Hello, friends! I’m still working on my 20,000 Pageview Special. I’ve been busy all week, which is why I haven’t gotten it finished yet. I promise, I’ll get it posted sometime next week. This was another good week for the most part. Our #1 remained the same, and we got rid of one big piece of garbage. More on that later. And we got some activity going on, for better or worse. Now, before we get to the countdown, here are the exits:
- Zedd featuring Liam Payne – Get Low (#39)
- Selena Gomez – Fetish (#34) (Good Riddance)
- Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee (#35)
The Countdown:
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255 (-16)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Charlie Puth – How Long (+17)
New Entrants
– Next up, Fergie has a new collaboration with Nicki Minaj in their single, You Already Know. This song is from her album Double Dutchess, which was just released last month, and…unfortunately, I can’t say I’m a fan at this moment. The lyrics are kinda meh, and I’m not too fond of Fergie’s vocals. It sounds a little off, especially in the verse where she starts the beginning line “Life’s a movie”. Probably the best thing about this is Nicki Minaj. Her verses flow nicely and is better than that of Fergie’s. When I think of Fergie, I think of her 2007 hit, Big Girls (Don’t Cry), not some of her recent work. Overall, it’s just not my cup of tea. Sorry.
– For our final debut of the week, we have a new band making their first-ever appearance on the countdown. Enter Evaride, which consists of former One Direction drummer Josh Devine, Hayden Maringer, and Sean Michael Murray. Their debut single is titled Heartless. Now, right off the bat, this is a nice first impression for the band. It has that classic rock vibe to it, I do love the lyrical content, and their vocals shine here. Not too much else to say about it. We’ll see how well this song does on the countdown.
Life’s A Movie, Let The Blurbs Roll
– On the note of exits, Get Low never caught on with the public, so I wasn’t too surprised to see that one leave. A part of me kinda wishes this became another big hit for both Zedd & Liam Payne, but it was just not meant to be, especially since these two were coming off their biggest hits of this year. As for me, I can’t say I’m heartbroken about it. On a positive note, we say good riddance to Fetish. I’m going to be honest here; Selena just needs to go back to making upbeat songs, because her current direction is simply not working. No wonder this, along with her predecessor, both had disappointing runs on the charts. I’m just tired of her making all those nonsensical sultry songs. Good-bye, Selena Gomez – Fetish. You will definitely not be missed. Finally, we lost L.A. Devotee. And with that brings an incredible run of Panic! At The Disco to a close. It seems like forever ago that they entered the countdown with Victorious back in 2015. If it had stayed for a little while longer and not left earlier, they would’ve spent two years on the countdown in general. Then, there was Death Of A Bachelor, which was still respectable despite not being on the same height of success as its predecessor. And finally, there’s this. I know there are going to be some people throwing a Panic! At The Disco be-gone party, but I won’t necessarily be one of them. Thank you for your time on the countdown, Panic! At The Disco. Even though you weren’t as big elsewhere, I did enjoy your music to some degree. Good-bye, Panic! At The Disco. You will be missed.
– Galway Girl holds the top spot in its second week. It’s good to see Hits 1 giving it some love despite this not being big elsewhere, because hey, it’s Ed Sheeran and they’re still not sick of him as of yet. Also, I heard he got hurt while on his bicycle. Feel better, Ed!
– Also, we have Thunder holding the #3 spot. I was for sure either this or Sorry Not Sorry would be our #1 song this week, but I was proven wrong.
– Feel It Still has made its way into the Top 5. It’s good to see Hits 1 giving indie artists of this caliber some love, as is everybody else. I’m hoping it can get the #1 spot someday, maybe sooner.
– Save Me A Place clearly just won’t budge from the #6 spot. I heard it being introduced as Most Wutchuwanted the past few times throughout the week, yet it hasn’t entered the Top 5. Still, I’m glad this Ellie Goulding-esque track is getting bigger than what I expected it to be. Keep in mind, this has yet to debut on the American Top 40, which I hope it does someday.
– By no surprise, How Long made a big jump in its second week. Something tells me this is going to end up being another huge hit for Charlie Puth. With all the attention he is getting right now, this shouldn’t be much of a problem.
– Well, looks like this is it for There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back in the Top 10 (unless it makes a re-entry). It had a great run while it lasted. I’m glad to see this one spent 5 weeks at #1. I still enjoy it and it’s definitely a contender for my Top 10 Songs Of 2017.
– The same can be said for Something Just Like This as well. Now that one is out of the Top 20. And with it brings The Chainsmokers’ reign in the Top 20 to an end. It won’t be too much longer until it leaves, sadly.
– The guest DJ that introduced Castle On The Hill dedicated this song to one of his friends. How adorable!
– Rain made a nice jump after doing virtually nothing of note last week. We’ll see how much further it goes. Also, Spyder Harrison made a mistake by saying it was down 12 spots. Silly Spyder. You need to step up your game a bit. 😛
– Meanwhile, Havana has done nothing but drop since it debuted. It seems that people are really tired of Camila Cabello after all. Not that I really care, though.
– Speaking of drops, I’m not thrilled to see the suicide song drop big this week. As I’ve said, this has been getting better with each listen. Not cool, Hits 1.
– I never really mentioned this, but we had many guest DJs introduce the songs during the past two countdowns. We haven’t had those in a while. I think it’s been about a month since we last had one.
Hit-Bound
- Lauv – I Like Me Better
- Harry Styles – Kiwi (DEBUT)
- Dua Lipa – New Rules
- Macklemore featuring Kesha – Good Old Days (DEBUT)
- X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself
- Liam Payne – Bedroom Floor (DEBUT)
- ZAYN featuring Sia – Dusk Till Dawn
- Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (DEBUT)
- Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – Rockstar
- Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask
- Bruno Mars – Chunky
- The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn (DEBUT)
- Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
- Nick Jonas – Find You
– To start, we lost both Something Different & Would You Mind. The former I grew into, but I’m not quite sad to see it off. The latter, however, I’m disappointed to see it go. I was hoping that one would graduate, but it just wasn’t meant to be, unfortunately.
– For our first entrant, we have more Harry Styles with Kiwi. There is definitely a lot more to it than Two Ghosts or even Sign Of The Times in terms of the production. It has that 80’s rock vibe to it much like the songs in his self-titled album. I’ll have more on this when it debuts.
– More Macklemore is nice, and he brings Kesha along for the fun! Good Old Days isn’t as upbeat as its predcessor, but it’s still really good by any means. I love how both of their vocals blend together. I’ll talk more about it should it debut on the countdown.
– I wasn’t looking forward to Liam Payne, but alas, here he is with Bedroom Floor. With Strip That Down still not to anyone’s liking, I was hoping for something better from Liam Payne. And to say the least, it’s not really that bad. The production is better than that of its predecessor. I do question some of the lyrics though, and I’m not sure whether adding that falsetto was necessary.
– Oh, cool! More Imagine Dragons is nice to have! Whatever It Takes packs a lot of punch. This one is more lively than its two representations currently on the countdown. Will this be another huge hit for them? We’ll just have to wait and see.
– For our last debut on Hit-Bound, I’ll talk about The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn some other time, since I’ve only heard it once and I don’t have much of an opinion on it right now.
20. Liam Payne – Strip That Down
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19. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry
18. Halsey – Bad At Love
17. Niall Horan – Slow Hands
16. Imagine Dragons – Believer
15. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises
14. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey – Glorious
13. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft
12. Imagine Dragons – Thunder
11. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
10. Charlie Puth – How Long
9. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
8. Maroon 5 featuring SZA – What Lovers Do
7. P!NK – What About Us
6. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place
5. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
4. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
3. Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
TIE: 1. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
TIE: 1. Kesha – Praying
RUNAGROUND – Chase You Down: It’s repetitive, but that doesn’t always mean it’s bad. The production is solid all around, and his vocals are good. Not much else I can say about this one.
Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar – The Greatest: I decided on whether to put this in green or blue for this one, and I decided on the latter, mainly because it not anything like her. It’s not as good as Chandlier, but there are some things I like about it. I’m surprised Hits 1 didn’t cut out Kendrick Lamar, but he did contribute nicely.
Alessia Cara – Scars To Your Beautiful: Easily my second-favorite single from her, only behind her 2015 hit, Here. I love the message behind this one. That chorus gives me the chills every time. Overall, it’s another win for Alessia Cara.
Maroon 5 – Don’t Wanna Know: Now, I’ll admit I was being too hard on this one when it got bigger. However, it’s stiff all around, mainly because of the lyrical content and the repeating of the word “know” wasn’t really necessary. Probably the best thing about this was the music video where they were dressed in Pokémon costumes.
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Wow, nice post Montavis!
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COTH was actually at #21 last week and not #19.
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How do you still like TNHMB?Yes with that recommendation. I am lonely on Heartless…
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The fact that COTH re-entered the countdown makes me mad.
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Post Is Out:http://siriusxmhits1review.blogspot.com/2017/10/ed-sheeran-2-week-of-october-21-2017.html
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How rude of me! I forgot to say that you did a great job.
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Why not? I still enjoy it. And unlike you, I don't buy into songs being overplayed.As for that recommendation, I can see it happening. In fact, it went for adds on pop radio this week.Can you explain what's so bad about Heartless?
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Also, I meant Top 20, not countdown.
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I think that TNHMB is OLD, not overplayed. Those are two different things. Now that I think about it, I should not have asked that question. I like Somwthing Just Like This still, and you can ask me the same question. This is my fault, and I am sorry…The background music is WAY to loud. I can barely hear his voice. Speaking of his voice, it is not really that good. In addition, it is really generic, and kinda expected for it's genre.
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Well, I can see where you're getting at. Now, even though a song is old, that doesn't necessarily mean I can't enjoy it anymore. There are some songs that have faded on me mainly because either I'm losing interest on that particular song, or I'm starting to find the song is not as good as advertised. Just putting it out there.On the note of Heartless, I may not hear his voice that much, but that doesn't mean too much to me when I listen to the song. Everything else about it is pretty good. I do respect your opinions, though, if you don't like it.
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I can agree with you with your logic. A song being old for me also fades on me, making it a worse song. Oh, for your recommendation, I thought you were referring to the remix with Khalid, Post Malone, and SZA. That one was the one I like. I don't like the original one.
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I'm referring to both, actually. Though, I'm sure Hits 1 will like play the original should it make it.
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It’s not background music, it’s a band, each guy is featured in the song, Drums, guitar, and vocals. It’s great to hear live instruments in music again.. no?
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What Anonymous said. It's kinda rare nowadays that we get songs like this, whereas it was common back in the day. And I'm 25 years old myself. 🙂
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We need more songs like Heartless.
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I definitely agree, Dylan!
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MAJOR NEWS, GUYS: Taylor Swift's new music video for …Ready For It? will be out this Thursday.
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I'm disappointed that Something Different and Would You Mind left Hit-Bound. Here is to hoping that Invitation and Teacher make Hit-Bound.I find it interesting that Hits 1 made an exception to Ed Sheeran for the WC rule that no artist can have more than 4 songs on the countdown at one time. Also, what is your opinion on Cheat Codes featuring Fetty Wap & CVBZ – Feels Great? I really like it and was wondering what was your opinion about it.
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You put The Script – Rain in your Top 20 Review and it isn’t in the Top 20.
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EVEN MORE MAJOR NEWS: James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go has officially been on Billboard Hot 100 for a year/52 weeks. Congrats, James!
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I meant to talk about that in my review.
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I’m going on a field trip today! Going to a pumpkin patch.
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