Liam Payne (2) – Week Of October 7, 2017

/ dhill92

Hey there, friends! So as I mentioned yesterday in my introduction, there was a mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night which killed many people and injured many others. It really broke my heart into a million pieces after hearing this news. Again, my prayers go out to their families during this very difficult time. Let’s get to the countdown, shall we? I’ll say this, though: how about that! This week was quite a step up from last week.  Despite having the same mediocre #1, we have a much better class of entrants, and there was some good activity going on. With that being said, here are the songs dropping out this week:

  • Hailee Steinfeld – Most Girls (#45)
  • Andy Grammer – Give Love (#37)
  • Bruno Mars – Versace On The Floor (#32)
  • All Time Low – Good Times (#42)

The Countdown:

Last Week’s #1 Song: Liam Payne – Strip That Down
45. Hey Violet – Hoodie (#43) [-2]
44. Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like (#44) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
43. Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals – Back To You (#29) [-14]
42. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me (#40) [-2]
41. MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low (#39) [-2]
40. Lady Gaga – The Cure (#41) [+1]
39. Harry Styles – Two Ghosts (#31) [-8]
38. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt – Let Me Go (DEBUT) [=]
37. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#36) [-1] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]
36. Zedd featuring Liam Payne – Get Low (#34) [-2]
35. Sabrina Carpenter – Why (#38) [+3]
34. Linkin Park – One More Light (#33) [-1]
33. Justin Bieber featuring BloodPop® – Friends (#36) [+3]
32. The Script – Rain (DEBUT) [=]
31. Selena Gomez – Fetish (#30) [-1]
30. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee (#30) [-4]
29. Charlie Puth – Attention (#23) [-6] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
28. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road (#28) [=]
27. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara – Stay (#21) [-6] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
26. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#24) [-2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
25. The All-American Rejects – Sweat (#17) [-8]
24. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (#16) [-8]
23. Camila Cabello – Havana (DEBUT) [=]
22. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee – Despacito (#19) [-3]
21. The Revivalists – Wish I Knew You (#20) [-1]
20. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255 (#25) [+5]
19. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (#18) [-1]
18. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises (#27) [+9]
17. Taylor Swift – …Ready For It? (HIGHEST DEBUT OF THE WEEK!) [=]
16. Maroon 5 featuring SZA – What Lovers Do (#23) [+7]
15. Halsey – Bad At Love (#15) [=]
14. Kesha – Praying (#10) [-4]
13. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#9) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
12. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do (#13) [+1]
11. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#14) [+3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
10. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#4) [-6]
9. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#12) [+3]
8. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey – Glorious (#11) [+3]
7. P!NK – What About Us (#8) [+1]
6. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place (#7) [+1]
5. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#5) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
4. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#6) [+2]
3. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#3) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
2. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#2) [=]
1. Liam Payne – Strip That Down (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer (2nd of 8 Weeks At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals – Back To You (-14)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises (+9)
New Entrants

– As I’ve said, this week class of entrants are much better than last week. Let’s begin with our first debut of the week. As one song from Hailee Steinfeld departs, another comes to take its place. Enter Let Me Go, in which she collaborates with Alesso, Florida Georgia Line, and Watt.  This is a step up from Starving, both in terms of the production and the lyrical content. If you think about it, it’s actually a sweet song for the most part. Hailee Steinfeld has proven that she has great vocals, as she shows in this track. Florida Georgia Line also contributes to the song very well. I like how their vocals blend together, especially when the chorus kicks in. Also, we have Alesso making a great impression in terms of the EDM production. Overall, it’s a win for all four of these artists. We’ll see how far this one goes.

– So, who remembers  The Script? Well, they’re back, and this time, they’re bringing us their new single called Rain. It’s quite something different than what we’re getting from these guys. There’s that tropical vibe to it, something we’ve never heard from The Script. It kinda reminds me of Shape Of You, in which it has that simplicity to it. Overall, mostly everything about this one works for me.

– Next up, for our second-highest debut of the week, we have more Camila Cabello.  And this time around, she brought us Havana. I’ll admit, my reaction wasn’t as good at the first listen. Now, I do like the piano work here, and Camila has somewhat improved on her vocals. Hits 1 did edit out Yung Thug’s verses, and that’s good since I don’t think he contributes to it too much. Right now, I don’t have much of an opinion on this one.

– Finally, we have the all-important debut of the week. At #17, Taylor Swift comes in with her second song here. Enter …Ready For It?, her second single off of her upcoming album, Reputation. I talked about this one when it made its debut on the American Top 40 yesterday. But to sum it all up, this song is less polarizing than Look What You Made Me Do in terms of critical reception. It sounds much more like the Taylor Swift people know & love. There is more singing going than that of its predecessor, and the lyrical content has improved, which is the reason why many find this much more likable. It also has that game-day feel to it. In fact, This was first used in a commercial for a college football game, where she put a snippet of that song on there. Overall, Taylor Swift impresses me once again with her music.

Baby, Let The Blurbs Begin!

As the title says, let the blurbs begin! So, get ready to read some blurbs about this round!

– We’ll start with our exits. To begin, Versace On The Floor sadly got the boot. It’s a shame that many people have underrated this song as opposed to his predecessors. As for the other three exits, Give Love took a brutal exit after that huge drop last week. Fun fact: this is the third week in a row in which the song that had the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week the previous week left the following week. Good Times was good for a while, but didn’t really stick with me in the long run. I’m sure some people will be sad about Most Girls leaving, but I’m okay with its departure.

– Back To You taking a massive drop into the bottom 5 is nothing but bad news. It just left the American Top 40 this week, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be here much longer either. Too bad most people can’t appreciate Louis Tomlinson’s music, or even Bebe Rexha’s for the matter.

– So, for some people who are tired of the Fast & The Furious franchise, I’ve got bad news for you: I just heard there’s going to be another movie coming out in 2019. I’m interested to see how this next one goes.

– I can’t help but cringe every time I hear the line “Got a girl from the south side”. That song is still so annoying, if you know what I’m talking about. I’m hoping it leaves soon, like right now. But sadly, since I jinxed it, watch it take a massive jump within the next week or so.

– Oh, this is just great. I grew into Sweat and of course, it decides to drop out of the Top 20. Just great.

– No Promises took a very nice jump back into the Top 20. It’s almost like that big drop from last week never happened. It helps that it’s still somewhat gaining traction in terms of radio.

– Our new top 10 entrants consists of Feel It Still & Glorious, the former which appears to be a sleeper hit as it is still gaining on all fronts.  It’s good to see a song like this catch on to the public. The latter is also welcome in that region, although it’s starting to lose its edge elsewhere, so I don’t know how long it’ll stay in the Top 10.

– In some music news, Shawn Mendes has confirmed via his twitter page that he is planning to start working on his new album within the next week or so. Now the question is, will he change up the sound or will he stick to his acoustic tracks? Time will tell on that.

– As far as the rest of the Top 5 goes, not too much has changed except we have Thunder making its arrival, which has been getting bigger than most of us have expected, in large part due to sales and radio gains. Also, Liam Payne reigns at the top for a second week in a row, which is also not a surprise. While I’m not as infuriated as others, I’m not really wild about it staying there. But since everyone still loves One Direction so much, I can see the appeal to it.

Hit-Bound

  • Lauv – I Like Me Better
  • ZAYN featuring Sia – Dusk Till Dawn
  • X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself (DEBUT)
  • Charlie Puth – How Long (DEBUT)
  • Ed Sheeran – Perfect
  • Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – Rockstar
  • Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask
  • PRETTYMUCH – Would You Mind
  • Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
  • Nick Jonas – Find You (DEBUT)
  • Evaride – Heartless
  • Fergie featuring Nicki Minaj – You Already Know
  • Dua Lipa – New Rules
  • Why Don’t We – Something Different

– On the note of Hit-Bound, we have three new songs making their arrival this week. First, we’ll begin with the return of the X Ambassadors. Enter Ahead Of Myself, their first new single in over a year. Right off the bat, this is a step up from Unsteady, which was rather weak all around despite having a good message. As for this one, it doesn’t have the same kind of message. However, it does have that acoustic feel to it.  I’ll have more to say about this when it debuts. 
– So, Charlie Puth is back for another round, huh? Well, he has his new single titled How Long. This is basically Attention 2.0, albeit a little less. Still, Charlie Puth shows he has improved after the trainwreck that is of his last album Nine Track Mind. I’ll have more on this should it make its inevitable debut.
– Finally, we have Nick Jonas making his return to music with his new single, Find You. This one does have a good beat to it, though the rest of the song is a little underwhelming. Not much else I can say about it.
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. PRETTYMUCH – Would You Mind
2. Ed Sheeran – Perfect
3. Dua Lipa – New Rules
4. Evaride – Heartless
5. ZAYN featuring Sia – Dusk Till Dawn

YouTube 15

 Surprise! You guys didn’t think I was going to review the YouTube 15 for two weeks in a row, huh? Well, anyway, here’s the list of songs trending this week:

  • Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes
  • Avicii featuring Rita Ora – Lonely Together
  • HAIM – Little Of Your Love
  • Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee – Despacito
  • Charli XCX – Boys
  • DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
  • Olivia Holt – Generous
  • Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
  • Kygo featuring Sasha Sloan – This Town
  • Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry
  • Ofenbach & Nick Waterhouse – Katchi
  • Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
  • Fifth Harmony – He Like That
  • French Montana featuring Swae Lee – Unforgettable
  • Noah Cyrus featuring XXXtentacion – Again

– We have more Haim with their new single titled Little Of Your Love. It’s a little more vibrant than its predecessor, Want You Back, which I talked about a few months ago when it was on here. The melody is pretty divine, and I like how the girls showcase their vocals in this one.

– I can’t say I’m a fan of Olivia Holt’s new single, Generous. It’s basically a better version of Bad Liar, so I’ll give her that. The lyrical content is questionable and she doesn’t do too well with her vocals, which brings the song down for me.

– Oh boy. We have Noah Cyrus once again trending with her new single titled Again, which features rapper XXXtentacion. I’m not so sure why she is getting so much attention (not a Charlie Puth reference) in the music scene as opposed to her older sister, Miley. Now, I may have kinda like Stay Together somewhat to a degree. Even Make Me (Cry), a song that I absolutely detest, wasn’t this bad. This song is nothing more than just trash. One of the worst things about it was her vocals, in which she failed to improve upon. Also, the production is a huge mess across the board. If this somehow becomes a hit, my reaction will not be pretty at all. So, I’m hoping it flops.

My Top 5 YouTube 15 Picks
1. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
2. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee – Despacito
3. DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
4. Avicii featuring Rita Ora – Lonely Together
5. HAIM – Little Of Your Love
Top 20 Review
0 – Awful:
None!

1 – Bad:
20. Liam Payne – Strip That Down
2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
None!

4 – Good:
19. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises
18. Halsey – Bad At Love
17. Niall Horan – Slow Hands

5 – Great:
16. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry
15. Imagine Dragons – Believer
14. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey – Glorious
13. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
12. Imagine Dragons – Thunder
11. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft
10. Maroon 5 featuring SZA – What Lovers Do
9. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
8. P!NK – What About Us
7. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place
6. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This
5. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
4. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
3. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
2. Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Kesha – Praying

Overall Grade: 94/100 (A!)

Throwback Picks Of The Week: The Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love (1977) and Tom Petty – Free Fallin’ (1989)
Most Missed Countdown Songs: Ella Henderson – Ghost and Adele – When We Were Young
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Echosmith – 18
Favorite Countdown Song One Year Ago: DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You
My Top 5 Picks
1. Kesha – Praying
2. Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?
3. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
4. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
5. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
2. Selena Gomez – Fetish
3. Sabrina Carpenter – Why
4. MAX featuring Gnash – Lights Down Low
5. Liam Payne – Strip That Down

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Andy Grammer – Fresh Eyes: Some people preferred his more upbeat songs (Honey I’m Good, Keep Your Head Up, etc.), and I can somewhat see why. It’s premise may not necessarily be lively, but at least the lyrics are good to some degree.
Niall Horan – This Town: Ah, yes. The second member of One Direction going solo with his debut single. While it’s not out of this world at all, at least he put this acoustic track to good use.
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – Starboy: Ah, yes. The Weeknd’s return to music. This is another song that helped him made a breakthrough as an artist. Pretty much everything about this one is solid, and it helps that we also had the return of Daft Punk, who contributes to this song very well. Just before this song was released, he cut off his dreads.

25 thoughts on “Liam Payne (2) – Week Of October 7, 2017”

  5. I think this week was a great week (except our #1). We got bad songs out of the Top 20 (*cough* Believer *cough*) Unfortunately Sweat exited the Top 20 but it is ok cause I thought it was gonna have a bigger drop.Also, I'll start working on the post tonight, but I'm most likely not gonna finish it until tomorrow.

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  8. I Like Me Better, Rockstar, Would You Mind, Heartless, & New Rules aren’t going to debut the countdown because I just don’t see it happening. Also, I don’t see Two Ghosts, Get Low, Why, Friends, Fetish, Sweat, Wish I Knew You or No Promises lasting long on the countdown either.

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  9. Actually, you can expect both Rockstar and New Rules to make the countdown soon (the former especially), since both are still gaining steam elsewhere. The latter just debuted on the American Top 40 and it just entered the Top 20 on radio. So, yeah. I do agree with you on the other three Hit-Bound entrants, though.Also, you can expect No Promises to last a little longer since that one is still gaining a lot of steam as of late, especially on radio. Yeah.

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  13. I like both throwbacks, nice pick for a tribute to Tom Petty after his sudden passing. And very happy with both most missed songs – the former was pretty underrated on the rankdown, and the latter has been high on a lot of best of 2016 lists.And if Mendes is starting his next album soon, I wonder if people will like it as opposed to Illuminate, which was pretty hated by a lot of people. I'm also pleased to see both Glorious and Feel It Still in the Top 10 here. But sadly, with Versace, the remix unfortunately killed its momentum. I knew it wasn't gonna last.But on that note, I'll be seeing Bruno perform for his 24K Magic tour this Tuesday!!!!! 😀

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