Hello, fam! Yes, I know. This is a late post. My apologies. I kinda got busy during the week with some other stuff. Plus, laziness became a weakness this week. It’s just one of those weeks where I didn’t get the post out on time. But here it is. Anyway, we’re now in the month of Novemeber! Only two more months to go until we start the new decade! Man, I honestly can’t wait to see what’s in store for next year! Excitement is definitely in the air. What will the final two months bring us besides Thanksgiving and Christmas? We’ll just have to make it through. So, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS did the Weekend Takeover as they hosted both Hit-Bound and the Weekend Countdown. There’s quite a lot to talk about this week, so let’s jump in. Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Alec Benjamin – Jesus In LA (#34)
- Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME! (#45)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
45. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (#38) [–7]
44. Post Malone featuring Young Thug – Goodbyes (#27) [–17]
43. SHAED – Trampoline (#40) [–3]
42. Halsey – Nightmare (#43) [+1]
41. Waterparks – Dream Boy (#35) [–6]
40. Dominic Fike – 3 Nights (#44) [+4]
39. Panic! At The Disco – Roaring 20s (#35) [–4]
38. Tones And I – Dance Monkey (DEBUT)
37. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care (#41) [+4]
36. NF – Time (#42) [+6]
35. PUBLIC – Make You Mine (#37) [+2]
34. Lauv featuring Anne-Marie – I’m Lonely (#36) [+2]
33. Kygo featuring Whitney Houston – Higher Love (#29) [–4]
32. AJR – Dear Winter (DEBUT)
31. Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (#31) [=]
30. Why Don’t We – What Am I (#32) [+2]
29. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#25) [–4] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
28. Liam Payne featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Stack It Up (#39) [+11]
27. Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other (#21) [–6]
26. Camila Cabello – Liar (#22) [–4]
25. Charlie Puth – Mother (#28) [+3]
24. Maroon 5 – Memories (#20) [–4]
23. The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine (#20) [–3]
22. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours (#26) [+4]
21. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth (#30) [+9]
20. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya (#24) [+4]
19. Fall Out Boy featuring Wyclef Jean – Dear Future Self (Hands Up) (#18) [–1]
18. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita (#19) [+1]
17. Jonas Brothers – Cool (#9) [–8] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
16. Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her (#17) [+1]
15. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – The Hype (#15) [=]
14. Taylor Swift – Lover (#14) [=]
13. Post Malone – Circles (#13) [=]
12. OneRepublic – Rescue Me (#12) [=]
11. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (#11) [=]
10. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (#7) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
9. Lizzo – Good As Hell (#10) [+1]
8. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#2) [–6] [Spent 13 Weeks At #1]
7. Halsey – Graveyard (#8) [+1]
6. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#3) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
5. Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down (#6) [+1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
4. Jonas Brothers – Only Human (#5) [+1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
3. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#1) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
2. Lizzo – Truth Hurts (#4) [+2]
1. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People (#16) [+15] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Imagine Dragons – Natural (1st And Only Week At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Post Malone featuring Young Thug – Goodbyes (–17)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People (+11)
New Entrants:
– To jumpstart our new round of arrivals for the first weekend of November, we have newcomer and Austrailian act Tones And I with a song titled Dance Monkey. I kinda loathed this one at first, but it has been growing on me over time. This was a massive hit in most countries, and it looks like North America is following suit and likely making this a hit here as well. I still don’t quite like her voice in a way. But I find everything else about the song pretty decent. I like the hook here and the bass pulls me in. Not much I can say beyond that at this moment. I have it in blue, but it’s closer to green.
– Ok, so who’s next? Let’s see here…oh boy. We have more of AJR with their latest single from Neotheater, by the name Dear Winter. Apparently, Hits 1 has fallen in love with these guys despite their music being garbage. Dear Winter is really not that different I’ll say that it’s a lot better than what these guys had before. But even then, saying it’s a lot better actually isn’t saying much at all. Yeah sure, I can get behind the guitar. But the songwriting is still not good and I don’t really like the guy’s voice. That’s really all I can say about this one right now. I’m still not sold on their music in general and this song doesn’t change things. I’m hoping it doesn’t last too long here.
Best Debut Of The Week: Tones And I – Dance Monkey
Blurb Monkey
– We’ll begin with our two exits. To start, there’s Jesus In LA which I didn’t really care about. ME! was one that I liked from the start and it was an interesting collaboration between Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie even though there were some cheesy lines. It would’ve been nice if it had hit #1 for one week, but #2 is good enough.
– Before introducing Goodbyes, they mentioned that Post Malone was voted “Most Likely To Be Famous” in high school. Well, it has happened. Post has indeed become famous in music ever since he broke out in 2016.
– I have a bad feeling that Dream Boy isn’t going to last much longer, unfortunately. It was nice to have it around while it lasted.
– It doesn’t look like Roaring 20s is going to stick around either. That I’m okay with given that it’s one of the weakest Pray For The Wicked has to offer. There are better songs from that album. Also, Brendon Urie and company have released a new song from the Frozen 2 movie soundtrack. I plan on listening to that and in the future, I might give out my thoughts.
– We did get big jumps from Stack It Up and Teeth this week. I can’t really see Stack It Up lasting too long here, and I’ll be fine with that. As for Teeth, I’m sure it’ll stick around given that Hits 1 still loves 5 Seconds Of Summer. But we never know for sure.
– Good thing Cool slipped a bit after the unnecessary jump into the Top 10 last week. Can it just go soon?
– All the songs from #15-#11 held their positions this week.
– And finally, let’s get to our new #1…and wowzers! Beautiful People made a massive jump from #16 all the way to #1 this week. Color me surprised. I definitely wasn’t expecting that after it took a big hit last week. But I’m cool with that as it is a really good song and a million times better than Someone You Loved. This is one of the best No. 6 Collaborations Project has to offer, aside from BLOW.
Hit-Bound:
- Selena Gomez – Look At Her Now
- Harry Styles – Lights Up
- Meghan Trainor featuring Mike Sabath – Wave
- Kesha featuring Big Freedia – Raising Hell
- Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait
- The Chainsmokers & ILLENIUM featuring Lennon Stella – Takeaway
- Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
- Louis Tomlinson – We Made It
- Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border (DEBUT)
- Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers – Lonely
- Normani – Motivation
- Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell
- Marshmello featuring Kane Brown – One Thing Right
- OneRepublic – Wanted (DEBUT)
- Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel
Entrant Reviews:
– Speaking of No. 6 Collaborations Project, we get another single from the album in the form of South Of The Border. I like the verses we get from both Camila and Cardi B. They have good chemistry and the production is pretty decent. Overall, it’s a good song.
– Then, there’s OneRepublic with Wanted. It’s a bit of a step down from Rescue Me in terms of the production. Ryan Tedder sounds pretty good here. But I don’t find the rest of the song too interesting for me. I don’t know. It’s not bad, but they’ve had better.
Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border
Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
15. Meghan Trainor featuring Mike Sabath – Wave
14. Marshmello featuring Kane Brown – One Thing Right
1 – Bad:
13. Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers – Lonely
12. Selena Gomez – Look At Her Now
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
11. Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait
10. OneRepublic – Wanted
9. Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell
8. Harry Styles – Light Up
4 – Good:
7. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border
5 – Great:
6. Louis Tomlinson – We Made It
5. Normani – Motivation
4. Kesha featuring Big Freedia – Raising Hell
3. Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel
2. The Chainsmokers & ILLENIUM featuring Lennon Stella – Takeaway
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
Overall Grade: 49/75 = 65% (C)
Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Disturbed – The Sound Of Silence
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
2. Kesha featuring Big Freedia – Raising Hell
3. The Chainsmokers & ILLENIUM featuring Lennon Stella – Takeaway
4. Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel
5. Normani – Motivation
Hits 1 Weekend Countdown Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
20. Jonas Brothers – Cool
19. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
1 – Bad:
18. The Chaisnmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love
17. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
16. Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
None!
4 – Good:
15. Jonas Brothers – Sucker
14. Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her
5 – Great:
13. Post Malone – Circles
12. Jonas Brothers – Only Human
11. Halsey – Graveyard
10. OneRepublic – Rescue Me
9. Fall Out Boy featuirng Wyclef Jean – Dear Future Self (Hands Up)
8. Lizzo – Truth Hurts
7. Lizzo – Good As Hell
6. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – The Hype
5. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya
4. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
3. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita
2. Taylor Swift – Lover
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People
Overall Grade: 77/100 = 77% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Ace Of Base – The Sign (1994)
Most Missed Countdown Song: Ed Sheeran – The A Team
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Zedd featuring Elley Duhé – Happy Now (#41), Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle (#33), and The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#6)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People
2. Taylor Swift – Lover
3. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita
4. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
5. SHAED – Trampoline
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Halsey – Nightmare
2. Jonas Brothers – Cool
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
4. Lauv featuring Anne-Marie – I’m Lonely
5. Maroon 5 – Memories
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
The Struts featuring Kesha – Body Talks: I think this is divine on all levels. The great instrumentation and Kesha’s amazing voice help make this an enjoyable listen.
TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – My Blood: Not as good as some of the other deep cuts from Trench, but it does show how talented Tyler Joseph is vocally and lyrically. I like the instrumentation here as well.
Tiësto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone – Jackie Chan: I think this is pretty cool for an EDM single, and the best thing about it is that it’s named after the actor himself. I’ll bet he would dance to this.
Pitbull featuring Theron Theron – Free Free Free: This kinda burned on me a little bit, mostly because I just didn’t find it interesting after more listens. I’m not really fond of Theron Theron’s voice, and Pitbull doesn’t put on his best performance here. But if it’s anything, I’d rather hear this than Ocean To Ocean.
Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside: A good first impression for Benny Blanco, and as it stands right now it’s his only good song in my opinion. Halsey and Khalid both sound good here and it shows how talented these guys are.
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