January 21, 2017 - Hailee Steinfeld + Grey + Zedd (4)

Another week I have mixed feelings about. On one hand, our Top 10 is still pretty messy, including our #1. On the other hand, we got rid of one obnoxious piece of trash and another old song, and replaced them with two very solid debuts. More on that later, but overall this week was definitely a step up from last week. So without further ado, here are the songs leaving us this week.

• Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya (#29) (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
• Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul (#40)

The Countdown!
Last Week’s #1 Song: Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5
45. I Hate U, I Love U by gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien (#41)
44. That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony (#42)
43. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer (#45)
42. Greenlight by Pitbull featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida (#44)
41. Body Moves by DNCE (#43)
40. Cold Water by Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ (#36)
39. You're Not There by Lukas Graham (#30)
38. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (debut)
37. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (#39) (one week at #1)
36. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha (#32)
35. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (#28)
34. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya (#38) (three weeks at #1)
33. Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran (debut)
32. Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (#33) (ten weeks at #1)
31. Ride by Twenty-one Pilots (#35)
30. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake with Justin Bieber (#25)
29. Kids by OneRepublic (#24)
28. Into You by Ariana Grande (#23)
27. Play That Song by Train (#22)
26. After The Afterparty by Charli XCX (#18)
25. Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay (#26)
24. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson (#27)
23. Unsteady by X Ambassadors (#17)
22. Chase You Down by Runaground (#21)
21. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga (#15)
20. HandClap by Fitz and The Tantrums (#37)
19. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj (#12)
18. Love Me Now by John Legend (#19)
17. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (#20)
16. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly and Camilla Cabello (#34)
15. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (#32)
14. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (#6)
13. Water Under The Bridge by Adele (#11)
12. I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift (#16)
11. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco (#13)
10. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (#14)
9. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (#7)
8. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (#9) (two weeks at #1)
7. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (#10)
6. This Town by Niall Horan (#5)
5. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar (#8)
4. Heathens by Twenty-one Pilots (#3) (one week at #1)
3. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey (#4) (eight weeks at #1)
2. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 (#1) (two weeks at #1)
Top 5 This Week One Year Ago: 5. Drag Me Down by One Direction
4. Irresistible by Fall Out Boy and Demi Lovato
3. Same Old Love by Selena Gomez
2. Confident by Demi Lovato
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Perfect by One Direction (first of two weeks at #1)
1. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd (#2) (fourth annoying week at #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: You're Not There by Lukas Graham (-9)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Camilla Cabello (+18) (Why am I not surprised...)

New Entrants
- With Starboy still dominating for as long as it has, you wouldn't think its successor would be dropped so soon, but here it is. Enter I Feel It Coming. This one is not as dark as Starboy was, and is more about The Weeknd wanting to treat a girl nicely after what seems like being scared from a past relationship (if the pre-chorus is any indication). Daft Punk contributes some good vibes to the song, and makes it surprisingly upbeat for a somewhat melancholy premised song. Definitely a new favorite of mine.

- So last week, we had one new song from Ed Sheeran debuting, name of Shape Of You. Alongside it was the song debuting here, Castle On The Hill. I definitely like this more. The guitar that goes throughout the song complements the fast nature well, and then the lyrics are about Ed's experiences and fun times in his days past before nearing the end and seeing what some of those friends are up to now, followed by the line, "But these people raised me". Remember Stressed Out and 7 Years, two songs that were bout growing old and what comes in the future? This is like them, and while I liked them both, I like this more than both of them. If I'm being honest, this is to me the best song I've heard on the radio since 24K Magic, and debuts as my new favorite song on the countdown. Sadly, the song is projected to sink on the Billboard Hot 100 this coming week, so I'm worried that it could potentially flop. Hopefully I'll be wrong.

Castle On The Blurbs
- So we had two exits, but they were both important ones, so let's not waste any time. Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul took its departure, and I enjoyed it for a while but I wasn't quite as infuriated by the overplay as a lot of others here were, and in the end you can say I never outright hated it. But more importantly... As this song came out, rendering the existence of its predecessor to be completely pointless, after being insanely overplayed here on Hits 1 for a song that never even made the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and so much nonsense with it repeatedly jumping in and out of the Top 10... We can celebrate as Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya has FINALLY left this countdown. Good riddance. You will not be missed in the slightest.

- Our bottom 5 remain the same, but none of them held their spots.

- Before introducing Cold Water, Spyder mentioned how Justin Bieber had went back to the old hairstyle he had when he was first discovered back in 2007, and that he could get away with it because he's Justin Bieber, but warning against us trying it at home.

- I did not think that You're Not There would drop that much. That's too bad though, because I like the song, as well as the stories this band want to tell.

- While I feel like I shouldn't be surprised about the flopping of Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur, now that Ed Sheeran is back, the time for his placeholder might be out. Shame though because I do kind of like the song.

- Play That Song continues to get worse and worse every listen. Good thing it dropped more. Hopefully it can see to its way out soon.

- Before introducing After The Afterparty, Spyder talked about how when Charli XCX was with The Morning Mash-Up, Nicole wanted her to be kicked out after she mentioned how they've done the pancakes, bacon and maple syrup thing. Spyder didn't have a problem with that mention, and neither do I, because bacon makes (almost) everything better. Even though it's still my least favorite song on the countdown (good thing it dropped out of the Top 20), I did think that was pretty funny.

- Unsteady by X Ambassadors has dropped out of the Top 20 once again, hopefully for good this time. It just left the Billboard Hot 100, so let's hope this is the end.

- It was obviously expected that Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran would jump into the Top 20 after its debut last week. And HandClap took a big jump into that region as well.

- We also had Bad Things taking the biggest jump of the week right into the Top 20 also, which I'm not exactly thrilled about. Guess people have really missed Camilla Cabello from Fifth Harmony. Not me.

- I'm not even going to comment on 24K Magic dropping out of the Top 10 once again.

- Or Treat You Better re-entering the Top 10. This better not become the next Sit Still, Look Pretty.

- While I do still like The Greatest, I did not think that it'd be a Top 5 hit. That is pretty strong presence. People must like their Sia.

- Spyder had a funny conversation with the guest DJ who introduced Don't Wanna Know. Dude was from Fort Lauderdale, and Spyder said that maybe he should pick him up from the airport when he returns from New York on Monday night. Then he gave a shout-out to his girlfriend of 5 months, and finding out that he was 31, Spyder suggested him propose on radio because "his biological clock was ticking". He refused, and Spyder said, "Come on, you're being very uncooperative". Although I still loathe Don't Wanna Know, I thought that was funny.

- I will say, I did cry a bit hearing Perfect, the one year ago #1. But in the good way.

Hit-Bound
Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott
That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (debut)
Words by Daya
Guys My Age by Hey Violet
Paris by The Chainsmokers
Heavydirtysoul by Twenty-one Pilots
Don't Leave by Snakehips featuring MØ (debut)
Lights Down Low by MAX featuring gnash
Love On The Brain by Rihanna
Love Like We Used To by Captain Cuts
Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars
Issues by Julia Michaels
I Got You by Bebe Rexha (debut)

- Twenty-one Pilots hosted Hit-Bound this week.

- More Bruno Mars excites me. Even though That's What I Like isn't a favorite of mine from the 24K Magic album, and it's not as good as Versace On The Floor, it definitely has some fun to me. I still want him to release Chunky or Finesse as real singles, though.

- Then we have another new track, Don't Leave by Snakehips featuring MØ. It's no All My Friends or Final Song, but it's definitely better than Cruel, which debuted Hit-Bound last year but never made the countdown. I guess I like it for now.

- We also have I Got You by Bebe Rexha. This one I'm kinda torn between. Some of it's not bad, but some is annoying. It might grow on me, but right now I'm not totally thrilled here.

- I am seriously so sick of Daya at this point. Words just makes me rage when it comes on here. And no, I don't say that just because of Sit Still, Look Pretty being overplayed. The point I'm trying to get across is, please get off Hit-Bound soon and DO NOT make the countdown.

- Lastly, I only heard 13 songs, and neither In My Mind by Maty Noyes or Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix was among them, which tells me that at least one of them has left Hit-Bound for good. Hopefully not the latter, because that one is supposed to be officially impacting pop radio very soon.

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 — Shit:
20. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
19. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
18. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5

1 — Bad:
17. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly and Camilla Cabello

2 — Meh:
16. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco

3 — Decent:
15. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara
14. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
13. This Town by Niall Horan

4 — Good:
12. I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift
11. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga

5 — Great:
10. Mercy by Shawn Mendes
9. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
8. HandClap by Fitz And The Tantrums
7. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar
6. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj
5. All Time Low by Jon Bellion
4. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran
3. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
2. Love Me Now by John Legend
1. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

Overall score: 70/100

Countdown Bottom 5
1. After The Afterparty by Charli XCX
2. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
3. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
4. Play That Song by Train
5. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5

Countdown Top 5
1. Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran
2. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
3. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
4. You're Not There by Lukas Graham
5. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha

Hit-Bound Top 5
1. Love Like We Used To by Captain Cuts
2. Heavydirtysoul by Twenty-one Pilots
3. Don't Leave by Snakehips featuring MØ
4. Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars
5. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars

Most Missed Song: Love Me Again by John Newman

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: When We Were Young by Adele

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Magnets by Disclosure featuring Lorde — While this doesn't quite feel like something Lorde would release on her own, the beat is kinda cool, and the video, while really weird, ends on a rather bizarre but interesting note.
Hold Me Up by Conrad Sewell — It's too bad this song had such a short tenure. This guy really has some vocal presence and the song comes with some fun throwback vibes. Also, fun fact, this guy is the brother of Grace from You Don't Own Me.

Also, I may as well introduce a new feature I'm going to be adding to my blog posts, where I ask a specific question that you guys might be up for answering. It can be music related, or something else but it'll probably be music related. Maybe this'll give a little something to spark some discussion. Anyway...

Question of the Day: Of Ed Sheeran's two new singles, which do you prefer? Given that I have Castle On The Hill in purple, that should give you my answer.

Thanks for reading, everybody!

January 14, 2017 - Maroon 5 (2)

So this was the Martin Luther King Jr. Day edition of the countdown... To put it easily, this week was just a mess. We have the same annoying #1 and the Top 5 isn't looking so hot right now. And while we got rid of one old waste, we lost another good one that was cut too short. Now 1/4 of the countdown is looking nasty. I had hopes for this year to be great, but that hope is not holding out. This is not gonna be fun to talk about. But at least an old face made his long-awaited return, which was interesting at least. Let's just get to it. So without further ado, here are the songs leaving us this week.

• Setting The World On Fire by Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk (#45)
• Good Grief by Bastille (#33)

The Countdown!
Last Week’s #1 Song: Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5
45. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer (#43)
44. Greenlight by Pitbull featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida (#44)
43. Body Moves by DNCE (#41)
42. That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony (#27)
41. I Hate U, I Love U by gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien (#37)
40. Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul (#40)
39. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (#31) (one week at #1)
38. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya (#32) (three weeks at #1)
37. HandClap by Fitz and The Tantrums (#39)
36. Cold Water by Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ (#38)
35. Ride by Twenty-one Pilots (#30)
34. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Camilla Cabello (debut)
33. Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (#36) (ten weeks at #1)
32. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (debut)
31. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha (#8) (What the fuck...)
30. You're Not There by Lukas Graham (#35)
29. Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya (#43)
28. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (#26)
27. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson (#29)
26. Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay (#28)
25. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake with Justin Bieber (#25)
24. Kids by OneRepublic (#19)
23. Into You by Ariana Grande (#20)
22. Play That Song by Train (#24)
21. Chase You Down by Runaground (#18)
20. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (#21)
19. Love Me Now by John Legend (#22)
18. After The Afterparty by Charli XCX (#34) (You've gotta be kidding me...)
17. Unsteady by X Ambassadors (#17)
16. I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift (#23)
15. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga (#15)
14. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (#16)
13. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco (#9)
12. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj (#10)
11. Water Under The Bridge by Adele (#13) (Get in the Top 10 plz.)
10. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (#14)
9. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (#11) (two weeks at #1)
8. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar (#12)
7. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (#7)
6. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (#6)
5. This Town by Niall Horan (#2)
4. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey (#4) (eight weeks at #1)
3. Heathens by Twenty-one Pilots (#3) (one week at #1)
2. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd (#5) (three weeks at #1)
Top 5 This Week One Year Ago: 5. Hello by Adele
4. Same Old Love by Selena Gomez
3. Irresistible by Fall Out Boy and Demi Lovato
2. Perfect by One Direction
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Confident by Demi Lovato (first and only week at #1)
1. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 (second week at #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha (-23)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: After The Afterparty by Charli XCX (+16)

New Entrants
- So, who's gonna miss Camilla Cabello now that she's departed from Fifth Harmony? Not me, I'll say that. Bad Things apparently interpolates from a song by Fastball, not the one that they're most well known for. Machine Gun Kelly is on the track, and his verses aren't very innovative. I really can't say I'm feeling this one. This should've been done by better performers. I know that I won't be tuning in for Camilla Cabello's solo career when that takes off. Right now, I'm not impressed by this one.

- Ed Sheeran is back, and here he is with one of two new singles, this one named Shape Of You. This one falls under the vibe of the tropical themed songs we've been getting for a while now, but I can appreciate the guy trying to do something different, even if there are traces of the guitar in there. That being said, I'm not huge on the lyrics, with them being about appreciating a woman for her body. I may be in the unpopular crowd of liking Castle On The Hill more, but I am liking this.

I'm In Love With The Shape Of Blurbs
- While Setting The World On Fire had a pretty weird tenure, I'm not exactly sad to see it off. Good Grief, on the other hand, I really liked, because that song was upbeat which is something we needed this year. I'm sad that it didn't take off well.

- The guest DJ who introduced Greenlight was from San Diego, California. Hope their weather is nicer than it is here!

- Before introducing Cheap Thrills, Spyder mentioned how Sia will eventually be on Sesame Street. Kinda funny to imagine someone like her on a show that's meant to be kiddy based... Then again, Katy Perry was on it so what can I say.

- Interesting that Can't Stop the Feeling! is still here. In fact, some on Pulse Music Boards are speculating that it'll be one of the songs to repeat on 2017's Year-End Hot 100 chart. I'd be okay with that, honestly.

- Kinda funny how Ride switched spots with one of our debuts from last week.

- I'm not happy about In The Name Of Love having the biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! of the week. I really like this song, so to see it flopping is sad. I don't have a lot of hope for it recovering, unfortunately. We'll see.

- None of our debuts from last week took serious jumps. You're Not There was the only one to get at least five in, but I'll take that. That song doesn't feel as broad as 7 Years did, but it's still very sentimental.

- So the other day, I was playing Pokémon Black 2, and in the Virbank Complex (which is early in the game), I discovered the Lass there is named Daya. And she uses a Woobat. To think that for as many times as I've played Black 2 and White 2, I only just noticed that. Looks like Daya was liked by Game Freak well before she was liked by Hits 1. Good thing they made her a simple Lass early in the game and not something like an Ace Trainer, because that would be insulting to that trainer class.

- I am a little disappointed to see Kids drop out of the Top 20. While certain people I won't name are overjoyed to see that one gone, I was starting to like that one a lot.

- Before introducing Mercy, Spyder talked about how Shawn Mendes hasn't been completely caught up to his fame yet and has said that there are other people who deserve what he has. With this song's predecessor, yeah, there are songs that deserve to be bigger than that, for sure, but this is alright.

- Love Me Now is completely welcomed into the top 20. This looks like it could easily become a potential favorite of mine from this year if it gains momentum.

- After The Afterparty jumping into the Top 20, on the other hand, is unacceptable. After that drop last week I thought it was dead. Guess I was wrong. I don't know what happened to Charli XCX. Boom Clap from 2014 was beautiful and very well-written. This is just disappointing. I'm sorry, but now I have no choice but to put it in orange.

- Before introducing I Don't Wanna Live Forever, Spyder talked about the long list of acts who are going to have representations on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack alongside that one. Interesting lineup! Wonder if it'll be 2015 all over again where those hits dominate the year.

- Chase You Down, Death Of A Bachelor and Scars To Your Beautiful are all starting to fade on me.

- Treat You Better back in the Top 10 is a big fat no. Stop it. Now. I really don't know who still likes this (come at me, Shawn Mendes fam).

- Can we please get 24K Magic into the Top 5, like, next week? That'd be so much better than it's looking right about now.

- The guest DJ who introduced Closer was from British Columbia and when saying his parents' names (forgot what they were), Spyder asked if those were really their names. Haha.

- Speaking of which, the Top 5 remained the same, even if some of them changed their spots. And on that note, for you who may be wondering, "When will _______ be in red/pink/blue/what have you?!"...

Cheap Thrills - This one won't avoid being red for much longer. Or maybe it won't turn red. I don't know.

Send My Love (To Your New Lover) and Heathens - I just can't bring myself to hate these. And no, not because I'm scared of Twenty-one Pilots fans or anything, don't think that! And because I like Adele in general. But I have to have them in dark yellow, basically.

Closer - I've basically stopped caring at this point. For all I know, this may be in blue for the remainder of its tenure...unless it passes Uptown Funk's 31 weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, which would actually bring it to the highest of all, with 32 from How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes. If that were to happen...ho boy, my reaction will NOT be pretty. and don't you even pretend you want that to happen kthxbai.

Into You - I still love this, no matter how overplayed it gets. And because this has been regarded by many as one of the best songs of the year, I have zero qualms with keeping it in green.

24K Magic - Yeah, the odds of me having this in anything lower than green are about as likely as a Paras with Dry Skin surviving a +6 Inferno Overdrive on base of Overheat from a Chandelure in sunlight after Flash Fire had activated.

Hit-Bound
Love On The Brain by Rihanna
Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
Guys My Age by Hey Violet
I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
Issues by Julia Michaels (debut)
Paris by The Chainsmokers (debut)
Heavydirtysoul by Twenty-one Pilots (debut)
Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars
Love Like We Used To by Captain Cuts
Words by Daya
Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott
In My Mind by Maty Noyes
Blow Your Mind (Mwah) by Dua Lipa
Lights Down Low by MAX featuring Gnash

- Jon Bellion hosted Hit-Bound this week.

- Issues is not exactly the most exciting song. Not to mention the singer's voice is not very appealing.

- Oh goodness, not The Chainsmokers again... Paris does have some life to it, but I'm just sick of these guys at this point. I'll talk more about it when it inevitably debuts.

- I've heard Heavydirtysoul before now, since I own the Blurryface album, and it does work well. Twenty-one Pilots do have good skill in writing. Hopefully this debuts soon.

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 — Shit:
20. Tie: After The Afterparty by Charli XCX
20. Tie: Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
18. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
17. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5
16. Unsteady by X Ambassadors

1 — Bad:
None!

2 — Meh:
None!

3 — Decent:
15. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco
14. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara
13. This Town by Niall Horan
12. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

4 — Good:
None!

5 — Great:
11. Mercy by Shawn Mendes
10. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga
9. Heathens by Twenty-one Pilots
8. I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift
7. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj
6. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar
5. All Time Low by Jon Bellion
4. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
3. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
2. Love Me Now by John Legend
1. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

Overall score: 67/100

Countdown Bottom 5
1. Tie: After The Afterparty by Charli XCX
1. Tie: Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
3. Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya
4. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
5. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5

Countdown Top 5
1. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
2. Love Me Now by John Legend
3. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
4. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha
5. HandClap by Fitz And The Tantrums

Hit-Bound Top 5
1. Tie: Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
1. Tie: Love Like We Used To by Captain Cuts
1. Tie: I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
4. Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars
5. Heavydirtysoul by Twenty-one Pilots

Most Missed Song: America's Sweetheart by Elle King

Favorite Countdown Song From This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Here by Alessia Cara and Something Better by Audien featuring Lady Antebellum

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
The Fix by Nelly featuring Jeremih — Not exactly a fan of this kind of R&B. And does anyone notice that Jeremih is hard-pressed to be able to do a song on his own or without using a sample of some sort?
Wake Up by The Vamps — Happy and upbeat, even if it's not particularly standout and it's not exactly the biggest wake-up call.
Kamikaze by MØ — Ah yes, Adrian's bane. I actually thought this song was kinda cool at first. That said, it is kind of weird, and it does make me feel bad that Final Song never took off here in the US.

Thanks for reading, everybody!

January 7, 2017 - Maroon 5 (1)

So here's the first countdown of 2017. To say the least, this may not have been the best week overall, but I guess it works for a starting ground. Let's hope that the year can give us some better music, though. We did get a return from a certain act, but more on that later. So without further ado, here are the songs leaving us this week.

• I Took a Pill In Ibiza (#40) (spent two weeks at #1)
• Girls Talk Boys by 5 Seconds of Summer (#45)
• My Way by Calvin Harris (#44)

The Countdown!
Last Week’s #1 Song: Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
45. Setting The World On Fire by Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk (#41)
44. Green Light by Pitbull featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida (#21)
43. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer (#39)
42. Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya (#42)
41. Body Moves by DNCE (#43)
40. Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul (#38)
39. HandClap by Fitz and The Tantrums (debut)
38. Cold Water by Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ (#36)
37. I Hate U, I Love U by gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien (#37)
36. Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (#35) (ten weeks at #1)
35. You're Not There by Lukas Graham (debut)
34. After the Afterparty by Charli XCX (#22)
33. Good Grief by Bastille (#34)
32. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya (#33)
31. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (#32) (one week at #1)
30. Ride by Twenty-one Pilots (#31) (Not a color-coding error.)
29. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson (#29)
28. Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay (#24)
27. That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony (#19)
26. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (#26)
25. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake with Justin Bieber (#27)
24. Play That Song by Train (#28)
23. I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift (#17)
22. Love Me Now by John Legend (#30)
21. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (debut)
20. Into You by Ariana Grande (#25)
19. Kids by OneRepublic (#18)
18. Chase You Down by Runaground (#23)
17. Unsteady by X Ambassadors (#15)
16. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (#16)
15. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga (#20)
14. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (#5)
13. Water Under The Bridge by Adele (#12)
12. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar (#7)
11. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (#10) (two weeks at #1)
10. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj (#11)
9. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco (#8)
8. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha (#9)
7. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (#13)
6. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (#14)
5. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd (#1) (three weeks at #1)
4. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey (#2) (eight weeks at #1)
3. Heathens by Twenty-one Pilots (#3) (one week at #1)
2. This Town by Niall Horan (#4)
Top 5 This Week One Year Ago: 5. Stitches by Shawn Mendes
4. Ex's and Oh's by Elle King
3. Drag Me Down by One Direction
2. On My Mind by Ellie Goulding
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Hello by Adele (9th of 12 weeks at #1)
1. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 (#6) (first week at #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Green Light by Pitbull featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida (-23)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie between Love Me Now by John Legend and 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (+8)

New Entrants
- First up, we have a song that's been kind of a sleeper hit in recent memory, HandClap by Fitz And The Tantrums. As goofy and loud as this song is all-around, it's a hysterical listen, at least for me. Some may hate it, but I do enjoy it, as silly as it is for a guy in his 40s to be fronting a song that's about, well, trying to make your hands clap. The bass and the trumpets do give the song some energy to it. Yeah, it's dumb, but I do like it right now.

- Then we've got more Lukas Graham. After 7 Years was huge and Mama Said failed to become a real hit, we have You're Not There. This one...from what I'm getting at is another song about how Lukas Forchammer is sad about his father's death and how he wishes he could be there to celebrate his success. Even if the band became big in Denmark before they made a name for themselves here in America (which 7 Years is about), it makes sense what this is about. This one I'm starting to hear elsewhere so we'll see if it becomes a real hit or not.

- Finally, we come to Mercy by Shawn Mendes. After Stitches was at least passable to a degree and Treat You Better got annoying, this is here. This one takes on the matter of trying to have his girl treat him right and not make things hard for him, at least it's what I see. The production is nice, but all in all we'll see how long this sticks with me in the long run.

I Can Make Your Hands Blurb
- Well, to start, our exits begin My Way, which wasn't something worth seriously caring about. Then there was Girls Talk Boys, which many here hated for some reason, yet I actually liked and I didn't really know why. But the most important song to drop out here would be none other than I Took a Pill In Ibiza, which, after so long, has finally departed. A song that has been widely regarded as one of the best songs of 2016 by many, and after everything, it is no more. It was nice to see it at #1 on the countdown, too.

- Before introducing Green Light, Spyder talked about how Pitbull was being paid $1,000,000 by the state of Florida to promote tourism in the state, which said that it made him (not?) feel bad about him having the biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! of the week. As I've said many times, Hits 1 hasn't been kind to Pitbull so I won't be surprised if this leaves. I'm just disappointed it didn't become a real hit, but it'll easily make my top countdown songs of the year.

- Before introducing Fresh Eyes, Spyder mentioned how Andy Grammer said his New Year's Resolution was to cut back on pizza. Spyder was devastated by this. "That's ridiculous. Cutting back on pizza, please..." That being said, I prefer to get my pizza from select places.

- If I liked I Hate U, I Love U, that's over now. And Don't Let Me Down I'm done with too but I will give credit on the YE Hot 100 post. 

- The guest DJ who introduced After The Afterparty I think talked about how she was moving from Florida to Seattle. Spyder commented on how it's colder up there, and he said something else too. Good thing the song dropped. Hopefully it'll leave soon (for my sake and Adrian's).

- #30 is not a color-coding error. Remember how I mentioned being hypnotized into liking New Romantics a while back? Yep, the same thing happened here. I can safely say that Ride will be in my top songs of the year.

- Before introducing Just Hold On, Spyder got teary while talking about how Louis Tomlinson and girlfriend Danielle Campbell had broken up. Poor guy, as if getting restricted from the son that his past girlfriend gave birth to wasn't bad enough, now he's been dumped again. That being said, I do wish this song was doing better than it is.

- I'm not exactly thrilled that Hymn For The Weekend and Play That Song switched spots.

- With I Don't Wanna Live Forever dropping out of the Top 20, it looks like that one won't be gaining until the Fifty Shades Darker hype starts to enter.

- Before introducing Into You, Spyder mentioned how Ariana Grande is going to play a character in the Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius. I don't play Final Fantasy, but that is kinda cool. That aside, don't pay any mind to that bitchy Graham. Jack and I are happy to have you in the Top 20 for as long as you like.

- America, please do not underrate Water Under The Bridge, okay? That song completely deserves to be a hit.

- We did get three pretty welcome re-entries into the Top 10, even if that means Starboy got knocked out of that region.

- At least we got Treat You Better out of the Top 10. Let's get it down and eventually out of here, shall we?

- Then we have our new #1. To say the least, while I can't stand this song, it doesn't surprise me that it's here. It makes more sense as #1 than Starving, I'll say that, but it's still pretty crappy. Seriously, keep Closer at #1 for all I care.

Hit-Bound
Words by Daya
Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (debut)
Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly and Camilla Cabello
In My Mind by Maty Noyes
Blow Your Mind (Mwah) by Dua Lipa
She Sets The City On Fire by Gavin DeGraw
Lights Down Low by MAX and Gnash (debut)
Love Like We Used To by Captain Cuts
I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (debut)
Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott
Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
Love On The Brain by Rihanna
Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars
Guys My Age by Hey Violet

- So Ed Sheeran is back, and the first of his return singles consists of Shape Of You. To say the least, I do think that Ed Sheeran has a good direction going for him trying something different from just the acoustic guitar. But some of the lyrics are pretty questionable. I'll talk more about it when it debuts next week.

- We also have Lights Down Low by MAX and Gnash, which I'm really not wild about. I can hardly even remember anything from that song, honestly.

- Lastly, we have yet another track with The Weeknd and Daft Punk, name of I Feel It Coming. While I like Starboy, I think this has more going on. Here's to hoping it can be successful.

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 — Shit:
20. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
19. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5
18. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
17. Unsteady by X Ambassadors

1 — Bad:
None!

2 — Meh:
None!

3 — Decent:
16. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
15. This Town by Niall Horan

4 — Good:
14. Chase You Down by Runaground
13. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco
12. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga

5 — Great:
11. All Time Low by Jon Bellion
10. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara
9. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar
8. Heathens by Twenty-one Pilots
7. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj
6. Kids by OneRepublic
5. Into You by Ariana Grande
4. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
3. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
1. Tie: In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha
1. Tie: 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

Overall score: 73/100

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks
1. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
2. Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya
3. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5
4. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
5. After The Afterparty by Charli XCX

My Top 5 Countdown Picks
1. Tie: 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
1. Tie: In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha
3. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
4. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson
5. Love Me Now by John Legend

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
2. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
3. Love Like We Used To by Captain Cuts
4. In My Mind by Maty Noyes
5. Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars

Most Missed Song: Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne - A song that this countdown community criminally underrated for what I can only assume was its hanging in the bottom range and refusing to leave. It's pristine, soaring fun and I may be slightly biased coming off of Rather Be, but I still love it today. Shame on you people.

Favorite Countdown Song From This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Black Magic by Little Mix and Something Better by Audien featuring Lady Antebellum

Also, I won't be including recommendations for Hits 1 in every update, just when I think there's something worth talking about that deserves a mention.

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Roses by The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES — Indeed, the bane of Graham's existence. I'll have more words for this soon, but I think the composure here is what I like the most.
Moments by Tove Lo — There's a part of me that wishes this had became a hit, but what's even more unfortunate is that nothing from Lady Wood has caught on at all.

So I'll try to have my top countdown songs of 2016 out soon, as I mentioned. Thanks for reading, everybody!

2016: A Year In Review - Follow-Up Post

Hey guys, so a week ago, I released my 2016: A Year In Review page, which you can read here. It gave my final thoughts on a handful of things from this year.

However, if I didn't already say in the comments of Adrian's page, I feel as if that page was seriously rushed. I mentioned that I was in a hurry to get it out, as the year is literally at its end and I don't want to look like I don't care. But being in my mid-20s and having a lot to take care of on a regular basis, I don't have quite as much time to focus on certain things as I would like to. And as I've said before, most of my free time has been spent playing Pokémon since Sun and Moon dropped, which is only going to get even crazier once Pokémon Bank updates this coming Tuesday (I'm sorry if all this Pokémon talk from me is getting annoying).

But while I'm here I do want to tie up some loose ends.

The first point I want to talk about: Songs that I forgot on my Bottom 10 list and the #1 lineup.

First thing I wanted to mention, on Friday while I was working there was one song that completely slipped my mind and I can't believe I forgot to mention it: New Americana by Halsey. Yes, the song that soured my initial impression on Closer and made it hard for me to really root for this one. So yeah, let's write a quick summary of this one.

New Americana by Halsey
To sum this one up, this is a protest song for kids who are insulated among their own self-satisfied rights and it worships old-school Americana and not any actual revolution. The lyrics are just inane, with lines like "Raised on Biggie and Nirvana" - for the record, Halsey was born not long from when Kurt Cobain committed suicide and Biggie was offed as well. "High on legal marijuana"? I think it's worth mentioning that Halsey was not even 21 when this song first released. And "what kind of bubble gum have you been blowing lately"... No comment. Now, I don't hate this because I'm old and don't get the generation that Halsey is trying to promote. No, I hate this because it is a mess, and I know I'm not alone in feeling this way. I know that some liked this, but it is not a fun listen for me.

I even put One Call Away in orange in the #1 group (which would make it my least favorite), but didn't mention it on the list, then I had Treat You Better in turquoise and that was on the list. I'm not gonna talk about the former, it's one of the most infamous songs from the Year-End Hot 100 and has been on several worst of 2016 lists and I want to get through this quick, so I really don't think talking about it is necessary.

So yeah, here's what my Bottom 10 would look like:
10. Rise
9. Treat You Better (and put this one in red)
8. One Call Away
7. Sit Still, Look Pretty
6. Work From Home
5. New Americana
4. Work
3. Gold
2. No
1. Me Too

So there you go.

And that brings us to our next point: Rise.

I know that not many people were hard on me for it, but I think this song needs a bit more of a talk from me.

Now, I had made it no secret before that point that I was not a fan of this song at all, even when it first dropped. I remember being very disappointed the first time I heard it. And as I said, the verses feel like they have no momentum at all, and the trap snares in the chorus alongside the synth is grating, something that not even Roar, an overall rather infamous song from 2013, I could say about.

And I know what a few of you will say - given the choice between something that's meant to be empowering like this and telling you to go fight the odds, or the abundance of luxury rap out there with gangstas saying that they're better than you while they spend money, drink and all that fancy stuff (aside from 24K Magic, of course), I should choose the former. But we have other artists to do these kinds of songs, like Sia. In fact, I'm gonna go on record saying that I actually like Alive by Sia, and I was disappointed to see that song fail to take off, which seems to be a pretty unpopular opinion. And no, I don't say that just because of Spectrum Pulse. And on that note, yes, Miles, I do understand that not everything he says you always agree with, if songs like Just Like Fire, You Don't Own Me, and more importantly Closer, are any indication. But for me, Rise is one of those circumstances where he hit the nail on the head as to why the song just sucks.

I even made it a point to state that there are songs by Katy Perry that I like. Let me put it to you this way: when I think Katy Perry, I want songs that are fun and catchy and that I can jam to, such as when I'm driving with my friends in a car. You know, like the Teenage Dream singles, including the title track, California Gurls, Last Friday Night... Even Birthday from Prism was fun too. You know, those songs. Rise is not a song like that. It was originally promoted as a dance song...but I don't see how I'm supposed to dance to it.

Speaking of music critics, it's telling that of the 25 songs mentioned in TheDoubleAgent's original Worst Hit Songs of 2016 lineup - including the nine dishonorable mentions, which this was one of - this was the one he got the most flack for. A song that was only in the Top 20 for one week, which really was little more than just a promotional single in the big picture. Just...why that one? He even remade that video and cut out quite a bit, and that was one of the things he axed.

I also want to take a snippet from what I said in my segment on the song: "...she really needs to cut it out with these recycled self-esteem anthems and go back to the fun tastelessness of her first two albums. And the public seems to agree on that, because not only did this flop on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting just outside of the Top 10 and then sinking, but it lasted a very short three weeks here on the countdown. And mercifully so..." By saying that, I am establishing that it feels like because the song flopped, people want Katy Perry to make stupid, fun party-esque jams, not a meager promotional single like this.

You can also make the argument that, "So you think Rise deserved to flop for being the same song as Roar and Firework, yet you're giving 24K Magic a pass despite being another Uptown Funk where Bruno talks about how great he is?" See, ever since 2012 when Bruno Mars released Unorthodox Jukebox, people have liked how he makes throwback tracks to the old days, which understandably is something that I have come to see not as many people in this countdown community like as much with them being younger and all. Katy Perry, on the other hand, many whom I've seen find this kind of music from her to be less exciting than her fun, poppy stuff.

But for real, guys, to me this song is a disappointment and not what I was hoping for from a Katy Perry return. I think it's boring. That's why I don't like it, and that should not be so hard for some of you to understand. I mean, if you guys like it, by all means, fine, but the point I'm trying to get across is while many were sad to see it flop, I was not one of them.

Let me just say right now, there are worse songs both from Katy Perry and 2016 objectively (Dark Horse, This Is How We Do, and the songs I mentioned in my first point), but if I was ranking the songs based on how unpleasant I find them to listen to, how much they make my ears bleed, what have you, this would be AT LEAST #3. So please guys, I don't hate Katy Perry, and I understand what self-empowerment anthems want to do, but I really do not want to hear or discuss this song ever again. Okay? Good.

Finally, my last point: Not mentioning the Hit-Bound dropouts.


As I may have said before, I didn't initially listen to all the songs that were on Hit-Bound but never made the countdown, and someone was hoping I could color-code all of them. But I recently listened to the ones that I didn't, so I can list off all of them. So here you go, once again using the color coded six point scale (eight with purple and orange being my favorite and least favorite respectively).

Another Lonely Night by Adam Lambert
Back 2 U by Steve Aoki and Boehm featuring Walk The Moon
Bang My Head by David Guetta featuring Sia and Fetty Wap
Basement Party by MAX
Be As You Are by Mike Posner
Brand New by Ben Rector
Cruel by Snakehips featuring Zayn
Electric Love by BORNS

Hello Friday by Flo Rida featuring Jason Derulo

I Wanna Know by Alesso featuring Nico and Vinz

If That's Okay by Bo Napoleon
Infinity by One Direction
Kiss The Sky by Jason Derulo
Lay You Down Easy by Magic! featuring Sean Paul
No Broken Hearts by Bebe Rexha featuring Nicki Minaj
Over And Over Again by Nathan Sykes featuring Ariana Grande
Red Dress by Magic!
Rock Bottom by Hailee Steinfeld and DNCE
Secrets by Jacob Whitesides
Still Falling For You by Ellie Goulding
Stone Cold by Demi Lovato
Superstitious by MKTO
The Night Is Young by The Summer Set
The Sound Of Silence by Disturbed
This Girl by Kungs vs Cookin' On 3 Burners
This Is For My Girls by Kelly Clarkson featuring a bunch of female chicks whose names I'm too lazy to remember
Wild by Troye Sivan and Alessia Cara
And there you have it. So that leaves my Top 45 (or again, however many) Songs of 2016 and the Year-End Hot 100 post. The former I hope to have out before long and the latter should be out by the end of the month. Thanks for reading, everybody.

December 30, 2016 - Hailee Steinfeld + Grey + Zedd (3)

So yeah, this countdown came up on very short notice, as it randomly aired on the Friday before New Year's Eve. Then they spent a lot of New Year's Eve playing the final Top 45 countdown. Anyway, Kid Kelly hosted this countdown. Not really a lot to say about a countdown on New Year's Eve, as you generally don't expect a lot of activity from those. There are no songs leaving us this week, so let’s go.

The Countdown!
Last Week’s #1 Song: Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
45. Girls Talk Boys by 5 Seconds of Summer (#44)
44. My Way by Calvin Harris (#45)
43. Body Moves by DNCE (#42)
42. Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya (#34)
41. Setting The World On Fire by Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk (#40)
40. I Took a Pill In Ibiza by Mike Posner (#39) (two weeks at #1)
39. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer (#38)
38. Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul (#37)
37. I Hate U, I Love U by gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien (#33)
36. Cold Water by Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ (#32)
35. Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (#35) (ten weeks at #1)
34. Good Grief by Bastille (#27)
33. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya (#43) (three weeks at #1)
32. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (#36) (one week at #1)
31. Ride by Twenty-one Pilots (#31)
30. Love Me Now by John Legend (#29)
29. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki featuring Louis Tomlinson (#30)
28. Play That Song by Train (#14)
27. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake with Justin Bieber (#41)
26. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (#25)
25. Into You by Ariana Grande (#20)
24. Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay (#21)
23. Chase You Down by Runaground (#24)
22. After The Afterparty by Charli XCX (#28)
21. Greenlight by Pitbull featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida (#22)
20. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga (#23)
19. That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony (#26)
18. Kids by OneRepublic (#16)
17. I Don't Wanna Live Forever by Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift (#17)
16. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (#15)
15. Unsteady by X Ambassadors (#18)
14. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (#13)
13. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (#4)
12. Water Under The Bridge by Adele (#12)
11. Side To Side by Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj (#11)
10. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (#8)
9. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha (#6)
8. Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco (#10)
7. The Greatest by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar (#19)
6. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 (#5)
5. Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (#9)
4. This Town by Niall Horan (#3)
3. Heathens by Twenty-one Pilots (#7) (one week at #1)
2. Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey (#2) (eight weeks at #1)
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Hello by Adele (8th of 12 weeks at #1)
1. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd (third annoying week at #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Play That Song by Train (-14)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Let Me Love You by DJ Snake with Justin Bieber (+14)

So I'm not gonna be doing any blurbs, because I'm in a hurry to get this out and prepare to finish up my year-end posts. But I will say that I fully approve of the biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! of the week. That and I'm very happy about the #42 drop. Anyway...

Countdown Bottom 5
1. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd
2. Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya
3. That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony
4. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5
5. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes

Countdown Top 5
1. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
2. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
3. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha
4. Love Me Now by John Legend
5. Good Grief by Bastille

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago: None.

Thanks for reading, everybody!