Fall Out Boy (1) – Week Of January 17, 2015

This countdown wasn't so good. After 15 straight weeks of Taylor Swift at #1, we finally have a new #1 artist. It's a song that should've hit #1 a long time ago. Our exit list is full of short tenured songs. Also, Remy and Jack Lambert are probably the only people left who can agree with me on song opinions. Lance and I don't really agree that much. But Mikey agree on absolutely nothing. Before we get to this week’s Fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week.

• Charli XCX – Break The Rules (#18)
• Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat (#27)
• David Guetta/Sam Martin – Dangerous (#36)
• Eden XO – Too Cool To Dance (#41)
• Mr. Probz/Robin Schulz – Waves (#42)

Last Week’s #1 Song: Taylor Swift – Blank Space
The Countdown
45. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (#43)
44. Iggy Azalea/MØ – Beg For It (#24)
43. 5 Seconds Of Summer – She Looks So Perfect (#45)
42. Maroon 5 – Maps (#25)
41. The Vamps/Shawn Mendes – Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) (#32)
40. MisterWives – Reflections (#44)
39. Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song (DEBUT)
38. Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman (DEBUT)
37. Charli XCX – Boom Clap (#33)
36. Ed Sheeran – Don’t (#37)
35. Ariana Grande/Zedd – Break Free (#28)
34. OneRepublic – Love Runs Out (#39)
33. 5 Seconds Of Summer – What I Like About You (DEBUT)
32. Tove Lo – Habits (Stay High) (#31)
31. One Direction – Steal My Girl (#16)
30. Maroon 5 – Sugar (DEBUT)
29. Megan Nicole – Fun (#38)
28. Andy Grammer – Honey I’m Good (#20)
27. Echosmith – Cool Kids (#29)
26. AronChupa – I’m An Albatraoz (#40)
25. James Newton Howard/Jennifer Lawrence – The Hanging Tree (#23)
24. Pitbull/Ne-Yo – Time Of Our Lives (DEBUT)
23. Selena Gomez – The Heart Wants What It Wants (#22)
22. Vance Joy – Riptide (#21)
21. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Amnesia (#35)
20. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (#19)
19. Fifth Harmony – Sledgehammer (#30)
18. Imagine Dragons – I Bet My Life (#34)
17. One Direction – Night Changes (#26)
16. OneRepublic – I Lived (#17)
15. Nick Jonas – Jealous (#11)
14. Maroon 5 – Animals (#15)
13. Ariana Grande/The Weeknd – Love Me Harder (#14)
12. Hozier – Take Me To Church (#12)
11. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off (#5)
10. Alesso/Tove Lo – Heroes (We Could Be) (#8)
  9. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (#4)
  8. Meghan Trainor – Lips Are Movin’ (#13)
  7. Sheppard – Geronimo (#10)
  6. The Vamps/Demi Lovato – Somebody To You (#9)
  5. Ella Henderson – Ghost (#6)
  4. MKTO – American Dream (#9)
  3. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#2)
  2. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#1)
  1. Fall Out Boy – Centuries (#3) [1st Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Iggy Azalea/MØ – Beg For It (–20)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Imagine Dragons – I Bet My Life (+16)

New Entrants
~ We shall go in order from worst to best entrant. Worst entrant this week = our #1 artist themselves, Fall Out Boy with Uma Thurman. It sounds kinda like a theme song that would be featured in some action movie. The song isn't bad, it's just not good. I'm kinda disappointed in their new album so far. I don't think any album they make can be good as Save Rock and Roll. 

~ Next we have Maroon 5 returning with Sugar, their third song currently on the countdown. Apparently, some people really like this. I'm not really feeling it though. As much as I wanted to like it, I just can't stand how high Adam Levine sings in the chorus. It's actually kind of annoying. For someone who has been a Maroon 5 fan since the beginning, this is a disappointment.

~ The Pitbull and Ne-Yo collab has returned. This song is a disappointment compared to their last popular collab, Give Me Everything from 2011. That doesn't necessarily mean Time Of Our Lives is bad. It's good. It just doesn't hit the height of Give Me Everything. But it's Mr. Worldwide. (Most of the time) You can't go wrong with him.

~ Our second best entrant comes from returning artist Kelly Clarkson with Heartbeat Song. When this song came on the radio, I had to tell my dad not to change the station since that's what he does when he hears a Kelly Clarkson song because he's not a huge fan of her. The song is good. It's doesn't quite hit the height of Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) from 2012. But it's good. These entrants were all pretty generic and bland songs from artists who have had better. At these four were...

~ Our final and best entrant comes from 5 Seconds Of Summer, who debuted with their best song right now, What I Like About You. It sounds more like She Looks So Perfect than it does Amnesia. But it's super catchy and a fun song to jam out to. Please stay for a while. You were the only really good entrant this week.

What I Like About Blurbs
~ It's only the third week of the year and we already have a song in the Most Hysterically Short Tenure Of 2015 area. Goodbye David Guetta/Sam Martin – Dangerous. It was fun having you around. This does not make up for the time it was on Hit-Bound.

~ I did not think Ella Henderson – Ghost would even be a Top 10 song, let alone a Top 5 song.

~ This is the second week in a row Iggy Azalea/MØ – Beg For It had the Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week.

~ How the hell is MisterWives – Reflections still here??? Her voice is so annoying it's not even funny. When I hear her singing in the verses, I literally wanna rip my ears off.

~ I do not want OneRepublic – Love Runs Out to become something it doesn't have to be. I'm giving you the chance the leave before I start to hate on you. I suggest you take that opportunity while it lasts. Otherwise, I'll be running until the love for this song runs out.

~ I realize that the Which Song Is Better? Competition (Round 2 Voting) has been going on for almost two weeks. I apologize for the lack of updating. But this upcoming week (only Tuesday through Thursday), I have final exams for the first semester. I do have some free time during the week. So I will update it ASAP.

~ Mary J. Blige – Right Now, Shawn Mendes – Something Big, and Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding – Outside. are some songs that have been playing on my Pandora station, Today's Top Hits. It was very interesting.

~ I heard Bea Miller – Fire N Gold right before the countdown early this morning. It's really good! Definitely better than Young Blood! I hope it can air more on Hits 1.

~ Nick Jonas – Chains has aired a few times over the course of the week. I'm surprised it's not on Hit-Bound.

~ Olly Murs/Travie McCoy – Wrapped Up finally re-entered Hit-Bound after weeks of not being on Hit-Bound nor the countdown.

~ In the countdown right now, we got more green songs leaving, more red songs entering, songs getting old fast, and less than half the countdown is in green!!! I'm afraid to say we may be entering the Dark Ages of this countdown......

~ #1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Prince Royce/Snoop Dogg – Stuck On A Feeling

My Top 5 Picks
1. Hozier – Take Me To Church
2. 5 Seconds Of Summer – What I Like About You
3. James Newton Howard/Jennifer Lawrence – The Hanging Tree
4. Ella Henderson – Ghost
5. Vance Joy – Riptide