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