Week of October 16, 2021 - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (6)

Hey, everybody! So, after a relatively boring week, we're jumping right back into the eventful weeks with five Countdown exits, four Countdown debuts, one Countdown re-entry, six Hit-Bound debuts, one Hit-Bound re-entry, seven Hit-Bound dropouts, two 10+ spot drops, a 10-spot jump, two 5+ spot jumps into the top 5, and two songs pulling a Sunday Best. So yeah, I have a lot to talk about this week.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey (#28) [#22] {7 weeks}

Arcade - Duncan Laurence (#27) [#10] {14 weeks}

Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (#22) [#22] {8 weeks}

everything sucks - vaultboy (#21) [#15] {8 weeks}

People Watching - Conan Gray (#19) [#17] {10 weeks} [x2]

Last Week's #1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (5)

#30: For Tonight - Giveon (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: justified - Kacey Musgraves (-4) [#25] {4 weeks}

#28: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (+1) [#28] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#27: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#26: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-11) [#2] {21 weeks}

#25: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (RE-ENTRY) [#13] {11 weeks}

#24: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-6) [9 weeks at #1] {21 weeks}

#23: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#22: Paralyzed - Sueco (+8) [#22] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#21: Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes (+5) [#21] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#20: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#19: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+4) [#19] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#18: Need to Know - Doja Cat (+2) [#18] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#17: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (-4) [#9] {8 weeks}

#16: @ my worst - blackbear (-2) [#14] {8 weeks}

#15: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+2) [#15] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#14: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+10) [#14] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-10) [5 weeks at #1] {16 weeks}

#12: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-4) [#7] {16 weeks}

#11: Beggin' - Måneskin (+5) [#8] {10 weeks}

#10: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn (-) [#7] {19 weeks}

#9: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (-3) [#6] {10 weeks}

#8: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+1) [#8] {7 weeks}

#7: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-3) [#3] {13 weeks}

#6: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (+5) [#6] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Take My Breath - The Weeknd (-) [#5] {10 weeks}

#4: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [#2] {13 weeks}

#3: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (+9) [#3] {11 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (+5) [#2] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-) [6th week at #1] {14 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Falling - Harry Styles [2/6 weeks at #1]

Countdown Extra: Love Back - Why Don't We

Giveon scores his second song on the Countdown this week, after Heartbreak Anniversary tried really hard and failed to do so, called For Tonight. I'm really glad that this is the song that ended up debuting, because it's great. I still find Giveon's voice a bit strange, but I've grown used to it now, so it doesn't really bother me. Actually, I find him quite a good singer now. The chorus in this song is quite catchy for a ballad, and the verses hold up pretty nicely too. The production evolves really well here too. Overall, this is a great song, and I'd love to see it become a hit.

Also returning after dropping out of Hit-Bound last week, we have My Universe by Coldplay and BTS debuting at #27. Coldplay dropped their album, Music Of The Spheres yesterday, and I'm not so sure I plan on listening to it, but I might. Anyways, this song's pretty great, which is really surprising for a collaboration from two bands with very different sounds. But, for whatever reason, they mesh really well together. Chris Martin and the guys from BTS sound great together (even though the rapping verse feels out of place) and the production does a good job of sticking to Coldplay's sound while also including a nice little baseline that fits BTS. I wouldn't complain if this was a hit here.

For whatever reason, Memory by Kane Brown and blackbear is back at #25. I'm not really complaining, but I doubt this will last long.

Somehow, this next song got 40+ spins in the past week. Not sure why or how, but that's okay. I'm talking about love nwantiti (ah ah ah) by CKay, which debuts at #23 this week. Now, I'm not necessarily complaining that this is here, but I'm not ridiculously excited either. Honestly, this song's just kinda there, with not much to bring to the table. I like the production, but CKay's autotuned voice doesn't sound great. I have a feeling that this song's run will be very similar to Iko Iko's from earlier this year, where it sticks around the middle of the Countdown for around 10 weeks, then leaves.

Debuting all the way up at #20, we have WILLOW and Tyler Cole, A.K.A. THE ANXIETY with Meet Me At Our Spot. This song's actually grown on me a bit since it debuted Hit-Bound a few weeks ago. I think both WILLOW and Tyler Cole sound pretty good here, and the song's super catchy. The nice, chill, production fits the song really nicely, and the "woo! woo!" is stupidly hilarious and I love it. I'd love to see this do well here.

Best Debut: For Tonight - Giveon

Biggest Drop: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-11): Yeah, I definitely expected this. This will likely be this song's last week here, which I'm totally fine with, because it's faded on me.

Biggest Jump: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+10): Yay! I expected it to jump this week, but I didn't expect it to jump all the way up to #14. Needless to say, I'm super happy, and I'd love to see this make it to the top 10 sometime soon after INDUSTRY BABY starts to drop.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Awful:

#30: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

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

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

1 - Bad:

#27: Need to Know - Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:

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

#25: Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes

#24: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy

#23: Paralyzed - Sueco

3 - Decent:

#22: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

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

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

4 - Good:

#19: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#18: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear

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

#16: Beggin' - Måneskin

5 - Great:

#15: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#14: justified - Kacey Musgraves

#13: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#12: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#11: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#10: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#9: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#8: @ my worst - blackbear

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

#6: For Tonight - Giveon

#5: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots

#4: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

#3: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#2: Ghost - Justin Bieber

#1: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

Overall Score: 109/150 = 73%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Love Again - Dua Lipa & Saturday - Twenty One Pilots {13 weeks}
#4: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber {14 weeks}
#3: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran & You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd {16 weeks}
#2: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn {19 weeks}
#1: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers & good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo {21 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: I Need a Minute - Imagine Dragons

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

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

Most Missed Countdown Song: I'm Ready - AJR

Hit-Bound

One Day - Monsta X [6]

Easy On Me - Adele [1]

Alone - Trevor Daniel [4]

The Real Thing - Dixie [1]

MONEY - LISA [1]

Chasing Stars - Alesso/Marshmello/James Bay [3]

Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem [2]

Darling - Halsey [1]

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin [2]

Love Back - Why Don't We [2]

i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett [7]

Bad Day - Justus Bennetts [1]

Giving In To The Love - AURORA [1]

Well, it finally happened. After five years, Adele is finally back with the first single from her upcoming album 30, which is called Easy On Me. I've never been a die-hard Adele fan, but I tend to enjoy anything she puts out, so I had decently high expectations for this song. And boy, did it deliver. It's classic Adele, just how we like it. Adele (as per usual) sounds incredible here, and the piano line fits the song really nicely. I have absolutely no doubts that this will debut next week with the highest debut of the year so far, somewhere in the top 10.

Dixie D'Amelio brings a new song to Hits 1 this week. This one's called The Real Thing, and it's pretty good. Dixie sounds great here, and the chorus is pretty catchy. The production's good, but the last chorus is so anticlimactic. I actually hate the last chorus because of that. It seems like it's building up to a drop, then delivers the exact same production that's been heard throughout the song with no additions. It's still a good song, though.

Next up, we have BLACKPINK member LISA with her new song MONEY... what did I just listen to? Um... I guess this song isn't awful, but it's honestly just really strange. It goes through a bunch of changes throughout the song, and I'm not sure if I particularly like any of them. LISA sounds good throughout the song, which is good, but the production's kinda weird. On top of that, the writing also isn't great. This song reminds me why I wasn't a huge fan of k-pop before BTS released Dynamite.

Chasing Stars re-entered Hit-Bound after leaving it a few weeks ago. I'm fine with this being back, although I doubt it'll debut the Countdown.

We got another Halsey song on Hit-Bound this week, as Hits 1 picked up on another non-single from their album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power today, with this one being called Darling. This song's honestly beautiful. Halsey sounds angelic throughout the song, the writing's an amazing ode to their son, Ender, and they just execute it fantastically. The acoustic guitar throughout the song sounds great, and I honestly don't wish that there were any more production, the acoustic sound fits the song perfectly. Overall, I'd love to see this become a hit, though it'll likely drop out next week.

Next up is more of a guilty pleasure for me, Bad Day by Justus Bennetts. This song's super short, and kinda stupid, but it's really fun, and I like it a lot. Justus doesn't sound great here (and kinda reminds me of Tai Verdes, honestly), but the production's good, and the chorus is super catchy. I'm not really sure what else to say about this, except that I like it probably more than I should.

Finally, we have AURORA with a new song called Giving In To The Love. And I just wanna ask, does anyone else find the phrasing of that title really strange, or is it just me? Anyways, this song's fine. I'm not a huge fan of AURORA's voice, and I never have been, but she sounds decent in the verses. The production's pretty cool, honestly, and the pre-chorus is great. But other than that, this song isn't really anything special. This is decent for now, but it could definitely drop to mediocre.

As for the Hit-Bound Dropouts... *sighs* we have seven. 24/5, Cheat Codes' Hurricane, Don't Be Shy, Reckless (again), Get Into It (Yuh), edamame and Angel Baby. I really liked 24/5, so I'm pretty sad that it's gone. Hurricane finds itself in the abyss, so it's definitely not gone. Don't Be Shy was never that good, so I don't care about it. Reckless was just taking up space, so I'm also fine with this leaving. Get Into It (Yuh) almost started to grow on me again, but not enough that I care that it's gone. edamame was stupidly great, so I'm honestly kinda sad that it's gone. As for Angel Baby, it was extremely forgettable, so I don't care that it's gone.

Oh yeah, also, both love nwantiti and Meet Me At Our Spot both pulled Sunday Bests this week, which explains why there are only 13 songs listed here.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: Darling - Halsey

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Awful:

NONE!

1 - Bad:

#13: MONEY - LISA

2 - Mediocre:

#12: Alone - Trevor Daniel

3 - Decent:

#11: Giving In To The Love - AURORA

#10: Chasing Stars - Alesso/Marshmello/James Bay

4 - Good:

#9: The Real Thing - Dixie

#8: Bad Day - Justus Bennetts

#7: MAMMAMIA - Måneskin

5 - Great:

#6: One Day - Monsta X

#5: Love Back - Why Don't We

#4: Easy On Me - Adele

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

#2: Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem

#1: Darling - Halsey

You, You Are My Blurb-iverse

We lost five songs from the Countdown this week, I am not a woman, I'm a god, Arcade, Happier Than Ever, everything sucks and People Watching (again). I am not a woman was good, but honestly quite forgettable. Arcade was also good, and had a good run here, so I'm not really complaining. Happier Than Ever should've done much better here, and I'm really sad to see it go. everything sucks lasted for longer than I expected it to, so that's good, and I'm not sure why People Watching re-entered a couple weeks ago, so I don't care that it's gone again.

For whatever reason, justified dropped down to #29. Kinda sucks, because the song's pretty good.

I'm genuinely surprised that good 4 u is still here, considering how quickly Hits 1 has been letting songs go recently. I'm still not complaining, though, as I still quite like the song.

Paralyzed jumped a ton after its debut last week. I'm not sure why this happened, and I really hope that it doesn't stick around for long after it's done being the One to Watch. Also, quick side note: the One to Watch songs have recently been staying for a while. I remember back when the One to Watch thing was kinda new, the songs tended to leave immediately after their "One to Watch" status was removed.

Sheesh! should not have jumped as much as it did. I hope this is short-lived.

Bad Habits took a huge hit this week, dropping ten spots to #13, which I'm alright with, because the song's been around for a while. Also, for whatever reason, Spyder Harrison seemed very adamant about the fact that Love Again was #3 last week and Bad Habits was #4, which just isn't true.

Beggin' has slowly climbed its way back up to #11, which is awesome. I'd love to see it become a hit here.

Oh, thank goodness, Fancy Like fell to #9 this week. Hopefully this means that it'll drop some more.

Love Again fell out of the top 5 this week, which kinda sucks, because it's a great song, and should've been at least bigger than We're Good.

Shivers finds itself at #6 this week, which is awesome. I'd love for this to hit #1.

Saturday lost its #2 spot this week and fell to #4, which isn't great, but a #2 peak is still better than Twenty One Pilots have done in a while, so I can't complain.

Completely out of nowhere, INDUSTRY BABY jumped nine spots to #3 this week, which is awesome. This song's just kept growing on me, and I'd love for it to become both artist's first #1 here.

Cold Heart jumped all the way up to #2... this didn't need to happen. I really hope this doesn't replace STAY at the top spot next week.

Speaking of STAY, it's been plummeting in airplay, so this is likely its last week at #1. Six weeks is incredible (and the second-most this year), though, so I'm not complaining whatsoever.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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

#3: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

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

#5: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#6: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#7: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#8: Levitating - Dua Lipa

#10: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems

#11: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#12: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#13: Need To Know - Doja Cat

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

#15: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#16: Beggin' - Måneskin

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

#18: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#20: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby

#21: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#22: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#26: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

#29: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

#31: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

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

#34: A-O-K - Tai Verdes

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

#37: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

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

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

#41: Love Again - Dua Lipa

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

#47: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#48: Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B

#49: Late At Night - Roddy Ricch

#58: Butter - BTS

#62: Woman - Doja Cat

#68: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear

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

#78: Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem

#84: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy

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

#93: Ghost - Justin Bieber

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Paralyzed - Sueco

#9: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

#8: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona

#7: In The Morning - Jennifer Lopez

#6: Way Less Sad - AJR

#5: Reckless - Madison Beer

#4: Sucks Being Sober - Annika Wells

#3: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

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

#1: F***BOY - Dixie

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

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

#9: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#8: Need To Know - Doja Cat

#7: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#6: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#5: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#4: Beggin' - Måneskin

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

#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of October 16, 2021 - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (7)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

justified - Kacey Musgraves (#30) [#30] {1 week}

everything sucks - vaultboy (#29) [#27] {3 weeks}

edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (#26) [#26] {1 week}

People Watching - Conan Gray (#25) [#25] {5 weeks}

Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (#23) [#19] {7 weeks}

I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey (#21) [#16] {6 weeks}

Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (#16) [#5] {19 weeks}

Last Week's #1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (6)

#30: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (-2) [1 week at #1] {27 weeks} {N/A}

#29: @ my worst - blackbear (-2) [#27] {5 weeks} {-13}

#28: One Day - Monsta X (DEBUT) [5 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#27: For Tonight - Giveon (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {+3}

#26: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett (DEBUT) [6 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#25: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA (-1) [3 weeks at #1] {27 weeks} {N/A}

#24: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-4}

#23: Chasing Stars - Alesso/Marshmello/James Bay (RE-ENTRY) [#23] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#22: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {+5}

#21: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-1) [#20] {3 weeks} {+7}

#20: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (-2) [#18] {4 weeks} {-1}

#19: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-2) [#17] {11 weeks} {-15}

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

#17: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (+5) [#17] {5 weeks} {-15} *new peak*

#16: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+3) [#16] {3 weeks} {-2} *new peak*

#15: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (RE-ENTRY) [#15] {11 weeks} {+10}

#14: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (-) [#13] {8 weeks} {+3}

#13: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (-) [#13] {7 weeks} {-4}

#12: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-3) [#8] {14 weeks} {-5}

#11: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (-) [#11] {4 weeks} {-5}

#10: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn (-) [#10] {14 weeks} {-}

#9: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-6) [6 weeks at #1] {20 weeks} {+15}

#8: Need To Know - Doja Cat (+4) [#8] {7 weeks} {+10} *new peak*

#7: Take My Breath - The Weeknd (-) [#5] {10 weeks} {-2}

#6: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+2) [#6] {8 weeks} {+2} *new peak*

#5: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (+1) [#4] {15 weeks} {+7}

#4: Beggin' - Måneskin (+1) [#4] {9 weeks} {+7} *new peak*

#3: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (+1) [#3] {11 weeks} {-}

#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-) [#2] {16 weeks} {+11}

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-) [7th week at #1] {13 weeks} {-}

Last Year's #1: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo [2/3 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-6)

Biggest Jump: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (+5)

Hit-Bound

Alone - Trevor Daniel [4]

Bad Day - Justus Bennetts [1]

Darling - Halsey [1]

Easy On Me - Adele [1]

Giving In To The Love - AURORA [1]

Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem [2]

Love Back - Why Don't We [2]

love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay [3]

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin [2]

MONEY - LISA [1]

Paralyzed - Sueco [5]

Pepas - Farruko [1]

Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes [6]

The Real Thing - Dixie [1]

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

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of October 16, 2021 - Dixie (3)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (#30) [#4] {8 weeks}

Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby (#29) [#3] {5 weeks}

MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (#28) [#2] {18 weeks}

Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems (#27) [#7] {6 weeks}

PMA - All Time Low/Pale Waves (#26) [1 week at #1] {9 weeks}

Last Week's #1: til the end of time - almost monday (2)

#30: Angel Baby - Troye Sivan (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {Reckless}

#29: everything sucks - vaultboy (-11) [#2] {7 weeks} {Reckless}

#28: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (-6) [#6] {3 weeks} {N/A}

#27: Change My Clothes - Dream/Alec Benjamin (-10) [#2] {4 weeks} {Way 2 Sexy}

#26: positions - Ariana Grande (-2) [2 weeks at #1] {40 weeks} {Way Less Sad}

#25: NDA - Billie Eilish (-19) [1 week at #1] {13 weeks} {Happier Than Ever}

#24: til the end of time - almost monday (-23) [2 weeks at #1] {11 weeks} {Rumors}

#23: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (-4) [#19] {3 weeks} {Lifestyle & Don't Go Yet}

#22: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (RE-ENTRY) [#22] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#21: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat (-13) [#8] {3 weeks} {N/A}

#20: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-4) [#11] {4 weeks} {N/A}

#19: Skate - Silk Sonic (-6) [#4] {7 weeks} {N/A}

#18: Record Player - Daisy the Great/AJR (+3) [#3] {4 weeks} {N/A}

#17: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (+3) [1 week at #1] {31 weeks} {N/A}

#16: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (-2) [#4] {9 weeks} {N/A}

#15: jump - Against The Current (-11) [#4] {9 weeks} {N/A}

#14: 24/5 - Mimi Webb (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#13: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello (-10) [#3] {10 weeks} {N/A}

#12: Permission to Dance - BTS (-2) [#6] {13 weeks} {N/A}

#11: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett (-) [#10] {8 weeks} {N/A}

#10: Paralyzed - Sueco (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#9: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#8: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona (+1) [#4] {13 weeks} {N/A}

#7: In The Morning - Jennifer Lopez (+8) [1 week at #1] {35 weeks} {Leave Before You Love Me, Way Less Sad & Reckless}

#6: Way Less Sad - AJR (-1) [1 week at #1] {27 weeks} {N/A}

#5: Reckless - Madison Beer (+18) [#4] {9 weeks} {Happier Than Ever}

#4: Sucks Being Sober - Annika Wells (-2) [#2] {28 weeks} {Leave Before You Love Me}

#3: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (+22) [#2] {7 weeks} {F***BOY}

#2: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (+10) [#2] {N/A}

#1: F***BOY - Dixie (+6) [3rd week at #1] {14 weeks}

Last Year's #1: 100 Ways - Jackson Wang [2/3 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: til the end of time - almost monday (-23)

Biggest Jump: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (+22)

Hit-Bound Exits

Don't Go - Skrillex/Justin Bieber/Don Toliver [4]

Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA [3; 2nd time]

Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter [2]

Kiss My (Uh Oh) - Anne-Marie/Little Mix [8]

Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem [1]

Steal My Love - Dan + Shay [4]

Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby [5]

Hit-Bound

#13: Love Back - Why Don't We (-7) [2] {love nwantiti (ah ah ah)}

#12: Bad Day - Justus Bennetts (DEBUT) [1] {Darling}

#11: For Tonight - Giveon (RE-ENTRY) [3] {MAMMAMIA}

#10: The Real Thing - Dixie (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}

#9: Giving In To The Love - AURORA (DEBUT) [1] {Your Power}

#8: MONEY - LISA (DEBUT) [1] {Meet Me At Our Spot}

#7: Darling - Halsey (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}

#6: love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay (RE-ENTRY) [2] {Your Power}

#5: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (+2) [4] {Easy On Me}

#4: MAMMAMIA - Måneskin (+4) [2] {N/A}

#3: ONE OF ME - Lil Nas X/Elton John (RE-ENTRY) [2] {N/A}

#2: Your Power - Billie Eilish (RE-ENTRY) [1; 2nd time] {Easy On Me}

#1: Easy On Me - Adele (DEBUT) [1]

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

Week of October 9, 2021 - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (5)

Hey, all! It was a pretty uninteresting week this week, which isn't surprising at all, considering we just had two very interesting weeks. I do have an announcement though, and that's that I've got the 2020 Ultimate Rank completely finished on a page other than the one I've previously been doing it on, and I just have some polishing to do, then I'll have it up (disclaimer: it does look a bit different than how I've been doing it so far). Here's our lone exit for this week.

Song We're Saying Goodbye To

I GUESS I'M IN LOVE - Clinton Kane (#23) [#23] {4 weeks}

Last Week's #1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (4)

#30: Paralyzed - Sueco (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#29: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (+1) [#29] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#28: I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey (-6) [#22] {7 weeks}

#27: Arcade - Duncan Laurence (-12) [#10] {14 weeks}

#26: Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes (-) [#26] {3 weeks}

#25: justified - Kacey Musgraves (+4) [#25] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#24: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+4) [#24] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#23: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+4) [#23] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#22: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (+3) [#22] {8 weeks} *new peak*

#21: everything sucks - vaultboy (-4) [#15] {8 weeks}

#20: Need To Know - Doja Cat (+4) [#20] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#19: People Watching - Conan Gray (-) [#17] {10 weeks}

#18: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (+2) [9 weeks at #1] {20 weeks}

#17: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+4) [#17] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#16: Beggin' - Måneskin (+2) [#8] {9 weeks}

#15: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-1) [#2] {20 weeks}

#14: @ my worst - blackbear (+2) [#14] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#13: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (-4) [#9] {7 weeks}

#12: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-) [#7] {10 weeks}

#11: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (-) [#11] {2 weeks}

#10: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn (-) [#7] {18 weeks}

#9: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+4) [#8] {6 weeks}

#8: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-) [#7] {15 weeks}

#7: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (-1) [#6] {3 weeks}

#6: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (+1) [#6] {9 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Take My Breath - The Weeknd (-) [#5] {9 weeks}

#4: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-1) [#3] {12 weeks}

#3: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-1) [5 weeks at #1] {15 weeks}

#2: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (+2) [#2] {12 weeks} *new peak*

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-) [5th week at #1] {13 weeks}

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

Countdown Extra: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

Our one and only debut this week is our newest One to Watch...*sighs* Sueco with his song Paralyzed. Let me get one thing straight: I don't think this song is awful. The production's great, and the chorus is actually quite catchy. But this guy's voice... I simply can't stand it. Apparently he used to be called Sueco the Child, and he had a rap song called Fast, and I remember only hearing it once for one of Nick's Madnesses, and the only thing I remember about it is that his voice was awful. That fact shines here when he yells "so why do I HAAAYYte when you're walking away". This definitely isn't my favourite One to Watch, and I hope it doesn't stick around. (Also, fun fact: I've now officially had a One to Watch song in every tier).

Biggest Drop: Arcade - Duncan Laurence (-12): I like this song, but it's definitely been here for a while, so I'm okay that it's likely on its last week here.

Biggest Jump: justified - Kacey Musgraves, THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X, Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers, Need To Know - Doja Cat, Ghost - Justin Bieber & traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+4): Wow, that's a lot of songs. I'm happy that all of these songs jumped, except for Need To Know. I really wish that TikTok didn't give this song a second chance, I don't like it.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Awful:

#30: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

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

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

1 - Bad:

#27: Need To Know - Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:

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

#25: Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes

#24: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy

#23: Paralyzed - Sueco

3 - Decent:

#22: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

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

#20: People Watching - Conan Gray

4 - Good:

#19: I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey

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

#17: everything sucks - vaultboy

#16: Arcade - Duncan Laurence

#15: Beggin' - Måneskin

5 - Great:

#14: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#13: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#12: justified - Kacey Musgraves

#11: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#10: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#9: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

#8: Love Again - Dua Lipa

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

#6: @ my worst - blackbear

#5: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#4: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots

#3: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

#2: Ghost - Justin Bieber

#1: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

Overall Score: 108/150 = 72%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber {13 weeks}

#4: Arcade - Duncan Laurence {14 weeks}
#3: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd & Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran {15 weeks}
#2: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn {18 weeks}
#1: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo & Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers {20 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: The Walls Are Way Too Thin - Holly Humberstone

My Favourite Song Last Year: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

Most Missed Countdown Song: Carry On - fun.

Hit-Bound

24/5 - Mimi Webb [2]

Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter [2]

Don't Be Shy - Tiësto/KAROL G [3]

Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem [1]

Alone - Trevor Daniel [3]

Reckless - Madison Beer [8]

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat [3]

Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY [3]

love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay [2]

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin [1]

edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian [3]

Love Back - Why Don't We [1]

Angel Baby - Troye Sivan [5]

i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett [6]

One Day - Monsta X [5]

Our first Hit-Bound debut is a song that I was actually quite hoping would make it on here, and I'm very happy that it is, Last One Standing by Skylar Grey, Polo G, Mozzy and Eminem. Skylar Grey's hook here is really great, and she sounds amazing here. Every rapper does great here, but DAMN, Polo G completely destroys it here. This is easily the best thing I've ever heard from him, and is honestly one of the best rap verses I've heard all year, if not the best. The production is great here, although I'm not a huge fan of how it switches up during Eminem's verse, and I think it should've stayed relatively close to how it was during Polo G's verse, I think it would've fit Marshall's voice better. Ah, well, this is still a fantastic song, and that part might grow on me.

EuroVision winners Måneskin bring their second song to Hits 1 this week after their Beggin' cover. This new song's called MAMMAMIA, and it's pretty good. I think Damiano David sounds pretty good here, and I like the production, even if it is awfully close to one of their previous songs, I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE. Not much else to say about this, but I'd be alright if it was a hit.

Why Don't We return for the first time since the amazing Fallin' from last year (oh, wait... Lotus Inn exists. Wow, there's been way too many Hit-Bound Dropouts this year) with their brand-new song, Love Back. While I don't think this is quite as good as Fallin', I still really love this song. All the guys sound great here, the song's super catchy, and the... drop, I guess you could call it, is great. I'm glad these guys have started to take more control of their music, because their new stuff has been quite good.

We lost three Hit-Bound songs this week, Record Player, For Tonight and My Universe. For Record Player, I never expected it to debut, so I'm not necessarily disappointed, but I am sad. As for For Tonight and My Universe, both are actually becoming pop hits and find themselves in the "abyss", so they're not gone.

Also, Alone has really faded on me.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Awful:

NONE!

1 - Bad:

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

2 - Mediocre:

#14: Don't Be Shy - Tiësto/KAROL G

#13: Reckless - Madison Beer

#12: Alone - Trevor Daniel

3 - Decent:

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

#10: Angel Baby - Troye Sivan

4 - Good:

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

#8: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#7: MAMMAMIA - Måneskin

#6: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

5 - Great:

#5: One Day - Monsta X

#4: 24/5 - Mimi Webb

#3: Love Back - Why Don't We

#2: Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem

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

Overall Score: 54/75 = 72%

You Got Me Blurb-alyzed

Our only exit this week was I GUESS I'M IN LOVE, which makes me really sad, because I really liked that song, and I was hoping that it was starting to become a hit here. I hope it comes back, but it probably won't.

I am not a woman is in the bottom 5, which I didn't really expect when it was first released, but it's kind of forgettable, so it doesn't disappoint me that it's flopping.

Yaaaaay, Happier Than Ever jumped to a new peak! I hope this sticks around and becomes a hit.

I'm pretty surprised that good 4 u is still here, but I guess I'm not disappointed, as it's still a great song, and this probably means it'll be #1 of the year.

@ my worst jumped into the top 15, which I'm happy about. I admittedly kinda forgot that it was here, though.

How come INDUSTRY BABY didn't jump at all this week? It's been gaining in airplay a lot, and it's a pretty big hit now.

NO! Why is Fancy Like all the way up at #6? This CANNOT make it into the top 5.

Speaking of our top 5, it's been the exact same five songs for three straight weeks. They're all great songs, so I'm not really complaining, and they're blocking some pretty awful songs from being in the top 5, but it would be nice for traitor or INDUSTRY BABY to take a spot up there.

However, Saturday is up to #2, which is amazing, considering tøp hasn't been that high in a while. I'd love to see this song hit #1 either next week or the week after that.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#2: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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

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

#5: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

#6: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#7: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#8: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

#10: Levitating - Dua Lipa

#11: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems

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

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

#14: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#15: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#16: Need To Know - Doja Cat

#17: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby

#18: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#19: Beggin' - Måneskin

#22: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#24: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

#25: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#30: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#31: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

#33: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

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

#35: A-O-K - Tai Verdes

#36: Butter - BTS

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

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

#44: Late At Night - Roddy Ricch

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

#47: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

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

#51: Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B

#57: Love Again - Dua Lipa

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

#74: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B

#75: Woman - Doja Cat

#79: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear

#91: For Tonight - Giveon

#93: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy

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

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: Permission to Dance - BTS

#9: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona

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

#7: F***BOY - Dixie

#6: NDA - Billie Eilish

#5: Way Less Sad - AJR

#4: jump - Against The Current

#3: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello

#2: Sucks Being Sober - Annika Wells

#1: til the end of time - almost monday

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

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

#9: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#8: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#7: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#6: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#5: Beggin' - Måneskin

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

#3: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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

If the Countdown Made Sense: Week of October 9, 2021 - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (6)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo (#30) [#2] {25 weeks}

Arcade - Duncan Laurence (#27) [#4] {14 weeks}

Last Week's #1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (5)

#30: justified - Kacey Musgraves (DEBUT) [4 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {-5}

#29: everything sucks - vaultboy (-) [#27] {3 weeks} {-8}

#28: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (-3) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks} {N/A}

#27: @ my worst - blackbear (+1) [#27] {4 weeks} {-13} *new peak*

#26: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week} {N/A}

#25: People Watching - Conan Gray (+1) [#25] {5 weeks} {-6} *new peak*

#24: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA (-) [3 weeks at #1] {26 weeks} {N/A}

#23: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (-4) [#19] {7 weeks} {-1}

#22: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (-1) [#21] {4 weeks} {-15}

#21: I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey (-5) [#16] {6 weeks} {+7}

#20: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-) [#20] {2 weeks} {+9}

#19: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (+4) [#19] {2 weeks} {+5} *new peak*

#18: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+4) [#18] {3 weeks} {+5} *new peak*

#17: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-) [#17] {10 weeks} {-15}

#16: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-4) [#5] {19 weeks} {-1}

#15: Ghost - Justin Bieber (+3) [#15] {2 weeks} {+2} *new peak*

#14: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (-1) [#13] {7 weeks} {-1}

#13: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (+2) [#13] {6 weeks} {-7} *new peak*

#12: Need To Know - Doja Cat (+2) [#12] {6 weeks} {+8} *new peak*

#11: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (-) [#11] {3 weeks} {-}

#10: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn (-) [#10] {13 weeks} {-}

#9: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-1) [#8] {13 weeks} {-5}

#8: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (+1) [#8] {7 weeks} {+1} *new peak*

#7: Take My Breath - The Weeknd (-) [#5] {9 weeks} {-2}

#6: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-2) [#4] {14 weeks} {+2}

#5: Beggin' - Måneskin (+1) [#5] {8 weeks} {+11} *new peak*

#4: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-1) [#3] {10 weeks} {+8}

#3: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (+2) [6 weeks at #1] {19 weeks} {+15}

#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-) [#2] {15 weeks} {+1}

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-) [6th week at #1] {12 weeks} {-}

Last Year's #1: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo [1/3 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey (-5)

Biggest Jump: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X & Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (+4)

Hit-Bound

Alone - Trevor Daniel [3]

Angel Baby - Troye Sivan [5]

Don't Be Shy - Tiësto/KAROL G [3]

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat [3]

Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter [2]

i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett [6]

Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem [1]

Lifetime - Swedish House Mafia/Ty Dolla $ign/070 Shake [9]

Love Back - Why Don't We [1]

love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay [2]

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin [1]

Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY [3]

One Day - Monsta X [5]

Paralyzed - Sueco [4]

Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes [5]

24/5 - Mimi Webb [2]

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

Hunger Games Countdown: Week of October 9, 2021 - almost monday (2)

Song We're Saying Goodbye To

THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (#30) [#30] {1 week}

Last Week's #1: F***BOY - Dixie (2)

#30: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-4) [#4] {8 weeks} {F***BOY}

#29: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby (-25) [#3] {5 weeks} {N/A}

#28: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X (RE-ENTRY) [#2] {18 weeks} {Don't Go Yet}

#27: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems (-8) [#7] {6 weeks} {N/A}

#26: PMA - All Time Low/Pale Waves (-4) [1 week at #1] {9 weeks} {Essence}

#25: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (-8) [#2] {6 weeks} {Way 2 Sexy}

#24: positions - Ariana Grande (-12) [2 weeks at #1] {39 weeks} {Permission to Dance}

#23: Reckless - Madison Beer (-7) [#4] {8 weeks} {Dinero}

#22: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS (-16) [#6] {2 weeks} {NDA}

#21: Record Player - Daisy the Great/AJR (-18) [#3] {3 weeks} {N/A}

#20: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (-15) [1 week at #1] {30 weeks} {Permission to Dance}

#19: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (+4) [#19] {2 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#18: everything sucks - vaultboy (-4) [#2] {6 weeks} {N/A}

#17: Change My Clothes - Dream/Alec Benjamin (-9) [#2] {3 weeks} {jump}

#16: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (-5) [#11] {3 weeks} {N/A}

#15: In The Morning - Jennifer Lopez (+6) [1 week at #1] {34 weeks} {N/A}

#14: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (+14) [#4] {8 weeks} {N/A}

#13: Skate - Silk Sonic (-4) [#4] {6 weeks} {F***BOY}

#12: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-10) [#2] {Way Less Sad}

#11: i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett (+7) [#10] {7 weeks} {N/A}

#10: Permission to Dance - BTS (+3) [#6] {12 weeks} {Dinero}

#9: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona (-2) [#4] {12 weeks} {jump}

#8: Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat (+17) [#8] {2 weeks} {til the end of time & Sucks Being Sober} *new peak*

#7: F***BOY - Dixie (-6) [2 weeks at #1] {13 weeks} {Don't Go Yet}

#6: NDA - Billie Eilish (+4) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks} {Don't Go Yet}

#5: Way Less Sad - AJR (+22) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks} {N/A}

#4: jump - Against The Current (+25) [#4] {8 weeks} {N/A} *new peak*

#3: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello (+21) [#3] {9 weeks} {N/A}

#2: Sucks Being Sober - Annika Wells (+13) [#2] {27 weeks} {til the end of time}

#1: til the end of time - almost monday (+19) [2nd week at #1] {10 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Nice to Meet Ya - Meghan Trainor/Nicki Minaj [1/2 weeks at #1]

Biggest Drop: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby (-25)

Biggest Jump: jump - Against The Current (+25)

Hit-Bound Exits

I Feel Good - Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow [2]

love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay [1]

For Tonight - Giveon [2]

Hit-Bound

#15: Don't Go - Skrillex/Justin Bieber/Don Toliver (-11) [4] {N/A}

#14: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA (-11) [3; 2nd time] {N/A}

#13: Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter (-) [2] {N/A}

#12: Kiss My (Uh Oh) - Anne-Marie/Little Mix (-3) [8] {N/A}

#11: Last One Standing - Skylar Grey/Polo G/Mozzy/Eminem (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}

#10: Steal My Love - Dan + Shay (-) [4] {edamame}

#9: Hurricane - Kanye West/The Weeknd/Lil Baby (+2) [5] {N/A}

#8: MAMMAMIA - Måneskin (DEBUT) [1] {N/A}

#7: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY (-5) [3] {N/A}

#6: Love Back - Why Don't We (DEBUT) [1] {STAY, edamame & Angel Baby}

#5: 24/5 - Mimi Webb (-) [2] {N/A}

#4: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (+2) [2; 2nd time] {N/A}

#3: Angel Baby - Troye Sivan (+5) [3] {Paralyzed}

#2: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian (+10) [3] {N/A}

#1: Paralyzed - Sueco (+6) [4]

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

Week of October 2, 2021 - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (4)

Well, we had yet another extremely eventful week this week, with yet another five entrants. We didn't have nearly as many Hit-Bound entrants, though, which is fine, because it makes my job easier, haha. Anyways, here are the exits for this week.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems (#30) [#26] {3 weeks} [x2]

Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B (#24) [#20] {6 weeks}

You - Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae (#23) [#4] {23 weeks}

Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello (#18) [#10] {9 weeks}

Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear (#13) [#13] {10 weeks}

Last Week's #1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (3)

#30: Way 2 Sexy - Drake/Future/Young Thug (RE-ENTRY) [#30] {2 weeks}

#29: justified - Kacey Musgraves (-) [#29] {2 weeks}

#28: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#27: Who's In Your Head - Jonas Brothers (-1) [#26] {2 weeks}

#26: Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes (+2) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#25: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (-) [#25] {7 weeks}

#24: Need To Know - Doja Cat (-3) [#21] {5 weeks}

#23: I GUESS I'M IN LOVE - Clinton Kane (+4) [#23] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#22: I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey (-) [#22] {6 weeks}

#21: Ghost - Justin Bieber (DEBUT) [3 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#20: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo (-3) [9 weeks at #1] {19 weeks}

#19: People Watching - Conan Gray (RE-ENTRY) [#17] {9 weeks}

#18: Beggin' - Måneskin (+1) [#8] {8 weeks}

#17: everything sucks - vaultboy (-2) [#15] {7 weeks}

#16: @ my worst - blackbear (-) [#16] {6 weeks}

#15: Arcade - Duncan Laurence (-5) [#10] {13 weeks}

#14: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-8) [#2] {19 weeks}

#13: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (-2) [#8] {5 weeks}

#12: INDUSTRY BABY - Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow (-) [#7] {9 weeks}

#11: Shivers - Ed Sheeran (DEBUT) [2 weeks in Hit-Bound] {1 week}

#10: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn (-1) [#7] {17 weeks}

#9: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (+11) [#9] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#8: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd (-1) [#7] {14 weeks}

#7: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes (+1) [#7] {8 weeks} *new peak*

#6: Cold Heart (Remix) - Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU (+8) [#6] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#5: Take My Breath - The Weeknd (-) [#5] {8 weeks}

#4: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots (-) [#4] {11 weeks}

#3: Love Again - Dua Lipa (-) [#3] {11 weeks}

#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran (-) [5 weeks at #1] {14 weeks}

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber (-) [4th week at #1] {12 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello [1/1 week at #1]

Countdown Extra: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

Before I get into our three debuts this week, two exits from last week came back, Way 2 Sexy at #30 and People Watching at #19. For the former, it's pretty bad, so I'm not too thrilled that it's back, and for the latter, honestly, I didn't even realize that it re-entered right away, that's how forgettable it is.

Our first debut comes from Lil Nas X, and his newest single from his debut album, MONTERO, THATS WHAT I WANT at #28. I love this song, and I'm so happy that it's here. It's so catchy, Lil Nas X sounds great throughout, and the upbeat production is amazing and fits the song so well. On top of that, the writing's really good too. Lil Nas X has proven to me time and time again that he's a force to be reckoned with, and I'm extremely excited for the rest of his career. I hope this is a hit.

Our next two debuts are coming out of the Hits 1 "abyss" this week, with the first one being Ghost by Justin Bieber! It comes in at a pretty high #21 this week, which makes me very happy, because this song is nothing short of amazing. It's probably my favourite single from Justice so far. The song's a little slower, and the evolving production compliments it so well. In addition, Justin Bieber delivers one of the best vocal performances I've ever heard from him. This song is great, I'm so happy it's here, and I hope it does well here.

This last song comes in with the highest debut we've had yet this year, all the way up at #11. It's Shivers by Ed Sheeran, also coming out of the "abyss" after dropping out of Hit-Bound last week. I'm a little unsure how it gained that much momentum, but I'm all for it. This is easily my favourite single from = so far, and it also just so happens to be the most upbeat one. The chorus is extremely catchy, Ed's vocal performance is great, and the strings throughout the song are the highlight of the entire song. Overall, this is just a fantastic song that definitely deserves to be huge. Great batch of debuts this week.

Best Debut: Ghost - Justin Bieber

Biggest Drop: Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers (-8): I'm not surprised at all, it really felt like this song was just holding on to that top 10 spot last week. I'm alright with this leaving too, as it faded on me a lot.

Biggest Jump: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy (+11): Ok, whatever. I honestly kinda thought this would flop, so I'm a little surprised that this is all the way up at #9, but I don't really care, as I'm not too invested in this song's run here.

Countdown Ranking

0 - Awful:

#30: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

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

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

1 - Bad:

#27: Need To Know - Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:

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

#25: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes

#24: Sheesh! - Surfaces/Tai Verdes

3 - Decent:

#23: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

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

#21: People Watching - Conan Gray

4 - Good:

#20: I am not a woman, I'm a god - Halsey

#19: everything sucks - vaultboy

#18: Arcade - Duncan Laurence

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

#16: Beggin' - Måneskin

5 - Great:

#15: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#14: justified - Kacey Musgraves

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

#12: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

#11: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#10: I GUESS I'M IN LOVE - Clinton Kane

#9: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#8: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#7: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#6: @ my worst - blackbear

#5: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#4: Saturday - Twenty One Pilots

#3: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

#2: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

#1: Ghost - Justin Bieber

Overall Score: 111/150 = 74%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber {12 weeks}
#4: Arcade - Duncan Laurence {13 weeks}
#3: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd & Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran {14 weeks}
#2: A-O-K - Tai Verdes/24kGoldn {17 weeks}
#1: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo & Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello/Jonas Brothers {19 weeks}

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: The Walls Are Way Too Thin - Holly Humberstone

My Favourite Song Last Year: Lose Somebody - Kygo/OneRepublic

My Least Favourite Song Last Year: Moral of the Story - Ashe/Niall Horan

Most Missed Countdown Song: Outside - Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding

Hit-Bound

Angel Baby - Troye Sivan [4]

Paralyzed - Sueco [3]

One Day - Monsta X [4]

love nwantiti (ah ah ah) - CKay [1]

Don't Be Shy - Tiësto/KAROL G [2]

Record Player - Daisy the Great/AJR [4]

For Tonight - Giveon [2]

Hurricane - Cheat Codes/Grey/Tyson Ritter [1]

edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian [2]

i hope ur miserable until ur dead - Nessa Barrett [5]

Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY [2]

Reckless - Madison Beer [7]

Alone - Trevor Daniel [2]

24/5 - Mimi Webb [1]

Get Into It (Yuh) - Doja Cat [2]

My Universe - Coldplay/BTS [2]

Kicking off our Hit-Bound debuts this week, we have a new artist, CKay and his TikTok song, love nwantiti (ah ah ah). This song's alright. I'm not a huge fan of CKay's voice, as it's drenched in autotune, but I think the production here's kinda cool, and the song as a whole is pretty fun and chill. I'd be fine with this sticking around for a bit.

Next up, we have the second song called Hurricane from the past month, except this one's by Cheat Codes, Grey and Tyson Ritter. This song's actually quite good. Personally, I like Kanye's Hurricane more, but this is still enjoyable. I like the bigger production from Cheat Codes and Grey, and Tyson Ritter kinda sounds like Louis Tomlinson here. Not sure if that's just me, but when I first heard it, I definitely thought it was a Louis Tomlinson song. Anyways, I'd be alright if this debuted.

Wow, Mimi Webb is two-for-two with great, sad, upbeat songs. This new song's called 24/5 (don't really get why it's 24/5 instead of 24/7, but whatever). While I don't necessarily think this is as good as Good Without, it's still a very good song. Mimi Webb sounds incredible here, and it's pretty catchy. Also, the melodies in the bridge are great. Overall, this is a very good song, and I'd love to see it become Mimi Webb's first song to debut the Weekend Countdown.

As for dropouts, we say goodbye to Love Tonight and I Feel Good. Love Tonight is awful, and it already debuted the Countdown, so I'm happy that it's gone. As for I Feel Good, it currently finds itself in the "abyss", so it might debut.

Best Hit-Bound Debut: 24/5 - Mimi Webb

Hit-Bound Ranking

0 - Awful:

NONE!

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

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

#15: Don't Be Shy - Tiësto/KAROL G

#14: Reckless - Madison Beer

#13: Paralyzed - Sueco

3 - Decent:

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

#11: Angel Baby - Troye Sivan

4 - Good:

#10: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#9: Alone - Trevor Daniel

#8: edamame - bbno$/Rich Brian

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

5 - Great:

#6: One Day - Monsta X

#5: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#4: 24/5 - Mimi Webb

#3: Record Player - Daisy the Great/AJR

#2: For Tonight - Giveon

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

Overall Score: 60/80 = 75%

'Cause If I Can't Be Close to You, I'll Settle for the Blurb of You

Our five exits this week were: Essence, Rumors, You, Don't Go Yet and Memory. I didn't think Essence would last that long on its second run, but this is kinda hilarious. Rumors was totally robbed and should've been so much bigger than it was, and I'm really sad that it's gone already. You was kinda old and never that good, so I don't care that it's gone. Don't Go Yet was good, but pretty forgettable, and same with Memory.

I GUESS I'M IN LOVE got a pretty good jump this week, which is nice. I believe it's now Clinton Kane's biggest song here, which is great.

I'm honestly pretty surprised that good 4 u's still here, but I'm not about to complain, as it would make a pretty good #1 song of 2021.

Arcade seems to be on its way out, which is okay.

Could somebody explain to me why traitor keeps dropping? I seriously don't get it.

Ugh, Fancy Like jumped another spot this week.

So for some reason, after getting a ridiculously high #14 debut last week, Cold Heart jumps all the way up to #6 this week. Um... this didn't need to happen.

I'm happy that Saturday's in the top 5, but I'd be alright if it dethroned STAY.

How Hits 1 Songs Are Doing on the Hot 100

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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

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

#4: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#5: Fancy Like - Walker Hayes

#6: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#7: Kiss Me More - Doja Cat/SZA

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

#10: THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

#11: Levitating - Dua Lipa

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

#13: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby

#14: Essence - WizKid/Justin Bieber/Tems

#16: Heat Waves - Glass Animals

#17: Shivers - Ed Sheeran

#18: Need To Know - Doja Cat

#19: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

#20: Beggin' - Måneskin

#21: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#23: deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo

#24: Butter - BTS

#25: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

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

#28: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

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

#33: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

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

#39: A-O-K - Tai Verdes

#41: Arcade - Duncan Laurence

#44: Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY

#45: Late At Night - Roddy Ricch

#46: Rumors - Lizzo/Cardi B

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

#51: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#52: Wild Side - Normani/Cardi B

#62: Woman - Doja Cat

#73: Memory - Kane Brown/blackbear

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

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

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

#87: Summer of Love - Shawn Mendes/Tainy

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

#91: SUN GOES DOWN - Lil Nas X

#95: Skate - Silk Sonic

#100: Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello

Top 10 on the Hunger Games Countdown

#10: NDA - Billie Eilish

#9: Skate - Silk Sonic

#8: Change My Clothes - Dream/Alec Benjamin

#7: Dinero - Trinidad Cardona

#6: My Universe - Coldplay/BTS

#5: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine

#4: Girls Want Girls - Drake/Lil Baby

#3: Record Player - Daisy the Great/AJR

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

#1: F***BOY - Dixie

Top 10 If the Countdown Made Sense

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

#9: traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

#8: Love Again - Dua Lipa

#7: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

#6: Beggin' - Måneskin

#5: good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

#4: You Right - Doja Cat/The Weeknd

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

#2: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

#1: STAY - The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber

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