Week #8

MWP:
Exit:
Mike Shinoda - Over Again (#10) 
Troye Sivan - My My My! (#8)

10. Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton - Say Something (DEBUT)
9. NF - Let You Down (#7)
8. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (#9)
7. Marshmallow/Anne-Marie - Friends (DEBUT)
6. The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me (#6)
5. Welshly Arms - Legendary (#3)
4. Bigflo & Oli - Dommage (#5)
3. Tom Walker - Leave A Light On (#4)
2. BTS/Steve Aoki - MIC Drop (#1)
1. The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (#2)[2]

This week was particularly interesting, mainly because of our two debuts, but, really, the songs at the top need some work.

Exits:
Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#28)[???]
Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It (#41)

45. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (#45)

44. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#44) [1 Week At #1]

43. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#42) [3 Weeks At #1]

42. Kesha – Praying (#39)

41. Louis Tomlinson – Miss You (#40)

40. Post Malone/21 Savage – Rockstar (#31)

39. P!nk – What About Us (#43) [1 Week At #1]

38. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#33) [5 Weeks At #1]

37. Symon – Lonely Girl (#36)

36. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do (#34)

35. WOLVES – Animal (#30)

34. Dua Lipa – New Rules (#23) :(

33. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#37) [4 Weeks At #1]

32. Troye Sivan – My My My! (#35)

31. Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton – Say Something (#38)

30. The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy (DEBUT) [!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

29. All Time Low – Last Young Renegade (#26)

28. The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me (DEBUT)

27. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (#21)

26. Camila Cabello – Havana (#27) [1 Week At #1]

25. Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future – End Game (#15) [1 Week At #1]

24. Lauv – I Like Me Better (#16)

23. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#24)

22. Bruno Mars/Cardi B – Finesse (#14)

21. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#22) [3 Weeks At #1]

20. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low (#13)

19. AJR/Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up (#32)

18. Eminem/Ed Sheeran – River (#29)

17. Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don't (#19)

16. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (#18)

15. Maroon 5 – Wait (#17)

14. G-Eazy/Halsey – Him & I (#25)

13. P!nk – Beautiful Trauma (#11)

12. NF – Let You Down (#10)

11. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (#12)

10. X Ambassadors – Ahead of Myself (#9)

 9. Selena Gomez/Marshmello – Wolves (#6)

 8. Walk The Moon – One Foot (#7)

 7. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (#20)

 6. Ed Sheeran – Perfect (#5) [2 Weeks At #1]

 5. Halsey – Bad At Love (#2) [2 Weeks At #1]

 4. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt – Let Me Go (#4)

 3. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#3) [5 Weeks At #1]

 2. Charlie Puth – How Long (#1) [2 Weeks At #1]

 1. Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days (#8) [1^st Week At #1]

Biggest jump of the week: Sober Up; The Middle (+13)
Biggest drop of the week: New Rules (-11)

Comments on debuts:
Sick Boy is all the potential The Chainsmokers had all rolled up into one fantastic song. I already talked about this in an intro of a post. I will keep it short to deprive you guys of reading 25 lines of raving, but basically, the words are great, the build-up is FANTASTIC and the electro aspect is kepw down, but very expertly used. The song is catchy, meaningful, and makes you dance all in one. The Chainsmokers have made, easily, their best song in my opinion and it really sucks that this one is doing very, very badly.

Pray For Me is nowhere near the caliber of Starboy, but the production is still really unique and catchy. Kendrick Lamar is the best part of the song. He sounds marvelous and those words are disturbing. I really have a great experience listening to this song, and not many songs can give that to me. Although the song still has flaws, like repetition and some parts that are bland.

Hit-Bound
1. Welshly Arms - Legendary
2. Marshmallow/Anne-Marie - Friends (DEBUT)
3. Thirty Seconds To Mars - Walk On Water (DEBUT) ? ^^^
4. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
5. Portugal. The Man - Live In The Moment
6. Niall Horan - On The Loose
7. Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
8. Wild Things - Don't Wanna Feel It
9. Bazzi - Mine (DEBUT)
10. Rudimental/Macklemore/Dan Caplen/Jess Glynne - These Days
11. Kesha/Dap-King Horns - Woman
12. Post Malone/Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho (DEBUT)
13. Keala Settle - This Is Me
14. Alan Walker/Noah Cyrus/Digital Farm Animals - All Falls Down

They Say That I Am The Sick Blurb
I mean, How Long at #1 was fun, but a bit late. Otherwise, we have had some really bad song at #1, and Good Old Days up there to represent this group of songs will definitely not encourage me to tune in to Hits 1 more often. I find this song really boring, and I do not like Macklemore singing meaningfully and slowly.

Nothing is happening in our top 10, except that big jump to #1. I like action, although this countdown is not really a concern to me anymore based on the quality of the music. I find less and less will to bring these posts out now.

The Middle did jump in the top 10 this week. I never hear it anywhere, and it really is not as bad of a song as many think.

I hope to see Let You Down back in the top 10. I really, really love that song, and it is one of the few, like Pray For Me, that make me wiser after every listen. The difference is, Let You Down is a beautiful song and powerful with absolutely no flaws.

I don't get the jump from Him & I and River, but I still love those songs and prefer them in the top 20 to Finesse, End Game, I Like Me Better, etc.

Sober Up's position at #19 will probably be its peak, sadly. Am I really the only person that remotely likes this song?

I really grew into Say Something. It really is unique and I enjoy listening to Chris Stapleton a lot.

We have atrocious music in the bottom third of the countdown that needs to leave before I am driven out of my mind. How long have Sam Smith, P!nk and Shawn Mendes been here!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Top 5:
1. Sick Boy
2. Pray For Me
3. Rockstar
4. Let You Down
T5. Say Something
T5. Lights Down Low

Bottom 5:
1. Beautiful Trauma
2. Too Good At Goodbyes
3. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
4. What About Us
5. Good Old Days

Throwback pick of the week: Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (definitely in my top 10 of all time)
Most missed countdown song: Nick Jonas - Bacon
#1 recommendation for Hits 1: BTS/Steve Aoki - MIC Drop (please!)

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Week #7

Sorry about the delay. I am really busy nowadays. Colour coding back next week.

I feel that more and more good music is coming out, considering that it IS the tie of year that seems to be a dull point in music, at least in my opinion. A few weeks ago, I was listening to three or four songs only on youtube when I was doing work, but now I have tens of songs roaming around in my head that I love.

MWP:
Exits:
ZAYN/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#5)
Logic/Rag'n'Bone Man - Broken People (#7)
MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#10)
 

10. Mike Shinoda - Over Again (#9)
9. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (#8)
8. Troye Sivan - My My My! (DEBUT)
7. NF - Let You Down (#6)
6. The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me (DEBUT)
5. Bigflo & Oli - Dommage (#4)
4. Tom Walker - Leave A Light On (DEBUT)
3. Welshly Arms - Legendary (#3)
2. The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (#2)
1. BTS/Steve Aoki - MIC Drop (#1)[2]

Hits 1

Exits:

Justin Timberlake – Filthy (#28)[YES!!!!!]

The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn (#42)
Charlie Puth – Attention (#45) [1]

The Countdown

45. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (#44)
44. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#43) [1]
43. P!NK – What About Us (#41) [1]
42. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#40) [1]
41. Taylor Swift – ...Ready For It? (#39)
40. Louis Tomlinson – Miss You (#38)
39. Kesha – Praying (#37) 
38. Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton – Say Something (DEBUT)
37. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#33) [4]
36. Symon – Lonely Girl (#35)
35. Troye Sivan – My My My! (DEBUT)
34. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do (#36)
33. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#29) [5]^^^^^^^^
32. AJR/Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up (DEBUT)
31. Post Malone/21 Savage – Rockstar (#32)
30. WØLVES – Animal (#34)
29. Eminem/Ed Sheeran – River (#24)
28. Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask (#31)
27. Camila Cabello – Havana (#30) [1]
26. All Time Low – Last Young Renegade (#25)
25. G-Eazy/Halsey – Him & I (#22)
24. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#23)
23. Dua Lipa – New Rules (#26)
22. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#21) [3] ???
21. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (#27)
20. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (#16)
19. Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don't (#17)
18. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (#13)
17. Maroon 5 – Wait (#19)
16. Lauv – I Like Me Better (#11)
15. Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future – End Game (#14) [1]
14. Bruno Mars/Cardi B. – Finesse (#20)
13. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low (#15)[oh boy]
12. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (#12)
11. P!NK – Beautiful Trauma (#10) [GET OUT!]
10. NF – Let You Down (#18)
9. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself (#8)
8. Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days (#9)
7. Walk The Moon – One Foot (#6)
6. Selena Gomez & Marshmello – Wolves (#7)
5. Ed Sheeran – Perfect (#4) [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
4. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt – Let Me Go (#3)
3. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#2) [5]
2. Halsey – Bad At Love (#5) [2]
1. Charlie Puth – How Long (#1) [2nd]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

Biggest Drop Of The Week: Eminem/Ed Sheeran – River; Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same, Lauv – I Like Me Better [–5]

Biggest Jump Of The Week: NF – Let You Down [+8] :)

Comments on debuts:
Last week had no debuts, so we have three to cover from this week.

I have slightly grown into Say Something, but I find it repetitive, but really unique. It reminds me of a song but I really have no clue which one. This is without question the best of the three songs JT recently released. I can understand the praise, but I am not too much of a fan.

I loved Youth, and now My My My! is the next big one from Troye Sivan. It took me some time to grow into this one. I really love the build up, and the chorus is great. Troye Sivan is really a cool artist and I look forward to seeing this one rise.

I have nothing against AJR and that opinion is apparently unpopular. But I like the words to Sober Up and it is catchy. The production is nice and I will continue to enjoy it no matter how much you guys destroy this song.

Hit-Bound
Kesha/The Dap-Kings Horns - Woman
Alan Walker/Noah Cyrus/Digital Farm Animals - All Falls Down
Welshly Arms - Legendary
Niall Horan - On The Loose (DEBUT)
Khalid - Young Dumb And Broke
Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels - I Miss You
Wild Things - Don't Wanna Feel It
The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me (DEBUT)
Spencer - Whatever
Keala Settle/Greatest Showman - This Is Me
Post Malone - I Fall Apart
Rudimental/Macklemore/Jess Glynne/Dan Caplen - These Days (DEBUT)
Portugal. The Man - Live In The Moment  
~I didn't know half of these songs when I saw this list, so I spent quite of time listening to them.

~On The Loose is better than Slow Hands, but not much of a grower. Young Dumb And Broke already had a run on the radio. I used to like it but it got repetitive and Khalid's voice is bad in my opinion.

~Pray For Me is absolutely fantastic. I love the production and the vocals, especially Kendrick's verse. Those are some good words. One of my local stations cut out the verse and the song is like two minutes long. So I am glad that Hits 1 kept this exceptional rapping and I hope that this song can do well.

~This Is Me on Hit-Bound makes no sense. The song itself is anoying in some parts but cool at others. It really sounds like a movie song. These Days is an okay song. I don't really have much to say about it.

~Best Friend is gone sadly, but Sick Boy will be back next week.

I blurb every night with you
Not much happened this week. However, FIlthy gone is fantastic, Hot Damn was never important, and Attention stuck with me as the last good song to be at #1 for many, many weeks in 2017-18.

How on Earth is Shawn Mendes still here? I mean, come on. How this song was overhyped, I don't know. It really is atrociously repetitive and I really don't get the appeal. I never ever hear it anymore. It should have been gone a long time ago.

When I heard that River had the biggest drop I freaked out, but I calmed down after realizing that it dropped only five spots. That isn't really worthy of such a title, is it?

There were also two songs that shared the biggest drop which really wasn't big. They both are bad and deserve the title, but then again, five spots isn't anything.

Let You Down in the top 10 is marvelous. Keep pushing!

Lights Down low actually hit a peak this week. I still adore this song, and the fact that it is still gaining is astonishing.

Really nothing happened this week.

Throwback pick of the week: Timbaland/OneRepublic - Apologize
Most missed countdown song: Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy
#1 recommendation for Hits 1: Tom Walker - Leave A Light On (what a song!)

Top 5:
1. Let You Down
2. My My My!
3. Rockstar
4. Lights Down Low
5. Believer

Bottom 5:
1. Beautiful Trauma
2. Too Good At Goodbyes
3. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
4. What About Us
5. Finesse

Top 3 Hit-Bound:
1. Legendary
2. Pray For Me
3. Whatever It Takes

Bottom 5 Hit-Bound:
1. All Falls Down
2. Young Dumb And Broke
3. Don't Wanna Feel It

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Week #6 (MWP)

MWP:

Exit:
Eminem/Ed Sheeran - River (#8)

10. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#10)
9. Mike Shinoda - Over Again (#6)
8. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (#5)
7. Logic/Rag'n'Bone Man - Broken People (#9)
6. NF - Let You Down (#1)
5. ZAYN/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#6)
4. Bigflo & Oli - Dommage (#2)
3. Welshly Arms - Legendary (DEBUT)
2. The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (#3)
1. BTS/Steve Aoki/No Desiigner Thank You - MIC Drop (#4)[1st]

Week #5 (complete)

MWP:
10. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#8)
9. Logic/Rag'n'Bone Man - Broken People (#6)
8. Eminem/Ed Sheeran - River (#7)
7. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#9)
6. Mike Shinoda - Over Again (#5)
5. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (#4)
4. BTS/Desiigner/Steve Aoki - MIC Drop (DEBUT)
3. The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (#1)
2. Bigflo & Oli - Dommage (#2)
1. NF - Let You Down (#3)

I can't believe I got this out on time for once.

I never would have thought that End Game would reach #1 ever. Even when it jumped to #5 next week, I just said whatever and didn't realize that it could hit #1. So therefore I kept it around blue. But now I realized that this song is really bad. Taylor Swift's chorus is not the problem at all. The verses, all of them, are so painful to listen to. They do not go with the song. Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran rapping does not sound good, and Future does not sound good on any occasion. Of the singles that Taylor Swift released from Reputation, this one was the worst. I would have prefered for ...Ready For It? to hit #1, or even Look What You Made Me Do or Gorgeous. But not this. Anyway, we have a very sad exit this week...

Exits:
Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#33)[2]
Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#40)

45. Charlie Puth – Attention (#43) [1]

44. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#37) [1]

43. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (#42)

42. Taylor Swift – ...Ready For It? (#41)[Yellow only because End Game is #1]

41. P!nk – What About Us (#44) [1]

40. The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn (#45)

39. Symon – Lonely Girl (#31)

38. WOLVES – Animal (#38)

37. Kesha – Praying (#39)

36. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#36) [3]

35. All Time Low – Last Young Renegade (DEBUT)

34. Louis Tomlinson – Miss You (#25)

33. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do (#30)

32. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (DEBUT)

31. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#32) [4]

30. Justin Timberlake – Filthy (#26)

29. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#29) [5]

28. Camila Cabello – Havana (#11) [1]{???}

27. Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask (#22)

26. Post Malone/21 Savage – Rockstar (#15) :(

25. Maroon 5 – Wait (#20)

24. NF – Let You Down (#35)

23. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#24)

22. Bruno Mars/Cardi B – Finesse (#21)

21. Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don't (#18)

20. G-Eazy/Halsey – Him & I (#19)

19. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#16) [3]

18. Dua Lipa – New Rules (#13)

17. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low (#27) lol

16. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (#28)

15. P!nk – Beautiful Trauma (#34){NOOOOOO!}

14. Lauv – I Like Me Better (#17)

13. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (#14)

12. Eminem/Ed Sheeran – River (#23)

11. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (#6)

10. Halsey – Bad At Love (#2) [2]

9. Charlie Puth – How Long (#8)

8. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself (#12)???

7. Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days (#4)

6. Walk The Moon – One Foot (#10)

5. Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt – Let Me Go (#9)

4. Ed Sheeran – Perfect (#3) [2]

3. Selena Gomez/Marshmello – Wolves (#7)

2. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#1) [5]

1. Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future – End Game (#5)[1st] 

Biggest jump of the week: P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (+19)[NOOOOOOO!]
Biggest drop of the week: Camila Cabello - Havana (-17)[NOOOOOOO!] 

Comments on debuts:
Last Young Renegade is fine. Nothing like I listen to sometimes in terms of rock, but pretty different that what you normally hear. I don't really feel much for this song. I feels very forgettable.

Middle has received many mixed opinions, but I side with those who said that Zedd is becoming lazy, I think so 100%. There are some times that really repetitive beats become catchy, like Mi Gente, or, more recently, MIC Drop, one of my new jams. But if you create chaos like this where you can't keep track it hurts your head. I don't really enjoy Grey except for Crown. So yeah. The production kills this song, but Maren Morris is fine.

Hit-Bound

AJR/Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up

Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment

Alan Walker/Noah Cyrus/Digital Farm Animals – All Falls Down

Spencer – Whatever

Kesha/The Dap-Kings Horns – Woman

Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton – Say Something (DEBUT)

Post Malone – I Fall Apart

Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes

The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy

Troye Sivan – My My My!

Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels – I Miss You

Welshly Arms – Legendary (DEBUT)

Wild Things – Don't Wanna Feel It

Sofi Tukker/NERVO/The Knocks/Alisa Üno – Best Friend

~Say Something is better than Filthy, and Legendary is throwback material, but I love it.

Top 5:
1. Sick Boy
2. Legendary
3. My My My!
4. Whatever It Takes
5. I Fall Apart

Why Don't You Just Blurb Me In The Middle
I talked about End Game in the intro. Our top 5 looks atrocious. Wolves is the only bad+ song. I really hope One Foot can reach #1, that would be so fun. How Long is probably heading downward now. I don't get what Ahead Of Myself is doing in the top 10. And that is really all about the top 10. Not much is happening in this section.

Nice to see River back at #12. I really thought that this guy was done for, so I was really happy when I didn't hear it until #12. Lights Down Low up there too is funny.

However, our top 20 is congested with awful music. Tell me what Beautiful Trauma is doing way up there on its second week. What is so good about this song? Love So Soft is popular nowhere else to my recognition, certainly not with me. Never Be The Same is Camila's worst. Hopefully we can get rid of this stuff ASAP.

It is VERY nice to see Let You Down jump that much on its second week. That song really is fantastic and I hope it can continue its run!

I think Havana's drop was really unnecessary. I still love the song and it is still popular. That was sad for me.

I'm glad to see FIlthy drop so much even before JT's big performance! Hopefully he doesn't perform this, but he probably will, which will result in this jumping or Say Something debuting, both of which I really do not want.

Nice to see Strip That Down go. One step closer to a fresh countdown. Not that I want much of the Hit-Bound songs to debut. Speaking of which, most of them aren't really Hit-Bound.

It really was unfortunate to see Dusk Till Dawn go without anything happening. At least it made the top 10 for a week. But otherwise, its tenure was pathetic. I don't see anything wrong with this song at all. This song, in my opinion, is as close to perfect as you can get. Too bad.

Top 5:
1. Let You Down
2. Rockstar
3. Lights Down Low
4. River
5. Hold Me Tight Or Don't

Bottom 5:
1. Beautiful Trauma
2. Too Good At Goodbyes
3. What About Us
4. Good Old Days
5. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

#1 recommendation for Hits 1: BTS/Steve Aoki/probably without Desiigner - MIC Drop
Throwback pick of the week: Linkin Park - In The End [back to listening to them over and over and Over Again]
Most missed countdown song: Hey Violet - Guys My Age

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Week #4

I am making my 10,000 pageview special a Q&A since I have no other ideas. The form creators are broken, so simply leave a comment then immediately delete it if you want nobody else to see it or just leave it there if you don't care. Either way, I will see it and will get back to you during the Q&A. I'll leave you guys until the 9th at 5:00 so I can work on it on Friday. Thanks!

MWP:

10. G-Eazy/Halsey - Him & I (RE-ENTRY)

9. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#7)

8. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#10)

7. Eminem/Ed Sheeran - River (#1)

6. Logic/Rag'n'Bone Man - Broken People (#3)

5. Mike Shinoda - Over Again (DEBUT)

4. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (RE-ENTRY)

3. NF - Let You Down (#9)

2. Bigflo & Oli - Dommage (#2)

1. The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (#4) [1]

I don't get what Imagine Dragons are doing at #1. Hey, in my opinion Whatever It Takes is ancient. And the single released around this time last year is rolling along at #1. I can't take this. Although I loved this song before, it is really on the edge of my hate. Please leave the top spot for your own good. Music in general is awful nowadays. Like, when I can't pick between seven awful songs which one I should put orange, and I just stick em all in that colour because I literally cannot pick.

I apologize for the late post. Exam week :(

Exits:

Liam Payne – Bedroom Floor (#26)

Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#39) [9 Weeks At #1]

Harry Styles – Kiwi (#43)

Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do (#44)

45. The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn (#45)

44. P!nk – What About Us (#42) [1 Week At #1]

43. Charlie Puth – Attention (#41) [1 Week At #1]

42. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (#20)[YES!!!!!]{thank you!}

41. Taylor Swift – ...Ready For It? (#31)

40. Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn (#35)

39. Kesha – Praying (#36)

38. Wolves – Animal (DEBUT)

37. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#29) [1 Week At #1]

36. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#39) [3 Weeks At #1]

35. NF – Let You Down (DEBUT)

34. P!nk – Beautiful Trauma (DEBUT)

33. Liam Payne – Strip That Down (#37) [1 Week At #1]

32. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#32)

31. Symon – Lonely Girl (#34)

30. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do (#16)

29. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#28) [5 Weeks At #1]

28. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same (DEBUT)

27. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low (#30)

26. Justin Timberlake – Filthy (#23)

25. Louis Tomlinson – Miss You (#22)

24. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#18)

23. Eminem/Ed Sheeran – River (#24)

22. Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask (#7)

21. Bruno Mars/Cardi B – Finesse (#33)

20. Maroon 5 – Wait (#38)

19. G-Eazy/Halsey – Him & I (#21)

18. Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don't (#25)

17. Lauv – I Like Me Better (#19)[how did i ever like this?]

16. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#14) [3 Weeks At #1]

15. Post Malone/21 Savage – Rockstar (#17)

14. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (#10)

13. Dua Lipa – New Rules (#11)

12. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself (#27)

11. Camila Cabello – Havana (#6) [1 Week At #1]

10. Walk The Moon – One Foot (#12)

  9. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt – Let Me Go (#8)

  8. Charlie Puth – How Long (#2)

  7. Selena Gomez/Marshmello – Wolves (#13)

  6. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (#3)

  5. Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future – End Game (#15)

  4. Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days (#9)

  3. Ed Sheeran – Perfect (#5) [2 Weeks At #1]

  2. Halsey – Bad At Love (#4) [2 Weeks At #1]

  1. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#1) [5^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Twenty One Pilots – Heathens (2)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (–22)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Maroon 5 – Wait (+18)

Comments on debuts:

I love everything about Animal except the drop. I feel as if they opened up garage band, took out every instrument in the program, and had them all play the same notes at the same time. It really is a shame the drop had to be so bad to complement such a good song. Similar to Young & Menace.

Let's face it, rap music sucks. I don't have to convince many of you. But, now more than before, some really good rap songs are coming out. I feel like all this started with Congratulations and HUMBLE. for me. I really loved those two, and then I started looking into rap music. Some of it is fun, some meaningful, but most of it is trash, actually. But, as I said, songs like Let You Down come out once in a while to prevent me from saying that I hate rap. I feel like this really is one of those powerful rap songs. The last chorus is absolutely magnificent and the combination of his voice with the, uh (computer?) is great, and the verses are pretty catchy, too. I am really glad this could be one of the few rap songs that make in on here, and it is really popular everywhere else. I hope it can have success here.

I have real trouble making my bottom 5 with JT, Sam Smith, Kelly Clarkson & co, but adding more P!nk to the countdown will not help. I have come to the conclusion that I cannot stand her voice any longer. It really annoys me. Especially if she makes boring songs that she intends to use to showcase her "talent" like this. This is crazy! I thought P!nk was a good artist. If only she could have at least one good song on her album to make up for all this.

I have always loved Camila since she split. I actually didn't like Havana at first, but that changed big time. However, I don't get the hype for falsetto use. I don't like it. Nobody can do it well, except Zayn and Sia in Dusk Till Dawn, if you can even call it falsetto. Anyway, Never Be The Same is boring, repetitive, and annoying, like a bunch of other songs.

Hit-Bound

Sofi Tukker et al – Best Friend
Troye Sivan – My My My!
Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels – I Miss You
The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy
Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment (DEBUT)
Post Malone – I Fall Apart (DEBUT)
All Time Low – Last Young Renegade
Wild Things – Don't Wanna Feel It (DEBUT)
Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (DEBUT)
Alan Walker/Noah Cyrus/Digital Farm Animals – All Falls Down
AJR/Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up
Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes [WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE???]
Kesha/The Dap-King Horns – Woman
Spencer – Whatever

~Live In The Moment is great, I have always loved the video. I Fall Apart reminds me of Rockstar, but Rockstar is much much better. Don't Wanna Feel It has less than 2000 views and deservedly so. I agree with Adrian on Zedd. He is getting lazy.

Top 5:

1. Sick Boy

2. My My My!

3. Whatever It Takes

4. Best Friend

5. Live In The Moment

I'm sorry that I let you blurb

Our top 5 is looking really bad, reminiscent of a while back. I can't believe I ever liked our top 3.

All the songs in green should actually be blue, and Wolves should be bad. The standards are just so low for me that I boosted them up a bit.

I laugh at Lights Down Low whenever I hear it now. 

I'm sad that Niall had to take a drop this week with Too Much To Ask. I really like that song, and so far it is definitely his best. He definitely shouldn't have sworn though since that ruined the atmosphere.

I feel that I like the explicit version of River better than the radio version. What I love about Eminem is how somebody can be so angry. I have never heard a voice so angry as Eminem. I feel for his loved ones who have to live with this. However, Ed Sheeran counterbalances the anger and the effect is what I love so much.

In case you didn't know, Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park released an EP a few weeks ago half a year after Chester's death to express his feelings. I feel that this brings all that sadness back, and Mikee did really really with these three songs. Check them out. My personal favourite is Over Again, although Place To STart seems popular too. Check them out!

I really don't have much to say this week for some reason. Except...

TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE COUNTDOWN FROM THE TOP 20! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!! THANK YOU VOTERS!!!!!!!! HERE'S TO ITS HOPEFUL DEPARTURE NEXT WEEK!

Top 5:

1. Let You Down

2. Rockstar

3. River

4. Dusk Till Dawn

5. Lights Down Low

#1 recommendation for Hits 1: Mike Shinoda - Over Again

Most missed countdown song: Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy

Throwback pick of the week: Linkin Park - In The End

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