Saturday, June 10, 2023

Taylor Swift/Ice Spice (1) - Week Of June 10, 2023

 



Hey guys, what's up? This was a kinda weird week. We had 3 re-entries, 2 of which didn't really deserve to re-enter.


Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (#23) (6 weeks) [peak: 12]

Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (#20) (16 weeks) [peak: 9]

Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (#19) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

Morgan Wallen - Last Night (#18) (6 weeks) [peak: 16]

Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (#15) (3 weeks) [peak: 15]

Jax - Cinderella Snapped (#9) (13 weeks) [peak: 9]


Last week's #1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (3 weeks at #1)

30: The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]

29: David Kushner - Daylight (-3) (4 weeks) [peak: 26]

28: Melanie Martinez - VOID (re-entry) (2 weeks) [peak: 28]

27: Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]

26: Toosii - Favorite Song (+4) (8 weeks) [peak: 24]

25: OneRepublic - Runaway (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 25]

24: NF - Happy (2nd re-entry) (4 weeks) [peak: 19] 

23: Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work (re-entry) (8 weeks) [peak: 19]

22: Icandy - Keep Dat (+5) (2 weeks) [peak: 22]

21: Harry Styles - Satellite (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 21]

20: Post Malone - Mourning (+5) (3 weeks) [peak: 20]

19: Niall Horan - Meltdown (+5) (6 weeks) [peak: 19]

18: SZA - Snooze (+3) (6 weeks) [peak: 18]

17: Lauren Spencer-Smith - That Part (+11) (2 weeks) [peak: 17]

16: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (+13) (2 weeks) [peak: 16]

15: Luke Combs - Fast Car (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 15]

14: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-7) (16 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

13: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (+1) (8 weeks) [peak: 11]

12: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (+5) (6 weeks) [peak: 10]

11: Niall Horan - Heaven (-1) (16 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

10: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+2) (7 weeks) [peak: 10]

9: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (+2) (8 weeks) [peak: 9]

8: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (=) (15 weeks) [peak: 8]

7: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (+6) (6 weeks) [peak: 7]

6: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (=) (10 weeks) [peak: 6]

5: Post Malone - Chemical (=) (8 weeks) [peak: 5]

4: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (=) (11 weeks) [peak: 3]

3: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (-2) (20 weeks) [peak: 1 x 3 weeks]

2: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (+1) (9 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Taylor Swift/Ice Spice - Karma (Remix) (+1) (7 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]


Debuts:

I know it won't work, VOID, and Happy re-entered. I really hope Happy can stick around for a little while longer this time. And I'm not really sure why I know it won't work and VOID needed to re-enter over some other songs like Never Ending Song and Eyes Wide Shut.

The Weeknd replaces himself, along with Playboi Carti and Madonna, with Popular. Madonna finally gets her first song on the countdown since 4 Minutes in 2009, and Playboi Carti makes his countdown debut. This has grown on me a lot. It's really fun and everyone sounds great.

The Jonas Brothers bring their second song on the countdown with Summer Baby. This is a really fun song and a perfect summer song.

OneRepublic is back with Runaway. This has grown on me a lot. It's super catchy and Ryan Tedder sounds great as always.


Countdown Extra: The Chainsmokers/bludnymph - Self Destruction Mode 

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (+13)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-7)

Last year's #1 song: Harry Styles - As It Was (5/8 long and overrated weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Duke & Jones/Louis Theroux - Jiggle Jiggle

Least favorite song last year: Megan Thee Stallion/Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

Most missed song: 3OH!3/Katy Perry - STARSTRUKK (2009)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Patrick Martin - All This Love


5 oldest songs:

5. Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (10 weeks)

4. Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (11 weeks)

3. The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (15 weeks)

2. Tie between Niall Horan - Heaven and Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (16 weeks)

1. Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (20 weeks)


Hitbound:

Ice Spice/Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana {6}

Niall Horan - If You Leave Me (Debut)

Kali - Area Codes (re-entry) {3} 

Shawn Mendes - WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DYING FOR ? (Debut)

Ed Sheeran - A Beautiful Game {2}

Pitbull/Lil Jon - JUMPIN {5}

Sam Smith/Madonna - VULGAR (Debut)

Nicky Youre - Good Times Go (Debut)

Kodak Black/NLE Choppa/Jimin/JVKE/Muni Long - Angel Part 1 {4}

PinkPantheress - Angel (Debut)

Jessie Murph/Maren Morris - Texas (Debut)

Bailey Bryan - IYKYK (Debut)

Doechii - What It Is (Solo Version) (re-entry) {2}

Madison Beer - Home To Another One (Debut)

Lil Durk/J.Cole - All My Life (Debut)

Crash Adams - Lucky {2}


Also On The Survey:

P!nk - TRUSTFALL {3}

Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding - Miracle {1}


Gracious, 11 debuts/re-entries, let's get started!

Area Codes re-entered. I guess I'm fine with this.

What It Is re-entered, this time the solo version without Kodak Black. I like this version better because Kodak Black ruins the song.

Well, we all thought The Show by Niall Horan was gonna debut, but instead we got If You Leave Me. This isn't as good as Meltdown or Heaven but it's still pretty good.

Shawn Mendes is back with a song we thought would be about the Canadian wildfires but instead is about his breakup with Camila, it's WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DYING FOR. He apparently only wrote the song in an hour. I gotta hand it to Shawn, a song he wrote in an hour is better than half the songs on Hits 1 right now. This isn't amazing but the production is alright and Shawn sounds good.

Sam Smith and Madonna team up for VULGAR, which is basically Unholy part 2. The production is really cool and Sam and Madonna both sound good.

Nicky Youre is back with Good Times Go. This is pretty good but far from his best. The production is decent but catchy and Nicky sounds good.

We have a second song called Angel on hitbound, this time from PinkPantheress. The production is pretty catchy and PinkPantheress sounds good.

Great, just what we need, more Jessie Murph. Expect this time it's actually good. She and Maren Morris collab for Texas. This is a pretty nice country song and Jessie and Maren both sound good.

Bailey Bryan is back with IYKYK. If you remember she had that hitbound dropout last year, MF with 24kgoldn. This is a fun little song and Bailey sounds good.

Madison Beer is back with Home To Another One. The production is weird but kinda catchy and Madison sounds good.

Lil Durk and J.Cole (who makes his Hits 1 debut) collab with All My Life. This is a pretty good rap song and the 2 sound pretty good.


Exits:

Maroon 5 - Middle Ground {3}

Bakar - Hell N Back {4}

Lewis Capaldi - Have You Ever Been in Love Before? {3}

Towa Bird - Wild Heart {1}

The Chainsmokers/bludnymph - Self Destruction Mode {1} SOTW

Presley Regier - Nevermind {6}

Middle Ground and Hell N Back find themselves in the abyss. Have You Ever Been in Love Before, Wild Heart, and Nevermind were alright. And Self Destruction Mode leaves despite being the countdown extra.


Abyss:

The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Die For You (Remix)

Avery Anna - Self Love 

Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You

Halsey - Die 4 Me

Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary

Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings

Conan Gray - Never Ending Song

Miguel - Sure Thing

ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Maroon 5 - Middle Ground

Bakar - Hell N Back

P!nk - TRUSTFALL 

Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding - Miracle 


Summer Blurbs:

Lots of exits this week. We lost Double Fantasy, Thank God, 10:35, Last Night, Alone, and Cinderella Snapped. Double Fantasy got replaced by a better Weeknd song. Thank God and 10:35 were good but were getting really old. Alone deserved better. Last Night was meh. And Cinderella Snapped was good but was starting to get old.

Favorite Song is quickly becoming my least favorite song and it now gets the orange ranking.

Dance The Night finally takes the purple ranking away from Love From The Other Side.

Can Daylight please go away? It's taking up room for much better songs.

That Part got a huge jump. This is growing on me a little.

Give Me A Kiss, Jaded, and Cupid enter the top 10. Yay to all of them.

We have a new #1 this week, Karma. I'm fine with this, even if Karma has slightly faded on me. With that, Ice Spice gets her first #1 song on the countdown. Love From The Other Side was starting to fade on me, so I don't mind it lost the #1 spot. 

That's all for now, see you all next week!


Poll of the week results:

Best new debut:

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: 75.6% / 276 votes

Lauren Spencer-Smith - That Part: 16.7% / 61 votes

Icandy - Keep Dat: 7.7% / 28 votes

If The Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week Of June 10, 2023

If the countdown was still 45 songs, based off airplay and my own personal opinion.


Before we get to this week's fresh 45, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

Avery Anna - Self Love (#44) (5 weeks) [peak: 40]

Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary (#43) (17 weeks) [peak: 6]

Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings (#41) (11 weeks) [peak: 20]

ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut (#34) (5 weeks) [peak: 25]

Conan Gray - Never Ending Song (#32) (2 weeks) [peak: 30]

Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (#19) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]


45: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (-22) (7 weeks) [peak: 12]

44: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (re-entry) (6 weeks) [peak: 22]

43: Bakar - Hell N Back (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 43]

42: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-22) (17 weeks) [peak: 9]

41: Morgan Wallen - Last Night (-23) (7 weeks) [peak: 16]

40: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (-31) (14 weeks) [peak: 9]

39: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (+1) (17 weeks) [peak: 13]

38: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (-3) (28 weeks) [peak: 3]

37: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (=) (20 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

36: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (-21) (4 weeks) [peak: 15]

35: Miguel - Sure Thing (-4) (10 weeks) [peak: 21]

34: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (+2) (22 weeks) [peak: 6]

33: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (+5) (23 weeks) [peak: 6]

32: SZA - Kill Bill (+7) (22 weeks) [peak: 3]

31: Halsey - Die 4 Me (+2) (14 weeks) [peak: 6]

30: The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]

29: David Kushner - Daylight (-3) (4 weeks) [peak: 26]

28: Melanie Martinez - VOID (+17) (5 weeks) [peak: 28]

27: Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]

26: Toosii - Favorite Song (+4) (8 weeks) [peak: 24]

25: OneRepublic - Runaway (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 25]

24: NF - Happy (+18) (7 weeks) [peak: 19] 

23: Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work (re-entry) (10 weeks) [peak: 19]

22: Icandy - Keep Dat (+5) (2 weeks) [peak: 22]

21: Harry Styles - Satellite (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 21]

20: Post Malone - Mourning (+5) (3 weeks) [peak: 20]

19: Niall Horan - Meltdown (+5) (6 weeks) [peak: 19]

18: SZA - Snooze (+3) (6 weeks) [peak: 18]

17: Lauren Spencer-Smith - That Part (+11) (2 weeks) [peak: 17]

16: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (+13) (2 weeks) [peak: 16]

15: Luke Combs - Fast Car (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 15]

14: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-7) (16 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

13: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (+1) (8 weeks) [peak: 11]

12: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (+5) (6 weeks) [peak: 10]

11: Niall Horan - Heaven (-1) (16 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

10: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+2) (7 weeks) [peak: 10]

9: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (+2) (8 weeks) [peak: 9]

8: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (=) (15 weeks) [peak: 8]

7: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (+6) (6 weeks) [peak: 7]

6: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (=) (10 weeks) [peak: 6]

5: Post Malone - Chemical (=) (8 weeks) [peak: 5]

4: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (=) (11 weeks) [peak: 3]

3: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (-2) (20 weeks) [peak: 1 x 3 weeks]

2: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (+1) (9 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Taylor Swift/Ice Spice - Karma (Remix) (+1) (7 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]


Biggest Jump Of The Week: NF - Happy (+18) 

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (-31)


5 oldest songs:

5. Tie between PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 and Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (17 weeks)

4. Tie between Miley Cyrus - Flowers and Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (20 weeks)

3. Tie between SZA - Kill Bill and RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (22 weeks)

2. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (23 weeks)

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (28 weeks) 

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Fall Out Boy (3) - Week Of June 3, 2023

 


Hey guys, what's up? This was a weird but good week. 2 songs left that shouldn't have but thankfully Fall Out Boy is still #1.


Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

Conan Gray - Never Ending Song (#30) (1 week) [peak: 30]

Miguel - Sure Thing (#29) (8 weeks) [peak: 21]

ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut (#25) (4 weeks) [peak: 25]


Last week's #1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (2 weeks at #1)

30: Toosii - Favorite Song (-6) (7 weeks) [peak: 24]

29: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 29]

28: Lauren Spencer-Smith - That Part (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]

27: Icandy - Keep Dat (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]

26: David Kushner - Daylight (+1) (3 weeks) [peak: 26]

25: Post Malone - Mourning (+3) (2 weeks) [peak: 25]

24: Niall Horan - Meltdown (-5) (5 weeks) [peak: 19]

23: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (-3) (6 weeks) [peak: 12]

22: Harry Styles - Satellite (+1) (4 weeks) [peak: 22]

21: SZA - Snooze (+5) (5 weeks) [peak: 21]

20: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-10) (16 weeks) [peak: 9]

19: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (-3) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

18: Morgan Wallen - Last Night (+3) (6 weeks) [peak: 16]

17: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (-5) (5 weeks) [peak: 10]

16: Luke Combs - Fast Car (+1) (4 weeks) [peak: 16]

15: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (+3) (3 weeks) [peak: 15]

14: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (+1) (7 weeks) [peak: 11]

13: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (+9) (5 weeks) [peak: 13]

12: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 12]

11: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (+3) (7 weeks) [peak: 11]

10: Niall Horan - Heaven (-4) (15 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

9: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (+2) (13 weeks) [peak: 9]

8: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (+1) (14 weeks) [peak: 8]

7: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-2) (15 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

6: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (+2) (9 weeks) [peak: 6]

5: Post Malone - Chemical (+2) (7 weeks) [peak: 5]

4: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (=) (10 weeks) [peak: 3]

3: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (-1) (8 weeks) [peak: 2]

2: Taylor Swift/Ice Spice - Karma (Remix) (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (=) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 3 weeks]


Debuts:

We finally have more solo Dua Lipa after Love Again 2 years ago with Dance The Night. And this is nothing short of amazing. The disco style production is amazing and super catchy and Dua sounds amazing as always.

Lauren Spencer-Smith is back with That Part. This is pretty good. The production is pretty upbeat and Lauren sounds good.

Icandy makes her Hits 1 debut with Keep Dat. This song is very strange but it kinda slaps. The production is really fun and Icandy sounds good. 


Countdown Extra: OneRepublic - Runaway 

Biggest Jump Of The Week: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (+9)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-10) 

Last year's #1 song: Harry Styles - As It Was (4/8 long and overrated weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Doja Cat - Get into it (Yuh)

Least favorite song last year: Jnr Choi/Sam Tompkins - TO THE MOON

Most missed song: Hanson - MMMBop (1997)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Busted/Hanson - MMMBop 2.0


5 oldest songs:

5. Jax - Cinderella Snapped (13 weeks)

4. The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (14 weeks)

3. Tie between Niall Horan - Heaven and Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (15 weeks)

2. Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (16 weeks)

1. Tie between Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 and Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (19 weeks)


Hitbound:

Maroon 5 - Middle Ground {3}

The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (Debut)

Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby {3}

Ed Sheeran - A Beautiful Game (Debut)

Crash Adams - Lucky (Debut)

Ice Spice/Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana {5}

OneRepublic - Runaway {2} SOTW

Lewis Capaldi - Have You Ever Been in Love Before? {3}

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night {SB}

Towa Bird - Wild Heart (Debut)

Lauren Spencer Smith - That Part {SB}

Bakar - Hell N Back {4}

The Chainsmokers/bludnymph - Self Destruction Mode (Debut)

Kodak Black/NLE Choppa/Jimin/JVKE/Muni Long - Angel Part 1 {3}

Presley Regier - Nevermind {6}

Pitbull/Lil Jon - JUMPIN {4}


The Weeknd, Playboi Carti (who makes his Hits 1 debut), and Madonna (who returns to Hits 1 after her hitbound dropout Give Me All Your Luvin' in 2012) team up to make Popular. This is pretty good. The production is pretty catchy and everyone sounds great.

Ed Sheeran released a new song for the show Ted Lasso called A Beautiful Game. I usually don't like Ed Sheeran ballads but this is really good. The production is pretty cool and Ed sounds great.

Crash Adams are back with Lucky. This isn't quite as good as Give Me A Kiss but I still like it. The production is really fun and the 2 sound great.

We have someone named Towa Bird with Wild Heart. This is pretty good. I like the pop punk production and her voice is pretty good.

The Chainsmokers are back along with bludnymph with Self Destruction Mode. This is another Chainsmokers banger. The production is really cool, it reminds me a lot of Riptide, and vocals from bludnymph are great.


Exits:

Coco Jones/Owen Cutts - ICU {3}

Kali - Area Codes {2}

Ed Sheeran/Luke Combs - Life Goes On {4}

Lu Kala - Pretty Girl Era {5}

None of these were that great so they won't be missed.


Abyss:

The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Die For You (Remix)

Avery Anna - Self Love 

Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You

Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work

NF - Happy

Melanie Martinez - VOID

Halsey - Die 4 Me

Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary

Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings

Conan Gray - Never Ending Song

Miguel - Sure Thing

ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut


Blurb the night away:

We lost Sure Thing, Never Ending Song, and Eyes Wide Shut. I'm surprised Sure Thing flopped since it's one of the biggest songs right now. Never Ending Song was really good and I hope it can come back and not be a one week wonder. And Eyes Wide Shut was great too and didn't deserve to leave.

Hits 1 switched to the Ice Spice remix of Karma. Her verse doesn't really fit in with the rest of the song but I still like it.

Good riddance it looks like Favorite Song is leaving soon.

I'm surprised Satellite is kinda flopping right now given how well Hits 1 likes Harry.

10:35 is somehow still here even after getting hardly any airplay and not even being on the airplay charts for a few days.

Cinderella Snapped finally entered the top 10.

Are Heaven or Lottery ever gonna leave the top 10?

Chemical is now in the top 5. I really hope this can get #1.

Looks like Waffle House got blocked from #1.

Let's go! Love From The Other Side held onto the #1 spot for a third week. But with Karma jumping to #2, its rein is probably coming to an end.

That's all for now, see you all next week!


If you haven't already noticed I started a poll of the week over on my sidebar. At the end of each week I'll post the results at the end of my countdown posts.

 

Last week's poll of the week results:

Favorite song in the top 5

Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed: 37.9% / 11 votes

Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side: 24.1% / 7 votes

Jonas Brothers - Waffle House: 13.8% / 4 votes

Taylor Swift - Karma: 13.8% / 4 votes

Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery: 10.3% / 3 votes

If The Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week Of June 3, 2023

 If the countdown was still 45 songs, based off airplay and my own personal opinion.


Before we get to this week's fresh 45, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

Meghan Trainor - Mother (#45) (11 weeks) [peak: 26]

Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (#43) (24 weeks) [peak: 2]

Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You (#42) (1 week) [peak: 42]

Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work (#41) (10 weeks) [peak: 19]

Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (#39) (17 weeks) [peak: 2]



45: Melanie Martinez - VOID (re-entry) (4 weeks) [peak: 30]

44: Avery Anna - Self Love (=) (5 weeks) [peak: 40]

43: Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary (-7) (17 weeks) [peak: 6]

42: NF - Happy (2nd re-entry) (6 weeks) [peak: 19] 

41: Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings (-9) (11 weeks) [peak: 20]

40: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (-3) (16 weeks) [peak: 13]

39: SZA - Kill Bill (-5) (21 weeks) [peak: 3]

38: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (+2) (22 weeks) [peak: 6]

37: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (-4) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

36: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (-5) (21 weeks) [peak: 6]

35: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (=) (27 weeks) [peak: 3]

34: ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut (-9) (5 weeks) [peak: 25]

33: Halsey - Die 4 Me (+5) (13 weeks) [peak: 6]

32: Conan Gray - Never Ending Song (-2) (2 weeks) [peak: 30]

31: Miguel - Sure Thing (-2) (9 weeks) [peak: 21]

30: Toosii - Favorite Song (-6) (7 weeks) [peak: 24]

29: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 29]

28: Lauren Spencer-Smith - That Part (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]

27: Icandy - Keep Dat (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 27]

26: David Kushner - Daylight (+1) (3 weeks) [peak: 26]

25: Post Malone - Mourning (+3) (2 weeks) [peak: 25]

24: Niall Horan - Meltdown (-5) (5 weeks) [peak: 19]

23: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (-3) (6 weeks) [peak: 12]

22: Harry Styles - Satellite (+1) (4 weeks) [peak: 22]

21: SZA - Snooze (+5) (5 weeks) [peak: 21]

20: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-10) (16 weeks) [peak: 9]

19: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (-3) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

18: Morgan Wallen - Last Night (+3) (6 weeks) [peak: 16]

17: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (-5) (5 weeks) [peak: 10]

16: Luke Combs - Fast Car (+1) (4 weeks) [peak: 16]

15: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (+3) (3 weeks) [peak: 15]

14: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (+1) (7 weeks) [peak: 11]

13: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (+9) (5 weeks) [peak: 13]

12: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 12]

11: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (+3) (7 weeks) [peak: 11]

10: Niall Horan - Heaven (-4) (15 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

9: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (+2) (13 weeks) [peak: 9]

8: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (+1) (14 weeks) [peak: 8]

7: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-2) (15 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

6: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (+2) (9 weeks) [peak: 6]

5: Post Malone - Chemical (+2) (7 weeks) [peak: 5]

4: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (=) (10 weeks) [peak: 3]

3: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (-1) (8 weeks) [peak: 2]

2: Taylor Swift/Ice Spice - Karma (Remix) (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (=) (19 weeks) [peak: 1 x 3 weeks]


Biggest Jump Of The Week: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (+9)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-10) 


5 oldest songs:

5. Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary (17 weeks) 

4. Tie between Miley Cyrus - Flowers, Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35, and Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (19 weeks)

3. Tie between SZA - Kill Bill and RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (21 weeks)

2. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (22 weeks)

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (27 weeks) 

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Fall Out Boy (2) - Week Of May 27, 2023

 


Hey guys, what's up? I recently re-did my worst list for 2022, you can check it out here if you haven't already https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2023/05/re-doing-my-top-10-worst-songs-of-2022.html


Before we get to this week's fresh 30, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (#22) (14 weeks) [peak: 13]

Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings (#20) (9 weeks) [peak: 20]


Last week's #1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (1 week at #1)

30: Conan Gray - Never Ending Song (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]

29: Miguel - Sure Thing (-5) (8 weeks) [peak: 21]

28: Post Malone - Mourning (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]

27: David Kushner - Daylight (+3) (2 weeks) [peak: 27]

26: SZA - Snooze (+2) (4 weeks) [peak: 26]

25: ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut (+2) (4 weeks) [peak: 25]

24: Toosii - Favorite Song (+2) (6 weeks) [peak: 24]

23: Harry Styles - Satellite (+2) (3 weeks) [peak: 22]

22: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (-3) (4 weeks) [peak: 19]

21: Morgan Wallen - Last Night (-3) (5 weeks) [peak: 16]

20: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (-8) (5 weeks) [peak: 12]

19: Niall Horan - Meltdown (+2) (4 weeks) [peak: 19]

18: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (+11) (2 weeks) [peak: 18]

17: Luke Combs - Fast Car (+6) (3 weeks) [peak: 17]

16: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (-1) (18 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

15: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (-4) (6 weeks) [peak: 11]

14: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (-1) (6 weeks) [peak: 13]

13: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 13]

12: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (-2) (4 weeks) [peak: 10]

11: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (+6) (12 weeks) [peak: 11]

10: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-1) (15 weeks) [peak: 9]

9: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (+7) (13 weeks) [peak: 9]

8: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (-1) (8 weeks) [peak: 7]

7: Post Malone - Chemical (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 7]

6: Niall Horan - Heaven (-1) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

5: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-1) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

4: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (-1) (9 weeks) [peak: 3]

3: Taylor Swift - Karma (+3) (5 weeks) [peak: 3]

2: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (=) (7 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (=) (18 weeks) [peak: 1 x 2 weeks]


Debuts:

Post Malone is here with Mourning. This is pretty good but not as good as Chemical. The production is pretty catchy and Post sounds good.

Conan Gray banger alert. He's back with Never Ending Song. I'm glad Conan is back to making bangers after Overdrive. The 80s style production is amazing and Conan sounds great.


Countdown Extra: Kodak Black/NLE Choppa/Jimin/JVKE/Muni Long - Angel Pt. 1

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (+11)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (-8)

Last year's #1 song: Harry Styles - As It Was (3/8 long and overrated weeks at #1)

Favorite song last year: Maneskin - Supermodel

Least favorite song last year: Jnr Choi/Sam Tompkins - TO THE MOON

Most missed song: Ariana Grande - Focus (2015)

Recommendation for Hits 1: Yung Gravy - Strawberries & Creamin'


5 oldest songs:

5. Jax - Cinderella Snapped (12 weeks)

4. The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (13 weeks)

3. Tie between Niall Horan - Heaven and Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (14 weeks)

2. Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (15 weeks)

1. Tie between Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 and Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (18 weeks)


Hitbound:

Kali - Area Codes {2}

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (Debut)

Coco Jones/Owen Cutts - ICU (Remix) {3}

OneRepublic - Runaway (Debut)

Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby {3}

Pitbull/Lil Jon - JUMPIN {3}

Maroon 5 - Middle Ground {2}

Ed Sheeran/Luke Combs - Life Goes On {4}

Icandy - Keep Dat {4}

Lauren Spencer-Smith - That Part (Debut)

Ice Spice/Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana {4}

Presley Regier - Nevermind {5}

Lu Kala - Pretty Girl Era {5}

Kodak Black/NLE Choppa/Jimin/JVKE/Muni Long - Angel Pt. 1 {2} SOTW

Lewis Capaldi - Haven't You Ever Been In Love Before? {2}

Bakar - Hell N Back {3}


Yessssss! Solo Dua is finally back! She's here with Dance The Night from the Barbie soundtrack. We finally have the perfect summer anthem song. The disco production is amazing and Dua's voice is incredible as always.

OneRepublic is back with Runaway. This is pretty good but I was expecting more. It's pretty catchy and Ryan Tedder sounds good but this feels kinda forgettable.

Lauren Spencer-Smith is here with That Part. This is pretty good. The production is pretty cool and Lauren sounds good. 


Exits:

Kesha - Only Love Can Save Us Now {1}

Only Love Can Save Us Now was kinda weird and I didn't see it doing well.


Abyss:

The Weeknd/Ariana Grande - Die For You (Remix)

Avery Anna - Self Love 

Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You

Labrinth/Billie Eilish - Never Felt So Alone

Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work

NF - Happy

Melanie Martinez - VOID

Halsey - Die 4 Me

Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary

Meghan Trainor - Mother 

Beyonce/Kendrick Lamar - AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM


Never Ending Blurbs:

We lost Boy's a liar Pt. 2 and ceilings. ceilings was super boring and I'm not sure how this became a hit, and Boy's a liar was good but was starting to get kinda old.

Can Eyes Wide Shut please do something?

Apparently Hits 1 doesn't know what to do with Double Fantasy because it was the biggest jump last week and now it's the biggest drop.

Give Me A Kiss is finally starting to get a lot more airplay, I really want this to do well.

It finally looks like Cinderella Snapped is gonna do something.

After 13 weeks I'm In Love With You finally enters the top 10.

Let's go! Love From The Other Side is #1 for a second week. I wonder how long this can stay #1 until the Jonas Brothers or Taylor takes over.

That's all for now, see you all next week!

If The Countdown Was Still 45 Songs - Week Of May 27, 2023

 If the countdown was still 45 songs, based off airplay and my own personal opinion.


Before we get to this week's fresh 45, let's say goodbye to the songs leaving the countdown:

Melanie Martinez - VOID (#45) (3 weeks) [peak: 30]

NF - Happy (#44) (5 weeks) [peak: 19]

SZA - Nobody Gets Me (#43) (22 weeks) [peak: 4]

Lizzo/SZA - Special (#41) (13 weeks) [peak: 5]


45: Meghan Trainor - Mother (-12) (11 weeks) [peak: 26]

44: Avery Anna - Self Love (-2) (4 weeks) [peak: 40]

43: Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (-4) (24 weeks) [peak: 2]

42: Rita Ora/Fatboy Slim - Praising You (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 42]

41: Gracie Abrams - I know it won't work (-1) (10 weeks) [peak: 19]

40: Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (-4) (21 weeks) [peak: 6]

39: Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (-1) (17 weeks) [peak: 2]

38: Halsey - Die 4 Me (re-entry) (12 weeks) [peak: 6]

37: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (-15) (15 weeks) [peak: 13]

36: Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary (-4) (16 weeks) [peak: 6]

35: Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (-4) (26 weeks) [peak: 3]

34: SZA - Kill Bill (+1) (20 weeks) [peak: 3]

33: Miley Cyrus - Flowers (+4) (18 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

32: Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings (-12) (10 weeks) [peak: 20]

31: RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (+3) (20 weeks) [peak: 6]

30: Conan Gray - Never Ending Song (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 30]

29: Miguel - Sure Thing (-5) (8 weeks) [peak: 21]

28: Post Malone - Mourning (Debut) (1 week) [peak: 28]

27: David Kushner - Daylight (+3) (2 weeks) [peak: 27]

26: SZA - Snooze (+2) (4 weeks) [peak: 26]

25: ILLENIUM/Avril Lavigne/Travis Barker - Eyes Wide Shut (+2) (4 weeks) [peak: 25]

24: Toosii - Favorite Song (+2) (6 weeks) [peak: 24]

23: Harry Styles - Satellite (+2) (3 weeks) [peak: 22]

22: FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid (Twin Ver.) (-3) (4 weeks) [peak: 19]

21: Morgan Wallen - Last Night (-3) (5 weeks) [peak: 16]

20: The Weeknd/Future - Double Fantasy (-8) (5 weeks) [peak: 12]

19: Niall Horan - Meltdown (+2) (4 weeks) [peak: 19]

18: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (+11) (2 weeks) [peak: 18]

17: Luke Combs - Fast Car (+6) (3 weeks) [peak: 17]

16: Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35 (-1) (18 weeks) [peak: 1 x 6 weeks]

15: Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (-4) (6 weeks) [peak: 11]

14: Miley Cyrus - Jaded (-1) (6 weeks) [peak: 13]

13: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (+1) (5 weeks) [peak: 13]

12: David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don’t Hurt Me (-2) (4 weeks) [peak: 10]

11: Jax - Cinderella Snapped (+6) (12 weeks) [peak: 11]

10: Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown - Thank God (-1) (15 weeks) [peak: 9]

9: The 1975 - I'm In Love With You (+7) (13 weeks) [peak: 9]

8: Charlie Puth/Dan + Shay - That’s Not How This Works (-1) (8 weeks) [peak: 7]

7: Post Malone - Chemical (+1) (6 weeks) [peak: 7]

6: Niall Horan - Heaven (-1) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

5: Latto/Lu Kala - Lottery (-1) (14 weeks) [peak: 1 x 1 week]

4: Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (-1) (9 weeks) [peak: 3]

3: Taylor Swift - Karma (+3) (5 weeks) [peak: 3]

2: Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (=) (7 weeks) [peak: 2]

1: Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (=) (18 weeks) [peak: 1 x 2 weeks]


Biggest Jump Of The Week: Kim Petras/Nicki Minaj - Alone (+11) 

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: PinkPantheress/Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 (-15)


5 oldest songs:

5. Tie between Miley Cyrus - Flowers, Tiësto/Tate McRae - 10:35, and Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side (18 weeks)

4. Tie between SZA - Kill Bill and RAYE/070 Shake - ESCAPISM. (20 weeks)

3. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (21 weeks)

2. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (24 weeks) 

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (26 weeks) 

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Re-Doing My Top 10 Worst Songs of 2022

  

Hey guys, what's up? It's been 6 months since I made my worst list for 2022, and a lot of my opinions of songs from that year have changed, so I thought I would go back and update my worst list. If you want to go back and see my old worst list, you can read that here: https://zestpond.blogspot.com/2022/11/my-top-10-worst-songs-of-2022.html.
So without further ado, let's get started with the songs that I took off the worst list.


Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed (was #10)

 This song was super annoying 6 months ago, but listening to it for the first time since then it's actually a decent song. The production is pretty good and while Lauren is oversinging in some parts, she sounds alright.


Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (was #8) 

This spent over 7 months on the countdown and got super annoying. Hearing it again after a while it's not that bad.



Halsey - So Good (was #5)

Ah yes, the So Boring song. This is boring but it's not that bad.



Joji - Glimpse Of Us ⛪ (was #4)


The song that started the church hymn emoji ⛪. His other song Die For You really grew on me and so did this song.

Imagine Dragons/J.I.D. - Enemy (was #1)


Everybody wants to be my enemeeeeeee. What is this, is the song that I'm famous for hating finally growing on me? This would play on Hits 1 every 5 minutes and it really pissed me off, so much so that I made it my least favorite song of 2022. Now that 6 months have passed and I hear it less frequently, it's actually starting to grow on me again. This song isn't great, but it's not completely vomit inducing either. Maybe I should stop listening to the radio so much.

Alright, with the dropouts out of the way, let's get started with the top, or I guess bottom, 10.


#10: Jack Harlow - First Class
Previous rank: N/A

I really hated this when it came out, but wasn't quite bad enough to make my original list. And then hearing it again a year later I remember why it was so bad. The production is super boring and non-existent. And Jack Harlow sounds terrible. He's doing this weird talking rap throughout the whole song and it sounds awful. Terrible song that should have made my original worst list.


#9: Jnr Choi/Sam Tompkins - TO THE MOON

Previous rank: Dishonorable Mention #1

Whoever thought it was a good idea to bring drill music to pop radio should be fired immediately. This song sucks in so many ways. The production is super annoying. And Jnr Choi sounds terrible. He sounds like he's spitting into the mic. And he really needed to charge his phone before he screenshotted that album cover.


#8: Adele - Oh My God

Previous Rank: Dishonorable Mention #4

C'mon Adele, you used to be amazing, why'd you have to sellout and make this garbage 30 album? I hated Easy On Me, that was on my worst list for 2021, and Oh My God is just as bad. This song is just so damn annoying. There's these random whistling sound effects throughout the song that get super annoying. And Adele sounds like crap, her voice is terrible.


#7: Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All)

Previous Rank: #7

This song holds at #7 from the original list. My opinion on this song hasn't changed a whole lot. This is a super weird and boring song and Omar Apollo's voice is terrible.


#6: Amelia Moore - i feel everything
Previous Rank: #6 

This song sucked a year ago, and it still sucks to this day. The production sucks, and the weird robotic vocal effects on Amelia's voice suck.


#5: Rihanna - Lift Me Up
Previous Rank: #9

 
More like Bore Me Up. Rihanna's big comeback song was very disappointing to say the least. This song was just super boring. The production is non-existent and Rihanna's voice is terrible.


#4: Emmy Meli - I AM WOMAN

Previous Rank: Dishonorable Mention #2

Good riddance this may be one of the most annoying songs I have ever hear in my life. The production is really annoying and sucks, and Emmy's weird high pitched voice is terrible.


#3: Imagine Dragons - Bones
Previous rank: N/A

Out with one ID song, in with another. With Enemy growing on me, Bones has done the opposite and really faded on me. This song is just so annoying. The production is terrible, but the worst part of the song is Dan Reynolds' stupid falsetto and weird vocal effects he uses on his voice. Garbage song that should have been on the original worst list instead of Enemy.


#2: Megan Thee Stallion/Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie
Previous rank: #2

Ah yes, Annoyingest Pie. This song is still garbage a year later and holds at #2. I could not escape this song, it seemed to play every 5 minutes. The trap beat sucks and is super annoying, and Megan's and Dua voices are so bad.


and the #1 worst song of 2022 is...

....


....


#1: Labrinth/Zendaya - I'm Tired
Previous rank: #3

And the #1 worst song of 2022 is Labrinth and Zendaya with I'm Tired. I debated putting this at #1 originally, but ultimately went with Enemy instead. But now a year later this song still sucks. This song sucks in so many ways. Firstly the production is super boring and nonexistent. Then there's Labrinth. His voice is terrible. He does not need to be singing at all. This song would have been 1000x better if it was just Zendaya singing. But nope he had to use his stupid garbage singing voice. He sucks. There's some parts he's trying to sing higher than he actually can and he's literally shrieking. The only saving grace of this song is Zendaya. Her voice is amazing, why couldn't she have sung the whole song instead? But nope, we only get her for like 5 seconds at the end. I hope Labrinth never makes any music ever again. Oh wait, he recently released a new song with Billie Eilish that's even worse than this? I'm gonna have fun tearing apart that song on the 2023 worst list.



Thanks so much for reading, see you all later!

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