Justin Timberlake (6) – Week Of July 30, 2016

So Can't Stop The Feeling is now our longest running #1 song this year. Not really surprising. Anyway, I start school in about two weeks. This is the time where I start asking myself where the hell my summer went because it feels like it went by way too damn quickly. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Alessia Cara – Wild Things (#37)
• Flo Rida – My House (#38) [1 Week At #1]
• Rihanna/Drake – Work (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

The Countdown

45. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#43)

44. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk (#35)

43. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#41)

42. Ruth B. – Lost Boy (#44)

41. Grace – You Don't Own Me (#40)

40. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#39)

39. Jordan Fisher – All About Us (DEBUT)

38. Meghan Trainor – No (#33)

37. X Ambassadors – Unsteady (#42)

36. Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick (DEBUT)

35. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#34)

34. Troye Sivan – Youth (#31)

33. Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness (#27)

32. James Bay – Let It Go (#36)

31. Demi Lovato – Body Say (DEBUT)

30. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#30) [4 Weeks At #1]

29. One Direction – History (#25)

28. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (#21)

27. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close (#9)

26. The 1975 – The Sound (#26)

25. Symon – Say (#29)

24. All Time Low – Missing You (#32)

23. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#10) [2 Weeks At #1]

22. DNCE – Toothbrush (#15)

21. Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance (#20)

20. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Girls Talk Boys (#28)

19. Lukas Graham – Mama Said (#23)

18. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#17) [5 Weeks At #1]

17. Meghan Trainor – Me Too (#22)

16. The Summer Set – Figure Me Out (#24)

15. Kent Jones – Don't Mind (#16)

14. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#19)

13. Timeflies – Once In A While (#14)

12. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#11) [1 Week At #1]

11. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#8)

10. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (#18)

  9. Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#1) [2 Weeks At #1]

  8. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore (#13)

  7. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down (#5)

  6. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (#7)

  5. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills (#3)

  4. P!nk – Just Like Fire (#6)

  3. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (#12)

  2. Twenty One Pilots – Ride (#4)

  1. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling! (#2) [6^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close (–18)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (+9)

New Entrants
~ After failing to graduate from Hit-Bound in the past, Jacob Whitesides returns with a new song. This one is called Lovesick. He does have a rather unique and distinguishable voice. I do like the overall production on the track and I feel like that chorus will be something that gets stuck in my head. Overall, I definitely think this track is a keeper. We'll see how it does on the countdown.

~ Next up, we have Jordan Fisher – All About Us. I did love this song at first listen. But it did fade away on me just a tiny bit after a few more listens. Aside from that, I really like his voice and I think it'll sound great on future tracks. While I do like the overall song now, I don't think it'll stick with me for that long. I certainly won't remember it in a year from now, but for now I'm enjoying it.

~ It's official! I have found my new sex anthem! And it comes from one of the artists I least expected it from, Demi Lovato. She debuts this week with Body Say. The lyrical content to this song is just.......wow. I did not think I would hear a song like this from her. I'm actually quite impressed. She and her music has really changed ever since songs like Give Your Heart A Break, which I think is one of her best songs. But this song is straight up about sex. I love her voice as she pretty much has the best vocal range I've ever heard. Just listen to Heart Attack and you'll understand completely. Overall, I do love this song. It's the perfect song to have going in the background while having sex. I love it. That's all I have to say.


Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list:

• Fifth Harmony – All In My Head (Flex)
• Andy Grammer – Fresh Eyes
• Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara – Wild
• The Strumbellas – Spirits
• Ariana Grande – Into You
• Flume/Kai – Never Be Like You
• Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
• AJR – I'm Not Famous
• Coldplay/Beyoncé – Hymn For The Weekend
• MKTO – Superstitious
• Katy Perry – Rise
• Steve Aoki & Boehm/Walk The Moon – Back 2 U
• Magic! – Red Dress
• Ben Rector – Brand New

~ Hits 1 had quite the infusion of current songs debuting on Hit-Bound this week.

~ All In My Head is okay. Fifth Harmony have done better.

~ Into You, while being better than Dangerous Woman, is nowhere near Ariana's best.

~ Fresh Eyes isn't anything special. It's kind of mediocre in my opinion. Maybe that'll change.

~ Superstitious is certainly a catchy song and MKTO never seem to fail at producing a catchy song.

~ I love the beat in Never Be Like You. The vocals aren't the best, but the beat is enough to make me a fan of the song.

~ Finally, the song that seems to be getting mixed reactions and opinions. That is Heathens by Twenty One Pilots. Overall, I do like this song. The darker, more mysterious feel and vibe that comes with it is certainly something I actually like. It's certainly better than Ride, which I still can't stand. But overall, I do like the song.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend

2. Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara – Wild

3. MKTO – Superstitious

4. Flume/Kai – Never Be Like You

5. Steve Aoki & Boehm/Walk The Moon – Back 2 U

All About Blurbs

~ Red alert! Twenty One Pilots – Ride has reached a scary peak at #2 this week! I will gladly keep Can't Stop The Feeling at #1 over this song.

~ Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty took a rather random and unexpected jump to #3 this week. I don't really know what to say about it. It's certainly not going to hit #1. But who knows? Randomness happens on this countdown all the time. Remember when Victorious re-entered and hit #1? I'm telling you, on this countdown anything can happen.

~ Unfortunately, I have to give OneRepublic – Wherever I Go the undeserving award of most underrated OneRepublic song. While this song may not have been the huge success I thought it'd be, it's still one of my favorites.

~ We have too many mediocre songs entering the Top 20 this week, one of which being legit trash. Yeah. I'm looking at you, Lukas Graham – Mama Said.

~ I'm not too surprised about the Top 10 debuts from Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better and Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore. Both artists have had their #1 songs, so it was expected that they would have more songs reaching the Top 10.

~ I'm very pleased with Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness dropping out of the Top 30 this week. I really hope this song can leave soon. What would be a miracle is if this song and Hands To Myself leave the same week. That would be amazing.

~ So I kind of grew into All Time Low – Missing You. It still doesn't top Something's Gotta Give, but it's a nice song. So I'm enjoying it right now.

~ Looks like Taylor Swift – New Romantics is starting to decline on this countdown. I don't see any new Taylor Swift singles coming anytime soon. Thankfully I still like this song, so it won't be the end of the world if Hits 1 holds on to it for another months to enjoy what's left of Taylor.

~ Everything I just said in the last blurb is the same thing for One Direction – History.

~ I think that covers everything. Oh wait. I almost forgot. Rihanna/Drake – Work has finally taken the well deserved departure from the countdown!!! Depending on how the rest of the year goes, you will probably see this song in my Bottom 5 Songs of 2016.

~ The Hit 45 Chart for this week is out! Find out if Coldplay can hold at #1 for a second week in a row and an eleventh time overall with Hymn For The Weekend!

Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2016/07/hit-45-chart-week-of-july-30-2016.html

Top 20 Review

0 – Crap:

20. Kent Jones – Don't Mind

1 – Bad:

19. Lukas Graham – Mama Said

18. Twenty One Pilots – Ride

17. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out

16. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman

2 – Meh:

15. The Summer Set – Figure Me Out

14. 5 Seconds of Summer – Girls Talk Boys

13. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

12. Meghan Trainor – Me Too

3 – Decent:

11. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious

4 – Good:

10. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For

9. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling

8. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better

7. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty

5 – Great:

6. Timeflies – Once In A While

5. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills

4. P!nk – Just Like Fire

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

2. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore

1. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Overall Score: 61/100

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Britney Spears – Circus

Most Missed Countdown Song: Demi Lovato – Give Your Heart A Break

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ – Cold Water

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Afrojack – Hey Mama

My Top 5 Picks

1. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go

2. Demi Lovato – Body Say

3. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

4. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore

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

America's Got Talent: Quarterfinals Week 1

NOTE: If you do not care about America's Got Talent, you can stop reading here.


We have officially finished Judge Cuts. So that means the judges are done making the decisions. Well for the most part, they are. It is now up to America to vote for the acts we love. America takes it from here with the decisions.


Now that we're in the live shows, pretty much anything can happen at this point. The live shows take place at the Dolby Theatre located in Hollywood. Tonight, 12 acts perform with 7 advancing to the semifinals.


Starting now and going for the rest of the season, Tuesday nights are the performances and Wednesday nights are the result nights (with some special performances included). We have three weeks of quarterfinals and then we go into the semifinals. These posts will include both performance reviews and the results. So let's jump right in!



Week 1 Performances:
Before we start, I'm just going to give my overall thoughts on last night's performances. I have to say, I had a hard time picking 7 acts to vote for. I was definitely a bit nicer in Judge Cuts, but now that we're in the live shows, I have higher expectations and there were only a couple of acts that really impressed me. The rest I couldn't care less if they get eliminated. Now let's dig a little deeper into the performances.

~ Jayna Brown: We all remember her as the girl who got Louis Tomlinson's golden buzzer on the last night of Judge Cuts and was overly excited that he hugged her. Her performance tonight was amazing in my opinion. She sang Ed Sheeran – Make It Rain. I loved the scenery and she really does have a beautiful voice. She is also a 14-year-old shy girl, yet she just owned that stage. Even Louis posted a tweet saying that she smashed it, which I thoroughly agree with. I hope America voted for her because she deserves to go through. She was definitely my favorite performance of the night.

~ Hara: For this performance, Hara did something more like his audition than his Judge Cuts performance. He did a routine involving projection, doves, etc. What I liked is that he told a story with his performance. It was even a true story. His mother sent him from Japan to America for more opportunity. It was a good performance and I wouldn't mind him going through. But I don't really care if he gets eliminated either.

~ Outlawz: This performance started out with a little Ghostbusters reference followed by some dances to more modern music from Skrillex & Diplo. I have to say, this was not as good as their previous performances. By them eliminating the western feel from their previous performances, they're not really the Outlawz anymore. They should've kept the hats and jackets. Simon Cowell buzzed the act. That is how you know you failed pretty bad is if you get buzzed in the live shows. I didn't hate it, but I didn't necessarily love it either. Mel B decided to call out one of them by asking if he was injured, which, by the way, Howie Mandel is not letting go of tonight. You'll see what I mean. But honestly, it is kind of sad that this performance wasn't as good as their last performance because I love when we get a group of cute guys who can dance on this show. And as much as I hate to say this, they're probably one of the reasons why a dance crew has never won America's Got Talent.

~ Musicality: I love what this group stands for. They're trying to save fine arts programs in high schools. That's really sweet. But this is a competition and I have to say, I wasn't as impressed as I hoped I would be with this performance. Like the Outlawz, it wasn't bad. But I know they're capable of more. They sang One Last Time by Ariana Grande, which was not really a good song choice. I feel like some of these people just can't really sing. The first girl is a good example as her voice felt a little flat to me. Then the chorus hits and I feel like the girls sing it better because they can actually reach those high notes. Honestly, the song choice is the only reason why I didn't love it as much as their previous performances. But I do really like their story and the relationship they have with each other and their music instructor. Maybe that'll be enough to put them through. It's possible. But we'll just have to wait and see what America thinks.

~ Lori Mae Hernandez: This girl took a very risky path with this performance that I don't think is going to pay off in her favor. I liked her last performances better. She did a lot of Donald Trump dissing. Don't get me wrong, I despise Donald Trump. But I didn't find this performance to be all that funny. A lot of people were already split on her during Judge Cuts, but this performance was pretty much a one-way ticket out of the competition. I don't hate her, but I'm just thinking realistically. Like Howie Mandel said, she pretty much knocked off half of the country because not one Republican is going to vote for her. Now being a Democrat myself, I agree with what she had to say about Trump. But I'm not a fan of her continuous rambling this time around. Like I said, I didn't hate this performance. However, even though I didn't put it in orange, she was probably my least favorite performance of the night.

~ Deadly Games: These two amazed me with their Judge Cuts performance and this time around, they stuck to what they said they would do. He threw knives while being blindfolded. She was telling him which way to move the knife before he actually threw it, but it's still really thrilling and full of suspense. Since this is the live shows, anything can happen. Then she was put on another spinning board of death. This time, the outer rim was on fire with him throwing flaming knives to her sides. After that performance that had us on the edge of our seats, I'm pretty sure they'll go through. They definitely stepped it up and they for sure have my votes.

~ Jon Dorenbos: This guy is kind of like the Piff The Magic Dragon of this season. He's a magician that includes comedy in his act. He was on the first night of Judge Cuts and received the golden buzzer from special guest judge, Ne-Yo. So they have a lot of things in common. This guy really does have an emotional story. Watching the first part of the video with his story just made me a little sad inside because I can't imagine what it was like to find out your father murdered your mother when you were 12. But anyway, the performance started with Jon placing a bottle with a prediction right next to Simon Cowell. In Judge Cuts, Jon did the drawing. So this time, he had the judges do the drawing. He had them draw whatever they want and explained that it's a personality test. After guessing the results that Mel B drew a heart, Howie drew a sweater, Heidi drew a butterfly, and Simon drew a dog (which Jon thought looked like a machine gun), he had Simon break open the prediction bottle to find that Jon have predicted everything the judges were going to draw. As usual, I have no idea how he did it. The magic was strong. I loved the comedy. He was honestly funnier than Lori Mae Hernandez. And I really hope America votes him through. He for sure has my votes.

~ Daniel Joyner: I thought this guy was okay in the auditions. Then I thought he stepped it up at Judge Cuts. However, I thought this time was a slight step down. His voice wasn't the best and the moves were a little cheesy. But he did put on a performance, so I give him that. Mel B said she wasn't feeling it, followed by Howie Mandel saying, "Maybe he was injured." I don't think he's worth keeping in the competition. People are already complaining about the number of singers that passed Judge Cuts, so I feel this is the time to get rid of the "meh" singers. Although this guy has a good voice, his performance is not something I'm going to look back on.

~ Tape Face: Okay. Here's the problem I'm having with this act. This guy's audition was novel. It was fun, it was hilarious, and I loved it. Then we went into Judge Cuts and while it was still quite funny, I didn't think it topped the audition. Now we're in the quarterfinals and I'm kind of bored. He has progressively gotten worse in my opinion. I get that he's supposed to be a mystery and that you don't know what to expect. But this was a little underwhelming and not his best performance. I kind of liked the sunglasses bit where he had Nick Cannon on stage. But honestly, I was waiting for a Mariah Carey song to come on when Nick put on the glasses. But aside from that bit, I wasn't really loving the act as much as I had hoped. Maybe it's just because I'm a tougher judge at this point in the competition. But what I want to see is a step up and I don't think he delivered that tonight. However, due to his seemingly large fanbase, it's possible that he'll go through.

~ Dorothy Williams: Those who watched the last week of auditions know who this woman is. For the very first time on AGT, host Nick Cannon was allowed one golden buzzer like the judges and he decided to use it on Dorothy Williams. She's a dancer who always dreamed of being a star. However, at an early age, she gave up on dancing and lived her life working at a supermarket. This year she decided to give dancing a shot again at 90 years old and auditioned for AGT giving her dream one last chance to come true. She received standing ovations and such positive comments. Since she was the very last audition, Nick Cannon decided to use his one and only golden buzzer to give Dorothy the moment in the spotlight that she has dreamed about all her life. Even I was getting a little emotional because it was such a sweet move from Nick. But anyway, on to this performance. She did pretty much the same thing this time around. But she did add in some backup dancers and a beautiful setting. I do think she is an inspiration and what I get out of this is that even at 90 years old, you're never too old to follow your dreams. She once again got standing ovations followed by Howie Mandel asking her if she was injured during Mel B's comment. But overall, I do like her. She is inspiring. I doubt America will vote her through to the semifinals, but it'd be really cool if they did.

~ Sila Sveta: This act was one of the three wildcard picks to return for the quarterfinals, which I find interesting since they never even appeared in Judge Cuts. My theory is that not every audition that receives three "yes'" actually is ensured a spot in Judge Cuts. A handful of them I'm guessing are eliminated before giving a second performance and they were probably one of them. But they are back now. For those who don't know, they are one of those dance acts that work with projection, very similar to Freckled Sky from last year who got judge Howard Stern's golden buzzer. However, their quarterfinals performance flopped pretty badly. With this act, I didn't really enjoy this performance as much as I enjoyed the audition. I couldn't really tell if their was a story being told. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't really making much sense to me during a good chunk of the performance. Simon Cowell didn't like it that much. Mel B was confused by the story line and asked if he died at the end, followed by Howie Mandel saying, "No, he was just injured." I have my doubts about them going through. I feel like we've seen more acts worthy of those 7 spots than these people. But who knows? Maybe America secretly loves them. I doubt it, but it's possible.

~ Laura Bretan: This girl is an opera singer from the first week of auditions. Her act amazed Mel B to the point where she used her Golden Buzzer on her sending her straight to the live shows skipping the Judge Cuts. I really do think what she can do at 14 years old is actually quite remarkable. However, it's pretty hard to catch my attention as an opera singer. I found myself zoning out a few times during her performance, but that's just because opera music isn't necessarily my thing. I'm pretty sure she'll go through because what she can do at her age is really cool. It's just not my cup of tea.



Week 1 Results:
So on the previous night, 12 acts had performed and America has voted for their favorite acts. 7 are going through tonight. There were also some special performances by last year's winner, Paul Zerdin, and Season 9 winner, Mat Franco. So I'm just going to kind of recap exactly how the results went. If you want, you can skip right to my summary of the results because this results portion of the post is a little long.

The first thing that was done was host Nick Cannon announced the three acts in danger of leaving that came in 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th place in no particular order and asked them to step forward. Then he announced that we have the option to save one of the three acts using the Dunkin' Save (the name was formed that way since Dunkin' Donuts sponsors the show). Basically for 30 minutes since announced, we have the chance to go on Google, search "Dunkin' Save", and select one of the three acts that we want to be saved. The act that receives the most votes is then put through to the semifinals. The three acts in danger were:

• Deadly Games
• Hara
• Lori Mae Hernandez

Towards the end of the episode is when the Dunkin' Save is to be announced allowing time for us at home to vote. In the meantime, some acts were put through and some acts were sent home. The way this is done is Nick calls up a couple of acts to step forward and typically one of them goes through. However, it has happened where both go through or neither go through. The first two acts called up were:

• Musicality
• Dorothy Williams

And the act that made it through to the semifinals is: Musicality!

So one of the spots is now taken and Musicality have made it through. Immediately after was the next result. The next two acts called up were:

• Jayna Brown
• Laura Bretan

And the act that made it through to the semifinals is: Both of them!

Now with the addition of Jayna Brown and Laura Bretan, three acts total out of seven have been sent to the semifinals. Before the next result, we had some special guest performances. So I'm just going to review them real quick.

~ Paul Zerdin: Paul Zerdin is a ventriloquist. He was the winner of the previous season (season 10) of America's Got Talent. I really do love his act and I definitely think he deserved to win this show last year. He's a pro at what he does and his puppet, Sam, is so cute and adorable! I've never really been into ventriloquism until this man showed up last year. If you want, you can view this video, which has all of his performances last season from auditions to finals.

~ Mat Franco: Mat Franco is a magician. He was the winner of Season 9 of America's Got Talent. I'll admit, I was pretty annoyed with him when he won just because he had won over Emily West, who was the runner-up that season, and I thought she was more deserving of that win. But now I actually do really like him and I've realized how cool is magic (not to mention how cute he is as well). Honestly, his performance now of just spawning cards out of nowhere in his hand is already enough to amaze me because I have no idea how he does it, especially since he sleeves are up. Overall, he's a great magician.

Now that those performances are over, it's time for the next result. The next two acts called up were:

• Outlawz
• Daniel Joyner

And the act that made it through to the semifinals is: Neither of them

With neither of them going through, we still have three out of seven spots taken so far. Now it's time for the next result. The final three acts on stage called up were:

• Sila Sveta
• Tape Face
• Jon Dorenbos

And the act that made it through to the semifinals is: Jon Dorenbos!

Jon now has the fourth out of seven spots in the semifinals. However, Nick had the other two acts remain on stage as another act is going through. The two acts now are:

• Sila Sveta
• Tape Face

And the act that made it through to the semifinals is: Tape Face!

With Tape Face going through, he is the fifth act out of seven spots available. It is now time to bring out the three acts that were announced at the beginning of the show that are in danger of potentially leaving. Just as a reminder, the three acts are:

• Deadly Games
• Hara
• Lori Mae Hernandez

During the episode, we as the viewers had the option to save one of the acts by the using the Dunkin' Save. So here is the result.

The act that was saved with the Dunkin' Save and made it through to the semifinals is: Lori Mae Hernandez (ridiculous choice America)

So now that Lori made it through with the Dunkin' Save, she is the sixth act out of seven spots available. There are two acts remaining and it is now up to the judges to decide which acts goes through. If one of the acts receives one vote from three judges at least, they go through. If the judges are split and there's a tie (2 vote for one act and the other 2 vote for the other) then the act that goes through is the one that got more votes based off America. I know this is all really confusing, but it's easier when you watch as opposed to me explaining it. Anyway, the two acts left are:

• Deadly Games
• Hara

Judges' Choices:

• Heidi Klum voted first and put her vote on Deadly Games.
• Mel B voted second and put her vote on Hara.
• Simon Cowell voted third and put his vote on Deadly Games.
• Howie Mandel voted fourth and put his vote on Hara.

Now because there was a tie as two judges voted for Deadly Games and two voted for Hara, the act that goes through is the one that got more votes from America.

The act that got more votes from America winning Judges' Choice and making it through to the semifinals is: Deadly Games!

Deadly Games is now the final act going through taking the seventh spot out of seven available slots.

So to sum up the results:

Moving Forward To The Semifinals:

• Musicality
• Jayna Brown
• Laura Bretan
• Jon Dorenbos
• Tape Face
• Lori Mae Hernandez (Dunkin' Save)
• Deadly Games (Won Judges' Choice)

Eliminated:

• Dorothy Williams
• Outlawz
• Daniel Joyner
• Sila Sveta
• Hara (Lost Judges' Choice)

My Top 5 Performances

1. Jayna Brown

2. Jon Dorenbos

3. Deadly Games

4. Dorothy Williams

5. Hara

Top 10 Songs: One Direction

It was six years ago that Simon Cowell put together One Direction during that season of The X Factor, with them soon finishing in third place. Ever since then they've become the biggest boyband in the world with five albums released every year since 2011. So to celebrate One Direction's 6-year anniversary as a group, I'll be counting down my Top 10 favorite songs by them. Enjoy!



10. Best Song Ever (from "Midnight Memories")



9. Perfect (from "Made In The A.M.")

8. Where Do Broken Hearts Go (from "Four")



7. You and I (from "Midnight Memories")



6. Live While We're Young (from "Take Me Home")



5. One Thing (from "Up All Night")



4. No Control (from "Four")



3. Kiss You (from "Take Me Home")



2. Story Of My Life (from "Midnight Memories")



1. What Makes You Beautiful (from "Up All Night")



Honorable Mentions: Hey Angel ("Made In The A.M."), Night Changes ("Four"), Drag Me Down ("Made In The A.M."), Fireproof ("Four")


So those were my Top 10 favorite songs by One Direction! What are your favorite songs from them? Let me know in the comment section down below. That is all I have for you guys today and I will see you later this week when I review the first week of the quarterfinals for America's Got Talent!

Mike Posner (2) – Week Of July 23, 2016

Six years ago today on The X Factor, judge Simon Cowell took five guys who auditioned as solo artists, but failed to progress to the "Boys" category, and put them together in a group, qualifying them for the "Groups" category, who soon named themselves One Direction. They began in 2010 and starting in 2011, they have had consistent album releases, one each year. In that time, they have become pretty much the biggest boyband out there. Their music has been great over the years and I thought I'd just bring up that today is their 6-year anniversary as a group. Although they are currently in their hiatus, it's still something worth recognizing. So congrats Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Jason Derulo – If It Ain't Love (#41)

Last Week's #1 Song: Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling

The Countdown

45. Rihanna/Drake – Work (#43)

44. Ruth B. – Lost Boy (#40)

43. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#45)

42. X Ambassadors – Unsteady (#44)

41. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#39)

40. Grace – You Don't Own Me (#27)

39. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#42)

38. Flo Rida – My House (#37) [1 Week At #1]

37. Alessia Cara – Wild Things (#32)

36. James Bay – Let It Go (#24)
35. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk (#34)
34. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#35)
33. Meghan Trainor – No (#36)
32. All Time Low – Missing You (#26)
31. Troye Sivan – Youth (#30)
30. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#28) [4 Weeks At #1]
29. Symon – Say (#29)
28. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Girls Talk Boys (DEBUT)
27. Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness (#25)
26. The 1975 – The Sound (#38)
25. One Direction – History (#20)
24. The Summer Set – Figure Me Out (#18)
23. Lukas Graham – Mama Said (#31)
22. Meghan Trainor – Me Too (#21)
21. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (#10)
20. Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance (#33)
19. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#22)
18. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (#19)
17. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#12) [5 Weeks At #1]
16. Kent Jones – Don't Mind (#23)
15. DNCE – Toothbrush (#16)
14. Timeflies – Once In A While (#15)
13. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore (#17)
12. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (#13)
11. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#14) [1 Week At #1]
10. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#11) [2 Weeks At #1]
  9. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close (#9)
  8. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#8)
  7. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (#7)
  6. P!nk – Just Like Fire (#3)
  5. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down (#6)
  4. Twenty One Pilots – Ride (#5)
  3. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills (#2)
  2. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling! (#1) [5 Weeks At #1]
  1. Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#4) [2^nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Andy Grammer – Honey, I'm Good

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Grace – You Don't Own Me (–13)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance (+13)

New Entrants
~ 5 Seconds Of Summer are back not long after the departure of the amazing Jet Black Heart, which is probably one of best songs of the year. They bring Girls Talk Boys, which is from the new Ghostbusters soundtrack. Just a side note, the movie does not look good. Even though I love Melissa McCarthy, I'm not feeling the movie. But that's just from watching the trailer. Anyway, on to the song. I said this last week and I'll say it again. It feels like one of their weaker singles, if not their weakest single. I am one who usually compares new songs to the artist's previous work even though that's not the ideal thing to do. But let's be honest here, this song lacks the energy brought by songs like She Looks So Perfect, She's Kinda Hot, and of course Jet Black Heart. However, I do like the vocals on this track and I like the chorus as well despite the lazy instrumentals. But the overall song itself is nothing to excited over. I know 5 Seconds of Summer are capable of more than this. I am somewhat disappointed because I was expecting myself to really like this song. But it just feels like a song that would make a really good filler track on an album. You know, those tracks that most people don't really care for because they're not radio singles. That's how I feel about this song. With that being said, it's certainly not a bad song. But it is rather weak and lazy on the instrumentation and production. I can't really see myself getting into this song, so this may just be one of those songs that stays in blue all throughout its tenure. But who knows? My opinion could magically change. But for now, I'm not as impressed as I wanted to be. I had high standards and this song did not meet those standards unfortunately.


Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list:

• Katy Perry – Rise
• Jordan Fisher – All About Us
• Coldplay/Beyoncé – Hymn For The Weekend
• Magic! – Red Dress
• Ben Rector – Brand New
• Demi Lovato – Body Say
• Bebe Rexha/Nicki Minaj – No Broken Hearts
• Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick
• The Strumbellas – Spirits
• Flo Rida/Jason Derulo – Hello Friday
• Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara – Wild
• Alesso/Nico & Vinz – I Wanna Know
• AJR – I'm Not Famous
• Steve Aoki & Boehm/Walk The Moon – Back 2 U

Collaborative DJ's Steve Aoki and Boehm have debuted this week featuring Walk The Moon with the track, Back 2 U. It's a certainly a catchy song and Steve Aoki is actually a pretty good producer himself. His last countdown appearance was A Light That Never Comes by Linkin Park, which I personally loved. This song isn't necessarily incredible, but when it comes to grabbing my attention, this song gets the job done.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend

2. Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara – Wild

3. Demi Lovato – Body Say

4. Alesso/Nico & Vinz – I Wanna Know

5. Steve Aoki & Boehm/Walk The Moon – Back 2 U

When The Girls Talk Blurbs

~ I'd like to start off by saying that Kent Jones – Don't Mind is most certainly not Top 20-worthy. The delusional voters who are doing this need to cut it out. Like now.

~ There are a few songs that kind of grew on me. The most notable ones being One Direction – History and Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For. Both songs I actually kind of enjoyed listening to recently, but I can't see either of them lasting in green for much longer. Those who like these songs should take advantage of the fact that they're green and enjoy it while it lasts.

~ I'm honestly surprised that I still enjoy Taylor Swift – New Romantics, but at the same time I'm not. Taylor Swift songs tend to get old at this point. But due to this song not being available on Apple Music for a long period of time, I never really listened to it. So I couldn't really get sick of it. Now I just still find it really catchy.

~ I really hope Lukas Graham – Mama Said does not jump that much higher. I just can't stand the little kids and just the whole song. It is most certainly not better than 7 Years, so I'm hoping this song can flop.

~ Meghan Trainor – No needs to eventually make its way out of here. I don't know what I was thinking when I liked this song and I'll probably feel the same way about Me Too in maybe a month or two. I cannot stand that chorus anymore. It's become completely pointless in my eyes. "My name is no. My sign is no. My number is no." I now completely understand why ARTV Review gave this song a negative review. The lyrical content is dumb.

~ OneRepublic – Wherever I Go did not last very long at its peak. Oh well. At least I can still say it peaked in to the Top 10.

~ Symon – Say holding its spot at #29 hopefully means it won't jump very high. I still find this song to be really annoying.

~ Our Biggest Jump and DROP!!!... of the Week both moved the same number of spots. Although not the first time, it's still a rare occasion.

~ I was very sure Cheap Thrills was going to be our next #1 song. But honestly, I don't mind our #1 song one bit. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza is still my favorite song on the countdown and it can spend as much time at #1 as it wants to.

~ There are only like 19 good songs on this countdown out of 45. Not even half. I guess you can call me the rude, but honest judge when it comes to this countdown. My reviews aren't always nice, but they are certainly honest.

~ In One Direction news, I'm sure we were all aware when Harry Styles signed a solo record deal recently. Well even more recently, Liam Payne has also signed a solo record deal. It's currently questionable whether or not One Direction will ever resume or if this is the end. It's possible that they're just doing things solo during their hiatus and will rejoin the group when the hiatus ends. But I don't know honestly. Louis Tomlinson also has some solo projects, one of which was being a guest judge on the latest episode of America's Got Talent, alongside the man that started it all for them, Simon Cowell. I'm just going to say that if One Direction does break up, Louis should consider being a regular judge on America's Got Talent because he did a really good job guest judging. But anyway, I'm not going to join the club that says this is the end of One Direction because its possible these solo projects are just for them to work on during their break. That's just how I view the whole situation.

~ The Hit 45 Chart for this week is out! Find out if Sia can hold at #1 for a second week in a row with Cheap Thrills!

Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2016/07/hit-45-chart-week-of-july-23-2016.html

Top 20 Review

0 – Crap:

20. Kent Jones – Don't Mind

1 – Bad:

19. Twenty One Pilots – Ride

18. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out

2 – Meh:

17. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman

3 – Decent:

16. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

15. DNCE – Toothbrush

14. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious

4 – Good:

13. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For

12. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close

11. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling

10. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better

9. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty

5 – Great:

8. Timeflies – Once In A While

7. Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance

6. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills

5. P!nk – Just Like Fire

4. Taylor Swift – New Romantics

3. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore

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

1. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Overall Score: 73/100

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

Most Missed Countdown Song: One Direction – Kiss You

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ – Cold Water

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Afrojack – Hey Mama

My Top 5 Picks

1. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

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

3. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore

4. Taylor Swift – New Romantics

5. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go