2013 – A Year In Review

2013 was a great year. First off, we had some new breakthrough artists such as Imagine Dragons. There were some unexpected hits such as Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up). We've had songs that jumped all over the countdown such as Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love. I found the best song of the year (To be revealed when I post My Top 45 Songs Of The Year) and the worst song of the year (To be revealed as you keep reading).

A lot of songs have achieved the #1 spot this year. Some were good, some were bad, some were actually popular, some were just random. Without further ado, here are the songs that achieved #1 this year.

• Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (8 Weeks)
• Katy Perry – Roar (7 Weeks)
• Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (6 Weeks)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop (4 Weeks)
• Ke$ha – Die Young (4 Weeks)
• Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (4 Weeks)
• Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble (4 Weeks)
• P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason (3 Weeks)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can't Hold Us (3 Weeks)
• Olly Murs – Troublemaker (1 Week)
• Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight (1 Week)
• Maroon 5 – Daylight (1 Week)
• Lorde – Royals (1 Week)
• OneRepublic – Counting Stars (1 Week)
• Imagine Dragons – Demons (1 Week)
• Fall Out Boy – Alone Together (1 Week)
• Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber (1 Week)

Congrats to all those songs. Now there were a lot of songs I didn't like at first but I did eventually. And there were a few songs that I absolutely hated and still hate. It was actually hard for me to pick five songs I didn't like. But I managed. Here they are. (#1 being the worst.)

Bottom 5 Songs Of 2013

5. Kelsi Luck – That's What I Like

4. A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera – Say Something

3. Katy Perry – Roar

2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls

1. Wax – Rosana

There were some good songs in 2012 as well. Here are My Top 5 Songs in 2012.

Top 5 Songs Of 2012

1. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)

2. Rihanna – Where Have You Been

3. Olly Murs feat. Chiddy Bang – Heart Skips A Beat

4. M83 – Midnight City

5. Ellie Goulding – Lights

There were also a few good songs in 2011. Here are My Top 3 Songs in 2011

Top 3 Songs Of 2011

1. JTX – Love In America

2. Cobra Starship feat. Sabi – You Make Me Feel...

3. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine – Stereo Hearts

One song had the shortest tenure of 2013. It was a good one. And I was disappointed it lasted so short. Unfortunately, our shortest tenure song lasted two weeks.

2013 Shortest Tenured Song: Rihanna feat. David Guetta – Right Now (2 Weeks) 

We must honor this song as it did its best.

One song had the longest tenure of 2013. It was also a good one. It was the first song to last a full year! 

2013 Longest Tenured Song: Maroon 5 – Payphone (Debuted 4/21/12, Left 5/4/13)

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

OneRepublic (1) – Week Of December 21, 2013

“Lately I been, I been losing sleep, dreaming about the things that we could be. But baby I been, I been praying hard. Said no more counting dollars. We'll be here, we'll be counting stars.” Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Katy Perry – Unconditionally (#22)
• Icona Pop – All Night (#39)
• New Politics – Harlem (#44)
• Lana Del Rey feat. Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Imagine Dragons – Demons

The Countdown

45. Enrique Iglesias – Heart Attack (#43)

44. Capital Cities – Safe and Sound (RE-ENTRY)

43. Travie McCoy feat. Jason Mraz – Rough Water (#33)

42. The Wanted – We Own The Night (#34)

41. Serebro – Mi Mi Mi (#21)

40. A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera – Say Something (DEBUT)

39. Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love (#18)

38. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – Dark Horse (DEBUT)

37. Rihanna – What Now (#37)

36. Bruno Mars – Young Girls (DEBUT)

35. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can't Hold Us (#31)

34. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (#33)

33. Lady Gaga – Applause (#16)

32. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (#20)

31. John Newman – Love Me Again (#25)

30. The Mowgli's – Say It, Just Say It (#24)

29. Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines (#23)

28. Linkin Park feat. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes (#42)

27. Midnight Red – Hell Yeah (#36)

26. Wax – Rosana (#41)

25. Panic! At The Disco feat. Lolo – Miss Jackson (#26)

24. One Direction – Story Of My Life (#28)

23. Flo Rida – How I Feel (#39)

22. Sara Bareilles – Brave (#38)

21. Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly – Do What U Want (#27)

20. Justin Timberlake – Drink You Away (#40)

19. Paramore – Still Into You (#17)

18. Ellie Goulding – Burn (#35)

17. Katy Perry – Roar (#4)

16. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls (#14)

15. Selena Gomez – Slow Down (#19)

14. Passenger – Let Her Go (#30)

13. Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (#10)

12. Hunter Hayes – I Want Crazy (#11)

11. Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight (#9)

10. The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (#15)

  9. MKTO – Classic (#13)

  8. Zedd feat. Hayley Williams – Stay The Night (#12)

  7. Lorde – Royals (#6)

  6. Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (#5)

  5. Fall Out Boy – Alone Together (#8)

  4. Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster (#7)

  3. Imagine Dragons – Demons (#1)

  2. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber (#2)

  1. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (#3) [New #1]

#1 Song 1 Year Ago: fun. – Some Nights

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love (–21)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Justin Timberlake – Drink You Away (+20)

As everyone should know, Green = It should stay. Red = It should leave. Blue = I don't care.

New Entrants

-- We're sort of welcoming back Capital Cities – Safe and Sound. But like every other re-entrant that re-enters at #43, #44, or #45, it'll leave again next week. So expect that.

-- Let's start with the worst debut. A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera – Say Something is a slow song. I don't think their voices sound good together. I don't get the point of the song. The piano doesn't sound good. It's just full of bad things.

-- People like me are probably thinking, “Another Katy Perry song? Really?” But you can't think that because Dark Horse is actually really good. Juicy J plays a good role. Katy's voice actually sounds good in this song. 

-- Bruno Mars is now placing his 5th song from Unorthodox Jukebox on the countdown. Young Girls is nothing to get excited about. It's actually kind of bad. I can't really explain why. Maybe it's Bruno's voice?

Countdown Info

-- When Spyder Harrison did his recap of #2 – #5, he said #4 was Eminem feat. Rihanna – What Now. It took me a while to figure out that was wrong.

-- Last week, I sensed two potential #1 songs. This week's #1 is the least expected. But I do like this song at #1.

-- Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark is back under #30. Keep it there. If it has another massive jump, I think I'll have a Heart Attack.*

-- The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather has entered the Top 10. I don't know what to say.

-- Earlier this week, I was listening to regular FM radio and on 103.5 KISS FM, I heard a song that I thought FM radio stations would never play. That song was John Newman – Love Me Again.

-- The Wanted – We Own The Night isn't really catching on.

-- Serebro – Mi Mi Mi has been on the countdown longer than I thought it would be.

-- I apologize for my harsh review on Passenger – Let Her Go last week. It's actually pretty good. Last week did have all good debuts. =D 

-- Unconditionally's exit was a little unexpected. It left at #22.

-- There is a lot of CRAP on Hit-Bound right now. And that crap is starting to infect the Weekend Countdown with songs like Say Something and Young Girls. Especially the songs that entered Hit-Bound this weekend.

-- I think Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster could be a possible #1 song.

-- For the past 9 weeks, not a single song has held the #1 spot for more than one week.

-- My Top 45 Songs Of 2013 is expected to posted on Monday. You have till Wednesday to vote for Your Top 45 Songs Of 2013.

-- What is Lorde – Royals still doing in the Top 10? No one listens to that anymore. Everyone listens to her new song, Team.

Song Recommendations For The Weekend Countdown

-- As I said the past few weeks, I recommend Avicii feat. Dan Tyminski – Hey Brother, Maroon 5 – Lucky Strike, and Drake feat. Majid Jordan – Hold On We're Going Home

-- Avril Lavigne feat. Chad Kroeger – Let Me Go - This song makes Avril sound like a grown, married woman unlike Rock N Roll and Here's To Never Growing Up.

-- Austin Mahone – Banga! Banga! - Austin Mahone is just a great young artist who makes great music.

-- Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws - We need more Of Monsters and Men!

-- Avicii feat. Adam Lambert & Nile Rodgers – Lay Me Down - This is a good song by Avicii as well.

My Top 5 Picks
1. John Newman – Love Me Again
2. Midnight Red – Hell Yeah
3. Linkin Park feat. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes
4. OneRepublic – Counting Stars
5. Sara Bareilles – Brave
*Get It? Enrique Iglesias!

Hits 1 Best Of 2013 Listener Poll – Results

Hits 1 recently conducted a listener poll on their homepage for the year of 2013. All you had to do was vote. Congratulations to the winners of these awards. Here are the results.

•  Sirius XM Hits 1 Unexpected Hit Of The Year

Winner: Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)

Comments: I do believe this is an unexpected hit. Especially since this was their first song back together as a band again. 

• Sirius XM Hits 1 Breakthrough Artist Of The Year

Winner: Imagine Dragons

Comments: I also agree. Before Radioactive was a hit, when I heard it, I thought it was a cool song. I had no idea it would become this much of a hit! And everyone knows the song. I've never heard anyone say they don't like it. Congrats, Imagine Dragons!

• Sirius XM Hits 1 Most Stimulating Artist Of The Year

Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Comments: So true. These guys put 4 popular songs on the countdown. I don't think they were all good, but they were popular. Can't Hold Us seems like the guys' best because everyone knows it and it's a cool song. I would actually call them Breakthrough Artist Of The Year.

• Sirius XM Hits 1 Hit-Bound Found It Artist Of The Year

Winner: Olly Murs

Comments: I actually voted for this guy. He is really good for a runner-up on The X Factor. His really popular hit, Troublemaker, was a great song. His current hit, Dance With Me Tonight, is also a great song. Heart Skips A Beat was a great song as well. I would like to see Right Place Right Time hit the countdown too. 'Cause that's a great song too. Congrats, Olly Murs.

Thanks For Reading! Have a great week before Christmas!

Imagine Dragons (1) – Week Of December 14, 2013

11 more days till Christmas! I hope you enjoy Christmas. But I’ll be busy making all my end of the year posts for 2013. (My Top 45 Songs, Your Top 45 Songs, The Awards To Certain Songs, Hits 1’s Top 45 Songs Of 2013) I got a lot of work ahead of me. Before we get to this week’s Fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week.

• Capital Cities – Safe and Sound (#30)
• Zedd feat. Foxes – Clarity (#31)
• Maroon 5 – Love Somebody (#38)
• P!nk feat. Lily Allen – True Love (#42)

Last Week’s #1 Song: Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight

The Countdown

45. Lana Del Rey feat. Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness (#43)

44. New Politics – Harlem (#44)

43. Enrique Iglesias – Heart Attack (#33)

42. Linkin Park feat. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes (#26)

41. Wax – Rosana (#29)

40. Justin Timberlake – Drink You Away (DEBUT)

39. Icona Pop – All Night (#39)

38. Sara Bareilles – Brave (DEBUT)

37. Rihanna – What Now (#41)

36. Midnight Red – Hell Yeah (DEBUT)

35. Ellie Goulding – Burn (#35)

34. The Wanted – We Own The Night (#37)

33. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (#32)

32. Travie McCoy feat. Jason Mraz – Rough Water (#27)

31. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us (#40)

30. Passenger – Let Her Go (DEBUT)
29. Flo Rida – How I Feel (#19)
28. One Direction – Story Of My Life (#34)
27. Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly – Do What U Want (#17)
26. Panic! At The Disco feat. Lolo – Miss Jackson (#16)
25. John Newman – Love Me Again (#23)
24. The Mowgli's – Say It, Just Say It (#28)
23. Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines (#36)
22. Katy Perry – Unconditionally (#18)
21. Serebro – Mi Mi Mi (#25)
20. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (#10)
19. Selena Gomez – Slow Down (#8)
18. Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love (#45)
17. Paramore – Still Into You (#5)
16. Lady Gaga – Applause (#6)
15. The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (#12)
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy & Hollis – White Walls (#21)
13. MKTO – Classic (#20)
12. Zedd feat. Hayley Williams – Stay The Night (#15)
11. Hunter Hayes – I Want Crazy (#14)
10. Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (#9)
  9. Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight (#1)
  8. Fall Out Boy – Alone Together (#22)
  7. Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster (#13)
  6. Lorde – Royals (#7)
  5. Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (#4)
  4. Katy Perry – Roar (#3)
  3. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (#24)
  2. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber (#11)
  1. Imagine Dragons – Demons (#2) [1st Week at #1]

#1 Song 1 Year Ago: fun. – Some Nights

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Linkin Park feat. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes (–16)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love (+27)

New Entrants
- Justin Timberlake is back! Drink You Away has a little folksy tune to it. Justin Timberlake is a great artist who did a great job performing this song on the 2013 American Music Awards. It is just a little bit more interesting than Mirrors but a lot more interesting than Suit & Tie. However, I’m not familiar with this song enough to rank it in My Top 45 Of 2013. Too bad.

- Who wins the battle between The Wanted and One Direction? It’s Midnight Red! Hell Yeah is an awesome song that can be played in any party. It’s a great tune to dance to. And it can even be eligible for my year end rankings because I’ve been familiar with it for a while. This is most definitely accepted into the countdown.

- This next song will also be eligible due to familiar-ness. It’s Sara Bareilles – Brave. I love this song because it has a great message to it. And that message is shown in the music video for this song. I recommend you to check out the music video. This does sound kind of like Katy Perry – Roar. And it is really inspiring.

- Last, and probably least, we have Passenger – Let Her Go. This band sounds like James Blunt. Let Her Go is not really interesting at all. I mean 1/3 (33.333333333333.... %) of the song actually sounds good. I thought this could be a week of all good entrants. But I was wrong.

Countdown Info
- I sense two potential #1 songs. One at #2 and one at #3.

- Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster finally ascended into the Top 10.

- You guys put Fall Out Boy – Alone Together back in the Top 10? Awwww... You shouldn't have. No really, you shouldn't have. I’m starting to get over that song.

- Funny how the best song I’ve ever heard (#42) and the worst song I’ve ever heard (#41) are both on the countdown.

- The way Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love moves up and down confuses me. Is it old or still considered a “hit”?

- I really really really really really (really really really) want Avicii – Hey Brother to debut the countdown. That song is amazing!

- Maroon 5 – Love Somebody is gone. So a new Maroon 5 would be nice. I recommend Lucky Strike. That’s a cool song.

- Cash Cash hosted Hit-Bound this weekend. Once again, is Mikey Piff okay?

- Spyder Harrison said Paramore – Still Into You had the biggest drop of the week. You can’t always believe what he says.

- VOTE FOR YOUR END OF THE YEAR TOP 45 COUNTDOWN!!! Simply go to the post called Your End Of The Year and post a comment with your vote!

My Top 5 Picks
1. Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like
2. John Newman – Love Me Again
3. Linkin Park feat. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes
4. Midnight Red – Hell Yeah
5. Justin Timberlake – Drink You Away

Olly Murs (1) – Week Of December 7, 2013

Wow. I hope everyone is aware of the fact that we have a new record for highest ascended re-entry. Congratulations, Olly Murs. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week.

• The 1975 – Chocolate (#41)
• Bruno Mars – Gorilla (#43)
• Cher Lloyd – I Wish (#45)

Last Week’s #1 Song: Katy Perry – Roar

The Countdown
45. Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love (#34)

44. New Politics – Harlem (#35)

43. Lana Del Rey ft. Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness (#42)

42. P!nk ft. Lily Allen – True Love (#37)

41. Rihanna – What Now (DEBUT)

40. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us (#44)

39. Icona Pop – All Night (#40)

38. Maroon 5 – Love Somebody (#39)

37. The Wanted – We Own The Night (DEBUT)

36. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines (#32)

35. Ellie Goulding – Burn (DEBUT)

34. One Direction – Story Of My Life (#21)

33. Enrique Iglesias – Heart Attack (#26)

32. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (#31)

31. Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity (#38)

30. Capital Cities – Safe and Sound (#33)

29. Wax – Rosana (#24)

28. The Mowgli's – Say It, Just Say It (#29)

27. Travie McCoy ft. Jason Mraz – Rough Water (#15)

26. Linkin Park ft. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes (#25)

25. Serebro – Mi Mi Mi (#30)

24. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (#27)

23. John Newman – Love Me Again (#36)

22. Fall Out Boy – Alone Together (#23)

21. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls (#22)

20. MKTO – Classic (#19)

19. Flo Rida – How I Feel (#20)

18. Katy Perry – Unconditionally (#16)

17. Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly – Do What U Want (#28)

16. Panic! At The Disco ft. Lolo – Miss Jackson (#17)

15. Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – Stay The Night (#18)

14. Hunter Hayes – I Want Crazy (#14)
13. Eminem ft. Rihanna – The Monster (#13)

12. The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (#12)

11. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber (#9)

10. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (#10)

  9. Armin van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (#11)

  8. Selena Gomez – Slow Down (#7)

  7. Lorde – Royals (#6)

  6. Lady Gaga – Applause (#5)

  5. Paramore – Still Into You (#8)

  4. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (#2)

  3. Katy Perry – Roar (#1)

  2. Imagine Dragons – Demons (#4)

  1. Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight (#3) [1st Week at #1]

#1 Song 1 Year Ago: Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: One Direction – Story Of My Life (–13)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: John Newman – Love Me Again (+13)

Before we get to this week’s new entrants, lets give a moment of silence to Nelson Mandela, who died at age 95 on Thursday...

New Entrants

- Rihanna is back (Yay!) with What Now (oh... ). What Now isn’t as interesting as Right Now or Diamonds. But it’s good. My brother hates this song. Especially the part where she screams “What Now?” 

- The Wanted – We Own The Night has been on Hit-Bound for months now! Here are some songs that were on Hit-Bound with it:

• Eminem – Berzerk
• Phillip Phillips – Gone Gone Gone
• Enrique Iglesias – Turn The Night Up
• Avril Lavigne – Rock N Roll
• Robin Thicke – Give It 2 U
• Demi Lovato – Made In The USA
• Fall Out Boy – Alone Together
• Lana Del Rey/Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness

There are many more too. We Own The Night is a good song and it must be competing with Story Of My Life. Everyone should know We Own The Night is better though, right? Right?

- Ellie Goulding is back with Burn. Burn is also a good song that has been on Hit-Bound for a while. But who cares? It's here!

Countdown Info

- I color-coded the songs. Green = I want it to stay. Red = I want it to leave.

- Not only did Spyder Harrison forget that Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight was a re-entry, but he forgot that Troublemaker scored #1 a few months back. So he said Dance With Me Tonight was Olly’s first #1 on this countdown.

- Armin van Buuren/Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like is accepted into the Top 10.

- The Biggest Jump and DROP!!! Of The Week both moved 13 spots. What a coincidence.

- The Heat (Channel 47) took over 20 on 20 (Channel 3) this past week. This was strange. But whatever.

- Sometime this week, I will be posting a Hits 1 Award Post where we (I) will be awarding songs for longest tenure, most times at #1, highest debut, lowest debut, biggest drop of the year, biggest jump of the year, etc.

- I now know why Katy Perry – Unconditionally isn’t moving up that much. Because Roar is still in the Top 3.

- Speaking of Unconditionally, that is the only 10/26/13 entrant that does not look like it’s on its way out. I Wish is gone. Harlem is at #44. Heart Attack dropped 7 spots to #33. Rosana dropped to #29.

- This countdown is too good for Miley Cyrus. So that explains why she is not here. I’ve recently been jamming out to Drake/Majid Jordan – Hold On We’re Going Home. I would like to see that hit the countdown.

Now for a mini Hit-Bound review.

- Ryan Sampson from The Morning Mash Up hosted Hit-Bound this week. Is Mikey Piff okay? Because this is the second straight week he hasn’t hosted Hit-Bound.

- First we have A Great Big World/Christina Aguilera – Say Something. If you like this song, you’re probably not going to want to read my review, unless you want to hear (or in this case, read) what I have to say. I first heard this as a live performance on the 2013 AMA’s. I don’t think they sound good together. I just don’t like this song.

- Next we have Lorde – Team. This is a little more interesting than Royals. Okay, a lot more interesting. Royals is actually kind of boring. I like Team better.

My Top 5 Picks
1. Linkin Park/Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes
2. John Newman – Love Me Again
3. The Wanted – We Own The Night
4. Enrique Iglesias – Heart Attack
5. New Politics – Harlem

Katy Perry (7) – Week Of November 30, 2013

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Britney Spears was this weekend's guest host. Honestly, this was a terrible week. I have one question. When there is a guest host, do they decide where the songs go? Leave a comment if you have an answer. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• NONE

Last Week's #1 Song: Fall Out Boy – Alone Together
The Countdown
45. Cher Lloyd – I Wish (#40)
44. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – Can't Hold Us (#31)
43. Bruno Mars – Gorilla (#44)
42. Lana Del Rey ft. Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness (#25)
41. The 1975 – Chocolate (#38)
40. Icona Pop – All Night (#23)
39. Maroon 5 – Love Somebody (#32)
38. Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity (#45)
37. P!nk ft. Lily Allen – True Love (#42)
36. John Newman – Love Me Again (#27)
35. New Politics – Harlem (#26)
34. Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love (#37)
33. Capital Cities – Safe and Sound (#30)
32. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines (#33)
31. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (#36)
30. Serebro – Mi Mi Mi (#35)
29. The Mowgli's – Say It, Just Say It (#19)
28. Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly – Do What U Want (#21)
27. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (#24)
26. Enrique Iglesias – Heart Attack (#29)
25. Linkin Park ft. Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes (#22)
24. Wax – Rosana (#41)
23. Fall Out Boy – Alone Together (#1)
22. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls (#43)
21. One Direction – Story Of My Life (#20)
20. Flo Rida – How I Feel (#39)
19. MKTO – Classic (#8)
18. Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – Stay The Night (#9)
17. Panic! At The Disco ft. Lolo – Miss Jackson (#28)
16. Katy Perry – Unconditionally (#17)
15. Travie McCoy ft. Jason Mraz – Rough Water (#18)
14. Hunter Hayes – I Want Crazy (#13)
13. Eminem ft. Rihanna – The Monster (#12)
12. The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather (#15)
11. Armin van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (#14)
10. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (#11)
  9. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber (#16)
  8. Paramore – Still Into You (#34)
  7. Selena Gomez – Slow Down (#10)
  6. Lorde – Royals (#5)
  5. Lady Gaga – Applause (#7)
  4. Imagine Dragons – Demons (#3)
  3. Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight (#6)
  2. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (#2)
  1. Katy Perry – Roar (#4) [7th Week at #1]

#1 Song 1 Year Ago: fun. – Some Nights

Biggest DROP!!!: Fall Out Boy – Alone Together (–22)

Biggest Jump: Paramore – Still Into You (+26)

No new music this week. I know. Sucks.

The fact that Katy Perry is back at #1 makes me wanna scream. And not in the good way.

I could've sworn Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight would've been #1. During Hits 1 airplay, when they have this random singer that introduces themselves and say, “This is your most wutchuwanted song,” most of those were Dance With Me Tonight.

I also thought Midnight Red – Hell Yeah would've debuted due to its huge increase in airplay. I'm supposed to close up opportunities for songs to debut because it is the beginning of December and I have to make my Top 45 Songs Of 2013. But if it debuts next weekend, maybe I can make an exception.

On Thanksgiving morning, I checked the Hits 1 Weekly Schedule to see if the Weekend Countdown will occur. It didn't say anything about the Weekend Countdown. But then I was in my car later listening to P!nk/Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason on The Pulse when I saw @BritneySpears on Hits 1. I checked and found the Weekend Countdown playing.

The fact that Wax – Rosana is in front of Linkin Park/Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes makes me so ANGRY!!! Rosana should've never came in the first place!

Is Robin Thicke/Pharrell/T.I. – Blurred Lines really still here? It is? Ok, that's all I needed to know.

Lana Del Rey/Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness in the Bottom 5 is unacceptable. Fix it.

If Katy Perry – Roar stays at #1 for 1 more week, they will have tied with Imagine Dragons – Radioactive. If she holds it for 2 more weeks, she will have tied with Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe. If she holds it for 3 more weeks, she will have officially broken the record.

Who is still voting for Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark? 'Cause I wanna have a little chat with them.*

Harry Styles did a track-by-track of One Direction's new album, Midnight Memories, this past week. I have to say. I am impressed. Well done One Direction.

Fall Out Boy did an excellent job at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performing Alone Together.

Austin Mahone also did a great job performing his new song Banga! Banga!

Why is it that Spyder Harrison never says ft. Steve Aoki when he gets to A Light That Never Comes? It's strange because the electro-DJ says it in Ear Poppin' Music.

Wow. Fall Out Boy – Alone Together made the Biggest DROP!!! Of The Week and it was at #1 last week.

I have a new blog! It is where I pick two songs and you debate which is better. Check it out at www.bettersongdebate.blogspot.com

Now for a mini Hit-Bound review.

- AJR – I'm Ready is on Hit-Bound. If you haven't heard this song before, I recommend you not listen to it unless you want to hear how bad it is. It is an awful kid song with Spongebob's voice for kids who like obnoxious music.

- Haim – The Wire is back on Hit-Bound. No, that doesn't mean it was already on the Weekend Countdown. It left Hit-Bound the same week as Serebro – Mi Mi Mi. And now it's back. It is not good. It is an all girl group who made a displeasing song to me.

- Next we have Bastille – Pompeii. I never liked this song before. But compared to the other songs on Hit-Bound, it's actually pretty good.

Spyder Harrison, please come back and fix what Britney has done!

My Top 5 Picks
1. Linkin Park/Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes
2. John Newman – Love Me Again
3. Armin van Buuren/Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like
4. Lana Del Rey/Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness
5. Flo Rida – How I Feel

*I want to discuss why it is back in the Top 10. Or even better. Why it is still in the countdown.

2013 American Music Awards Review

Hello everyone! On Sunday, November 24, 2013, the 2013 American Music Awards took place. It was on ABC (Channel 7) at 8:00 PM ET (7 PM CT). I have to say, it was a great night. We had a bunch of great performances and a bunch of great awards being handed out to a bunch of great people. And Pitbull was the host! So let's get started. We will review the awards.

Awards 

1. Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Nominees

• Bruno Mars
• Robin Thicke
• Justin Timberlake

Winner: Justin Timberlake

2. Favorite R&B/Soul Female Artist

Nominees

• Ciara
• Alicia Keys
• Rihanna

Winner: Rihanna

3. Favorite Country Album

Nominees

• Luke Bryan -- Crash My Party
• Florida Georgia Line -- Here's To The Good Times
• Taylor Swift -- Red

Winner: Taylor Swift -- Red

4. Favorite Hip Hop/Rap Album

Nominees

• JAY-Z -- Magna-Carta...Holy Grail
• Kendrick Lamar -- Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- The Heist

Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- The Heist

5. Favorite Alternative Artist

Nominees

• Imagine Dragons
• The Lumineers
• Mumford & Sons

Winner: Imagine Dragons

6. Favorite Latin Music Artist

Nominees

• Marc Anthony
• Prince Royce
• Romeo Santos

Winner: Marc Anthony

7. Favorite Pop/Rock Album

Nominees

• One Direction -- Take Me Home
• Taylor Swift -- Red
• Justin Timberlake -- The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience

Winner: One Direction -- Take Me Home

8. New AMA Artist Of The Year

Nominees

• Florida Georgia Line
• Ariana Grande
• Imagine Dragons
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Phillip Phillips

Winner: Ariana Grande

9. Icon Award
Winner: Rihanna

10. Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist
Nominees

• Miguel
• Robin Thicke
• Justin Timberlake

Winner: Justin Timberlake (Again?)

11. Favorite Country Female Artist

Nominees

• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Winner: Taylor Swift

12. Single Of The Year

Nominees

• Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly -- Cruise
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz -- Thrift Shop
• Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell & T.I. -- Blurred Lines

Winner: Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly -- Cruise

13. Favorite R&B/Soul Album

Nominees

• Rihanna -- Unapologetic
• Robin Thicke -- Blurred Lines
• Justin Timberlake -- The 20/20 Experience

Winner: Justin Timberlake -- The 20/20 Experience

14. Favorite Electronic Dance Artist

Nominees

• Avicii
• Daft Punk
• Calvin Harris
• Zedd

Winner: Avicii

15. Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group

Nominees

• Imagine Dragons
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• One Direction

Winner: One Direction

16. Artist Of The Year

Nominees

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Bruno Mars
• Rihanna
• Taylor Swift
• Justin Timberlake

Winner: Taylor Swift

That's all folks. Oh and by the way Justin Timberlake, you better watch out for Robin Thicke.

My Top 5 Performances

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton -- Can't Hold Us

2. Imagine Dragons -- Demons & Radioactive

3. Rihanna -- Diamonds

4. Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly -- Cruise

5. One Direction -- Story Of My Life

My Bottom 5 Performances

5. Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly -- Do What U Want

4. Kendrick Lamar*

3. Jennifer Lopez*

2. Katy Perry -- Unconditionally

1. Miley Cyrus -- Wrecking Ball

*I don't know what song they sang!