5 Seconds of Summer (5) - Week of 12/8/18

Hi everyone. I do hope me posting late doesn't become a regular thing, but let's just say I did not have a good week. Anyways, no exits so let's just get this started:

45. Ariana Grande - God is a woman (#44) [-1]
44. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (#45) [+1] {2 Weeks At #1}
43. Calvin Harris/Sam Smith - Promises (#41) [-2]
42. Taylor Swift - Delicate (#40) [-2] {3 Weeks At #1}
41. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (#43) [+2]
40. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know (#39) [-1]
39. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am (#38) [-1]
38. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle (#37) [-1] {9 Weeks At #1}
37. George Ezra - Shotgun (#42) [+5]
36. Alex Aiono - Big Mistake (#26) [-10]
35. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#36) [+1] {4 Weeks At #1}
34. Loud Luxury/brando - Body (#35) [+1]
33. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow (#30) [-3]
32. Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (#31) [-1]
31. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (#32) [+1] {1 Week At #1}
30. Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity (#22) [-8]
29. Lauv/Julia Michaels - There's No Way (#34) [+5]
28. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#24) [-4]
27. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly (#28) [+1]
26. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (#24) [-12]
25. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#20) [-5]
24. benny blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside (#18) [-6]
23. Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#25) [+2]
22. David Guetta/Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone (#29) [+7]
21. Ariana Grande - thank u, next (#27) [+6]
20. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You (#17) [-3]
19. Little Mix/Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me (#33) [+14]
18. Twenty One Pilots - My Blood (#23) [+5]
17. Post Malone/Swae Lee - Sunflower (#16) [-1]
16. Camila Cabello - Consequences (#21) [+5]
15. The Struts/Kesha - Body Talks (#15) [=]
14. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess (#8) [-6]
13. Shawn Mendes - Nervous (#19) [+6]
12. Ariana Grande - breathin (#12) [=]
11. lovelytheband - broken (#13) [+2]
10. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies (#10) [=]
9. Dan + Shay - Tequila (#11) [+2]
8. Anne-Marie - 2002 (#3) [-5]
7. Fall Out Boy - The Last of the Real Ones (#9) [+2] {2 Weeks At #1}
6. Halsey - Without Me (#5) [-1]
5. Imagine Dragons - Natural (#6) [+1] {1 Week At #1}
4. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier (#4) [=] {2 Weeks At #1}
3. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#1) [-2] {8 Weeks At #1}
2. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling (#7) [+5]
1. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood (#2) [+1] {5th Week At #1}

Biggest Jump of the Week: Little Mix/Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me (+14)
Biggest DROP!!!!!..... of the Week: The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (-12)
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Halsey - Bad At Love (1)

Hit-Bound

• Steve Aoki/BTS - Waste It On Me
• James Arthur - Empty Space
• Olly Murs/Snoop Dogg - Moves
• Dan + Shay - Speechless
• Ellie Goulding & Diplo/Swae Lee - Close To Me
• Imagine Dragons - Machine
• 5 Seconds of Summer - Killer Queen
• Zara Larson - Ruin My Life
• Khalid - Better
• Lauren Jauregui - Expectations
• Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine
• Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely
• Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (DEBUT)
• Dean Lewis - Be Alright
• Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

~Our only new Hit-Bound entrant comes from Mark Ronson, the man who made the biggest song of the decade. And the production is... well its nothing special. Frankly I find it to be pretty bland, maybe at best generically good. I do quite like Miley's vocals here, so that's enough for the song to be in green for now. More on this if it manages to debut.

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Olly Murs/Snoop Dogg - Moves
2. Dan + Shay - Speechless
3. Dean Lewis - Be Alright
4. Khalid - Better
5. Ellie Goulding & Diplo/Swae Lee - Close To Me

My Bottom 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely
2. Imagine Dragons - Machine
3. Lauren Jauregui - Expectations
4. Steve Aoki/BTS - Waste It On Me
5. James Arthur - Empty Space

Nothing Blurbs Like A Heart
~Was Eastside falling out the top 20 really necessary? Like common Kid Kelly, this song is huge right now. Let it become a hit here.

~Can This Feeling not hit #1? It's decent, but extremely overrated and has a terrible drop.

~Big Mistake and Side Effects both took pretty big drops this week. They'll likely both be out of here. 

~Literally nothing interesting happened this week. Also I just want to get this out.

Top 20 Review
0-Awful
20. Halsey - Without Me
19. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
1-Bad
None!
2-Mediocre
18. Imagine Dragons - Natural
17. Fall Out Boy - The Last of the Real Ones
3-Decent
16. lovelytheband - broken
15. Little Mix/Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me
14. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
13. Dan + Shay - Tequila
12. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood
11. Anne-Marie - 2002
4-Good
10. Shawn Mendes - Nervous
9. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies
8. Ariana Grande - breathin
7. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
5-Great
6. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You
5. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
4. Twenty One Pilots - My Blood
3. The Struts/Kesha - Body Talks
2. Camila Cabello - Consequences
1. Post Malone/Swae Lee - Sunflower
Score: 68/100 = 68% (B, Good) (-1%)

My Top 5 Picks
1. benny blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside
2. Ariana Grande - thank u, next
3. Post Malone/Swae Lee - Sunflower
4. Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity
5. Loud Luxury/brando - Body

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Halsey - Without Me
2. Lauv/Julia Michaels - There's No Way
3. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
4. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
5. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Billie Eilish - when the party's over