Jonas Brothers (5) – Week Of April 27, 2019

Hey guys! I know I'm falling behind a little bit, but it's just for the next week or two since it's the end of the semester for me. By then, I'll be able to fully catch up and start results for my 2010s rankdown. So that's something to look forward to. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More (#39)
• Cardi B/Bruno Mars – Please Me (#40)
• 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#41) [5 Weeks At #1]
• Maren Morris – GIRL (#43)
• Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#44)

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

The Countdown

45. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#34)

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

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

42. FLETCHER – Undrunk (#36)

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

40. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#37)

39. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (DEBUT)

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

37. Jake Miller – Wait For You (#30)

36. Alessia Cara – Out Of Love (DEBUT)

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

34. Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (#38)

33. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#28)

32. NOTD/Felix Jaehn/Captain Cuts/Georgia Ku – So Close (DEBUT)

31. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (#32)

30. MAX/Quinn XCII – Love Me Less (DEBUT)

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

28. Lizzo – Juice (#23)

27. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend (DEBUT)

26. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#29)

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

24. Khalid – Better (#21)

23. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine (#31)

22. Post Malone – Wow (#27)

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

20. Ally Brooke/Tyga – Low Key (#25)

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

18. Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (#12)

17. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#22)

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

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

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

13. P!nk – Walk Me Home (#16)

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

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

10. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#9)

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

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

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

  6. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#14)

  5. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#2)

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

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

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

  1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [5^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be (1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde (–15)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie Between Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar and Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine (+8)

New Entrants
~ First up this week is Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi. I like this song a reasonable amount. It's a nice little piano ballad and his voice is pretty good. He reminds me a lot of James Arthur. I think the song is nice and there's really no reason for me to dislike it. It's not something that I can picture myself going out of my way to listen to. But if it comes on the radio, I won't change it. I can't really see it lasting long here, but we'll see what happens.

~ Next is Alessia Cara with Out Of Love. I think this is better than her last two singles, which I thought had very generic and strange production. Unlike those two, Out Of Love is a ballad and I find it kind of boring. I know I tend to like a lot of ballads. But to pull it off, the vocal talent needs to be there and I just don't hear anything that special in Alessia Cara's voice. She has a good voice, but it's not strong enough to stand on its own with the piano. I think it's well-written though, so she does deserve some credit. As far as the song itself goes, it's forgettable and not that interesting, which I've been pretty consistent about ever since she started this new strange era.

~ Next is So Close by NOTD, Felix Jaehn, Captain Cuts, and Georgia Ku. I think this song is kind of generic, but at the same time it's not bad. The production is nothing that new or outstanding. I do not like the vocals here and the vocal effects throughout the song don't sound very good. But with the production, I just feel like when you have this many producers on one song, it shouldn't sound like it was produced solely by NOTD, who are not very good at what they do if I'm totally honest. In other words, I was underwhelmed here and I have higher expectations for someone like Felix Jaehn, who has some good songs. So Close is just very forgettable.

~ Soon following that, we have Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII. I like MAX, but I was expecting something a lot better. He has a fantastic voice, but I really don't hear it here. I loved Lights Down Low for how sweet it was and I liked Gibberish for how catchy it was. Love Me Less is a little difficult to get into. I don't really like Quinn XCII's contribution and MAX is capable of so much better. It's not a bad song by any means. I won't really care if I'm forced to listen to this for whatever reason. It's just kind of disappointing for an artist whose material I usually like.

~ Finally, we have a song by an artist who I find to be very overrated. It's Billie Eilish with Bury A Friend. I just don't get where this kind of inspiration comes from. Why would anyone want to make a weird ass song like this? The production is so light and underwhelming that it's almost not there. Her voice is not good. She doesn't actually sing, she just mumbles her way through the song. I don't like the weird voice that says "Billie" and "Listen". This is not the kind of song I want to hear on the radio and I'm tired of Billie Eilish being as big as she is when she's virtually talentless. This is just my opinion, but even then, I can't hear her vocal talent from an objective standpoint. I've said this before, but I'm not her target audience, so that's probably why I can't get into her music. I'd prefer if this didn't become a hit.


Best Debut of the Week: Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved


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

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

~ Our one new song is the collaboration between Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie titled ME. I think this is better than every single from Reputation. This song is really fun, upbeat, and catchy. It brings back 1989 vibes and I think that's one of her best eras. And I prefer this light, happy Taylor as opposed to the dark Taylor from Reputation. Brendon Urie sounds really good here and I think he and Taylor have great chemistry. The lyrics are silly, but the song itself is fun and I really like the video. So yeah, I love this. We'll see how it holds up, but as of right now, it's likely to be my song of the summer.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Kygo/Valerie Broussard – Think About You

2. Jennifer Lopez/French Montana – Medicine

3. Taylor Swift/Brendon Urie – ME!

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

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

Out Of Blurbs

~ I guess I'm not technically out of blurbs, but I don't have the time for them this post, so we can probably live without them right now. I will say that it was nice to see Anne Marie – 2002 drop to #45 like that and Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More was the only exit that did not deserve to leave. The others are either not good or old.


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

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

2 – Mediocre:
15. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me

3 – Decent:
14. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho

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

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

Overall Score: 71/100 = 71% (B)


Throwback Pick Of The Week: Fergie – Big Girls Don't Cry

Most Missed Countdown Song: Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry/Snow – Con Calma

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie Between Bad Wolves – Zombie (#14) and Justin Timberlake/Chris Stapleton – Say Something (#40)


My Top 5 Picks
1. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow
2. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
3. Khalid – Better
4. Dean Lewis – Be Alright
5. Avril Lavigne/Nicki Minaj – Dumb Blonde