Hello, fam! Yes, this is another late post. My apologies. But really I’ve been so busy with my life lately. And no, I’m not skipping the weeks I’ve missed as far as countdowns go, because a lot has happened the past few weeks and I want to be able to talk about them. With that, I now present 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:
- Justin Bieber – Yummy (#36)
- Hot Chelle Rae – I Hate (Love) LA (#41)
- Kesha featuring Big Freedia – Raisng Hell (#42)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Harry Styles – Adore You
45. Why Don’t We – What Am I (#39) [–6]
44. Lizzo – Truth Hurts (#45) [+1]
43. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita (#44) [+1]
42. Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (#38) [–4]
41. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#43) [+2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
40. Taylor Swift – Lover (#29) [–11]
39. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (DEBUT)
38. JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If The World Was Ending (DEBUT)
37. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (#34) [–3] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]
36. All Time Low – Some Kind Of Disaster (#37) [+1]
35. Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (#32) [–3]
34. The Chainsmokers – Push My Luck (#33) [–1]
33. PUBLIC – Make You Mine (#26) [–7]
32. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours (#20) [–12]
31. The Weeknd – Heartless (#30) [–1]
30. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me (#13) [–17]
29. Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan (#24) [–5]
28. Tones & I – Dance Monkey (#27) [–1]
27. OneRepublic – Wanted (#12) [–15]
26. Halsey – You Should Be Sad (#23) [–3]
25. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People (#22) [–3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
24. Rex Orange County – 10/10 (#35) [+11]
23. Taylor Swift – The Man (#40) [+17]
22. Tayla Parx featuring Florida Georgia Line – Fight (#28) [+6]
21. Selena Gomez – Rare (DEBUT)
20. Alec Benjamin – Demons (#31) [+11]
19. Lizzo – Good As Hell (#21) [+2]
18. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted (#25) [+7]
17. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (#14) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
16. Doja Cat – Say So (#19) [+3]
15. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#7) [–8] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
14. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne (#17) [+3]
13. Jonas Brothers – Only Human (#16) [+3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
12. Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My (#15) [+3]
11. Maroon 5 – Memories (#10) [–1]
10. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border (#9) [–1]
9. Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go (#18) [+9]
8. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer (#11) [+3]
7. Halsey – Graveyard (#6) [–1]
6. Jonas Brothers – What A Man Gotta Do (#8) [+2]
5. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (#4) [–1]
4. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth (#5) [+1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
3. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya (#3) [=] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
2. Post Malone – Circles (#2) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. Harry Styles – Adore You (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (6th of 7 Weeks At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me (–17)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Taylor Swift – The Man (+17)
New Entrants:
– We’re going to start things off with more of The Weeknd here, and he gives us another new single in the form of Blinding Lights. I was impressed with how Heartless turned out when it was first released and I still enjoy that song. But after hearing Blinding Lights in its entirety, I find this to be even better than its predecessor. The 80’s vibe here is just awesome. I’m in love with the production overall and his voice is just divine. I know I’ve been saying this quite a lot, but he reminds me of the late Michael Jackson from a vocal standpoint. So yeah, I’m enjoying this and I hope it becomes successful.
– Up next, we have newcomer JP Saxe, and he teams up with Julia Michaels in their latest single in the form of If The World Was Ending. I came into this song with pretty decent expectations hoping it would turn out to be something interesting. But it just didn’t quite work out for me. There’s really nothing interesting about the song. I think the piano is okay. But I’m not too fond of their vocal performance. Julia’s voice isn’t very good here and JP has moments where he sounded okay, but ultimately he didn’t really shine in any other part of the song. Then, you have the lyrics here, which leaves a lot to be desired. Overall, I’m not much of a fan and I can picture myself putting this in red soon.
– Finally, we have another single from Selena Gomez with Rare, which is the title track for her album. I was pretty mixed with Selena Gomez’s album for the most part. There were quite a few songs I liked from her (Lose You To Love Me being one of them), and some that were pretty bad (Look At Her Now). But when it comes to Rare, it kinda lands somewhere in the middle. I think there are moments where Selena sounds pretty good and she put on a decent performance vocals-wise. But the production is pretty underwhelming in some aspects. I feel like more could’ve been done in that department. Yeah, I think it’s okay. But it’s not something I was hoping for in the follow-up to her predecessor (Which took a big drop this week, and I’ll talk about that in just a bit).
Best Debut Of The Week: The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Blinding Blurbs
– It’s about damn time we bid adieu to the mess that is of Yummy. This was Justin Bieber’s comeback single as a solo artist and I’m glad it ended up flopping. It’s certainly a candidate to appear in My Bottom 10 Songs of the year. I Hate (Love) LA became forgettable after a while. I’m interested to see what else Hot Chelle Rae can come up with. But that one just wasn’t doing it for me. The only exit that I’ll really miss is Raising Hell. I would’ve loved to see that one become a hit. But of course, it did not happen. That pretty much makes me sad that it had to leave so soon.
Hit-Bound:
- Trevor Daniel – Falling
- Alec Benjamin – Oh My God (DEBUT)
- Dua Lipa – Physical
- Conan Gray – Maniac (DEBUT)
- Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
- 5 Seconds Of Summer – Old Me (DEBUT)
- Niall Horan – No Judgement
- Post Malone featuring Travis Scott and Ozzy Osbourne – Take What You Want
- Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
- Sam Smith – To Die For
- Louis Tomlinson – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
- Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
- Lauv – Modern Loneliness (DEBUT)
- Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj – Nice To Meet Ya
- Blackbear – Me & Ur Ghost
Entrant Reviews:
– Hits 1 has picked up on another single from Alec Benjamin and Oh My God, it’s pretty much what I expected from the first listen. It’s quite a bit better than some of his music. His vocals are still a concern. But everything else worked out okay both lyrically and musically. Overall, it’s a fine enough song.
– Next, we have newcomer Conan Gray with his single Maniac. I think this is pretty cool for the most part. I quite like the production here and the guy’s voice is fine. It’s pretty upbeat all around. We’ll see if it ends up debuting soon.
– We have more of 5 Seconds Of Summer here, and they give us Old Me. I was pretty split on this initially. There are parts where I like their voice, but I feel like the production isn’t quite up to par in my book. I much prefer their older singles such as Jet Black Heart and some others off their older albums. Old Me is okay, but I doubt it’ll stick with me in the long run.
– Finally, we have more of Lauv and he gives us his Modern Loneliness. I have not been impressed with what Lauv has had to offer recently and this song is basically no exception. I don’t really like his voice here and the rest of the song leaves a lot to be desired. Overall, not a fan.
Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: Conan Gray – Maniac
Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Putrid:
15. Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
14. Blackbear – Me & Ur Ghost
13. Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj – Nice To Meet Ya
1 – Bad:
None!
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
12. Trevor Daniel – Falling
11. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Old Me
10. JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If The World Was Ending
9. Alec Benjamin – Oh My God
8. Selena Gomez – Rare
4 – Good:
None!
5 – Great:
7. Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
6. Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
5. Louis Tomlinson – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
4. Niall Horan – No Judegement
3. Sam Smith – To Die For
2. Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott – Take What You Want
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. Dua Lipa – Physical
Overall Grade:
Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: BØRNS – Electric Love
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Dua Lipa – Physical
2. Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott – Take What You Want
3. Sam Smith – To Die For
4. Niall Horan – No Judgement
5. Louis Tomlinson – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
Hits 1 Weekend Countdown Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Putrid:
20. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer
19. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
18. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne
1 – Bad:
17. Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My
16. Doja Cat – Say So
15. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
14. Maroon 5 – Memories
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
13. Alec Benjamin – Demons
4 – Good:
12. Jonas Brothers – Only Human
11. Post Malone – Circles
5 – Great:
10. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
9. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border
8. Jonas Brothers – What A Man Gotta Do
7. Halsey – Graveyard
6. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
5. Lizzo – Good As Hell
4. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya
3. Harry Styles – Adore You
2. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Overall Grade: 66/100 = 66% (C)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: P!NK – Who Knew (2006)
Most Missed Countdown Song: P!NK – Just Like Fire
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Billie Eilish – No Time To Die
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It’s Over (#17) and The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#1)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
2. Lizzo – Good As Hell
3. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
4. Harry Styles – Adore You
5. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer
2. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
3. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne
4. Tayla Parx featuring Florida Georgia Line – Fight
5. Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Zedd featuring Katy Perry – 365:
Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More:
Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars – Please Me:
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