Hunger Games Countdown: Week of August 7, 2021 - Conan Gray (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

Bummerland - AJR (#30) [2 weeks at #1] {35 weeks}

3, 2, 1 - 24kGoldn (#29) [3 weeks at #1] {21 weeks}

Last Week's #1: We're Good - Dua Lipa (1)

#30: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (-9) [2 weeks at #1] {72 weeks} {N/A}

#29: Build a B**** - Bella Poarch (-15) [#4] {11 weeks} {N/A}

#28: The Way You Felt - Alec Benjamin (-10) [#9] {7 weeks} {N/A}

#27: Say So - Masked Wolf (-17) [#4] {3 weeks} {positions}

#26: THINK ABOUT ME - jxdn (-2) [1 week at #1] {6 weeks} {positions}

#25: positions - Ariana Grande (-20) [#2] {30 weeks} {2Drunk}

#24: Bad Girl - Daya (-8) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks} {Renegade}

#23: Permission to Dance - BTS (-3) [#6] {3 weeks} {N/A}

#22: Way Less Sad - AJR (-13) [1 week at #1] {17 weeks} {F***BOY}

#21: Renegade - Big Red Machine/Taylor Swift (+1) [#21] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#20: 2Drunk - Nick Jonas (+5) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks} {N/A}

#19: In The Morning - Jennifer Lopez (+8) [1 week at #1] {25 weeks} {N/A}

#18: Sucks Being Sober - Annika Wells (-15) [#2] {18 weeks} {MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)}

#17: Your Power - Billie Eilish (-15) [#2] {11 weeks} {N/A}

#16: We're Good - Dua Lipa (-15) [1 week at #1] {22 weeks} {SUN GOES DOWN}

#15: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA (+4) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks} {Motley Crew}

#14: Demeanor - Pop Smoke/Dua Lipa (+12) [#14] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#13: Jalebi Baby - Tesher/Jason Derulo (+4) [#5] {6 weeks} {N/A}

#12: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (-1) [#2] {11 weeks} {N/A}

#11: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (+12) [#2] {21 weeks} {Iko Iko (My Bestie)}

#10: Psycho - Dixie/Rubi Rose (-6) [#4] {2 weeks} {telepatía}

#9: Motley Crew - Post Malone (+6) [#3] {4 weeks} {People Watching}

#8: telepatía - Kali Uchis (-2) [#3] {13 weeks} {Iko Iko (My Bestie)}

#7: SUN GOES DOWN - Lil Nas X (+21) [#2] {6 weeks} {People Watching}

#6: F***BOY - Dixie (+2) [#3] {4 weeks} {N/A}

#5: til the end of time - almost monday (DEBUT) [1 week in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#4: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona (+9) [#4] {3 weeks} {Iko Iko (My Bestie)} *new peak*

#3: Iko Iko (My Bestie) - Justin Wellington/Small Jam (+4) [#3] {3 weeks} {People Watching} *new peak*

#2: NDA - Billie Eilish (+10) [#2] {3 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#1: People Watching - Conan Gray (DEBUT) [1st week at #1] {1 week}

Last Year's #1: Daisies - Katy Perry [1/1 week at #1]

Biggest Drop: positions - Ariana Grande (-20)

Biggest Jump: SUN GOES DOWN - Lil Nas X (+21)

Hit-Bound Exits

Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B [1]

New Normal - Khalid [2]

Thot S*** - Megan Thee Stallion [3]

I Like That - Bazzi [2]

STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber [3]

Hit-Bound

#15: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (-12) [3] {N/A}

#14: Sweet Dream - Alessia Cara (-7) [3] {jump}

#13: Skate - Silk Sonic (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}

#12: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (DEBUT) [1] {Saturday}

#11: Beggin' - Måneskin (-5) [4] {Saturday}

#10: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (DEBUT) [1] {By Your Side}

#9: I DID IT - DJ Khaled/Post Malone/DaBaby/Megan Thee Stallion/Lil Baby (+1) [7] {everything sucks}

#8: jump - Against The Current (DEBUT) [1] {PMA}

#7: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [3] {N/A}

#6: By Your Side - Calvin Harris/Tom Grennan (-2) [8] {N/A}

#5: Kiss My (Uh Oh) - Anne-Marie/Little Mix (+3) [2] {N/A}

#4: everything sucks - vaultboy (DEBUT) [1] {Don't Go Yet}

#3: @ my worst - blackbear (DEBUT) [1] {Don't Go Yet}

#2: PMA - All Time Low/Pale Waves (DEBUT) [1] {Don't Go Yet}

#1: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello (+8) [2]

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

Week of April 24, 2021 - Conan Gray (1)

Hey guys! We're down to the Final Four for March Madness and I can't reveal the finals until I get at least one more response, because both of them ended in a tie, so that would be super helpful. This week was... interesting. Some stuff happened, but a lot of it was good. Our Hit-Bound Dropouts list just continues to grow. Here are our exits for this week.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

First Time - ILLENIUM/iann dior (#23) [#23] {4 weeks}

drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (#6) [4 weeks at #1] {14 weeks}

Last Week's #1: willow - Taylor Swift (4)

#30: You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK (+1) [#29] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#28: Remember That Night? - Sara Kays (RE-ENTRY) [#28] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#27: Too Late - Cash Cash/Wiz Khalifa/Lukas Graham (+1) [#26] {5 weeks}

#26: Patience - KSI/YUNGBLUD/Polo G (-1) [#25] {4 weeks}

#25: Shy Away - Twenty One Pilots (+4) [#25] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#24: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA (+3) [#24] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#23: Once In A Lifetime - All Time Low (-2) [#21] {3 weeks}

#22: Peaches - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon (+2) [#22] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#21: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf (-3) [#18] {7 weeks}

#20: I'm not Pretty - JESSIA (+6) [#13] {11 weeks}

#19: The Eulogy of You and Me - LILHUDDY (-2) [#17] {7 weeks}

#18: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish (-6) [#3] {23 weeks}

#17: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion (+2) [#17] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#16: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (-5) [#11] {3 weeks}

#15: Heat Waves - Glass Animals (-2) [#13] {13 weeks}

#14: pov - Ariana Grande (+2) [#12] {4 weeks}

#13: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI (+2) [#13] {12 weeks}

#12: you broke me first - Tate McRae (-2) [#4] {30 weeks}

#11: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic (+3) [#11] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (+10) [#10] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#9: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (-) [#2] {23 weeks}

#8: Way Less Sad - AJR (-1) [#7] {9 weeks}

#7: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo (+15) [#7] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Till Forever Falls Apart - Ashe/FINNEAS (+2) [#6] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles (-3) [#2] {15 weeks}

#4: We're Good - Dua Lipa (-1) [#3] {10 weeks}

#3: forget me too - Machine Gun Kelly/Halsey (+2) [#3] {9 weeks} *new peak*

#2: willow - Taylor Swift (-1) [4 weeks at #1] {18 weeks}

#1: Overdrive - Conan Gray (+3) [1st week at #1] {9 weeks} *new peak*

Last Year's #1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd [1/6 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Serotonin - girl in red

Remember Regard from his song Ride It last year? Because he now has his second song on the Countdown this week with You with Troye Sivan and Tate McRae. This is slightly better than Ride It, but not by a ridiculous amount. Troye Sivan sounds fantastic here, as he always does. As for Tate McRae, I don't think her voice really fits that well with EDM. The drop in the chorus isn't great and I don't love it. There's no pitched-down vocals this time, so that's good, but yeah, this song still isn't great.

Remember That Night? actually re-entered this week at #28. I definitely wasn't expecting this, but I'm super happy that it's back, as it's good.

Biggest DROP!!!: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish (-6): Hahaaaa, two weeks in a row, let's go. Hopefully this is its last week.

Biggest Jump: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo (+15): Okay then. I don't love this song, but I'm not disappointed that it's all the way up to #7.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Awful:

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

1 - Bad:

#29: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

2 - Mediocre:

#28: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

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

3 - Decent:

#26: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#25: Till Forever Falls Apart - Ashe/FINNEAS

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

#23: Patience - KSI/YUNGBLUD/Polo G

#22: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#21: Shy Away - Twenty One Pilots

#20: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#19: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

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

4 - Good:

#17: Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

#16: willow - Taylor Swift

#15: We're Good - Dua Lipa

#14: Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles

#13: I'm not Pretty - JESSIA

#12: Remember That Night? - Sara Kays

#11: The Eulogy of You and Me - LILHUDDY

5 - Great:

#10: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

#9: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

#8: Once In A Lifetime - All Time Low

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

#6: Too Late - Cash Cash/Wiz Khalifa/Lukas Graham

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

#4: pov - Ariana Grande

#3: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

#2: Way Less Sad - AJR

#1: Overdrive - Conan Gray

Overall Score: 110/150 = 73%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Heat Waves - Glass Animals {13 weeks}
#4: Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles {15 weeks}
#3: willow - Taylor Swift {18 weeks}
#2: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish & Save Your Tears - The Weeknd {23 weeks}
#1: you broke me first - Tate McRae {30 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) - Elle King/Miranda Lambert

My Favourite Song Last Year: The Other Side - SZA/Justin Timberlake

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Adore You - Harry Styles

Most Missed Countdown Song: Amnesia - 5 Seconds of Summer

Hit-Bound

Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon [3]

On The Ground - ROSÉ [1]

Serotonin - girl in red [1]

In the Water - CAL/Quinn XCII [1]

The Business - Tiësto [9]

Wave of You - Surfaces [2]

Up - Cardi B [4]

STOP - AJ Mitchell [2]

Obsessed - Addison Rae [5]

Met Him Last Night - Demi Lovato/Ariana Grande [3]

First Time - ILLENIUM/iann dior [1; 2nd time]

Track Star - Mooski [3]

Good Without - Mimi Webb [3]

Goosebumps (Remix) - Travis Scott/HVME [11]

Follow You - Imagine Dragons [4]

This next artist, ROSÉ, actually comes from the k-pop group BLACKPINK. I definitely don't mind BLACKPINK. Their songs are decent. Anyways, this is ROSÉ's first solo single and I really like it. I think ROSÉ sounds really good here and I really like the chorus in this song. The production is actually quite interesting and I think it fits quite well with her voice. Overall, this is just a really solid song and I hope it becomes a hit.

Our Countdown Extra this week, Serotonin by girl in red also debuts Hit-Bound this week. I'm kind of conflicted on this song. I don't hate the instrumentation here, but I'm not too sold on her voice, especially in the verses. The chorus is fine, but other than that, I don't really love this one and I don't have much else to say on this one.

The lead artist from this next song, CAL apparently came from the band Timeflies, which had a pretty big song on Hits 1 back in the day, Once In a While. I really enjoyed that song and today he brings us a song with Quinn XCII, In the Water. This song is definitely fun. Both artists sound quite good here and I really like the melody in the chorus. Yeah, this is just a fun song and I hope it debuts.

First Time left the Countdown this week and re-entered Hit-Bound, which sucks because I really like that song.

Best Debut: On The Ground - ROSÉ

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Awful:

#15: Obsessed - Addison Rae

#14: The Business - Tiësto

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#13: Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon

#12: Met Him Last Night - Demi Lovato/Ariana Grande

#11: girl in red - Serotonin

3 - Decent:

#10: Track Star - Mooski

#9: Goosebumps (Remix) - Travis Scott/HVME

4 - Good:

#8: STOP - AJ Mitchell

#7: In the Water - CAL/Quinn XCII

5 - Great:

#6: On The Ground - ROSÉ

#5: Wave of You - Surfaces

#4: First Time - ILLENIUM/iann dior

#3: Up - Cardi B

#2: Good Without - Mimi Webb

#1: Follow You - Imagine Dragons

Overall Score: 50/75 = 67%

All I See Is Blurbs, Is Blurbs, Is Blurbs, Oh, Blurbs

The only other exit that I haven't talked about yet is drivers license. I really wish that it stuck around for a bit longer and that's what I don't like about the Countdown only being 30 songs. It was good while it lasted, though and I'm glad that it got four weeks at #1.

We also lost three Hit-Bound songs: Sacrifice, Hold On and CHICKEN TENDIES. Sacrifice was only alright, so I don't care that much. I really wish that CHICKEN TENDIES was given a chance, so I'm sad that it's gone and I'm not entirely convinced that Hold On is gone, as it was on the most recent survey that Hits 1 gave me, but I guess we'll see in the next couple of weeks.

Why is Peaches becoming a hit? I mean, seriously. Why is it big?

Ugh, Astronaut In The Ocean should be a lot higher, it's really good.

Aw, MONTERO dropped down to #16 this week. That kind of sucks, because it's grown on me. Expect it to switch to blue next week.

Leave The Door Open is really close to the top 10, which I'm fine with.

Mr. Perfectly Fine is at #10 now, which I guess I'm okay with? I mean, it doesn't really make sense, but whatever, I don't really care.

I guess Treat People With Kindness won't hit #1, which makes me surprised. I can't say I'm disappointed, but I can't say I'm happy either.

Looks like forget me too might actually manage to hit #1, which I'd definitely be fine with. I really hope that it gets there.

But, as for now, our new #1 is Overdrive! This makes absolutely no sense, but I really don't care because this song is great. I'm really glad that Conan Gray is getting a lot of success here, as he's had a perfect top 10 record here. I hope this stays around at #1 for a while.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

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

#3: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

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

#5: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

#6: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#7: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#8: Up - Cardi B

#9: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#10: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

#11: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

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

#14: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

#15: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#17: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

#18: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#21: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#22: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#23: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#24: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#26: Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon

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

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

#30: Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

#31: positions - Ariana Grande

#32: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

#35: Track Star - Mooski

#39: Good Days - SZA

#41: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#45: We're Good - Dua Lipa

#50: Goosebumps (Remix) - Travis Scott/HVME

#52: Love Story (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

#62: willow - Taylor Swift

#63: Hold On - Justin Bieber

#70: Anyone - Justin Bieber

#72: You All Over Me (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Maren Morris

#73: My Head & My Heart - Ava Max

#83: The Business - Tiësto

#87: Shy Away - Twenty One Pilots

#93: Met Him Last Night - Demi Lovato/Ariana Grande

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

#98: Dancing With The Devil - Demi Lovato

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: The Eulogy of You and Me - LILHUDDY

#9: You All Over Me (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift/Maren Morris

#8: In The Morning - Jennifer Lopez

#7: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#6: We're Good - Dua Lipa

#5: Bad Girl - Daya

#4: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa

#3: Up - Cardi B

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

#1: Sacrifice - Bebe Rexha

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#9: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

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

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

#6: We're Good - Dua Lipa

#5: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#4: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

#3: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#2: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#1: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

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

My Bottom 10 Songs of 2020

Hey, folks! So I'm a generally positive person, as is pretty obvious in my posts. There's not too many songs that I hate, my posts are normally a sea of green and blue, but that's not to say that there aren't bad songs that popped up throughout the year. So today, I bring you my ten least favourite songs of the year. This year, since I was listening to the Hot 100 more, I'm including any song that made it to Billboard's Year-End list. I would've included any song that spent at least one week in the Top 40, but there was one real problem and that was GOOBA by 6ix9ine. It would've ended up in the top 5, but I had only heard it a few times. So maybe next year, I'll include that rule, but not this year. Other than that, any song that spent at least a week on the Countdown is also eligible that I didn't put in last year's list. (So no Truth Hurts or Nightmare)

First, here's some dishonourable mentions that didn't quite make the list:

• Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
• Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
• Memories - Maroon 5
• my future - Billie Eilish
• Say So - Doja Cat
• Yummy - Justin Bieber

Alright, let's do this thing!

#10: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

Yeah, so there were some pretty bad songs to come out of Tik Tok this year. Even though I think it's pretty cool what Tik Tok is doing to the music industry and they helped a lot of new artists break out this (and last) year, such as Doja Cat, 24kGoldn, Surfaces, Lizzo and Roddy Ricch, some of the songs that came out of it were pretty annoying and had no reason to be on the radio. A much better example of a song like that will be coming up soon, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people know what song I'm talking about, but we'll get there soon. But yeah, this song was also pretty bad. I think the main reason that this song wasn't higher on my list is because I totally get the appeal. The song's extremely groovy and the production's low-key really good, but I just find this song really annoying. BENEE's voice is already pretty autotuned and doesn't sound that great. Mind you, it's not Ritt Momney-level autotuned, but it's definitely noticeable. Then Gus Dapperton comes in with his bridge and he just sounds absolutely terrible. Other than that, the song's fine, but it was also just played way too much on radio.

#9: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean

I've never really been a country fan and although a couple country songs managed to really hit well with me, as you'll see in my best list, that still doesn't mean that there weren't some bad country songs this year too. This is a fantastic example of that. I actually have no clue who thought that a country ballad was a good idea, but whoever it was should be fired immediately. On top of country singer's voices having way too much of a southern accent for me to like in the slightest, Jason Aldean just isn't that good of a singer. The production is pretty much non-existent and to sustain a song like that, you have to have a very good voice, of which Jason Aldean does not.

#8: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee

Yeah, so this was the song that I was referencing earlier in Supalonely's review when I mentioned songs that became big because of Tik Tok and never should've been on the radio or even anywhere close to it. If you're reading this, you're probably familiar by now of what this song is. But if you're not, I'll break it down for you. So basically, there's a sample of a song from beabadoobee called Coffee and it's four lines. AND IT RUNS THROUGH THE ENTIRE SONG. Over and over again. Then, Powfu comes in and raps OVER TOP OF THE SAMPLE. Yeah, I'm not sure why he thought that was a good idea. It's not like the writing's that great either. It's about this guy dying young, but Powfu's lyrics really don't cut it here. On top of that, Hits 1 edited it to make it sound like a breakup? I don't really get why that was necessary. Oh yeah, also, if you guys want proof of why it shouldn't have been on the radio, this song was originally just called death bed, but radio stations just kept calling it coffee for your head, because it would make more sense if you were just listening to the song, so Powfu had to add it in parenthesis at the end of the song.

#7: Haunt You - X Lovers/chloe moriondo

Yeah, so Hits 1 introduced this thing this year called Hits Ones to Watch where they basically just pick a new, upcoming artist and give them a little push, giving them enough airplay to just barely be on the Countdown and then just see if Hits 1 listeners like it and want to keep it around. For some odd reason, they decided that for the month of October, they really wanted these guys X Lovers, to be their next One to Watch. This song is absolutely horrible. None of the singers here sound that good to support a slower song like this and it's not like the production is interesting enough to bring the song up either. Yeah, this just sucks and it should never have debuted the Countdown.

#6: Bluebird - Miranda Lambert

Ugh, country music. Why must you be a somewhat popular genre? For some reason, this song was somewhat of a hit. I don't even really feel like talking about it. I think if you listened to it, you would understand exactly why I don't like it. It's another slow country song, Miranda Lambert sounds pretty bad and THAT GUITAR. UGH! It's almost as grating as the guitar in You should be sad by Halsey. (Yes, I admit it even though I like that song)

#5: Daisies - Katy Perry

Gosh, I'm so glad that this song wasn't a hit. It was from Katy's new album, Smile (which I didn't listen to), and I think Katy's pretty much gone. She had some fantastic songs back in the early 2010s, but then she released stuff like Never Really Over and Small Talk, which were just alright, followed by Harleys In Hawaii, which was honestly just a really stupid song and then this came out. This song just has no reason to exist whatsoever. It starts off just being boring and if that was the entire song, it would've been just mediocre, but then the chorus hits. Oh, geez. Why does she scream? Why did she need to scream? Who decided it was a good idea for her to scream? Was it her idea? Do her producers enjoy the sound of her screaming? Does anyone enjoy the sound of her screaming? Will her child enjoy the sound of her screaming? Will her child enjoy any of her music? Will her child even realize her parents are famous? What's her child's name anyways? Oh... it's Daisy. Oh boy.

These were just some of the questions that crossed my mind while I was listening to this song just now.

#4: We Paid - Lil Baby/42 Dugg

So I became a rap fan this year and if I'm being honest, this song almost prevented me from being able to say this. Both artists just sound terrible here and it's not like the production's at all interesting or even that good. Honestly, I've probably only listened to this song in full twice, because I skipped it so much.

#3: Adore You - Harry Styles

So I came into this with every single intention of putting this as my #1 least favourite song this year. But, I just couldn't bring myself to make this my least favourite of the year. The next two songs were honestly just worse. This was easily the worst Harry Styles song of the year and it kick-started Hits 1's trend of bringing every single one of his songs to #1 for way too many weeks. The only reason that I can excuse this more than the next song is because it was actually somewhat of a hit, peaking in the top 10 of the Hot 100. But yeah, this should not have been a hit. The song as a whole is just really boring and Harry honestly just doesn't sound good here either. On top of that, this song was just played way too much and it got ridiculously annoying. I'm very glad that it left the Countdown somewhat quickly.

#2: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

This song was fine back when it was just Ashe, but did Niall Horan seriously have to remix it? It just made Hits 1 suddenly fall in love with it and send it to #1 for six weeks, a feat it did not deserve. Plus, Niall actually just made the song worse. He normally sounds pretty good in his songs, but he just did not sound good in this. I'm mostly just upset that this was such a hit on Hits 1 and for such an obvious reason and I think that's why this is so high on the list.

Alright, here we go, my least favourite song of the year...

#1: Bang! - AJR

Whoops, wrong list.

#1: Heather - Conan Gray

So I don't want to be too much of a copycat here, as Waffle kind of just revealed this as his #1 and I didn't even originally plan to put this at #1, but it just sucks. SO MUCH. Our first impression of Conan Gray was with Maniac and I will forever be grateful for that, because if this was his first single? I would have probably hated this guy. First of all, the writing is super confusing. He doesn't clarify whatsoever what the situation is here, so basically we just know that somebody's LGBTQ+. Himself? The person he's dating? Heather? Who knows. On top of that, he doesn't sound that great, especially when he shouts "wish I were Heather". Also, the production's just super boring. This shouldn't have hit the Hot 100 either. Yeah, this sucks and it needs to leave the Countdown soon.

Hope you guys had fun reading this, it was actually quite fun to write and a lot easier than I thought it would be. Kwaheri, everybody and please do Community Rankings. It's more crucial than ever, because we're gonna be ranking the entire year at the end!

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of July 4, 2020 - Conan Gray (1)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Lights Up - Harry Styles (#30) [2 weeks at #1]
You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (#29) [3 weeks at #1]
Ride It - Regard (#28) [#24]

Last Week's #1: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (1)

#30: Slow Dance - AJ Mitchell/Ava Max (-22) [#2] {MAMACITA}
#29: Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (-18) [#5] {ROXANNE}
#28: Banana (Minisiren Remix) - Conkarah/Shaggy/DJ Fle (DEBUT) [#28] {YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART}
#27: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-25) [#2] {Let's Fall in Love for the Night}
#26: Together - Sia (-23) [#3] {X & ROXANNE}
#25: Daisies - Katy Perry (-21) [#4] {Small Talk}
#24: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (-7) [#17] {Sunday Best}
#23: X - Jonas Brothers/KAROL G (-2) [#10] {N/A}
#22: Don't Rush - Young T & Bugsey/Headie One (DEBUT) [#22] {N/A}
#21: Kill My Mind - Louis Tomlinson (-11) [2 weeks at #1] {Nice to Meet Ya}
#20: Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Louis Tomlinson (-19) [1 week at #1] {Stuck with U}
#19: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas (+3) [1 week at #1] {Sunday Best}
#18: Level of Concern - Twenty One Pilots (-) [#5] {N/A}
#17: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-8) [1 week at #1] {Mind Is A Prison, ROCKSTAR & Small Talk}
#16: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj (+9) [#2] {N/A}
#15: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer (-2) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#14: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (RE-ENTRY) [#14] {Know Your Worth} *new peak*
#13: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (-8) [#5] {Know Your Worth}
#12: Small Talk - Niall Horan (-) [#4] {Know Your Worth}
#11: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin (+4) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#10: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin (+13) [2 weeks at #1] {N/A}
#9: Sunday Best - Surfaces (-2) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#8: YOU CAN'T HOLD MY HEART - Monsta X (-2) [#5] {Old Me}
#7: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (+20) [1 week at #1] {Good Thing}
#6: Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS (+8) [#6] {N/A} *new peak*
#5: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul (+14) [#5] {N/A} *new peak*
#4: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure (+20) [1 week at #1] {N/A}
#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+23) [#3] {Maniac} *new peak*
#2: Good Thing - Zedd/Kehlani (+14) [#2] {N/A}
#1: Maniac - Conan Gray (+19) [1st week at #1] *new peak*

Biggest DROP!!!: The Hype - Twenty One Pilots (-25)

Biggest Jump: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+23)

Hit-Bound Exit:
Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift

#17: RITMO - Black Eyed Peas/J Balvin (-3) {In Your Eyes}
#16: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-9) {N/A}
#15: Toosie Slide - Drake (-2) {In Your Eyes}
#14: In Your Eyes - The Weeknd (-3) {The Box}
#13: Control - Zoe Wees (DEBUT) {Black And White}
#12: Heather - Conan Gray (DEBUT) {Black And White}
#11: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (DEBUT) {Black And White}
#10: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-5) {N/A}
#9: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+3) {N/A}
#8: The Box - Roddy Ricch (+2) {Man}
#7: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift (RE-ENTRY) {N/A}
#6: Drinks - Cyn (+2) {100 Ways}
#5: Black And White - Niall Horan (-1) {100 Ways}
#4: Man - JoJo (+2) {N/A}
#3: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang (+6) {Lose Somebody}
#2: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (+13) {N/A}
#1: Lights Up - Harry Styles (RE-ENTRY)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all very soon.