Hello, fam! Welcome to this year’s edition of the Halloweekend Countdown! Spooky things awaits us this weekend, so prepare to be frightened! Anyway, Kid Kelly hosted the countdown in place of Spyder Harrison, who apparently got sick. Poor Spyder. Hope he’s feeling better. Let’s get right into the spooky business of things, shall we? There are no songs leaving the countdown this week, so let’s go.
The Countdown:
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between The Script – Rain & Mono Mind – Save Me A Place (-12)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Camila Cabello – Havana (+13)
– So, it happened. Thunder managed to grab the #1 spot this week. Perfectly fine by me as I’ve come to enjoy this song at the moment. In fact, Thunder made it to #1 faster than Believer did, which took about 4 months for it to get there since its debut. Now the question is, how long will it stay there? Time will tell on that. But either way, I’m thrilled to see it at the top spot.
– Holding at #2, we have Sorry Not Sorry. Again, I was thinking this would be our #1 this week, what with it continuing to gain traction on most charts. Although I much prefer her other singles (Cool For The Summer, Confident, etc.), it won’t be the end of the world if Sorry Not Sorry actually gets there.
– Speaking of Taylor Swift, I recently watched the music video for …Ready For It?, and…it was really cool for the most part. Taylor Swift apparently isn’t playing around when it comes to making music videos as she’s trying to step up her game big time. I’ll bet some of the other mainstream artists are jealous. 😛
– Glorious back in the Top 10? Fine by me. I still somewhat enjoy this song, despite the fact that its dying out elsewhere. But I’m hoping its successor will graduate from Hit-Bound soon and have similar success like this one is having right now.
– After two weeks of doing nothing but drop, Havana made a big jump into the Top 20. I have been starting to grow into this song recently, so I’m cool with that jump.
– However, I’m not cool with Save Me A Place taking a huge drop out of the 10, especially after being so close to entering the Top 5 for a few weeks. I’m hoping it can recover from this hard fall and get back in that region soon.
– Let Me Go jumping into the Top 20? Sure, I’ll take it! I wonder will it become the next Starving in terms of success? I’m hoping it does.
– I’ll admit, I laughed Kid Kelly called Sam Hunt “Sam Hunk” during his introduction of Body Like A Back Road. That said, I can’t wait for this song to leave already and stop polluting the countdown.
– Looks like There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back may be nearing the end of its tenure with that drop out of the Top 20. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted.
– Both Ed Sheeran songs (Shape Of You & Perfect) have swapped places with each other this week. The former looks like it’s nearing its end, while the latter is going to be here to stay for a long while.
– On the subject of drops, Rain is right back to where it was two weeks ago, at #33. Apparently, North America doesn’t really care for The Script anymore.
Hit-Bound:
- Macklemore featuring Kesha – Good Old Days
- Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask
- Bruno Mars – Chunky
- Nick Jonas – Find You
- Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
- Lauv – I Like Me Better
- Harry Styles – Kiwi
- Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – Rockstar
- The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn
- Dua Lipa – New Rules
- X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself
- ZAYN featuring Sia – Dusk Till Dawn
- Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes
- Liam Payne – Bedroom Floor
20. Liam Payne – Strip That Down
19. Camila Cabello – Havana
17. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry
16. Imagine Dragons – Believer
15. Niall Horan – Slow Hands
14. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
13. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft
12. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey – Glorious
11. Charlie Puth – How Long
10. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
9. Maroon 5 featuring SZA – What Lovers Do
8. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt – Let Me Go
7. Imagine Dragons – Thunder
6. P!NK – What About Us
5. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place
4. Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?
3. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
2. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Kesha – Praying
Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – Side To Side: These two teamed up once again since Bang Bang, and they did not disappoint. Their verses flow very nicely, and I love the reggae feel to it. Overall, it’s another win for both Nicki & Ariana.
Music Reviews + More 
\”#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer (4th Of 8 Weeks At #1)\”I also remember that because Niall Horan hosted that countdown and said before introducing Closer \”it's no surprise (that it was #1), because it's definitely the best song of the year\”. Haha.
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And of course, if you know me, I shouldn't have to say anything more about that throwback pick. 😀 I was at Bates Motel today (a big favorite as far as Halloween attractions go) and it played at least twice, once as I was arriving.
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Yep, that throwback was originally going to be my first pick on my earlier posts, but I decided to save it for later. It's the perfect fit for Halloween.BTW, have you checked out my previous posts as of late? 🙂
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Wow, time really flies, my favorite song of 2016 debuted this week last year.
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You can say the same for both Scott and myself. It's definitely one of our favorites as well, though we both like Into You more.
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Nice post, Montavis!!!
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#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: KYGO/John Newman – Never Let You Go
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Nice post! I love Wide Awake but I cannot say the same for Dark Horse.
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Thank you for the kind words!I think Scott can pretty much agree with you about Dark Horse. If I recall correctly, it's one of his least favorite songs of the decade. And it saddens me so much because I really like it.
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Nice job! Have you seen my new Blurbs post?So a while ago, I was playing Roblox and I found a game where you can simulate being in the Titanic and think up a story of it as well as try to survive. I played it and it is really fun.
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Hi everybody, I just changed up a little bit, tomorrow is Halloween!!! I have a good time.
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Pretty cool! I don't play Roblox, though. My nieces and nephews play it all the time. But I'll bet it's really good.
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I don't understand why people hate Dark Horse. I love the feel to the song. I wish we could have the old Katy Perry, who didn't advertise as much. I feel like there are no more recommendations I can think of. This year was really inactive. Well… at least for pop. Hip-Hop however is dominating 2017 and they actually have decent music in my opinion.
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I don't quite get the hate for Dark Horse either. You can ask Scott about it. He can explain it better. But yeah, I'm sad because I really like this song too. :/I do agree that there are not very many choices when it comes to new recommendations, but what I do is at least try to find something that's worth listening to, like Echosmith's new album for example. Have you checked it out, yet? There are plenty of good songs on there that would be a good fit for Hits 1 in my opinion.
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I play Roblox, but not as much as I did before.
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#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: MØ – When I Was Young
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Well, the song has been on quite a few worst of 2014 lists, and one thing to note is that a dark horse is considered an unexpected underdog, and we should all know that Katy Perry was not one of those. The synths aren't a fun addition either, and that's before we get to Juicy J's verse where he talks of putting her in a coma. And it was the second biggest song of the year only behind Happy, and even made #100 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time lineup (but it'll be kicked off once it's updated, as Closer, Shape Of You and Despacito all take their places there).
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I wouldn't quite say it's one of my least favorite songs of the decade, there are MANY worse massive smashes than that, but yeah, it's not something I can endorse.
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Also, hate to burst your bubble, but I doubt that Look What You Made Me Do is gonna be hitting #1 here. It fell from #4 to 25 on the Hot 100 within just two weeks all thanks to some absolutely brutal airplay drops. Looks like the callouts have been eviscerating.
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Yeah, I saw. Been seeing the updates on Pulse Music Boards. Very disappointing. Luckily, I review the American Top 40 also, so I'm pleased it got to #1 there.Anyway, I'm hoping another Taylor Swift song can blow up and be as big & has some longevity soon, like right now.
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Yeah, I did read your piece about this song not too long ago. I can see where you're getting at. It doesn't sound like Katy Perry song at all. Still, that doesn't really stop me from liking it. But to each their own, I guess.
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While LYYMMD may not hit #1 here. We can see …Ready For It? maybe debuting. I am surprised Gorgeous hasn´t gotten on Hit-Bound yet. We can see that soon most likely.
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I meant to say …Ready For It? hitting #1.
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• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kEjirJeV6So – I didn’t know Charlie Puth was such a loser before he made good music.• Available for vote:Selena Gomez x Marshmello – WolvesTaylor Swift – Gorgeous
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