41. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood (#37) [–4] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
40. Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars – Please Me (#41) [+1]
39. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More (#34) [–5]
38. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix) (DEBUT)
37. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#38) [+1]
36. FLETCHER – Undrunk (#40) [+4]
35. Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside (#33) [–2]
34. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#36) [+2]
33. Austin Brown – In Betweenin’ (#30) [–3]
32. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (#31) [–1]
31. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#20) [–11]
30. Jake Miller – Wait For You (#35) [+5]
29. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#15) [–14]
28. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#26) [–2]
27. Post Malone – Wow. (#23) [–4]
26. YUNGBLUD & Halsey featuring Travis Barker – 11 Minutes (#24) [–2]
25. Ally Brooke featuring Tyga – Low Key (#21) [–4]
24. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me (#32) [+8]
23. Lizzo – Juice (#27) [+4]
22. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#18) [–4]
21. Khalid – Better (#17) [–4]
20. Avril Lavigne featuring Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde (#28) [+8]
19. Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy – I’ve Been Waiting (#29) [+10]
18. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#14) [–4]
17. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (#13) [–4]
16. P!NK – Walk Me Home (#22) [+6]
15. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored (#25) [+10]
14. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#16) [+2]
13. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#8) [–5]
12. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (#19) [+7]
11. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (#6) [–5] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
10. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (#7) [–3]
9. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#12) [+3]
8. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#11) [+3]
7. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#10) [+3] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
6. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#9) [+3] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
5. Halsey – Without Me (#5) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
4. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#4) [=]
3. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#2) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
2. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#3) [+1]
1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [=] [4^th Week At #1]

– There’s only one new song debuting this week, and unfortunately it is my least favorite song of the year so far. Lil Nas X makes his first appearance on the countdown with the remix of the song Old Town Road, which features Billy Ray Cyrus. As you may recall, the solo version charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs since the beginning of this year. But for whatever reason they decided to take it off that chart. He would later release a remix to the song with Billy Ray Cyrus, which ended up at #1 on the Hot 100. Anyway, everything about the song is terrible. The production is just awful and the trap beat is just grating. The lyrical content is just pointless. I do not like Lil Nas X’s voice at all. He just doesn’t sound good. Billy didn’t add much to the remix. I think his voice is okay, but he doesn’t stand out in any part of the song. This is the farthest thing from country and it’s the worst song  I’ve heard in the country genre since Body Like A Back Road. As of right now, it is my least favorite song of the year and it does not deserve to be on the countdown.

Old Town Blurbs
– So, we say farewell to Grandson – Apologize. I didn’t exactly cared for the song in the big picture. I’ll say that I liked the instrumentation, but nothing else about the song really stood out to me. So, I’m okay with its departure.

– Our Top 5 remains the same, so there’s really nothing to talk about there.

– I’m very pleased by our two Top 10 entrants. Speechless and Dancing With A Stranger both deserve to be in that region. It’s nice to see the former catch on much like Tequila, and the latter is now my new favorite song on the countdown. That one has gotten better with each listen. Hopefully, both songs will stay there for a while.

– It is also very pleasing to see that 7 Rings had the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week this week. I’m glad this didn’t hit #1 here. Hopefully, we’ll see it leave the countdown soon.

Hit-Bound:

• Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana – Medicine
• Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
• Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard – Think About You
• Jordan McGraw – Flexible
• The Chainsmokers – Kills You Slowly
• Jonas Brothers – Cool
• SZA featuring The Weeknd and Travis Scott – Power Is Power (DEBUT)
• Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime
• MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less
• Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (DEBUT)
• Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us
• Ava Max – So Am I
• BTS featuring Halsey – Boy With Luv
• lovelytheband – Maybe, I’m Afraid
• Bazzi – Paradise (DEBUT)

Entrant Reviews:
– We have the return of SZA who is collaborating between The Weeknd and Travis Scott with their new single Power Is Power, which is taken from the Game Of Thrones soundtrack. Yeah, everything about the song is just spot on. This reminds me of Pray For Me, which I loved. I love the vocals in this one and the production is neat. I’ll be looking forward to seeing that one debut soon.

– Next, we have Billie Eilish who replaces herself on Hit-Bound with Bad Guy. I won’t quite say its as good as her other singles. But I still like it mainly because of her unique voice. That’s all I have for this one.

– Finally, we have the return of Bazzi with his latest single titled Paradise. Not much I can say about this one. I do like his voice here, but something about the production just doesn’t click with me. I’m not sure why. It’s not nearly as good as Mine, which I thought had more to it.

Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: SZA featuring The Weeknd and Travis Scott – Power Is Power

Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
None!

1 – Bad:
15. The Chainsmokers – Kills You Slowly
14. BTS featuring Halsey – Boy With Luv

2 – Mediocre:
13. Jordan McGraw – Flexible

3 – Decent:
12. lovelytheband – Maybe I’m Afraid
11. Bazzi – Paradise
10. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less
9. Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
8. Jonas Brothers – Cool

4 – Good:
7. Ava Max – So Am I

5 – Great:
6. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime
5. Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us
4. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
3. Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard – Think About You
2. Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana – Medicine

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. SZA featuring The Weeknd and Travis Scott – Power Is Power

Overall Grade: 54/75 = 72% (C–)

Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Bruno Mars – Chunky

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. SZA featuring The Weeknd featuring Travis Scott – Power Is Power
2. Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana – Medicine
3. Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard – Think About You
4. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
5. Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us