Week of September 26, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (6)

Ashe/Niall Horan (6)

I’m very upset, and you guys probably know why. Other than that, congrats to Tacocat for winning the Weekend Countdown Olympics, and here’s the current 2019 Ultimate Rank Community Rankings link, which should be revealed sometime in this week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (#25) [#20] {8 weeks}

WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (#22) [#18] {7 weeks}

Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (#20) [#20] {9 weeks}

me & ur ghost - blackbear (#8) [#2] {22 weeks} [x2]

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (5)

#30: Diamonds - Sam Smith (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (DEBUT) [0 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#28: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (-) [#28] {3 weeks}

#27: Save Myself - Ashe (-4) [#23] {2 weeks}

#26: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (+4) [#26] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#25: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#24: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (+3) [#24] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#23: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-6) [7 weeks at #1] {29 weeks}

#22: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (+4) [#22] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#21: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (-2) [#19] {8 weeks}

#20: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (+4) [#20] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#19: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-5) [#11] {9 weeks}

#18: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (+11) [#18] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#17: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-1) [#16] {5 weeks}

#16: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (RE-ENTRY) [#10] {17 weeks}

#15: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-5) [#9] {14 weeks}

#14: cardigan - Taylor Swift (+7) [#13] {9 weeks}

#13: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [#13] {7 weeks}

#12: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (+3) [#12] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#11: Heather - Conan Gray (-) [#11] {9 weeks}

#10: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+8) [#9] {14 weeks}

#9: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-4) [#3] {16 weeks}

#8: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+4) [#8] {7 weeks}

#7: Falling - Harry Styles (+2) [#7] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-2) [#4] {10 weeks}

#5: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+2) [1 week at #1] {34 weeks}

#4: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-2) [#2] {13 weeks}

#3: Bang! - AJR (-) [#3] {6 weeks}

#2: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+4) [#2] {10 weeks} *new peak*

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [6th week at #1] {20 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Cool - Jonas Brothers [1/1 week at #1]

Countdown Extra: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

Our first debut got a phenomenal amount of airplay this week, and I didn’t actually get a chance to review it last week, since Hits 1 forgot to update the Voting Poll. Anyways, it’s the next single from Sam Smith’s album Love Goes, called Diamonds. This is a fantastic song. Sam sounds really good, and the production’s actually fantastic. The drop is really good here and I find the bassline in the chorus really good. It’s also a pretty catchy song. I hope this is a really big hit, since this is probably the best single released so far from Love Goes.

The next debut I also didn’t get to review last week, and it’s called Holy by frequent collaborators, Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper. The first time I heard this, I thought “oh, yeah, that’s alright” but since then, I’ve really grown into it. The choir sounds really good, and this is probably Justin Bieber’s best vocal performance in a really long time, even better than Stuck with U with Ariana Grande. Chance the Rapper’s verse is still the best part in the entire song though. He actually has a decent singing voice, and his verse is honestly just a lot of fun. I also love when he says: “Chance, the Rapper”.

At #25 is a song I’ve reviewed quite a couple times lately, OK Not To Be OK by Marshmello and Demi Lovato. This is a good song. Demi sounds great, and the lyrical content is fantastic. My only problem with this is Marshmello’s production. Not that it’s bad, it just could’ve been so much better. It feels like he could’ve tried a little more, and this song just feels a little slow. Either way though, this is still a good song.

The highest entrant of the week is actually a song that left quite a bit ago, If the World Was Ending by JP Saxe and Julia Michaels. The thing is though, this actually made so much more sense than me & ur ghost’s re-entry. For one, it re-entered in the bottom half of the Countdown, and not at #5, and this song’s actually gaining traction. If you’ve been following my Hot 100 posts, it recently entered the Top 40. Also, I’ve actually grown into this since it left, and I like it again. Sue me.

Best Debut: Diamonds - Sam Smith

Biggest DROP!!!: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-6): Good. This song’s good, but it was definitely getting old, and I’m glad we’re getting rid of it.

Biggest Jump: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (+11): Also good. I really like this song and I’d be super happy if it became a hit here, even if it’s only here because of blackbear.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

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

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#28: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#27: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

3 - Decent:

#26: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#25: Save Myself - Ashe

#24: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#23: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#22: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#21: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

#20: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#19: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#18: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#17: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#16: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#15: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#14: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

5 - Great:

#13: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#12: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#11: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#10: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#9: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#8: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#7: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#6: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#5: Diamonds - Sam Smith

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#2: Bang! - AJR

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Overall Score: 117/150 = 78%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {16 weeks}

#4: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels {17 weeks}

#3: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan {20 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {29 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {34 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

My Favourite Song Last Year: Goodbyes - Post Malone

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Burn the House Down - AJR

Hit-Bound

Tap In - Saweetie [8*]

Mad at Disney - salem ilese [1]

my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [4*]

WOW - Zara Larsson [6*]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [7*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [8*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [2; 2nd time]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [3*]

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear [10*]

you broke me first - Tate McRae [1]

Dynamite - BTS [6]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [7*]

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [6*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [9*]

Control - Zoe Wees [1; 2nd time*]

Also Available For Vote

Small Talk - Niall Horan [6**]

FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A. [1*]

Golden - Harry Styles [1*]

Our Countdown Extra this week comes up first, being Mad at Disney by salem ilese and despite the title of the song, this isn’t really a meme song. The chorus is actually catchy and pretty well constructed. It’s literally just about the world not preparing you for what love is gonna be like and I find that really funny. The end part of the chorus is the best. salem actually has a pretty good voice and I can see this becoming a hit. Good song.

The next song is by Canadian YouTuber (yup, that’s right) Tate McRae. This song’s called you broke me first and this is also a good song. Tate sounds really good here and the chorus is actually really good. The song’s a little mellow, but the production builds pretty nicely and when you get to the last chorus, it really picks up. I’m pretty glad this is here and also on the Hot 100. Good song.

Control is back. I didn’t really think that this would return and I’m kind of upset that they didn't let Let There Be Love stick around, but whatever, I don’t hate the song.

So this next song was a Hit-Bound dropout back in April. Why is it back? Because Black And White wasn’t debuting and Hits 1 just needs their Niall Horan. Anyways, Small Talk is the name of the song and if you remember my opinion on this, I liked it at the start, then it faded on me. I still don’t think this is that great. The production in the chorus is a little grating and I really don’t like that guitar. That being said, it’s catchy and Niall sounds pretty good, but it has absolutely no right to be here. I mean, seriously, who’s idea was it to let this back?

So something I never thought would happen just happened. Hits 1 picked up on a Travis Scott song the day it came out. I guess they technically did this with Power is Power, but on FRANCHISE, Travis is actually the lead artist. It sucks a little though, because this song isn’t that great. Young Thug and M.I.A. are also on this and it’s alright. Young Thug doesn’t sound grating, which is really good and Travis Scott sounds really good. M.I.A. sounds alright though and does bring this down a bit. Also, I don’t love the production and I find it pretty repetitive. I wish that changed a bit, but this could very possibly grow on me.

So this next song, Hits 1 picked up on it because of pure speculation. I mean, seriously. Some people are pretty sure they saw Harry Styles filming the music video for this song, Golden, so as a result, Hits 1 added it before it was even released. Seriously, guys? This definitely isn’t the worst song that Hits 1’s picked up from Fine Line, that prize would definitely go to Adore You, but this isn’t good. Legit the only reason that this is better than Adore You is because this is a bit more interesting. I really don’t like the “da-da-da-doh” part. I guess Harry sounds fine and everything and this could grow on me, but this and Small Talk shouldn’t be here.

Best Debut: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#18: Tap In - Saweetie

#17: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

1 - Bad:

#16: Golden - Harry Styles

2 - Mediocre:

#15: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#14: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#13: WOW - Zara Larsson

3 - Decent:

#12: Small Talk - Niall Horan

#11: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#10: FRANCHISE - Travis Scott/Young Thug/M.I.A.

#9: Control - Zoe Wees

4 - Good:

#8: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear

5 - Great:

#7: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#6: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#5: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#4: Mad at Disney - salem ilese

#3: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#2: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 58/90 = 64%

It’s Ok Not to Blurb Ok

We lost four songs from the Weekend Countdown this week; Nobody’s Love, WHATS POPPIN, Funny and me & ur ghost. I’m glad that Nobody’s Love and me & ur ghost are both gone, since the former was really uninteresting and the latter never should’ve returned. I don’t care all that much that Funny is gone, since it wasn’t really a huge hit, but I’m really sad that WHATS POPPIN’s gone.

We also lost three Hit-Bound songs, Black And White, Naked and Let There Be Love. It’s seriously about time that Black And White left, it probably should’ve left a while ago. It kinda sucks that they didn’t even give Naked a chance and it was really clear that it was only there last week because Ava was hosting. As for Let There Be Love, it should’ve gotten so much more success.

So Ashe is actually the Hits 1 to Watch for this month with Save Myself, which makes a lot of sense, because it dropped a few spots this week.

Somehow, ily is climbing. It really shouldn’t even be here.

Be Like That took a decent-sized tumble and I can definitely see it leaving soon.

ROCKSTAR also dropped quite a bit, which kind of sucks since it was quite good.

cardigan got a nice rebound though back up to #14.

Like That also got a huge rebound from its drop last week.

Both I Hope and Savage Love moved out of the top 5, which kind of sucks, because I thought they were gonna be hits here.

Before You Go actually moved back into the top 5. I would be upset, but this song’s dominated If the Countdown Made Sense for the past couple of weeks, so it makes sense that it would come back and it’s only been here for so long because they picked up on it early.

Come & Go is at #2!!! Hopefully it can steal the #1 next week from…

Moral of the Story. You’ve got to be kidding me. This song got practically no airplay this past week and should’ve made way for another song. I mean, come on, it has no right to still be #1.

I swear, if Dynamite doesn’t debut next week I will go on a huge rant.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#2: Dynamite - BTS

#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#8: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#10: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#12: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#14: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#16: Circles - Post Malone

#17: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#18: Adore You - Harry Styles

#20: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#24: Tap In - Saweetie

#25: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#28: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#29: The Bones - Maren Morris

#30: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#34: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#36: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

#37: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

#40: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#41: Bang! - AJR

#42: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#45: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#47: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#48: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#49: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#51: Heather - Conan Gray

#52: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#54: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#55: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#57: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#61: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#63: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#64: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#69: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#70: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#82: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Save Myself - Ashe

#9: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#8: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#7: Daisies - Katy Perry

#6: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

#5: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#4: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#3: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#2: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#1: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#9: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#8: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#7: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#5: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#2: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all later.

Week of September 19, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (5)

Ashe/Niall Horan (5)

Hello, everybody! So I have a lot of stuff to talk about today. First of all, the very last event on the Weekend Countdown Olympics is now available to do! So make sure you go do that, because the results for that are gonna go up this Thursday, then I’ll announce the winner of the entire thing this Friday. Other than that, I plan to wrap up the 2019 Ultimate Rank very soon, since I only have four more reveals to go, so here’s the link for the next reveal’s community rankings. Next up, I changed the colour-coding so it’s now on a six-point scale, rather than a three-point scale. So if you’ve read the 2019 Ultimate Rank, it’s the same colour-coding. If you haven’t, that looks a little something like this:

Purple: Best Song on the Countdown/Hit-Bound

Green: Great

Blue: Good

Pink: Decent

Yellow: Mediocre

Cyan: Bad

Red: Crap

Orange: Worst Song on the Countdown/Hit-Bound

So yeah. That’s just the new norm from now on. I realize that the oldest song on the Countdown isn’t represented, but the information is still available to you in the 5 Oldest Songs section underneath the Countdown Ranking. Also, this is my 200th post! From everything to the most random Hunger Games Countdown, to my 1-Year Anniversary post, everything's been a joy to make. Here's to another 200! I know I’ve been talking for a while now, so without further ado, here are the exits for this week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (#29) [#29] {1 week}

Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (#12) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (4)

#30: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (-3) [#27] {3 weeks}

#29: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#28: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (+2) [#28] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#27: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-2) [#25] {4 weeks}

#26: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (+2) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#25: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (+1) [#20] {8 weeks}

#24: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (-) [#24] {2 weeks}

#23: Save Myself - Ashe (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#22: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (+1) [#18] {7 weeks}

#21: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-8) [#13] {8 weeks}

#20: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-) [#20] {9 weeks}

#19: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (+2) [#19] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (-2) [#9] {13 weeks}

#17: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-7) [7 weeks at #1] {28 weeks}

#16: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+2) [#16] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#15: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (+7) [#15] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-3) [#11] {8 weeks}

#13: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+2) [#13] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#12: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+2) [#12] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#11: Heather - Conan Gray (+8) [#11] {8 weeks}

#10: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [#9] {13 weeks}

#9: Falling - Harry Styles (+8) [#9] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#8: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-1) [#2] {22 weeks}

#7: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+1) [1 week at #1] {33 weeks}

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-3) [#3] {9 weeks}

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-1) [#3] {15 weeks}

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+1) [#4] {9 weeks}

#3: Bang! - AJR (+3) [#3] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-) [#2] {12 weeks}

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [5th week at #1] {19 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift [1/1 week at #1]

Countdown Extra: WOW - Zara Larsson

Our first debut of the week is actually last week’s Countdown Extra, Monsters by All Time Low and blackbear. This is All Time Low’s second song on the Countdown this year after Some Kind of Disaster, and although this isn’t as good, it’s definitely great. I’m kind of a sucker for pop-rock, I mean, my favourite artists are Imagine Dragons and Panic! At The Disco, and I really like All Time Low’s stuff too. The instrumentation is fantastic here, and the vocals are honestly pretty good even though there’s a weird effect on them. blackbear also delivers a pretty solid verse, and he’s probably also the only reason this is here, so I thank him. Good song, I really hope this is a hit here, and it probably will be because of blackbear.

I guess Hits 1’s a huge Ashe stan now, as her follow-up single to Moral of the Story debuts after only one actual week on Hit-Bound, and pulls a Sunday Best, and this is so much better than MotS. She’s not mumbling like Billie Eilish, so it’s already leagues better. But the production’s also actually there, and the chorus is layered pretty nicely. This is only decent though, because it’s still a little boring, but it’s for sure more interesting than MotS. Definitely closer to good than mediocre. I can probably forgive Ashe for making Moral of the Story if more songs like this start coming from her. I hope this is a decent hit here, although I can’t possibly see it being that big.

Best Debut: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

Biggest DROP!!!: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-8): Sucks, although it does make sense since it’s starting to lose radio momentum. I wish exile was a bigger hit though, since that song was awesome, and easily the best song to come from folklore. Yeah, I'm not sure how I got there either.

Biggest Jump: Heather - Conan Gray & Falling - Harry Styles (+8): It really sucks to see Heather getting a rebound, since I thought it was a goner, but I guess I can deal with it as long as it doesn’t jump into the top 10. As for Falling, I’m really happy that it’s in the top 10, and I’d honestly be quite happy if it hit #1 here.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

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

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#28: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#27: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#26: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

3 - Decent:

#25: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#24: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#23: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#22: Save Myself - Ashe

#21: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#20: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#19: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#18: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#17: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#16: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#15: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#14: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#13: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

5 - Great:

#11: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#10: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#8: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#7: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#6: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#2: Bang! - AJR

Bonus: 6 - Best Song is in the Top 20:

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Overall Score: 113/150 = 75%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {15 weeks}

#4: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan {19 weeks}

#3: me & ur ghost - blackbear {22 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {28 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {33 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

My Favourite Song Last Year: Goodbyes - Post Malone

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Lucid Dreams - Juice WRLD

Hit-Bound

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [8*]

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [5*]

Dynamite - BTS [5]

my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [3*]

OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato [2]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [6*]

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear [9*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [16***]

WOW - Zara Larsson [5*]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [6*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [1; 2nd time]

Naked - Ava Max [1]

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [2*]

Tap In - Saweetie [7*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [7*]

Also Available For Vote

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla [3*; 2nd time]

Before we start, there was some new music by Justin Bieber and Sam Smith, and I would review them, except Hits 1 forgot to update the Voting Poll, so they’re not technically on Hits 1 yet. But I’ll review them next week.

7 Summers left the Countdown after only one week, and I really hope that it leaves Hit-Bound soon and doesn’t re-enter.

Ava Max released her new album, Heaven & Hell this week, and to celebrate, she guest-hosted Hit-Bound. I listened to the album, and it was pretty good. Ava Max isn’t the type of artist that I love, but this was definitely a solid album. From it, she brings her new single, Naked. I’d say that this is one of the best songs on the album, even though there are clearly better songs, such as Who’s Laughing Now or Bring You To Hell. Ava sounds great here, (I mean, let’s be honest. Is there even a single song where she doesn’t sound good?) and the chorus is pretty good. I like the heavy-synth track here, and it kind of reminds me of Maniac, that type of production. So yeah, I hope this debuts soon.

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#16: Tap In - Saweetie

#15: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#14: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#13: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#12: WOW - Zara Larsson

3 - Decent:

#11: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#10: Black And White - Niall Horan

4 - Good:

#9: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear

#8: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

5 - Great:

#7: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#6: Naked - Ava Max

#5: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#4: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#3: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#2: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 55/80 = 69%

I Could’ve Saved Myself… from Blurbs

There was only one song that permanently left the Countdown this week, that being Midnight. This song’s pretty old now, but I’m glad it hit #1, since I do like it.

Glad to see Over Now at #30. Hopefully, it doesn’t stick around for much longer, since it’s ridiculously forgettable.

I Should Probably Go To Bed and Midnight Sky both jumped into the top 20 this week. I’m pretty happy about both of them.

Before You Go really needs to leave. It’s been here for way too long, and at this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was #1 of the year, considering how quickly Watermelon Sugar’s dropping.

Come & Go and Bang! switched spots this week, and although I’m happy that Bang! is in the top 5, I’m really sad to see Come & Go leave, and I really hope that it can come back and kick Moral of the Story out.

Speaking of Moral of the Story, it’s not doing so hot on airplay, it’s sitting at, like, tenth or something, so this is probably the last week it’s gonna be #1 before Kings & Queens or Bang! kicks it off of #1.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#2: Dynamite - BTS

#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#8: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#10: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#11: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#13: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#16: Circles - Post Malone

#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#18: Adore You - Harry Styles

#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#20: Tap In - Saweetie

#24: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#25: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#28: The Bones - Maren Morris

#30: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#32: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#34: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#37: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

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

#40: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#41: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#43: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#44: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#46: Heather - Conan Gray

#48: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#49: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#50: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#51: Bang! - AJR

#52: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#54: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#59: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#60: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#66: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#68: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#72: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#78: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#90: my future - Billie Eilish

#100: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Drinks - Cyn

#9: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

#8: Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

#7: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#6: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#4: Heather - Conan Gray

#3: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#2: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#1: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#9: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#8: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#7: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#6: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Week of September 12, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (4)

Ashe/Niall Horan (4)

I’ve been pretty busy lately, so that’s why I haven’t been able to wrap up the Weekend Countdown Olympics and stuff, but I will get around to that, don’t you worry. As for this week, it was alright. There were some pretty good jumps, but for the most part, it was kind of boring. Here’s the list of exits for this week.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Control - Zoe Wees (#23) [#12] {10 weeks}

queen of broken hearts - blackbear (#22) [#22] {1 week}

Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (#17) [#17] {5 weeks}

Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (#13) [#8] {23 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (3)

#30: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (DEBUT) [3** weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#28: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (DEBUT) [7* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (+1) [#27] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#26: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (+1) [#20] {7 weeks}

#25: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (+5) [#25] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#24: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#23: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (+1) [#18] {6 weeks}

#22: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (+7) [#22] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#21: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (-) [#21] {6 weeks}

#20: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-) [#20] {8 weeks}

#19: Heather - Conan Gray (-7) [#11] {7 weeks}

#18: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+8) [#18] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#17: Falling - Harry Styles (+8) [#17] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#16: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (-7) [#9] {12 weeks}

#15: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [#15] {5 weeks}

#14: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+2) [#14] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#13: cardigan - Taylor Swift (+6) [#13] {7 weeks}

#12: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-1) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}

#11: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+3) [#11] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-) [7 weeks at #1] {27 weeks}

#9: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (+9) [#9] {12 weeks} *new peak*

#8: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-) [1 week at #1] {32 weeks}

#7: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-5) [#2] {21 weeks}

#6: Bang! - AJR (-) [#6] {4 weeks}

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-1) [#4] {8 weeks}

#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (-1) [#3] {14 weeks}

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+4) [#3] {8 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (+3) [#2] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [4th week at #1] {18 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: Easier - 5 Seconds of Summer [1/3 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

Skipping Hit-Bound, debuting at the lowest spot on the Countdown, at #30, is Head & Heart by Joel Corry and MNEK. This song has definitely grown on me since last week. I still really like MNEK’s performance here, and I actually like the drop a bit more now. The production throughout the rest of the song is pretty good, and I hope this is as big of a hit here as it is in the UK. Good song.

Next up, somehow, is Morgan Wallen’s second song on the Weekend Countdown, 7 Summers. This is so much worse than Heartless. He sounds much better in this song than he does in Heartless, but Heartless actually had some substance to it (and Julia Michaels). This song’s just extremely boring. Literally no part of this song is in the least bit interesting, not the production, not the writing, not the vocal performance, literally nothing. That being said, it’s not bad, I actually don’t dislike anything about the song, I just don’t particularly like any part of it.

Our third debut, at #28, is ily by Surf Mesa and Emilee. This song’s also just mediocre. It took the death bed formula, (which is repeated vocals throughout the entire song) and although Surf Mesa made it a bit more interesting than death bed, by chopping up the vocals at some points, it is still the same four lines over and over again. The vocals are pretty good, and the production’s somewhat interesting, but it’s still pretty annoying.

The highest debut of the week also just so happens to be BLACKPINK’s first entrant on the Weekend Countdown, Ice Cream with Selena Gomez. As I explained in my Hot 100 post earlier this week, this has grown on me. I find it hard to dislike now, since most of it is just a lot of fun. The production fits a bit better with the song than I thought it did, and most of the artists here sound good. I say most because I still hate the rapping part. But yeah, this is good.

Best Debut: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

Biggest DROP!!!: Heather - Conan Gray & Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (-7): I’m very happy that Heather dropped, and hopefully it’ll leave soon, and I’m honestly fine with Like That dropping. It’s kind of faded on me.

Biggest Jump: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (+9): Woooh! This is actually in the top 10! Yay! Hopefully, it can hit top 5, but I’m doubtful.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

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

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#28: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#27: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#26: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

3 - Decent:

#25: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#24: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

#23: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#22: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#21: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#20: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#19: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#18: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#17: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#16: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#15: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

#14: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#13: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#12: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#11: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

5 - Great:

#10: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#8: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#7: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#6: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#2: Bang! - AJR

Bonus: 6 - Best Song Is in the Top 20:

#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Overall Score: 112/150 = 75%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan {18 weeks}

#4: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne {20 weeks}

#3: me & ur ghost - blackbear {21 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {27 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {32 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Gifted - Cordae/Roddy Ricch

My Favourite Song Last Year: Goodbyes - Post Malone

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers/Coldplay

Hit-Bound

F2020 - Avenue Beat [6*]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [5*]

Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear [8*]

Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear [2*]

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla [2; 2nd time]

Save Myself - Ashe [2*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [15***]

WOW - Zara Larsson [4*]

Tap In - Saweetie [6*]

Dynamite - BTS [4]

my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [2*]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [5*]

OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato [1]

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [4*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [7*]

Also Available For Vote

Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent [1*]

You’ve got to be kidding me. Hits 1 have become huge blackbear stans. I say this because blackbear and Lil Mosey remixed Be Happy by Dixie D’Amelio, so they switched to the remix. All that being said, this is better than the original. It added a trap beat, which I think was actually a pretty good move. The only thing that they kept from the original really was the chorus and a verse by Dixie, but the production’s completely different, but I think it works pretty well. I’m not totally sure if I like Lil Mosey’s verse here, but blackbear’s verse is definitely good. I love his reference to hot girl bummer in there, and it’s probably one of my favourite parts of the remix. Not sad that they switched.

Marshmello and Demi Lovato collaborated for a mental health awareness song, OK Not To Be OK. This is a good song. It’s kind of hard for Demi Lovato to sound bad, and she definitely doesn’t here. I think Marshmello did pretty well with the production, and his drop here is better than some of his other ones. *cough*WOW*cough*. The writing here’s fantastic, and couldn’t speak better to the topic they’re trying to tackle. I hope this debuts soon.

Some band (one person?) called Royal & the Serpent comes last, with their (her?) new song Overwhelmed. This song’s pretty weird. I think it’s another mental health awareness song, but I don’t think it was executed as well as OK Not To Be OK or Be Happy. Ohhhhh. Good continuity, Hits 1. Anyways, I don’t love the production here, especially in the verses, but I think her voice is pretty good, and she does pretty well here. The chorus is decent too, so I don’t hate it. It’s weird though.

Best Debut: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#16: Tap In - Saweetie

#15: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#14: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#13: WOW - Zara Larsson

3 - Decent:

#12: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent

#11: Save Myself - Ashe

#10: Black And White - Niall Horan

4 - Good:

#9: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

#8: Be Happy (Remix) - Dixie D’Amelio/Lil Mosey/blackbear

5 - Great:

#7: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#6: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#5: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#4: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#3: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#2: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 56/80 = 70%

I Love You Blurb-y, and If It’s Quite Alright I Need You Blurb-y

We lost four Countdown songs this week, Control, queen of broken hearts, Lose Somebody and Supalonely. I’m happy that Control is gone, since it wasn’t that great. queen of broken hearts is now the second one-weeker of the year, and I’m a little disappointed, but we have enough blackbear here anyways. I have no clue why we had to lose Lose Somebody, and I’m really sad that it’s gone, I wish it had gotten more success. But the song that I’m really happy about is Supalonely! This should’ve left a LONG time ago, and I’m really really really happy that it’s finally gone.

We also lost a couple Hit-Bound songs, Angels & Demons and my future. I never expected Angels & Demons to debut, so I’m not disappointed, and I’m really happy that my future is gone so soon.

Midnight Sky jumped quite a bit this week, and I’m totally fine with that since it’s grown on me.

Mood and Falling both jumped eight spots into the top 20. Super glad that they’re both here, and I hope they both make it to the top 10.

cardigan rebounded this week, so that’s good since I like it now.

Geez, Be Like That is somehow really close to the top 10. I only expected this to last a few weeks.

me & ur ghost dropped out of the top 5. I’m glad, since it really shouldn’t be back.

Come & Go is somehow at #3. I never thought Hits 1 would ever let a Juice WRLD song into the top 5.

Kings & Queens is at #2! Hopefully, it’ll hit #1 soon and dethrone Moral of the Story.

Speaking of MotS, I seriously hope it falls off soon. I’d be fine with any of the #6-#2 being #1.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Dynamite - BTS

#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#7: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#8: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#11: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#13: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#15: Circles - Post Malone

#16: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#18: Adore You - Harry Styles

#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#21: Tap In - Saweetie

#22: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#23: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#24: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#27: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#28: The Bones - Maren Morris

#30: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#34: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

#35: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

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

#37: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#38: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

#40: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#45: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#46: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#48: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#49: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#51: Heather - Conan Gray

#53: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#56: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#58: Bang! - AJR

#61: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#68: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#70: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#71: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#75: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#78: my future - Billie Eilish

#91: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

#8: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

#7: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#6: ROXANNE - Arizona Zervas

#5: Heather - Conan Gray

#4: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

#3: Tap In - Saweetie

#2: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

#1: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#9: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#8: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#7: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#6: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Week of September 5, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (3)

Ashe/Niall Horan (3)

Hey, everybody. This week was honestly pretty solid, except for one huge obvious reason. I’m pretty happy about half of the exits moving off, and half of the entrants this week. Although our new Voting Poll additions are… um… blackbear, this was still a good week. (By the way, the last event for the Weekend Countdown Olympics should be announced somewhat soon! Also, I’m gonna try to finish off the 2019 Ultimate Rank over the next few weeks, so make sure you have Community Rankings done.)

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla (#29) [#27] {5 weeks}

my future - Billie Eilish (#28) [#27] {4 weeks}

Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (#22) [1 week at #1] {22 weeks}

Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (#18) [#18] {6 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (2)

#30: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-) [#30] {2 weeks}

#29: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (RE-ENTRY) [#26] {2 weeks}

#28: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (DEBUT) [1* week in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (-3) [#20] {6 weeks}

#26: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-1) [#25] {2 weeks}

#25: Falling - Harry Styles (DEBUT) [13* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#24: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (+3) [#18] {5 weeks}

#23: Control - Zoe Wees (-4) [#12] {10 weeks}

#22: queen of broken hearts - blackbear (DEBUT) [6* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#21: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (+5) [#21] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#20: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (-) [#20] {7 weeks}

#19: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-6) [#13] {6 weeks}

#18: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-6) [#11] {11 weeks}

#17: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (-) [#17] {5 weeks}

#16: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (+7) [#16] {4 weeks}

#15: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (-) [#15] {4 weeks}

#14: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+7) [#14] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-3) [#8] {23 weeks}

#12: Heather - Conan Gray (-1) [#11] {6 weeks}

#11: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-3) [1 week at #1] {19 weeks}

#10: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-1) [7 weeks at #1] {26 weeks}

#9: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (+7) [#9] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#8: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [1 week at #1] {31 weeks}

#7: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+7) [#7] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Bang! - AJR (-) [#6] {3 weeks}

#5: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-2) [#3] {10 weeks}

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+1) [#4] {7 weeks}

#3: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+1) [#3] {13 weeks} *new peak*

#2: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-) [#2] {20 weeks}

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [3rd week at #1] {17 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes [9/9 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus re-entered the Countdown this week at #29, and I’ve gotta say, this has grown on me quite a bit since it first debuted Hit-Bound. You may see it in green soon.

Calvin Harris and The Weeknd bring the lowest debut of the week this week, at #28, Over Now makes its debut. This is kind of growing on me a bit from last week, because I actually like the production a bit more, but I’m still not big into The Weeknd’s voice here. I think he’s singing a little high at points, and it’s a little too slow to work with his voice. I much prefer him in really upbeat songs like Starboy and Blinding Lights. This song’s also just really forgettable. I find it really hard to remember anything but the chorus if I’m not listening to it. Whatever, it may or may not grow on me.

After a really long time in Hit-Bound, Harry Styles brings his fourth single from his album Fine Line, Falling onto the Countdown at #25. This is hands-down the best single, with Lights Up being a close second. Harry actually sounds good here, much better than in Adore You, and that’s a good thing, because this low-production song relies heavily on his voice being good, and I think he slayed it. The piano line is honestly pretty good, and doesn’t feel too repetitive, like in Someone You Loved (although I like that song, I’ll admit, it has its flaws). The writing here is spectacular too. Yeah, great song. I wouldn’t be disappointed if it hit #1 (I wouldn’t be surprised either).

So even though it was taken off of the poll, queen of broken hearts by blackbear has the highest debut this week, at #22. Meh, I’m not too disappointed. If I were to rank the singles from everything means nothing, I’d probably put this at #2, with hot girl bummer at #1 and me & ur ghost at #3. blackbear sounds pretty good, except for the parts when he does the weird low vocal effect thing, that we all know and don’t love. Other than that, the production’s pretty good, and I like how well the beat flows, and it’s pretty catchy too. But it’s off the poll, so I can’t really see it sticking around for much longer.

Best Debut: Falling - Harry Styles

Biggest DROP!!!: cardigan - Taylor Swift & ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-6): Kind of sucks to see both of these songs on their way out, especially considering I’m actually growing into cardigan.

Biggest Jump: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S, Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid, Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane & Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+7): Hunh. Four songs that I like got the biggest jump of the week. Alright, good for them. Just a couple things I want to point out though, Breaking Me just regained all of the spots that it lost from last week, and Come & Go jumped seven spots, to #7, with a peak of #7, and it’s spent seven weeks on the Countdown. I mean, come on. That can’t be a coincidence.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

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

#29: Heather - Conan Gray

#28: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#27: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#26: Control - Zoe Wees

#25: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

3 - Decent:

#24: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#23: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#22: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

#21: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#19: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#18: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#17: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#16: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#15: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#14: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#13: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#12: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

5 - Great:

#11: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#10: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#9: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#8: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#7: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#6: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#4: Falling - Harry Styles

#3: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

#2: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

Bonus: 6 - Best Song is in the Top 20:

#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 109/150 = 73%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne {19 weeks}

#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear {20 weeks}

#3: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton {23 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {26 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {31 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Bummerland - AJR

My Favourite Song Last Year: Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran/Khalid

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Most Missed Countdown Song: Pray for Me - The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar

Hit-Bound

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee [7*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [3**]

Dynamite - BTS [3]

WOW - Zara Larsson [3*]

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [3*]

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez [2*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [5*]

Angels & Demons - jxdn [5]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [4*]

Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla [1; 2nd time]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [4*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [6*]

Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio [7*]

Tap In - Saweetie [5*]

my future - Billie Eilish [1; 2nd time]

Also Available For Vote

Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear [1*]

Save Myself - Ashe [1*]

Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK [1*]

my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear [1*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [14***]

Two exits from this week re-entered Hit-Bound, Let There Be Love and my future. As much as I like Let There Be Love, I find it kind of funny that the second it stopped getting pushed by Hits 1 it fell off of the Countdown. As for my future, it’s also off of the poll, so hopefully this will leave next week.

So queen of broken hearts debuted, so as a result, Hits 1 gave us two blackbear features? Great. The first one is Monsters with All Time Low. This is the same band that gave us Some Kind of Disaster earlier this year, and even though I definitely don’t like this as much as Some Kind of Disaster, it’s still a really solid song. I mean, I find it really hard to not like a pop-rock song, so that probably factors in a bit. blackbear actually adds quite a bit here, and I think I actually like his verse quite a bit. Hits 1 may stan blackbear way too much, but his voice is undeniably addicting. The chorus here is good, and the instrumentation here is also pretty good. Yeah, overall, this is definitely a good song.

Hits 1 actually picked up on a second Ashe song, this one being called Save Myself. This is actually decent! Definitely much better than Moral of the Story. Her voice sounds fine, as it does in MotS, and the production is actually somewhat there. I like the chorus in this song much better than Moral of the Story’s chorus. But the reason it’s in blue is because it’s extremely forgettable. But it’s still decent. And no, I’m not gonna say what I know you all want me to say, because if I do, I think I’m gonna jynx it.

A pretty big hit in the UK comes up next, and this one’s called Head & Heart, and it’s by DJ Joel Corry and singer MNEK. MNEK’s voice is really good, and he’s been on Hits 1 before, if any of you remember Never Forget You with Zara Larsson or Colour with Hailee Steinfeld. The production’s pretty good, but my only problem with this is that I don’t love the drop. MNEK’s voice sounds way too overproduced, and the melody just feels really weird to me, and I’m not quite sure why. Still a good song though.

Machine Gun Kelly somehow brings his second Hits 1 song after Bad Things featuring Camila Cabello. blackbear’s pretty much the only reason that my ex’s best friend is here, but I care less that this is here, since this is actually on the Hot 100. His verse sounds a lot more like me & ur ghost than any other of his performances, and it does the deep-voice thing a lot, but it still doesn’t bother me all that much, because I still like blackbear, as for the rest of the song, Machine Gun Kelly actually sounds really good. The production here is really fantastic and honestly just pleasant to listen to. This is also a really good song, and I would be totally fine with it being a hit here.

Best Debut: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#20: my future - Billie Eilish

#19: Tap In - Saweetie

#18: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#17: WOW - Zara Larsson

#16: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#15: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#14: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

3 - Decent:

#13: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio

#12: Black And White - Niall Horan

#11: Save Myself - Ashe

#10: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

4 - Good:

#9: Angels & Demons - jxdn

#8: Head & Heart - Joel Corry/MNEK

5 - Great:

#7: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#6: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

#5: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear

#4: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#3: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#2: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 63/100 = 63%

I’m Blurbing Again, I’m Blurbing Again, I’m Bluuuuurbing

The other two songs that left the Countdown this week were Old Me and Past Life. Old Me should’ve left a long time ago, so I’m very happy that it’s finally gone, and honestly, I’m okay with Past Life leaving, since it’s honestly kind of forgettable.

I Should Probably Go To Bed looks like it’s about to enter the top 20, and I’d be pretty happy if it did.

Supalonely and Midnight are finally gone from the top 10. Those two stuck around for much longer than they should’ve.

Too bad Bang! didn’t enter the top 5 this week, but there’s always next week.

Kings & Queens fell to #5, and that makes me sad.

I’m already sick of Moral of the Story being #1. There’s much better songs that deserve to be there. I’d even take me & ur ghost over this.

Black And White just won’t leave, will it?

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: Dynamite - BTS

#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#12: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#14: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#16: Circles - Post Malone

#17: Adore You - Harry Styles

#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#20: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#21: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

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

#25: The Bones - Maren Morris

#26: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#27: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#29: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#31: Tap In - Saweetie

#32: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#34: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#36: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#38: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#41: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#42: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#47: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#48: The Box - Roddy Ricch

#49: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#50: Heather - Conan Gray

#55: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

#56: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#57: my future - Billie Eilish

#59: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#64: Bang! - AJR

#71: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#73: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#82: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#86: my ex’s best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#89: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

#98: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#9: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#8: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

#7: You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift

#6: Daisies - Katy Perry

#5: Know Your Worth - Khalid/Disclosure

#4: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#3: Oh My God - Alec Benjamin

#2: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#1: Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#9: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#8: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#7: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#6: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#5: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all Friday.

Week of August 29, 2020 - Ashe/Niall Horan (2)

Ashe/Niall Horan (2)

Again, a really good week ruined by Moral of the Story. Ah, well. Not much you can do, Hits 1 is just mostly annoying like that. We still love Hits 1 though.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (#26) [#26] {1 week}

Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (#22) [#17] {15 weeks}

Last Week’s #1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (1)

#30: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla (+1) [#27] {5 weeks}

#28: my future - Billie Eilish (-1) [#27] {4 weeks}

#27: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow (-3) [#18] {4 weeks}

#26: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (+3) [#26] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#25: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (DEBUT) [2* weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#24: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5 (-3) [#20] {5 weeks}

#23: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (-7) [#16] {3 weeks}

#22: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-11) [1 week at #1] {22 weeks}

#21: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+2) [#20] {5 weeks}

#20: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson (+8) [#20] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#19: Control - Zoe Wees (+6) [#12] {9 weeks}

#18: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez (-) [#18] {6 weeks}

#17: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic (+2) [#17] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#16: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (-2) [#14] {10 weeks}

#15: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer (+5) [#15] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#14: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-4) [#10] {6 weeks}

#13: cardigan - Taylor Swift (+2) [#13] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#12: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-) [#11] {10 weeks}

#11: Heather - Conan Gray (+2) [#11] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (-2) [#8] {22 weeks}

#9: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-2) [7 weeks at #1] {25 weeks}

#8: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne (-2) [1 week at #1] {18 weeks}

#7: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+2) [1 week at #1] {30 weeks}

#6: Bang! - AJR (+11) [#6] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-1) [#4] {6 weeks}

#4: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+1) [#4] {12 weeks} *new peak*

#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (-) [#3] {9 weeks}

#2: me & ur ghost - blackbear (-) [#2] {19 weeks}

#1: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan (-) [2nd week at #1] {16 weeks}

Last Year’s #1: If I Can’t Have You - Shawn Mendes [8/9 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

Drake finally makes his 2020 Weekend Countdown debut, with his best song of the year so far, Laugh Now Cry Later featuring Lil Durk. He sounds like he cares about the song, which is already much better than both Toosie Slide and POPSTAR. Lil Durk also does a very good verse here. The production’s pretty good, although repetitive, and I like the beat a lot. Good song.

But a great song makes its debut at #25, Mood by 24kGoldn and iann dior. It’s almost insane how catchy the hook is in this song. In a rap song too, you don’t really see many catchy rap hooks, but this definitely does it. Both 24kGoldn and iann dior sound really good here, and the production is fantastic. The guitar is very good and works really well with the song, and overall, this is just a really really good song. Glad that Hits 1 decided to pick up on more rap songs this year. That’s pretty much the one good thing that came out of 2020.

Best Debut: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Biggest DROP!!!: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer (-11): Good. I’m really glad that this song is probably gonna leave soon.

Biggest Jump: Bang! - AJR (+11): This is at #6!!! Woah! Hopefully it becomes a huge hit here!

Countdown Ranking

0 - Crap:

#30: Heather - Conan Gray

#29: my future - Billie Eilish

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

#27: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

1 - Bad:

#26: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer

2 - Mediocre:

#25: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

3 - Decent:

#24: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#23: Control - Zoe Wees

#22: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#21: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne

#20: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#19: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#18: me & ur ghost - blackbear

#17: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#16: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#15: Funny - Zedd/Jasmine Thompson

#14: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

5 - Great:

#13: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#12: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#11: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

#10: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#9: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#8: Let There Be Love - Ananya Birla

#7: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#6: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#4: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#3: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#2: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

Bonus: 6 - Best Song is in the Top 20:

#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 108/150 = 72%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Midnight - Alesso/Liam Payne {18 weeks}

#4: me & ur ghost - blackbear {19 weeks}

#3: Old Me - 5 Seconds of Summer & Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton {22 weeks}

#2: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles {25 weeks}

#1: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi {30 weeks}

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Caution - The Killers

My Favourite Song Last Year: Trampoline - SHAED

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Hit-Bound

Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz [2*]

Tap In - Saweetie [4*]

Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger [3*]

Falling - Harry Styles [13*]

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD [5*]

Black And White - Niall Horan [13**]

Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus [1; 2nd time]

Dynamite - BTS [2]

WOW - Zara Larsson [2*]

F2020 - Avenue Beat [4*]

Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin [3*]

Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio [6*]

queen of broken hearts - blackbear [6*]

Angels & Demons - jxdn [4]

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee [6*]

Also Available For Vote

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez [1*]

Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd [1*]

7 Summers - Morgan Wallen [2**]

Midnight Sky left the Countdown and re-entered Hit-Bound this week. I find it a little ridiculous, but I’m not disappointed.

Our first actual new song this week is a new one from BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez, called Ice Cream. Yeah, there’s two k-pop songs on Hit-Bound now. This song is super weird. The production’s really odd, and the “ice cream, chillin’” part isn’t great. That being said, all of the girls sound pretty good. So for that reason it’s not bad… I think this might grow on me though. That rapping part isn’t that good though.

Next is Over Now by Calvin Harris and The Weeknd. Oh boy. This isn’t that great. I don’t really like The Weeknd’s voice in this song, I much prefer it in the upbeat stuff, and this song can get pretty boring at parts. Calvin Harris didn’t do a spectacular job with the production. Not much else to say about this one.

Best Debut: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Crap:

#18: Backyard Boy - Claire Rosinkranz

#17: Tap In - Saweetie

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#16: WOW - Zara Larsson

#15: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#14: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#13: Figure It Out - Blu DeTiger

#12: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd

3 - Decent:

#11: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

#10: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#9: Be Happy - Dixie D’Amelio

#8: Black And White - Niall Horan

4 - Good:

#7: Angels & Demons - jxdn

#6: Dynamite - BTS

#5: queen of broken hearts - blackbear

#4: Stunnin’ - Curtis Waters/Harm Franklin

5 - Great:

#3: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#2: F2020 - Avenue Beat

#1: Falling - Harry Styles

Overall Score: 53/90 = 59%

Why You Always in a Blurb?

We lost one other song this week, that being Roses. It really sucks to see this song go after having such a mediocre run here.

How is WHATS POPPIN in the bottom 5? I thought this was a hit.

Breaking Me took a big hit after getting the biggest jump last week, which kind of sucks, but I expect it to jump back up again soon.

Funny and Control are both in the top 20. Glad to see Funny getting some success, but does Control really have to be a thing?

Geez, Lose Somebody is still jumping! I seriously never expected this.

Wildflower jumped again into the top 15. Gotta say, with this momentum, it’s probably gonna hit #1.

I thought Savage Love was gonna hit #1 this week, but I guess it can take its time.

We also lost a few Hit-Bound songs this week, Heartless, POPSTAR and exile. I’m kind of sad to see all of these go, since they were all good, but I guess some things aren’t meant to be.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#2: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#5: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#6: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#10: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#12: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#13: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#14: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#15: Adore You - Harry Styles

#16: Circles - Post Malone

#18: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#20: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#21: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

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

#24: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#26: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#27: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

#29: The Bones - Maren Morris

#32: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD

#33: cardigan - Taylor Swift

#34: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#37: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo

#41: Tap In - Saweetie

#43: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

#44: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande

#47: The Box - Roddy Ricch

#48: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

#49: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#54: my future - Billie Eilish

#56: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#61: Heather - Conan Gray

#65: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#69: Bang! - AJR

#72: Toosie Slide - Drake

#73: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#76: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#81: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

#82: exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver

#87: MAMACITA - Black Eyed Peas/Ozuna/J. Rey Soul

#90: Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber

#97: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Daisies - Katy Perry

#9: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#8: WHATS POPPIN - Jack Harlow

#7: my future - Billie Eilish

#6: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer

#5: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid

#4: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang

#3: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj

#2: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#1: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

#10: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#9: Nobody’s Love - Maroon 5

#8: Past Life - Trevor Daniel/Selena Gomez

#7: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#6: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#5: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#2: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.