Thursday, September 14, 2017

Shawn Mendes (5) – Week Of September 9, 2017

Hey guys! I apologize for the late post. I was pretty busy these past few days and there was a lot to talk about this week. As far as America's Got Talent goes, I've decided I will not be posting anymore reviews for this season. Maybe I'll review the finals, which take place next week. But I'm just way too far behind. So I apologize to those that enjoyed reading them. But I think it's for the better. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.


  • Julia Michaels – Uh Huh (#33)
  • Shawn Mendes – Mercy (#35)
  • Halsey – Now Or Never (#36)
  • Train – Play That Song (#41)
  • Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson – Just Hold On (#44)
  • Selena Gomez – Bad Liar (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Niall Horan – Slow Hands
The Countdown
45. The Chainsmokers/Halsey – Closer (#38) [8 Weeks At #1]
44. Julia Michaels – Issues (#44)
43. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts (#40)
42. Linkin Park/Kiiara – Heavy (#37)
41. Bruno Mars – That's What I Like (#42) [1 Week At #1]
40. Harry Styles – Two Ghosts (DEBUT)
39. Calvin Harris/Pharrell/Katy Perry – Feels (#22)
38. Lady Gaga – The Cure (#39)
37. Andy Grammer – Give Love (DEBUT)
36. Kygo/Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me (#28)
35. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (DEBUT)
34. Halsey – Bad At Love (DEBUT)
33. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee (#29)
32. Justin Bieber/BloodPop – Friends (DEBUT)
31. Fall Out Boy – Champion (#16)
30. Bruno Mars/David Guetta – Versace On The Floor (#30)
29. All Time Low – Good Times (#14)
28. AJR – Weak (#27)
27. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#21)
26. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low (#15)
25. The Chainsmokers – Honest (#24)
24. Hailee Steinfeld – Most Girls (#11)
23. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do (DEBUT)
22. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber – Despacito (#32)
21. Hey Violet – Hoodie (#25)
20. Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious (#20)
19. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#31)
18. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals – Back To You (#19)
17. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#26)
16. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato – No Promises (#34)
15. P!nk – What About Us (#17)
14. Charlie Puth – Attention (#6) [1 Week At #1]
13. Kesha – Praying (#23)
12. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place (#18)
11. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#10) [3 Weeks At #1]
10. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do (#13)
  9. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#12)
  8. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#8) [3 Weeks At #1]
  7. Zedd/Alessia Cara – Stay (#7) [4 Weeks At #1]
  6. Linkin Park – One More Light (#5)
  5. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#9) [3 Weeks At #1]
  4. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#1) [1 Week At #1]
  3. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road (#3)
  2. Liam Payne – Strip That Down (#2)
  1. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#4) [5th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Calvin Harris/Pharrell/Katy Perry – Feels (–17)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato – No Promises (+18)

New Entrants
~ First up, we have Harry Styles returning with Two Ghosts. I wouldn't say it's as good as Sign Of The Times. But it still shows what Harry is capable of. I love how he's branching out into this genre of music. It's a lot more alternative and rock. So he gets my respect for going this route while every other One Direction member continued going pop. This is the kind of song I would listen to when probably trying to relax. There's no big production here. It's just a couple of instruments and Styles' voice, which all sound really good. I don't think it'll get big because this station isn't exactly one with this kind of music unfortunately. But we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

~ Next we have Andy Grammer with Give Love. Hits 1 omitted LunchMoney Lewis from the track, which I'm perfectly fine with. His part did nothing for me. I had a little bit of bumpy ride with this song. It's catchy, but that's about it. There's nothing about it that will make it stick. It will easily be forgotten a few months after it leaves. At least that's what I think. It's by no means a bad song. But it's not as good as some of his previous work. Maybe I'll grow into it, maybe not. I'll give it a few more listens and I'll get back to you guys if anything changes.

~ Next is Portugal. The Man breaking out of Alt Nation into the more mainstream stations with Feel It Still. I did find this song a bit mediocre at first listen. But after more listens, it's grown on me. It's still nothing amazing, but it's enjoyable at the very least. It's very catchy. Overall, I think it's a good song. I would like to see it do well on here.

~ Replacing herself on the countdown, we have Halsey with Bad At Love. I think this is a huge step up from Now Or Never. This is the kind of song I want to hear from Halsey. She has a very good voice and I'm glad she actually showed it off in this song as opposed to Now Or Never, which was very boring partially because of the vocals. This song isn't as underwhelming. It's a good song. It's probably not going to make my Top 45 of the year. But it's still something I can enjoy for a little while.

~ Next we have Justin Bieber along with one of the producers from his 2015/2016 hit, Sorry. This track is called Friends and it's essentially about Justin wanting to still be friends with his ex. I think the lyrical content is good. The vocals are very good. Justin is a very good singer. I'm not head-over-heels in love with the drop. But that aside, it's a good song. I'm sure people are pretty sick of Bieber at the moment after his guest appearance on Despacito helped it dominate on the Billboard Hot 100 for a solid 16 weeks. But I'm enjoying this song and I surprisingly still enjoy Despacito. I hope it does well.

~ Finally we have Maroon 5 with the highest debut of the week up at #23. As someone that's been a Maroon 5 fan for the longest time, this is pretty disappointing. I'll admit, the verses are okay and I like what SZA had to contribute. But the rest of the song just fell flat in my opinion. The chorus is underwhelming. We really don't need to hear Adam Levine's falsetto for an entire chorus. Overall, I think the song is boring. It's in red, but I guess you can say it's borderline blue. It's not an awful song by any means. But it's just disappointing considering that they've been one of my personal favorite bands.


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


  • The Revivalists – Wish I Knew You
  • Taylor Swift – ...Ready For It? (DEBUT)
  • PRETTYMUCH – Would You Mind
  • Why Don't We – Something Different (DEBUT)
  • The All-American Rejects – Sweat
  • Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (DEBUT)
  • Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (DEBUT)
  • Sabrina Carpenter – Why
  • Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn (DEBUT)
  • Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt – Let Me Go (DEBUT)
  • The Script – Rain (DEBUT)
  • Selena Gomez – Fetish
  • Evaride – Heartless
  • Zedd/Liam Payne – Get Low

~ First we have Taylor Swift debuting with ...Ready For It?, which is NOT an official single. Me personally, I think this song is a lot better than Look What You Made Me Do. After listening to this song, Look What You Made Me Do got a bit more mediocre. But that's just me. I feel like there's more going on in this track. I like the production and the vocals are pretty good as well. Still nowhere near Taylor Swift's best work. But it's enjoyable.

~ Why Don't We – Something Different has a cool vibe to it and I like the production. The chorus seems a little repetitive. But that aside, it's a good song.

~ Next up, we have Kelly Clarkson debuting with Love So Soft. This song seems very bland if I'm being honest. I'm not a fan of the production. I hate the way her voice cracks. It reminds me of Julia Michaels. I get that she's trying something different, but it just doesn't work for me. I feel like she hit her peak with the very emotional Piece By Piece and now Love So Soft is bringing her back down. This is all just my opinion though.

~ It's been about three years since we've heard from Sam Smith. Right off the bat, I don't think this is as good as Stay With Me. But one of the things I love about Sam Smith is that he sings with so much soul and emotion and that really shows on Too Good At Goodbyes. I can feel every word he sings. That being said, there's great lyrical content. All in all, it's a good song. Nothing amazing, but I can appreciate it for what it is.

~ Next we have Zayn featuring Sia with Dusk Till Dawn. This is probably one of the strangest, yet best collaborations of the year. I haven't been one with Zayn's music lately. But this song is perfection from start to end. Zayn sounds great during the verses and I love that exploding chorus where Zayn and Sia's vocals blend together and we get to hear what they're really capable of. This is a huge step up from Still Got Time and I hope it debuts soon.

~ Immediately following that, we have Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso debuting with Let Me Go. This track features Florida Georgia Line, making it another strange collab that works very well. I like the verses, but the chorus is what really grabs my attention. The vocals blend very nicely and the production is exceptional. I think Hailee Steinfeld manages to really show off her vocal capabilities on this song. It does seem a little bit like Starving 2.0, but I feel like Let Me Go has more to it that I can enjoy for a longer period of time. My only complaint is that it seems really short being less than three minutes. I really considered putting this song as my #1 pick this week. Though it may not be #1, it's a very close #2.

~ Finally, we have the return of The Script, who I've been a big fan of ever since I first heard Breakeven. Their new single, Rain, is definitely a different sound for them. But it's still something I can get into. I think the vocals could use a little more work. But what I think is amazing is that The Script have consistently impressed me with every single they've released, especially their lead singles. From Breakeven* and For The First Time to Hall Of Fame and Superheroes, this band really knows how to change up their sound while still appealing to fans like me.

*Breakeven is technically not a lead single. But it was the first song by them that I was exposed to.


Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn
2. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/F.G.L./watt – Let Me Go
3. The All-American Rejects – Sweat
4. The Script – Rain
5. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes


Bad At Blurbs
~ So Shawn Mendes is back at #1. Perfectly fine with me as long as it blocks out Strip That Down. And hey, I still have an excuse to look up pictures of him.

~ Nothing really changes in the Top 5 except for us welcoming back Something Just Like This. I wouldn't mind this song staying within the Top 10 for another couple of months. Though I'm sure people that are just sick of The Chainsmokers overall would disagree.

~ As far as our Top 10 entrants go, Sorry Not Sorry was destined to hit the Top 10 at some point. I'm also not surprised that Look What You Made Me Do is already in the Top 10. I actually thought it'd be higher. But whatever.

~ Jumping into the Top 15 this week, we have Kesha – Praying. I still adore this song, so I hope it can jump into the Top 10 sometime soon. It's easily one of the best songs on here.

~ And just like that, Hailee Steinfeld – Most Girls is back out of the Top 20. This song has been slightly fading on me lately. So I wouldn't mind if it continued to drop. But if it jumps back into the Top 20, I wouldn't mind that either.

~ I can't help but notice Spyder Harrison saying that Fall Out Boy – Champion had the Biggest DROP!!!!... of the Week when it actually didn't. Get your facts right, Spyder. That aside, I'm a little sad by this drop. But depending on how the rest of the year goes, it might be able to make my Top 45 of the year.

~ I'm also not very happy about the actual biggest DROP!!!... of the week. Feels might not be in my Top 5 picks at the moment. But it's still one of my personal favorite songs at the moment. The production and all the vocals are just on point and I'm sad that it couldn't even make it into the Top 10. But I'm grateful for how long it was here.

~ As far as our exits go, Mercy and Just Hold On both had pretty good countdown runs. I still like them, but I don't mind seeing them go. Now Or Never and Uh Huh both deserved to go. It's about damn time. That leaves us with two songs. Play That Song lasted much longer than I thought it would. Yet somehow, I never got sick of it. It was a good song while it lasted. You will somewhat be missed by me. Finally, we have one of the contenders for worst song of the year. Bad Liar has finally left the countdown! The fact that people actually praised this song confuses me. But at least it's gone. You will certainly not be missed.


Top 20 Review
– Crap:
20. Liam Payne – Strip That Down

1 – Bad:
19. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry

2 – Mediocre:
18. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road
17. Imagine Dragons – Believer

3 – Decent:
16. Zedd/Alessia Cara – Stay

4 – Good:
NONE

5 – Great:
15. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
14. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
13. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
12. Imagine Dragons – Thunder
11. Niall Horan – Slow Hands
10. Charlie Puth – Attention
9. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
8. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato – No Promises
7. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay – Something Just Like This
6. Linkin Park – One More Light
5. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha – Back To You
4. Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious
3. P!nk – What About Us
2. Kesha – Praying

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place

Total Score: 84/100 = 84% (B)


Throwback Pick Of The Week: O.A.R. – Shattered (Turn The Car Around)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Ella Henderson – Ghost

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid – 1-800-273-8255

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend (#7)


My Top 5 Picks
1. Mono Mind – Save Me A Place
2. Kesha – Praying
3. P!nk – What About Us
4. Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious
5. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts

301 comments:

  1. UGH, I hate Ella Henderson - Ghost.

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  2. Definitely with you on your recommendation :)

    Can you review the song, French Montana/Swae Lee- Unforgettable
    Me personally, I think it is a very good song. Definitely one of the best songs of 2017 (10/10)

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    2. RedDog, my mistake is by telling you to go away. I actually like you RedDog.

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    3. Adrian what was your opinion on Shawn Mendes: Something Big from late 2014 early 2015?

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  3. It's not really alternative or 2000s-2010s rock, it's more of 70s and 80s glam and classic rock that Harry is doing.

    But that bassline on WLD tho.

    ...Ready For It? will be a one weeker like WTNY, I can already tell.

    Apparently Love So Soft sounds like soul/trap song, something I never envisioned someone like Kelly Clarkson do be doing.

    Have you looked at the songs outside of Hits 1, there are songs I consider way worse than Bad Liar is. Who the fuck (outside of rap-hip-hop fans, looking at you Parker) wants to listen to some shitty rapper brag over a lazy trap beat, and terrible vocals about how much sex they're having?

    Ghost is an avant garde masterpiece and I will hear no words of the contrary.

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    1. I have heard much worse than Bad Liar this year. When I say it's a contender for worst song of the year, I mean in Hits 1 only. Obviously there are worse songs from artists like Lil Uzi Vert and pretty much any other rapper.

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    2. Yeah... To avoid complexity, I'm not going to include songs that aren't on Hits 1 in my bottom 10 of 2017. If I did, XO Tour Llif3 (What kind of title is that anyway?) Would definitely be at the bottom.

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    3. I'm pretty sure much of my bottom 10 this year shouldn't be a shock to anyone when they figure out what they are.

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    4. Potential Worst candidates:

      XO TOUR Llif3
      Tunnel Vision
      It's Everyday Bro
      Cash Me Outside
      Mask Off
      Congratulations
      Bad & Boujee
      Body Like A Back Road
      Juju On Dat Beat
      Look At Me
      No Flockin'
      Bank Account
      Strip That Down
      Deja Vu
      Bad Things
      Swang
      Selfish
      Everyday We Lit
      Don't Wanna Know
      Rolex
      Play That Song
      Issues
      Uh Huh
      Fake Love
      The entirety of AJR's The Click album
      Peek A Boo
      Drowning
      The Race
      Patty Cake
      Magnolia
      Woke Up Like This
      Bon Appetit
      Privacy
      And probably a few more that I didn't list.

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    5. My bottom 10 so far:
      1. Childish Gambino - Redbone (If you've seen my blog, then yeah, you expected this)
      2. Julia Michaels - Uh Huh
      3. Dobre Brothers - You Know You Lit (This isn't even a song 😂)
      4. Liam Payne - Strip That Down
      5. Jake Paul/Team 10 - It's Everyday Bro
      6. Logan Paul/Why Don't We - The Fall of Jake Paul (Told ya Why Don't We are kids who think they can sing!)
      7. Why Don't We - These Girls (THIS IS SO CRINGY)
      8. Sam Hunt - Body Like a Back Road
      9. Post Malone/Quavo - Congratulations
      10. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (I don't know what to choose :p)

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  4. Hey Violet - Hoodie will sadly drop because it only has 17 spins this week, not even half of last week.

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    1. Wasn't Break Your Heart or something like that their song? I've never heard of this one.

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    2. Guys My Age and Break My Heart.

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    3. NOOoOOOOOOO 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪 (and many more)

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    4. Hits 1 won't let any Hey Violet song cross the top 20 shame....

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    5. Hey I care. But I would have been more saddened if it were Guys My Age. Now THAT deserved to be top 20 here.

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    6. Chuckle Brothers, did you know that the emoji that you you used wasn't a crying emoji? Instead, it was an emoji of a person sleeping with a snot bubble.

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    7. My reaction to what the Drop might look like:
      https://i.pinimg.com/736x/65/fe/35/65fe357925092930409c5bd1bbdf7793--funny-food-memes-humor-memes.jpg

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    8. Here it is.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Outside_(Hey_Violet_album)

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  5. At least the peaks are escalating Guys My Age- 28 Break My Heart- 22 Hoodie- 21
    Maybe the next Hey Violet song could crack the top 20?

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  6. Once again, Adrian, great post! It's too bad we won't get to hear your reviews on AGT, but I'm definitely looking forward to next season.

    I'm so with you on your Most Missed Countdown Song. I talked about it briefly in my 10,000 Pageview Special. But yeah, Ella Henderson - Ghost is divine.

    Honestly, I may be in the minority, but I actually like Kelly Clarkson's soulful direction. And I don't just say it because I've always loved her as an artist. I think if Love So Soft were more pop, then I'm sure people will like it more. I do like how she sounds like Adele, especially in the intro. After hearing this, I don't really hear how she's trying to sound like Julia Michaels. I just don't really hear it.

    On that note, have you heard Julia Michaels's new single, Worst In Me? I think you (and many others) will like this more. It's most definitely better than the monstrosity that is of Uh Huh.

    I do agree with you on Bad Liar being one of your worst songs of the year (and mine as well). I'm so glad that enormous piece of trash took its departure. I honestly cannot stand that song. However, I think there are worse songs than this, but I won't get into it right now.

    Nice to see someone other than me who actually isn't sick of Despacito.

    And Miles, I've talked about Two Ghosts being more of a 70's-80's rock that Harry Styles is doing in my countdown post. I do agree that Sign Of The Times was better, though.

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  7. I was thinking worst song of the countdown would be like a tie for Strip That Down and Issues. They both suck, though.

    Yes! So with you right there on Bad Liar. Definitely a contender for my Bottom 10 of the Year. Speaking of which, by October, I'm gonna get started on my Year End Posts.

    This new style Harry Styles is going for, I actually really like. I'm with you right there in Two Ghosts.

    And yeah, Montavis, Uh Huh was just a bare pile of poop.

    Loving Let Me Go right now. Here's to hoping this debuts.

    And Miles, ...Ready for It is probably gonna last a little longer than one week. It is trending (sorta) right now, though.

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    1. My thoughts exactly, but for me, the worst song on the countdown is still Body Like A Back Road. I can't believer North America let this get popular over any other country song. Good thing I'm hearing it little less now. It'll be out of the Top 5 this week.

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    2. And yes, while BLABR is still crap, Sam Hunt has actually made some quality music (House Party, e.g.), but this song is just stupid

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  8. Ok, I checked the Hits 1 Voting List, and Wild Thoughts, Heavy, and It Ain't Me have been removed from the voting list.

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    1. Wild Thoughts & Heavy off the list (my reaction)

      https://i.pinimg.com/736x/65/fe/35/65fe357925092930409c5bd1bbdf7793--funny-food-memes-humor-memes.jpg

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  9. DUSK TILL DAWN IN PURPLE!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASS!!!!

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  10. Ugh. Am I the only person who doesn't like Dusk Till Dawn?

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    1. Heck no that's why I am so happy.

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    2. I don't not like it, but it's not that good.

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    3. Matthew Linn: Yeah, I don't like it either. To put it easy, I'm just simply not a fan. Well, that's based on my initial reaction. My opinion could change. I'll have to listen to it more.

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    4. You're not, Matthew. I hate it too.

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    5. Ay, please be nice Gelography. WAMB10 didn't do anything wrong.

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    6. WAMB10/Matthew: I kinda grew into Dusk Till Dawn, I guess.

      Chase: -________-

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  11. TNF starts in 10 minutes! I can't wait!

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  12. Now, in TNF, the Houston Texans are playing the Cincinnati Bengals. Right?

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    1. I don't really support either team, but probably Texans. Will be exciting to watch Deshaun Watson and J.J Watt.

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    2. Texans, only because Bengals are AFC North competition.

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  13. Can you shut up about football for God's sake? Not all of us care about football, and some of us already know and don't need to hear you announce every goddamn thing all the fucking time!!!

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  14. They didn't show the national anthem.

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  15. ATR: Do I look like I care? No. I'm not sure anyone else here does either.

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  16. I don't be see Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises or Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still lasting long on the countdown.

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    1. They will be lasting long on this countdown. I promise you.

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    2. No they won't, they'll probably both last around 10 weeks.

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    3. But ATR promises you no promises.

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  18. Nice post! I'll probably do a post on all the songs I've missed sometime soon if your curious about my opinions.

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    2. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      (For Parker's comment)

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    4. I just sang so beautifully right guys?

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    5. Somebody please delete Parker's comment with the lyrics from a song he likes.

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    6. Or else I'm going to do it.

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    7. No you can't. Only Adrian or the person who commented it (Parker) can do that.

      But yeah, what even are those lyrics?

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    8. Adrian, please delete Parker's comment with the lyrics from a song he likes.

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    9. Pink Guy - Dora The Explorer, honestly one of the worst songs I have ever heard in my life

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    11. Dora The Explora is just one of the songs from his mixtape I love. If I had to make a top 5 from it:

      1. STFU
      2. Meme Machine
      3. Hot Nickel Ball On A Pussy
      4. Dora The Explora
      5. Please Stop Calling Me Gay

      With many honorable mentions.

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    12. WHY does someone have to create these stupid song titles...

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    13. It's technically a comedy album, so it's supposed to be like that. Other titles/honorable mentions include:

      I Have A Gun
      Gays 4 Donald
      I Do It For My Hood
      Please Stop Touching My Willy
      Uber Pussy
      Hand On My Gat
      D I C C W E T T 1
      Rice Balls
      SMD
      Small Dick
      Fried Noodles

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    14. I guess no more song lyrics. ;(

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  20. Guys, I really need more questions then 3 to answer on my Q&A. Parker and Chuckle Brothers put one in, so thanks to you two. The questions don't need to be Music-Related. They can be about gaming, school, sports, etc. And it is due by October 4, and I will be delaying the post to October 15, 2017. You can also ask as many questions as you want. Thank you. :)

    https://goo.gl/forms/Dmd5CcEpqJC5VJqy2

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  21. What are your weekend countdown predictions for 9/16/17?

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  22. My weekend countdown predictions for 9/16/17:
    Exits:
    Hoodie
    Closer

    Entrants:
    ...Ready For It?
    Dusk Till Dawn

    #1: Look What You Made Me Do (yes, I swear to god it's going to hit #1 this week.)

    Biggest Drop: Castle On The Hill

    Biggest Jump: Feel It Still

    Hit Bound Entrants:
    Mi Gente
    Unpredictable

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    1. Trust me, ATR. Sweat will be debuting.

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    3. Here is a rant for hits 1: Hoodie to 1 week to debut on this countdown. That was almost guaranteeing it to hit the top 20. It was at #21, it was a verge song on the AT40 but NOOOOOOOO, hits 1 had to make it lose airplay!

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    4. OH well, here goes to New Rules debuting the countdown!

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    5. Hoodie needs to go away for life!

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    6. They forgot to tweet out the HitBound entrants this week.

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    7. What??? Perfect, New Rules are going to debut HitBound this week.

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  23. WORLD PREMIERE NEW MUSIC:
    NF - Let You Down

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  24. #1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Machine Gun Kelly - Let You Go

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    1. "You're like my drug, but I can't get high off you"

      No.

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  25. I have a new weekend countdown blog yesterday. Check it out.

    sxmhits1weekendcountdownblog.blogspot.com

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    1. It feels as if we got a hundred new blogs in the past two months

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  26. 17 more days until you're seeing The Weeknd. Are you excited, Leah?

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    1. What are you excited to see at the concert?

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  27. Lucky I got my 2015 ranking in...

    http://teamg1.us/?reqp=1&reqr=nzcdYaEvLaE5pv5jot==

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    1. There is another preference revealer that works.

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  28. Throwback Picks
    2008: Flo Rida/T-Pain - Low
    2009: Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
    2010: Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say
    2011: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
    2012: Selena Gomez - Love You Like A Love Song
    2013: Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
    2014: OnRepublic - Counting Stars
    2015: All Time Low - Something's Gotta Give
    2016: DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
    2017: Hey Violet - Guys My Age

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    1. My Scores
      2008: Flo Rida/T-Pain - Low (9/10)
      2009: Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (9.5/10)
      2010: Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say (8/10)
      2011: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On (9/10)
      2012: Selena Gomez - Love You Like A Love Song (9.5/10)
      2013: Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (8.5/10)
      2014: OneRepublic - Counting Stars (10/10)
      2015: All Time Low - Something's Gotta Give (7.5/10)
      2016: DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (9.5/10)
      2017: Hey Violet - Guys My Age (9/10)

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  30. Stop, please just fucking stop! We should not have this type of shit, no more long winded lyrics from some song that I don't know that take up an entire page, no more predictions for whatever week it is, and no more best/worst weeks of some random countdown week none of us remember to care about.

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  31. Ok guys. For the sake of scrolling, I'm deleting any comments that are unnecessarily long. Of course, if you have a lot to say about something, that's one thing. But it's another thing to be randomly commenting meaningless song lyrics. So please refrain from that.

    Also, no best/worst weeks of specific years either. I don't know anyone that can possibly remember what the hell happened on a certain week in 2012. So those comments are rather useless in my opinion.

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  32. On a scale of 0-10, how do you rank these throwbacks from each year?
    2008: Flo Rida/T-Pain - Low
    2009: Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
    2010: Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say
    2011: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
    2012: Selena Gomez - Love You Like A Love Song
    2013: Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
    2014: OnRepublic - Counting Stars
    2015: All Time Low - Something's Gotta Give
    2016: DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
    2017: Hey Violet - Guys My Age

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    1. Ranked from best to worst:
      2017: 10/10
      2008: 10/10
      2012: 9.5/10
      2016: 9.5/10
      2014: 9/10
      2010: 9/10
      2015: 8.5/10
      2011: 8.5/10
      2013: 8.5/10
      2009: 6/10

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    2. 2008: 10
      2009: Can't remember
      2010: 9
      2011: Can't remember
      2012: No opinion
      2013: 8
      2014: 10
      2015: 10
      2016: 10
      2017: 5

      Now here's some throwback picks done MY WAY!

      2016: French Montana/Kodak Black - Lockjaw
      2015: Nicki Minaj/Drake/Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
      2014: Yo Gotti/Rich Homie Quan - I Know
      2013: Kanye West - New Slaves
      2012: Drake/Rick Ross - Lord Knows
      2011: Jay Z/Kanye West - HAM
      2010: Young Money - Bedrock
      2009: Eminem/Dr. Dre/50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
      2008: TI/Rihanna - Live Your Life

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    3. Mine ranked from best to worst...
      Counting Stars
      Cake By The Ocean
      Paparazzi
      Love You Like A Love Song
      The Show Goes On
      Guys My Age
      Low
      Girl On Fire
      Whatcha Say
      Something's Gotta Give

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    4. Low (10/10)
      Paparazzi (8.5/10)
      Whatcha Say (1.5/10)
      The Show Goes On (9/10)
      Love You Like A Love Song (3.5/10)
      Girl On Fire (2/10)
      Counting Stars (10/10)
      Something's Gotta Give (N/A)
      Cake By The Ocean (9/10)
      Guys My Age (6.5/10)

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    6. Low (10/10)
      Paparazzi (10/10)
      Whatcha Say (10/10)
      The Show Goes On (8/10)
      Love You Like A Love Song (8/10)
      Girl On Fire (5/10)
      Counting Stars (9.5/10)
      Something's Gotta Give (8.5)
      Cake By The Ocean (7.5/10)
      Guys My Age (9/10)

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    7. So Miles, you've never listened to All Time Low - Something's Gotta Give?

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  33. Exits:
    x43. Wild Thoughts {............}

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    1. So, Wild Thoughts left. Yeah, I'm disappointed it got underrated like this. But of course, hip-hop is doomed on Hits 1.

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  34. First set:

    45. Feels
    44. Weak
    43. Closer
    42. Issues
    41. TWIL

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  35. Second set:

    40. Heavy
    39. The Cure
    38. Sweat (DEBUT)
    37. Lights Down Low
    36. Champion

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  36. Third set:

    35. It Ain't Me
    34. L.A. Devotee
    33. Most Girls
    32. Good Times
    31. Honest

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  37. So, Spyder Harrison mentioned that Mikey Piff would date Hailee Steinfeld and most girls. I mean, what?

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    1. Excuse me, Hailee Steinfeld already has a boyfriend, Montavis.

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  38. Fourth set:

    30. Shape Of You
    29. Versace On The Floor
    28. Give Love
    27. Friends
    26. Two Ghosts

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  39. 24. One More Light

    What the heck?! This was in the Top 5 two weeks ago. What gives?

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    1. I had hope that this would be that weird pick that sticks around despite being popular nowhere else and be 2017's Girls Talk Boys. Nevermind. Guess it won't stick around after all.

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    2. It could potentially do what Heavy did and take a surprise jump, but I doubt it. I don't know.

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  40. Fifth set:

    25. Bad At Love
    24. One More Light
    23. Hoodie
    22. What Lovers Do
    21. Despacito

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  41. Sixth Set:
    20. Castle On The Hill
    19. Back To You
    18. What About Us
    17. No Promises
    16. Feel It Still (Biggest Jump)

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  42. Seventh Set:

    15. Glorious
    14. Thunder
    13. Attention
    12. Stay
    11. Praying

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  43. Top 10 Entries:

    Save Me A Place (New)
    Galway Girl (New)

    Yeah, folks. Save Me A Place looks like it's here to stay.

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    1. 8. Body Like A Back Road

      Thankfully it looks like this won't be hitting #1. (But now that I jinxed it watch it be #1 next week)

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    2. You beat me to it, lol.

      But yeah, our Top 5 looks better already.

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  44. 8. Body Like A Back Road

    Good news. Now I don't have to worry about it hitting #1. Top 5 looks better already.

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  45. Eight set:

    10. Save Me A Place
    9. Look What You Made Me Do
    8. Body Like A Back Road
    7. Something Just Like This
    6. Believer

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  46. Top 5 Entries:
    Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (NEW)
    Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (NEW)

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  47. Top 3 Entrant:
    Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (NEW)

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  48. 3. Strip That Down

    Our #1 will either be There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back or Slow Hands

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  50. Hang on to your seats, ladies and gents. Our #1 song is...














    SLOW HANDS

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  51. After Slow Hands ended, Spyder said that There's Nothing Holding Me Back was #1.

    Epic fail. xP

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  52. Full Countdown:

    Exits:
    Wild Thoughts

    45. Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell and Katy Perry - Feels (#39) [-6]
    44. AJR - Weak (#28) [-16]
    43. The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - Closer (#45) [+2] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
    42. Julia Michaels - Issues (#44) [+2]
    41. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#41) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
    40. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara - Heavy (#42) [+2]
    39. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#38) [-1]
    38. The All-American Rejects - Sweat (DEBUT) [=]
    37. MAX featuring Gnash - Lights Down Low () []
    36. Fall Out Boy - Champion (#31) [-5]
    35. Kygo featuring Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#36) [+1]
    34. Panic At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#33) [-1]
    33. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#24) [-9]
    32. All Time Low - Good Times (#29) [-3]
    31. The Chainsmokers - Honest (#25) [-6]
    30. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#27) [-3] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]
    29. Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor (#30) [+1]
    28. Andy Grammer - Give Love (#37) [+9]
    27. Justin Bieber featuring Bloodpop - Friends (#32) [+5]
    26. Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (#40) [+14]
    25. Halsey - Bad At Love (#34) [+9]
    24. Linkin Park - One More Light (#6) [-18]
    23. Hey Violet - Hoodie (#21) [-2]
    22. Maroon 5 featuring SZA - What Lovers Do (#23) [+1]
    21. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee - Despacito (#22) [+1]
    20. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#11) [-9] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
    19. Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals - Back To You (#18) [-1]
    18. P!NK - What About Us (#15) [-3]
    17. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato - No Promises (#16) [-1]
    16. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#35) [+19]
    15. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey - Glorious (#20) [+5]
    14. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#17) [+3]
    13. Charlie Puth - Attention (#14) [+1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
    12. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara - Stay (#7) [-5] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
    11. Kesha - Praying (#13) [+2]
    10. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#12) [+2]
    9. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#10) [+1]
    8. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#3) [-5]
    7. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#5) [-2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
    6. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#8) [+2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
    5. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#9) [+4]
    4. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#19) [+15]
    3. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#2) [-1]
    2. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#1) [-1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
    1. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#4) [+3] [SECOND WEEK AT #1]

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  53. Here you go, everyone!

    http://sxmhits1wc.blogspot.com/2017/09/niall-horan-2-week-of-september-16-2017.html

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  54. This countdown ACTUALLY sucks. I really mean it now.

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    1. You suck, because you don't understand anything that's not shitty urban music. Maybe if you weren't so close-minded you'd actually be able to enjoy most of this, but nope, your stuck believing that rap/hip-hop is the best thing and you'll never realize why most of us hate it.

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    2. I agree with Parker on this one. The Golden Ages from last week need to return.

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    3. There was no "golden ages" last week, stop saying that shit!

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    4. But he countdown was pretty much perfect IMO. All the exits deserved to leave, and the entrants deserved to enter, the biggest Jump deserved to jump, the biggest Drop deserved to drop, and the #1 was amazing.

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    5. But it was not a "golden age" because of ONE WEEK. ONE WEEK MEANS NOTHING!!

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    6. 09/02/17 was also one of the best weeks this year.

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    7. The reason why this week sucked is because what was the #2 most popular song in the country for 7 weeks, and one of my favorites for a while, left this week, over some ones I'd gladly prefer to leave. Like seriously?

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    8. It's Hits 1, why are you so shocked when a rap/hip-hop songs doesn't do too well here. Strip That Down only got so far because of Liam's 1D status and nothing else.

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    9. Miles, you're absolutely correct. And here's another thing I mentioned in my latest post: if I'm The One leaving two weeks ago was an indication, I was afraid Wild Thoughts wouldn't be on the countdown much longer, and I was unfortunately correct.

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    10. That was my favorite song on the countdown. Now it's a tie between Strip That Down, Feels, and maybe something else I'm forgetting.

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  55. Peddictions For AGT
    10th Place: Sara & Hero
    9th Place: Diavolo
    8th Place: Evie Clair
    7th Place: Kechi
    6th Place: Mandy Harvey
    5th Place: Chase Goehring
    4th Place: Light Balance
    3rd Place: Angelica Hale
    Runner-Up: Preacher Lawson
    Winner: Darci Lynn

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    1. This is 100% based on my opinion.

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    2. I think it'll really be:

      10th: Diavlo
      9th: Evie Claire
      8th: Kechi
      7th: Light Balance
      6th: Sara And Hero
      5th: Chase Geohring
      4th: Mandy Harvey
      3rd: Preacher Lawson
      2nd: Angelica Hale
      1st: Darci Lynne

      I'd be pissed if they won:
      10. Evie (but her father died so I send my prayers to her and her family)
      9. Kechi

      I would be disappointed if they won:
      No one!

      I would be somewhat happy if they won:
      8. Diavlo

      I'd be thrilled if they win (even though the kids shouldn't win since they don't need 1m dollars):
      7. Angelica Hale
      6. Chase Geohring
      5. Darci Lynne
      4. Preacher Lawson
      3. Sara And Hero
      2. Mandy Harvey
      1. Light Balance

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    3. I don't watch AGT but I'm rooting for Chase since he lives about 15 minutes from where I do.

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    4. I think Diavlo lives 15 minutes from where I do.

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    5. I mean they live about 15 minutes from where I do.

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  56. "I can't help but notice Spyder Harrison saying that Fall Out Boy – Champion had the Biggest DROP!!!!... of the Week when it actually didn't. Get your facts right, Spyder."

    So Adrian, you actually listened to the countdown this time? Because I do recall you saying that you don't listen to it in full as much nowadays. Maybe I'm just remembering things.

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  57. My countdown post is out!

    sxmhits1weekendcountdownblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/niall-horan-2-week-of-september-16-2017.html

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  58. You know what, Leah? You didn't read what I said. I said, "I love your new icon". You know what, Leah? I just love your new icon. I am a huge fan of your new icon.

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