- G-Eazy/Halsey - Him & I (#41)
- Dua Lipa - New Rules (#37) [x2]
- Dustin Atlas & Erin Bowman - Fake Ass Friends (#43)
- Rudimental/Jess Glynne/Macklemore/Dan Caplen - These Days (#45)
Last Week's #1 Song: Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (1)
45. Bad Wolves - Zombie (#44) [-1]
44. Post Malone/Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho (#38) [-6]
43. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#42) [-1] {2 Weeks At #1}
42. Bazzi - Mine (#33) [-9]
41. Sugarland/Taylor Swift - Babe (#40) [-1]
40. Liam Payne/J Balvin - Familiar (#25) [-15]
39. Walk The Moon - One Foot (#34) [-5]
38. Lauv - I Like Me Better (#31) [-7]
37. Maren Morris - Rich (#24) [-13]
36. MNEK/Hailee Steinfeld - Colour (DEBUT)
35. Post Malone - Better Now (DEBUT)
34. U2/Cheat Codes - Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way (#29) [-5]
33. 5 Seconds of Summer - Want You Back (#36) [+3] {1 Week At #1}
32. Madison Beer - Home With You (DEBUT)
31. The Wrecks - James Dean (#28) [-3]
30. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same (#30) [=] {1 Week At #1}
29. Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit (DEBUT)
28. Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me (#25) [-3]
27. Charlie Puth/Kehlani - Done For Me (#15) [-12]
26. Alessia Cara - Growing Pains (#35) [+9]
25. Maroon 5 - Wait (#22) [-3]
24. Halsey - Alone (#16) [-8]
23. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#19) [-4] {1 Week At #1}
22. The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me (#20) [-2]
21. Hundred Handed - Too Good (#39) [+18]
20. Meghan Trainor - Let You Be Right (#21) [+1]
19. Niall Horan - On The Loose (#17) [-2]
18. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss (#23) [+5]
17. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones (#32) [+15]
16. Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin - I Like It (Radio Edit) (#18) [+2]
15. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#27) [+12]
14. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know (#14) [=]
13. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood (#7) [-6]
12. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry (#8) [-4]
11. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#3) [-8] {4 Weeks At #1}
10. Dua Lipa - IDGAF (#12) [+2]
9. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You (#9) [=]
8. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS (#10) [+2]
7. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me (#13) [+6]
6. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#2) [-4]
5. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (#5) [=] {1 Week At #1}
4. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle (#4) [=] {9 Weeks At #1}
3. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#11) [+8]
2. Taylor Swift - Delicate (#6) [+4] {1 Week At #1}
1. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (#1) [=] {2nd Week At #1}
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (3)
Biggest DROP!!!... of The Week: Liam Payne/J Balvin - Familiar (-15)
Biggest Jump of The Week: Hundred Handed - Too Good (+18)
New Entrants
~We got four very good debuts this week. The lowest of those was Colour. This is really only here because Hits 1 loves Hailee Steinfeld (who did a great job opening for Charlie Puth), and her part in this song is very good. I'm impressed by her ability to sing that fast and still sound great. MNEK sounds good as well. The lyrics are sweet, about how someone coming into your life can light up your whole world. The production is a little basic, so I could get bored of it, but right now I really like and hope to see it do well.
~Our next debut came from Post Malone with Better Now. This is for sure a step up from Psycho. It's still not quite as good as Candy Paint, but it's close. Post actually sounds pretty good in this good, his vocals have definitely been improving. I also really like the production on this track, I think it's very catchy. It's much better than the generic trap beat he used for Psycho. And the lyrics are way less obnoxious than his past work. Overall, it's a very solid song, and with Hits 1 kinda becoming Post fans recently I wouldn't be shocked if this did well.
~Our next debut is from new artist Madison Beer whose debut single Home With You seems to be gaining tractions everywhere. Basically all I've seen anyone say about this song is that she has unique voice, so I'll try to give my full thoughts on it. Her vocals are solid. I like the lyrically theme, where she trying to tell some guy who won't leave her alone to go away. The production isn't my favorite, but it's good enough. I wouldn't mind seeing this do well.
~Our final debut is the comeback single from Twenty One Pilots, Jumpsuit. I already talked about it when it debuted on the Alt-8. Right now, I like it. I think Tyler Joseph sounds good (until he starts screaming at the end at least). The production is good enough. I didn't like any of their older singles that much due to overplay, and I fear that this one will follow in the same path. It's a Twenty One Pilots song so it will definitely be overplayed, the question is how well it can survive.
Best Debut of The Week: Post Malone - Better Now
Hit-Bound:
- Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
- Charlie Puth - The Way I Am (DEBUT)
- BROWN & GRAY - Top Down
- Imagine Dragons - Natural (DEBUT)
- Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
- Big Boi - All Night
- The Chainsmokers/Drew Love - Somebody
- lovelytheband - broken
- Julia Michaels/Trippie Redd - Jump
- Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman (DEBUT)
- Train/Cam/Travie McCoy - Call Me Sir
- Justin Timberlake - SoulMate
- Dan + Shay - Tequila
- Years & Years - If You're Over Me (DEBUT)
- BTS - FAKE LOVE
~I like The Way I Am. Charlie Puth still sounds good, and the production is also solid. But damn Charlie Puth has terrible single choice. There's much better choices on Voicenotes as a new single. Like, almost anything would be better. It's still good, but he could have done better.
~I'm not a fan of Imagine Dragons honestly. Night Visions was okay, but all of Evolve save for Believer was disappointing. I also don't like hard rock. So when the two combined it's not great. My biggest problem with this is Dan Reynolds. I just don't think he sounds that good.
~With No Tears Left To Cry hitting it's peak basically everywhere, Ariana Grande released God Is A Women. She still sounds great as always, but the production is a little underwhelming. I'll talk about this more when it debuts.
~There isn't much to If You're Over Me, but what there is makes it a great song. The production and vocals both work really well together and I also enjoy the lyrics. This song is charting on pop radio so I could see this debuting, but I'm not totally sure. I hope it will.
~I've grown out of a few songs. Tequila has begun to bore me, and Jump and SoulMate have started annoying me.
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks:
1. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
2. Years & Years - If You're Over Me
3. BROWN & GRAY - Top Down
4. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
5. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am
Blurber Now
~In terms of our exits, I was happy to see New Rules back but I'm not heartbroken to see it go. Fake Ass Friends wasn't popular elsewhere, so I don't mind it leaving. I really liked These Days, but it was fading on me. And I never liked Him & I.
~We're still stuck with In My Blood as our #1. Every time I hear this song, I just get more and more bored by it. Meanwhile, we have Delicate at the #2 spot. I'm hoping this can retake the #1 spot next week.
~We got some annoying jumps this week from Don't Go Breaking My Heart and Too Good, both of which are loved by the blogging community. And... I don't get it. Too Good is mediocre at best. While the vocals are okay, the production and lyrics are just annoying. And everything about Don't Go Breaking My Heart just sucks. From the failed attempt at a beat drop, the mediocre vocals, and generic lyrics. I'm sorry, but these lyrics are not deep or very meaningful. I've heard this same thing many times before. I really hope neither of these jumps last.
~On the other hand, The Last Of The Real Ones made a great jump into the top 20. I've been enjoying this one a lot recently. It's the "hit-bound song of the week" now, so I can probably expect this to enter the top 10. Don't be surprised if this becomes purple soon.
~Three songs took some pretty big drops. I don't care about Rich. However, it is disappointing to see Familiar and Done For Me, especially the later, fall so much. It sucks that the best song from each artist are the ones that do the worst. They both exited the American Top 40 last week, so their days are numbered.
~Despite being huge in other places, Psycho and Mine both fall into the bottom 5. I'm starting to get tired of Psycho, but seeing Mine fall is quite disappointing. I wish that one could have done better.
~I Wanna Know is still in the top 20 because... Anyone? Does anyone understand this?
~I Like Me Better thankfully has dropped all the down to #38. I swear if this song has the biggest jump ever again I will be pissed off.
~Say Amen and High Hopes swapped spots. I've grown back into Say Amen a lot, but I don't mind it dropping as it isn't popular elsewhere. High Hopes has a real chance to be #1 next week, but only because Hits 1 loves Brendon Urie.
~I've officially decided that I don't like Whatever It Takes. This song has been in the top 5 way too long, and it's not leaving anytime soon. I'm just so tired of this one.
Top 20 Review:
0-Awful
20. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS
19. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know
18. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1-Bad
17. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
2-Mediocre
None!
3-Decent
16. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood
15. Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin - I Like It (Radio Edit)
4-Good
14. Meghan Trainor - Let You Be Right
5-Great
13. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry
12. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night)
11. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
10. Niall Horan - On The Loose
9. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me
8. Selena Gomez - Back To You
7. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle
6. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss
5. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood
4. Dua Lipa - IDGAF
3. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You
2. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones
6-Best Song On The Countdown
1. Taylor Swift - Delicate
Score: 77/100 = 77% (C+)
Throwback Pick of The Week: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House
Most Missed Countdown Song: Zara Larson/MNEK - Never Forget You
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Demi Lovato - Sober
My Top Five Picks
1. Taylor Swift - Delicate
2. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones
3. Charlie Puth/Kehlani - Done For Me
4. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You
5. Post Malone - Better Now
My Bottom Five Picks
1. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS
2. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know
3. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
4. Bad Wolves - Zombie
5. Hundred Handed - Too Good
Great post, Nick.
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Delete#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: ZEDD & Elley Duhé - Happy Now
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ReplyDeleteI just heard Sober 3 times and Demi Lovato is now in the hospital.
ReplyDeleteOn Hits1? And again? Or are you a day late to the party?
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