Camila Cabello (1) – Week Of December 16, 2017

As far as Year-End posts go, I plan to get my Year In Review post out this week. Next week, I should have my Top 45 Songs of 2017 out and maybe my review of Hits 1's Top 45 of 2017. If not, then that'll be the week after as well as my review of the Billboard Hot 100 of the year. It seems like a lot as all of these posts take a large amount of time to put together. But one way or another, I will have them all for you guys. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• The Chainsmokers/Coldplay – Something Just Like This (#39) [3 Weeks At #1]
• Mono Mind – Save Me A Place (#42)

Last Week's #1 Song: Halsey – Bad At Love

The Countdown

45. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid – 1-800-273-8255 (#45)

44. The Script – Rain (#44)

43. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber – Despacito (#43)

42. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#41) [9 Weeks At #1]

41. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato – No Promises (#37)

40. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low (#38)

39. Zedd/Alessia Cara – Stay (#36) [4 Weeks At #1]

38. Symon – Lonely Girl (DEBUT)

37. Linkin Park – One More Light (#27)

36. Charlie Puth – Attention (#40) [1 Week At #1]

35. Harry Styles – Kiwi (#35)

34. Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days (DEBUT)

33. Niall Horan – Slow Hands (#33) [2 Weeks At #1]

32. Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do (#34)

31. Nick Jonas – Find You (#28)

30. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#31) [3 Weeks At #1]

29. Liam Payne – Strip That Down (#26) [2 Weeks At #1]

28. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself (#29)
27. The Shadowboxers – Hot Damn (#21)
26. Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious (#6)
25. Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#19) [5 Weeks At #1]
24. Lauv – I Like Me Better (#32)
23. Sam Hunt – Body Like A Back Road (#25)
22. Post Malone/21 Savage – Rockstar (#24)
21. P!nk – What About Us (#9) [1 Week At #1]
20. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (#15)
19. Dua Lipa – New Rules (#22)
18. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes (#13)
17. Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn (#30)
16. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#20) [3 Weeks At #1]
15. Selena Gomez/Marshmello – Wolves (#18)
14. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (#17)
13. Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask (#23)
12. Kesha – Praying (#16)
11. Charlie Puth – How Long (#14)
10. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (#8) [1 Week At #1]
  9. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do (#11)
  8. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft (#5)
  7. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (#7) [4 Weeks At #1]
  6. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt – Let Me Go (#10)
  5. Taylor Swift – ...Ready For It? (#12)
  4. Imagine Dragons – Thunder (#4) [2 Weeks At #1]
  3. Halsey – Bad At Love (#1) [1 Week At #1]
  2. Ed Sheeran – Perfect (#2)
  1. Camila Cabello – Havana (#3) [1^st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd – Starving (1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious (–20)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn (+13)

New Entrants
~ First up we have Symon, who I believe is one of the hosts from Hits 1 in Hollywood. She debuts this week with Lonely Girl. I can appreciate the song for what it is, but it's really nothing special. It's definitely better than her previous song, Say. But other than that, this song doesn't stand out very much. It's okay at the moment.

~ Next we have Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days, the next single after Glorious. I thought it would be difficult for Macklemore to top Glorious. But sure enough, Good Old Days is at about the same height. They're two totally different songs, but they're each amazing in their own ways. Everything about this new song is fantastic. I love Macklemore's verses and I think Kesha sounds great in the chorus. The lyrical content is fantastic as it's essentially about looking back on your life remembering the good old days. It's a well-written and well-produced track. It's one of the best things we have at the moment along with its predecessor. Here's to hoping it can do as well as Glorious.


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

• AJR/Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up
• Bruno Mars – Chunky
• Louis Tomlinson – Miss You
• Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels – I Miss You
• All Time Low – Last Young Renegade (DEBUT)
• Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future – End Game
• Walk The Moon – One Foot
• Wolves – Animal
• Sofi Tukker – Best Friend
• Liam Payne – Bedroom Floor
• P!nk – Beautiful Trauma
• Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Tight Or Don't
• Spencer – Whatever
• Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes

~ Last Young Renegade is definitely the All Time Low I fell in love with. I'm sure this will make its debut at some point. I'll be waiting.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Walk The Moon – One Foot

2. Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes

3. Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels – I Miss You

4. Sofi Tukker – Best Friend

5. All Time Low – Last Young Renegade

Good Old Blurbs

~ It's no shock to see Camila Cabello at the top given how big Havana has gotten. I'm fine with this as it is actually a pretty good song. The only thing I don't like about it is Young Thug's verse, but thankfully Hits 1 plays the edited version. I'm fine with this at the top for now, but I would much prefer to see Perfect at #1 soon.

~ I'm a little surprised by how well Love So Soft has done given that it's not exactly a massive hit. I'll admit that the song isn't the worst thing ever. I've heard the whole song several times this past week and it's not as bad as I thought. But the chorus is still not very enjoyable. Clarkson can do better.

~ Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be seems to be doing pretty well at the moment. While it's one many are not a fan of, I enjoy the song for what it is and I personally think it's a nice collab. I'm glad it's getting some recognition.

~ Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn made quite an unexpected jump into the Top 20 this week. I'm surprised by this given that the song isn't a massive hit at the moment. I'm glad Hits 1 can agree that it's a good song and much better than Still Got Time. I hope this one sticks around longer.

~ P!nk – What About Us and Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious both took some big drops out of the Top 20 from the Top 10. I'm hoping both of them can stay for a little while longer similar to songs like Stay, Attention, and Lights Down Low.

~ This week we lost two great songs. Save Me A Place was probably the best underground song Hits 1 picked up on this year. I've never heard anything like it and I now want to keep up with Mono Mind if they release anything in the future. Something Just Like This was another great song that I'm glad was able to reach #1. While some may think of this song as nothing more than a rehash of Roses, I think of it as one of the best songs of the year. You both will be missed.

Top 20 Review

0 – Crap:

NONE

1 – Bad:

NONE

2 – Mediocre:

20. Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft

19. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry

3 – Decent:

18. Imagine Dragons – Thunder

4 – Good:

NONE

5 – Great:

17. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl

16. Halsey – Bad At Love

15. Dua Lipa – New Rules

14. Taylor Swift – ...Ready For It?

13. Charlie Puth – How Long

12. Camila Cabello – Havana

11. Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask

10. Maroon 5/SZA – What Lovers Do

9. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still

8. Imagine Dragons – Believer

7. Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes

6. Selena Gomez/Marshmello – Wolves

5. Kesha – Praying

4. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be

3. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/F.G.L./watt – Let Me Go

2. Ed Sheeran – Perfect

1. Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn

Total Score: 92/100 = 92% (A–)

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

Most Missed Countdown Song: M83 – Midnight City

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Logic/Rag'N'Bone Man – Broken People

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie Between Jon Bellion – All Time Low (#15) and Coldplay/Beyoncé – Hymn For The Weekend (#21)

My Top 5 Picks

1. TIE: Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious

1. TIE: Macklemore/Kesha – Good Old Days

3. Zayn/Sia – Dusk Till Dawn

4. Ed Sheeran – Perfect

5. P!nk – What About Us