Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Imagine Dragons – Thunder (–20)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don’t (+15)

The title says it all. I chose this because there was a lot going on this week. I wasn’t going to miss reviewing the whole thing, now wouldn’t I? Let’s get jiggy with it!

– To start, we have our exits. First and foremost, I am shocked that River left from a very high position. Dang! The last time a song left from this high of a position was back in 2015 when Sam Smith – Like I Can left from #12. Wow. Second, there’s Miss You, which was bound to exit eventually given that no one is kind to Louis Tomlinson’s solo work. Then, we also have Sick Boy leaving early as well, especially for a song from The Chainsmokers. Given the success that they had lately, I was expecting this to be a moderate hit at the very least. But boy, I was proven wrong, and instead it ended up flopping. Even though the song itself wasn’t going to stick with me in the big picture, I do kinda wished it deserved better. And last but not least, we have a song that tested my patience from the very beginning. For a countdown that doesn’t even care for the hip-hop/rap genre, they picked it up anyway and it was something I was never fond of from the start. And by no surprise, it ended up not doing so well, which I’m very pleased about. I’m going to simply say these words: LET US CELEBRATE AS ROCKSTAR HAS FINALLY LEFT THE COUNTDOWN!!! IT’S ABOUT TIME!!! WOOT WOOT!!!

– So, New Rules has officially fallen to the bottom of the countdown, which is pretty sad especially when it’s done so well everywhere else, including its four weeks at #1 on the American Top 40. It’s time may be over on this countdown. And much like with Rockstar which thankfully flopped here, the same unfortunately was true for New Rules. Hopefully, its successor doesn’t follow it’s footsteps and ends up being big on this countdown.

– This week marks one year when Imagine Dragons – Believer made its debut on the countdown. I’m quite impressed with its run on the countdown so far. Here’s another fun fact: Imagine Dragons had another song which also lasted a year on the countdown, and that song was Radioactive. So, I would like to say happy one-year anniversary to Believer!

– It’s nice to see Sober Up continue its downward trajectory. I don’t get why Hits 1 continues to pick up on their music. Almost everything they’ve released so far has been complete garbage, and this song is no exception. I cannot stand the obnoxious vocals at all. Hopefully, it can leave the countdown soon, like maybe next week.

– Say Something seems to be having a weak run on the countdown so far, especially for a Justin Timberlake song. One would assume that it’d be in the Top 10 by now, but in reality it doesn’t appear to be the case. It’s pretty darn sad if you ask me because it is a really good song and easily the best off of Man Of The Woods. I guess people soured on Justin Timberlake after its predecessor flopped hard and the Super Bowl hype is all but gone.

– I’m also not thrilled about My My My! dropping big this week. Much like with Say Something, it’s also a really good song that deserves better. Unlike Justin Timberlake, Troye Sivan doesn’t have the star power. So I shouldn’t be surprised by its under-performance, but it certainly doesn’t make me happy.

– In terms of other big drops, we have Imagine Dragons – Thunder dropping big out the Top 10 entirely. This is also the second week in a row in which Imagine Dragons had the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week. Ouch! Although I don’t like it as much as I used to, I was expecting it to hang around in the Top 20 for a long time just like Believer did. But I guess not. It looks like the end may be coming sooner than we think. I could be proven wrong however, but we’ll see what happens from here on out.

– Two other songs, Wolves and Bad At Love, also dropped out of that region as well. The former I’m very sad about, but it did quite well spending a lot of time in the Top 10. The latter I’m also sad about, thought it has been here for a while and I’m thankful for its success as well. We’ll see how long they hang around.

– Speaking of Halsey, I mentioned yesterday that I read an article saying that she’ll be playing Wonder Woman in the Teen Titans Go! movie. I have nieces and nephews who love that show and they watch it all the time. I doubt they know anything about it, but I probably should tell them soon. I wouldn’t want them to miss out on that!

– I’m very pleased to see Finesse making it back into the Top 20 after that unnecessary drop last week. Unfortunately, it had to be sandwiched between the bad songs, much like Beautiful Trauma did last week. I’m hoping that changes next week where it can be surrounded by the good songs currently in the Top 20.

– Then we get to our Top 10, and my goodness! Talk about a big shake-up! We have four new songs making their way into that region. One which is not so good (I Like Me Better) and the other three (Hold Me Tight Or Don’t, Beautiful Trauma, and Whatever It Takes) I’ll certainly take. The big jump from Hold Me Tight Or Don’t was quite shocking to me, since I wasn’t expecting too much out of that song given that Fall Out Boy’s latest music didn’t take off elsewhere. Whatever It Takes is a different story, as its been successful in terms of sales. But the one thing that surprised me was that how quickly it jumped, and in the third week of its countdown run. Something tells me it’s going to stay in that region for a long while.

– On that note, I’m also surprised by the success of Good Old Days on this countdown. Not only has it spent a while in the Top 10, but it also hit #1 here despite not being big elsewhere. Keep in mind that Glorious also spent some time there, but it never got into the Top 5. I guess Hits 1 loves to hear from Macklemore, heh.

– In terms of other songs that aren’t successful elsewhere, we have One Foot somehow reaching a new peak of #2. This is the first time that Walk The Moon has had a song in the Top 5 since Shut Up And Dance. Perfectly fine by me as this song is a fun listen from start to finish. I love how energetic the chorus is all throughout the song and the production is simply divine across the board. It’s one of their best songs, along with its predecessor. If it somehow gets lucky, we may see it at #1 at some point. I’m also hoping it may go after the record of weeks its predecessor had, but that’s asking for too much. I’m just happy that it’s successful on Hits 1 even though it’s not big elsewhere.

– And finally, in what appears to be a stunning move, we have a surprise new #1 this week! Hailee Steinfeld somehow manages to dethrone The Middle for the top spot with Let Me Go. I’m definitely cool with this at the top. I love how Hailee Steinfeld can show what she is really capable of in this song. I can say the same for F.G.L. as well. As I said, this is a much better version of Starving in terms of both the production and the lyrical content. It’s definitely a meaningful song all around. I’m glad that the better song from both of these artists is doing very well on this countdown because it deserves it. I’m hoping the song can get at least a few more weeks at the top spot, but one week is just good enough. So I’m pleased by this.

Hit-Bound:

• Foster The People – Sit Next To Me
• Dua Lipa – IDGAF
• Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore, Dan Caplen – These Days
• Drake – God’s Plan (DEBUT)
• Thirty Seconds To Mars – Walk On Water
• Taylor Swift – Delicate (DEBUT)
• Halsey – Alone (DEBUT)
• Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
• Bazzi – Mine
• Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign – Psycho
• Alice Merton – No Roots
• Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me
• Charlie Puth featuring Kehlani – Done For Me (DEBUT)
• Dustin Atlas featuring Erin Bowman – Fake Friends