Biggest Fall Of The Week: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys (+7)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: On The Loose by Niall Horan (–9)

New Entrants
– So, we have only two entrant this week. First, we have the return of Sam Smith with his latest from The Thrill Of It All, by the name of Pray, which is remixed with Logic. I talked about this song last week when it debuted on the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown. But to recap, I like the original version of the song. However, in the remix, Logic makes things better. I love the lyrical content in the song and both artists did a nice job with their vocals. So yeah, this is a good collaboration and a great song overall.

– Cardi B. comes in with her new single titled I Like It, which features Bad Bunny and J. Balvin. Simply put, it’s really not that different from her previous singles. While it’s better than songs like Bodak Yellow, I’m still not impressed for the most part. I just don’t like the production and some of the verses after pretty annoying. With the song doing well in sales, I can see it becoming a hit unfortunately. So I’ll have to get used to it for the time being. I might be exaggerating a bit, but we’ll see what happens.

Maybe I’ll Blurb
– Our two exits consists of short-tenured songs. Sober lasting only one week wasn’t too surprising. These Days definitely deserved better. It was a great song overall and a nice collaboration between four different artists. That song will be missed by me.

– And just like that, Post Malone has reached #1 this week. It’s even worse than having Never Be The Same being there for five consecutive weeks. I’m just not fond of his music, and this song is no different. Unfortunately, it’ll probably end up staying there for a while.

– I’m not too surprised about Delicate entering the Top 10. I won’t quite say it tops Taylor Swift’s best work. But it is a good song overall and it kinda reminds me of her songs from her 1989 album.

– The jump from Don’t Go Breaking My Heart was appreciated by me. I don’t see it becoming a huge hit for them, but it’s an enjoyable song overall. It’s nice to have the Backstreet Boys back.

Breakouts/On The Verge:

• Move To Miami by Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
• All Night by Big Boi
• Dinero by Jennifer Lopez featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B.

Extras/Optional Extras:

• Tell Me You Love Me by Demi Lovato
• Happy by Pharrell
• Heathens by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS
• Thunder by Imagine Dragons
• Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
• Starving by Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd
• Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato
• That’s What I Like By Bruno Mars

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
19. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
18. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
17. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello
 
1 – Bad:
16. I Like Me Better by Lauv
15. Wait by Maroon 5

2 – Mediocre:
14. God’s Plan by Drake

3 – Decent:
None!

4 – Good:
None!

5 – Great:
13. Nice For What by Drake
12. Delicate by Taylor Swift
11. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes
10. Back To You by Selena Gomez
9. Mine by Bazzi
8. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons
7. New Rules by Dua Lipa
6. Pray For Me by The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar
5. IDGAF by Dua Lipa
4. Done For Me by Charlie Puth featuring Kehlani
3. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey
2. One Kiss by Calvin Harris feautring Dua Lipa

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande

Total Score: 70/100 = 70% (C–)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: I’ll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men (1994)

Most Missed Song: Can’t Stop The Feeling! by Justin Timberlake

#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: James Dean by The Wrecks

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay (#3)

My Top 5 Picks
1. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
2. Finesse (Remix) by Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B.
3. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa
4. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey
5. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
2. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
3. Rockstar by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
4. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
5. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Congratulations by Post Malone featuring Quavo: As I mentioned above, I’m not very fond of Post Malone. Though I’m slowly coming around to his music (Candy Paint, etc.), this song along with his two current representations was never to my liking.
Swish Swish by Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj: While the music video for the song wasn’t really good, I thought it was still a great collaboration between both Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. Too bad this didn’t take off, in part because her momentum died down after its predecessor fizzed out.
Strip That Down by Liam Payne featuring Quavo: Liam’s debut single is probably the weakest of the One Direction members going solo. I won’t say it’s as bad as many others are saying, but it still left me scratching my head as to why.