Flo Rida (1) – Week Of April 2, 2016

And just like that, Flo Rida has achieved his first #1 song in quite a while. His last #1 song was Good Feeling from late 2011/early 2012. Good times. Anyway, my spring break is pretty much over at this point, which really sucks. It went by way too quickly. Oh well. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Tori Kelly – Hollow (#38)
• Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean? (#44) [x3]
• Alessia Cara – Here (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Charlie Puth – One Call Away

The Countdown

45. Daya – Hide Away (#43)

44. Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime (#36)

43. Jason Derulo – Get Ugly (#41)

42. Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams (#42) [1 Week At #1]

41. Rihanna/Drake – Work (#33)

40. Elle King – America's Sweetheart (DEBUT)

39. The Weeknd – In The Night (#22)

38. Shawn Hook – Sound Of Your Heart (DEBUT)

37. One Direction – Drag Me Down (#40) [1 Week At #1]

36. Tryon – Somebody To Love Me (DEBUT)

35. James Bay – Let It Go (#34)

34. Ellie Goulding – On My Mind (#32)

33. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – S.O.B. (#23)

32. Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods (#31)

31. Selena Gomez – Same Old Love (#39)

30. Elle King – Ex's and Oh's (#30)

29. Demi Lovato – Confident (#35) [1 Week At #1]

28. Adele – When We Were Young (#17)

27. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello – I Know What You Did Last Summer (#18)

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

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

24. One Direction – History (#29)

23. MØ – Kamikaze (#24)

22. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#14)

21. Dawin – Dessert (#19)

20. Justin Bieber – Sorry (#27)

19. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#37)

18. Meghan Trainor – No (#12)

17. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses (#7)

16. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Jet Black Heart (#15)

15. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#26)

14. Troye Sivan – Youth (#21)

13. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#20)

12. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#11)

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

10. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself (#16)

  9. Rachel Platten – Stand By You (#4)

  8. Ellie Goulding – Something In The Way You Move (#9)

  7. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk (#5)

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

  5. One Direction – Perfect (#3) [2 Weeks At #1]

  4. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#13) [3 Weeks At #1]

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

  2. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#8)

  1. Flo Rida – My House (#2) [1^st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: The Weeknd – In The Night (–17)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, & I (+18)

New Entrants
~ First up, we have Tryon with Somebody To Love Me. Although I did put this song in green, it's on the verge of being blue. It's certainly not bad. But not a standout track in my opinion. It's a space filler. NEXT!

~ Next we have Shawn Hook with his single, Sound Of Your Heart. It's better than Somebody To Love Me, but still not really a song that stands out. It's catchy, but not necessarily anywhere near my favorite songs currently. NEXT!

~ Finally, we have the second song from Elle King. This one is called America's Sweetheart. Boy do I love this song! Elle King's music is very similar to the style of artists like Mumford & Sons and Of Monsters and Men in the aspect of their music being very folk-like while also being alternative/rock groups. I think Elle King follows a very similar path with America's Sweetheart being a very folk, almost country, song while being alternative/rock and maybe even pop as well. She also has a very soulful voice in this song and that's another thing I love about it. Honestly, I'm going to be jamming out to this song for quite a while. Easily the best debut of the week.

Sound Of Your Blurbs
~ Justin Bieber – Love Yourself is back in the Top 10 (yay!) and is now my favorite song on the countdown. I've just been listening to this song so much this past week and I can't get enough of Justin's voice.

~ Also returning to the Top 10 (and Top 5) is Twenty One Pilots with Stressed Out. That drop to #21 a couple of weeks ago from #1 clearly didn't mean much. It's not dying down yet. I am, however, losing interest in this song.

~ The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses dropped out of the Top 10 this week. I've actually been enjoying this song quite a bit this week where I want it back in the Top 10.

~ I have somewhat grown into Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself because I think the chorus (where she actually sings) is pretty catchy. However, I still think the whispering in the verses is unnecessary and obnoxious.

~ The drops from Adele – When We Were Young, The Weeknd – In The Night, and Rihanna/Drake – Work were definitely needed and I'm happy about all of them.

~ James Bay – Let It Go has dropped again. I'm not necessarily surprised by the lack of votes this song is receiving considering that it is a relatively boring song that I don't understand why anyone would want on the radio in their car.

~ DNCE – Cake By The Ocean has risen to the #2 spot this week. I'd very much rather have this song not hit #1. Let's just keep My House at #1 as long as we can until our infected Top 5 can be replaced with some better songs.

~ Unfortunately, I did not get as much stuff done this week as I wanted to. However, I do plan to have another Top 10 Songs post out tomorrow and the 700,000 pageview special is still in the works. The Song Wars results for Round 5 will be out as soon as possible, so patience is key right now.

~ The Hit 45 Chart for this week is out as usual! Find out if Coldplay can hold at #1 for a third week in a row and a fourth time overall with Hymn For The Weekend!
Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2016/04/hit-45-chart-week-of-april-2-2016.html

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Zara Larsson/MNEK – Never Forget You

My Top 5 Picks
1. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself
2. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, & I
3. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses
4. Elle King – America's Sweetheart
5. Flo Rida – My House