Hello, fam! So Thanksgiving Day is coming up, and with that comes the time to spend that special day with your loved ones. Whether your family is going on vacation, or simply staying at home to eat dinner with the family, I hope everyone here enjoys this special week. Here I am providing you with this late countdown post. Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Dominic Fike – 3 Nights (#43)
- Post Malone
featuring Young Thug– Goodbyes (#45)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
45. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (#44) [–1]
44. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care (#39) [–5]
43. NF – Time (#36) [–7]
42. Halsey – Nightmare (#42) [=]
41. Jonas Brothers – Cool (#35) [–6] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
40. Tones & I – Dance Monkey (#38) [–2]
39. Fall Out Boy featuring Wyclef Jean – Dear Future Self (Hands Up) (#23) [–16]
38. Kygo featuring Whitney Houston – Higher Love (#34) [–4]
37. PUBLIC – Make You Mine (#37) [=]
36. Kesha featuring Big Freedia – Raising Hell (DEBUT)
35. Louis Tomlinson – We Made It (DEBUT)
34. Camila Cabello – Liar (#31) [–3]
33. Lauv featuring Anne-Marie – I’m Lonely (#32) [–1]
32. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#29) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
31. AJR – Dear Winter (#30) [–1]
30. Selena Gomez – Look At Her Now (#40) [+10]
29. Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other (#28) [–1]
28. SHAED – Trampoline (#41) [+13]
27. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita (#22) [–5]
26. The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine (#25) [–1]
25. Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down (#21) [–4] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
24. Liam Payne featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Stack It Up (#24) [=]
23. Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her (#19) [–4]
22. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#18) [–4] [Spent 13 Weeks At #1]
21. OneRepublic – Rescue Me (#17) [–4]
20. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (#16) [–4] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]
19. Why Don’t We – What Am I (#26) [+7]
18. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – The Hype (#9) [–9]
17. Charlie Puth – Mother (#20) [+3]
16. Maroon 5 – Memories (#11) [–5]
15. Lizzo – Truth Hurts (#14) [–1]
14. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me (#33) [+19]
13. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours (#14) [+1]
12. Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (#27) [+15]
11. Jonas Brothers – Only Human (#8) [–3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
10. Taylor Swift – Lover (#13) [+3]
9. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#3) [–6] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
8. Halsey – Graveyard (#10) [+2]
7. Lizzo – Good As Hell (#6) [–1]
6. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People (#2) [–4] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (#12) [+7] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
4. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya (#5) [+1]
3. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#1) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
2. Post Malone – Circles (#4) [+2]
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth [+6] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (2nd And Final Week At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Fall Out Boy featuring Wyclef Jean – Dear Future Self (Hands Up) (–16)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me (+19)
New Entrants:
– The return of Kesha is something that I’ve been anticipating for some time now. This week, she makes her comeback with her new single titled Raising Hell, from her new album High Road. The story for the past couple of years was that Kesha was involved in a battle with Dr. Luke. Then, she would end up making her comeback in 2017 with a beautiful ballad in the form of Praying, which still remains as her best single in my opinion. For her new song, it looks like she is going back to her fun days. It took me a few listens, but now I’m grown into it. Kesha is a good singer and she showcases her talent here. She sounds good in the chorus. I like the use of the horns and the rest of the production works well to perfection. Overall, I think it’s a good song and I’m interested to see what her album has in store.
– We have the return of former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson after over a year. He gives us his newer single titled We Made It. He had two songs on Hit-Bound which didn’t graduate to the Weekend Countdown (Two Of Us and Kill My Mind). But as they always say, the third time’s the charm with his new song. I won’t quite say it’s as good as the other two. But I still like it for the most part. I like the instrumentation and Louis has a good voice. The lyrics are nicely-written as well. He is a good songwriter and this song shows it. I’m hoping it can stick around for a while.
Best Debut Of The Week: Kesha featuring Big Freedia – Raising Hell
Raising Blurbs
– Yup, I started to slowly come around to Dominic Fike – 3 Nights, and of course this is the week that it leaves. Just great. Meanwhile, Goodbyes I was starting to get sick of, so I have no complaints about it exiting.
– And just like that, Teeth finishes its quick rise to #1 in its fourth week on the countdown. I’ll definitely take that over Someone You Loved any day. But Teeth is still decent at best. 5 Seconds Of Summer have done a lot better in the past and Jet Black Heart is a favorite of mine from them. Teeth doesn’t really live up to that, but it’s a lot better than Easier.
– Lover makes its arrival into the Top 10 this week. A new remix of the song recently came out and it featured Shawn Mendes. I do like that version overall, but I much prefer the original. Still, I’m glad the song is finally catching on as we head towards the end of the year.
– For the first time in forever, the Jonas Brothers have no songs in the Top 10. Feels like it was yesterday when these guys were dominating the countdown with Sucker. Looks like their run might be coming to an end.
– Lose You To Love Me having the Biggest Jump Of The Week definitely pleases me. Looks like people really missed having Selena on the countdown. I think the song is amazing. It is currently a huge favorite of mine at the moment. I like to see it continue its momentum here.
– I didn’t quite envision Dear Future Self (Hands Up) taking a massive drop this week, especially since it debuted about a month ago. Then again, it shouldn’t be surprising to me since Fall Out Boy can’t seem to get a huge hit lately. I don’t think they’ve had a major hit since Uma Thurman.
Hit-Bound:
- Meghan Trainor featuring Mike Sabath – Wave
- Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan (DEBUT)
- Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat
- Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers – Lonely
- Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait
- Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott – Take What You Want
- Hot Chelle Rae – I Hate LA
- Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell
- Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border
- Lil Nas X – Panini
- OneRepublic – Wanted
- Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (DEBUT)
- Marshmello featuring Kane Brown – One Thing Right
- Harry Styles – Lights Up
- Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel
Entrant Reviews:
– As Dear Future Self (Hands Up) appears to be on its way out, another song from Fall Out Boy is looking to take its place. Enter Bob Dylan. I find it interesting that they named their new song after the singer himself. As far as the song goes, I think it’s pretty solid. I like the rock vibe here and these guys sound good here. I’ll have more on this when it debuts.
– Then, we have the comeback of Dua Lipa after a big year in 2018. She brings us her new single titled Don’t Start Now. There’s a lot I really like about this. The pre-chorus is pretty damn solid and how it leads up to the chorus, which has a nice groove, makes for a enjoyable tune. I’ll save most of my words for when it hopefully debuts.
Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
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
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
12. Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait
11. Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell
10. OneRepublic – Wanted
9. Lil Nas X – Panini
4 – Good:
8. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border
7. Harry Styles – Lights Up
5 – Great:
6. Hot Chelle Rae – I Hate LA
5. Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat
4. Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel
3. Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan
2. Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott – Take What You Want
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Overall Grade: 52/75 = 69% (C)
Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: BØRNS – Electric Love
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
2. Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott – Take What You Want
3. Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan
4. Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey – Don’t Call Me Angel
5. Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat
Hits 1 Weekend Countdown Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
20. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
1 – Bad:
19. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love
18. Maroon 5 – Memories
17. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
16. Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep?
15. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth
4 – Good:
14. Why Don’t We – What Am I
5 – Great:
13. Post Malone – Circles
12. Jonas Brothers – Only Human
11. Lizzo – Truth Hurts
10. Halsey – Graveyard
9. Charlie Puth – Mother
8. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – The Hype
7. Lizzo – Good As Hell
6. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
5. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
4. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya
3. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People
2. Taylor Swift – Lover
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
Overall Grade: 79/100 = 79% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved (2004)
Most Missed Countdown Song: Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos – Slide
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Lady Antebellum – What If I Never Get Over You
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle (#32) and The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#6)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
2. Taylor Swift – Lover
3. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita
4. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People
5. SHAED – Trampoline
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Jonas Brothers – Cool
2. Halsey – Nightmare
3. AJR – Dear Winter
4. Lauv featuring Anne-Marie – I’m Lonely
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
None!
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