Showing posts with label 5 Seconds of Summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5 Seconds of Summer. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of December 25, 2021 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
It'll Be Okay - Shawn Mendes (#30) [#4] {2 weeks}
Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (#29) [#2] {13 weeks}

Last Week's #1: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (2)

#30: Dynamite - Sean Paul/Sia (-16) [#5] {9 weeks} {N/A}
#29: Signals - Regard/Kwabs (-23) [1 week at #1] {7 weeks} {Big Energy}
#28: Better Days - NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G (-5) [#3] {8 weeks} {Dinero}
#27: Big Energy - Latto (-20) [#7] {2 weeks} {I AM WOMAN}
#26: Paralyzed - Sueco (-5) [#2] {11 weeks} {I AM WOMAN}
#25: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John (-13) [#4] {10 weeks} {N/A}
#24: Skate - Silk Sonic (-) [#4] {17 weeks} {N/A}
#23: Faking Love - Anitta/Saweetie (-14) [#3] {6 weeks} {Male Fantasy}
#22: Soft Landing - JP Saxe (-18) [#2] {5 weeks} {Rumors}
#21: Crisis - Joshua Bassett (-5) [#13] {3 weeks} {abcdefu}
#20: Present - Khalid (+6) [#3] {6 weeks} {N/A}
#19: Run (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran (+1) [#15] {4 weeks} {I AM WOMAN}
#18: Easy On Me - Adele (+7) [#3] {10 weeks} {N/A}
#17: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-9) [1 week at #1] {14 weeks} {N/A}
#16: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (+3) [#5] {12 weeks} {let you}
#15: abcdefu - GAYLE (-13) [#2] {3 weeks} {N/A}
#14: Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (+4) [#14] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#13: Male Fantasy - Billie Eilish (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}
#12: SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Remix) - Amaarae/Kali Uchis/Moliy (-1) [#11] {3 weeks} {I AM WOMAN}
#11: Permission to Dance - BTS (+6) [#5] {23 weeks} {N/A}
#10: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona (+5) [1 week at #1] {23 weeks} {N/A}
#9: Let's go to Hell - Tai Verdes (-8) [2 weeks at #1] {23 weeks} {I AM WOMAN}
#8: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (+2) [#4] {19 weeks} {N/A}
#7: More Than Friends - 24kGoldn (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {let you}
#6: I AM WOMAN - Emmy Meli (-3) [#3] {2 weeks} {N/A}
#5: let you - iann dior (+17) [#5] {5 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#4: It's You, Not Me (Sabotage) - Masked Wolf/Bebe Rexha (+24) [#4] {3 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*
#3: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (+2) [4 weeks at #1] {41 weeks} {2011}
#2: TWINNEM - Coi Leray (+11) [1 week at #1] {7 weeks} {2011}
#1: 2011 - 5 Seconds of Summer (+26) [1st week at #1] {2 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year's #1: Save Myself - Ashe [2/2 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: Signals - Regard/Kwabs (-23)

Biggest Jump: 2011 - 5 Seconds of Summer (+26)

Hit-Bound Dropout
Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia/The Weeknd [1; 2nd time]

Hit-Bound
#10: Hands On You - Austin George (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}
#9: WYD Now? - Sadie Jean (+1) [3] {N/A}
#8: It'll Be Okay - Shawn Mendes (RE-ENTRY) [1; 2nd time] {N/A}
#7: Don't Be Shy - Tiësto/KAROL G (-1) [4] {I Hate U}
#6: You Problem - Monsta X (-1) [3] {N/A}
#5: Way Less Sad - AJR (-2) [2; 2nd time] {N/A}
#4: Wandered To LA - Juice WRLD/Justin Bieber (+5) [3] {N/A}
#3: GHOST TOWN - Benson Boone (+5) [7] {MONEY & I Hate U}
#2: I Hate U - SZA (+5) [3] {N/A}
#1: MONEY - LISA (+3) [8]

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

Monday, June 22, 2020

Week of June 20, 2020 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

5 Seconds of Summer (1)

This was one of the worst countdown we’ve had all year. Too many things happened that I didn’t like. We’ll start it with the exits.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (#30) [#10] {8 weeks}
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen (#28) [#28] {2 weeks}
me & ur ghost - blackbear (#23) [#13] {15 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (1)

#30: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#29: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}
#28: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (RE-ENTRY) [#28] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#27: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (-7) [#20] {6 weeks}
#26: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (+3) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-6) [#19] {6 weeks}
#24: The Box - Roddy Ricch (-3) [#21] {2 weeks}
#23: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+3) [#23] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#22: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle (+2) [#22] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (+6) [#21] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-4) [#16] {4 weeks}
#19: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+6) [#19] {13 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-7) [#11] {15 weeks}
#17: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-) [#14] {11 weeks}
#16: Say So - Doja Cat (-2) [#3] {24 weeks}
#15: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+3) [#15] {9 weeks} *new peak*
#14: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-2) [6 weeks at #1] {18 weeks}
#13: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (-) [#13] {5 weeks}
#12: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+10) [#12] {12 weeks} *new peak*
#11: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+4) [#11] {13 weeks} *new peak*
#10: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [#7] {10 weeks}
#9: Maniac - Conan Gray (-4) [#2] {15 weeks}
#8: The Bones - Maren Morris (+2) [#8] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#7: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+2) [#7] {8 weeks} *new peak*
#6: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (+1) [#6] {7 weeks} *new peak*
#5: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-2) [#3] {15 weeks}
#4: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-) [#3] {9 weeks}
#3: No Judgement - Niall Horan (-1) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks}
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}
#1: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+5) [1st week at #1] {12 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year’s #1: Sucker - Jonas Brothers [13/13 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

All three of our entrants this week notched in at the bottom three spots on the countdown. So we’re kicking it off at #30 with MAMACITA by the Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna and J. Rey Soul. I’m not entirely sold on the whole spanish Black Eyed Peas thing yet, but I liked RITMO, and I don’t hate this, but I think BEP just did some better stuff before. I appreciate that they’re putting female artists in their songs, and I think J. Rey Soul does a fantastic job vocally and charismatically here. She mixes really well with will.i.am and the whole idea of the song, so I think that was a really great choice, but I don’t love Ozuna. He’s alright and everything, but I just find his parts kind of boring. Overall, the song’s pretty catchy and I love the chorus, but the verses bring this down a lot for me.

Our final debut is yet another Taylor Swift song from her album Lover, this one being called Cruel Summer. This is for sure one of the best songs from the album, although not being in my top 3 (it probably lands in the top 5 though). Taylor’s vocals are amazing as always, and this song is very catchy. I love the bridge, and the lyrics in it are fantastic. Even though this isn’t a single, I wouldn’t mind if Hits 1 pushes this song and it does well here.

Our final entrant this week is a re-entry from Doja Cat and Gucci Mane, called Like That. Overall, I’m glad that this re-entered because this is becoming a hit. Although I don’t love it, I’m still happy it’s here.

Best Debut: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift

Biggest DROP!!!: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber & Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-7): A bad week for Justin Bieber. Stuck with U is extremely forgettable, so I don’t really care that it’s dropping, and although Intentions is a hit, I’m starting to lose interest in it, do I don’t care about that one either.

Biggest Jump: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (+10): Why the heck is this in the top 20? I thought it was gonna flop here. Oh well.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:
#30: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#29: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:
#28: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#27: Say So - Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:
#26: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#25: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer
#24: No Judgement - Niall Horan

3 - Decent:
#23: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#22: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle
#21: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#19: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#18: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

4 - Good:
#17: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#16: Maniac - Conan Gray
#15: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#14: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

5 - Great:
#13: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#12: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#11: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#10: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#9: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#8: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne
#7: The Bones - Maren Morris
#6: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#4: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#2: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#1: The Box - Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 107/150 = 71%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee & Sunday Best - Surfaces {13 weeks}
#4: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo, Maniac - Conan Gray, Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles & No Judgement - Niall Horan {15 weeks}
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {18 weeks}
#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {20 weeks}
#1: Say So - Doja Cat {24 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Hard To Forget - Sam Hunt

My Favourite Song Last Year: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: bad guy - Billie Eilish

Hit-Bound
Breaking Me - Topic/A7S [2*]
Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan [7; 2nd time]
Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One [1]
Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS [5*]
Together - Sia [5*]
Falling - Harry Styles [3*]
Black And White - Niall Horan [3*]
100 Ways - Jackson Wang [9*]
Daisies - Katy Perry [6*]
Kings & Queens - Ava Max [9*]
Bang! - AJR [8]
17 - Pink Sweat$ [13*]
Man - JoJo [2*]
Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen [1; 2nd time]
Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I [3]

Also Available For Vote
ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch [3**]

So Moral of the Story is probably gonna debut next week. Why, you may ask? Because Niall Horan remixed it and you know how much Hits 1 loves Niall. I didn’t like the song before, but I like it a lot less now. Niall actually really doesn’t sound good surprisingly, and his voice doesn’t really mix well with the song at all. Yeah, I really don’t like this anymore.

Dang, we’ve been getting a lot of rap songs lately. Our only real Hit-Bound debut this week is Don’t Rush by Young T & Bugsey and Headie One. They’re from the UK, and you can really hear it. I love their accents, and they work really well with the song. The production’s pretty minimalistic, but it works. I don’t think their voices have that much charisma, and that brings down the song slightly, but not too much. Overall, it’s decent.

Heartless left the countdown and re-entered Hit-Bound this week. I’m glad it’s not gone, but I’m sad it’s not on the countdown anymore.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#16: Daisies - Katy Perry
#15: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

1 - Bad:
#14: Man - JoJo
#13: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

2 - Mediocre:
#12: 17 - Pink Sweat$

3 - Decent:
#11: Together - Sia
#10: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One

4 - Good:
#9: Kings & Queens - Ava Max
#8: Black And White - Niall Horan

5 - Great:
#7: Let’s Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS
#6: Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I
#5: Bang! - AJR
#4: Falling - Harry Styles
#3: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S
#2: Heartless - Diplo/Julia Michaels/Morgan Wallen
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 53/80 = 66%

Ooooooh, Oh, Oh, It’s a Cruuuuuel Blurber

Our countdown exits this week are: In Your Eyes, Heartless and me & ur ghost. Although In Your Eyes flopped a little on the Hot 100, it still had potential to do well here, and I’m sad it didn’t. me & ur ghost was never a hit, unlike hot girl bummer, so I wish it flopped earlier, since it was only mediocre.

We lost two Hit-Bound songs this week… kind of. Both CITY OF ANGELS and the other girl are gone, but both had already debuted the countdown. I liked them both, but I don’t care that they’re gone because they did debut the countdown.

Why did Roses drop? It’s literally in the top 10 on the Hot 100!

The Box dropped? Why?

Why is Rain On Me almost out of the top 20? It’s a huge hit, and it should’ve jumped.

Also, why is death bed in the top 20?

Our new #1 is Old Me… because 5SOS. Great.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100
#1: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#2: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#4: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj
#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#6: Toosie Slide - Drake
#7: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#8: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#9: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#10: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#11: Circles - Post Malone
#12: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#13: The Bones - Maren Morris
#14: Adore You - Harry Styles
#17: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#18: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#19: Sunday Best - Surfaces
#20: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber
#23: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#26: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#27: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#29: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#32: Memories - Maroon 5
#33: Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey
#36: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#40: My Oh My - Camila Cabello/DaBaby
#41: Heartless - Diplo/Morgan Wallen
#42: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#46: hot girl bummer - blackbear
#50: Dance Monkey - Tones And I
#53: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels
#54: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
#67: Ride It - Regard
#68: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#69: Daisies - Katy Perry
#70: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots
#71: Don’t Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One
#79: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#90: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown
#10: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G
#9: Daisies - Katy Perry
#8: YOU CAN’T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X
#7: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
#6: Don’t Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson
#5: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#4: Small Talk - Niall Horan
#3: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#2: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin
#1: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense
#10: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#9: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#8: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#7: Falling - Trevor Daniel
#6: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion
#5: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#4: The Bones - Maren Morris
#3: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo
#2: Say So - Doja Cat
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of June 20, 2020 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (#30) [#5]
ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (#29) [#29]
I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (#28) [#3]

Last Week's #1: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (1)

#30: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [#30] {X}
#29: Ur So F**kInG cOoL - Tones And I (-16) [#13] {N/A}
#28: To Die For - Sam Smith (-21) [#6] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#27: Ride It - Regard (-3) [#24] {Nice to Meet Ya}
#26: Maniac - Conan Gray (-15) [#6] {Level of Concern}
#25: Together - Sia (DEBUT) [#25] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#24: Lights Up - Harry Styles (-21) [2 weeks at #1] {Level of Concern & Old Me}
#23: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (-3) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#22: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (-10) [#2] {N/A}
#21: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (-19) [#2] {N/A}
#20: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (-3) [2 weeks at #1] {Let's Fall in Love for the Night}
#19: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+3) [#2] {Small Talk}
#18: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [#5] {The Hype}
#17: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (+9) [#7] {Kings & Queens}
#16: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (-15) [1 week at #1] {Small Talk}
#15: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-5) [#2] {Small Talk}
#14: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (+7) [3 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#13: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+5) [#4] {Daisies}
#12: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-8) [1 week at #1] {Don't Let It Break Your Heart}
#11: Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS (+8) [#11] {Don't Let It Break Your Heart} *new peak*
#10: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (+15) [#10] {Small Talk} *new peak*
#9: Daisies - Katy Perry (DEBUT) [#9] {Small Talk}
#8: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (-3) [#5] {Old Me}
#7: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (+8) [1 week at #1] {Oh My God}
#6: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-) [#5] {ROXANNE}
#5: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (+9) [#5] {Oh My God} *new peak*
#4: Small Talk - Niall Horan (+4) [#4] {Old Me} *new peak*
#3: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+20) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#2: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+7) [1 week at #1] {Old Me}
#1: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+26) [1st week at #1] *new peak*

Biggest DROP!!!: To Die For - Sam Smith (-21)

Biggest Jump: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+26)

Hit-Bound Exits:
Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
Falling - Harry Styles

#16: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (-11) {Black And White}
#15: Toosie Slide - Drake (-7) {ROCKSTAR}
#14: The Box - Roddy Ricch (-8) {Black And White}
#13: Don't Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One (DEBUT) {Intentions}
#12: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+4) {N/A}
#11: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (+4) {MAMACITA}
#10: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (RE-ENTRY) {N/A}
#9: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle (+5) {N/A}
#8: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (-4) {N/A}
#7: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-) {N/A}
#6: Man - JoJo (+3) {N/A}
#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+5) {Teeth}
#4: Black And White - Niall Horan (+13) {N/A}
#3: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (+9) {N/A}
#2: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+11) {N/A}
#1: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+10)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very soon.

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of April 25, 2020 - 5 Seconds of Summer (2)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Circles - Post Malone (#45) [2 weeks at #1]
hot girl bummer - blackbear (#44) [1 week at #1]
Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (#43) [1 week at #1]

#45: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (-24) [#2] {N/A}
#44: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers (-22) [#4] {N/A}
#43: bad guy - Billie Eilish (-15) [#2] {death bed (coffee for your head)}
#42: Rare - Selena Gomez (-39) [1 week at #1] {Supalonely}
#41: Six Feet Apart - Alec Benjamin (DEBUT) [#41] {N/A}
#40: Moral of the Story - Ashe (-10) [#19] {N/A}
#39: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-8) [#2] {N/A}
#38: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-13) [#19] {N/A}
#37: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-22) [#10] {N/A}
#36: Graveyard - Halsey (-32) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#35: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (-9) [#5] {Kill My Mind, Lights Up & Break My Heart}
#34: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (-15) [#19] {Kill My Mind, Lights Up & Break My Heart}
#33: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-31) [#2] {Slow Dance}
#32: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-15) [#7] {Slow Dance}
#31: Anyone - Demi Lovato (+6) [#3] {Slow Dance}
#30: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-21) [#9] {Slow Dance}
#29: To Die For - Sam Smith (-16) [#6] {N/A}
#28: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (-17) [#2] {N/A}
#27: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (-9) [2 weeks at #1] {Trampoline}
#26: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (+8) [1 week at #1] {Slow Dance}
#25: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (+2) [1 week at #1] {death bed (coffee for your head)}
#24: Lights Up - Harry Styles (-16) [1 week at #1] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART & The Other Side}
#23: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (+13) [#23] {Sunday Best} *new peak*
#22: The Man - Taylor Swift (DEBUT) [#22] {My Oh My}
#21: Maniac - Conan Gray (+20) [#9] {My Oh My}
#20: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (-13) [1 week at #1] {Yummy}
#19: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (-7) [#2] {Yummy, Memories, You Need To Calm Down & Slow Dance}
#18: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi (-17) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#17: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+21) [#3] {N/A}
#16: Sunday Best - Surfaces (+16) [#5] {N/A}
#15: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+27) [#5] {N/A}
#14: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (+26) [#14] {Trampoline & death bed (coffee for your head)} *new peak*
#13: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+20) [#3] {Teeth}
#12: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-6) [3 weeks at #1] {Teeth}
#11: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+12) [#7] {Teeth}
#10: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+4) [#3] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART, Trampoline, The Other Side & Memories}
#9: Trampoline - SHAED (+7) [#4] {Memories}
#8: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (+16) [#8] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#7: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (DEBUT) [#7] {N/A}
#6: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (+29) [#3] {N/A}
#5: Yummy - Justin Bieber (+24) [#3] {Teeth}
#4: Memories - Maroon 5 (+6) [#2] {10,000 Hours}
#3: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (+36) [#3] {N/A} *new peak*
#2: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+3) [#2] {N/A}
#1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+19) [2nd week at #1]

Hit-Bound Exit:
10/10 - Rex Orange County

#21: CITY OF ANGELS - 24kGoldn (-10) {Ride It}
#20: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (DEBUT) {I'm Ready}
#19: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (DEBUT) {Bad Child}
#18: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-14) {N/A}
#17: If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) - The 1975 (DEBUT) {Good Thing}
#16: Boyfriend - Selena Gomez (-10) {N/A}
#15: Ride It - Regard (+1) {I Hope}
#14: Bad Child - Tones And I (-6) {Kings & Queens}
#13: Toosie Slide - Drake (-1) {N/A}
#12: Paper Rings - Taylor Swift (+5) {N/A}
#11: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (+3) {I'm Ready}
#10: Check Your Phone - Cheap Cuts/Pete Wentz (DEBUT) {In Your Eyes, Good Thing & I Hope}
#9: Small Talk - Niall Horan (-4) {I'm Ready}
#8: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (+2) {Kings & Queens}
#7: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+6) {I Hope}
#6: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (+9) {I Hope}
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (DEBUT) {N/A}
#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (DEBUT) {Kings & Queens & Nice to Meet Ya}
#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (DEBUT) {N/A}
#2: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+5) {N/A}
#1: I'm Ready - Sam Smith/Demi Lovato (+8)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon!

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of March 28, 2020 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Small Talk - Katy Perry (#45) [#4]
Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco (#44) [1 week at #1]
Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco (#43) [1 week at #1]
10/10 - Rex Orange County (#42) [#3]
We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (#41) [#2]
Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (#40) [#4]

#45: Fight - Tayla Parx/Florida Georgia Line (-35) [#4] {Put A Little Love On Me & The Other Side}
#44: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (DEBUT) [#44] {Put A Little Love On Me & The Other Side}
#43: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (-41) [#2] {Put A Little Love On Me & The Other Side}
#42: frick, i'm lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (-36) [#6] {Falling}
#41: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-14) [3 weeks at #1] {Hold Me While You Wait}
#40: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-7) [#10] {Sunday Best}
#39: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (-9) [1 week at #1] {Slow Dance}
#38: Maniac - Conan Gray (+1) [#9] {Dream Boy}
#37: Moral of the Story - Ashe (DEBUT) [#37] {N/A}
#36: Graveyard - Halsey (+2) [1 week at #1] {Moral of the Story}
#35: My Oh My - Camila Cabello (+1) [#3] {Slow Dance, Kill My Mind & Sucker}
#34: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (DEBUT) [#34] {N/A}
#33: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake (-1) [#8] {N/A}
#32: bad guy - Billie Eilish (+2) [#2] {Falling}
#31: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (-11) [#20] {N/A}
#30: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-8) [#3] {N/A}
#29: Circles - Post Malone (-6) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#28: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-21) [#7] {Falling & Trampoline}
#27: Stupid Love - Lady Gaga (-6) [#7] {N/A}
#26: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-11) [#15] {Rare}
#25: To Die For - Sam Smith (+12) [#6] {What A Man Gotta Do}
#24: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers (+1) [#4] {Dream Boy}
#23: Yummy - Justin Bieber (+3) [#16] {Take What You Want, Hold Me While You Wait & What A Man Gotta Do}
#22: Lights Up - Harry Styles (-21) [1 week at #1] {Trampoline}
#21: Cuz I Love You - Lizzo (+8) [1 week at #1] {Memories}
#20: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (-17) [#3] {Teeth, Living Proof & death bed (coffee for your head)}
#19: Falling - Trevor Daniel (-) [#19] {Teeth, Living Proof & death bed (coffee for your head)}
#18: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+10) [1 week at #1] {Memories}
#17: What A Man Gotta Do - Jonas Brothers (DEBUT) [#17] {death bed (coffee for your head)}
#16: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott (-5) [#2] {Kill My Mind}
#15: Trampoline - SHAED (-2) [#4] {Hold Me While You Wait}
#14: hot girl bummer - blackbear (-5) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#13: Anyone - Demi Lovato (-8) [#3] {N/A}
#12: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+5) [#2] {Rare}
#11: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (+13) [#3] {Dream Boy}
#10: Put A Little Love On Me - Niall Horan (+2) [#5] {Living Proof}
#9: Dream Boy - Waterparks (-1) [#2] {Memories}
#8: Rare - Selena Gomez (-4) [#3] {N/A}
#7: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (DEBUT) [#7] {Memories}
#6: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi (DEBUT) [#6] {N/A}
#5: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (+30) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#4: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (+27) [#4] {Teeth} *new peak*
#3: Living Proof - Camila Cabello (+15) [#2] {N/A}
#2: Memories - Maroon 5 (+14) [#2] {N/A} *new peak*
#1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+13) [1st week at #1] *new peak*

Biggest DROP!!!: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (-41)

Biggest Jump: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (+30)

Hit-Bound
#16: SUGAR - BROCKHAMPTON (-3) {N/A}
#15: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (DEBUT) {Nice to Meet Ya}
#14: the other girl - Kelsea Ballerini (DEBUT) {RITMO}
#13: P.S. I Hope You're Happy - The Chainsmokers/blink-182 (+3) {RITMO}
#12: 10/10 - Rex Orange County (RE-ENTRY) {17}
#11: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-1) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#10: Paper Rings - Taylor Swift (+2) {N/A}
#9: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+2) {N/A}
#8: 17 - Pink Sweat$ (+1) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#7: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (-) {N/A}
#6: The Man - Taylor Swift (+9) {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+3) {N/A}
#4: Bad Child - Tones And I (DEBUT) {N/A}
#3: Small Talk - Niall Horan (DEBUT) {Supalonely}
#2: I Love Me - Demi Lovato (+12) {Supalonely}
#1: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (DEBUT)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very very soon.

Friday, December 27, 2019

Top 45 Songs of 2019 According to Hits 1

Hey guys! I’m here today with the top 45 song of 2019 according to Hits 1! Now, before we start this year’s list, let’s flash back to the top 5 of 2018.

#5: Youngblood - 5 Seconds of Summer
#4: High Hopes - Panic! At The Disco
#3: Say Amen (Saturday Night) - Panic! At The Disco
#2: Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons
#1: The Middle - Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey

BTW, the peaks are just in 2019. For example, thank u, next got 7 weeks at #1 total on the Hot 100, but only 1 in 2019, so I only put 1 week.

#45: Good As Hell - Lizzo
Peak: #3
Hot 100 Peak: #3
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Alright! We’re kicking it off well with an actual good song by Lizzo! This one’s called Good As Hell and the hook here is great. She actually sounds good here unlike in Truth Hurts and this song is so catchy. The background vocals also sound really good and fit really well with the song. This could possibly do even better next year, so it might show up on the 2020 Year-End list.

#44: Circles - Post Malone
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 2 weeks
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #62
Next up we have some really good Post Malone with Circles. I really like what Post did with the recent album. He sounds really good in this one, and I think his voice works really well with the beat. At first I was kind of uneasy about it, but now I’m sure I like it. It even landed a few weeks at my #1. I really hope it hits #1 and gets Post his first #1 on Hits 1. I’m not quite sure it’ll happen, since it’s already hit a #2 peak, and it’s sitting at #5, but you never know with Hits 1.

#43: Rescue Me - OneRepublic
Peak: #12
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Hey, I remember this! This was the huge return of OneRepublic. Rescue Me is really good. The instrumentation in this song is really good and I honestly love OneRepublic. I’m very happy this outperformed Wanted this year, since Wanted just hit the countdown, and I’m not quite sure it’ll do that well, which is good. Anyways, back to this song. Ryan Tedder’s vocals are really good, especially in the last chorus, and overall the thing is just really catchy and I wish it were still on the countdown.

#42: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
Peak: #9
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Ah, this song. I first heard this song in the UK, and I instantly fell in love. Tyler Joseph’s vocals sound amazing, especially in the bridge, and I just love the ukulele in the bridge. The chorus is really catchy and I love the piano too. I don’t know why, but I find it fits really well. Especially at the end, when it’s just the piano. This song hit a #9 peak, and it’s starting to drop, but I really don’t want it to.

#41: Graveyard - Halsey
Peak: #3
Hot 100 Peak: #34
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This is the best Halsey song from her new album. She actually doesn’t sound that bad. Whereas in Nightmare and Without Me, which are certain to be higher on this list, she sounds really bad and they’re very annoying. I really like the production here and I like the ‘bubbly’? sound in the pre-chorus and chorus. This song might go higher, I’m not sure, it’s not looking too hot.

#40: i’m so tired… - Lauv/Troye Sivan
Peak: #12
Hot 100 Peak: #81
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Aw man, I missed this song. It’s so catchy. Both Lauv and Troye sound really good and I really don’t get why everybody hates Lauv so much. Although, Troye does sound better than Lauv. I really have not much else to say about this, so I’m just gonna move on.

#39: Never Really Over - Katy Perry
Peak: #10
Hot 100 Peak: #15
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Meh. This song is okay. It was produced by Zedd, which you can really tell that it was, because oh guess what? Everybody’s favourite ticking clock makes an appearance in the pre-chorus. Yaaaaaaaay. Anyways, the hook here is actually really catchy, but the rest of the song is just really boring. Sure, Katy doesn’t sound so bad, but the song as a whole just sounds bland and unoriginal. This song flopped everywhere for a good reason.

#38: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
Peak: #3
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #15
This was a great surprise at the beginning of the summer, we got another collaboration between Shawn and Camila. Camila again goes with the latin vibe, but this time brings Shawn along, and it actually works pretty well. I feel like IKWYDLS was more a Shawn-type song, and this is more of a Camila-type song. Anyways, unlike IKWYDLS, both singers are singing at the same time, instead of getting their own parts. Which is okay. Like, it’s not better than before, but it’s okay. Clearly, people like this song though, since it hit #1 on the Hot 100 two weeks after Old Town Road was dethroned.

#37: Sunflower - Post Malone/Swae Lee
Peak: #11
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #2
Aw man, whenever you here Swae Lee at the beginning of this song, you know you’re in for a treat. I never expected a collaboration between these two, but somehow it worked really well. This was the first single from Hollywood’s Bleeding, and actually from the Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse soundtrack, but we’re ignoring that for now. Both Swae and Post sound really good here and the beat is so good. My only problem with this is that it’s too short. But other than that, great song, Post.

#36: Call You Mine - The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha
Peak: #5
Hot 100 Peak: #56
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Hey, I remember when this took like twelve weeks to debut! Anyways, this was the not-really expected collab between The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha and it worked so well. Bebe always sounds good, and it really shows here. The production is also really good on this one, compared to some other songs, and it’s especially great in the last chorus with the violins and everything, and wow. What a song. Too bad it didn’t get enough success.

#35: Cool - Jonas Brothers
Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Peak: #27
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
I don’t know why this even hit #1 on the countdown. This is for SURE the worst song on Happiness Begins and people started to realize that, and it started to drop everywhere. Except Hits 1. Of course. This song is so boring, and they didn’t even try. Like, just look at that songwriting, like come on. You can’t be much worse than that. And if that wasn’t enough, the production is lazy too. They didn’t even try with this one. Definitely not deserving of this spot.

#34: Walk Me Home - P!nk
Peak: #3
Hot 100 Peak: #49
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #99
I wasn’t really expecting this to be this high, let alone on the list at all. This song hit #3, and then flopped instantly. But honestly, I’m not complaining. P!nk sounds so good and this was the only actual single from Hurts 2B Human that we got from Hits 1, (other than Hustle, but like… that wasn’t really a single) but honestly, I’m glad it was this song that they picked up. If I’m being honest, I kind of forgot about this song. Oops.

#33: Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith/Normani
Peak: #7
Hot 100 Peak: #7
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #14
I remember when I first heard this song, and I actually really liked it. And then radio saw it and said “Aw, this is fun. Better destroy it.” and they started playing it like a million times a day. But this song isn’t bad, I feel like I’ll like it when I hear it for the 2019 Ultimate Rank, but not right now. I find it kind of boring right now and just annoying because I’ve heard it so many times. By all means, though, it’s not a bad song. Both Sam and Normani sound great and have amazing chemistry. The verses are really good, it’s just the chorus that’s kind of annoying.

#32: Dancing’s Not a Crime - Panic! At The Disco
Peak: #10
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
When a non-single hits the year-end list, you know Hits 1 stans that artist. This isn’t bad, though, I just find it so weird because it wasn’t a single. But anyways, Brendon Urie sounds really good in this, and the chorus is really catchy, energetic and fun. In fact, the entire song is really energetic. Of course, you have those moments when the songwriting isn’t great. Like the “Do it, do it, do it do it (without me)” part, but overall it’s not bad. This was honestly one of my favourite songs from Pray for the Wicked.

#31: Talk - Khalid/Disclosure
Peak: #6
Hot 100 Peak: #3
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #8
This song also got killed by radio. It’s not bad though, don’t get me wrong. I’m not sure I’m totally on board with this vibe though, and the fact that it’s Khalid’s highest-peaking song ever kind of scares me, but I’m sure he won’t stray too far from R&B. This song isn’t bad, in fact the beat is really good. Disclosure did a really good job with that. It didn’t get as much success here than it did everywhere else, but that’s not really a bad thing.

#30: 7 rings - Ariana Grande
Peak: #4
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 8 weeks
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #7
I have to review this again. Dang it. Alright, I’ll just get straight to the point. This song was based off of a song from The Sound of Music, which was a great movie, but then Ariana touched it. Yeah, I didn’t really like the thank u, next album at all. The writing here is especially horrible. I really wish this wasn’t a hit. Fun fact: this song and my favourite song on this list, Bad Liar, debuted Hit-Bound the same week.

#29: thank u, next - Ariana Grande
Peak: #5
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #12
Great. More Ariana Grande. I’m glad this one is higher than 7 rings, since it’s significantly better (it’s still not good). This song's just really annoying. I mean, sure the message is good, but it was not executed very well. I love what she was going for here, but she definitely missed the mark, and I really don’t get the appeal at all, whereas with 7 rings, I can. I don’t know, I just didn’t exactly fall in love with Ariana Grande this year. She’s had better singles in the past, and future, both of which flopped, so this (contrary to popular belief) was not her career high.

#28: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid
Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Peak: #13
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #50
This song is so beautiful. Which I guess is ironic because it’s in the title, but whatever. I always love a nice ballad from Ed Sheeran. When I first saw Ed Sheeran and Khalid, I was like “this is not going to work. But fortunately, Ed was smart, and they’re never singing at the same time. I like the way you think Ed, because that would not have worked. Hearing this song for the first time was honestly a highlight of my year. The first time I heard Khalid start singing, I literally got chills. His voice layered like that sounds amazing. I wish this the best and maybe another week at #1. You never know.

#27: If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin
Peak: #3
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Hey, another non-single! My favourite! Now, Walk Me Home and this had similar runs, both hitting a #3 peak out of nowhere, then dropping, except that this song jumped back up and is still on the countdown. Anyways, now onto the song. The songwriting is easily the best part of the song. It’s so sweet. As for the rest of the song, it’s an Alec Benjamin song. It’s not that great. Also, I feel like you already know what the song sounds like when you see the name Alec Benjamin. That’s how much his songs sound like each other.

#26: bad guy - Billie Eilish
Peak: #10
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #4
Yeah, Billie Eilish burst onto the scene this year, bringing this new vibe with her. And personally, I’m not a fan of whisper-singing. If you can even call it singing. The best part of this song was definitely the production. The rest is just not great. I’d rather not review this right now, because we just got rid of it on the countdown, and I like to think it doesn’t exist. Hits 1 also cut the ending. Just thought I should mention that.

#25: Truth Hurts - Lizzo
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 7 weeks
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #13
Geez, that’s a lot of not-great songs in a row. Thank goodness it was broken up by Beautiful People. This song is annoying. Her voice is annoying, Lizzo calling herself a “b****” is annoying, the beat is annoying, the songwriting is annoying, and the fact that she just performed this on SNL and it somehow sounded not bad is really annoying. Alright, I’m done ranting. Now let’s get to a good song.

#24: Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus
Peak: #7
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 19 weeks
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #1
When a country-trap meme hits #24 on the year-end list of a pop station, you know it’s a good song. I don’t have to say much, because I’m certain you’ve heard it before, but in short, this song was great, definitely unexpected, but a welcome surprise, and really shouldn’t work, but it does. In every way. Even freaking Billy Ray Cyrus works and sounds good in this song.

#23: ME! - Taylor Swift/Brendon Urie
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #2
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #43
This was the first single from Lover, Taylor Swift’s newest album, and it’s the best single. I was definitely not expecting the queen of pop to do a collaboration with Brendon Urie of all people, and Hits 1 stans Brendon, so that made it even better. Both artists make this song sound so good and fun and energetic and really make you just want to get up and dance. This was one of my favourite songs of 2019. Just the level of hype this song got shot it all the way up to #2 on the Hot 100, (before flopping) and it was definitely deserving.

#22: Speechless - Dan + Shay
Peak: #9
Hot 100 Peak: #24
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #35
This is such a sweet song. Also, as an added bonus, it sounds really sweet too. This is a great wedding song and honestly, I would walk down the aisle to this. Even though I’m not getting married anytime soon. Dan + Shay have always been one of the only country artists I actually like, and they just proved themselves even more with this one. Sure, it got annoying at one point, when Hits 1 refused to give it up, but it’s fine now, because I actually haven’t heard this song in a really long time.

#21: Love Me Less - MAX/Quinn XCII
Peak: #10
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This was good when it first came out. It hasn’t aged well. This is just really mediocre. Like, sure MAX sounds okay, but he’s not a great singer. This is catchy enough, but not enough to actually take off anywhere but here. I always liked this one, and I feel like now I’m realizing that it wasn’t actually that good. I mean, it’s okay, but at this point, I don’t think I’m gonna revisit it. Fun fact: this song is still on my Hunger Games Countdown. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you might want to scroll down a bit.

#20: Chlorine - Twenty One Pilots
Peak: #11
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This is a really unique song. I kind of love it and I’m very happy it hit the top 20 on this list. Tyler Joseph has a really unique voice and it goes really well with this song. I love what they were going for with this. It probably could’ve been executed a little better, but whatever. It starts to get really good at the “Had you in my coat pocket” part, and for the rest it’s just really good. The outro is honestly one of my favourite parts of the song. Too bad the song was cut by Hits 1. It is like 5 minutes long though, uncut.

#19: 2002 - Anne-Marie
Peak: #6
Hot 100 Peak: N/A
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Hey, I forgot about this song! I loved it so much when it was still big. The chorus is really catchy. Anne-Marie sounds really good in this and I still don’t get why people don’t like her voice. I like the throwbacks in the chorus, although that is kind of an overused concept. The guitar riff that plays throughout the song is really good. I hope you know what I’m talking about, if you don’t you may need to relisten to the song. Anyways, yeah. A really good song and it’s a shame it only hit #3.

#18: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber
Peak: #5
Hot 100 Peak: #2
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #16
I don’t know why this didn’t get more success than it did here. It spent multiple weeks at #2 on the Hot 100, but only hit a #5 peak here. Anyways, again I wasn’t expecting this collaboration at all. But somehow it seemed to work. Ed really teamed up with some unexpected people for this album. It worked really well though. Both Ed and Justin sound really good, and the song is really catchy. The little “beat?” thing that plays at the beginning and throughout the song, you know the, “DO DO, DO DO, DO DO, DO DOOO” thing? No? Whatever. Moving on.

#17: Bad Liar - Imagine Dragons
Peak: #6
Hot 100 Peak: #56
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
I LOVE this song. It’s just so beautiful. It’s actually my favourite Imagine Dragons song and I miss it a lot on the countdown. I love Dan’s voice in the pre-chorus, and just hearing this song again brings back so many good memories from when this song first came out. I legit get chills in the last chorus still, even though I’ve heard it a million times before. This is hands-down the best song of the year, and it’s great that it’s coming from probably my favourite band. I know, not many people liked Origins, but I’m still loyal. I hope they come out with more music soon. I’m really glad this is at #17 even though it only hit a #6 peak on the countdown.

#16: Here With Me - Marshmello/CHVRCHES
Peak: #5
Hot 100 Peak: #31
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Hey, remember this song? If I’m being honest, I forgot about it and had no clue it would be in this list, let alone so high. Anyways, onto the actual review of the song. Marshmello did a really good job on the production here, and Lauren Mayberry sounds really good. This song is just a little too repetitive for my tastes, but it’s still good.

#15: Close To Me - Ellie Goulding/Diplo
Peak: #7
Hot 100 Peak: #24
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #58
This was the huge return of Ellie Goulding, and as a result, we got this song pretty high on the countdown. It’s too bad Swae Lee got edited out, since he actually added a lot to the song. I feel like Diplo did a decent job with the production, and the song was really well musically written (like, notes and stuff. Not lyrics). So yeah, a great song that definitely deserved to be in the top 15 of the year.

#14: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift
Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Peak: #2
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #39
This was the second-best single from Lover, and actually the second single too. But, according to the world, it was the best single. This song is alright. It’s not great for Taylor Swift standards, but it’s not horrible. The layering in the chorus is good, and the beat was really well-made. I feel like there were some songs that should’ve been higher than this, (*cough* ME! *cough*) but whatever. This is alright up here too.

#13: Nightmare - Halsey
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #15
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This was a horrible surprise in the summer. I thought Without Me was it, but… then we got this. A song where Halsey is just screaming over a poorly made beat. I mean, she sounds okay in the verses, but then you just get to that chorus, and EHG! She just sounds horrid! Like, she’s not even singing! She’s screaming into a microphone! Nobody wants to hear that! Especially because it flopped everywhere except (of course) here. Plus, it’s still on the countdown. Please die, Nightmare.

#12: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer
Peak: #1; 3 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #48
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This was better live. Because there was actually a band. I heard this live, and then didn’t really like the original anymore. It’s alright, both singers sound fine, but there’s just production and no band. Apparently, Charlie Puth worked on this and yeah. You can definitely hear him all over this song. Actually, he did a remix of it. I haven’t heard it myself, because I personally don’t care what it sounds like, but you guys can listen to it if you want.

#11: Let Me Down Slowly - Alec Benjamin
Peak: #4
Hot 100 Peak: #79
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This song is underwhelming and didn’t deserve to be anywhere near the top 10. I’m glad it isn’t in the top 10, but still… that is all.

#10: High Hopes - Panic! At The Disco
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #4
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #11
I guess our #4 song last year only fell to #10 this year, while our #1 isn't here. I mean, let’s be honest it’s deserving of it. This was really Brendon’s big single that got just him as an artist a lot of success and, in retrospect, probably created ME!, which is cool. This is such an energetic song, and I love it so much. I remember first hearing this song, and just being blown away at how much energy this guy has. This is definitely my favourite single from Pray for the Wicked.

#9: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes
Peak: #1; 9 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #2
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #29
Meh. This song got old quick. I don’t think it held up very well. Sure, Shawn sounds really good in this. And I mean really good, and the song is catchy and all, but I just don’t really want to hear this song anymore. Yeah, I’ll review this again like halfway through the year next year when it’s time comes in the 2019 Ultimate Rank.

#8: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Peak: #1; 3 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 3 weeks
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #27
This was one of my favourite huge hits of the year. I love hearing this and I think Lewis just has a great and unique voice. The piano line, even though it’s basic, sounds really good and works with the entire song. Personally, I enjoy his new single, Before You Go more, but we’ll probably see that closer to next year. Anyways, this was a great song and I’m very happy that Lewis Capaldi broke out this year, and I’d love to see more from him in the future.

#7: Happier - Marshmello/Bastille
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #2
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #6
This song actually ranked a lot lower than this last year, even though that was when it got it’s weeks at #1, but whatever, it’s here now. This was a great song. It was like a happy song with sad lyrics which always confuses me, but I got used to it. Dan Smith sounds really good with this song and I’m glad this was Marshmello’s biggest hit. It’s not on the countdown anymore, which kind of sucks, but it’s pretty old, what do you expect?

#6: Sweet but Psycho - Ava Max
Peak: #2
Hot 100 Peak: #10
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #23
I used to really not like this song, because it got annoying, but now it’s kind of grown on me again. It’s just so catchy. I give it the award that I just made up of the Most Catchy Song of the Year. Congrats. I actually really miss this song and I’m glad this was her breakout song, since her second single, So Am I, was definitely not as good, and it didn’t peak as high as this. This song just missed #1, hitting #2 while I believe Hey Look Ma and Without Me were rotating weeks. So yeah, great song that I actually really like now.

#5: This Feeling - The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini
Peak: #1; 4 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #50
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
This song just missed the year-end list last year, so I’m glad it’s this high this year, since it definitely deserves being in the top 5. Kelsea sounds so good, and Drew doesn’t sound so bad either, and I got to hear him do this song live. The guitar in this song is easily the best part of this song. The pre-chorus is also really good and probably my second favourite part. Like, you know, the part right before the drop. So yeah, a great song that definitely deserved seven weeks at #1.

#4: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
Peak: #1; 13 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 1 week
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #10
The song that broke all kinds of records only hit #4 on the year-end list! What!? Well, I mean, I know how it happened, but I feel like the song that debuted at #7 and got 13 weeks at #1 should’ve outplaced Without Me. But it’s Hits 1. They seem to have no algorithm, since this song is currently sitting #3 on the 2019 Ultimate Rank. And that’s the only spoiler I’m giving! But yeah, I remember when this song first came out, and the hype was REAL!!! Everybody was so excited for this, and it was definitely worth it. I loved this song when it first came out, and I still love it today.

#3: Without Me - Halsey
Peak: #1; 5 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #1; 2 weeks
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #3
I didn’t expect this to be this high, although in retrospect I probably should’ve. Let’s get one thing straight. I don’t like this song. At first, I found it okay, but then it got huge, and I didn’t like it anymore. It’s really annoying now. Her voice isn’t good, the song is way too catchy and overall, the song isn’t great. I don’t really like Halsey as a whole, and this song really doesn’t put her in a good spot with me. I don’t know, to this day, I still find it super annoying, even though it left the countdown a long time ago.

#2: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco
Peak: #1; 3 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #16
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: #61
This was almost the first song on Hits 1 to last three calendar years, but unfortunately, that was not the case. This song was in the top 20 for the entire year, except for right at the end of it’s run, so I’m not sure why it isn’t #1 of the year. Anyways, onto the actual song. This song is pretty good, I feel like Brendon did a good job with this one. Now, this wasn’t actually a huge hit anywhere else, but it was big enough that it actually made somewhat of an impact other than Hits 1. Anyways, I feel like this was more deserving of #1 than our actual #1, but whatever. And our #1 song of the year is…

#1: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer
Peak: #1; 2 weeks
Hot 100 Peak: #52
Hot 100 Year-End Spot: N/A
Yeah, I have no clue what Hits 1’s algorithm is for this, but I feel like it’s just a guy that says “oh, yeah. This should go here, I like that song.” I mean, this is kind of made for Hits 1 since it’s two of their favourite artists, so you can’t expect this to not do well. Hey, remember when SICKO MODE debuted higher than this? Yeah, that’s weird to look back on. As for the song, it’s good enough. I’m glad the #1 wasn’t a song that I hated, like last year *cough* The Middle *cough*. But yeah, this is a pretty good #1 and I’m glad it made it.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Week of November 23, 2019 - 5 Seconds of Summer (2)

5 Seconds of Summer (2)

Hey! Not much happened this week… our biggest drop was 5 spots. If you’re new here… Nice To Meet Ya, what’s your name? Also, I like puns. You should know that.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
bad guy - Billie Eilish (#45) [#10]
Look What God Gave Her - Thomas Rhett (#23) [#13]
Rescue Me - OneRepublic (#21) [#12]

Last Week’s #1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

#45: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber (-1) [#5]
#44: Time - NF (-1) [#36]
#43: Cool - Jonas Brothers (-2) [1 week at #1]
#42: Nightmare - Halsey (-) [#2]
#41: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (-1) [#38]
#40: Dear Future Self (Hands Up) - Fall Out Boy/Wyclef Jean (-1) [#18]
#39: We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (-4) [#35]
#38: all the good girls go to hell - Billie Eilish (DEBUT) [7 weeks in Hit-Bound]
#37: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (+1) [#29]
#36: Dear Winter - AJR (-5) [#30]
#35: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco (-3) [3 weeks at #1]
#34: If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin (-5) [#3]
#33: Liar - Camila Cabello (+1) [#21]
#32: Lonely - Diplo/Jonas Brothers (DEBUT) [6 weeks in Hit-Bound]
#31: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (+5) [#31] *new peak*
#30: Make You Mine - PUBLIC (+7) [#19]
#29: frick, i’m lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (+4) [#29] *new peak*
#28: Call You Mine - The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha (-2) [#5]
#27: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello (-) [#3]
#26: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-1) [1 week at #1]
#25: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (-3) [13 weeks at #1]
#24: Trampoline - SHAED (+4) [#24] *new peak*
#23: Stack It Up - Liam Payne (+1) [#23] *new peak*
#22: Look At Her Now - Selena Gomez (+8) [#22] *new peak*
#21: One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown (DEBUT) [7 weeks in Hit-Bound]
#20: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes (-) [9 weeks at #1]
#19: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-1) [#9]
#18: What Am I - Why Don’t We (+1) [#18] *new peak*
#17: Truth Hurts - Lizzo (-2) [#2]
#16: Memories - Maroon 5 (-) [#11]
#15: Mother - Charlie Puth (+2) [#15] *new peak*
#14: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (-) [#14]
#13: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (-1) [#12]
#12: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+1) [#12] *new peak*
#11: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer (-2) [2 weeks at #1]
#10: Lover (Remix) - Taylor Swift/Shawn Mendes (-) [#10]
#9: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-2) [#6]
#8: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (+3) [1 week at #1]
#7: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-4) [2 weeks at #1]
#6: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (-1) [3 weeks at #1]
#5: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (+1) [1 week at #1]
#4: Circles - Post Malone (-2) [#2]
#3: Graveyard - Halsey (+5) [#3] *new peak*
#2: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (+2) [#2] *new peak*
#1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [2nd week at #1]

Last Year’s #1: Youngblood - 5 Seconds of Summer [4/5 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco

So for our first debut, we have all the good girls go to hell by Billie Eilish. Honestly, I’m kind of surprised that this debuted because everything i wanted debuted last week on the poll. This song is… okay. The production here is actually really good and it’s a fun bop, except the problem (again) is her voice. I just can’t listen to it. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: I respect Billie and everything that she does, but I don’t like her voice. So, yeah, I don’t really care what happens to this.

At #32, we have Lonely by Diplo and the Jonas Brothers. I expected this to debut, since Hits 1 just loves the Jonas Brothers, but whatever. Honestly, it’s not all that bad of a song. It starts off sounding like an unreleased song from Happiness Begins, which is great. But, then the guitar. Yeah, Diplo hardcore ruined this song. Which then makes it not likeable. Also, it’s short. Still can’t decide if that’s good or bad.

Surprisingly, all the way up at number twenty-one, we have One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown. Yeah, I like this. I’m not sure why, but I find the EDM/Country thing works really well. I actually don’t mind Kane Brown’s voice, and Marshmello did a really good job with the production in making this work. I wish this song the best.

Best Debut: One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown

Biggest DROP!!!: Dear Winter - AJR & If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin (-5): Yay for both of these even though they just dropped 5 spots.

Biggest Jump: Look At Her Now - Selena Gomez (+8): Okay. I really couldn’t care less about this jumping or dropping, so whatever. This is okay, I guess.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: Circles - Post Malone
#4: Trampoline - SHAED
#3: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#2: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston
#1: Time - NF

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Mother - Charlie Puth
#4: Dear Winter - AJR
#3: Nightmare - Halsey
#2: Cool - Jonas Brothers
#1: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

1 - Bad:
#19: Mother - Charlie Puth

2 - Mediocre:
#18: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes

3 - Decent:
#17: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer
#16: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer

4 - Good:
#15: Graveyard - Halsey
#14: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#13: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#12: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith
#11: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

5 - Great:
#10: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid
#9: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#8: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#7: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#6: Memories - Maroon 5
#5: Lover (Remix) - Taylor Swift/Shawn Mendes
#4: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#3: What Am I - Why Don’t We
#2: Circles - Post Malone
#1: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan

Overall Score: 79/100 = 79%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes
#4: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#3: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#2: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer
#1: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Make It Right - BTS/Lauv

Hit-Bound
ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas [2*]
Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi [6]
Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa [2]
Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott [3]
Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy [2]
South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B [4]
Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco [2*]
Lights Up - Harry Styles [7*]
Panini - Lil Nas X [3]
everything i wanted - Billie Eilish [2*]
Wave - Meghan Trainor/Mike Sabath [6*]
I Hate LA - Hot Chelle Rae [3]
Wanted - OneRepublic [4]
Purple Hat - Sofi Tukker [3]
Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers [2*]

Also Available For Vote
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles [1]

Our one new song this week isn’t even on Hit-Bound. It’s Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles. This song is really weird. I’m not really getting behind what Harry’s doing now, because his songs are just odd. Next week this will probably kick Lights Up off of Hit-Bound, which sucks. I mean, there’s nothing really bad with this song, except probably the lyrics, I just find it boring. It might grow on me.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#16: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#15: Purple Hat - Sofi Tukker

1 - Bad:
#14: I Hate LA - Hot Chelle Rae

2 - Mediocre:
#13: Wanted - OneRepublic
#12: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

3 - Decent:
#11: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#10: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

4 - Good:
#9: Lights Up - Harry Styles
#8: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco
#7: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers

5 - Great:
#6: Panini - Lil Nas X
#5: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi
#4: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#3: Wave - Meghan Trainor/Mike Sabath
#2: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy
#1: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott

all the good blurbs go to hell

We lost bad guy, Look What God Gave Her and Rescue Me. I never cared about bad guy, Look What God Gave Her was pretty good and so was Rescue Me.

Why are Time and Dance Monkey in the bottom 5?

Why is Make You Mine even here, much less in the top 30?

Trampoline is up to #24!!!

Hits 1 switched to the Shawn Mendes Remix of Lover, which is much better than the original!

Graveyard is at #3. All right.

Why is Circles down to #4?

Nice To Meet Ya is up to #2!

We lost Don’t Call Me Angel this week which really sucks since it was great.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing On the Hot 100
#1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#2: Circles - Post Malone
#3: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
#4: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#5: Memories - Maroon 5
#6: Truth Hurts - Lizzo
#8: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#9: Panini - Lil Nas X
#10: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#13: bad guy - Billie Eilish
#14: Trampoline - SHAED
#15: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid
#18: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#21: Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus
#23: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#24: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber
#26: Lover - Taylor Swift
#27: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#29: Talk - Khalid/Disclosure
#30: Goodbyes - Post Malone/Young Thug
#31: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith
#32: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#40: One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown
#41: Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith
#42: Graveyard - Halsey
#43: Time - NF
#46: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#49: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#55: Liar - Camila Cabello
#63: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#68: Hate Me - Ellie Goulding/Juice WRLD
#74: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
#80: all the good girls go to hell - Billie Eilish
#87: Look At Her Now - Selena Gomez

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Week of November 16, 2019 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1)

5 Seconds of Summer (1)

Take a bite out of this countdown! Get it? Bite? Teeth? … Good enough.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To
Goodbyes - Post Malone (#45) [#10]
3 Nights - Dominic Fike (#43) [#31]

Last Week’s #1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (2)

#45: bad guy - Billie Eilish (-1) [#10]
#44: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber (-5) [#5]
#43: Time - NF (-7) [#36]
#42: Nightmare - Halsey (-) [#2]
#41: Cool - Jonas Brothers (-6) [1 week at #1]
#40: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (-2) [#38]
#39: Dear Future Self (Hands Up) - Fall Out Boy/Wyclef Jean (-16) [#18]
#38: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston (-4) [#29]
#37: Make You Mine - PUBLIC (-) [#19]
#36: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound]
#35: We Made It - Louis Tomlinson (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound]
#34: Liar - Camila Cabello (-3) [#21]
#33: frick, i’m lonely - Lauv/Anne-Marie (-1) [#32]
#32: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco (-3) [3 weeks at #1]
#31: Dear Winter - AJR (-1) [#30]
#30: Look At Her Now - Selena Gomez (+10) [#30] *new peak*
#29: If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin (-1) [#3]
#28: Trampoline - SHAED (+13) [#27]
#27: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello (-5) [#3]
#26: Call You Mine - The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha (-1) [#5]
#25: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (-4) [1 week at #1]
#24: Stack It Up - Liam Payne (-) [#24]
#23: Look What God Gave Her - Thomas Rhett (-6) [#13]
#22: Sucker - Jonas Brothers (-3) [13 weeks at #1]
#21: Rescue Me - OneRepublic (-3) [#12]
#20: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes (-4) [9 weeks at #1]
#19: What Am I - Why Don’t We (+7) [#19] *new peak*
#18: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-9) [#9]
#17: Mother - Charlie Puth (+3) [#17] *new peak*
#16: Memories - Maroon 5 (-5) [#11]
#15: Truth Hurts - Lizzo (-1) [#2]
#14: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (+19) [#14] *new peak*
#13: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber (+2) [#13] *new peak*
#12: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith (+15) [#12] *new peak*
#11: Only Human - Jonas Brothers (-3) [1 week at #1]
#10: Lover - Taylor Swift (+3) [#10] *new peak*
#9: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer (-6) [2 weeks at #1]
#8: Graveyard - Halsey (+2) [#7]
#7: Good As Hell - Lizzo (-1) [#6]
#6: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid (-4) [1 week at #1]
#5: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer (+7) [3 weeks at #1]
#4: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan (+1) [#4] *new peak*
#3: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [2 weeks at #1]
#2: Circles - Post Malone (+2) [#2] *new peak*
#1: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (+6) [1st week at #1] *new peak*


Last Year’s #1: Happier - Marshmello/Bastille [2/2 weeks at #1]


Countdown Extra: Purple Hat - Sofi Tukker

All right! Let’s start this week off on a high note with Raising Hell by Kesha and Big Freedia. This is a huge feel-good song and you just enjoy every second of it. It’s super upbeat, a good counterpart to her last album, and honestly just a really fun time. I’d love to see this do really well on the countdown. Big Freedia honestly doesn’t add much to the song, but she’s a good presence here.

And one spot above Raising Hell, we have the incredibly uninteresting We Made It by Louis Tomlinson. I’m glad Louis’ getting a bit of success, since he had two dropouts this year and no debuts. Although, it kind of sucks that this is the song that debuted. I legit can’t remember how it goes immediately after hearing it. So yeah, not a great song.

Best Debut: Raising Hell - Kesha/Big Freedia

Biggest DROP!!!: Dear Future Self (Hands Up) - Fall Out Boy/Wyclef Jean (-16): Honestly, with Bob Dylan debuting Hit-Bound, I’m totally fine with this.

Biggest Jump: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez (+19): All right! Let’s see this hit #1 soon, that would be amazing.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: Circles - Post Malone
#4: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#3: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#2: Time - NF
#1: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Mother - Charlie Puth
#4: Dear Winter - AJR
#3: Nightmare - Halsey
#2: Cool - Jonas Brothers
#1: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

1 - Bad:
#19: Mother - Charlie Puth

2 - Mediocre:
#18: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes
#17: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer

3 - Decent:
#16: Lover - Taylor Swift
#15: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer

4 - Good:
#14: Graveyard - Halsey
#13: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#12: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#11: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith

5 - Great:
#10: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots
#9: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#8: Memories - Maroon 5
#7: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid
#6: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#5: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer
#4: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#3: What Am I - Why Don’t We
#2: Circles - Post Malone
#1: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez

Overall Score: 77/100 = 77%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: bad guy - Billie Eilish & If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes
#4: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#3: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#2: Who Do You Love - The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer
#1: Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Panic! At The Disco

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Make It Right - BTS/Lauv

Hit-Bound
Wave - Meghan Trainor/Mike Sabath [5*]
Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy [1]
Purple Hat - Sofi Tukker [2]
Lonely - Diplo/Jonas Brothers [6]
Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi [5]
Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott [2]
I Hate LA - Hot Chelle Rae [2]
all the good girls go to hell - Billie Eilish [7]
South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B [3]
Panini - Lil Nas X [2]
Wanted - OneRepublic [3]
Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa [1]
One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown [7]
Lights Up - Harry Styles [6*]
Don’t Call Me Angel - Ariana Grande/Miley Cyrus/Lana Del Rey [6]

Also Available For Vote
ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas [1]
Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco [1]
Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers [1]
everything i wanted - Billie Eilish [1]

Alright, so our first new Hit-Bound song is Bob Dylan by Fall Out Boy. This song doesn’t really sound that much like Fall Out Boy, and I kinda dig it. With this song coming in, it honestly kicks Dear Future Self to blue. It sounds really cool and different and I love this a lot. Great song, I kind of hope it debuts.

We got some new Dua Lipa this week in the form of Don’t Start Now. I’m not really a fan of Dua, and this still doesn’t get me. I mean, this one isn’t bad like One Kiss or New Rules, but it’s still not great. It’s got like a disco vibe, and let’s admit it. Disco isn’t that great. Her vocals are fine and everything I guess, I just find this to be kind of bland and boring.

‘Kay, so there were 4 songs this week that didn’t debut Hit-Bound, but are still on the poll, so I’m gonna start with ROXANNE by Arizona Zervas. This is rap. Why is this here? I don’t get it. It’s not even mildly pop, I have absolutely no clue why Hits 1 picked it up. I hope it doesn’t debut.

Next from Frozen 2, we have Into the Unknown by Panic! At The Disco. This is okay, I guess. I feel like in the chorus, he’s just flexing his vocal range, but whatever. I really don’t want more Panic!, because we’ve gotten so many unnecessary singles from them lately. Anyways, I feel this might grow on me, but not now.

All right, so this next Chainsmokers song, I heard before it came out on the World War Joy Tour. So, I have a bit of a soft spot for it. I honestly think Alex’s voice isn’t that bad. I like the drop here and that little part at the end of the chorus is pretty good. This is a good chill song and I kind of hope it debuts. I’m sad it pushed Takeaway off of Hit-Bound though.

Augh. Billie Eilish. Although everything i wanted isn’t terrible, it’s still not great. Her voice still isn’t that good, but I feel that it works better with this than stuff like bad guy and bury a friend. The chorus is honestly pretty good, but I think the rest of the song is a bit lacking in like, everything. So, yeah. This song is okay.

Best Debut: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:
#19: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#18: Purple Hat - Sofi Tukker

1 - Bad:
#17: I Hate LA - Hot Chelle Rae
#16: all the good girls go to hell - Billie Eilish

2 - Mediocre:
#15: Wanted - OneRepublic
#14: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#13: everything i wanted - Billie Eilish

3 - Decent:
#12: Lonely - Diplo/Jonas Brothers
#11: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco

4 - Good:
#10: Lights Up - Harry Styles
#9: Panini - Lil Nas X

5 - Great:
#8: Push My Luck - The Chainsmokers
#7: Hold Me While You Wait - Lewis Capaldi
#6: Don’t Call Me Angel - Ariana Grande/Miley Cyrus/Lana Del Rey
#5: One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown
#4: South of the Border - Ed Sheeran/Camila Cabello/Cardi B
#3: Wave - Meghan Trainor/Mike Sabath
#2: Bob Dylan - Fall Out Boy
#1: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott

Overall Score: 62/95 = 65%

Raising Blurbs

We lost Goodbyes and 3 Nights this week. Both songs were pretty good and I’m sad to see them go.

Why is Time in the bottom 5? No!

Also, why is Dance Monkey in the 40s?

Also also, why is Higher Love at #38?

Good news: Trampoline has recovered from its injury and should be jumping soon. (That joke worked on so many more levels than I thought it would)

What Am I is in the top 20! Yay!

How Do You Sleep? for some reason is back up at a new peak.

Our #2 is Circles. Never thought I’d see the day where Post Malone was #2.

And our #1 is… Teeth? All right, I’ll take it!

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing On The Hot 100:
#1: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
#2: Circles - Post Malone
#3: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello
#4: Truth Hurts - Lizzo
#5: Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez
#6: Good As Hell - Lizzo
#8: Panini - Lil Nas X
#9: Memories - Maroon 5
#10: 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber
#12: bad guy - Billie Eilish
#15: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid
#16: Trampoline - SHAED
#18: Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus
#19: Only Human - Jonas Brothers
#20: I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber
#21: Goodbyes - Post Malone/Young Thug
#23: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
#24: Talk - Khalid/Disclosure
#25: Sucker - Jonas Brothers
#27: How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith
#30: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
#34: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas
#36: Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith/Normani
#40: One Thing Right - Marshmello/Kane Brown
#41: Time - NF
#42: Graveyard - Halsey
#43: Lover - Taylor Swift
#46: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift
#51: Take What You Want - Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott
#52: Liar - Camila Cabello
#56: Hate Me - Ellie Goulding/Juice WRLD
#62: Look At Her Now - Selena Gomez
#78: Nice To Meet Ya - Niall Horan
#89: all the good girls go to hell - Billie Eilish
#98: Higher Love - Kygo/Whitney Houston

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