Jonas Brothers (4) – Week Of April 20, 2019

Hey guys! I'm getting closer to the end of my semester at school, which is always the busiest time. So posts might be coming out around this time for the next few weeks because I'm very busy and stressed. So reveals for my rankdown probably won't be until I'm done with school, which is like midway through May. In the meantime, the form is still open if anyone wants to send in a last minute submission. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Grandson – Apologize (#39)

Last Week's #1 Song: Jonas Brothers – Sucker

The Countdown

45. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#44) [1 Week At #1]

44. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#45)

43. Maren Morris – GIRL (#42)

42. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower (#43)

41. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#37) [5 Weeks At #1]

40. Cardi B/Bruno Mars – Please Me (#41)

39. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More (#34)

38. Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (DEBUT)
37. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#38)

36. FLETCHER – Undrunk (#40)

35. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside (#33)

34. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#36)

33. Austin Brown – In Betweenin' (#30)

32. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (#31)

31. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine (#20)

30. Jake Miller – Wait For You (#35)

29. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#15)

28. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#26)

27. Post Malone – Wow (#23)

26. Yungblud/Halsey/Travis Barker – 11 Minutes (#24)

25. Ally Brooke/Tyga – Low Key (#21)

24. Marshmello/CHVRCHES – Here With Me (#32)

23. Lizzo – Juice (#27)

22. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#18)

21. Khalid – Better (#17)

20. Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde (#28)

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

18. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#14)

17. Lauv/Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired (#13)

16. P!nk – Walk Me Home (#22)

15. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored (#25)

14. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#16)

13. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#8)

12. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (#19)

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

10. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me (#7)

  9. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#12)

  8. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#11)

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

  6. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#9) [7 Weeks At #1]

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

  4. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#4)

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

  2. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#3)

  1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [4^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (7)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (–14)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie Between Lil Peep/iLoveMakonnen/Fall Out Boy – I've Been Waiting and Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored (+10)

New Entrants
~ Our one new entrant this week comes from arguably the biggest joke in music right now. It's Old Town Road by Lil Nas X. Fortunately this is the version with Billy Ray Cyrus, which is good since his voice is actually tolerable and the song is no longer under two minutes. The song still sucks though and just because you put Billy Ray Cyrus in your song (why would ever even agree to it) and you talk about horses, it doesn't make it country, Lil Nas X. This is still a very mediocre and bland trap song with no redeeming qualities. The beat is beyond basic and generic. His voice is not good at all and the autotune does not help. It's just a really terrible "song" all around and shows how far downhill the quality of mainstream music has gone. I would hope this follows a path similar to other big hits that make Hits 1 like In My Feelings and Sicko Mode. This really shouldn't be a hit here. So hopefully it goes away soon.


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

• Jennifer Lopez/French Montana – Medicine
• Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
• Kygo/Valerie Broussard – Think About You
• Jordan McGraw – Flexible
• The Chainsmokers – Kills You Slowly
• Jonas Brothers – Cool
• SZA/The Weeknd/Travis Scott – Power Is Power (DEBUT)
• Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime
• MAX/Quinn XCII – Love Me Less
• Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (DEBUT)
• Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us
• Ava Max – So Am I
• BTS/Halsey – Boy With Luv
• lovelytheband – Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Bazzi – Paradise (DEBUT)

~ I'm gonna save the only good debut for the last. So we'll start with Billie Eilish making another Hit-Bound appearance with Bad Guy. I thought this song was okay at first, but it shrunk on me pretty fast. It's one of Billie's better songs, but that's not exactly saying much. She still sounds like she's dying when she sings. The vocal effects are also not good The production is kind of interesting, but it's not that great. The song is just not that exciting, which is nothing new honestly. I'll take it over some of the other songs from the album.

~ Next is Paradise by Bazzi. I wanted to like this song, but it was just hard to get into for me. It reminds me too much of Mine and I did not like that song. The beat is not very good. Bazzi is a good singer, but I didn't hear that in this song. I thought his vocals here were mediocre. The song is also just forgettable and not that unique. It's not awful, but it's far from good.

~ Our good debut this week is Power Is Power by SZA, The Weeknd, and Travis Scott from the Game of Thrones soundtrack. Even though this sounds a lot like Pray For Me, I think it's a really cool song. A collab between SZA and The Weeknd is something I never knew I needed in my life. I think both singers sound great here and I love hearing their voices together. Travis Scott has a really good verse and I like that he was a part of this. I think this is probably one of the best collaborations of the year so far. I really like this song a lot.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Jennifer Lopez/French Montana – Medicine

2. SZA/The Weeknd/Travis Scott – Power Is Power

3. Kygo/Valerie Broussard – Think About You

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

5. Louis Tomlinson – Two Of Us

Old Town Blurbs

~ Can we please get Halsey – Without Me out of the Top 5. I would prefer if it were just off the countdown. But at the very least I'd like this out of the Top 5 and maybe even the Top 10.

~ Last Hurrah by Bebe Rexha is moving up rather quickly. I have a feeling this is not going to last very long, but I'm cool with how it's doing so far. It's a great song.

~ Walk Me Home by P!nk entered the Top 20 this week. After listening to Hurts 2B Human, I can safely say that this is one of the more bland songs on the album. There are a few songs including the collaborations with Wrabel, Khalid, and Chris Stapleton that are a lot better.

~ I've Been Waiting also entered the Top 20 because when a song has Fall Out Boy, Hits 1 will play it. This song has grown on me though, so I'll take it. I don't love it, but it's good enough.

~ Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde made a nice jump into the Top 20 on its second week. I already know this song is not going to last since it's not a hit and Avril has been severely underrated here after Here's To Never Growing Up, which was her last real hit. Also songs with Nicki Minaj tend to not do very well here. I've noticed that pattern. But it's nice to have this song around for the time being.

~ Ariana Grande – 7 Rings having the Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week definitely made me happy. This song is just straight up trash and I'm really happy to see it falling so fast.

~ As far as the exit goes, I never cared too much for Apologize. I just recently listened to Blood // Water and I think Apologize is superior instrumentally. His vocals are not good in either song, but I think Apologize was well-produced. I'm okay with it leaving though because it was always just there.


Top 20 Review
0 – Crap:
20. Halsey – Without Me
19. Lauv/Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired

1 – Bad:
18. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored
17. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly

2 – Mediocre:
NONE

3 – Decent:
16. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
15. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me

4 – Good:
14. Lil Peep/iLoveMakonnen/Fall Out Boy – I've Been Waiting

5 – Great:
13. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
12. Jonas Brothers – Sucker
11. P!nk – Walk Me Home
10. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier
9. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling
8. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah
7. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It
6. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love
5. Dan + Shay – Speechless
4. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
3. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
2. Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow

Overall Score: 78/100 = 78% (B)


Throwback Pick Of The Week: Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Most Missed Countdown Song: MIKA/Ariana Grande – Popular Song

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: P!nk/Khalid – Hurts 2B Human

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton – Say Something (#17)


My Top 5 Picks
1. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow
2. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More
3. Dean Lewis – Be Alright
4. Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde
5. Khalid – Better