Taylor Swift (12) – Week Of December 20, 2014

And just like that, we have a new record. Congrats Taylor Swift. This is our second-to-last countdown of the year. Ne-Yo hosted this week's countdown. I really think Spyder Harrison should be hosting all the holiday editions for sure. Last year, Britney Spears hosted the Thanksgiving special and it was a disaster. But whatever. Everything but the Top 5 changed this week. So let's get to it. Before we get to this week’s Fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week.

• Clean Bandit/Jess Glynne – Rather Be (#30)
• Big Data/Joywave – Dangerous (#44)

Last Week’s #1 Song: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
The Countdown
45. OneRepublic – Love Runs Out (#24)
44. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (#43)
43. Ed Sheeran – Don’t (#12)
42. Ariana Grande – Problem (#39)
41. MisterWives – Reflections (#42)
40. Fifth Harmony – Sledgehammer (#41)
39. James Newton Howard/Jennifer Lawrence – The Hanging Tree (DEBUT)
38. Eden XO – (Not) Too Cool To Dance (#35)
37. Charli XCX – Boom Clap (#45)
36. 5 Seconds Of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (#37)
35. Andy Grammer – Honey I’m Good (DEBUT)
34. Bea Miller – Young Blood (#33)
33. Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang (#17)
32. Tove Lo – Habits (Stay High) (#28)
31. One Direction – Steal My Girl (#11)
30. Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat (#38)
29. Selena Gomez – The Heart Wants What It Wants (#31)
28. Mr. Probz/Robin Schulz – Waves (#21)
27. Olivia Somerlyn – Parachute (#29)
26. OneRepublic – I Lived (#40)
25. Mary J. Blige – Therapy (#32)
24. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Amnesia (#9)
23. Charli XCX – Break The Rules (#25)
22. Vance Joy – Riptide (#26)
21. Nico and Vinz – In Your Arms (#23)
20. Hozier – Take Me To Church (#20)
19. Iggy Azalea/MØ – Beg For It (#36)
18. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (#16)
17. Nick Jonas – Jealous (#27)
16. Ella Henderson – Ghost (#8)
15. One Direction – Night Changes (#22)
14. Maroon 5 – Maps (#14)
13. Calvin Harris/John Newman – Blame (#34)
12. Echosmith – Cool Kids (#17)
11. Alesso/Tove Lo – Heroes (We Could Be) (#19)
10. Meghan Trainor – Lips Are Movin’ (#15)
  9. Ariana Grande/Zedd – Break Free (#6)
  8. MKTO – American Dream (#7)
  7. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#13)
  6. Sheppard – Geronimo (#10)
  5. The Vamps/Demi Lovato – Somebody To You (#5)
  4. Maroon 5 – Animals (#4)
  3. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#3)
  2. Fall Out Boy – Centuries (#2)
  1. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off (#1) [Record-Breaking 12th Week At #1!]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Ed Sheeran – Don't (–31)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Calvin Harris/John Newman – Blame (+21)

New Entrants
~ Andy Grammer – Honey I'm Good is okay. Like I said many times. It's not as good as Back Home or any of his previous hits like Fine By Me and Keep Your Head Up. I can tolerate it though.

~ I just realized Hits 1 does not play the original version of James Newton Howard/Jennifer Lawrence – The Hanging Tree, which actually makes sense since the original doesn't have that much to it. The remix is good. I like it. That makes two songs on this countdown from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 soundtrack.*

*The other is Yellow Flicker Beat.

Hit-Bound
~ Thank god Priory – Weekend left Hit-Bound. Because of this, that makes Kat Dahlia – Crazy the only bad song on Hit-Bound, making it the new worst.

~ Here is the Hit-Bound list:

• Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
• David Guetta/Sam Martin – Dangerous
• Megan Nicole – Fun
• 5 Seconds Of Summer – What I Like About You
• Ariana Grande/The Weeknd – Love Me Harder
• Tove Lo – Talking Body
• Pitbull/Ne-Yo – Time Of Our Lives
• Imagine Dragons – I Bet My Life
• Kat Dahlia – Crazy
• The Script – Superheroes
• AJR – Infinity
• Shawn Mendes – Life Of The Party
• Hoodie Allen/Ed Sheeran – All About It
• Becky G – Can't Stop Dancin'

Top 5 Hit-Bound

1. Shawn Mendes – Life Of The Party

2. Becky G – Can't Stop Dancin'

3. The Script – Superheroes

3. Ariana Grande/The Weeknd – Love Me Harder

5. David Guetta/Sam Martin – Dangerous

The Blurbing Tree
~ Thank you voters! Calvin Harris/John Newman – Blame is higher than it's ever been on the countdown at #13. Now, let's get it into the Top 10.

~ Meghan Trainor – Lips Are Movin' is already in the Top 10. A little aggrevating. But also in the Top 10, it's Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk.

~ We're finally having an out-with-the-old-and-in-with-the-new clean up in the countdown. Rather Be is already gone, Bang Bang and Habits dropped into the 30's, Steal My Girl and Amnesia are both out of the teens, and Beg For It, Blame, Jealous, and Night Changes are now in the teens.

~ Maroon 5 – Animals needs to hit #1 soon. I don't want this streak of #1 songs from Maroon 5 to stop here.

~ Bea Miller – Young Blood and Eden XO – Too Cool To Dance both dropped on their second week. Yikes.

~ Fifth Harmony – Sledgehammer only moved up one spot. Let's go! You need to be higher than this!

~ Here's how I stand on the Year End posts:

– "2014 – A Year In Review" was completed earlier this week and will be posted either later today or tomorrow.

– I will create a new page for the Year End Polls later today. Stay tuned for that.

– I have received no info on when Hits 1 will be airing their Top 45 of the year. I'll get back to you guys when I find out.

– The list for My Top 45 Songs Of The Year has been completed and will be posted later this week. 

~ Earlier this week, the 2014 Edition of Misheard Song Lyrics came out. You guys should check it out. Some of these are actually pretty funny. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI5fj8vmc44

My Top 5 Picks
1. Calvin Harris/John Newman – Blame
2. Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat
3. Taylor Swift – Blank Space
4. Alesso/Tove Lo – Heroes (We Could Be)
5. James Newton Howard/Jennifer Lawrence – The Hanging Tree