Shawn Mendes (1) – Week Of October 10, 2015

For those of you who need it, there is a color-code reminder along the right sidebar. You can check it out if you need to. In terms of how this week went, it was pretty good. Better than last week. We have some good exits, good entrants, and a brand new #1 song. Before we get to this week’s Fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week.

• Rachel Platten – Fight Song (#35)
• Tori Kelly – Should’ve Been Us (#39)
• Selena Gomez – Good For You (#43)
• Maroon 5 – Sugar (#44) [2 Weeks At #1]

Last Week’s #1 Song: Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance

The Countdown

45. Charlie Puth/Meghan Trainor – Marvin Gaye (#45)

44. Maroon 5 – Feelings (DEBUT)

43. 5 Seconds Of Summer – She’s Kinda Hot (#40)

42. Omi – Cheerleader (#38)

41. All Time Low – Something’s Gotta Give (#42)

40. Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand (#41)

39. Hozier – Someone New (DEBUT)

38. Taylor Swift – Bad Blood (#37) [2 Weeks At #1]

37. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (DEBUT)

36. Andy Grammer – Honey I’m Good (#33) [1 Week At #1]

35. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth – See You Again (#36) [4 Weeks At #1]

34. Walk The Moon – Different Colors (DEBUT)

33. Los 5 – Mañana (#24)
32. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (#31) [3 Weeks At #1]
31. Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me (#34)
30. Tove Lo – Talking Body (#25)
29. Fifth Harmony – Worth It (#28)
28. Nico & Vinz/Bebe Rexha – That's How You Know (#23)
27. MAX/Hoodie Allen – Gibberish (#30)
26. Phoebe Ryan – Mine (#27)
25. The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face (#5) [1 Week At #1]
24. Hailee Steinfeld – Love Myself (#22)
23. Shy Carter/Aleon Craft – Bring It Back (#32)
22. Echosmith – Let's Love (#21)
21. Ellie Goulding – On My Mind (#20)
20. Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman (#11)
19. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean? (#18)
18. Daya – Hide Away (#16)
17. A Great Big World – Hold Each Other (#17)
16. Demi Lovato – Cool For The Summer (#8)
15. The Weeknd – The Hills (#26)
14. Nick Jonas – Levels (#14)
13. Adam Lambert – Ghost Town (#12)
12. Pentatonix – Can't Sleep Love (#29)
11. Elle King – Ex's and Oh's (#19)
10. Little Mix – Black Magic (#10)
  9. X Ambassadors – Renegades (#13)
  8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Eric Nally – Downtown (#15)
  7. Twenty One Pilots – Tear In My Heart (#9)
  6. Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams (#4)
  5. R. City/Adam Levine – Locked Away (#7)
  4. Ed Sheeran – Photograph (#3) [1 Week At #1]
  3. One Direction – Drag Me Down (#6)
  2. Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance (#1) [12 Weeks At #1]
  1. Shawn Mendes – Stitches (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face (–20)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Pentatonix – Can't Sleep Love (+17) (ugh)

New Entrants
~ Remember the smash hit from earlier this year, Take Me To Church, the song that I hated at first and then ended up loving. It's been almost a year since that song debuted on this countdown. Well the artist, Hozier, is back with his new single, Someone New. Is it as good as Take Me To Church? No. It's also not as good as Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene, which was never actually on this countdown. But it is good.

~ Long-time Hit-Bound veteran, Maroon 5 – Feelings has debuted the countdown this week replacing Sugar at #44. I am still growing out of this song. It's gotten a little annoying within the past month. I don't want to hate it, but I don't love it either. So yeah.

~ Panic! At The Disco's music never really grabs my attention. However, their new single, Victorious, definitely grabbed my attention. I don't think I've ever said this, but I do love Brendon Urie's voice. Miss Jackson from 2013 (I think) was a pretty good song from this band and this new single may possibly reach that height. Overall, I'm really loving it. Best debut of the week.

~ Walk The Moon now have a second song on the countdown, Different Colors. This is, in my opinion, better than Shut Up and Dance. It's catchy. I don't really have that much else to say about it.

Hit-Bound
~ We have so much bad music on Hit-Bound. That's all I have to say.

~ Here is the Hit-Bound list:

• Alessia Cara – Here
• 5 Seconds Of Summer – Hey Everybody!
• Andy Grammer – Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)
• Pitbull/Jason Derulo/Juicy J – Drive You Crazy
• Selena Gomez – Same Old Love
• Rachel Platten – Stand By You
• Robin Thicke/Nicki Minaj – Back Together
• Meghan Trainor/John Legend – Like I'm Gonna Lose You
• Becky G – Break A Sweat
• Pharrell – Freedom
• George Ezra – Blame It On Me
• Omi – Hula Hoop
• Rudimental/Ed Sheeran – Lay It All On Me
• ZZ Ward – Love 3X
• Icona Pop – Emergency

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Rudimental/Ed Sheeran – Lay It All On Me

2. Becky G – Break A Sweat

3. Robin Thicke/Nicki Minaj – Back Together

4. Alessia Cara – Here

5. Rachel Platten – Stand By You

Tonight We Are Blurbtorious

~ X Ambassadors – Renegades in the Top 10 makes me very happy.

~ Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown in the Top 10 makes me very mad.

~ One Direction – Drag Me Down is at #3. They haven't had a #1 song since What Makes You Beautiful. I doubt this will hit #1, but it would be nice if it did.

~ Twenty One Pilots – Tear In My Heart needs to start moving down. This is ridiculous that it's hitting new peaks.

~ In other ridiculous news, Pentatonix – Can't Sleep Love had the Biggest Jump Of The Week. I'm very annoyed by this. I can tell Hits 1 is in love with this song and when they're in love with a song, they will not let it go.

~ R. City/Adam Levine – Locked Away is now in the Top 5. This song does have the capability of hitting #1. It's just not showing it. I would love to see this as #1 for at least one week.

~ Yes, I have indeed grown into Daya – Hide Away. I guess it's somewhat catchy. I'll give it that.

~ Elle King – Ex's & Oh's is rising rather quickly as it's already at #11. I do like this song so I would be happy if it enters Top 10 and replaces a certain song. *cough* Tear In My Heart *cough*

~ Shy Carter – Bring It Back made a nice comeback.

~ Goodbye Tori Kelly – Should've Been Us. You will be missed.

~ Good riddance to Selena Gomez – Good For You and Maroon 5 – Sugar, especially the latter of the two. Sugar was atrocious from the very beginning. I'm so glad it's gone. That was absolute trash right there.

~ Hard to believe Thinking Out Loud is still on the countdown. Get out now!

~ The Hit 45 Chart for this week is out! Find out if Robert DeLong can hold at #1 for a second week in a row and a third time overall.

Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2015/10/hit-45-chart-week-of-october-10-2015.html

~ Congrats to my bae, Shawn Mendes, as he achieves his first #1 song this week. Awesome job man! Let's hope it can stay here for multiple weeks.

~ Most Missed Countdown Song: Zedd/Matthew Koma/Miriam Bryant – Find You

My Top 5 Picks

1. X Ambassadors – Renegades

2. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious

3. Little Mix – Black Magic

4. Adam Lambert – Ghost Town

5. Shawn Mendes – Stitches

My Bottom 5 Picks

1. Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman

2. Twenty One Pilots – Tear In My Heart

3. Pentatonix – Can't Sleep Love

4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown

5. Omi – Cheerleader