Ed Sheeran (2) – Week Of May 20, 2017

/ dhill92


What’s up, guys?  This is my first post here!  And…it was a pretty decent countdown for the most part.  I’ll also try to post a review from the Billboard Music Awards, which airs tomorrow night.  Before we get to this week’s Fresh 45, here are the songs leaving the countdown this week:

  • Flo Rida featuring 99 Percent – Cake (#27)
  • Jon Bellion – All Time Low (#29)
  • Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (#34)
  • Snakehips featuring MØ – Don’t Leave (#39)
  • Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – Side To Side (#41)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay
45. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – I Feel it Coming (#45) (=)
44. Niall Horan – This Town (#44) (=)
43. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm (#43) (=)
42. Machine Gun Kelly featuring Camila Cabello – Bad Things (#32) (-10)
41. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd – Starving (#38) (-3) [4 Weeks at #1]
40. Aaron Carter – Sooner or Later (#37) (-3)
39. One Ok Rock – American Girls (#40) (+1)
38. Zayn featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR – Still Got Time (DEBUT)
37. Maroon 5 – Don’t Wanna Know (#42) (+5) [3 weeks at #1]
36. Kehlani featuring G-Eazy- Good Life (DEBUT)
35. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Heavydirtysoul (#31) (-4)
34. Jason Derulo featuring Ty Dollar $ign and Nicki Minaj – Swalla (DEBUT)
33. DNCE – Kissing Strangers (DEBUT)
32. Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson – Just Hold On (#33) (+1)
31. Machine Gun Kelly featuring Hailee Steinfeld – At My Best (DEBUT)
30. Zayn featuring Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (#24) (-6)
29. The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer (#13) (-16) [8 weeks at #1]
28. MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low (#36) (+8)
27. Maroon 5 – Cold (#17) (-10)
26. Shawn Mendes – Mercy (#6) (-20)
25. Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie – Rockabye (#25) (=)
24. Harry Styles – Sign of the Times (#28) (+4)
23. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber and Chance The Rapper – I’m the One (#35) (+12)
22. The Vamps featuring Matoma – All Night (#16) (-6)
21. Fitz and the Tantrums –  HandClap (#23) (+2)
20. Charlie Puth – Attention (#20) (=)
19. Train – Play That Song (#21) (+2)
18. AJR – Weak (#22) (+4)
17. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like (#5) (-12) [1 week at #1]
16. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#30) (+14)
15. Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos – Slide (#15) (=)
14. Halsey – Now or Never (#26) (+12)
13. Lady Gaga – The Cure (#18) (+5)
12. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee (#8) (-4)
11. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#14) (+3)
10. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go (#12) (+2)
9. The Chainsmokers – Paris (#9) (=) [1 week at #1]
8. Julia Michaels – Issues (#10) (+2)
7. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara – Heavy (#19) (+12)
6. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me (#7) (+1)
5. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#11) (+6)
4. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#3) (-1)
3. Ed Sheeran – Shape of You (#2) (-1) [9 weeks at #1]
2. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay (#1) (-1) [2 weeks at #1]
1. Ed Sheeran – Castle on the Hill (#4) (+3) [2nd week at #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Panic At The Disco! – Victorious
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Shawn Mendes – Mercy (-20)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Niall Horan – Slow Hands (+14)
New Entrants
– We have five debuts this week.  First, let’s start off with Zayn collaborating withPARTYNEXTDOOR in their song Still Got Time.  I’m not really wild about this one.  It’s about telling a girl that she should stop looking for love because she’s young and there’s plenty of time.  The beat here is just not interesting to me.  It’s in blue right now, but it’s pretty close to red than it is to green.
– Our next debut comes from Kelahni collaborating with G-Eazy in their new single titled Good Life from The Fate of the Furious: The Album soundtrack.  I’ve only heard this song one time, but I was impressed by it on the first listen.  I love Kelahni’s vocals in the song, and G-Eazy’s rapping is pretty good as well.  I’m hoping it stays here for a while.
– Remember Jason Derulo?  Well, he’s back!  And he joined forces with Ty Dollar $ign and Nicki Minaj on their new single titled Swalla.  Looking back at Jason Derulo’s work, songs like Ridin’ Solo, Talk Dirty, and Cheyenne are in my opinion some of his best singles.  Even Want To Want Me, which became one of the biggest songs of 2015, was pretty good too.  Swalla, is very different compared to his previous singles.  It has that urban feel, and the beat here sounds pretty cool.  We’ll see how long it lasts.
– We have more DNCE, this time with their new single titled Kissing Strangers.  To being honest, I can’t say I’m liking this one at all.  I’ve personally heard better from this group.  Maybe it’ll grow on me, but I doubt it.  NEXT!
– Finally, we have more Machine Gun Kelly, and he’s teamed up with Hailee Steinfeld with their new single At My Best.  It’s fresh and definitely something different I like to hear at this moment.  I like their vocals in this one.  I kinda like it for now, but I can’t really see it sticking with me in the long run though.
Still Got Blurbs
– Let’s start with the exits this week.  First off, I’m thrilled to see the departure of Cake which spent only four weeks here, so no complaints about that.  Then, there’s Don’t Leave, which unsurprisingly flopped after doing nothing on the countdown.  All Time Low had been here for a while, but I know some people are gonna be sad about it leaving.  Also, we have two songs that I’m sad about leaving.  Now that Side To Side has officially left, this is the first time since April 9, 2016 that we do not have a Ariana Grande song on the countdown.  I enjoyed that song from the first listen, much like I did enjoy her other singles.  I will miss Ariana Grande on the countdown, at least for a while.  Finally, there’s 24K Magic, which I still think is one the best comeback singles for Bruno Mars.  While I know there are some people happy about it’s departure, I’m not one of them.  Goodbye 24K Magic.  You will be missed.
– I figured Castle On The Hill was going to hit #1 again at some point.  I still like it, though, so I’m pleased with this.  However, I still want Something Just Like This to hit #1 soon.  That would be really nice to see.
– It’s also nice to see Believer in the Top 5.  Although I enjoyed other singles from Imagine Dragons, I think this one is pretty solid.  But honestly, I don’t really care what it does either way.
– I’m surprised to see Heavy jump back in the Top 10, especially since I haven’t really heard it that much this week.  Can’t say I’m complaining though, as I still kinda like that song.
– Why did Play That Song jumped back into the Top 20?!  I never really liked it to begin and it’s only gotten worse with every listen.
– We have some very saddening drops this week.  The first of which is That’s What I Like, which dropped out of the Top 10 entirely.  Here’s to hoping it recovers soon.
– And on that note, both Closer and Mercy dropped out of the Top 20, the latter which had the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week, which I’m not very thrilled to see.  As for the former, that big drop likely indicates that it’s time on the countdown is sadly coming to an end.
– Bad Things also took a big drop as well.  With it being in the Bottom 5, it’s not going to be much longer before it leaves, and that’s probably a good thing, because I’ve grew out of that song for some time now.
Hit-Bound
Camila Cabello – Crying In The Club (DEBUT)
Erin Bowman – Good Time, Good Life
Hey Violet – Break My Heart
Liam Payne featuring Quavo – Strip That Down (DEBUT)
Noah Cyrus – Stay Togehter
Ocean Park Standoff – Good News
Selena Gomez – Bad Liar (DEBUT)
Fall Out Boy – Young & Menace
Hailee Steinfeld – Most Girls
Mansionz featuring G-Easy – Wicked
Miley Cyrus – Malibu (DEBUT)
Jon Bellion – Overwhelming
Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj – Swish Swish (DEBUT)
Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
Top 20 Review
0 – Awful:
20. Train – Play That Song
1 – Bad:
None!
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
19. AJR – Weak
18. Julia Michaels – Issues
17. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
16. Halsey – Now Or Never
4 – Good:
15. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara – Heavy
14. Imagine Dragons – Believer
5 – Great:
13. Lady Gaga – The Cure
12. Panic! At the Disco – L.A. Devotee
11. Charlie Puth – Attention
10. Niall Horan – Slow Hands
9. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
8. Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos – Slide
7. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay
6. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
5. The Chainsmokers – Paris
4. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me
3. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
2. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This
Overall Grade: 86/100 (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Most Missed Countdown Song: Rachel Platten – Fight Song
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
Favorite Song On The Countdown This Week One Year Ago: Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling!
My Top 5 Picks
1. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This
2. The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming
3. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
4. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
5. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Maroon 5 – Don’t Wanna Know
2. Train – Play That Song
3. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd – Starving
4. DNCE – Kissing Strangers
5. Maroon 5 – Cold
Songs Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
The color codes I’ll use here and some other stuff I will post are as follows:
Purple – Best Song
Green – Great
Blue – Good
Pink – Decent
Yellow – Mediocre
Turquoise – Bad
Red – Awful
Orange – Worst Song
The Summer Set – Figure Me Out: I like the piano here.  While it’s not as good as their other singles (Boomerang, etc.), this is one I can listen to every once in a while.
Jason Derulo – If It Ain’t Love: It was this time last year that Jason Derulo himself debuted with this song right here.  Sometimes, I wish this could’ve been a bigger hit, as his recent singles have been flopping lately (outside of Want To Want Me and a few others).
The Chainsmokers featuring Daya – Don’t Let Me Down: This is one of the songs that I think helped them become one the biggest EDM artists of 2016.  I definitely like the production here, even if it’s not as good as their other representations currently on the countdown.

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