5 Seconds of Summer (2) - Week of 9/15/18

Hi everyone. The countdown hasn't been very active recently, but there was still some stuff that happened this week. No exits so let's get straight into the countdown:

45. Niall Horan - On The Loose (#44) [-1]
44. Alessia Cara - Growing Pains (#45) [+1]
43. Drake - In My Feelings (#42) [-1]
42. Halsey - Alone (#43) [+1]
41. 5 Seconds of Summer - Want You Back (#41) [=] {1 Week At #1}
40. Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin - I Like It (Radio Edit0 (#40) [=]
39. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me (#23) [-16]
38. Madison Beer - Home With You (#37) [-1]
37. Brown & Gray - Top Down (#34) [-3]
36. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS (#26) [-10]
35. George Ezra - Shotgun (#39) [+4]
34. Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry (#24) [-10]
33. NF - Lie (#38) [+5]
32. Dua Lipa - IDGAF (#28) [-4]
31. PRETTYMUCH - Summer On You (#29) [-2]
30. PNAU - Go Bang (#33) [+3]
29. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer (#21) [-8]
28. Train/Cam/Travie McCoy - Call Me Sir (#32) [+4]
27. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (#35) [+8]
26. Dan + Shay - Tequila (#30) [+4]
25. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind (#25) [=]
24. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier (#36) [+12]
23. Zedd/Elley Duhé - Happy Now (#31) [+8]
22. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (#27) [+5]
21. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess (#22) [+1]
20. lovelytheband - broken (#15) [-5]
19. Taylor Swift - Delicate (#12) [-7] {3 Weeks At #1}
18. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss (#20) [+2]
17. Imagine Dragons - Natural (#19) [+2]
16. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#10) [-6]
15. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You (#13) [-2]
14. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know (#18) [+4]
13. Weezer - Africa (#17) [+4]
12. Ariana Grande - God is a woman (#14) [+2]
11. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#5) [-6]
10. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (#7) [-3]
9. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (#11) [+2] {1 Week At #1}
8. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle (#16) [+8] {9 Weeks At #1}
7. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am (#9) [+2]
6. Post Malone - Better Now (#8) [+2]
5. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#4) [+1] {4 Weeks At #1}
4. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones (#3) [-1] {2 Weeks At #1}
3. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies (#5) [+2]
2. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#2) [=] {2 Weeks At #1}
1. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood (#1) [=] {2nd Week At #1}

Biggest Jump of the Week: Marshmello/Bastille - Happier (+12)
Biggest DROP!!!!.... of the Week: Foster The People - Sit Next To Me (-16)
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Niall Horan - Slow Hands (2)

Hit-Bound

• Loud Luxury/brando - Body (DEBUT)
• The Struts/Kesha - Body Talks
• Tiësto & Dzeko/Preme/Post Malone - Jackie Chan
• Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore
• The Vamps - Just My Type
• benny blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside (DEBUT)
• Calvin Harris/Sam Smith - Promises
• Walk The Moon - Kamikaze
• Pitbull/Theron Theron - Free Free Free
• Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love
• AJR - Burn The House Down
• Anne-Marie - 2002
• Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It
• Kim Petras - Heart To Break
• Jason Derulo & David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Willy William - Goodbye

~I seem to be the only one who like Body. I just find it to be very catchy, the production has a nice groove to it, and I like the vocals here. This song has done everywhere but America, so I wouldn't be shocked to see it drop out of hit-bound.

~For the second week in a row, Hits 1 has picked up on my "#1 recommendation". I love everything about Eastside. I think that Khalid's vocals are just amazing, and he has just the right emotion for that the lyrics require. And speaking of the lyrics, they are very well written. Additionally, I really like the production on this track. Lastly, I think that these are the best vocals I've ever heard from Halsey. Some may think she doesn't sound good here, but I beg to differ. I think this will debut soon, so I'll talk more about it then.

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

TIE: 1. benny blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside

TIE: 1. Tiësto & Dzeko/Preme/Post Malone - Jackie Chan

3. Anne-Marie - 2002

4. Jason Derulo & David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Willy William - Goodbye

5. The Vamps - Just My Type

She Used To Meet Me On The Blurbside

~So... not much happened this week. But the thing that easily makes me the happiest is Love Lies hitting a new peak at #3. While listening to the countdown, I was so hopeful that this would take the #1 spot, but alas it was not meant to be. Maybe next week.

~The song that held on to the #1 spot is Youngblood by 5 Seconds of Summer. I'm growing back into this song, so I'm fine with it there for now. At least it isn't Fall Out Boy or Urie.

~In terms of our biggest movers this week, Sit Next To Me fell very close to the bottom of the countdown. Though I may have it in green again, I would be fine with it leaving us soon. Happier, on the other hand, took a very nice jump. I see this one becoming a very big hit.

~It would be nice if Delicate would stop falling so fast.

~Sorry for the lack of blurbs. Nothing that interesting happened, so instead I'll review the

YouTube 15

So before we start, I've got a little story for all of you about why I'm reviewing the YouTube 15 this week. A fellow blogger requested I listen to this show, so he could review it. I didn't plan on reviewing it myself, but there were two songs that were just so awful that I decided I needed the chance to talk about them. So here's the list:

• Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
• Jonas Blue/Jack & Jack - Rise
• Hozier/Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power
• DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer
• R3HAB/Sophia Carson - Rumors
• Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You
• Sigala/Ella Eyre/Meghan Trainor/French Montana - Just Got Paid
• Post Malone - Better Now
• Alan Walker/AuRa/Tomine Harket - Darkside
• Drake - In My Feelings
• Lawrence - Make A Move
• Khalid/Normani - Love Lies
• Nick Jonas/Robin Schultz - Right Now
• Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin - I Like It (Radio Edit)
• Noah Cyrus/Gallant - Mad At You

~I see nothing good about Nina Cried Power. Take Me To Church was awful, and this is a step up but far from good. He just does not know how to use his voice. I don't see this becoming a hit.

~Rumors is very catchy. I like the vocals here, and I love the beat drop. I hope Hits 1 puts this into their regular rotation.

~Just Got Paid is far from the best Ive heard from any artist involved. The vocals aren't good, the production is annoying, the lyrics are useless, and the rap verse just doesn't fit in.

~Words cannot express how much I hate Make A Move. When I heard Jenna Marbles introduce the song from a lesser known singer-songwriter brother and sister duo, I went in with an open mind. That all fell apart with those God awful vocals. This woman just cannot sing. Period. The production is very clunky and none of the parts fit together. I genuinely see nothing good in this song.

~Right Now is decent. Not Nick Jonas's best, but it's fine. This will probably grow on me if I ever hear it again.

~Noah Cyrus brings us Make Me (Cry) 2.0, but so much worse. These types of ballads just do not work well for Noah Cyrus. Frankly, most songs don't work well for her. She does not have a good voice. I don't think I've ever wanted a song to end upon first listen as much as I wanted this one to. It's the perfect mix of awful vocals and boring, lifeless production and lyrics. I hate this song so much.

My Top 5 YouTube 15 Picks

1. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies

2. Alan Walker/AuRa/Tomine Harket - Darkside

3. Maroon 5/Cardi B- Girls Like You

4. R3HAB/Sophia Carson - Rumors

5. DJ Khaled & more - No Brainer

My Bottom 5 YouTube 15 Picks

TIE: 1. Lawrence - Make A Move

TIE: 1. Noah Cyrus/Gallant - Mad At You

3. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

4. Sigala/Ella Eyre/Meghan Trainor/French Montana - Just Got Paid

5. Hozier/Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power

Top 20 Review

0-Awful

20. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know

19. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes

18. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night)

17. Weezer - Africa

16. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

1-Bad

None!

2-Mediocre

None!

3-Decent

15. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle

14. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

4-Good

None!

5-Great

13. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones

12. Imagine Dragons - Natural

11. lovelytheband - broken

10. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss

9. Post Malone - Better Now

8. Ariana Grande - God is a woman

7. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am

6. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood

5. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You

4. The Chainsmoker/Emily Warren - Side Effects

3. Selena Gomez - Back To You

2. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies

6-Best Song On The Countdown

1. Taylor Swift - Delicate

Score: 72/100 = 72% (B, Good)

My Top 5 Picks

1. Taylor Swift - Delicate

2. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies

3. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

4. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5. Selena Gomez - Back To You

My Bottom 5 Picks

1. Train/Cam/Travie McCoy - Call Me Sir

2. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know

3. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes

4. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

5. PNAU - Go Bang

Most Missed Countdown Song: Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide

Throwback Pick of the Week: Bowling For Soup - High School Never Ends

#1 Recommendations For Hits 1: Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity & The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling