Zedd and Alessia Cara (3) – Week of June 10, 2017

/ dhill92
So after about four weeks in which there was plenty of activity, this round was pretty much a downgrade. Now, it wasn’t too much of a downgrade. There was some good to talk about, however. As we get closer to the summer, things will probably start to heat up here. But right now, they’ll have to start off slow before they really start to pick up. There are no songs leaving the countdown this week, so let’s go.

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
45. Machine Gun Kelly featuring Camila Cabello – Bad Things (#42)
44. Maroon 5 – Don’t Wanna Know (#45) [3 Weeks At #1]
43. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd – Starving (#44) [4 Weeks At #1]
42. ONE OK ROCK – American Girls (#43)
41. Niall Horan – This Town (#40)
40. Aaron Carter – Sooner Or Later (#39)
39. DNCE – Kissing Strangers (#41)
38. The Vamps featuring Matoma – All Night (#37)
37. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road (#36)
36. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber and Chance The Rapper – I’m The One (#35)
35. MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low (#25)
34. Jason Derulo featuring Ty Dollar $ign and Nicki Minaj – Swalla (#31)
33. Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson – Just Hold On (#33)
32. Hey Violet – Break My Heart (#34)
31. Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos – Slide (#21)
30. Zayn featuring Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (#30)
29. Ocean Park Standoff – Good News (#38)
28. Maroon 5 – Cold (#22)
27. Liam Payne featuring Quavo – Strip That Down (#35)
26. Hailee Steinfeld – Most Girls (#32)
25. Fitz & The Tantrums – HandClap (#24)
24. The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer (#29) [8 Weeks At #1]
23. Shawn Mendes – Mercy (#17)
22. Miley Cyrus – Malibu (#26)
21. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#20)
20. Train – Play That Song (#19)
19. Selena Gomez – Bad Liar (#28)
18. Harry Styles – Sign Of The Times (#15)
17. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like (#16) [1 Week At #1]
16. Halsey – Now Or Never (#17)
15. Lady Gaga – The Cure (#14)
14. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara – Heavy (#11)
13. The Chainsmokers – Paris (#10) [1 Week At #1]
12. Charlie Puth – Attention (#12)
11. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go (#9)
10. AJR – Weak (#23)
9. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee (#13)
8. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me (#8)
7. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#4)
6. Julia Michaels – Issues (#6)
5. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#7) [9 Weeks At #1]
4. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#1) [1 Week At #1]
3. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#3) [1 Week At #1]
2. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#2) [2 Weeks At #1]
1. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay (#5) [3rd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low and Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos – Slide (-10)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: AJR – Weak (+13)
With My Blurbs On Fire, Guess I’m a Bad Blurber
– Unfortunately, lightning won’t strike twice for Shawn Mendes this week, as Zedd & Alessia Cara manage to reclaim the top spot with their single Stay. I was sure that There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back would hold on to the top spot, but I guess I was wrong.
– Heh, I didn’t think Weak would end up being in the Top 10 with the biggest jump of the week especially since I haven’t really heard it at all this week. I believe this is the first time that AJR has had a song in the Top 10, if I’m correct.
– In terms of last week debuts, Bad Liar, Most Girls, and Good News all made some reasonable jumps this week, while Break My Heart only jumped two spots. Body Like A Back Road, on the other hand, actually dropped on its second week, which I’m happy about although I unfortunately expect it to jump within the next week or so.
– This is the second week in a row where we have both songs tied for the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week. I’m disappointed about Slide, but I definitely approve of Lights Down Low taking the drop. Speaking of the latter, Spyder Harrison made a mistake that it only dropped four spots. I guess he was too sad about it dropping.

– So, Taylor Swift has decided to return to streaming services such as Spotify, Amazon, etc., which is shocking especially since she was against streaming. But of course, she eventually realized that the music industry has changed since her last album, with streaming now becoming popular. This may be a sign that her new album is dropping soon.
Hit-Bound
All Time Low – Good Times
Jon Bellion – Overwhelming
Carly Rae Jepsen – Cut To The Feeling
Camila Cabello – Crying In The Club
Erin Bowman – Good Time, Good Life
Bruno Mars – Versace On The Floor
Paramore – Hard Times
Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj – Swish Swish
Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens – Reminding Me
Julia Michaels – Uh Huh (DEBUT)
Imagine Dragons – Thunder
Mansionz featuring G-Eazy – Wicked
Noah Cyrus – Stay Together
This is the second week in a row in which we have a guest host on Hit-Bound, this time with Camila Cabello hosting. Not much has changed except that we’ve got only one new song entering this week.
– Our only new entrant comes from Julia Michaels with her new single Uh Huh. And no, I don’t like it. While I may have liked Issues from the start, I just can’t with Uh Huh. Sorry.

– As far as the other debuts from last week go, I can’t say I like Thunder at the moment, but I’ll have to give it more listens. I like Reminding Me for what it is, however.

– With the departure of Young And Menace, this marks the first time that a Fall Out Boy song has failed to make it to the countdown, which is perfectly fine with me since it wasn’t a good song to begin with.
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
TIE: 1. Carly Rae Jepsen – Cut To The Feeling
TIE: 1. Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj – Swish Swish
3. Bruno Mars – Versace On The Floor
4. Paramore – Hard Times
5. Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens – Reminding Me
Top 20 Review
0 – Awful:
20. Train – Play That Song
1 – Bad:
None
2 – Mediocre:
19. Julia Michaels – Issues
18. Selena Gomez – Bad Liar
3 – Decent:
17. AJR – Weak
16. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
4 – Good:
15. Halsey – Now Or Never
14. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara – Heavy
5 – Great:
13. Imagine Dragons – Believer
12. Charlie Puth – Attention
11. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee
10. Harry Styles – Sign Of The Times
9. The Chainsmokers – Paris
8. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
7. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me
6. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
5. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay
4. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
3. Lady Gaga – The Cure
2. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This
Overall Grade: 84/100 (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men – One Sweet Day
Most Missed Countdown Song: Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song (I don’t know why some people hate this, but I still think it’s really good even by her low standards)
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson – Symphony
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza
My Top 5 Picks
1. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This
2. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
3. Lady Gaga – The Cure
4. Jason Derulo featuring Ty Dollar $ign and Nicki Minaj – Swalla
5. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
2. Maroon 5 – Don’t Wanna Know
3. Train – Play That Song
4. MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low
5. Maroon 5 – Cold
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Sia featuring Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills: I definitely think this is still a decent party anthem, even if some people disagree.
Selena Gomez – Kill ‘Em With Kindness: This song is boring in some parts which is why some people hate it, and the whistling doesn’t really help either. I do, however, like the dark vibe.

Meghan Trainor – Me Too: This was pretty much every music critic’s most hated song from last year. Now, I’ll admit that it was a big guilty pleasure of mine when it first dropped. But today, not so much anymore.

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