Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Walk The Moon – One Foot (–16)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (+16)

New Entrants
– Portugal. The Man have made their presence known in the music business when their single, Feel It Still, became a sleeper hit last year. Now, they’re hoping they can continue their success as they bring in their second song to the countdown, by the name of Live In The Moment. Right off the bat, it is a step up from its predecessor, production-wise. It has quite a bit more going on as opposed to Feel It Still, where not too much was done there. The chorus is enjoyable, and their vocals shine more all throughout the song. I’m hoping this can have the same success as its predecessor did.

– So, here’s a question for you all. Who remembers Bea Miller? If you don’t, let me refresh your memory. She had two songs which made it to the countdown three years ago. One was Young Blood, which came back in 2014; the other was Fire ‘N Gold, which had some minor success peaking in the Top 10 back in 2015. Today, she makes her return by collaborating with a new EDM duo NOTD, who make their first appearance on the countdown with the song titled I Wanna Know. Right off the bat, Bea sounds great with her vocals overall. I like what NOTD did with the production. I think the drop sounds pretty good for the most part. It’s nice to see Bea Miller make a comeback and I’m hoping to see the song do well on the countdown.

– Finally, we have ZAYN making his comeback with a new single, titled Let Me. He had Dusk Till Dawn on the countdown not too long ago. That one I enjoyed and it’s one of his best songs thus far. As for his new single, I can’t quite say it’s as good as its predecessor. But I do like what the song has to offer. The song is about letting someone love you. It’s pretty low-key if I’m being honest. He does sound good with his vocals and I do kinda like the production for the most part. It’ll be interesting to see how well this will do. I don’t think it’ll stick with me in the long run, but I like it for the time being.

Purple Blurbs
– In terms of our exits this week, Love So Soft had quite a good countdown run even though it wasn’t big elsewhere. Young, Dumb, And Broke only spent five weeks despite it being mildly successful and making the Year-End list last year. Finally, there was Lonely Girl which cracked the Top 30 only once during its tenure, but it’s nothing worth caring about in the long run.

– We had quite a shake-up in activity this week. Let’s start with the big drop from Let You Down. It’s about time that’s happened. Now, I’m hoping it can be on its way out soon.

– However, we also get the comeback from Sober Up. I don’t know why, but I don’t appreciate this not one bit. At leas this didn’t have the biggest jump I’m honestly tired of AJR. I just recently listened to their latest single, and it’s not good either (surprise).

– Looks like One Foot isn’t going to get #1 after all following the big drop that it took this week. It had quite a good run for a band that had a certain song spent a seemingly long time at the top spot.

– Well, I’m afraid that comeback from Finesse was short-lived unfortunately, because it’s right back to square one. Oh well, I guess it wasn’t meant to be successful on this countdown, despite it being in the Top 5 elsewhere.

– In Top 20 news, Zombie made a nice recovery this week after that unnecessary drop last week. It’s also nice to see Say Something made a big jump into the region as well.

– Now, you’re probably wondering why I have Friends as my least favorite song for the past few weeks. Honestly, I don’t like the idea of creating an anthem about the friend-zone. I’m not fond of the work Marshmello has put together either and Anne-Marie doesn’t sound good either. As someone who has enjoyed songs like Rockabye and Wolves, I’m very disappointed in the collaboration. Both of these artists can do so much better in my opinion.

– This is the first time in months that Let Me Go is not in the Top 10. Like I said, I’m glad it was able to spend one week at the top. Now we’ll see how long this one hangs around.

– It’s about time I Like Me Better dropped out of the Top 5. Now if we can get it to continue moving down and get it out of the countdown soon, all is well.

– Say Amen (Saturday Night) was not only honored the Biggest Jump Of The Week for the second time, but it also rose to the Top 10 pretty quickly. I guess the voters seemed to have missed Brendon Urie and company that much, huh?

– We have quite a big shake-up in the Top 5, and not for the better. I do like the re-entry from Him & I Never Be The Same and Wait both make their unwelcome entries. Plus, Meant To Be has reached a peak of #2 to drive me off the wall as well. We seriously need The Middle to hold the #1 spot for as long as possible. If we can get Him & I at #1, that works too.

Hit-Bound:

• Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA – All The Stars
• Foster The People – Sit Next To Me
• Hundred Handed – Too Good
• The Chainsmokers – Everybody Hates Me
• Why Don’t We – Trust Fund Baby
• Echosmith – Over My Head
• Dua Lipa – IDGAF
• Maren Morris – Rich
• Dustin Atlas featuring Erin Bowman – Fake Friends
• Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign – Psycho
• HRVY – Personal (DEBUT)
• Halsey – Alone
• In Real Life – Tattoo (How ‘Bout You)
• Sam Smith featuring Logic – Pray
• Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin – Familiar (DEBUT)
• Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift – Babe (DEBUT)
• Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry (DEBUT)

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Dua Lipa – IDGAF
2. Hundred Handed – Too Good
3. Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA – All The Stars
4. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry
5. Echosmith – Over My Head

Top 20 Review:
0 – Putrid:
TIE: 20. Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie – Friends
TIE: 20. Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
18. Lauv – I Like Me Better
17. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same

1 – Bad:
16. Maroon 5 – Wait

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
15. Imagine Dragons – Thunder

4 – Good:
None!

5 – Great:
14. Meghan Trainor – No Excuses
13. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Want You Back
12. Taylor Swift – Delicate
11. Shawn Mendes – In My Blood
10. Niall Horan – On The Loose
9. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt – Let Me Go
8. Bad Wolves – Zombie
7. G-Eazy featuring Halsey – Him & I
6. Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)
5. Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton – Say Something
4. Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes
3. Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle
2. Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B. – Finesse (Remix)

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me

Overall Grade: 75/100 = 75% (C)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Prince – Purple Rain (1984)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up

Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Bruno Mars – Chunky

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Mono Mind – I Found My Soul At Marvingate (Sofa Tunes Remix)

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#19)

My Top 5 Picks
1. The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me
2. Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B. – Finesse (Remix)
3. Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle
4. Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes
5. Alice Merton – No Roots

My Bottom 5 Picks
TIE: 1. Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie – Friends
TIE: 1. Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
3. AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up
4. Lauv – I Like Me Better
5. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Flo Rida featuring 99 Percent – Cake: I’m not sure what Flo Rida was going for there, but it just did not work out to my liking. When the song is on the same mixtape as songs such as JuJu On That Beat, that’s not a good sign.

Questions Of The Week:
1. Ariana Grande is back with No Tears Left To Cry. What do you guys think of the song and why?

2. What are your favorite songs from Prince?

3. What is your favorite song from Avicii?