Imagine Dragons (2)

I hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving. Welcome back to the countdown. Sorry for skipping last week (the 18th). I just felt the need to though. I’m pretty slid about this week. There were some good things that happened (you’ll see what I mean when you read #20). But bad things (not a Machine Gun Kelly reference) happened too. As the end of the year is approaching (really fast), I’m building up the Top 20 of the year now. It should be out by December 19th/my birthday. The cutoff week is December 9, so the debuts that week (if there even are any) are gonna be the final available. I’m also adding gray, which means mediocre, and apricot, which means old but still awesome, to the color code. Here are the exits:
The All-American Rejects - Sweat (#44)
Justin Bieber/BloodPop® - Friends (#43)

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1 Song: P!NK - What About Us (1)
45. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#45) [=] [1 Week At #1] [Please, go away]
44. Evaride - Heartless (#42) [-2]
43. Luis Fonsi/Justin Barbie/Daddy Yankee - Dumbpacito (#39) [-4]
42. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#40) [-2] [9 Weeks At #1]
41. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#29) [-12]
40. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#41) [+1]
39. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#35) [-4] [3 Weeks At #1]
38. The Script - Rain (#34) [-4]
37. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (DEBUT)
36. Charlie Puth - Attention (#36) [=] [1 Week At #1]
35. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#32) [-3]
34. The Shadowboxers - Hot **** (#38) [+4]
33. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#34) [+1] [4 Weeks At #1]
32. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#27) [-5] [3 Weeks At #1]
31. Lauv - I Like Me Better (#23) [-8]
30. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#37) [+7]
29. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#33) [+4]
28. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#19) [-9]
27. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#30) [+3] [3 Weeks At #1]
26. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#23) [-3]
25. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#24) [-1] [5 Weeks At #1]
24. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#21) [-3]
23. Linkin Park - One More Light (#24) [+1]
22. Liam Pain/Qua-NO! - Strip That Down (#26) [+4]
21. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#10) [-11] [*ground explodes*] 
20. Selena Gomez & marshmello - Wolves (DEBUT)
[YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
19. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#22) [+3]
18. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#17) [-1]
17. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#13) [-4]
16. Charlie Puth - How Long (#20) [+4]
15. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go (#9) [-6] (Oh, darn…)
14. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#14) [=]
13. Kesha - Praying (#18) [+5]
12. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#15) [+3] [3 Weeks At #1]
11. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#7) [-4]
10. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#11) [+1] [3 Weeks At #1]
9. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (#5) [-4]
8. P!NK - What About Us (#1) [-7] [1 Week At #1] [*ground explodes*]
7. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#12) [+5]
6. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#6) [=] [1 Week At #1]
5. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#8) [+3]
4. Camila Cabello - Havana (#16) [+12]
3. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#3) [=]
2. Halsey - Bad At Love (#4) [+2]
1. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#2) [+1] [SECOND WEEK AT #1!!!]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (7th of 8 Weeks)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (-12)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Camila Cabello - Havana (+12)

See ya tomorrow!

Demi Lovato (1)

Hello guys! Welcome back to another Weekend Countdown post. Not just any Weekend Countdown. The Veterans Day Edition of the Weekend Countdown! I hope you all had a great Veterans Day. Remember if you have anyone that served for military/police (coastguard, policeman, army, park ranger, et cetera), I highly recommend you thank them for their service. Sorry for the late post. I never had any motivation to do it on the weekend, and my homework yesterday was a huge jam for me. Here are the exits to the Weekend Countdown this week:
Fergie/Nicki Minaj - You Already Know (#32)
The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You (#37)
Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You (#44)

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1 Song: Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
45. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#41) [-4] (That is not an error.)
44. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#43) [-1] [1 Week At #1]
43. The All-American Rejects - Sweat (#45) [+2]
42. Justin Bieber/BloodPop® - Friends (#38) [-4]
41. Evaride - Heartless (#35) [-6]
40. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#42) [+2]
39. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (DEBUT)
38. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (DEBUT)
37. Charlie Puth - Attention (#40) [+3] [1 Week At #1]
36. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#36) [=] [3 Weeks At #1]
35. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#39) [+4] [9 Weeks At #1] (Scratch that color from last week)
34. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#34) [=] [4 Weeks At #1]
33. Luis Fonsi/Justin Bieber/Daddy Yankee - Despacito (#28) [-5]
32. Linkin Park - One More Light (#23) [-9]
31. Lauv - I Like Me Better (DEBUT)
30. The Script - Rain (#31) [+1]
29. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#10) [-19] [3 Weeks At #1] (Okay then I see)
28. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#26) [-2]
27. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#9) [-18] (Game over...)
26. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#14) [-12] [2 Weeks At #1] (Thank you!)
25. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#27) [+2] [3 Weeks At #1]
24. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#25) [+1] [5 Weeks At #1]
23. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#22) [-2]
22. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#21) [-1] (GO AWAY!!!)
21. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#33) [+12]
20. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#30) [+10]
19. Charlie Puth - How Long (#18) [-1]
18. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go (#20) [+2]
17. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#16) [-1]
16. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#29) [+13] (Like last week wasn’t a thing.)
15. Camila Cabello - Havana (#18) [+3]
14. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#13) [-1]
13. Kesha - Praying (#12) [-1]
12. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#11) [-1] [3 Weeks At #1]
11. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#24) [+13]
10. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#19) [+9]
9. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#5) [-4]
8. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (#15) [+7]
7. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#8) [+1]
6. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#7) [+1]
5. Halsey - Bad At Love (#6) [+1]
4. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#3) [-1] [1 Week At #1]
3. P!NK - What About Us (#2) [-1]
2. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#1) [-1] [3 Weeks At #1]
1. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#4) [+3] [FIRST WEEK AT #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (1st Of 2 Weeks At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Niall Horan - Slow Hands (-19)


Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do and Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (+13)

HitBound (11/4/2017)

This is a rush post. The entrants will be reviewed next week. Here is the list:
Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor
Taylor Swift - Gorgeous (DEBUT)
Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar
Selena Gomez/Marshmello - Wolves (DEBUT) [YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Imagine Dragons - Whatever it Takes
The Shadowboxers - Hot ****
Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn
Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
Lauv - I Like Me Better
Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
Nick Jonas - Find You
Bruno Mars - Chunky
Harry Styles - Kiwi

No top 5. Sorry.

New Entrants/Blurbs (11/4/2017)

Hello fellas! Welcome back to the blog! Let’s review the entrants this week.....

Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#33)
Dua Lipa - New Rules (#30)

Too Much To Ask
Niall Horan smashes with his second song on the Weekend Countdown! Now, Too Much To Ask isn’t as good as Slow Hands, but it definitely isn’t bad. I think the guitar for the verses needs a bit of an improvement, but the vocals shine a lot. The lyrics are really good and I was overjoyed when this was the next single from Flicker. Speaking of which, I recommend to you one of the songs off of there. It’s called Seeing Blind featuring Maren Morris. Enough of non-singles off of Flicker (I don’t think Seeing Blind is a single yet), but Too Much To Ask is a really sweet song that deserves success.

Rating: 9.5/10 (would be 10 if it weren’t for the verse guitar)

New Rules
After Blow Your Mind (Mwah) fails its debut, Dua decides to create a new song off of the self titled album. The lyrics are pretty cool and I like the production. The vocals aren’t exactly the best I can find, but I guess it’s good for now. So overall, enjoyable track and here’s to hoping this does good.

Rating: 8.5/10

I Got New Rules, I Blurb ‘Em
~ Starting with our exits, The Cure needed to leave. About freaking time. As for Two Ghosts, it was kinda fading on me, but it is still pretty disappointing to see it leave. Kiwi, the more lively Harry Styles song, is on HitBound though, so we can tell it’ll probably do better due to Hits 1 logic, where aside from Sam Smith and other soul singers, the slow songs flop and the upbeat and lively songs do something.

~ My opinion has been changing randomly for Lights Down Low these past weeks and now, I don’t really know what to think of it. It’s catchy, but I don’t think I’ll be able to remember this song for much longer.

~ I shouldn’t really be surprised to see Look What You Made Me Do falling face flat like that. It’s sinking hard on Billboard right now, falling to #25 from #10 last week. I think Call it What You Want should debut HitBound soon too. I would not be surprised to see this go next week. There are a lot of people, however that don’t like this change. It’s slowly falling in in both Digital Sales and AirPlay though. NEXT!

~ Why is Body Like A Back Road jumping? CHANT WITH ME! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN! LEAVE THE COUNTDOWN!

~ *sees #14* THANK YOU, HITS 1! THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS BIG PIECE OF GARBAGE OUTSIDE THE TOP 10! MAKE IT DROP EVEN MORE NEXT WEEK! BUT I STILL CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!

~ *sees #7* For some reason, we exchanged a big piece of garbage for an even bigger piece of garbage. This just needs to go away and never bother us again. Please stop with this jumping and start dropping. Maybe like how Look What You Made Me Do did. But please just never see us again. That is my whole point.

~ Hits 1 realized how incredibly late they were with Perfect and made it rocket blast into the Top 5. I can definitely handle this for the next several months. As long as it doesn’t get ridiculously overplayed.

~ What About Us made a small leap to #2 this week. I still really enjoy this and it is allowed to stay for the next few months, too.

~ That Top 20 is a true sea of mighty goodness! Thanks, Hits 1! I appreciate it a lot!

Top 20 Review
0 - Crap
20. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft
19. Liam Payne - Strip That Down
1 - Bad
18. Imagine Dragons - Believer
17. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
2 - Mediocre
- NONE
3 - Decent
16. Halsey - Bad At Love
4 - Good
NONE
5 - Great
15. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do
14. Camila Cabello - Havana
13. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
12. Niall Horan - Slow Hands
11. P!nk - What About Us
10. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
9. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
8. Imagine Dragons - Thunder
7. Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It?
6. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
5. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go
4. Kesha - Praying
3. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
2. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place
1. Charlie Puth - How Long (This is no error)

Favorite Song on the Countdown This Week One Year Ago: Tie Between Jon Bellion - All Time Low and Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (DO NOT KILL ME, Adrian!)

Recommendations for Hits 1: Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels - I Miss You, Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game, J. Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente

#1 Recommendation for You: Echosmith - Get Into My Car

Top 5 Picks
1. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
2. Charlie Puth - How Long (Again, no error)
3. Evaride - Heartless
4. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place
5. The Script - Rain

Bottom 5 Picks
1. TIE: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road
1. TIE: Kelly Clarkson- Love So Soft
3. Liam Payne - Strip That Down
4. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despa-go away and never come back
5. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

Ed Sheeran (3)

We need to set clocks back one hour on Sunday and you’d know why if you read the AT40 post. Onto the countdown, This was actually quite a fun week. We got a big drop and jump we will get into later. But first, let’s take a look at the exits:

Oh, and sorry the 5K is gonna be out later than intended. But if I can just breeze through the weekend, it’ll be out by Thursday. NOW here are the exits.

Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (#35)
Lady Gaga - The Cure (#36)

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

Biggest Jump of the Week: Ed Sheeran - Perfect (+25)

Biggest DROPPPPP! of the Week: Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (-24)

Goodbye!

AT40: Portugal. The Man (1)

Welcome to the first AT40 of the Month of Thanksgiving! Sorry the last AT40 didn’t come out. The next one should come out at the right time. Remember to set back your clocks an hour this weekend, because Daylight Savings Time ends on the 5th. It feels like 2017 has really flown by. So I’m gonna start working on the YE Top 20 and the Top 45 of 2017 According to Hits 1 at some point during my Winter Break. This week was like a mixed-reaction-week. Some good stuff happened (*cough* one of our debuts *cough*) but also bad stuff happened (*cough* #22 *cough*). On that note though, we have a new #1 on the AT40 this week! Here are the exits on the AT40 this week:
Major Lazer/Travis Scott/Camila Cabello/Quavo - Know No Better (#32)
Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#26)
Justin Bieber/BloodPop - Friends (#20)
Countdown
40. Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#39) [1 Week at #1]
39. Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days (DEBUT) [!!!]
38. Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like (#37) [3 Weeks at #1]
37. Khalid/Rae Sremmurd*/Lil Yatchy* - Young, Dumb & Broke (DEBUT)
*I’m not sure if I should include them or not
36. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain’t Me (#35) [1 Week at #1]
35. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (#34)
34. Halsey - Now Or Never (#33) [GO AWAY PLEASE, AND I’M USING MY MANNERS!]
33. Charlie Puth - How Long (DEBUT)
32. Blackbear - Do Re Mi (#40)
31. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#38)
30. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#29) [Sorry to people like Adrian, but I hate this more than Strip That Down]
29. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go (#30)
28. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (#36, do not kill me for the color code)
27. Cardi B. - Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) (#31)
26. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#25) [5 Weeks at #1]
25. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#27) [Same as #30]
24. J. Balvin/Willy William - Mi Gente (#23)
23. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#24)
22. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despa-stop annoying us and leave (#21) [5 Weeks at #1]
21. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#28) [Aired more than 80 times on Hits 1]
20. Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It? (#18)
19. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#19)
18. Camila Cabello/Young Thug - Havana (#22)
17. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#15)
16. Halsey - Bad At Love (#16)
15. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#17) [How has this not gotten to the Top 10 as opposed to #1 on the WC]
14. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#14)
13. P!NK - What About Us (#13)
12. Kesha - Praying (#12)
11. Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back (#10) [1 Week at #1]
10. French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable (#9)
9. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#10)
8. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#7)
7. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#3) [2 Weeks at #1]
6. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#8) [!!!!!!!]
5. Charlie Puth - Attention (#5) [5 Weeks at #1]
4. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#6)
3. Liam Payne/Quavo - Strip That Down (#2) [1 Week at #1]
2. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#1) [1 Week at #1]
1. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#4) [FIRST WEEK AT #1!!!!!]

Biggest Rise of the Week: Blackbear - Do Re Mi and Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (+8)

Biggest Fall of the Week: Niall Horan - Slow Hands (-4) [That did a lot *sarcasm alert*]

So our Biggest Rise is DOUBLE the size of our Biggest Fall? Interesting.
Also, #15->#6 is looking amazing! Thanks, America!

Top 5 (This will completely change because of Rockstar)
1. TIE: Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
1. TIE: Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
3. Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
4. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/watt - Let Me Go
5. Kesha - Praying
ALMOST IN: 6. French Montana/Swae Lee - Unforgettable

Bye!