Jonas Brothers (2) – Week Of April 6, 2019

/ dhill92

Hello, fam! We’ve entered the month of April, and it’s good to have some fresh air while it’s warm outside. Plus, baseball season has already started. I do hope to get tickets to see the Braves play. Anyway, I’m still slowly, but surely trying to catch up. So, I’m going to make this post a short one. Let’s get on with it. Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:

  • Zedd featuring Katy Perry – 365 (#31)
  • Kelsy Karter – Harry (#39)
  • Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – Girls Like You (#43)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Jonas Brothers – Sucker
45. Bebe Rexha – I’m A Mess (#44) [–1]
44. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#45) [+1]
43. Khalid featuring Normani – Love Lies (#42) [–1]
42. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#41) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
41. Madison Beer featuring Offset – Hurts Like Hell (#37) [–4]
40. LSD featuring Lil Wayne – Genius (Remix) (#38) [–2]
39. Meghan Trainor – All The Ways (#23) [–16]
38. Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars – Please Me (#32) [–6]
37. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#35) [–2]
36. Post Malone – Wow. (#36) [=]
35. Maren Morris – GIRL (#27) [–8]
34. Lizzo – Juice (DEBUT)
33. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood (#28) [–5] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
32. Ally Brooke featuring Tyga – Low Key (DEBUT)
31. Grandson – Apologize (#30) [–1]
30. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (DEBUT)
29. Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy – I’ve Been Waiting (#22) [–7]
28. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#29) [+1]
27. YUNGBLUD & Halsey featuring Travis Barker – 11 Minutes (#25) [–2]
26. Jake Miller – Wait For You (#33) [+7]
25. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More (#20) [–5]
24. Khalid – Better (#26) [+2]
23. P!NK – Walk Me Home (#34) [+11]
22. Austin Brown – In Betweenin’ (#40) [+18]
21. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#24) [+3]
20. Post Malone featuring Swae Lee – Sunflower (#19) [–1]
19. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#18) [–1]
18. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#15) [–3]
17. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#16) [–1]
16. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (#21) [+5]
15. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#7) [–8]
14. Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside (#17) [+3]
13. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#4) [–9] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
12. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#14) [+2]
11. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#8) [–3]
10. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (#11) [+1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
9. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (#10) [+1]
8. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#9) [+1]
7. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#13) [+6] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
6. Halsey – Without Me (#6) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
5. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#2) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
4. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#12) [+8]
3. The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#5) [+2]
2. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#3) [+1]
1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle (5th of 9 Weeks At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Meghan Trainor – All The Ways (–16)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Austin Brown – In Betweenin’ (+18)

New Entrants:
– We’ll begin our new round of entrants with a song that’s been around since the start of the year. Here, we have Lizzo bringing us her single titled Juice. Right off the bat, the song is just a fun retro jam. When I listen to her voice, it kinds reminds me of a singer from the soul/R&B genre that I grew up listening to. It fits her well for a song that has a funky vibe. The production is just solid all around. So yeah, I’m in love with this one. Hopefully, it sticks around for a little while.

– Our next debut of the week comes from another member of Fifth Harmony who has a solo single. Ally Brooke makes her debut with Low Key. With that, all of the members of the group have released their solo music. I think Normani is the best out of all of them, with Lauren Jauregui coming in a close second. Dinah Jane is decent for the most part. I have very mixed feelings about Camila Cabello, but she has released some good songs. So, where does Ally Brooke stand in my opinion, you might ask? Well, I personally think she is a talented singer. But she doesn’t show it in the song. She sounds pretty underwhelming in the chorus. The lyrics aren’t really any good. The song also features Tyga, who doesn’t add much to the song whatsoever. Luckily, Hits 1 did edit out his verse, but it doesn’t really change my opinion on the song. Yeah, I’m not fond of this. Honestly, I expected more out of Ally. But this is just disappointing overall and frankly, not very good. And it’s very sad because I like her. Oh well.

– Finally, we have more of Bebe Rexha with her next single making its debut on the countdown, by the name of Last Hurrah. I’ve been waiting for her to release the follow-up to I’m A Mess, which I still loathe with great intensity. And after hearing this song, I found it to be a massive step up from that.

Best Debut Of The Week: Lizzo – Juice

 Gotta Blame It On My Blurbs
– In terms of our exits for the week, Harry lasted only two weeks on the countdown, thus making this the shortest-tenured song on the countdown so far this year. But it really wasn’t that good of a song, so I’m happy about it leaving. Girls Like You lasted a long time here, and while it was something I kinda grew into it wasn’t really memorable in the long run. Lastly, there’s 365, which I loved. It’s too bad it didn’t get as big as The Middle, which was a huge hit in 2018. Oh well.

– Did we really need Let Me Down Slowly back in the Top 5?!?! I’d like to think not. I personally think there are better songs that are worthy of being in that region over that song.

– On that note, we have This Feeling back in the Top 10, which is very nice to see. I still absolutely love the song, so I certainly wouldn’t mind it staying in the Top 10 for as long as it wants.

– The massive jumps from In Betweenin’ and Walk Me Home were no surprise. The former is one I’m not thrilled about. The latter, on the other hand, is one I’m okay with even though it isn’t nearly P!NK’s best song.

– Speaking of Kelsea Ballerini, it looks like Miss Me More is dying out on this countdown. She definitely deserves more recognition outside of Hits 1. One would think that since This Feeling was a multi-week #1, her solo single would follow suit. But that is unfortunately not the case.

– On the note of big drops, All The Ways fell down to the Bottom 10 at #39. It was expected, but it’s still highly disappointing, especially since I love the song. Of course, this had to be underrated.

Hit-Bound:

  • Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard – Think About You
  • lovelytheband – Maybe, I’m Afraid
  • Jordan McGraw – Flexible (DEBUT)
  • Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored
  • Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime
  • Avril Lavigne featuring Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde
  • Ciara – Thinkin Bout You
  • Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
  • Jonas Brothers – Cool (DEBUT)
  • MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less (DEBUT)
  • Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me
  • Ava Max – So Am I
  • FLETCHER – Undrunk
  • Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us
  • NOTD featuring Felix Jaehn, Captain Cuts, and Georgia Ku – So Close

Entrant Reviews:
– On this week’s edition of Hit-Bound, we have a song from the song of Dr. Phil who makes an appearance. Jordan McGraw has a song titled Flexible. The production is a little weird and I’m not really feeling his voice. That’s all I have to say about this one.
– Up next is more of the Jonas Brothers with their newer single they just released, by the name of Cool. I do like the production in this one, and I think the vocals are nice. But the lyrics are pretty questionable, hence why it’s in blue for now. I much prefer their current #1 song as of this moment. Still, Cool isn’t too bad of a song.

– Finally, we have the return of MAX, and he’s collaborating with Quinn XCII in his brand new single titled Love Me Less. I’ve never really cared for MAX’s music, unlike some people here. I kinda like his voice for the most part, but the production isn’t really the best here, and Quinn XCII doesn’t sound good with his verse. More on this when it debuts.

Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: Jonas Brothers – Cool

Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
None!

1 – Bad:
15. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored

2 – Mediocre:
14. Jordan McGraw – Flexible

3 – Decent:
13. lovelytheband – Maybe I’m Afraid
12. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less
11. NOTD featuring Felix Jaehn, Captain Cuts, and Georgia Ku – So Close

4 – Good:
10. Jonas Brothers – Cool
9. Ava Max – So Am I

5 – Great:

8. Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us
7. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime
6. Avril Lavigne featuring Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde
5. FLETCHER – Undrunk 
4. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me
3. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
2. Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard – Think About You
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You


Overall Grade: 61/75 = 81% (B–)

Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Demi Lovato – Stone Cold

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You
2. Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard – Think About You
3. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
4. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me
5. FLETCHER – Undrunk

Hits 1 Weekend Countdown Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
20. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
19. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired…
18. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier
1 – Bad:
17. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly
2 – Mediocre:
16. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine

3 – Decent:
15. Halsey – Without Me

4 – Good:
14. Dean Lewis – Be Alright

5 – Great:
13. Jonas Brothers – Sucker
12. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
11. Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside
10. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It
9. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love
8. Post Malone featuring Swae Lee – Sunflower
7. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
6. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
5. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me
4. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling
3. Dan + Shay – Tequila 
2. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow
1. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

Overall Grade: 75/100 = 75% (C)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (1983)

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

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Ellie Goulding – Flux

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me (#8)

My Top 5 Picks
1. Maren Morris – GIRL
2. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
3. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow
4. Dan + Shay – Tequila
5. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
2. Bebe Rexha – I’m A Mess
3. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired
4. LSD featuring Lil’ Wayne – Genius (Remix)
5. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore, and Dan Caplen – These Days: For a EDM group who are not relevant in music, this is actually solid across the board. What I like about it most is the lyrical content, which is well-written. This is probably the best thing they’ve done so far.
Alice Merton – No Roots: This song is unique in almost every way. Alice has an interesting voice, and that bass, combined with the groove, is a killer.

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