Hello, fam! The month of March is finally upon us. I can’t believe we’re three months into the new decade. Is time moving by fast or what?  Anyway, there really wasn’t much going on in terms of the countdown.  But we did get some interesting debuts, including a return of a certain act.  I’m ready to jump right in!  Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:

• Tayla Parx featuring Florida Georgia Line – Fight (#34)
• Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (#37) [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]
• Why Don’t We – What Am I (#43)
• Lizzo – Truth Hurts (#44)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Harry Styles – Adore You
45. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Senorita (#45) [=]
44. Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (#39) [–5]
43. Rex Orange County – 10/10 (#38) [–5]
42. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#42) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
41. Taylor Swift – Lover (#41) [=]
40. Trevor Daniel – Falling (DEBUT)
39. PUBLIC – Make You Mine (#40) [+1]
38. Blackbear – Me & Ur Ghost (DEBUT)
37. OneRepublic – Wanted (#36) [–1]
36. The Weeknd – Heartless (#35) [–1]
35. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours (#31) [–4]
34. Post Malone featuring Travis Scott and Ozzy Osbourne – Take What You Want (DEBUT)
33. Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (#32) [–1]
32. Lauv – Modern Loneliness (#33) [+1]
31. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me (#30) [–1]
30. Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan (#29) [–1]
29. Tones & I – Dance Monkey (#24) [–5]
28. Maroon 5 – Memories (#28) [=]
27. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (#27) [=]
26. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People (#25) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
25. Lady Gaga – Stupid Love (DEBUT)
24. Alec Benjamin – Demons (#23) [–1]
23. Lizzo – Good As Hell (#19) [–4]
22. Halsey – You Should Be Sad (#26) [+4]
21. Selena Gomez – Rare (#17) [–4]
20. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (#21) [+1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
19. JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If The World Was Ending (#20) [+1]
18. Taylor Swift – The Man (#22) [+4]
17. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#18) [+1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
16. Doja Cat – Say So (#14) [–2]
15. All Time Low – Some Kind Of Disaster (#15) [=]
14. Halsey – Graveyard (#10) [–4]
13. Jonas Brothers – Only Human (#16) [+3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
12. Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My (#12) [=]
11. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted (#13) [+2]
10. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne (#9) [–1]
9. Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go (#11) [+2]
8. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer (#6) [–2]
7. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello featuring Cardi B – South Of The Border (#7) [=]
6. Post Malone – Circles (#3) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
5. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (#5) [=]
4. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth (#2) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
3. Jonas Brothers – What A Man Gotta Do (#8) [+5]
2. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya (#4) [+2] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
1. Harry Styles – Adore You (#1) [=] [4^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (1^st of 3 Weeks At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep?, Rex Orange County – 10/10, and Tones & I – Dance Monkey (–5)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Jonas Brothers – What A Man Gotta Do (+5)

New Entrants:
– So, we have four debuts this week to start the month of March.  First, we have newcomer Trevor Daniel with his single Falling.  It’s basically another breakup song about one looking back on their relationship with one another and we’ve seen a lot of those.  In terms of how the song goes, I’m not really much of a fan.  The lyrics don’t have much to offer.  They lack in depth in some areas.  His voice is not unique in any way.  He lacks the personality he needs to be interesting.  The production is okay, I guess.  But that’s really the only good thing I can say about this one.  Overall, it’s forgettable and I can’t envision myself coming back to this in a year or so.

– Up next we have more of Blackbear (ugh) with Me & Ur Ghost.  Those of you who followed my blog know much I absolutely despise Hot Girl Bummer, which is easily one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard in my entire life.  Me & Ur Ghost is only a little bit of a step up from that.  I do kinda dig the production and the beat in a way.  But my problem is that his voice still sucks ass and the rest of the song isn’t interesting.  Hopefully, it won’t be around for very long.  NEXT!

– We have more of Post Malone.  He collaborates with Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott in Take What You Want.  This is a song that I didn’t envision would debut at all, especially given that it has virtually died down elsewhere.  But I’m glad it did because it’s one of the best Hollywood’s Bleeding has to offer.  I definitely like the production here.  These guys sound pretty good with their verses, especially Ozzy Osbourne.  He’s the best thing about the song overall.  These artists have good chemistry.  I’m surprised this one ended up debuting, but I’m happy.  I doubt it’ll stick around for too long.

– And last but not least, we have the big return of Lady Gaga.  Of course, we’ve seen her last year when she starred in the movie A Star Is Born, and she released the soundtrack which featured songs such as Shallow, which became a massive hit following the win for Best Original Song at the Oscars.  This year, she brings us Stupid Love.  It didn’t take long for her to make her comeback to the music scene, but it was definitely worth the wait because I’m in love with the song.  It looks like she is returning to her pop roots here.  She basically tells a story about wanting love with someone.  The production is honestly just amazing.  I’m in love with the her voice and I adore the chorus overall.  Lady Gaga has always been a good songwriter and this song is further proof.  The lyrical content is divine.  Honestly, this song is just a bop and it’s nice to see her make a comeback.  I’m anticipating her new album any day now.  I’ll be waiting.

Best Debut Of The Week: Lady Gaga – Stupid Love

I Want Your Stupid Blurbs
– We’ll begin with our exits.  To start, Fight was just another awful attempt at making a country song with trap elements, so good riddance to that.  What Am I was a nice song overall, but it didn’t really stick with me.  Then, we have Truth Hurts, which was a favorite of mine and I’m glad Lizzo was able to get a massive hit.  Finally, If I Can’t Have You is officially no more.  Shawn continues to impress me with his music and this one was no different.  I enjoyed the song while it lasted.  I’ll definitely revisit that song from time to time (as well as Truth Hurts, which will be missed by me as well).

– Not much to talk about here, so I’ll just speed it through.  How Do You Sleep? and 10/10 both made their way down to the Bottom 5.  I’m glad 10/10 ended up flopping and didn’t take off elsewhere.  How Do You Sleep? had a nice run and stuck around for while.  It won’t be long until both of those songs end up leaving.

– What A Man Gotta Do jumped into the Top 3 rather quickly.  I had a feeling this would happen given that Hits 1 still love the Jonas Brothers.  Could this possibly be another #1 for these guys in the future?  We’ll have to find out.

Hit-Bound:

• Sam Smith – To Die For
• SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side (DEBUT)
• BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar (DEBUT)
• Niall Horan – No Judgement
• Dua Lipa – Physical
• Surfaces – Sunday Best (DEBUT)
• Alec Benjamin – Oh My God
• Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
• Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
• 5 Seconds Of Summer – Old Me
• Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
• Conan Gray – Maniac
• Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj – Nice To Meet Ya
• Louis Tomlinson – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
• The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin – RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) (DEBUT)

Entrant Reviews:
– In the world of Hit-Bound, we have four new songs here.  Up first is the return of SZA and Justin Timberlake who team up with each other in their newest single titled The Other Side.  Right off the bat, this is definitely a bop.  I adore SZA’s voice and I’m in love with the beat.  Justin made a good contribution.  I’ll save most of my words for when it debuts.

– Next, we have new hip-hop band BROCKHAMPTON with Sugar.  I enjoy the production with the guitar and these guys sound really good.  Their vocals are very unique and they mesh well together. I think this is really cool stuff.  They impressed me with this one.

– Then, we have another new band named Surfaces with their single Sunday Best.  I’m going to be straight up and say this sucks.  I don’t like their vocals and the production is very weird (and not in a good way).  This is definitely not what I would call “Sunday Best”.  I’ll have more on this when it debuts.

– Finally, we get the return of The Black Eyed Peas, and they collaborate with J Balvin in RITMO (Bad Boys For Life).  This song has been around for a while.  I was not a fan of this one when it first dropped and my opinion hasn’t changed.  I’m not fond of the miminalistic beat and these guys don’t really sound good with their verses.  So yeah, this is not good for the most part.

Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side

Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Putrid:
15. Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
14. Surfaces – Sunday Best
13. Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj – Nice To Meet Ya
12. The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin – RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)

1 – Bad:
None!

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
11. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Old Me
10. Alec Benjamin – Oh My God

4 – Good:
None!

5 – Great:
9. Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
8. Conan Gray – Maniac
7. Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
6. Louis Tomlinson – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
5. Niall Horan – No Judegement
4. Sam Smith – To Die For
3. BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar
2. SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. Dua Lipa – Physical

Overall Grade: 52/75 = 69% (C)

Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Bruno Mars – Chunky

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Dua Lipa – Physical
2. SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side
3. BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar
4. Sam Smith – To Die For
5. Niall Horan – No Judgement

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

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
14. JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If The World Was Ending

4 – Good:
13. Jonas Brothers – Only Human
12. Post Malone – Circles

5 – Great:
11. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border
10. Jonas Brothers – What A Man Gotta Do
9. All Time Low – Some Kind Of Disaster
8. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
7. Taylor Swift – The Man
6. Halsey – Graveyard
5. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
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: 70/100 = 70% (B)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend (2007)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton – Say Something

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Lauren Daigle – You Say (#26) and The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#2)

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. Lady Gaga – Stupid Love
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. Blackbear – Me & Ur Ghost
5. Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired: It’s another miss for Lauv, who hasn’t really impressed me with his music.  His voice is heavily drowned in auto-tune and the chorus is so repetitive.  And Troye, what were you thinking collaborating with this guy?  And I say that as someone who liked quite a few of your songs.

Post Malone – Wow.: This song is undesirable, mostly because there’s virtually nothing to the production.  He’s done much worse with songs such as Psycho.  But this is just not a fun listen for me.

Grandson – Apologize: Probably the best thing I can say about the song is the instrumentation.  I like the production here.  But his voice is just not very good which brings the song down for me.