So, Spyder Harrison has been on vacation for the past couple of weeks. With that, Kid Kelly has been the substitute host for those weeks. I thought he did a decent job for the most part. As far as the week went, there was certainly a lot of action (some for better and some for worse). But more importantly, we got the return of another certain act. Well actually, there are three certain acts who make their comeback. I’ll have more on them later in the post. Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Austin Brown – In Betweenin’ (#42)
- Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside (#43)
- Anne-Marie – 2002 (#44)
- Post Malone featuring Swae Lee – Sunflower (#45)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Jonas Brothers – Sucker
45. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#41) [–4]
44. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#30) [–14]
43. Avril Lavigne featuring Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde (#38) [–5]
42. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (DEBUT)
41. Ally Brooke featuring Tyga – Low Key (#37) [–4]
40. YUNGBLUD & Halsey featuring Travis Barker – 11 Minutes (#25) [–15]
39. Alessia Cara – Out of Love (#39) [=]
38. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime (#40) [+2]
37. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (#17) [–20]
36. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#34) [–2]
35. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix) (#33) [–2]
34. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (DEBUT)
33. Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana – Medicine (DEBUT)
32. Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy – I’ve Been Waiting (#19) [–13]
31. Khalid – Better (#20) [–11]
30. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#27) [–3]
29. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#26) [–3]
28. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend (#32) [+4]
27. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts featuring Georgia Ku – So Close (#29) [+2]
26. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#36) [+10]
25. Lizzo – Juice (#24) [–1]
24. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less (#28) [+4]
23. Post Malone – Wow. (#31) [+8]
22. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#16) [–6]
21. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (#22) [+1]
20. BTS featuring Halsey – Boy With Luv (#35) [+15]
19. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#23) [+4] [Spent 8 Weeks at #1]
18. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#7) [–11]
17. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (DEBUT)
16. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me (#21) [+5]
15. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (#14) [–1]
14. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#18) [+4]
13. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored (#15) [+2]
12. P!NK – Walk Me Home (#10) [–2]
11. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#11) [=] [Spent 7 Weeks at #1]
10. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#12) [+2]
9. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME! (#13) [+4]
8. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#8) [=]
7. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close to Me (#9) [+2]
6. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (#6) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks at #1]
5. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#3) [–2]
4. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#2) [–2]
3. Halsey – Without Me (#5) [+2] [Spent 5 Weeks at #1]
2. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#4) [+2] [Spent 3 Weeks at #1]
1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [=] [7th Week at #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: 5 Seconds Of Summer – Want You Back (1st And Only Week At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (–20)
Biggest Jump of the Week: BTS featuring Halsey – Boy With Luv (+15)
New Entrants:
– To start our new round of arrivals, we have Billie Eilish with two new songs entering the countdown. The first of which is When The Party’s Over. Unlike most people here in the blogging community, I am fond of what Billie has to offer. This song is a good example of why. She has a unique & mysterious voice, and it fits her well for a song like this. I like the way it opens up. While there’s virtually nothing to the production, her voice certainly makes up for it.
– Next, she gives us Bad Guy. Like I just mentioned, she has a mysterious voice and I think she uses it well in the song. The only difference between this one and When The Party’s Over is that Bad Guy is a little more fast-paced. I also like the production and the beat. However, I don’t think it was necessary to change the pace when we got to the bridge. But that doesn’t affect my thoughts on the song. I think both songs from Billie Eilish are really good. I’m glad she is having some success. She deserves it.
– So, it was only a few months ago that Jennifer Lopez had Limitless on the countdown. I liked that song overall even though it wasn’t quite her best work. This week, she gives us her new single, and she collaborates with French Montana in Medicine. I don’t have much to say about the song. I don’t love the lyrics, but everything else about the song is just great. The beat is just catchy and I like Jennifer’s voice. It shows that she can still sing well and she hasn’t lost a step. I also like the verse we get from French Montana. So yeah, I’m in love with the song overall.
– It was only a matter of time before Shawn Mendes made his comeback. He makes his return with his brand new single titled If I Can’t Have You. It was around this time last year that Shawn just released his self-titled album. It consisted of In My Blood, which was the lead single, and two other songs I loved (Lost In Japan (both the original and the remix) and Youth). As far as his new single goes, I’m in love with it. The song reminds me a lot of There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back, which was my #5 best song of 2017. I definitely like the instrumentation here and the Latin vibe is great. Shawn sounds good with his voice. It is smooth and it fits him well. The lyrics are nicely written. Overall, this is a great comeback for Shawn. I’m sure it’ll end up doing well on the countdown.
Best Debut Of The Week: Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
If I Can’t Have Blurbs
– We’ll begin with our exits. To start, In Betweenin’ was something I would like because I thought the production was good. But his voice ruined it for me, so I’m okay with it departing. Eastside and Sunflower both had a nice run. It was good to see them get some success. Finally, 2002 was long overdue. I may have liked that one at first, but it did not stick with me and it stayed longer than it should have. It’s about time that one left.
– A lot of songs dropped big that week. First off, Shallow fell down into the Bottom 5. When the song first made its re-entry, I thought it might end up going into the Top 10 at least. But its momentum has stalled once more. It’s too bad its second tenure is coming to a close.
– 11 Minutes also took a massive drop this week. One would think this may end up being at least a minor hit given that Halsey has become relevant lately. But that’s unfortunately not the case, and it’s pretty sad because it’s a good song overall. Oh well.
– And of course, Last Hurrah would end up having the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week. Very disappointing, since it is vastly superior than I’m A Mess in every way. But of course, that one ended up doing well on Hits 1. It’s a shame that I can’t always get what I want.
– Now, let’s get to the songs that jumped big this week. Someone You Loved and Boy With Luv (which is now in the Top 20) both made big moves upward. The former is not very interesting if I do say so myself. As for the latter, it’s just simply not good and I’m not a big fan of BTS. It appears that Hits 1 is going to hold on to this for while, even though I don’t like the song.
Hit-Bound:
- Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up (DEBUT)
- Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care (DEBUT)
- SZA featuring The Weeknd and Travis Scott – Power Is Power
- The Chainsmokers – Kills You Slowly
- lovelytheband – Maybe, I’m Afraid
- Ava Max – So Am I
- Jonas Brothers – Cool
- Kygo featuring Rita Ora – Carry On
- Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
- Khalid – Talk (DEBUT)
- Louis Tomlinson – Two of Us
- P!NK – Hustle
- Jordan McGraw – Flexible
- Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me
- Bazzi – Paradise
– Immediately after that is the big return from Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber with their latest single titled I Don’t Care. Right off the bat, I can’t say it’s anywhere near as amazing as the singles from Divide. I do think that Ed and Justin both sounded good throughout the song. They have great chemistry together. My only concern is it feels a little under-produced. While I do like the song overall, I can easily see myself getting sick of it quickly.
– Finally, we have more of Khalid with Talk. This isn’t nearly as good as Love Lies and Better. I do like his voice, but the production is just underwhelming for the most part. It’s not bad, but Khalid can do better.
Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
Hit-Bound Breakdown:
1 – Bad:
2 – Mediocre:
3 – Decent:
12. Khalid – Talk
8. Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up
4 – Good:
7. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
5 – Great:
5. P!NK – Hustle
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
Overall Grade: 55/75 = 73% (C)
Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Little Mix – Touch
4. Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me
5. P!NK – Hustle
- Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
- Jonas Blue featuring Theresa Rex – What I Like About You
- Ruel – Painkiller
- Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
- Juice WRLD – Fast
- Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
- Sonreal featuring Jessie Reyez – Healing
- Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!
- Alan Walker featuring Sabrina Carpenter – On My Way
- Post Malone – Wow.
- BΔSTILLE – Joy
- Khalid – Better
- Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc – S.O.S.
- Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars – Please Me
- Kim Petras – Got My Number
2. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
3. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired…
Foster The People – Sit Next To Me: It was nice of these guys to make their comeback after a while. I can’t say this was quite as good as Pumped Up Kicks, but I like what the song had to offer.
Dua Lipa – IDGAF: Although this is inferior compared to New Rules, I think her unique voice is what I love most about the song. The lyrics are nicely written as well. This was my #24 favorite song of 2018. At least Hits 1 held on to this one for a good while, while it flopped elsewhere.
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