- Brown & Gray – Top Down (#40)
- Niall Horan – On The Loose (#42)
- Foster The People – Sit Next To Me (#44)
- DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper/Quavo – No Brainer (#45)
Last Week's #1 Song: Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
The Countdown
45. Marshmello/Anne-Marie – Friends (#43)
44. Post Malone – Better Now (#32)
43. Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love (#39)
42. Weezer – Africa (#18)
41. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry (#41)
40. NF – Lie (#9)
39. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa – One Kiss (#36)
38. Taylor Swift – Delicate (#37) [3 Weeks At #1]
37. Loud Luxury/brando – Body (DEBUT)
36. AJR – Burn The House Down (#35)
35. Bazzi/Camila Cabello – Beautiful (#35)
34. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (#33) [9 Weeks At #1]
33. Walk The Moon – Kamikaze (DEBUT)
32. LSD – Thunderclouds (#26)
31. Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#25) [4 Weeks At #1]
30. Kim Petras – Heart To Break (#28)
29. Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (#31) [2 Weeks At #1]
28. Calvin Harris/Sam Smith – Promises (DEBUT)
27. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper – Shallow (DEBUT)
26. Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore (#24)
25. The Vamps – Just My Type (#27)
24. NOTD/Bea Miller – I Wanna Know (#30)
23. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#38)
22. Silk City/Dua Lipa – Electricity (#19)
21. Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (#22) [1 Week At #1]
20. Shawn Mendes/Zedd – Lost In Japan (#23)
19. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You (#20)
18. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren – Side Effects (#11)
17. George Ezra – Shotgun (#12)
16. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#6)
15. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman (#15)
14. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#29)
13. Selena Gomez – Back To You (#3)
12. lovelytheband – Broken (#16)
11. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#17)
10. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones (#14) [2 Weeks At #1]
9. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#21)
8. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#10)
7. Zedd/Elley Duhé – Happy Now (#7)
6. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#8)
5. Bebe Rexha – I'm a Mess (#13)
4. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier (#4)
3. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#1) [6 Weeks At #1]
2. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#5)
1. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#2) [3rd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (2)
Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: NF – Lie (–31)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie Between Dan + Shay – Tequila and Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (+15)
New Entrants
~ First up we have Loud Luxury featuring brando with Body. Right off the bat, I don't like this song. I find it annoying. I don't like the production. The vocals are mediocre. The song is very repetitive. There's not much else to say. It's just annoying. I can't see this doing well here thankfully.
~ Next we have a song that's been chillin' on Hit-Bound for a while. It's Kamikaze by Walk The Moon. I didn't love this one at first, but it has grown on me with repeated listens. It's obviously not as good as One Foot or some of the other songs from What If Nothing, but I like the song for what it is. It's catchy and different. I like the production and Nick does a nice job on the vocals. I'm glad this song is here because Walk The Moon deserve all the success they can get. Hopefully it does decent at the very least.
~ Next we have Calvin Harris with the follow-up to One Kiss, titled Promises. Considering that there really aren't any Calvin Harris singles that I actively dislike (aside from that big 2016 single which we don't speak of), this is one of his weakest singles in his career. It's not a bad song. It just doesn't have much to it. Sam Smith has a great soulful voice, but I'm not sure it fits well in a dance track like this. I much prefer him in his solo work. Of course he does amazing on songs like Latch and Omen by Disclosure. But for some reason, it just sounds off here. The production here is subpar. It's kind of boring and it's one of those songs that would sound good as background music. It's not something I can really focus my attention on. Also, there's this weird female voice in the background in the chorus and it just sounds so out-of-place. I don't really like this song unfortunately. It's in blue, but it's close to red.
~ Finally we have Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper with Shallow from A Star Is Born. I will say that it is a very good song. It's obviously well-written. Lady Gaga sounds great as she always does and even Bradley Cooper sounds good as well. It's a nice ballad-type song. Lady Gaga definitely has the voice for it. However, I do not think this is as good as their other song titled I'll Never Love Again. I said that that one was "beautiful" and I can't exactly say the same about this one. But it's nice and I really like it. I just hope that I'll Never Love Again will have a shot on the countdown as well.
Best Debut of the Week: Walk The Moon – Kamikaze
Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list.
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (2)
Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: NF – Lie (–31)
Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie Between Dan + Shay – Tequila and Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (+15)
New Entrants
~ First up we have Loud Luxury featuring brando with Body. Right off the bat, I don't like this song. I find it annoying. I don't like the production. The vocals are mediocre. The song is very repetitive. There's not much else to say. It's just annoying. I can't see this doing well here thankfully.
~ Next we have a song that's been chillin' on Hit-Bound for a while. It's Kamikaze by Walk The Moon. I didn't love this one at first, but it has grown on me with repeated listens. It's obviously not as good as One Foot or some of the other songs from What If Nothing, but I like the song for what it is. It's catchy and different. I like the production and Nick does a nice job on the vocals. I'm glad this song is here because Walk The Moon deserve all the success they can get. Hopefully it does decent at the very least.
~ Next we have Calvin Harris with the follow-up to One Kiss, titled Promises. Considering that there really aren't any Calvin Harris singles that I actively dislike (aside from that big 2016 single which we don't speak of), this is one of his weakest singles in his career. It's not a bad song. It just doesn't have much to it. Sam Smith has a great soulful voice, but I'm not sure it fits well in a dance track like this. I much prefer him in his solo work. Of course he does amazing on songs like Latch and Omen by Disclosure. But for some reason, it just sounds off here. The production here is subpar. It's kind of boring and it's one of those songs that would sound good as background music. It's not something I can really focus my attention on. Also, there's this weird female voice in the background in the chorus and it just sounds so out-of-place. I don't really like this song unfortunately. It's in blue, but it's close to red.
~ Finally we have Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper with Shallow from A Star Is Born. I will say that it is a very good song. It's obviously well-written. Lady Gaga sounds great as she always does and even Bradley Cooper sounds good as well. It's a nice ballad-type song. Lady Gaga definitely has the voice for it. However, I do not think this is as good as their other song titled I'll Never Love Again. I said that that one was "beautiful" and I can't exactly say the same about this one. But it's nice and I really like it. I just hope that I'll Never Love Again will have a shot on the countdown as well.
Best Debut of the Week: Walk The Moon – Kamikaze
Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list.
- Halsey – Without Me
- Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (DEBUT)
- Pitbull/Theron Theron – Free Free Free
- David Guetta/Anne-Marie – Don't Leave Me Alone (DEBUT)
- Shawn Mendes – Nervous
- Camila Cabello – Consequences (DEBUT)
- Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside
- Lauv/Julia Michaels – There's No Way (DEBUT)
- Ariana Grande – Breathin
- Twenty One Pilots – My Blood
- Tiësto & Dzeko/Preme/Post Malone – Jackie Chan
- Alex Aiono – Big Mistake
- The Struts/Kesha – Body Talks
- Jason Derulo & David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Willy William – Goodbye
- Lady Gaga – I'll Never Love Again
~ First we have Alec Benjamin with Let Me Down Slowly. There's not much to say about this song. It's kind of underwhelming and I don't really like his voice that much. More on it I guess if it debuts.
~ Next we have the first David Guetta song we've gotten in a long time. In an attempt to be relevant, he collaborates with Anne-Marie on Don't Leave Me Alone. The quality of his music has definitely gone down over time. But kudos to him for not following in the footsteps of Zedd and Marshmello and going full-on generic. The production here is still somewhat interesting. Anne-Marie doesn't sound that bad on this song. It's not something memorable, but it's not bad either.
~ Next we have Camila Cabello with Consequences. It's better than her low, but not as good as her high. But I do think this is a good song that deserves success. Her vocals aren't perfect here, but I like what she was going for. It's a very nice ballad with great lyrics. I feel the emotion. I like this one.
~ Finally we have Lauv with Julia Michaels on There's No Way. It's definitely better than I Like Me Better in more ways than one. But I still do not like this one. The production is decent, but I just don't like the vocals here. Lauv does not sound good and Julia Michaels sounds the same as she always does (not good) with her scratchy voice. It's not the worst thing ever, but it's certainly not something I want on the countdown.
Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Lady Gaga – I'll Never Love Again
2. The Struts/Kesha – Body Talks
3. Ariana Grande – Breathin
4. Camila Cabello – Consequences
5. Alex Aiono – Big Mistake
5 Blurbs Of Summer
~ And predictably, Youngblood is back up at #1. This has been doing very well outside of Hits 1 proving itself to be the band's biggest hit. So it was bound to spend some more time at the top. And I'm cool with it. It's still a great song.
~ Khalid/Normani – Love Lies is up to #2. I certainly wouldn't mind seeing this up at #1 sometime in the near future. Even though I've been recommending it since around March and it's just now getting big, it's still a good song. Better late than never.
~ Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess is up in the Top 5. It was only a matter of time. Despite what some people around here think, I like this song. But then again, I also liked Meant To Be, so my opinion probably doesn't have much value. But anyway, I think it's catchy and I like her voice here.
~ The Top 10 looks pretty good aside from that one outlier sitting at #7. This is not a hit, nor is it any good. I shouldn't have to complain about it this much since it shouldn't even be here. I'm praying that Lost In Japan can bump this song down soon.
~ The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling is now up in the Top 10, which is good. I'm glad the good singles from The Chainsmokers are the ones that are doing well here, even if songs like Side Effects did poorly everywhere else. It still did well here at the very least.
~ And of course, Anne-Marie – 2002 is looking for entrance into the Top 10. Can we not let this be a hit? That's all I have to say.
~ Dan + Shay – Tequila made a very nice recovery hitting a new peak at #14. I love a good country song and Tequila is exactly that. This song has very good vocals, nice lyrics, and a great flow. This deserves to do well.
~ After a few weeks of just dropping, Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It made the jump I've been waiting for. I don't think this is actually a single, but I'm cool with it being here because it's a great song. Definitely a stand out from Pray For The Wicked.
~ Everytime I type up this list and have to write Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore, I think to myself, "This song is actually still here?" It is so bland and forgettable. I'm hoping we can kick this one out soon.
~ The mess that is Thunderclouds thankfully fell out of the Top 30. This should not be here and it doesn't deserve to be a hit. All three artists have done MUCH better.
~ AJR – Burn The House Down has been on a decline here lately, which is very much a good thing. This song is terrible, as well as AJR's entire discography. I'm glad the voters are starting to understand this.
~ NF – Lie took quite a drop this week from the Top 10 to near the Bottom 5. It's a good song, but I don't care too much about it. It can leave whenever and I won't really care to be honest. But at least it spent some time in the Top 10.
~ Weezer – Africa also dropped quite a bit into the Bottom 5. Again, I like the song, but I don't care too much about it. I would've liked to have seen some more success out of it, but I guess you can say that I'm happy with how it did since I never thought it would even debut.
~ Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love is also down in the Bottom 5. We'll probably be seeing that one on its way out very soon unfortunately. It's one of her few good songs. But oh well. It stayed a little while at least.
~ As far as the exits go, No Brainer did not do well, which was very predictable. I found this to be a big letdown after Wild Thoughts, which was one of the best songs of 2017. No Brainer is just another I'm The One. On The Loose had quite the run here despite not being a big hit elsewhere. It's definitely one of Niall's best songs, so I'm happy with how it did. Top Down was underrated of course, which is a shame because I really like that one. It deserved better. Lastly, we have Sit Next To Me, which should've been a bigger hit than it was. But I'm glad it was a hit at all and peaking at #6 is pretty good. It was a great song to have around and it will definitely be missed by me.
Top 20 Review
0 – Crap:
20. Zedd/Elley Duhé – Happy Now
1 – Bad:
19. Anne-Marie – 2002
2 – Mediocre:
18. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am
3 – Decent:
17. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman
16. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You
4 – Good:
15. George Ezra – Shotgun
14. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier
5 – Great:
13. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling
12. lovelytheband – Broken
11. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess
10. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren – Side Effects
9. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones
8. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
7. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies
6. Shawn Mendes/Zedd – Lost In Japan
5. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
4. Imagine Dragons – Natural
3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. Selena Gomez – Back To You
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Dan + Shay – Tequila
Overall Score: 83/100 = 83% (A)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Bee Gees – Stayin' Alive
Most Missed Countdown Song: Neon Trees – Sleeping With A Friend
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dua Lipa/BLACKPINK – Kiss and Make Up
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Mono Mind – Save Me A Place (#6)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Dan + Shay – Tequila
2. Selena Gomez – Back To You
3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
4. Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love
5. Imagine Dragons – Natural
~ Next we have Camila Cabello with Consequences. It's better than her low, but not as good as her high. But I do think this is a good song that deserves success. Her vocals aren't perfect here, but I like what she was going for. It's a very nice ballad with great lyrics. I feel the emotion. I like this one.
~ Finally we have Lauv with Julia Michaels on There's No Way. It's definitely better than I Like Me Better in more ways than one. But I still do not like this one. The production is decent, but I just don't like the vocals here. Lauv does not sound good and Julia Michaels sounds the same as she always does (not good) with her scratchy voice. It's not the worst thing ever, but it's certainly not something I want on the countdown.
Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Lady Gaga – I'll Never Love Again
2. The Struts/Kesha – Body Talks
3. Ariana Grande – Breathin
4. Camila Cabello – Consequences
5. Alex Aiono – Big Mistake
5 Blurbs Of Summer
~ And predictably, Youngblood is back up at #1. This has been doing very well outside of Hits 1 proving itself to be the band's biggest hit. So it was bound to spend some more time at the top. And I'm cool with it. It's still a great song.
~ Khalid/Normani – Love Lies is up to #2. I certainly wouldn't mind seeing this up at #1 sometime in the near future. Even though I've been recommending it since around March and it's just now getting big, it's still a good song. Better late than never.
~ Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess is up in the Top 5. It was only a matter of time. Despite what some people around here think, I like this song. But then again, I also liked Meant To Be, so my opinion probably doesn't have much value. But anyway, I think it's catchy and I like her voice here.
~ The Top 10 looks pretty good aside from that one outlier sitting at #7. This is not a hit, nor is it any good. I shouldn't have to complain about it this much since it shouldn't even be here. I'm praying that Lost In Japan can bump this song down soon.
~ The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling is now up in the Top 10, which is good. I'm glad the good singles from The Chainsmokers are the ones that are doing well here, even if songs like Side Effects did poorly everywhere else. It still did well here at the very least.
~ And of course, Anne-Marie – 2002 is looking for entrance into the Top 10. Can we not let this be a hit? That's all I have to say.
~ Dan + Shay – Tequila made a very nice recovery hitting a new peak at #14. I love a good country song and Tequila is exactly that. This song has very good vocals, nice lyrics, and a great flow. This deserves to do well.
~ After a few weeks of just dropping, Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It made the jump I've been waiting for. I don't think this is actually a single, but I'm cool with it being here because it's a great song. Definitely a stand out from Pray For The Wicked.
~ Everytime I type up this list and have to write Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore, I think to myself, "This song is actually still here?" It is so bland and forgettable. I'm hoping we can kick this one out soon.
~ The mess that is Thunderclouds thankfully fell out of the Top 30. This should not be here and it doesn't deserve to be a hit. All three artists have done MUCH better.
~ AJR – Burn The House Down has been on a decline here lately, which is very much a good thing. This song is terrible, as well as AJR's entire discography. I'm glad the voters are starting to understand this.
~ NF – Lie took quite a drop this week from the Top 10 to near the Bottom 5. It's a good song, but I don't care too much about it. It can leave whenever and I won't really care to be honest. But at least it spent some time in the Top 10.
~ Weezer – Africa also dropped quite a bit into the Bottom 5. Again, I like the song, but I don't care too much about it. I would've liked to have seen some more success out of it, but I guess you can say that I'm happy with how it did since I never thought it would even debut.
~ Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love is also down in the Bottom 5. We'll probably be seeing that one on its way out very soon unfortunately. It's one of her few good songs. But oh well. It stayed a little while at least.
~ As far as the exits go, No Brainer did not do well, which was very predictable. I found this to be a big letdown after Wild Thoughts, which was one of the best songs of 2017. No Brainer is just another I'm The One. On The Loose had quite the run here despite not being a big hit elsewhere. It's definitely one of Niall's best songs, so I'm happy with how it did. Top Down was underrated of course, which is a shame because I really like that one. It deserved better. Lastly, we have Sit Next To Me, which should've been a bigger hit than it was. But I'm glad it was a hit at all and peaking at #6 is pretty good. It was a great song to have around and it will definitely be missed by me.
Top 20 Review
0 – Crap:
20. Zedd/Elley Duhé – Happy Now
1 – Bad:
19. Anne-Marie – 2002
2 – Mediocre:
18. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am
3 – Decent:
17. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman
16. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You
4 – Good:
15. George Ezra – Shotgun
14. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier
5 – Great:
13. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling
12. lovelytheband – Broken
11. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess
10. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren – Side Effects
9. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones
8. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
7. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies
6. Shawn Mendes/Zedd – Lost In Japan
5. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
4. Imagine Dragons – Natural
3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. Selena Gomez – Back To You
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Dan + Shay – Tequila
Overall Score: 83/100 = 83% (A)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Bee Gees – Stayin' Alive
Most Missed Countdown Song: Neon Trees – Sleeping With A Friend
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dua Lipa/BLACKPINK – Kiss and Make Up
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Mono Mind – Save Me A Place (#6)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Dan + Shay – Tequila
2. Selena Gomez – Back To You
3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
4. Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love
5. Imagine Dragons – Natural
