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

Hits 1 Review: Just take a guess. (13) - June 22, 2019

...yeah you know what I'm mad about. Let's just get to the exits right now.

• BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv (#37)
• Dan + Shay - Tequila (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: What do you even think, you're an intelligent homo sapien with a big brain and using the genes in your body and that nice brain of yours which can help you become smarter and better, you should be able to guess the #1 from last week. (12)

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

44. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (#44)

43. Jordan McGraw - Flexible (#43)

42. Alessia Cara - Out of Love (#40)

41. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine (#32)

40. Post Malone - Wow (#39)

39. Ellie Goulding x Diplo - Close to Me (#41)

38. Marshmello ft. Bastille - Happier (#21) [2 Weeks at #1]

37. Bazzi - Paradise (#33)

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

35. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts ft. Georgia Ku - So Close (#38)

34. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#24) [8 Weeks at #1]

33. Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor - With You (DEBUT)

32. Lauv ft. Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired (#28)

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

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

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

28. Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me (#36)

27. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore & Patrick Stump - Summer Days (#27)

26. P!nk - Walk Me Home (#17)

25. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger (#20)

24. MAX ft. Quinn XCII - Love Me Less (#19)

23. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (#18)

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

21. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar (#9)

20. Ava Max - So Am I (#25)

19. Dan + Shay - Speechless (#13)

18. Khalid - Talk (#23)

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

16. Katy Perry - Never Really Over (#14)

15. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (#26)

14. Ciara - Thinkin Bout You (#35)

13. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier (#11)

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

11. Jonas Brothers - Cool (DEBUT)

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

9. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me (#5)

8. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (#8)

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

6. Halsey - Nightmare (#6)

5. Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (#15)

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

3. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You (#3)

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

1. Hits 1 be like nah f*ck music meta logic (#1) [13th Record-Breaking Week at #1] (.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (3/4)

Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week: Marshmello ft. Bastille - Happier (-17)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Ciara - Thinkin Bout You (+21)

New Entrants

• There's two entrants, one that Hits 1 is overrating and the other I'm actually surprised about. I'm gonna start with the first one which is With You by Kaskade and Meghan Trainor. Honestly, I'm surprised they did a whole premiere for this because I thought this would really only be a hit in the United Kingdom and Canada but I guess not. This is actually really good for Meghan's choreography but compared to the rest of the countdown... yeah no. Her vocals are mediocre here but the production is kinda cool, I guess. The drop is underwhelming but that's kind of it. It's an okay song for the time being.
• The second song is Cool by the Jonas Brothers which takes home the award for the second highest debut of all-time. To be fair, this is a good song. Not as good as pre-#1 Sucker but I'll still take it. I think Nick and Joe have some good vocals. The production is a little underwhelming for a bit of the song but I really like the electric guitar solo before the bridge. The references are pretty cool too. There's some James Dean, Game of Thrones, even Post Malone. So yeah. This feels like it'll fade quickly like Sucker or Close to Me but it's good for now.

Entrant Ranking

1. Jonas Brothers - Cool (#11)

2. Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor - With You (#33)

HitBound
Here is the HitBound list this week.

• Lizzo - Truth Hurts
• AJR - 100 Bad Days
• Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On
• Asher Angel - One Thought Away
• P!nk - Hustle
• Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter
• Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello - Senorita (DEBUT)
• Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine
• Push Baby - Mama's House
• Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down
• Public - Make You Mine
• Ed Sheeran ft. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me
• Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello - Find U Again
• OneRepublic - Rescue Me
• In Real Life - Crazy AF

HitBound Breakdown

0 - Crap

NONE

1 - Bad

15. In Real Life - Crazy AF

2 - Mediocre

NONE

3 - Decent

14. AJR - 100 Bad Days

4 - Good

13. Push Baby - Mama's House

5 - Great

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

11. Lizzo - Truth Hurts

10. Ed Sheeran ft. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me

9. Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

8. Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter

7. Public - Make You Mine

6. Asher Angel - One Thought Away

5. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

4. P!nk - Hustle

3. Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

2. OneRepublic - Rescue Me

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on HitBound

1. Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello - Senorita

Overall: 69/75 (A+)

Top 5 HitBound Picks

1. Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello - Senorita

2. OneRepublic - Rescue Me

3. Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

4. P!nk - Hustle

5. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

Lately I've Been Blurbing So Cool

• I'm gonna save my rant for last. But for now, let's just start with the rest of the Top 5. I Don't Care rose into the Top 5 and it seems like I may not be able to get into this. Sorry to everyone who likes it but it just feels bland in my opinion. My apology.
• Nothing new in the Top 10 though. Here With Me fell out of the Top 5 which is sad because I thought it had some momentum here after reaching #5. I guess not though.
• Why is it that after two and a half months, Thinkin Bout You is just now gaining a crap ton of steam? It's a decent song but I feel like this peak could've been made a while ago. I hope this is its peak.
• One spot lower is Someone You Loved entering the Top 20. Now I know there are people who want to burn me in the comments but hear me out. This is way too overhated. He does have some scratchy vocals but that's where the pain ends. The production is good and the lyrics are nice. Basically a recap of what I said two months. Roast me all you want but Lewis Capaldi is overhated.
• ...and just like that, Talk is in the Top 20. What I can't believe is that his highest peaking song on Billboard is his worst song. Songs like Eastside, Better, and Location are really good but this is an embarassment for him. We have So Am I in the Top 20 too which I don't really mind. As long as it isn't the next Sweet But Psycho, I'm okay with it up here for a while.
• As far as Top 20 exits go, it looks like the end for Walk Me Home. It's annoying because I just grew into this and now it's tumbling out? Really? We also have Dancing With A Stranger out which I'm not satisfied with because it's a great song (30 Pop participant Grandpa's opinion doesn't count). Love Me Less fell out of the Top 20 too which I guess I'm fine with. It's not MAX's best work so I don't mind it. On the other hand, Bad Guy is freefalling. It's pretty overrated so I'm perfectly good with it leaving soon. What I find really interesting is the fact that Bad Liar tumbled straight out of the Top 10 to #21. I guess it's not that surprising because it never really played but come on, the week flew by pretty fast. So yeah, that's out.
• High Hopes fell to #34 which is great. It's one week away from lasting a year on the countdown but based on the Wutchuwant survey I got, this might actually leave on the week it would have lasted a year, barely missing the cut.
• As far as the exits go, Boy With Luv sucks and I overrated it in the start. It's really underwhelming and I know these guys can make good music but they choose not to. Tequila sadly left and it was two or so months from lasting a year on the countdown. It really pisses me off because it's a great song and it deserved a lot of success. I believe it was also cut off from its one year anniversary on Billboard by one week because of either Tyler the Creator or Miley Cyrus' new albums (Igor and She Is Coming).
• Now the moment you've been waiting for. You should be able to guess the #1 by now and I decided to be nice and give you a picture hint this week. If you give up, it's Sucker for the record-breaking 13th week in a row. It's a bummer that this, the least deservant song of 10+ weeks at #1 is breaking the record and making itself undefeatable. And remember guys, this is all because the Jonas Brothers returned. Let me just say it myself: we get it. The Jonas Brothers are back and they have a new album (it's a good album, check it out, it's called Happiness Begins) but this is not a record-breaking title when a lot of people don't give two sh*ts about them. They made classics like Burnin' Up. But then this rolled around, I enjoyed it. So did Hits 1. Then they suddenly it's the best song of all time despite the fact that it's been around since the beginning of March and streamed like it's radio Avatar. It's hard to believe that despite the fact that half the world doesn't care or know about the Jonas Brothers, Hits 1 suddenly thinks they're gods like Keanu Reeves and give them a record breaking title. It's honestly so unsatisfying and it's basically the only #1 I've blogged about this whole time. It's been THREE MONTHS since the last #1 that wasn't Sucker! And Hits 1 does not care at all and continues streaming it like absolutely nothing happened. I know I've repeated myself several times throughout this rant but let me say this: no one cares. Hopefully soon enough, Hits 1 forgets this song existed and we can all move on from this accident.

That was fun. Hopefully you read the whole thing because I spent my entire day writing this.

Top 20 Breakdown

0 - Crap

20. Halsey - Without Me

19. Khalid - Talk

18. Jonas Brothers - Sucker

17. Halsey - Nightmare

1 - Bad

16. Katy Perry - Never Really Over

15. Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

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

2 - Mediocre

NONE

3 - Decent

13. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier

12. Ciara - Thinkin Bout You

11. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

4 - Good

10. Jonas Brothers - Cool

9. Ava Max - So Am I

5 - Great

8. Dan + Shay - Speechless

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

6. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

5. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me

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

3. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!

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

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown

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

Overall: 61/100 (B-)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Pitbull ft. Kesha - Timber

#1 Recommendations for Hits 1: Knowing how much new music there is, choosing just one song is difficult so this week, I'm gonna list multiple:

• Lil Nas X - F9mily (Me & You)
• Jonas Brothers - Only Human
• Jonas Brothers - Rollercoaster
• MARINA - Handmade Heaven
• Kacey Musgraves - Rainbow
• Walk the Moon - Eat Your Heart Out

Top 5 Countdown Picks

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

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

3. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

4. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!
5. P!nk - Walk Me Home

Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

2. Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend

3. Halsey - Without Me

4. Khalid - Talk

5. Billie Eilish - When The Party's Over

Have a good day. Hits 1 team, if you're reading this, get yourself a new #1. Just please.

Announcement

I kinda want to update you guys on what's happening right now. I'm gonna skip Crown 100 this week because I've had some time limits and with them, I'm not really able to get it out. My editor has also been glitchy lately and it's been coloring the placements when it shouldn't be. So yeah, there's that. I promise I'll get the Crown 100 out next week. You can look at the Crown 100 here.

Now I'm gonna try something new that replaces the Random.org countdown. This is gonna be called "My Countdown Vision." Basically what I do is a Google Slides that shows what I would prefer the countdown looks like on the upcoming week. This is not what it will look like but what I want it to look like. I will also include my ideal HitBound. These will come along with the Countdown posts at the final blurb/comment.

Thank you for sparing some time to read this. I'll see you for the next countdown post!

Hits 1 Review: Shocker. (12) - June 15, 2019

No, I'm not giving you a picture, guess the #1.

Not much to say except I plan to host a new rankdown soon and Happy Father's Day to all the fathers reading. Hopefully you get a nice gift. Here is our lone exit this week:

• Dean Lewis - Be Alright (#40)

Last Week's #1 Song: Hmm... (11)

45. Dan + Shay - Tequila (#45)

44. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (#44)

43. Jordan McGraw - Flexible (#31)

42. Billie Eilish - When The Party's Over (#43)

41. Ellie Goulding x Diplo - Close to Me (#39)

40. Alessia Cara - Out of Love (#38)

39. Post Malone - Wow (#42)

38. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts ft. Georgia Ku - So Close (#41)

37. BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv (#37)

36. Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me (#34)

35. Ciara - Thinkin Bout You (#24)

34. Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend (#32)

33. Bazzi - Paradise (DEBUT)

32. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine (#26)

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

30. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly (#25)

29. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored (#11)

28. Lauv ft. Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired (#21)

27. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore & Patrick Stump - Summer Days (#35)

26. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (#23)

25. Ava Max - So Am I (#30)

24. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#29) [8 Weeks at #1]

23. Khalid - Talk (#28)

22. Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other (#36)

21. Marshmello ft. Bastille - Happier (#16) [2 Weeks at #1]

20. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger (#14)

19. MAX ft. Quinn XCII - Love Me Less (#27)

18. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (#13)

17. P!nk - Walk Me Home (#17)

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

15. Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (#15)

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

13. Dan + Shay - Speechless (#12)

12. Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (#22)

11. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier (#18)

10. Halsey - Without Me (#4) [5 Weeks at #1]

9. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar (#8)

8. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (#9)

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

6. Halsey - Nightmare (#6)

5. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me (#7)

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

3. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You (#5)

...you should be able to guess the #1 by now.

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

1. Woah, this is really difficult. (#1) [Record-Tying 12th Week at #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (2/4)

Biggest DROP!!!... of the Week: Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored (-18)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other (+14)

New Entrants

• We only have one entrant this week and it is by a returning artist after two big hits. This artist is Bazzi who you might know for his breakthrough with Mine and Beautiful, the latter with Camila Cabello. His new song is titled Paradise. This reminds me of Mine in a way which I loved. I like his vocals to begin with. The instrumentation is spot on. The chorus is good. I really like the verses. Overall, this isn't as good as Mine but it still works well for me.

HitBound

Here is the HitBound list this week:

• Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello - Find U Again
• OneRepublic - Rescue Me
• In Real Life - Crazy AF
• Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine
• AJR - 100 Bad Days
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down (DEBUT)
• Lizzo - Truth Hurts
• P!nk - Hustle
• Jonas Brothers - Cool
• Push Baby - Mama's House
• Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On
• Ed Sheeran ft. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me
• Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor - With You (DEBUT)
• Asher Angel - One Thought Away
• Public - Make You Mine
• Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter

HitBound Breakdown

0 - Crap

NONE

1 - Bad

NONE

2 - Mediocre

NONE

3 - Decent

16. AJR - 100 Bad Days

15. In Real Life - Crazy AF

14. Jonas Brothers - Cool

4 - Good

13. Kaskade ft. Meghan Trainor - With You

12. Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down

5 - Great

11. Push Baby - Mama's House

10. Lizzo - Truth Hurts

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

8. Kygo ft. Rita Ora - Carry On

7. Ed Sheeran ft. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me

6. Public - Make You Mine

5. Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter

4. Asher Angel - One Thought Away

3. P!nk - Hustle

2. OneRepublic - Rescue Me

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on HitBound

1. Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

Overall: 73/80 (A+)

Blurbadise

• Gee, I wonder what the #1 song is this week... seriously though, why is this mediocre song the Jonas Brothers' biggest hit? It's nothing to love or stan so I don't understand how this tied the record of twelve weeks when all three of the other songs that originally had it deserve it much more than this unappealing stock of wasted radio time. Watch it break the record.
• On the other hand, nothing interesting really happened in the Top 10 other than Here With Me reaching the Top 5. I'm glad this gained all the recognition it deserved despite losing traction everywhere as this is much better than Marshmello's other representation on the countdown. On the same Marshmello note, I recommend to you his new song with band A Day to Remember titled Rescue Me. According to Your EDM News, it's also the start to his upcoming album, Joytime III. So I would recommend it to you.
• It's really difficult to believe Love Me Less, a song with literally no recognition, is the 19th biggest song in North America. Hits 1 is weird sometimes, though. I prefer this over Lights Down Low (both are good) but it doesn't need weeks in the Top 10 yet.
• It's about that darn time that Happier falls out of the Top 20. With Here With Me booming here, I hope that this eventually dies out because this is literally locked for my Bottom 10 of 2019 unless some more Billie Eilish and Halsey crap comes around to Hits 1.
• I guess I'm fine with If We Have Each Other rising to #22. This feels like it's about to be a repeat of Let Me Down Slowly but as long as it gets up to maybe the Top 10 and isn't extremely overplayed like its predecessor, I'll be fine. Also, the other day I listened to this in the car and I don't know why but it reminded me of Queen. Huh.
• I don't have much to say about Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored falling to the edge of the Top 30. Please let Bloodline get here and rise above this as Bloodline is the best representation off of Thank U, Next.
• That's how it's done, kids. Over the course of four weeks, Close to Me fell from #17 to the rink of its end. I'm okay with this leaving because it's really mediocre and just a space filler in general.
• I have a feeling Tequila and High Hopes will make it to their one-year anniversary here. Two weeks away. Hopefully the former slides in but we don't need any more longetivity from High Hopes. It's peaked already and I don't need more of this.
• My condolences to Be Alright. It deserved some weeks in the Top 5. It will be missed. Locked for my Top 45 of 2019.

Now I wanted to do something special for you all as a nice little gift for your support...

Top 20 45 Breakdown

That's right. Just like a Top 20 Breakdown but the whole countdown.

0 - Crap

45. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

44. Billie Eilish - When The Party's Over

43. Marshmello ft. Bastille - Happier

42. Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend

41. Khalid - Talk

40. Halsey - Without Me

1 - Bad

39. Katy Perry - Never Really Over

38. Halsey - Nightmare

37. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored

36. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly

35. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

34. Jonas Brothers - Sucker

33. Alessia Cara - Out of Love

32. Ellie Goulding x Diplo - Close to Me

31. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine

30. BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv

29. Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

2 - Mediocre

28. Jordan McGraw - Flexible

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

3 - Decent

26. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts ft. Georgia Ku - So Close

25. Ciara - Thinkin Bout You

24. Lauv ft. Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired

23. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

22. Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other

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

20. Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling

19. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

4 - Good

18. Ava Max - So Am I

17. MAX ft. Quinn XCII - Love Me Less

5 - Great

16. Post Malone - Wow

15. Dan + Shay - Speechless

14. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar

13. Dan + Shay - Tequila

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

11. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

10. P!nk - Walk Me Home

9. 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier

8. Bazzi - Paradise

7. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES - Here With Me

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

5. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

4. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore & Patrick Stump - Summer Days

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

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

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on the Countdown

1. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!

Overall: 128/225 (F)

Yeah, not a great countdown. I'll find a better week.

Top 5 Countdown Picks

1. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!

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

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

4. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore & Patrick Stump - Summer Days

5. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

Crown 100 Review: Katy Perry (1) - June 8, 2019

I don't have much to say right now other than Happy (early) 1-Year Anniversary to Bloons TD 6 by Ninja Kiwi. This is without a doubt one of my favorite games of all time and I believe they have gone really far since their first minds. Anyway, here is the Top 20 of the Crown 100.
Top 20
1. Katy Perry - Never Really Over (#88) [1st Week at #1]
2. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (#2) [1 Week at #1]
3. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME! (#1) [5 Weeks at #1]
4. Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (#3) [2 Weeks at #1]
5. Halsey - Nightmare (#4)
6. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You (#6)
7. Ed Sheeran ft. Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (#5)
8. Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter (DEBUT)
9. Jonas Brothers - Sucker (#8)
10. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (#7) [11 Weeks at #1]
11. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored (#9)
12. Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry ft. Snow - Con Calma (#10)
13. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger (#11)
14. Ed Sheeran ft. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me (#16)
15. BLACKPINK - Kill This Love (#12)
16. Mabel - Don't Call Me Up (#14)
17. Tyler the Creator - Earfquake (#17)
18. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - SOS (#18)
19. Lizzo - Juice (#15)
20. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (#20)

Well, boys. We did it. Quality music at #1 is no more. Yeah, Never Really Over's gonna be at #1 for a while. I'm tired of it because everyone overrates it because Katy Perry exists now. You had two chances to overrate her (read: 365 and Con Calma), both of which I would be okay with but you choose now where she made one of her, if not than her most generic songs?

On the same topic of Katy Perry, I don't know what it is that made me do it. I just suddenly love Con Calma now. I like the contributions from all artists and the production and vibe work really well.

The Old Town Road thing feels like a repeat of 2017's Despacito where the original gets pretty much nowhere but the remix with a popular artist literally tops the charts. Just something I wanted to point out.

Top 20 Breakdown
0 - Crap
20. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

1 - Bad
19. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored
18. BLACKPINK - Kill This Love
17. Halsey - Nightmare
16. Jonas Brothers - Sucker
15. Katy Perry - Never Really Over
14. Lizzo - Juice

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

3 - Decent
12. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
11. Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
10. Mabel - Don't Call Me Up

4 - Good
9. Tyler the Creator - Earfquake
8. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

5 - Great
7. Ed Sheeran ft. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me
6. Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter
5. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You
4. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
3. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - SOS
2. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!

BONUS: 6 - Best Song on the Crown 100
1. Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry ft. Snow - Con Calma

Overall: 61/100 (B-)

Debuts & Entrants
I will now use an asterisk (*) to notify a re-entry. Without further ado, here is the list of entrants this week.

• 8. Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter
• 26. Tove Lo - Glad He's Gone
• 46. Cardi B - Press
• 53. Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine
• 56. Miley Cyrus - Unholy
• 59. Tiesto, Jonas Blue, & Rita Ora - Ritual
• 61. Miley Cyrus - The Most
• 62. Miley Cyrus ft. RuPaul - Cattitude
• 63. Miley Cyrus ft. Ghostface Killah - Dream
• 67. Denzel Curry - Ricky
• 77. Rosalia - Aute Cuture
• 79. Benny Blanco ft. Halsey & Khalid - Eastside*
• 83. Bae Jinyoung - Hard to Say Goodbye
• 88. City Girls - Act Up*
• 93. J. Cole - Middle Child*
• 97. Polo G ft. Lil Tjay - Pop Out
• 99. Travis Scott ft. Drake - Sicko Mode*

Top 5 Entrant Picks

1. Benny Blanco ft. Halsey & Khalid - Eastside (#79)

2. Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine (#53)

3. Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter (#8)

4. J. Cole - Middle Child (#93)

5. Travis Scott ft. Drake - Sicko Mode (#99)

Bottom 5 Entrant Picks

1. Cardi B - Press (#46)

2. City Girls - Act Up (#88)

3. Denzel Curry - Ricky (#67)

4. Rosalia - Aute Cuture (#77)

5. Polo G ft. Lil Tjay - Pop Out (#97)

Leapers

These songs rose at least ten spots.

• 1. Katy Perry - Never Really Over (#88) [+87]
• 23. Mark Ronson ft. Camila Cabello - Find U Again (#72) [+49]
• 31. Carly Rae Jepsen - Julien (#42) [+11]
• 39. DaBaby - Suge (#59) [+20]
• 41. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (#51) [+10]
• 55. Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott - The London (#89) [+34]
• 71. Avicii ft. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola - Tough Love (#95) [+24]
• 73. Lil Uzi Vert - Sanguine Paradise (#91) [+18]
• 81. Jess Glynne ft. Jax Jones - One Touch (#99) [+18]

Not much new, really. I've expressed a few of these songs on my Hits 1 posts.

Fallers
These songs dropped at least ten spots.

• 36. Duncan Laurence - Arcade (Eurovision 2019 - Tel Aviv) (#23) [-13]
• 37. Lana Del Ray - Doin' Time (#26) [-11]
• 42. MEDUZA ft. Goodboys - Piece of Your Heart (#32) [-10]
• 43. FANCY - Twice (#22) [-21]
• 47. Halsey - Without Me (#34) [-13]
• 49. Carly Rae Jepsen - Now That I Found You (#27) [-22]
• 51. Lady Gaga ft. Bradley Cooper - Shallow (#40) [-11]
• 58. Mahmood - Soldi (Eurovision 2019 - Tel Aviv) (#38) [-20]
• 60. Iggy Azalea - Started (#45) [-15]
• 66. Zara Larsson - Don't Worry Bout Me (#36) [-30]
• 68. Charli XCX ft. Lizzo - Blame It On Your Love (#49) [-18]
• 72. P!nk - Walk Me Home (#47) [-25]
• 74. Zedd & Katy Perry - 365 (#57) [-17]
• 76. Ciara - Thinkin Bout You (#56) [-20]
• 78. Vampire Weekend - This Life (#66) [-12]
• 85. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore & Patrick Stump - Summer Days (#70) [-15]
• 86. Madonna & Swae Lee - Crave (#60) [-26]
• 87. Chingiz - Truth (Eurovision 2019 - Tel Aviv) (#76) [-11]
• 89. Bastille - Joy (#69) [-20]
• 90. Madonna & Maluma - Medellin (#54) [-36]
• 92. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine (#81) [-11]
• 94. Cardi B & Bruno Mars - Please Me (#63) [-31]
• 95. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (#65) [-30] [10 Weeks at #1]
• 96. Park Jahoon - Love (#83) [-13]
• 98. Luca Hanni - She Got Me (#55) [-43]
• 100. Ariana Grande - Bloodline (#80) [-20]

Thinking back on it, this feels like the Week of May 25 where there was like two leapers but a crap ton of fallers. Huh.

Looks like the last times for Blame It On Your Love, Walk Me Home, and 365. It's sad because Never Really Over makes 365 look absolutely outstanding which it isn't (it's still great). Did 365 reach #1? No. Did Never Really Over reach #1? Yes and on it's second week and also the biggest leap of this week...

Top 10 Crown 100 Picks

1. Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry ft. Snow - Con Calma

2. Martin Garrix ft. Macklemore & Patrick Stump - Summer Days

3. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!

4. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - SOS

5. Duncan Laurence - Arcade (Eurovision 2019 - Tel Aviv)

6. Avicii ft. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola - Tough Love

7. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

8. Benny Blanco ft. Halsey & Khalid - Eastside

9. Carly Rae Jepsen - Want You In My Room

10. Sam Smith ft. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

(Nice album bomb, Miley. Nice album bomb.)

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