence, Cheat Codes' Hurricane and justified. I also removed Wildest Dreams from the list, but that's only because I realized they were treating it like an old song, and it was never gonna debut. All three of these songs were good, but not very memorable, so I don't care that any of them are gone.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha

Hit-Bound/Abyss Ranking

-1 - Possibly the Worst Song I've Ever Heard:
#21: U Gurl - Walker Hayes

0 - Awful:
#20: Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish
#19: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy

1 - Bad:
#18: MONEY - LISA
#17: Life Goes On - Oliver Tree

2 - Mediocre:
#16: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia
#15: Alone - Trevor Daniel

3 - Decent:
#14: Oh My God - Adele

4 - Good:
#13: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie
#12: I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow
#11: Can I Get It - Adele
#10: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

5 - Great:
#9: Have Mercy - Chlöe
#8: The Weekend - BIBI
#7: feel like s**t - Tate McRae
#6: One Day - Monsta X
#5: GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone
#4: let you - iann dior
#3: Soft Landing - JP Saxe
#2: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
#1: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha

Overall Score: 69/105 = 66%

Or Am I on the Blurb-side?

We lost four Countdown songs this week, Life Goes On, edamame, Angel Baby and You Right. I'm definitely happy that Life Goes On only spent one week on the Countdown, and I hope it doesn't re-enter. edamame was pretty good, and I'm genuinely surprised that it's already gone. I'm pretty sad that Angel Baby's gone, as it was actually really starting to grow on me. It probably would've switched to blue in the next week or two. Oh well. As for You Right, it was old and never that good, so I'm glad it's gone.

It seems as though STAY is on its last week here, which I'm okay with, because it did very well here.

I'm glad Smokin Out The Window dropped on its second week, because it's just taking up space here.

There were a couple big jumps this week from Let's go to Hell and Happier Than Ever, which is great, because I love them both.

Ghost is all the way up at #6, which is pretty cool. I'd love to see it become a top 5 hit.

Speaking of top 5 hits, Who's In Your Head is now one. I'm okay with that.

Hunh. Maybe Easy On Me won't hit #1. I'm probably speaking too soon, though.

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: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
#5: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
#6: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd
#7: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes
#8: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic
#9: Need to Know - Doja Cat
#10: Heat Waves - Glass Animals
#12: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug
#14: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU
#15: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo
#16: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems
#17: Beggin' - Måneskin
#18: Levitating - Dua Lipa
#19: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd
#20: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA
#22: Save Your Tears (Remix) - The Weeknd/Ariana Grande
#27: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY
#28: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby
#29: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G
#31: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
#32: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay
#34: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo
#36: Ghost - Justin Bieber
#38: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X
#42: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X
#43: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS
#46: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic
#53: Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B
#55: Have Mercy - Chlöe
#65: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear
#70: Take My Breath - The Weeknd
#71: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd
#72: A-O-K - Tai Verdes
#80: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy
#83: Woman - Doja Cat
#85: Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran
#87: Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby
#92: For Tonight - Giveon

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello
#9: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne
#8: Present - Khalid
#7: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug
#6: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic
#5: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber
#4: Way Less Sad - AJR
#3: Paralyzed - Sueco
#2: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes
#1: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers
#9: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo
#8: Ghost - Justin Bieber
#7: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU
#6: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X
#5: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
#4: Need to Know - Doja Cat
#3: Beggin' - Måneskin
#2: Easy On Me - Adele
#1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow

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

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of November 20, 2021 - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (2)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
A-O-K - Tai Verdes (#29) [#10] {18 weeks}
Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems (#19) [#19] {6 weeks}

Last Week's #1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (1)

#30: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (DEBUT) [7 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-}
#29: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-4) [#2] {21 weeks} {N/A}
#28: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-8) [#17] {16 weeks} {-15}
#27: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-3) [6 weeks at #1] {25 weeks} {N/A}
#26: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-23) [#3] {20 weeks} {N/A}
#25: Have Mercy - Chlöe (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}
#24: One Day - Monsta X (+6) [#24] {6 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#23: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (-2) [#12] {12 weeks} {-8}
#22: For Tonight - Giveon (+5) [#22] {6 weeks} {-4} *new peak*
#21: I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow (+7) [#21] {3 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#20: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (+6) [#20] {3 weeks} {-} *new peak*
#19: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (+4) [#19] {6 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#18: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (-5) [#13] {16 weeks} {-9}
#17: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-) [#17] {8 weeks} {+11}
#16: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (+2) [#16] {6 weeks} {+1} *new peak*
#15: One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd (+7) [#15] {2 weeks} {+7} *new peak*
#14: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (-) [#14] {6 weeks} {-7}
#13: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (+2) [#13] {11 weeks} {+8} *new peak*
#12: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-3) [10 weeks at #1] {18 weeks} {+15}
#11: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (+5) [#11] {3 weeks} {+3} *new peak*
#10: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+2) [#10] {9 weeks} {-6} *new peak*
#9: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (-2) [#5] {13 weeks} {+1}
#8: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+3) [#8] {8 weeks} {-2} *new peak*
#7: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (+3) [#7] {10 weeks} {-5} *new peak*
#6: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+2) [#6] {8 weeks} {+6} *new peak*
#5: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (+1) [#5] {9 weeks} {-4} *new peak*
#4: Need to Know - Doja Cat (-) [#4] {12 weeks} {+4}
#3: Beggin' - Måneskin (-1) [#2] {14 weeks} {+8}
#2: Easy On Me - Adele (+3) [#2] {5 weeks} {+1} *new peak*
#1: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-) [2nd week at #1] {16 weeks} {+4}

Last Year's #1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior [4/7 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-23)

Biggest Jump: I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow & One Right Now - Post Malone/The Weeknd (+7)

Hit-Bound
Alone - Trevor Daniel [8]
Bite Me - Avril Lavigne [2]
Chosen - Blxst/Ty Dolla $ign/Tyga [1]
Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish [1]
Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia [5]
feel like s**t - Tate McRae [2]
GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone [2]
Good Ones - Charli XCX [1]
It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha [1]
Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes [3]
let you - iann dior [1]
Life Goes On - Oliver Tree [4]
Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift [1]
MONEY - LISA [5]
Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran [3]
Pepas - Farruko [6]
Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran [2]
SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy [1]
Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic [3]
Soft Landing - JP Saxe [2]
The Feels - TWICE [1]
The Outside - Twenty One Pilots [2]
The Weekend - BIBI [5]

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

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of November 20, 2021 - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (4)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Your Power - Billie Eilish (#30) [#2] {22 weeks}
Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (#29) [#3] {7 weeks}
U Gurl - Walker Hayes (#28) [#3] {3 weeks}
F***BOY - Dixie (#27) [3 weeks at #1] {18 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (1)

#30: The Real Thing - Dixie (-7) [#23] {2 weeks} {Present & Faking Love}
#29: NDA - Billie Eilish (-12) [1 week at #1] {18 weeks} {Reckless}
#28: 24/5 - Mimi Webb (-12) [#10] {6 weeks} {N/A}
#27: Change My Clothes - Dream/Alec Benjamin (-21) [#2] {9 weeks} {Skate}
#26: Permission to Dance - BTS (-14) [#5] {18 weeks} {Signals}
#25: Signals - Regard/Kwabs (-3) [#22] {2 weeks} {N/A}
#24: Easy On Me - Adele (-21) [#3] {5 weeks} {N/A}
#23: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}
#22: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona (-8) [#4] {18 weeks} {N/A}
#21: jump - Against The Current (-6) [#4] {14 weeks} {STAY}
#20: TWINNEM - Coi Leray (+1) [#20] {2 weeks} {Way 2 Sexy} *new peak*
#19: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (+1) [#2] {9 weeks} {Dynamite & Better Days}
#18: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John (-14) [#4] {5 weeks} {Dynamite & Better Days}
#17: Skate - Silk Sonic (+7) [#4] {12 weeks} {Dynamite & Better Days}
#16: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett (+9) [#10] {13 weeks} {N/A}
#15: Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd (-6) [#9] {2 weeks} {N/A}
#14: Reckless - Madison Beer (+5) [#4] {14 weeks} {N/A}
#13: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (+13) [#4] {14 weeks} {N/A}
#12: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia (+1) [#12] {4 weeks} {Way Less Sad, STAY & Paralyzed}
#11: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (-1) [#10] {3 weeks} {N/A}
#10: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello (-5) [#3] {15 weeks} {Bite Me}
#9: Bite Me - Avril Lavigne (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Don't Go Yet}
#8: Present - Khalid (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}
#7: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (+11) [1 week at #1] {9 weeks} {Paralyzed}
#6: Smokin Out The Window - Silk Sonic (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {STAY}
#5: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (+2) [#5] {7 weeks} {Lifestyle} *new peak*
#4: Way Less Sad - AJR (+7) [1 week at #1] {32 weeks} {Paralyzed}
#3: Paralyzed - Sueco (-1) [#2] {6 weeks} {N/A}
#2: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (-1) [1 week at #1] {2 weeks} {N/A}
#1: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (+7) [4th week at #1] {36 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Diamonds - Sam Smith [1/1 week at #1]

Biggest Drop: Change My Clothes - Dream/Alec Benjamin & Easy On Me - Adele (-21)

Biggest Jump: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (+13)

Hit-Bound Exits
feel like s**t - Tate McRae [1]
Toxic - BoyWithUke [2]
Darling - Halsey [5]

Hit-Bound
#14: MONEY - LISA (RE-ENTRY) [5] {SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY}
#13: Telepath - Conan Gray (-5) [3] {N/A}
#12: Do It To It - ACRAZE/Cherish (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#11: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (-6) [2; 2nd time] {Your Power & Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version)}
#10: GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone (-) [2] {Soft Landing & The Outside}
#9: Your Power - Billie Eilish (RE-ENTRY) [1; 2nd time] {N/A}
#8: Have Mercy - Chlöe (RE-ENTRY) [2] {Soft Landing}
#7: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#6: Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran (-) [2] {N/A}
#5: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#4: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#3: The Outside - Twenty One Pilots (+6) [2] {N/A}
#2: Soft Landing - JP Saxe (+5) [2] {let you}
#1: let you - iann dior (DEBUT) [1]

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

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