Shawn Mendes (4) - Week #33

This week was fantastic! We had some excellent drops, including the worst song on the countdown. We had two fabulous debuts which both debuted after one week on Hit-Bound. However, Shawn Mendes annoyingly returns to #1 for the fourth time. No week is ever perfect!

Exits:
Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#40)
Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club (#43)

45. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (#44)
44. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#45)
43. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#42)
42. Hailee Steinfield & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#41)[4]
41. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - I'm The One (#36)
40. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#38)[8]
39. Julia Michaels - Issues (#39)
38. Train - Play That Song (#33)
37. Hey Violet - Hoodie (DEBUT)
36. Childish Gambino - Redbone (#27)
35. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#33)
34. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#34)[2]
33. P!NK - What About Us (DEBUT)
32. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (#15)[-17][YES!!!]
31. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#31)
30. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#29)
29. AJR - Weak (#23)
28. Halsey - Now Or Never (#19)
27. Hailee Steinfield - Most Girls (#11)[-16]
26. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#25)
25. Julia Michaels - Uh Huh (#28)
24. Bruno Mars vs. David Guetta - Versace On The Floor (#24)
23. Kesha - Praying (#35)[+12]
22. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#20)
21. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#22)
20. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You (#26)
19. The Chainsmokers - Honest (#30)[+11]
18. All Time Low - Good Times (#14)
17. Calvin Harris/Pharrell/Katy Perry - Feels (#13)
16. Fall Out Boy - Champion (#18) 
15. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#21)[YES!!!!]
14. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#16)
13. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#32)[+19]
12. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#10)
11. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#5)
10. Linkin Park - One More Light (#12)
9. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#6)
8. Luis Fonsi/Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#3)
7. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#8)
6. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#7)
5. Charlie Puth - Attention (#9)
4. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#1)
3. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#17)[+14]
2. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#4)
1. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#2)

#1 song this week one year ago: Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (9/10)

Biggest jump of the week: Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (+19)
Biggest drop of the week: DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (-17)

Comments on debuts:
I would never have guessed that Hoodie would have made the countdown, let alone after one week. For starters, the video doesn't even have 1 million views. However, I am not complaining! I always thought of Hey Violet as awful songwriters, and this song does not improve that reputation for me. However, the production is fantastic, and similarly to Guys My Age, you can simply ignore the lyrics because the song is super catchy. At the moment I still prefer Guys My Age. But once Hits 1 starts playing this some more I might prefer Hoodie.

P!nk is back after Just Like Fire from 2016. I'm going to start off and say that this song is not better than Just Like Fire. But P!nk has such a distinct and fantastic voice that it is impossible to dislike this song. The tune is catchy and her voice is greatly used. However, I can see this song growing out of me in a few months.

Hit-Bound
1. Selena Gomez - Fetish (DEBUT)
2. All-American Rejects - Sweat
3. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (DEBUT)
4. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
5. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises
6. Imagine Dragons - Thunder
7. Halsey - Bad At Love
8. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
9. The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You
10. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (DEBUT)[what the heck?]
11. Andy Grammer - Give Love
12. Harry Styles - Two Ghosts
13. Rita Ora - Your Song
14. Zedd/Liam Payne - Get Low

The only debut I'm going to talk about is Feel It Still. Similar to Talk Too Much, Hits 1 picks up on the alternative song after its rather long reing at #1 on Alt Nation. I loved this song when I first heard it a while ago. But now it is old.

I find it strange that Why debuted Hit-Bound but not Thumbs.

Sadly, we say goodbye to The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody). That was a fun song and a pity that is didn't debut.
What About Blurbs
I will not do blurbs since I lack time from a combination of things. Sorry :( Back next week.

Top 20 score (I keep forgetting to fill this out): %

Top 5:
1. Hoodie
2. Champion
3. Back To You
4. Lights Down Low
5. Despacito

Bottom 5:
1. Wild Thoughts
2. Bad Liar
3. Play That Song
4. I'm The One
5. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

#1 recommendation for Hits 1: Justin Bieber/Bloodpop - Friends
Throwback pick of the week: Mary J Blige - Family Affair
Most missed countdown song: The Weeknd - Earned It

Thanks for viewing!