Jonas Brothers (1) – Week Of March 30, 2019

Hey guys! As you can probably tell, this week was kind of a busy week for me. But the countdown post is here and that's what matters. As you guys probably know, Google+ officially shut down earlier this week, which I figured would affect commenting in some way. It seems like you guys can still comment normally and you can edit your Blogger accounts if you want to add a profile photo. But yeah. It seems like not much has changed, which is good. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (#34)
• Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#43)

Last Week's #1 Song: Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It

The Countdown

45. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#45)

44. Bebe Rexha – I'm a Mess (#44)

43. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You (#41)

42. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#42)

41. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#33) [1 Week At #1]

40. Austin Brown – In Betweenin' (DEBUT)

39. Kelsy Karter – Harry (#39)

38. LSD/Lil Wayne – Genius (#35)

37. Madison Beer/Offset – Hurts Like Hell (#36)

36. Post Malone – Wow (#40)

35. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#28)

34. P!nk – Walk Me Home (DEBUT)

33. Jake Miller – Wait For You (#27)

32. Cardi B/Bruno Mars – Please Me (#31)

31. Zedd/Katy Perry – 365 (#38)

30. Grandson – Apologize (#26)

29. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#20)

28. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#25) [5 Weeks At #1]

27. Maren Morris – GIRL (#32)

26. Khalid – Better (#24)

25. Yungblud/Halsey/Travis Barker – 11 Minutes (#23)

24. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#21)

23. Meghan Trainor – All The Ways (#30)

22. Lil Peep/iLoveMakonnen/Fall Out Boy – I've Been Waiting (#29)

21. Lauv/Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired (#18)

20. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More (#17)

19. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower (#22)

18. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine (#16)

17. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside (#13)

16. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#37)

15. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#15)

14. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#12)

13. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#7) [7 Weeks At #1]

12. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#4)

11. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier (#6) [2 Weeks At #1]

10. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me (#9)

  9. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#19)

  8. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#11)

  7. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#8)

  6. Halsey – Without Me (#5) [5 Weeks At #1]

  5. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#14)

  4. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#10) [8 Weeks At #1]

  3. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#3)

  2. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#1) [3 Weeks At #1]

  1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#2) [1^st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (4)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Anne-Marie – 2002 (–9)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow (+21)

New Entrants
~ The first of our debuts and the less interesting of the two comes from Austin Brown with In Betweenin'. I really don't have much to say about this song other than the fact that it's just not that interesting. I thought it was okay at first listen, but it's been slowly getting worse over time. The production is fine and the song is kind of catchy. But I don't like the vocals. They show his age too much, which I understand is beyond his control. But maybe he should wait a few years for his voice to mature or something. I don't really know, but those vocals just aren't working for me.

~ Next is Walk Me Home by P!nk. This is probably the weakest lead single she has ever released. It's still good because of the beat and her vocals. But it's very poppy and radio-friendly and I know P!nk is capable of better. The song is also kind of short being under 3 minutes. I usually prefer some of her longer songs like Just Give Me A Reason and What About Us. It's not bad by any means and I'm still looking forward to Hurts 2B Human (especially the collabs with Wrabel and Khalid). I just know P!nk is extremely talented and can make better music.


Best Debut of the Week: P!nk – Walk Me Home


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

• Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah
• Marshmello/CHVRCHES – Here With Me
• Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us
• Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
• NOTD/Felix Jaehn/Captain Cuts/Georgia Ku – So Close
• Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime
• Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (DEBUT)
• lovelytheband – Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Ally Brooke/Tyga – Low Key
• Ava Max – So Am I
• Lizzo – Juice (DEBUT)
• FLETCHER – Undrunk
• Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored
• Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde
• Kygo/Valerie Broussard – Think About You

~ I find it interesting how Hits 1 did a whole premiere for Thinkin Bout You, especially since it doesn't seem like they've cared much for Ciara. The song is okay. I like the production and the song is kind of catchy. But I don't love her voice here and I just feel like the song is missing something. It could be a grower, but for now I consider it decent.

~ Next is Juice by Lizzo. Again, I think the production is solid and the song is catchy. But I don't really like her voice. Thinkin Bout You has a better chance at growing on me because I think Ciara is a better vocalist. Juice doesn't really have much going for it. It's not bad, but it's not memorable and I'd prefer it didn't become a hit.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Kygo/Valerie Broussard – Think About You

2. Marshmello/CHVRCHES – Here With Me

3. Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde

4. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah

5. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime

Blurb Me Home

~ Sucker by the Jonas Brothers moved up to #1 this week, which is not surprising at all. I already know this is gonna be there for a while. Fortunately, it's a really good song, so I'm cool with it.

~ Also moving into the Top 5, we have Who Do You Love, which was expected to happen at some point, and..... High Hopes????? I mean I still enjoy the song, but it's been here for what feels like forever. I think it's time for the song to start moving down. It really does not still need to be in the Top 5. But I'll take it over Without Me.

~ Ariana Grande – 7 Rings rose back into the Top 10, which I figured would happen since it has aired as Most Wutchuwanted for some reason. Ariana even has a new song out with Victoria Monet and it's utter trash. Seriously, I don't understand what happened to Ariana Grande. I remember when she used to be really talented. And now all that seems to have gone away and she's become extremely overrated.

~ Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar moved into the Top 10 this week, which I'm all for since it is a great song. I'm not sure how much longer this will last here, but I kind of hope it becomes a hit. It deserves it.

~ Now this is what I like to see. Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper had the Biggest Jump of the Week into the Top 20. This is easily the best thing that happened on the countdown this week. I really hope this actually becomes a hit here. It's truly an amazing song.

~ On the other side of things, 2002 by Anne-Marie had the Biggest DROP!!!!... of the week and it definitely deserved it. This should not still be here. It was never a hit and it's not even a good song. Hits 1, you guys need to stop trying to make Anne-Marie a thing.

~ Four of our seven debuts from last week either held their spot or fell, which shows how weak some of them are. The only big jump was Shallow, and then there were some smaller jumps from All The Ways and Girl, neither of which are good. Genius did not deserve to drop. I would like to see this become a bigger hit than Thunderclouds because it's obviously the better song.

~ As far as the exits go, Sue Me is bad and one of Sabrina Carpenter's most generic songs. I'm really glad this didn't become a hit and I think Hits 1 should stop picking up her music because aside from Almost Love, none of it is good. I'm quite impressed with how well Don't Go Breaking My Heart did. This was severely underrated everywhere else and it was one of the best songs of 2018. I'm so glad it was hit here. It's such a fun song and it's really nice to have these guys back. I still love this song, but I'm happy with how long it stuck around and how well it did. It definitely deserved it.

Top 20 Review

0 – Crap:

20. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings

19. Halsey – Without Me

1 – Bad:

18. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly

2 – Mediocre:

17. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine

16. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower

3 – Decent:

15. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me

14. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho

4 – Good:

NONE

5 – Great:

13. Jonas Brothers – Sucker

12. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling

11. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

10. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside

9. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It

8. Dan + Shay – Tequila

7. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier

6. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar

5. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love

4. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

3. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More

2. Dean Lewis – Be Alright

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:

1. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow

Overall Score: 77/100 = 77% (B)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Kevin Rudolf/Lil Wayne – Let It Rock

Most Missed Countdown Song: Linkin Park – Burn It Down

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dean Lewis – Stay Awake

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton – Say Something (#28)

My Top 5 Picks

1. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow

2. Dean Lewis – Be Alright

3. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More

4. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

5. Khalid – Better