DNCE (1) – Week Of April 9, 2016

Hey guys! Charlie Puth and MAX hosted the countdown and Hit-Bound, respectively. Overall, the countdown was pretty good. We're continuing to slowly get rid of the bad songs. But this week, we got rid of two big ones. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• MØ – Kamikaze (#23)
• Elle King – Ex's & Oh's (#30)
• Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams (#42) [1 Week At #1]

Last Week's #1 Song: Flo Rida – My House

The Countdown

45. Jason Derulo – Get Ugly (#43)

44. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – S.O.B. (#33)

43. Daya – Hide Away (#45)

42. Grace – You Don't Own Me (DEBUT)

41. Rihanna/Drake – Work (#41)

40. Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime (#44)

39. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello – I Know What You Did Last Summer (#27)

38. Twenty One Pilots – Ride (DEBUT)

37. One Direction – Drag Me Down (#37) [1 Week At #1]

36. Adele – When We Were Young (#28)

35. Ellie Goulding – On My Mind (#34)

34. Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods (#32)

33. Selena Gomez – Same Old Love (#31)

32. Shawn Hook – Sound Of Your Heart (#38)

31. The Weeknd – In The Night (#39)

30. Rachel Platten – Stand By You (#9)

29. Demi Lovato – Confident (#29) [1 Week At #1]

28. We The Kings – The Story Of Tonight (#26)

27. Justin Bieber – Sorry (#20)

26. James Bay – Let It Go (#35)

25. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (DEBUT)

24. Elle King – America's Sweetheart (#40)

23. Tryon – Somebody To Love Me (#36)

22. Charlie Puth – One Call Away (#3) [2 Weeks At #1]

21. Dawin – Dessert (#21)

20. Adele – Hello (#6) [12 Weeks At #1]

19. Meghan Trainor – No (#18)

18. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#19)

17. One Direction – History (#24)

16. Ellie Goulding – Something In The Way You Move (#8)

15. Troye Sivan – Youth (#14)

14. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#13)

13. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#22)

12. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Jet Black Heart (#16)

11. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#15)

10. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#11)

  9. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses (#17)

  8. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (#25)

  7. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself (#10)

  6. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#12)

  5. One Direction – Perfect (#5)

  4. Flo Rida – My House (#1) [1 Week At #1]

  3. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk (#7)

  2. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#4) [3 Weeks At #1]

  1. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#2) [1^st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Taylor Swift – Style

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Rachel Platten – Stand By You (–21)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (+17)

New Entrants
~ First up, we have Twenty One Pilots (again...) with their single, Ride. I don't know why, but I do not like this song. But then again, that was my initial reaction for both Tear In My Heart and Stressed Out, and I did grow into those songs at some point. We'll see what happens with this one. But I can't see it being any more than an okay song.

~ Next we have Grace with You Don't Own Me. I'm a little aggravated that G-Eazy was cut out of the song considering that he pretty much makes the song catchy. But as far as this version goes, it's pretty good. I think she has a really good voice. But not all that special to me.

~ Ariana Grande is back after that flop by the name of Focus. This one is called Dangerous Woman and it's pretty clear Ms. Grande is taking a different route than she used to with songs like The Way, Problem, Break Free, etc. I think this song is pretty catchy. It's not her best in my opinion, but I really do like this new sound she has going. I'll take a listen to her new album when it comes out and see how that goes.

Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list for this week:

• Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close
• Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza
• Gwen Stefani – Make Me Like You
• X Ambassadors – Unsteady
• The Summer Set – Figure Me Out
• Symon – Say
• Demi Lovato – Stone Cold
• The 1975 – The Sound
• Ruth B. – Lost Boy
• Magic!/Sean Paul – Lay You Down Easy
• Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty
• Timeflies – Once In A While
• MAX – Basement Party
• Nathan Sykes/Ariana Grande – Over and Over Again
• Bo Napoleon – If That's Ok

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. X Ambassadors – Unsteady

2. Gwen Stefani – Make Me Like You

3. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

4. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close

5. Magic!/Sean Paul – Lay You Down Easy

YouTube15

~ Here is the YouTube15 list for this week:

• Meghan Trainor – No
• Iggy Azalea – Team
• Kiiara – Gold
• Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk
• DJ Snake/Bipolar Sunshine – Middle
• Kid Ink/Fetty Wap – Promise
• The Vamps/Omi – I Found A Girl
• Rihanna/Drake – Work
• Hailee Steinfeld/DNCE – Rock Bottom
• Era Istrefi – Bonbon
• Laura Marano – Boombox
• Fifth Harmony – Work From Home
• Sigala/Imani/DJ Fresh – Say You Do
• Post Malone – White Iverson
• The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down

Top 5 YouTube15 Picks

1. Hailee Steinfeld/DNCE – Rock Bottom

2. DJ Snake/Bipolar Sunshine – Middle

3. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down

4. Era Istrefi – Bonbon

5. Iggy Azalea – Team

Dangerous Blurbs

~ Charlie Puth – One Call Away, Rachel Platten – Stand By You, and Adele – Hello all took some big drops this week. For some, this is good. We are in need of an infusion of new songs into the Top 10.

~ Adele – When We Were Young made a nice drop down to the 30's. Hopefully this song will leave sometime in the next couple weeks.

~ Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – S.O.B. is now at the end of its journey. I'm 95% sure this time.

~ Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible made another massive jump this week, this time back into the Top 10. Honestly, can we just stop with this song? I really don't want to hate it like I did with Centuries and Uma Thurman.

~ Meghan Trainor – No is blasting its way up every chart except this one. It's still towards the top of the iTunes chart. But this is Hits 1, so I really can't expect much.

~ We have finally gotten rid of two pieces of trash this week, Kamikaze and Wildest Dreams. Thank you, Hits 1! It's about time! :D

~ Now that Kamikaze is gone, Selena Gomez – Same Old Love has become the new worst song on the countdown. I honestly cannot stand this song anymore, so I would appreciate it if it would leave soon.

~ So DNCE managed to get their debut single, Cake By The Ocean, to #1. Congrats to them. However, I do hope it does not stay there for long.

~ If you're one of those people who only come here on Saturdays for the Weekend Countdown post, I did post two Top 10 lists earlier this week for David Guetta and Justin Timberlake. You should check those out if you haven't already.

~ The Song Wars results post for Round 5 is out and Round 6 voting is up! Make sure you vote because this is the final round! You can find both links in the web version under the tab "2015/2016 Song Wars".

~ The Hit 45 Chart for this week is out! Find out if Justin Bieber can hold at #1 for a second week in a row with Love Yourself!

Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2016/04/hit-45-chart-week-of-april-9-2016.html

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Ke$ha – We R Who We R

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Rihanna – Kiss It Better

My Top 5 Picks

1. TIE: Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

1. TIE: G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, & I

3. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses

4. Elle King – America's Sweetheart

5. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman

My Bottom 5 Picks

1. Selena Gomez – Same Old Love

2. Adele – When We Were Young

3. Rihanna/Drake – Work

4. One Direction – Drag Me Down

5. Daya – Hide Away