Hello, fam! So, there really wasn’t much happening in this week’s countdown unlike last week. Thus, I don’t have much to talk about, so I’m just going to speed this through. Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- OneRepublic – Wanted (#44)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Harry Styles – Adore You
45. Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep? (#45) [=]
44. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me (#43) [–1]
43. PUBLIC – Make You Mine (#42) [–1]
42. Lizzo – Good As Hell (#40) [–2]
41. Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours (#39) [–2]
40. Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid – Beautiful People (#36) [–4] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
39. Louis Tomlinson – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart (DEBUT)
38. Maroon 5 – Memories (#32) [–6]
37. Conan Gray – Maniac (#41) [+4]
36. Trevor Daniel – Falling (#38) [+2]
35. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#28) [–7] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
34. Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (#34) [=]
33. Demi Lovato – I Love Me (#37) [+4]
32. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (#26) [–6] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
31. Halsey – Graveyard (#27) [–4]
30. Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions (#35) [+5]
29. Post Malone featuring Travis Scott and Ozzy Osbourne – Take What You Want (#29) [=]
28. Selena Gomez – Rare (#31) [+3]
27. Lauv – Modern Loneliness (#33) [+6]
26. The Weeknd – Heartless (#25) [–1]
25. Niall Horan – No Judgement (#30) [+5]
24. Tones And I – Dance Monkey (#23) [–1]
23. All Time Low – Some Kind Of Disaster (#22) [–1]
22. Jonas Brothers – Only Human (#24) [+2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
21. Blackbear – Me And Ur Ghost (#21) [=]
20. Lady Gaga – Stupid Love (#20) [=]
19. Alec Benjamin – Demons (#15) [–4]
18. Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South Of The Border (#18) [=]
17. JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If The World Was Ending (#19) [+2]
16. Doja Cat – Say So (#14) [–2]
15. Taylor Swift – The Man (#17) [+2]
14. Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My (#12) [–2]
13. Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan (#13) [=]
12. Halsey – You Should Be Sad (#11) [–1]
11. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (#16) [+5]
10. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted (#9) [–1]
9. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne (#10) [+1]
8. Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go (#7) [–1]
7. Post Malone – Circles (#6) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
6. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya (#5) [–1] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
5. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer (#8) [+3]
4. Jonas Brothers – What A Man Gotta Do (#3) [–1]
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth (#4) [+1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
2. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (#2) [=]
1. Harry Styles – Adore You (#1) [=] [6th Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (3rd And Final Week At #1)
Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (–7)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Lauv – Modern Loneliness (+6)
New Entrants:
– Louis Tomlinson makes his return as he gives us our only debut of the week. It’s titled Don’t Let It Break Your Heart. He has been impressing me with his solo music and this song isn’t any different. Granted, it’s not quite as good as songs such as Kill My Mind, but everything about it still works for me. He’s got a good voice and I like the instrumentation. In addition, the lyrics are pretty well written and it shows how talented he is as a songwriter. Yeah, I liked what his latest single has to offer. I don’t expect it to last long, though. But we’ll see.
Don’t Let It Blurb Your Heart
– Our one exit this week is from OneRepublic with Wanted. It wasn’t too interesting from the start. I’m sure these guys had better. Even Rescue Me was pretty good and I enjoyed it for a while. But Wanted just wasn’t my cup of tea. I’m kinda glad it made its departure.
– Alright. I’m going to simply be straight up and say that Hot Girl Bummer does not belong in the Top 5. It’s really sad that we’re letting this become a hit. Even worse is the fact that it has potential to be #1 at some point. This song is a mess in every way. I can only hope that Adore You can hold at #1 for as long as it possibly can.
– In better news, I am thrilled to see Someone You Loved having the Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week.
Hit-Bound:
- Surfaces – Sunday Best
- Ashe – Moral Of The Story
- BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar
- The Chainsmokers featuring Blink-182 – P.S. I Hope You’re Happy
- Powfu featuring Beabadoobee – Coffee For Your Head
- 5 Seconds Of Summer – Old Me
- Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
- Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
- SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side
- Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj – Nice To Meet Ya
- Pink Sweat$ – 17
- Alec Benjamin – Oh My God (RE–ENTRY)
- Sam Smith – To Die For
- Monsta X – You Can’t Hold My Heart
- The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin – RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)
Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Putrid:
15. Surfaces – Sunday Best
14. Powfu featuring Beabadoobee – Coffee For Your Head
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. Alec Benjamin – Oh My God
10. Monsta X – You Can’t Hold My Heart
9. Pink Sweat$ – 17
8. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Old Me
4 – Good:
7. Ashe – Moral Of The Story
5 – Great:
6. Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
5. The Chainsmokers featuring Blink-182 – P.S. I Hope You’re Happy
4. Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
3. Sam Smith – To Die For
2. BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side
Overall Grade: 47/75 = 63% (C)
Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Alesso featuring Nico & Vinz – I Wanna Know
My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. SZA featuring Justin Timberlake – The Other Side
2. BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar
3. Sam Smith – To Die For
4. Khalid featuring Disclosure – Know Your Worth
5. The Chainsmokers featuring Blink-182 – P.S. I Hope You’re Happy
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
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
15. JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If The World Was Ending
14. Halsey – You Should Be Sad
13. Alec Benjamin – Demons
4 – Good:
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. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth
8. Fall Out Boy – Bob Dylan
7. Taylor Swift – The Man
6. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
5. Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya
4. Harry Styles – Adore You
3. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
2. Lady Gaga – Stupid Love
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Overall Grade: 71/100 = 71% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Avril Lavigne – Complicated (2002)
Most Missed Countdown Song: Backstreet Boys – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Maren Morris – GIRL (#32)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
2. Lady Gaga – Stupid Love
3. Lizzo – Good As Hell
4. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
5. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer
2. Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
3. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne
4. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
5. Blackbear – Me And Ur Ghost
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Kelsy Karter – Harry: I can definitely see why many loathed this one. The lyrics are kinda cringe-worthy and I’m not fond of her voice. So yeah, I’m glad that one only lasted a mere two weeks.
Madison Beer featuring Offest – Hurts Like Hell: Yeah, nothing about the song works for me at all. I may have liked Home With You because it was catchy. This one…not so much.
LSD featuring Lil Wayne – Genius (Remix): Not as bad as Thunderclouds, but it is still annoying vocally. And Lil Wayne hardly adds anything to the remix. It’s proof as to why LSD as a whole didn’t work out well to my liking.
Maren Morris – GIRL: Another self-empowerment anthem. I’ve been a fan of Maren Morris for a while and this song is no exception. Everything about the song is spot on from the vocals on down to the lyrics and production. Maren impressed me with this one.
Meghan Trainor – All The Ways: I’ve heard this on Target commercials. It’s a fun bop with lively production and divine vocals from Meghan. Come to think of it, this and Let You Be Right are really the only good songs she’s put out lately.
YUNGBLUD featuring Halsey and Travis Barker – 11 Minutes: I actually forgot about this song when I counted down My Top 50 Songs Of 2019. Though, I would’ve put this as my honorable mentions for the year. The collaboration worked out quite well. While not memorable, Halsey does put on a nice performance vocally and I like the instrumentation.
The only other entrant we got from last year was the re-entry from Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow, which became a massive success following its win at the 2019 Oscars.
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