Today is the 80th Anniversary of the German Invasion of Poland.

Today is the 80th anniversary of when the Germans and Soviets invaded Poland, which sparked World War II. Today we must mourn all of the deaths of the war, Jews, Roma, Jehovah's Witnesses, militaries, Brits in the Blitz, the French, North Africans, the victims of the Nanking Massacre, even those of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All will be remembered whether they died a quick death or a glorious one. Let's have a moment of silence to all.
































Thank you. This event will never be forgotten. 80 years hence, lest we forget.

- Pyoris

1,000 Pageview Special: Pyoris's Q&A

Hey everyone! I just want to start with yes, we're already at 3,000 pageviews and just now is the 1,000 special. I want to thank you all for this amazing growth and I can't wait to see this get bigger than the older blog which was at about 8,000 if I recall correctly. Anyway, I opened up a form to the Hits 1 Discord to submit questions for a Q&A (I'll open it up to you guys next time). Here is the result! There were questions that I had to exclude due to NSFW or questionable content; I'm a younger blogger than most of you here. Here they are.

• WAMB10: "Pyoris, is your most missed song Hundred Handed - Too Good?"  - Now this is not NSFW nor questionable but honestly, this just isn't worth a Q&A submission. It's a great song, don't get me wrong but it's just not really a Q&A submission but more of a short discussion.
• Mr. Fookie: "Would you prefer to eat 10 strawberries off Waffle's butt, lick a pound of butter off Matt's leg, or lick a half pound of whipped cream off Adrian's face?" - I want to start with saying that these are all bloggers. Secondly, what, did you think this would get in? I'll have this stand for the list of like seven submissions that had very questionable requests.

1. "How long have you considered yourself a music/chart fan and what got you into it?"

Submitted by: Parker

Answer: Many of you will not believe this but I actually started to find myself starting to appreciate music more once songs like Counting Stars (my favorite song of 2014 and if you did the 2010s Champions rankdown... yeah you know), Timber, and Me and My Broken Heart rolled around. What nice flashbacks.

2. "How did you find and start following the blogger community?"

Submitted by: Parker

Answer: One day in July of 2015, I just Googled "Hits 1 Weekend Countdown" on my tablet then Adrian's blog came up. I took a look and I thought "Hey this is cool." I actually still inspire from him today. Adrian, if you're reading this, great job so far. :)

3. "Am I a joke to you?"

Submitted by: Pyoris

Answer: Maybe yes, maybe no. :)

4. "Do you have any bands/artists that you would say changed your life? If so, who are they?"
Submitted by: Slayer69
Answer: To be honest, this is something that I've never really thought about. I would say Weezer because they've made bops that I come back to or Dean Lewis because his music completely changed my taste in music. That's all I can think of for now.

5. "What sports/teams do you like to play/watch?"
Submitted by: Slayer69
Answer: It's questions that this that make me think that I have such a boring life outside of just music and Age of Civilizations II. I played soccer for a few months but I got a little bored of that and now I'm on a swim team which is cool. I'm also going to Japan next year for the 2020 Olympics so I'll hit you guys up about that. :)

6. "What is your most greatest favorite tune of all time?"
Submitted by: Mitch
Answer: This is literally something that I have never really considered. I do think songs like I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys, The Good Life by Weezer, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, and Tubthumping by Chumbawamba are good 20th century choices with Ode to Joy by Beethoven coming in from the 18th century (fantastic song). From the 2000s, I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco, Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects, Apologize by Timbaland ft. OneRepublic, or Viva La Vida by Coldplay suit this category well. From the modern decade, no doubt Counting Stars by OneRepublic (saw it coming amirite) is up there but also Say Amen (Saturday Night) by Panic! At The Disco, Airplanes by B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams, 1-800-273-8255 by Logic ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid, and Start Again by OneRepublic ft. Logic are there. Those are all my contenders for best of all time. I would most likely tell you that Bohemian Rhapsody, Apologize, Viva La Vida, or Counting Stars are the true winners though.

7. "Rank your favorite Weezer songs from #1 to #82"
Submitted by: Mr Weezer
Answer: I do not have time for all 82 songs but I will say for now that my favorites are The Good Life, Say It Ain't So, Africa (inb4 everyone), or Beverly Hills (what a classic).

8. "Where do you live?"
Submitted by: WAMB10
Answer: I won't be too specific but all I will say is California, USA.

Alright, and that is it! Thank you very much for the progress our blog has come to! :)

Shawn Mendes (4) - August 3, 2019

In case you didn't know, I've been very unmotivated these past few weeks to push anything out. I only finished half of the countdown for July 20 and did nothing at all for July 27. So now I'm back and there's actually some stuff I want to talk about. But before that, let's just begin with the sole exit this week.

• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (#45)

Last Week’s #1 Song: The Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer - Who Do You Love (2)

45. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine (#44)

44. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger (#41)

43. Marshmello ft. Bastille - Happier (#42) [2 Weeks at #1]

42. Ellie Goulding x Diplo - Close to Me (#43)

41. Push Baby - Mama’s House (#36)

40. P!nk - Walk Me Home (#40)

39. Bazzi - Paradise (#39)

38. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar (#38)

37. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore, Patrick Stump - Summer Days (#37)

36. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#35) [8 Weeks at #1]

35. The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling (#34) [7 Weeks at #1]

34. AJR - 100 Bad Days (DEBUT)

33. P!nk - Hustle (#30)

32. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (#29)

31. Public - Make You Mine (#33)

30. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME! (#28)

29. Halsey - Without Me (#27) [5 Weeks at #1]

28. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly (#24)

27. Blanco Brown - The Git Up (#31)

26. Dan + Shay - Speechless (#26)

25. Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor - With You (#32)

24. Post Malone - Goodbyes (#23)

23. Andy Grammer - Don’t Give Up On Me (#18)

22. Lizzo - Truth Hurts (#25)

21. Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other (#15)

20. Katy Perry - Never Really Over (#19)

19. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (#8)

18. Khalid - Talk (#10)

17. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me (#16)

16. Panic! At The Disco - Dancing’s Not A Crime (#20)

15. The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine (#21)

14. MAX ft. Quinn XCII - Love Me Less (#22)

13. Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello - Senorita (#15)

12. Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber - I Don’t Care (#6)

11. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier (#9)

10. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (#12)

9. Jonas Brothers - Cool (#13)

8. Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (#7)

7. Ava Max - So Am I (#14)

6. Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#2) [3 Weeks at #1]

5. The Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer - Who Do You Love (#1) [2 Weeks at #1]

4. Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down (#17) (...)

3. Jonas Brothers - Sucker (#5) [13 Weeks at #1]

2. Halsey - Nightmare (#4)

1. Shawn Mendes - If I Can’t Have You (#3) [4th Week at #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Taylor Swift - Delicate (3)

Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (-11)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down (+13) (...)

NEW ENTRANTS

• At this point, I don't really even feel like reviewing the entrants so this is gonna be a breeze. Summed up, 100 Bad Days is just generic and bland music and the only good thing is the lyrical interpretation about being optimistic even when you feel like you can't.

HITBOUND

Here is the HitBound list this week.

• Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
• OneRepublic - Rescue Me
• Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello - Find U Again
• Ellie Goulding ft. Juice WRLD - Hate Me
• Stephen Puth - Look Away
• Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep
• Jonas Brothers - Only Human
• SHAED - Trampoline
• Jax Jones ft. Bebe Rexha - Harder
• Taylor Swift - The Archer (DEBUT)
• Thomas Rhett - Look What God Gave Her
• Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter
• Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid - Beautiful People (DEBUT)
• Asher Angel - One Thought Away
• Zara Larsson - All the Time

TOP 5 HITBOUND PICKS

1. OneRepublic - Rescue Me

2. Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid - Beautiful People

3. Jonas Brothers - Only Human

4. SHAED - Trampoline

5. Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello - Find U Again

THE BLURB UP

• We must start with the #1 this week which returns from an absence. This song is If I Can't Have You. I'm honestly okay with this as long as it doesn't stay for a lot longer. I've kinda lost it on this song and it reminds me of There's Nothing Holdin Me Back a little too much.
• There's literally only four good songs in the Top 20. That's not a good sign :P.
• Why are we letting The Git Up become a hit? It's generic space filler that's just an uncanny attempt at making a fun dance song. And my mother seems to agree, she hates it too.
• What I am starting to lose it on is ME!. It's starting to get seriously overplayed and just kinda annoying to the point where sometimes I might switch the station.
• ...and just like that, Mama's House is just about to be wiped out on all radio fronts. It's not as great of a song as I first imagined it to be anyway so eh. I'm fine with it leaving.
• And now, for the greatest part of this post. The exit reviews. This includes one of the weakest and most asinine attempts at good trap music from pretty much the whole decade. 7 Rings is scorching garbage that was never even close to deserving all of the success it got on charts like Billboard and it's insane to live in a world where this is the same person who made bops like Popular Song and Break Free. It's just unbelievable how downhill she went in the span of less than one year. This is garbage. Get this out of my face.

TOP 20 BREAKDOWN

0 - Crap

20. Katy Perry - Never Really Over

19. Halsey - Nightmare

18. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier

17. Khalid - Talk

16. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

15. Jonas Brothers - Cool

1 - Bad

14. Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road

13. Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down 12. Jonas Brothers - Sucker

2 - Mediocre

11. MAX ft. Quinn XCII - Love Me Less

10. Panic! At The Disco - Dancing's Not A Crime

9. Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello - Senorita

3 - Decent

8. Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It

7. The Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer - Who Do You Love

6. Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

5. Ava Max - So Am I

4 - Good

4. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You

3. The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

5 - Great

2. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown

1. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Total Score: 41/100 (F)

Most Missed Countdown Song: OneRepublic - Wherever I Go

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: At this point, there isn't anything that good in music at all that I'd recommend this already awful radio station to pick up on, so Tyler the Creator ft. Playboi Carti - Earfquake I guess.

TOP 5 COUNTDOWN PICKS

1. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

2. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me

3. The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

4. Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me

5. Public - Make You Mine (if the countdown is so bad this is in the Top 5, clearly something's wrong)

BOTTOM 5 COUNTDOWN PICKS

1. Blanco Brown - The Git Up

2. Halsey - Without Me

3. Katy Perry - Never Really Over

4. Halsey - Nightmare

5. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier

Sorry if I seem so aggressive today but in all honestly the countdown hasn't been that great.

New Rankdown!

Hey everyone! It looks like now, it's time for a new rankdown and this time, it's sixty songs! It's due September 3 at 4:00 PM PDT. I would love to see how many submissions we can get and good luck in the rankdown to all of you! :D

~ Pyoris

Shawn Mendes (3) - July 13, 2019

Hey everyone! I will be starting a real rankdown soon and it will be composed of 60 songs. So be ready for that because I'll have a post to inform you about it soon. Anyway, I don't have too much do say this week. I did binge-watch Chernobyl with my family and it's a really great show about the nuclear power plant explosion in 1986 Soviet Ukraine. It's a really interesting thing. I also plan to review Ed Sheeran's new project on this blog soon. Be hyped for that! Anyway, off of irrelevant topics and onto this week. We had a much more active week than last week. Much more movement and five debuts/exits this week. Let's start off our Fresh 45 of the Week with the exits this week.

• Thinkin Bout You by Ciara (#27)
• Bury A Friend by Billie Eilish (#34)
• So Close by NOTD, Felix Jaehn ft. Georgia Ku, Captain Cuts (#37)
• Wow by Post Malone (#41)
• When The Party's Over by Billie Eilish (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes (2)

45. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#44)

44. Chlorine by Twenty One Pilots (#43)

43. I'm So Tired by Lauv ft. Troye Sivan (#42)

42. Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille (#40)

41. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith ft. Normani (#25) (This does not follow real logic, does it?)

40. Mama's House by Push Baby (#38)
39. Close to Me by Ellie Goulding x Diplo (#39)
38. Hustle by P!nk (DEBUT)
37. This Feeling by The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini (#33) [7 Weeks at #1]
36. Make You Mine by Public (DEBUT)
35. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored by Ariana Grande (#31)
34. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#35) [8 Weeks at #1]
33. Let Me Down Slowly by Alec Benjamin (#28)
32. The Git Up by Blanco Brown (DEBUT)
31. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons (#18)
30. Summer Days by Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore, Patrick Stump (#23)
29. Walk Me Home by P!nk (#29)
28. With You by Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor (#21)
27. Speechless by Dan + Shay (#26)
26. Dancing's Not A Crime by Panic! At The Disco (#24)
25. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (DEBUT)
24. Don't Give Up On Me by Andy Grammer (#32)
23. Paradise by Bazzi (#36)
22. You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift (#17)
21. Love Me Less by MAX ft. Quinn XCII (#30)
20. So Am I by Ava Max (#19)
19. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#20)
18. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#22)
17. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (#10)
16. If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin (#16)
15. ME! by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie (#6)
14. Easier by 5 Seconds of Summer (#14)
13. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#8)
12. Without Me by Halsey (#12) [5 Weeks at #1]
11. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#13)
10. Never Really Over by Katy Perry (#15)
9. Here With Me by Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES (#11)
8. Señorita by Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello (DEBUT)
7. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#9) [3 Weeks at #1]
6. Talk by Khalid (#7)
5. I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber (#5)
4. Nightmare by Halsey (#2)
3. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#4) [13 Weeks at #1]
2. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer (#3)
1. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes (#1) [3rd Week at #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: In My Blood by Shawn Mendes (1)

Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week: Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith ft. Normani (-16)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Paradise by Bazzi (+13)

I won't be doing blurbs, reviews, and HitBound this week. I've been feeling really unmotivated to get my posts out lately so I'm probably gonna take a break for a bit.

TOP 5 COUNTDOWN PICKS
1. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
2. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes
3. Summer Days by Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore, Patrick Stump
4. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons
5. Walk Me Home by P!nk

Shawn Mendes (2) - July 6, 2019

Hey everyone! I hope you've had a great Independence Day. I went out for some food then went swimming but not much else, really. Honestly, this was a really inactive week. Actually, the last few weeks have been pretty inactive. Sure, we had Thinkin Bout You have a massive jump two weeks ago but other than that, the chart has been pretty dead and it's not surprising; we haven't had many big pop releases in these past few weeks. I remember May where there was a big pop release every week; Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber, Halsey, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Katy Perry (The Chainsmokers too, kinda). As for the countdown, it was streamed early because, you know, it's Independence Day. Like I said, inactive week. But good week for me because it's easier to finish quickly :P. There was also a "throwback" session which I will get into later. I am also adding a new color code. Dark Green = Old But I Still Like It. For now, here is our lone exit this week.

• Flexible by Jordan McGraw (#44)

THIS WEEK'S COUNTDOWN

Last Week's #1 Song: If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes (1)

45. When The Party's Over by Billie Eilish (#42)

44. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#45) (Can you just get up and LEAVE?!?!)

43. Chlorine by Twenty One Pilots (#38)

42. I'm So Tired by Lauv ft. Troye Sivan (#35)

41. Wow by Post Malone (#39)

40. Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille (#41) [2 Weeks at #1]

39. Close to Me by Ellie Goulding x Diplo (#40)

38. Mama's House by Push Baby (DEBUT)

37. So Close by NOTD, Felix Jaehn ft. Georgia Ku, Captain Cuts (#37)

36. Paradise by Bazzi (#42)
35. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#36) [8 Weeks at #1]
34. Bury A Friend by Billie Eilish (#34)
33. This Feeling by The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini (#33) [7 Weeks at #1]
32. Don't Give Up On Me by Andy Grammer (#32)
31. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored by Ariana Grande (#31)
30. Love Me Less by MAX ft. Quinn XCII (#21)
29. Walk Me Home by P!nk (#28)
28. Let Me Down Slowly by Alec Benjamin (#30)
27. Thinkin Bout You by Ciara (#23)
26. Speechless by Dan + Shay (#26)
25. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith ft. Normani (#25)
24. Dancing's Not A Crime by Panic! At The Disco (#20)
23. Summer Days by Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore, Patrick Stump (#29)
22. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#22)
21. With You by Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor (#27)
20. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#16)
19. So Am I by Ava Max (#19)
18. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons (#24)
17. You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift (#17)
16. If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin (#18)
15. Never Really Over by Katy Perry (#15)
14. Easier by 5 Seconds of Summer (#13)
13. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#11)
12. Without Me by Halsey (#12) [5 Weeks at #1]
11. Here With Me by Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES (#9)
10. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (#12)
9. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#10) [3 Weeks at #1]
8. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#8)
7. Talk by Khalid (#7)
6. ME! by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie (#5)
5. I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber (#6)
4. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#4) [13 Weeks at #1]
3. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer (#3)
2. Nightmare by Halsey (#2)
1. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes (#1) [2nd Week at #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Delicate by Taylor Swift (1)

Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week: Love Me Less by MAX ft. Quinn XCII (-9)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Tie Between Paradise by Bazzi / Summer Days by Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore, Patrick Stump / With You by Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor / Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons (+6) (Thanks AT40)

NEW ENTRANTS

• Mama's House by Push Baby (to be reviewed next week)

HITBOUND

Here is the HitBound list this week.

• Trampoline by SHAED
• Truth Hurts by Lizzo
• One Thought Away by Asher Angel
• Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha
• Make You Mine by Public
• The Git Up by Blanco Brown
• Señorita by Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello
• Mother's Daughter by Miley Cyrus
• Rescue Me by OneRepublic
• Crazy AF by In Real Life
• Hustle by P!nk
• Carry On by Kygo ft. Rita Ora
• Cross Me by Ed Sheeran ft. Chance The Rapper, PnB Rock
• 100 Bad Days by AJR
• Find U Again by Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello

TOP 5 HITBOUND PICKS

1. Rescue Me by OneRepublic

2. Señorita by Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello

3. Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha

4. Find U Again by Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello

5. Truth Hurts by Lizzo

SUMMER THROWBACKS
If you're unfamiliar with Hits 1 then I'm here to tell you that they do a routine every Independence/Labor Day where they play summer "throwbacks." I quote throwbacks because they played The Middle in this set. Now this time, they had 5 Seconds of Summer hosting the list. They did pretty well. Here is their list this week.

• What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
• Roar by Katy Perry
• Ride by Twenty One Pilots
• Can't Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake
• All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor
• She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer
• I Got A Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas
• Shut Up And Dance by Walk The Moon
• Love The Way You Lie by Eminem ft. Rihanna
• The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris ft. Grey
• Rude by Magic!
• Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton
• Talking Body by Tove Lo
• Wild Ones by Flo Rida ft. Sia
• Attention by Charlie Puth
• Maps by Maroon 5

THROWBACK REVIEWS

• To be honest, Roar just isn't that enjoyable. The production isn't good and her vocals just don't work. They're kinda grating. I get that it's a self-empowerment anthem and credit that but it just isn't done well.
• I love basically everything about She Looks So Perfect. Powerful vocals? Check. Catchy and infectious? Check. Well done production? C H E C K.
• In case I have never ranted about The Middle before, it's absolute crap. Maren sounds awful with autotune, the ticking clock is overused. Actually most of the production is. Generic lyrics and just nothing that I can deem good. One of the worst of the decade thus far if not then it's somewhere up there. I liked Zedd in his True Colors age. Then 2017 to now and he has not been doing good lately.

SUMMER THROWBACK BREAKDOWN

0 - Crap

16. The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris ft. Grey

15. All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor

1 - Bad

14. Rude by Magic!

13. Roar by Katy Perry

2 - Mediocre

NONE

3 - Decent

12. Talking Body by Tove Lo

4 - Good

11. Maps by Maroon 5

5 - Great

10. Ride by Twenty One Pilots

9. Shut Up And Dance by Walk The Moon

8. Love The Way You Lie by Eminem ft. Rihanna

7. Can't Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake

6. Wild Ones by Flo Rida ft. Sia

5. I Got A Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas

4. What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

3. Attention by Charlie Puth

2. Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton

BONUS: 6 - Best on Summer Throwbacks List

1. She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer

TOP 5 SUMMER THROWBACKS

1. She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer

2. Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton

3. Attention by Charlie Puth

4. What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

5. I Got A Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas

WAITING FOR MY BLURB TO CHANGE

• Remember when I said I Don't Care was bad? Yeah, that's all a memory now. I've been listening to it a lot lately and now I can say it's pretty good. Ed and Justin sound decent and the production is good. Don't be surprised to see this on the Top 45 of 2019.
• Y'know, I'm kinda getting back into Sucker now. It's still not great but it's pretty decent for now. It's really catchy though.
• Old Town Road is in the Top 10 now. I'm kinda surprised because you'd know by now that Hits 1 really hates hip-hop and rap music in general. Sure, they've picked up on some but most of the time, they don't get anywhere (see: God's Plan, Sicko Mode, and In My Feelings). To be honest, I'm pretty happy with it even though it's still mediocre. At least Hits 1 is more American now.
• Easier is just hanging around in the #11-#15 range. I'd appreciate if we could get this out soon because it's nothing more than a space filler that could instead be housing much better songs like Walk Me Home, Summer Days, or Bad Liar.
• Speaking of which, Bad Liar has surged into the Top 20 again. This has had a really difficult run for itself with its big drop a few weeks ago. But it still held on and even though it flopped elsewhere, I'm glad it's doing well here. I'd say it's locked for Hits 1's Year End Countdown.
• Can we not make Let Me Down Slowly a hit again? Sure, I liked it at first but that time is gone now and it's another bland space filler that shouldn't be here and can instead be replaced by a different and great song.
• I've been hearing Walk Me Home a lot lately and enjoying it so much that I'm able to call it the best song on the countdown as of now. I don't know why, it's just really catchy and memorable. It's nowhere near P!nk's best work (again, P!nk is amazing) but it's great for the time being.
• Not much to say about Flexible leaving. It's mediocre filler in all senses of the phrase.

TOP 20 BREAKDOWN

0 - Crap

20. Without Me by Halsey

19. Nightmare by Halsey

18. Talk by Khalid

17. Never Really Over by Katy Perry

1 - Bad

16. Easier by 5 Seconds of Summer

15. You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift

14. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max

2 - Mediocre

13. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus

3 - Decent

12. Cool by Jonas Brothers

11. Sucker by Jonas Brothers

4 - Good

NONE

5 - Great

10. I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber

9. So Am I by Ava Max

8. If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin

7. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer

6. ME! by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie

5. Here With Me by Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES

4. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco

3. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes

2. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons

1. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi

Overall: 61% (B-)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers ft. Coldplay

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: No Sleep by Martin Garrix ft. Bonn / Best Part of Me by Ed Sheeran ft. YEBBA (Not much great music to recommend this week)

TOP 5 COUNTDOWN PICKS
1. Walk Me Home by P!nk

2. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith ft. Normani

3. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi

4. Don't Give Up On Me by Andy Grammer

5. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons

Hits 1 Review: Shawn Mendes (1) - June 29, 2019

What's cracking, peeps? I don't have anything to say except I'm going to Texas this week. Exciting. I am going to announce that we are gonna stop Crown 100 Review. It's really hard to cramp it into my schedule. Also, we FINALLY have a new #1 after the three months of waiting! Here is the lone exit this week.

• Out of Love by Alessia Cara (#42)

Last Week's #1 Song: Sucker by Jonas Brothers (13)

45. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#44)

44. Flexible by Jordan McGraw (#43)

43. When The Party's Over by Billie Eilish (#45)

42. Paradise by Bazzi (#37)

41. Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille (#38)

40. Close to Me by Ellie Goulding, Diplo (#39)

39. Wow by Post Malone (#40)

38. Chlorine by Twenty One Pilots (#41)

37. So Close by NOTD, Felix Jaehn ft. Georgia Ku, Captain Cuts (#35)

36. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#34) [8 Weeks at #1] (Happy one year birthday on the countdown!)

35. I'm So Tired by Lauv ft. Troye Sivan (#32)

34. Bury A Friend by Billie Eilish (#36)

33. This Feeling by The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini (#31) [7 Weeks at #1]

32. Don't Give Up On Me by Andy Grammer (#28)

31. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored by Ariana Grande (#29)

30. Let Me Down Slowly by Alec Benjamin (#30)

29. Summer Days by Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore, Patrick Stump (#27)

28. Walk Me Home by P!nk (#26)

27. With You by Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor (#33)

26. Speechless by Dan + Shay (#19)

25. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith ft. Normani (#25)

24. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons (#21)

23. Thinkin Bout You by Ciara (#14)

22. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#23)

21. Love Me Less by MAX ft. Quinn XCII (#24)

20. Dancing's Not A Crime by Panic! At The Disco (#17)

19. So Am I by Ava Max (#20)

18. If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin (#22)

17. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift (DEBUT)

16. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#15)

15. Never Really Over by Katy Perry (#16)

14. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (#12)

13. Easier by 5 Seconds of Summer (#13)

12. Without Me by Halsey (#10) [5 Weeks at #1]

11. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#11)

10. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#7) [3 Weeks at #1]

9. Here With Me by Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES (#9)

8. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#8)

7. Talk by Khalid (#18)

6. I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber (#5)

5. ME! by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie (#2)

4. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#1) [13 Weeks at #1]

3. Who Do You Love by Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer (#4)

2. Nightmare by Halsey (#6)

1. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes (#3) [1st Week at #1] (!!!)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Say Amen (Saturday Night) by Panic! At The Disco (4/4)

Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week: Thinkin Bout You by Ciara (-9)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Talk by Khalid (+11)

THIS WEEK'S ENTRANTS

Here are our entrants this week.

• You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift (#17)

Yeah. That's it. You know, I was thinking Mama's House would debut given that it streamed four times this week. So I'd assume it debuts next week because it's off HitBound this week and you know what happened with Bury A Friend and So Close.

• We're starting with You Need To Calm Down. This is the second single off of Taylor's upcoming album Lover. While I definitely love ME!, I'm not exactly feeling this. I love the message and what the song is going for about equal homosexual treatment and the video is cool but nothing else stands out. Her vocals aren't great and the production is mediocre. The chorus is easily the best part of the song excluding the lyrics but even that isn't that good. So this didn't live up to my expectations and I thought this could've been so much better but Taylor missed the boat. :/

THIS WEEK'S HITBOUND

Here is this week's HitBound list.

• The Git Up by Blanco Brown (DEBUT)
• Hustle by P!nk
• Crazy AF by In Real Life
• Truth Hurts by Lizzo
• Trampoline by SHAED (DEBUT)
• Señorita by Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
• Call You Mine by Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha
• 100 Bad Days by AJR
• Cross Me by Ed Sheeran ft. Chance The Rapper, PnB Rock
• One Thought Away by Asher Angel
• Rescue Me by OneRepublic
• Find U Again by Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello
• Mother's Daughter by Miley Cyrus
• Make You Mine by Public
• Carry On by Kygo ft. Rita Ora

HITBOUND BREAKDOWN

0 - Crap

15. Crazy AF by In Real Life

1 - Bad

14. 100 Bad Days by AJR

13. The Git Up by Blanco Brown

2 - Mediocre

NONE

3 - Decent

NONE

4 - Good

NONE

5 - Great

12. Make You Mine by Public

11. Truth Hurts by Lizzo

10. Mother's Daughter by Miley Cyrus

9. Carry On by Kygo ft. Rita Ora

8. Cross Me by Ed Sheeran ft. Chance The Rapper, PnB Rock

7. Hustle by P!nk

6. Trampoline by SHAED

5. One Thought Away by Asher Angel

4. Find U Again by Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello

3. Rescue Me by OneRepublic

2. Call You Mine by Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on HitBound

1. Señorita by Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello

TOP 5 HITBOUND PICKS

1. Señorita by Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello

2. Call You mine by Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha

3. Rescue Me by OneRepublic

4. Find U Again by Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello

5. One Thought Away by Asher Angel

YOU NEED TO BLURB DOWN

• We finally have a new #1 and it's my favorite on the countdown as of now! If I Can't Have You was destined to get the #1 spot at some point and I'm very happy it got here even thought it took a bit. Congratulations to Shawn Mendes and I was tired of looking up Jonas Brothers pictures every Saturday!
• So we let Talk rise into the Top 10 for some ungodly reason. Khalid is an R&B artist but this is generic and bland pop, not R&B like Better. Better was a fun and great song that didn't gain much success here on Hits 1 but then Talk is a lifeless and generic song that is somehow his highest peaking song on Billboard and now here if I recall correctly. If only 1-800-273-8255 with Logic peaked higher.
• If We Have Each Other is now a Top 20 hit. I still think this is better than Let Me Down Slowly and it deserves more success so I'm pretty happy about this. It's a good and sweet song.
• Looks like Dancing's Not A Crime will sadly be a flop. It's irritating because it's one of the best songs on Pray For The Wicked but at the same time it makes sense because the tour finished a few weeks ago. Hey Look Ma, I Made It and High Hopes (why is the latter still here) have been dropping too. So it seems like Panic! is pretty much done for the next few years.
• Remember Thinkin Bout You's sudden increase in momentum last week? Seems like that never happened. It dropped straight out of the Top 20 and to be honest, I'm fine with it because it's already on it's way out. There's better that we can have in the Top 20 anyway.
• It was this week one year ago that High Hopes debuted the countdown and it's still here, meaning this is its one year anniversary! I would like to congratulate Panic! for their first one year song on the countdown and I'm fairly happy for them.
• Paradise is on its way out now. I can't say I'm surprised given that it flopped everywhere else anyway.
• As far as our lone exit goes, I'm surprised Out of Love lasted this long. But now it's out and it was nothing more than a space filler so no complaining there.

TOP 20 BREAKDOWN

0 - Crap
20. Without Me by Halsey
19. Nightmare by Halsey
18. Talk by Khalid

1 - Bad
17. Never Really Over by Katy Perry
16. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
15. Sucker by Jonas Brothers
14. Easier by 5 Seconds of Summer

2 - Mediocre
13. I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber

3 - Decent
12. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max
11. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift

4 - Good
10. Cool by Jonas Brothers
9. If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin

5 - Great
8. Dancing's Not A Crime by Panic! At The Disco
7. So Am I by Ava Max
6. Who Do You Love by Chainsmokers ft. 5 Seconds of Summer
5. Here With Me by Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES
4. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco
3. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
2. ME! by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown
1. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes (+2 points for being #1 on the countdown)

Overall: 63% (B-)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Me and My Broken Heart by Rixton

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Higher Love by Kygo ft. Whitney Houston + Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid

TOP 5 COUNTDOWN PICKS
1. If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes
2. ME! by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie
3. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons
4. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith ft. Normani
5. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi