Update: What's To Come

Hey guys! So I haven't posted in almost a month. I've been super busy with my last few weeks of school. I've had a ton of final work and this past week was my graduation from my community college with my associate's degree. So I've had a lot going on recently and now I'm behind on stuff here. I don't want to make multiple posts for each countdown I've missed, so I'm just gonna do mini recaps here.


Week of May 4, 2019:
~ This week, the Jonas Brothers were at #6 for a sixth week in a row. There was not very much interesting movement on the countdown. But there were three interesting debuts. Dancing's Not A Crime by Panic! At The Disco debuted at #40. I thought this was overproduced and messy at first. But after seeing them and hearing it live, it did grow on me. I think it's fun even though it's one of the weaker songs from Pray For The Wicked. I think The Overpass or King Of The Clouds would've been a better single choice. But this is still good. On the not-so-good side is Boy With Luv by BTS featuring Halsey debuting at #35. I think BTS is very overhyped. I find their music generic and this is no different. It's kind of annoying. Their voices are not that good and I don't like their rapper at all. Halsey only sings a couple lines backup in the chorus. It's just a very overhyped single that did not deliver and I honestly didn't expect it to. Lastly at #13 was ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie. This is the best lead single she's released since We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. It's fun and catchy. They have great chemistry and I think it was a great collab. The lines are kind of cheesy, but it's a fun song that I can't help but smile to. The exits consisted of Wait For You by Jake Miller (which I forgot existed), Undrunk by Fletcher, and Natural by Imagine Dragons. The latter two were good, but them leaving doesn't affect me very much.


Week of May 11, 2019:
~ Sucker by the Jonas Brothers was #1 for a seventh week. Shocker. ME! by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie entered the Top 10, which is not very surprising. Dancing With A Stranger had an undeserving 11-spot drop. Boy With Luv entered the Top 20 because Hits 1 is trying to appeal to the BTS army, which is a huge fanbase from what I've seen. Also Out Of Love by Alessia Cara held at #39. This is a really boring song and I'm not surprised to see it not doing very well. I'm not sure why they picked it up in the first place. There were four debuts this week. Billie Eilish debuted with When The Party's Over at #42 and Bad Guy at #34. It's obvious which of these is better but I don't like either of them. Bad Guy is kinda catchy and production-wise, it's not bad. Her voice kind of ruins though because I'm just not a fan of her whispery, breathy voice. To me, that's not really talent. The vocal effects are kind of weird too. And then When The Party's Over is a fucking snooze fest. This is one of the most boring this I've ever heard and I don't know why they would push this to radio because people will fall asleep and that will cause accidents. So yeah. It's easily the worst of the three Billie Eilish on the countdown. Fortunately, Medicine by Jennifer Lopez and French Montana debuted at #33. I think this song is a bop. It's well-produced and catchy as hell. JLo sounds great here and I really like French Montana's verse. I think it's a very infectious tune and I'm happy to see it here. And then of course at #17 is If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes. I like the song but he's done better. I much prefer In My Blood, Lost In Japan, and Youth. It's still good and it's really catchy. But since it debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, it's become his highest-peaking song and I don't know how to feel about that because it's not his best work. That being said, I'm not sure how long it'll stick with me. I can see it being the next There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back. The exits consisted of In Betweenin' by Austin Brown, Eastside by Benny Blanco w/ Halsey and Khalid, 2002 by Anne-Marie, and Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee. In Betweenin' was never that good and it was always irrelevant. 2002 should've left a long ass time ago. This song was never a big hit anywhere else here in the states. But Hits 1 have become Anne-Marie stans for some ungodly reason. So I'm sure this will be on their year-end list. And then Eastside and Sunflower were getting old. Sunflower has become pretty overrated. It's an okay song, but did not deserve to be as big as it was. So I'm glad it's gone.


Week of May 18, 2019:
~ You can probably guess the #1 if you don't already know. ME! by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie rose to #3. I can see this being a #1 hit in the future possibly. Walk Me Home by P!nk also hit a new a peak in the Top 10. I listened to her Hurts 2B Human album and there are much better songs on there than Walk Me Home. It's good but it was a poor single choice in my opinion. It's good for radio since radio is all over basic pop. But quality-wise, it's one of the less interesting songs from the album, which I thought was good overall. If I Can't Have You also jumped into the Top 10 on its second week, which kind of shocked me, but at the same time it didn't. What did shock me was Here With Me by Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES hitting the Top 10. I'm glad to see this become a hit. It's a great song from a mediocre producer. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus had the Biggest Jump of the Week into the Top 20 because Hits 1 is hopping onto the trend of liking Old Town Road even though the song sucks. Boy With Luv by BTS featuring Halsey and Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored by Ariana Grande were tied for the Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week, which is good because both songs are pretty bad. Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper is sitting in the Bottom 5 and I do wish this had a better second run here. I'm glad it had a second run at all, but I would've liked to have seen a Top 10 peak or something. I thought it deserved better. The first of the two debuts was Flexible by Jordan McGraw at #39. I remember nothing about this song other than the fact that it's mediocre. At #12 was I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber. I'm kind of indifferent on this song. It's not bad but it's not that good either. I kinda liked it at first, but it shrunk on me pretty quickly and now it's kind of just there. This week's exits were 11 Minutes by Yungblud w/ Halsey and Travis Barker and Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande. 11 Minutes was never really that good and I'm glad it didn't become a hit. And then Thank U, Next was the beginning of Ariana Grande's downfall. I don't hate the song, but it's flavorless and it was the start of a bad era for her because this then led to Imagine, which sucks, and 7 Rings, which also sucks.


I should be able to post this week's countdown normally within the next few days. That's where I'll catch up on everything new on Hit-Bound. But now that school is over for me, I can devote more time to blogging and so, I'm trying to think of things I can do over the summer on top of the regular countdown posts. I think I have an idea, but I'm still trying to work out the details. However, I know you've been waiting a long time. The 2010s rankdown has been open much longer than it should've been. But now it's closed. I've entered all the submissions, calculated the results, and reveals will start this week. So stay tuned. Reveals will take place on the rankdown page linked below.

Link: http://siriusxmhits1weekendcountdown.blogspot.com/p/rankdown-2010s-music-champions.html


So that's all I have for today. It feels good to kind of catch up and I look forward to our rankdown. Thanks for reading!