• Erin Bowman – Good Time Good Life (#40)
• Jon Bellion – Overwhelming (#34)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling (6th of 10 Weeks At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me (-14)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between All Time Low – Good Times and Fall Out Boy – Champion (+16)

New Entrants
– Our first of two entrants comes from Linkin Park with One More Light. I can’t really say much about this song except it’s basically a tribute to the late Chester Bennington, who passed away last week after committing suicide. I think this song is appropriate for a tribute single, mainly because of the production and the vocals. That’s all I’ve got for now.

– Next, we have more Louis Tomlinson, this time with his new single Back To You which features Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals. I didn’t really expect this to debut so soon, but I’m kinda happy that it did. I do like the production, the vocals, and pretty much everything else. I’m not gonna say this is better than Just Hold On yet, but this is a keeper.

– Let’s begin with our exits this week. Neither Overwhelming nor Good Time Good Life were popular everywhere else, so it wasn’t surprising to see them leave so soon (the latter which WAMB10 is very disappointed about). It would’ve been nice to see them last another week or two.

– Believer has finally managed to reach #1 after several weeks in the Top 5. I figured it was going to end up getting that spot sooner or later, given that it’s still gaining steam elsewhere. While there are some people who are disappointed about this, I’m not one of them.

– We have two new entrants in the Top 5 this week. Unfortunately, one of those entrants is Body Like A Back Road, which I’m not thrilled about at all. But the entry from Slow Hands is welcome.

– It Ain’t Me took a massive drop out of the Top 10 and out of the Top 20 altogether. Meanwhile, we have the awful Bad Liar which has barely cracked the Top 15. It would be really nice if we could swap places with these two songs.

– On that note, Malibu took another big drop all the way down to the bottom of the countdown. Looks like Miley Cyrus won’t have a hit like she did with Wrecking Ball & We Can’t Stop. It’s not going to be much longer until it leaves.

– In music news, Katy Perry is set to host the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, which will take place on the night of August 27, 2017. This is certainly welcoming news as I’ve always been a fan of Katy Perry and her music. I’m hoping this year’s awards show will certainly be better than last year, which wasn’t that exciting.

Hit-Bound

Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry
Harry Styles – Two Ghosts
Julia Michaels – Uh Huh
Andy Grammer – Give Love
Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey – Glorious
Imagine Dragons – Thunder
Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens – Reminding Me
Bebe Rexha – The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)
Paramore – Hard Times
The Chainsmokers – Honest
Kesha – Praying
Zedd featuring Liam Payne – Get Low (DEBUT)
The All-American Rejects – Sweat

– Our only entrant this week comes from returning artist Zedd, this time collaborating with One Direction member Liam Payne with their new single titled Get Low. The production is similar to Stay, except with Liam’s vocals. While I can’t say this is better than Stay at the moment, at least this one is enjoyable. I’ll talk more about this should it debut.

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Kesha – Praying
2. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
3. Paramore – Hard Times
4. Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens – Reminding Me
5. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry

Top 20 Review
0 – Awful:
20. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
19. Selena Gomez – Bad Liar

1 – Bad:
None!

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
18. Liam Payne – Strip That Down
17. Halsey – Now Or Never

4 – Good:
16. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara – Heavy
15. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
14. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee
13. Hailee Steinfeld – Most Girls

5 – Great:
12. Charlie Puth – Attention
11. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay
10. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
9. Niall Horan – Slow Hands
8. Fall Out Boy – Champion
7. Imagine Dragons – Believer
6. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
5. Lady Gaga – The Cure
4. Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell and Katy Perry – Feels
3. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee – Despacito
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: 83/100 (B)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1983)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Audien featuring Lady Antebellum – Something Better

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Kesha – Woman

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. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee – Despacito
4. Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell and Katy Perry – Feels
5. Lady Gaga – The Cure

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
2. Selena Gomez – Bad Liar
3. Train – Play That Song
4. Maroon 5 – Don’t Wanna Know
5. MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Jordan Fisher – All About Us: From the very first listen, I instantly fell in love with the song, mainly because he as so much energy and charisma throughout the song. While I won’t really say that this is the best debut single from a rising artist, he has shown that he has great vocals. He sounds basically like a younger version of Usher.
Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick: This one is a pretty fun listen. I’m in love with the intro where the “Hmm’s” come in, and the song definitely has some throwback vibe. Overall, this track a keeper, and I wish it could’ve been a success elsewhere.
Demi Lovato – Body Say: When it comes to making sex anthems, Demi Lovato does it perfectly. Almost every aspect of the song (from the sultry lyrics to her vocals) is very well done. This song also goes to show everyone that Demi Lovato is no longer a Disney star and has moved on to making more mature music.