HitBound (10/28/2017)

Here is the Halloweekend Edition of HitBound this week:

WARINING: STUPID JOKES INCOMING

Macklemore/Kesha - Bad New Seconds
Niall Horn - Nothing To Ask
Bruno Mars - Chunky
Nick Jonas - Lose Myself
Grandma Rexha/California Arizona Line - Meant to Be
Lauv - You Hate Yourself Worse
Hairy Styles - Watermelon
Post Melon/21 Average - Rockstar
The Shadowboxers - Cold ****
Dua Lipa - Old Rules
X Ambassadors - Behind of Yourself
Zayn/See Ya - Dawn Till Dusk
Real Life Rats - Nothing It Doesn’t Take
Liam Pain - Restroom Ceiling

So, what do you think of those terrible jokes?

Sabrina Carpenter hosted HitBound this week. No entrants, thus the list stays the same as last week’s list.

I’m surprised Meant to Be didn’t air much this week. The music video was released on Monday, so that’s a sign of popularity.

HitBound Rankdown (using real titles)
1. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
2. Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
3. Bruno Mars - Chunky
4. X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
5. Imagine Dragons - Whatever it Takes
6. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
7. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn
8. Harry Styles - Kiwi
9. Dua Lipa - New Rules
10. Nick Jonas - Find You
11. The Shadowboxers - Hot ****
12. Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor
13. Lauv - I Like Me Better
14. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar

Blurbs (10/28/2017)

Save Me A Blurb Next To You, Yeah..... (worst title ever)
~ Starting with the exits — wait, there are no exits.

~ Zoinks. Rain just fell to where it was two weeks ago. Unfortunate if you ask me. Remember that The Script was pretty successful back in their days on radio charts. That doesn't just need to end all of a sudden.

~ And OF COURSE (sarcastically), Heartless held its debut spot. Ridiculous. This needs to do successful. If Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass can do well, this can, considering these guys (switching the title of a Why Don’t We song) are way better.

~ Fun fact from Dylan, I believe: Shape of You and Perfect, Two Ed Sheeran songs, switched places (#39 and #30). The former looks as if it’s on its last legs, and the latter seems like it’ll be here for a while.

~ Despacito needs to LEAVE!!! We get it, everybody likes Latin music! But can you PLEASE just SHUT UP, Daddy Yankee?!?! Now let’s get some GOOD QUALITY MUSIC on Hits 1, PLEASE!!!

~ Another zoinks. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back was at #9 two weeks ago, now it’s out of the Top 20. Out of the Top 25 too. It would be nice if this could hold out because I still love this. If it leaves soon though, don’t worry you diehard Shawn Mendes fans, he is releasing a new album soon. I wonder if people will like it as opposed to Illuminate though, which was quite hated by many critics on YouTube and iTunes.

~ 1-800-273-8255 jumped quite a bit. Pretty much to the point where it’s like the huge drop last week never happened. Could it go back into the Top 20, Maybe even crack the Top 10? I don’t think so unfortunately.

~ Save Me A Place and No Promises had quite tumbles this week. For the former, it NEEDS to regain because it debuted radio charts last week, but for the latter, I don’t really care which way it goes.

~ Havana and One More Light both had quite rocket boosts. For the former, I wouldn’t mind if it did good, but at the same time I wouldn’t care if it flopped. For the latter, however, this is kinda irrelevant for the countdown because of the fact Chester died 4 or 5 months ago. But I’ll allow it.

~ I’m not very surprised by the jump from ...Ready for It? considering the fact that the video was released on Thursday. I watched it, and it’s actually really good. I bet some other pop mainstream artists are jealous of the editing and just the video in general. Basically, the old Taylor is creating the new, but the new one kills the old Taylor.

~ Halloweekend Countdown? Scary things are supposed to happen. I know one scary thing that happened: Love So Soft is at #11. This is getting ridiculous. Just go down already and stop bothering the heck out of us.

~ Finally, we have come to our #1, THUNDER! ⚡️🌪⚡️🌩🌩⛈ Definitely happy by this! Stay up there as long as you want!

Top 20 Review
0 - Crap
20. Liam Payne - Strip That Down
19. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft
1 - Bad
18. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill
17. Imagine Dragons - Believer
16. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
2 - Meh
NONE
3 - Decent
15. Halsey - Bad At Love
4 - Good
14. Niall Horan - Slow Hands
13. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do
5 - Great
12. Camila Cabello - Havana
11. P!NK - What About Us
10. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
9. Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It?
8. Charlie Puth - How Long
7. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
6. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
5. Imagine Dragons - Thunder
4. Kesha - Praying
3. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go
2. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
BONUS: 6 - Best Song On The Countdown
1. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place

Overall Grade: 89% (B+)
Last Week: 87%, B+ (+2)

Most Missed Song: Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime

Throwback Pick of the Week: Ed Sheeran - The A Team

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Kygo - Kids in Love

Top 5 Picks
1. TIE: Mono Mind - Save Me A Place
1. TIE: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
3. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
4. Evaride - Heartless
5. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go

Bottom 5 Picks
1. TIE: Liam Payne - Strip That Down
1. TIE: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road
3. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
4. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft
5. Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like

Imagine Dragons (1)

With Thunder at the top this week, this actually took shorter than Believer’s time to get up there. Anyway, welcome to the Halloweekend Countdown! What spooky things are going on in the Countdown this week? Lets’ find the ghosts and ghouls here this week! In place of Spyder Harrison who is sick, Kid Kelly hosted the spooky edition of the Countdown this week. Feel better, Spyder. No exits this week, let’s get into it:

45. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back to You (#44)
44. The All-American Rejects - Sweat (#43)
43. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain’t Me (#45)
42. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#42)
41. Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like (#41) [1 Week at #1]
40. Charlie Puth - Attention (#40) [1 Week at #1]
39. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (#30) [9 Weeks at #1]
38. Justin Bieber/BloodPop® - Friends (#36)
37. The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You (#34)
36. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#38)
35. Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (#37)
34. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#31) [4 Weeks at #1]
33. The Script - Rain (#21) [Zoinks.]
32. Evaride - Heartless (#32) [..................]
31. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#22) [3 Weeks at #1]
30. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#39)
29. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#27)
28. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#26)
27. Fergie/Nicki Minaj - You Already Know (#35)
26. Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#15) [5 Weeks at #1] [Talk about the hard fall.]
25. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#24)
24. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#33)
23. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#23)
22. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#11)
21. Linkin Park - One More Light (#28)
20. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go (#25)
19. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#19) [3 Weeks at #1] [Down at least 2 spots, please.]
18. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#6) [Not cool, Hits 1. Not cool at all.]
17. Charlie Puth - How Long (#13)
16. Camila Cabello - Havana (#29)
15. Kesha - Praying (#17)
14. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#10)
13. Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It? (#20)
12. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#16) [3 Weeks at #1]
11. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#14)
10. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#18)
9. P!NK - What About Us (#12)
8. Halsey - Bad At Love (#8)
7. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#7) [3 Weeks at #1]
6. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#5)
5. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#9)
4. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#4) [2 Weeks at #1]
3. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#1) [2 Weeks at #1]
2. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#2)
1. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#3) [1ST WEEK AT #1!!!]

Biggest Jump of the Week: Camila Cabello - Havana (+13)

Biggest DROPPPPP! of the Week: Tie between Mono Mind - Save Me A Place and The Script - Rain (-12)

Bye bye!

HitBound + YT15 (10/21/2017)

Sorry for the late delay. But better late then never! Here is the HitBound list this week:
Lauv - I Like Me Better
Harry Styles - Kiwi (DEBUT)
Dua Lipa - New Rules
Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days (DEBUT) (!!!)
X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor (DEBUT)
Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn
Imagine Dragons - Whatever it Takes (DEBUT)
Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar
Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
Bruno Mars - Chunky
The Shadowboxers - Hot **** (DEBUT)
Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
Nick Jonas - Find You

~ We have quite a bit of a shake-up this week on HitBound. To start off, we lost both Something Different and Would You Mind. The former, the kids who can’t sing actually kind of impressed me on this but ultimately, I don’t really care. The latter, though? I do care about this. I was hoping it could debut on the countdown, but it just wasn’t meant to be (no Bebe Rexha reference), sadly.

~ Kicking off the entrants with Harry Styles - Kiwi. With this, we probably already know Two Ghosts is gonna flop. This definitely has a fun 80s rock vibe. I love the vocals and production on this too. I’ll talk more about this should it debut.

~ Skippin’ over Good Old Days, you ask? I’m saving best for last. With Strip That Down and Get Low really not into many, if not, then everyone’s likings, I don’t really think many were looking forward to Bedroom Floor. And to say best, it’s actually decent for the most part. The lyrics may be questionable, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad per se. The vocals are pretty good and the production is nice. The chorus is kinda awkward, but the song is still good.

~ I haven’t been able to hear Whatever it Takes yet.

~ Second to last, we have newcomers The Shadowboxers with Hot ****. The vocals are good on this. The production is good too. I don’t really have much to say on this.

~ Will talk about Good Old Days later.

HitBound Ranking
1. TIE: Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
1. TIE: X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
3. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
4. Bruno Mars - Chunky
5. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
6. Dua Lipa - New Rules
7. Harry Styles - Kiwi
8. The Shadowboxers - Hot ****
9. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn
10. Nick Jonas - Find You
11. Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor
12. Lauv - I Like Me Better
13. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar
N/A: Imagine Dragons - Whatever it Takes

YouTube 15 List
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
Avicii/Rita Ora - Lonely Together
Jacob.... SARTORIOUS?! - Chapstick
DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts
Charli XCX - Boys
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito
Danielle Bradbery - Sway
French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable
Noah Cyrus/XXXTENTACION - Again
Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
Cheat Codes & Fetty Wap/CVBZ - Feels Great
Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
Fifth Harmony - He Like That
Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
Tiësto/Stargate/Aloe Blacc - Carry You Home

Good! More trash on YT15! *cough* He Like That *cough* I won’t waste anymore time on you.

Feels Great may not be as good as No Promises, but it is a nice listen.

Finally, we have the return of an EDM artist, the return of the featured guy in Wake me Up by Avicii, AND an EDM newcomer. Those three artists are........ Tiësto, Stargate, and Aloe Blacc. This is a new song called Carry You Home. Now, this is not as good as All of Me, Waterfall (by P!NK and Sia for your information), or even Wake Me Up. It’s a tough call for Carry You Home and Wake Me Up. But nevertheless, it’s an amazing song. I’ll talk more about this should it debut Hits 1.

YouTube 15 Rankdown
1. TIE: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
1. TIE: Tiësto/Stargate/Aloe Blacc - Carry You Home
3. French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable
4. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts
5. Avicii/Rita Ora - Lonely Together
6. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
7. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
8. Cheat Codes & Fetty Wap/CVBZ - Feels Great
9. Charli XCX - Boys
10. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
11. Noah Cyrus/XXXTENTACION - Again
12. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito
14. TIE: Fifth Harmony - He Like That
14. TIE: Jacob.... SARTORIOUS?! - Chapstick

I hope you enjoyed!

- Gelography

New Entrants/Blurbs (10/21/2017)

Hey my friends, this is Gelography the Master Sauce with the Entrant reviews and blurbs! Here are the new entrants to review this week.......
• Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#39)
• Fergie/Nicki Minaj - You Already Know (#35)
• Evaride - Heartless (#32)

Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Yeah, scratch the rule where no artist can have more than three songs on the countdown at once. Perfect debuts this week and none of this other songs *cough* Shape of You *cough* left. Let me start off by saying that this is very different from the other singles off of Divide. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it isn’t good. Ed Sheeran’s vocals are really getting better. The lyrical content is really good too. The production is great as well. We need more slow and beautiful ballads like this on the countdown, because it really brings more interest and love to this. I think the next single off of Divide should be New Man or Eraser. I hope this track has success here.

Rating: 10/10

Fergie/Nicki Minaj - You Already Know
Fergie is back again! This time, she brings us You Already Know featuring Nicki Minaj. This is a pretty solid track if you ask me. Fergie’s chorus is great and I like her verse. Nicki Minaj also does pretty good. Obviously not as good as in tracks like Back Together with Robin Thicke or Side to Side with Ariana Grande. Then Fergie comes back for the bridge or post-chorus. I don’t think the repetition of the words, “I said, watch me” are necessary. But it is still solid. And heck that final chorus is awesome. In case you didn’t know, this was released with the album Double Dutchness along with L.A. Love and Hungry. So I’m hoping this does great!

Rating: 9/10

Evaride - Heartless
With the highest debut of the week is new band Evaride branching out with their debut single titled Heartless. Just from this amazing track, these guys can make some really good beats! The song is about how everybody has gone through dark times in their lives (proof is the 9/2 HitBound, I listened to it). I know I have. The production is amazing, and their vocals are awesome. Fun fact about Evaride: their drummer, Josh, once supported and produced for One Direction. I guess he made them get so popular, hmmm..... But overall, this is a really fun and addicting track that I can listen to all day. I’m hoping this has a lot of success because it deserves it.

Rating: 10/10

She Was Blurb-ect Tonight
~ Starting with the exits, I was starting to despise Get Low, so it’s the perfect (no reference) time for this to leave. After weeks and weeks on the countdown, L.A. Devotee just died off and left. Fine with that, good riddance. And finally..... FETISH HAS OFFICIALLY LEFT! And here was my reaction:

Good riddance to you!

~ Wish I Knew You takes a mini tumble this week. I am kinda starting to get over this song, so that is okay by me. It’s still a good song, but I wouldn’t really mind if it leaves next week.

~ *sees #33* WHY THE HECK, HITS 1????? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING????? WHY ARE YOU UNDERRATING 1-800-273-8255????? REALLY BRUH????????

~ *sees #30* This isn’t necessarily better. We don’t need Shape of You in the Top 30 again. What I need is it to leave. I don’t understand how someone would still enjoy this, but I respect your opinion if you do. Like I said in the Perfect review, I want Perfect to have success and not just sit in the Bottom 15 for its whole tenure and not playing in the first hour of the countdown.

~ I have been noticing that Havana has only fell 3 spots every week. Funny if you ask me.

~ Just like for Perfect, I want Too Good At Goodbyes to have success. So why is it spending half its tenure at #26 and #25?

~ Thank god for the drop, Body Like A Back Road. That jump into the Top 20 last week was pretty darn scary. Now drop even MORE, you piece of GARBAGE!

~ Right above Body Like A Back Road, we have Why, jumping big on not its second, not third, but FOURTH week. Weird if you ask me. I’ve been growing into the song lately, so that is just something.

~ Spyder Harrison made a mistake with Rain as he said that it dropped 12 spots but it actually did the opposite — jumped 12 spots. This song is amazing to heaven, so I’m glad it’s gaining here.

~ It looks like it is the end of the road for There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back and Something Just Like This, the latter for real this time. As for the former, I hope it can hold out for a bit longer because I still love this.

~ Believer only had like one spin this whole week and only dropped one spot. It was either gonna leave for fall 30. #WhenHits1MakesIdiotChoices

~ How Long was of course destined to jump into the Top 20 this week. I’m happy it’s gaining because this is a really good song that deserves its success so far.

~ I do think What Lovers Do is a fun and catchy song. It is. I just feel like it isn’t really Top 10 material. I will allow it, but that is just how I feel about it.

~ At #5, we have Feel It Still, crushing Billboard and American Top 40 way past our expectations due to radio and digital sales, and it looks like it won’t slow down anytime soon. I would love if this were to hit #1, and if it does, it should be to block our #2 or even our #4, Sorry Not Sorry and Strip That Down respectively from the top.

~ Our #1 is the same from last week, so that is good.

Top 20 Review
0 - Crap
20. Liam Payne - Strip That Down
1 - Bad
19. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft
18. Imagine Dragons - Believer
17. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
16. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
2 - Meh
NONE
3 - Decent
NONE
4 - Good
15. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do
14. Halsey - Bad At Love
13. Niall Horan - Slow Hands
5 - Great
12. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
11. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
10. Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
9. Taylor Swift - ... Ready for It?
8. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises
7. P!NK - What About Us
6. Charlie Puth - How Long
5. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
4. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
3. Kesha - Praying
2. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place
1. Imagine Dragons - Thunder

Grading: 87% (B+)

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable
Throwback Pick of the Week: Eminem/Rihanna - The Monster
Most Missed Song: One Direction - Best Song Ever (Has this ever charted on the Weekend Countdown?)

Top 5 Picks:
1. TIE: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
1. TIE: Evaride - Heartless
3. Imagine Dragons - Thunder
4. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
5. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place

Bottom 5 Picks:
1. TIE: Liam Payne - Strip That Down
1. TIE: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road
3. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
4. Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like
5. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

Goodbye, my friends; HitBound is coming tomorrow.

Ed Sheeran (2)

Hey people. Welcome back! I think the countdown wasn’t very good today. Let’s just get to it. Here the songs leaving this week.........
• Zedd/Liam Payne - Get Low (#39)
• Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#35)
• Selena Gomez - Fetish (#34) [Good f**king riddance!]
The Countdown
45. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain’t Me (#44)
44. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back to You (#45)
43. The All-American Rejects - Sweat (#40)
42. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#43)
41. Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like (#42) [1 Week at #1]
40. Charlie Puth - Attention (#41) [1 Week at #1]
39. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (DEBUT)
38. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#38)
37. Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (#37)
36. Justin Bieber/BloodPop® - Friends (#36)
35. Fergie/Nicki Minaj - You Already Know (DEBUT)
34. The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You (#27)
33. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#17) [....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................]
32. Evaride - Heartless (DEBUT)
31. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#28) [3 Weeks at #1]
30. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (#31) [9 Weeks at #1]
29. Camila Cabello - Havana (#26)
28. Linkin Park - One More Light (#29)
27. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#23)
26. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#25)
25. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go (#24)
24. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#18)
23. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#32)
22. Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#10) [3 Weeks at #1] [Well, this one is dead]
21. The Script - Rain (#33)
20. Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It? (#22)
19. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#21) [3 Weeks at #1]
18. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#14) [????]
17. Kesha - Praying (#20)
16. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#15) [3 Weeks at #1]
15. Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#9) [5 Weeks at #1]
14. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#16) [This is creeping me out.]
13. Charlie Puth - How Long (#30)
12. P!NK - What About Us (#7)
11. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#19)
10. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#13)
9. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#12)
8. Halsey - Bad At Love (#8)
7. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#5) [3 Weeks at #1]
6. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#6)
5. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#11)
4. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#2) [2 Weeks at #1]
3. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#3)
2. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#4)
1. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#1) [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (1st of 2 Weeks at #1)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Charlie Puth - How Long (+17)

Biggest Drop of the Week: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (-16)

Goodbye!

AT40: Liam Payne (1)

Hey friends! To say the least.............. this week wasn’t very good. I’ll try to put up with it though. Whatever. But hey, in terms of the Weekend Countdown, it is gonna be a GREAT day tomorrow! I’m gonna make a change: starting now, I’m using the regular color code for AT40.  Anyway, here are the exits this week:
• Hey Violet - Hoodie (#39)
• Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (#37)
• Selena Gomez/Gucci Mane - Fetish (#24) [!!!]
Let’s dive right in!
40. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (#40) [10 Weeks at #1]
39. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (DEBUT)
38. Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#38) [1 Week at #1]
37. Cardi B. - Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) (DEBUT)
36. Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like (#35) [3 Weeks at #1]
35. Why Don’t We - Something Different (#36)
34. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain’t Me (#33) [1 Week at #1]
33. Major Lazer/Travis Scott/Camila Cabello/Quavo - Know No Better (#28)
32. Halsey - Now or Never (#31)
31. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go (#32) [#EXPECTED *sarcasm alert*]
30. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (DEBUT)
29. Camila Cabello/Young Thug - Havana (#34)
28. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#29)
27. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#26)
26. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#27)
25. J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente (#25) [DO NOT KILL ME BECAUSE OF THIS!]
24. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#30)
23. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (#15)
22. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#19) [5 Weeks at #1]
21. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#23)
20. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#21)
19. Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It? (#22)
18. Halsey - Bad At Love (#20)
17. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#16) [5 Weeks at #1]
16. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#18)
15. P!NK - What About Us (#17)
14. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#11)
13. Justin Bieber & BloodPop® - Friends (#12)
12. Kesha - Praying (#14)
11. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#13)
10. French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable (#8)
9. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#10)
8. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#9)
7. Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#5) [1 Week at #1]
6. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#7)
5. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#4)
4. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#6)
3. Charlie Puth - Attention (#2) [5 Weeks at #1]
2. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#1) [2 Weeks at #1]
1. Liam Payne/Quavo - Strip That Down (#3) [1st Ugly Week at #1]

Biggest Jump of the Week: Imagine Dragons - Thunder (+6)

Biggest DROPPPPP! of the Week: DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (-8)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (2nd of 7 Weeks at #1) [I’ll admit, this is becoming tolerable again.]

Breakouts & On The Verge
Post Malone/21 Average - Rockstar
Blackbear - do re mi
Nick Jonas - Find You

Boost this list up a little!

Extras
Maroon 5/Kendrick Lamar - Don’t Wanna Know
Avicii/Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Train - Play That Song (Don’t kill me for this please)
Hey Violet - Hoodie
American Authors - Best Day of My Life
Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong
Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants
Rihanna - Love on the Brain

For most part, this list is really good, except for Don’t Wanna Know and Love on the Brain and The Heart Wants What It Wants, which (I hate to break it to you) I haven’t heard.

Top 5 Picks On The Countdown
1. TIE: Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go
1. TIE: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
3. French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable
4. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
5. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

Yep. I love these songs so much Praying couldn’t even fit. I do love that one too though.

Throwback Pick of the Week: Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Most Missed Song: X Ambassadors - Renegades
#1 Recommendation for the American Top 40: Taylor Swift - Gorgeous

Bye bye!

HitBound + YT15 (10/14/2017)

Hi, my friends! Welcome back. I’m sorry this is late. I hate to disappoint, but for now on, I’m not gonna do HitBound and YT15. That will return by Winter Break or Christmas though. Maybe I’ll give a review of all the songs I missed when that comes. Depends though. Here is the HitBound list this week:

Why Don’t We - Something Different
Bruno Mars - Chunky (DEBUT) [!!!]
Evaride - Heartless
Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
PRETTYMUCH - Would You Mind
Bebe Rexha - Meant to Be ft. Florida Georgia Line
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Nick Jonas - Find You
Post Malone - Rockstar ft. 21 Average
Dua Lipa - New Rules
X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
Zayn - Dusk Till Dawn ft. Sia
Lauv - I Like Me Better
Fergie - You Already Know ft. Nicki Minaj

Our one entrant is Bruno Mars bringing his next single off of 24K Magic, and that is called Chunky. Most wanted this to be the next single, and I can see why. I really love the vocals and funk vibe. The production catches me start to end too. I’ll talk about this a little more if it debuts, which I definitely hope it does.

Hmmmmmm..... *checks DogStarRadio* Heartless has aired quite a bit so far..... WILL IT DEBUT?!?! FINALLY?!?!

HitBound Rankdown
1. TIE: Bruno Mars - Chunky
1. TIE: Evaride - Heartless
3. PRETTYMUCH - Would You Mind
4. Bebe Rexha - Meant to Be ft. Florida Georgia Line
5. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
6. X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
7. Zayn - Dusk Till Dawn ft. Sia
8. Dua Lipa - New Rules
9. Why Don’t We - Something Different
10. Nick Jonas - Find You
11. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
12. Lauv - I Like Me Better
13. Fergie - You Already Know ft. Nicki Minaj
14. Post Malone - Rockstar ft. 21 Average

YT15 list:
Logic - 1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid
Charli XCX - Boys
Rudy Mancuso - Black & White ft. Poo Bear
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 
Avicii - Lonely Together ft. Rita Ora
Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
Fifth Harmony - He Like That (I swear, this is such a f*****g joke)
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Overratedpacito ft. Justin Bieber
Gryffin - Nobody Compares To You ft. Katie Pearlman
Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
Why Don’t We - Invitation
French Montana - Unforgettable ft. Swae Lee
Noah Cyrus - Again ft. XXXTENTACTION
DJ Khaled - Wild Thoughts ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller
Grace VanderWaal - Escape My Mind

It’s like a rainbow. Red, no orange, no yellow, green, dark green, dark blue, turquoise, purple, pink.

Let’s get to reviewing!

Starting with Rudy Mancuso - Black & White ft. Poo Bear. Note that this is only decent, but I put it in dark blue because of THAT. I don’t think you know. It is Poo Bear. Yeah, I don’t think anyone finds that funny. I’ll review this in the future.

Please note that I have heard Nobody Compares To You and Escape My Mind, but I just forgot how they go.

Next up, we have Invitation by the kids called Why Don’t We. This is at least decent. At least it isn’t like the all-mediocre Help Me Help You, the god of cringe called These Girls, or the hellish nightmare called The Fall of Jake Paul. It seems as if Why Don’t We used to be going in a downward direction, they went up, and now they are just there.

YT15 Rankdown
1. TIE: Logic - 1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid
1. TIE: French Montana - Unforgettable ft. Swae Lee
3. DJ Khaled - Wild Thoughts ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller
4. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
5. Rudy Mancuso - Black & White ft. Poo Bear
6. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
7. Avicii - Lonely Together ft. Rita Ora
8. Why Don’t We - Invitation
9. Charli XCX - Boys
10. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
11. Noah Cyrus - Again ft. XXXTENTACION
12. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Overratedpacito ft. Justin Bieber
13. Fifth Harmony - He Like That
N/A: Gryffin - Nobody Compares To You ft. Katie Pearlman
N/A: Grace VanderWaal - Escape My Mind

As I’m writing this I came up with something: I might post HitBound every week. Some weeks, I won’t and the others, yes I will.

Goodbye!

- Gelography