The Chainsmokers (2) – Week Of September 17, 2016

Oh I'm really hoping this doesn't become a new thing. 

Hey guys. Sorry for the delay. I'm sure you've all been anxiously awaiting the publishing of this post. I've come to the conclusion that if I don't get my post out during the weekend, it will be a while until it gets published because I've just been really busy lately. So I'm going to try my best to get these posts out over the weekend. Otherwise, they won't come out until late. But I appreciate your guys' patience. And hey, better late than never! Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• The Summer Set – Figure Me Out (#38)
• Timeflies – Once In A While (#41)
• Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance (#42)
• Fifth Harmony – All In My Head (Flex) (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down
The Countdown
45. Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness (#43)
44. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#44)
43. Meghan Trainor – No (#39)
42. DNCE – Toothbrush (#40)
41. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#37)
40. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#36)
39. Kiiara – Gold (DEBUT)
38. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#34) [1 Week At #1]
37. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd – Starving (DEBUT)
36. P!nk – Just Like Fire (#33)
35. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#35)
34. Lady Gaga – Perfect Illusion (DEBUT)
33. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (#29)
32. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#32) [4 Weeks At #1]
31. Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#31) [2 Weeks At #1]
30. OneRepublic – Kids (DEBUT)
29. Meghan Trainor – Me Too (#27)
28. X Ambassadors – Unsteady (#30)
27. Katy Perry – Rise (#25)
26. Lukas Graham – Mama Said (#18)
25. Symon – Say (#21)
24. All Time Low – Missing You (#24)
23. Flume/Kai – Never Be Like You (#23)
22. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#28) [5 Weeks At #1]
21. Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick (#20)
20. Kenny Chesney/P!nk – Setting The World On Fire (#26)
19. AJR – I'm Not Famous (#16)
18. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ – Cold Water (#19)
17. The Strumbellas – Spirits (#22)
16. Demi Lovato – Body Say (#17)
15. The 1975 – The Sound (#10)
14. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (#13)
13. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Girls Talk Boys (#14)
12. The Chainsmokers/Halsey – Closer (#15)
11. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore (#11)
10. Coldplay/Beyoncé – Hymn For The Weekend (#7)
  9. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling (#4) [10 Weeks At #1]
  8. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#6)
  7. Ariana Grande – Into You (#8)
  6. Twenty One Pilots – Heathens (#12)
  5. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (#9)
  4. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#3) [1 Week At #1]
  3. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills (#4)
  2. Twenty One Pilots – Ride (#2)
  1. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down (#1) [2^nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Lukas Graham – Mama Said (–8)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie Between Twenty One Pilots – Heathens, Kenny Chesney/P!nk – Setting The World On Fire, and Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (+6)

New Entrants
~ I'm pretty split right now on the entrants overall as two of them are good, and the other two are both pretty bad. We'll get through the bad ones first, starting with Gold by Kiiara. Right from the beginning, this song is already completely unappealing. And that part comes back for each chorus and by the end of the song, it just becomes one of the most annoying things I've ever heard. The rest of the song is really boring and the beat just gets irritating after the first 10 seconds at most. Overall, I'm not a fan of this song. With this excuse of a debut single, Kiiara has not made herself an artist that I will ever potentially come back to because, let's be real here, I doubt she will be remembered in a couple years. I hope this song will flop like it should because it really is not something worthy of the Top 45 songs in North America.

~ If you read my last countdown post, you would've seen my full-on rant about why I find Perfect Illusion is to be a disappointment, unappealing, and just straight up annoying. All in all, I really had my expectations way too high for the Lady Gaga comeback single. She has great vocal capabilities, but does not show it in this song. I don't like the production. When the last chorus comes, the song just turns into something absolutely unbearable. But because it's Lady Gaga, I can guarantee that this song will end up being extremely overrated. I miss songs like Alejandro, Telephone, Bad Romance, Just Dance, etc. Oh well.

~ OneRepublic have returned after the unfortunately flop by the name of Wherever I Go. They are back with Kids. It is definitely an interesting song that I actually find to be really catchy. Obviously it's not OneRepublic's best work. But I feel as though this band never fails to deliver a pretty catchy single every now and then. Overall, I am hooked on this song and I'm curious to see how it'll do on this countdown.

~ I think my favorite entrant this week is the return from the Pitch Perfect 2 star, Hailee Steinfeld. She had that fun and catchy song last year called Love Myself. She's back with a new single Starving and I actually really like it. While the drop did seem slightly irritating at first, a few more listens was all it took to just grab my attention completely and make me realize that it actually sounds pretty cool. Hailee Steinfeld also has a really good voice. While I'm not exactly sure if this hits the peak of Love Myself, it does certainly get the job done by making want to just hit the replay button after the song ends.


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

• Gnash/Olivia O'Brien – I Hate U, I Love U
• Jason Derulo – Kiss The Sky
• Nick Jonas – Bacon
• Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners – This Girl
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis – Greenlight
• Andy Grammer – Fresh Eyes
• Calvin Harris – My Way
• Mike Posner – Be As You Are
• Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
• Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey – The Little Things
• Ellie Goulding – Still Falling For You
• Magic! – Red Dress
• DJ Snake/Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar – The Greatest

~ Kiss The Sky really isn't that different from the other Jason Derulo songs we've gotten recently. While it is better than songs like Get Ugly, I can do without the obnoxious screaming.

~ I'm surprised My Way debuted Hit-Bound so quickly. It is the third single we've gotten from Calvin Harris where he does the vocals. Overall, I'd consider this song to be good. At the very least, it is definitely better than This Is What You Came For.

~ Greenlight does sound like a typical Pitbull pop-dance kind of song. I'm not a huge fan of LunchMoney Lewis' contributions, but the overall song is actually pretty catchy and I can definitely get down to this at a party or something.

~ Is Still Falling For You Ellie Goulding's best song? No, it's not. Songs like Lights and Love Me Like You Do are really hard to top. But let's be real here. Ellie Goulding pretty much never disappoints. I don't think there's a single song by her that I legitimately dislike. Still Falling For You is a nice song and while it's nowhere near her best, it's still a pretty good song.

~ Sia is back once again. The Greatest is a nice brand new song for me to play around with since I'm sick of Cheap Thrills. I still don't think it's as good as Chandelier. But I am enjoying it at the moment. We've been needing this Cheap Thrills follow-up for a little while now.

~ I absolutely love Gnash/Olivia O'Brien – I Hate U, I Love U. I think it's a really sweet song, actually pretty sad too. It's really the message of the song that makes me really appreciate it. I'm sure some of us have been in love with someone that likes someone else. I know I have. They pretty much just took this relateable situation and turned it into a song and I applaud them for that. We need more songs like these that actually have a message we can relate to. I sure hope this can make it on to the countdown.

~ DJ Snake is back featuring Justin Bieber with the song, Let Me Love You, which is my new favorite song on Hit-Bound. Bieber sounds amazing from start to end. It's songs like these that really reveal how much of a great singer he is. While the drop isn't that exciting, it is definitely different and pretty interesting. I really hope this song makes it on to the countdown, which it probably will.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. TIE: Gnash/Olivia O'Brien – I Hate U, I Love U
1. TIE: DJ Snake/Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You
3. Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
4. Sia/Kendrick Lamar – The Greatest
5. Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners – This Girl


Back When We Were Blurbs
~ Can we please get Ride and Cheap Thrills out of the Top 3 at the very least??? I would appreciate if neither of these songs hit #1. Ride has spent way too much time at #2 and I'm tired of constantly being on the edge of my seat hoping it doesn't hit #1.

~ Although I'm not enjoying seeing Ride at #2, I am liking the jump into the Top 10 from Twenty One Pilots – Heathens. I still think this song is special and won't be like the other songs from this band that I enjoy for a while, then get sick of it (or just flat out hate it). It's a completely different sound that I'm really digging. And hopefully this means that Ride will start to drop.

~ Seeing Lukas Graham – Mama Said have the Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week was pretty pleasing. Even though it only dropped 8 spots, that title is enough to please me. Hopefully, this song will start to fade away. I anticipate that day.

~ The Strumbellas – Spirits jumped into the Top 20 pretty damn quickly. I though this would be one of those songs that hangs around in the #20-#30 range for a while without actually doing anything. Then maybe it'll be like Timeflies – Once In A While and make a surprising leap into the Top 20. But this song is catching on quick and I'm glad. I really do like this song.

~ Please disregard my original mixed opinion on Katy Perry – Rise when it debuted. Over the past two weeks, I've really grown a connection with this song and I actually really like it. However, it is flopping on a lot of charts, so hopefully it can stick around a little longer here.

~ Of course All In My Head (Flex) left before Work From Home. You'd think all the Fifth Harmony fans voting for Work From Home would be voting for All In My Head too. It's times like these when I feel like this countdown is rigged and not actually based on votes.

~ I remember when All Time Low – Missing You debuted and I thought it was kind of mediocre. Well repeated listens have proved otherwise. This song is actually quite amazing. I love the instrumentation. The vocals are really good. This song has only gotten better since it first debuted. It may seem like one of those songs that's just there. But I really do think this song is something amazing. Amazing enough to consider it for my Top 45 Songs of 2016.

~ I am unfortunately behind on the Hit 45 Chart as well. I'm going to try to get that out as soon as possible, which will hopefully be tomorrow.

Top 20 Review:
0 – Crap:
20. AJR – I'm Not Famous

1 – Bad:
19. Twenty One Pilots – Ride
18. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For

2 – Mediocre:
17. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty
16. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills
15. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down

3 – Decent:
14. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
13. The 1975 – The Sound
12. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Girls Talk Boys

4 – Good:
11. Kenny Chesney/P!nk – Setting The World On Fire

5 – Great:
10. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling
9. Ariana Grande – Into You
8. Demi Lovato – Body Say
7. The Strumbellas – Spirits
6. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore
5. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better
4. Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
3. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ – Cold Water
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey – Closer
1. Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend

Total Score: 71/100


Throwback Pick Of The Week: Jay-Z/Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind

Most Missed Countdown Song: Ryn Weaver – OctaHate

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Jon Bellion – All Time Low

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: X Ambassadors – Renegades


My Top 5 Picks
1. Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey – Closer
3. All Time Low – Missing You
4. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ – Cold Water
5. Katy Perry – Rise