Hello, fam! It’s a good thing that I’ve finally got this post out on time for the first time in a while! I just love that feeling! Summer is essentially in full swing, and with it comes the time where we plan our summer vacations. I do plan on taking some vacations at some point throughout the summer. As far as the countdown went, we had some interesting things happen, including yet another pretty high debut and a relatively new Top 5. Although our #1 is still the same, things are looking to finally pick up. So without further adieu, here are the songs leaving us this week:
- Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (#42)
- Ally Brooke
featuring Tyga– Low Key (#44)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Jonas Brothers – Sucker
45. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#45) [=]
44. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#38) [–6]
43. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#43) [=]
42. Khalid – Better (#34) [–8]
41. Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy – I’ve Been Waiting (#40) [–1]
40. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (#41) [+1]
39. Post Malone – Wow. (#31) [–8]
38. Alessia Cara – Out Of Love (#36) [–2]
37. Jordan McGraw – Flexible (#39) [+2]
36. Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana – Medicine (#29) [–7]
35. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#37) [+2]
34. SZA featuring The Weeknd and Travis Scott – Power Is Power (DEBUT)
33. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#30) [–3]
32. Lizzo – Juice (#22) [–10]
31. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend (#33) [+2]
30. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts featuring Georgia Ku – So Close (#20) [–10]
29. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less (#23) [–6]
28. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (#17) [–11]
27. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#28) [+1]
26. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (#24) [–2]
25. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime (#35) [+10]
24. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix) (#19) [–5]
23. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (#25) [+2]
22. BTS featuring Halsey – Boy With Luv (#32) [+10]
21. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#21) [=]
20. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#12) [–8] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
19. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (DEBUT)
18. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored (#27) [+9]
17. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#16) [–1] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
16. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#15) [–1]
15. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#13) [–2]
14. Halsey – Nightmare (#14) [=]
13. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (#18) [+5] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
12. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (#26) [+14]
11. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#7) [–4]
10. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care (#11) [+1]
9. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#4) [–5]
8. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#6) [–2]
7. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me (#10) [+3]
6. Halsey – Without Me (#2) [–4] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
5. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#5) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
4. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (#8) [+4]
3. P!NK – Walk Me Home (#6) [+3]
2. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME! (#3) [+1]
1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [=] [10th Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (1st And Only Week At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (–11)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (+14)
New Entrants:
– We have two new entrants this week as we start the month of June. First up is the collaboration between SZA, The Weeknd, and Travis Scott in their single titled Power Is Power, taken from The Game Of Thrones soundtrack. So, just recently the television show came to an end a little under a month ago. Me personally, I haven’t really watched it, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. Anyway, onto the song itself. It’s a rehash of one of my favorite songs of 2018, Pray For Me. The production is great and I love the beat.Sure, All of these artists stood out to me with their verses. The song is proof as to why they’re talented singers. Everything about it is really good and I hope it can stay for a while at least.
– For the fifth week in a row, we have a song that’s debuted in the Top 20. This seems to be a recurring theme throughout 2019. 5 Seconds Of Summer have another new single titled Easier. Having listened to the song in its entirety, I feel like this is a bit of a step down from what these guys have previously released. But this is still good. I like the vocals we get from them. The production is good as well, but it just feels inferior to me. It shows how much they’re distancing themselves from being a band, kinda like Maroon 5 in recent years. Overall I like this, but I doubt this’ll end up sticking with me in the long run.
‘Cause Blurbs Are Blurbs
– We’ll begin with our exits. To start, Last Hurrah was a better song for Bebe Rexha and it deserved to do well. But of course, that ultimately didn’t happen. It’s a shame that Meant To Be and I’m A Mess got big, yet Last Hurrah didn’t do much of anything. Also, it’s nice to see Low Key leaving. That song was not good and overall, disappointing for Ally Brooke. She does have another single which is on the YouTube 15, and I’ll talk more about that song later on.
– Sucker being at #1 for 10 weeks is really pushing it. I still kinda like the song, but at some point, it’ll start to get on my nerves just a bit by being up there too long. How about we let the other songs have a chance?
– On that note, we get two new entrants (Walk Me Home and If I Can’t Have You) in the Top 5 this week. That’s probably the first time it’s happened in a while. I’m not sure how I feel about Walk Me Home being there, given that P!NK has done better. But the entrant from If I Can’t Have You is welcome. I’m sure that’ll be the song that replaces Sucker eventually, and I wouldn’t mind at all.
– I Don’t Care being in the Top 10 is no surprise. Although I do like the song, it’s pretty weak compared to what Ed Sheeran has done in the past. Though I’m sure it’ll be here for a long while. But if anything, I’d rather listen to this than his newer song, which I’ll get to in just a bit.
– In not-so good news, we have I’m So Tired… making a massive jump back into the Top 20 this week. This song is terrible and it does not deserve to be here. I honestly don’t know why we’re letting this become the next I Like Me Better. Seriously, it’s time to end this.
– Close To Me finally dropped out of the Top 20 for the first time in quite a while. The song had a nice run while it lasted. We’ll see how long it can stay. I do hope a song like Sixteen can debut soon.
– What’s with Juice dropping just as its gaining popularity elsewhere? That’s pretty unfortunate. And I’m okay with So Close dropping as well. I would appreciate if it didn’t hang around for too long like its predecessor.
– So, there is a remix to Out Of Love which was released by a EDM artist named DEVAULT. Objectively, it’s slightly better than the original as far as the production goes. But it kills the purpose of the song, which is meant to be slow. Still, it isn’t bad, but Alessia has had better.
Hit-Bound:
Ryan Sampson took over Hit-Bound this week in place of Mikey Piff. Here’s the list:
- Khalid – Talk
- Katy Perry – Never Really Over (DEBUT)
- Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
- Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me (DEBUT)
- Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up
- Jonas Brothers – Cool
- Ava Max – So Am I
- Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me
- The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine (DEBUT)
- P!NK – Hustle
- Bazzi – Paradise
- Push Baby – Mama’s House
- In Real Life – Crazy AF
- Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump – Summer Days
- Kygo featuring Rita Ora – Carry On
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Katy Perry – Never Really Over
2. Kygo featuring Rita Ora – Carry On
3. Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump – Summer Days
4. Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me
5. P!NK – Hustle
YouTube 15:
- Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
- 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
- Lizzo – Truth Hurts
- Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
- Ally Brooke featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie
- Khalid – Talk
- Alan Walker featuring Sabrina Carpenter – On My Way
- Post Malone – Wow.
- OneRepublic – Rescue Me
- Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
- Jess Glynne featuring Jax Jones – One Touch
- Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
- DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – Higher
- Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!
- Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me
– Up next is Ally Brooke with the follow-up to the disappointment that is of Low Key. Her new single is titled Lips Don’t Lie. This is a step up from its predecessor. Sure, it’s not all that amazing, but it’s in improvement. Ally sounds better here, and the production is decent. I also think the contribution from A Boogie With Da Hoodie is solid. So yeah, this is good overall.
– OneRepublic are back, and this time they bring us Rescue Me. Although this is not quite the best they’ve done, the song shows that they haven’t lost a step. Ryan sounds good as always with his voice, and I like the instrumentation overall. This is pretty good and I hope to see it on the countdown soon.
– Next up, we have the return of Jax Jones, and he collaborates with Jess Glynne in their latest single One Touch. I was juggling on whether to put this in green or blue, and I decided to stick with the latter for now. I like Jess’s voice in the song. But production-wise, it just feels a little underwhelming compared to what Jax Jones has done in the past. This could grow on me, but right now I’m not totally in love with it.
– Finally, we have DJ Khaled with Nipsey Hussle and John Legend in their new single titled Higher. Right off the bat, this is just a solid song overall. I like the verse we get from Nipsey Hussle. I think he sounds good. But John Legend really stood out to me vocally, especially in the chorus. I’d say this is one of DJ Khaled better songs.
YouTube 15 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
15. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
14. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
1 – Bad:
13. Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me
12. Post Malone – Wow.
2 – Mediocre:
11. Khalid – Talk
3 – Decent:
10. Alan Walker featuring Sabrina Carpenter – On My Way
9. Jess Glynne featuring Jax Jones – One Touch
4 – Good:
8. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
5 – Great:
7. Lizzo – Truth Hurts
6. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
5. Ally Brooke featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie
4. OneRepublic – Rescue Me
3. DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – Higher
2. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The YouTube 15:
1. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!
Overall Grade: 50/75 = 67% (D+)
Most Missed YouTube 15 Song: Nick Jonas featuring Anne-Marie and Mike Posner – Remember I Told You
My Top 5 YouTube 15 Picks
1. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!
2. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
3. DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – Higher
4. OneRepublic – Rescue Me
5. Ally Brooke featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie
20. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired…
19. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier
1 – Bad:
18. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored
17. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
16. Halsey – Without Me
15. P!NK – Walk Me Home
4 – Good:
14. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
13. Jonas Brothers – Sucker
5 – Great:
12. Halsey – Nightmare
11. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
10. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
9. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love
8. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It
7. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me
6. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
5. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling
4. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
3. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
2. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
QOTW: Who are you rooting for in this year’s NBA Finals? Warriors or Raptors?
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I honestly hope the Raptors win because I love to see the underdog win. Plus the Warriors have just won too much already.
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