The Chainsmokers (1) - April 29, 2017

Hello! I'm sorry this post was late. So this week was...interesting. We had 3 exits that were all on the countdown for more than 30 weeks, some strange drops, and an unexpected new #1.

Before we get to the countdown, let's look at the exits. This week was specifically a great set of exits, they were all quite old.

Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 37

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 44

Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 31

Here is the countdown:

45. Rihanna - Love on the Brain
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 13

44. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained to the Rhythm
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 11

43. James Hersey - Miss You
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 08

42. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 21

41. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 27

40. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 22

39. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 15

38. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 30

37. Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #35 | Weeks on Chart: 04

36. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 03

35. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 33

34. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 25

33. Charlie Puth - Attention (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #33 | Weeks on Chart: 01

32. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 29

31. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 20

30. Halsey - Now or Never
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #30 | Weeks on Chart: 03

29. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #29 | Weeks on Chart: 01

28. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 16

27. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 28

26. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #26 | Weeks on Chart: 04

25. Lady Gaga - The Cure (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 01

24. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 20

23. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 17

22. AJR - Weak
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 09

21. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 13

20. Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 02

19. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 23

18. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 03

17. The Vamps/Matoma - All Night
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 04

16. Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 03

15. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 10

14. Julia Michaels - Issues
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 13

13. Maroon 5 - Cold
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 11

12. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #09 | Weeks on Chart: 06

11. Panic! at the Disco - L.A. Devotee
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 07

10. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 37

09. Imagine Dragons - Believer
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 07

08. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 10

07. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 11

06. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 12

05. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 21

04. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 09

03. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 17

02. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 16

01. The Chainsmokers - Paris
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 13

Biggest Drop: The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming (11-39, -28)
Biggest Jump: Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake (37-20, +17)

New Entrants
Take note that all debuts on Hit-Bound last week debuted on the WC this week.

*Entrants will be skipped this week*

Hit-Bound

• Ocean Park Standoff - Good News
• Mansionz/G-Eazy - Wicked
• Hey Violet - Break My Heart
• Jon Bellion - Overwhelming
• Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (DEBUT)
• Zayn/PartyNextDoor - Still Got Time
• DNCE - Kissing Strangers
• Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla
• Aaron Carter - Sooner or Later
• Fall Out Boy - Young and Menace (DEBUT)
• Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life
• Katy Perry - Bon Appétit (DEBUT)
• One Ok Rock - American Girls
• G-Eazy/Kehlani - Good Life

Most Girls is two-in-one: Meaningful and catchy! I like everything about it, the verses and the chorus. A win for Hailee in my opinion.

Young and Menace is weird in my opinion and I don't like the "drop". In fact, I don't think anyone will like the drop. But watch, this'll be in the top 5 soon, I know it.

Bon Appétit might be already better than Chained to the Rhythm. I love the chorus and production. Migos does a good job on this too. I hope to see this one on the WC soon.

Top 5 Picks
5. G-Eazy/Kehlani - Good Life
4. DNCE - Kissing Strangers
3. Zayn/PartyNextDoor - Still Got Time
2. One Ok Rock - American Girls
1. Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla

There's Nothing Blurbing Me Back
So, not only did we get rid of two former #1s this week, but the two oldest songs on the countdown. They also left with another old song that I'm glad we don't have to deal with anymore.

Chained to the Rhythm and I Feel it Coming both dropped over 20 spots this week. I'm kinda surprised at this since they're still kinda popular. And they're still good songs so I don't think they deserved to drop.

Miss You isn't going to rebound at this point. Well, at least it made the countdown. Thanks for introducing me to this song, Hits 1.

I'm happy for Don't Leave dropping because that one was never a good song to me. Speaking of songs that were never good, it's Sign of the Times dropping 11 to #36. Already? I thought this was going to be big. Maybe it was because of Kendrick Lamar's takeover of the Hot 100.

Unlike Don't Leave, Lights Down Low is about to take off. Hopefully this doesn't do too well here.

I wouldn't expect Cake to have the biggest jump. But I'm happy it did.

Heavy finally doesn't move too much here this week. Only 3 spots. Maybe it'll stop making big jumps and drops.

So, like any other P!ATD song, L.A. Devotee is nearing the top 10. I knew this would happen at some point. I don't like it as much as I liked Death of a Bachelor at first listen, but I know I won't get sick of it as much as I did for Death of a Bachelor.

So Closer is now back in the top 10? This song just never gives up!

Please let Stay be #1 here. It's popular enough to do it and it quite deserves it.

So yeah, I didn't really want Paris at #1 this week...it's getting old and in my opinion, hit #1 pretty late.

Top 5 Picks
5. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
4. James Hersey - Miss You
3. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
2. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay
1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul

Top 20 Review: April 29, 2017
-1 -Worst Song: 20. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: 19. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer, 18. Shawn Mendes - Mercy, 17. The Chainsmokers - Paris
3-Decent: NONE
4-Good: 16. Train - Play That Song, 15. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee, 14. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill, 13. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This, 12. The Vamps/Matoma - All Night, 11. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me, 10. Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake, 9. Maroon 5 - Cold, 8. Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide, 7. Julia Michaels - Issues, 6. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy, 5. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
5-Great: 4. Imagine Dragons - Believer, 3. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye, 2. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like, 1. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay
6-Best Song: NONE
Total: 73/100 (-5) (Good)
Last Week: 78/100 (Good)

Top 20 Review: April 30, 2016
-1 -Worst Song: 20. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (+1 point because it is only a bad song, I temporarily grew into it)
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: 19. Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza
3-Decent: 18. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Jet Black Heart
4-Good: 17. Twenty One Pilots – Ride, 16. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself, 15. Troye Sivan – Youth, 14. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious, 13. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself, 12. One Direction – History, 11. Gwen Stefani – Make Me Like You, 10. Taylor Swift – New Romantics, 9. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman, 8. Flo Rida – My House, 7. Zayn – Pillowtalk, 6. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean
5-Great: 5. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses, 4. Elle King – America's Sweetheart, 3. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home, 2. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out
6-Best Song: 1. Meghan Trainor – No
Total: 79/100 (=) (Good)
Last Week: 79/100 (Good)

Top 20 Review: May 2, 2015
-1 -Worst Song: NONE
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: NONE
3-Decent: 20. Sam Smith/John Legend – Lay Me Down, 19. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud, 18. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth – See You Again
4-Good: 17. Echosmith – Bright, 16. AJR – Infinity, 15. Taylor Swift – Style, 14. The Weeknd – Earned It, 13. Maroon 5 – Sugar, 12. Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman, 11. Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me, 10. Andy Grammer – Honey I'm Good
5-Great: 9. Olly Murs/Travie McCoy – Wrapped Up, 8. Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance, 7. Natalie La Rose/Jeremih – Somebody, 6. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do, 5. Nick Jonas – Chains, 4. Flo Rida/Sage The Gemini/Lookas – GDFR, 3. Tove Lo – Talking Body, 2. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk, 1. Taylor Swift – Blank Space
6-Best Song: NONE
Total: 86/100 (-1) (Great)

Last Week: 87/100 (Great)

Top 20 Review: May 3, 2014
-1 -Worst Song: 20. John Legend/Tiësto – All Of Me (have not heard and will not hear the Tiësto version so the score is based off the original)
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: 19. Passenger – Let Her Go, 18. Justin Timberlake – Not A Bad Thing
2-Old: NONE
3-Decent: 17. Bastille – Pompeii
4-Good: 16. Lady Gaga – G.U.Y, 15. OneRepublic – Counting Stars, 14. American Authors – Best Day Of My Life, 13. Pharrell Williams – Happy, 12. Neon Trees – Sleeping With A Friend, 11. Katy Perry – Dark Horse, 10. Imagine Dragons – On Top Of The World
5-Great: 9. Katy Perry – Birthday, 8. MKTO – Classic, 7. Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty, 6. Glenn Morrison/Islove – Goodbye, 5. Paramore – Ain’t It Fun, 4. Travie McCoy/Brendon Urie – Keep On Keeping On, 3. Pitbull/Ke$ha – Timber, 2. Demi Lovato – Neon Lights
6-Best Song: 1. Ed Sheeran – Sing
Total: 78/100 (-4) (Good)

Last Week: 82/100 (Good)

Check out this week's #50Friday HERE.

Most Missed Song/Hit-Bound Dropout: Mary J. Blige - Right Now (in honor of her new album)

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Jax Jones/Raye - You Don't Know Me

And I forgot to add this. My Mom's Favorite Countdown Song: Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide

Guess the song

• ***All of the following hints refer to the WC.***
• I was in the 30s on a year-end chart. (Must be 2014-2016)
• I was never in the top 5.
• I debuted on a 5+ exit week.
• I debuted in the 20s.
• What song am I? Comment if you need another hint.

Bruno Mars (1) - April 22, 2017

Wow this post is soooo late! I must have to agree with what Scott said in his post, "it does feel good to not have to search for good Ed Sheeran pictures". While I did grow into last week's #1, I like this week's #1 even more. We got some good top 10 entrants and the worst song is out of the top 5 (for now.) Anyway, here's our lone exit.

The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 28

Here is this week's countdown:

45. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 20

44. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 31

43. Rihanna - Love on the Brain
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 12

42. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 44

41. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 26

40. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 29

39. James Hersey - Miss You
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 07

38. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 37

37. Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #37 | Weeks on Chart: 01

36. Halsey - Now or Never
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #36 | Weeks on Chart: 02

35. Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #35 | Weeks on Chart: 03

34. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #34 | Weeks on Chart: 03

33. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 28

32. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 27

31. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 15

30. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 21

29. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 19

28. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 24

27. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 19

26. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 32

25. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 02

24. Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 02

23. The Vamps/Matoma - All Night
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 03

22. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 16

21. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained to the Rhythm
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 10

20. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 22

19. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 02

18. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 09

17. AJR - Weak
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 08

16. Panic! at the Disco - L.A. Devotee
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 06

15. Julia Michaels - Issues
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 12

14. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 12

13. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 36

12. Maroon 5 - Cold
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 10

11. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 14

10. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill (Yes I have grown into this)
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 10

09. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #09 | Weeks on Chart: 05

08. Imagine Dragons - Believer
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 06

07. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 09

06. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 20

05. The Chainsmokers - Paris
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 12

04. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 16

03. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 08

02. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 15

01. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 11

Biggest Drop: Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (25-45, -20)
Biggest Jump: The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (31-19, +12)

New Entrant
Cake is weird and I'm surprised it's on pop radio. It's really just like rap, I guess, but I like it. And it's short. But I have nothing more to say. Next debut! Oh wait, there are none.

Hit-Bound

• One Ok Rock - American Girls
• Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (DEBUT)
• Zayn/PartyNextDoor - Still Got Time
• Lady Gaga - The Cure (DEBUT)
• Kehlani/G-Eazy - Good Life
• Hey Violet - Break My Heart
• Aaron Carter - Sooner or Later
• Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life
• Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla
• Charlie Puth - Attention (DEBUT)
• Jon Bellion - Overwhelming
• DNCE - Kissing Strangers
• Ocean Park Standoff - Good News
• Mansionz/G-Eazy - Wicked
• [Exit: Coin - Talk Too Much]
• [Exit: Kungs/Ephemerals - I Feel So Bad]

Here's a quick review of Hit-Bound.

• There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back may be Shawn's best song in the future, his best song before this was probably Something Big.
• The Cure = Don't Leave 2.0
• Attention = Catchy
• Exits did not deserve to go.
• All songs in my top 5 picks must debut the WC.

Top 5 Picks
5. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
4. DNCE - Kissing Strangers
3. Zayn/PartyNextDoor - Still Got Time
2. One Ok Rock - American Girls
1. Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla

I Only Came For the Blurbs
Thank goodness for Treat You Better dropping to the bottom 5. It is the oldest song on this countdown and it was needed.

Poor Now or Never. It's over 10 spots below the lowest other debut from last week. Honestly I think it deserves a boost too.

Looks like Don't Leave and Lights Down Low are following a constant path, up 1 and 3 spots each week, respectively. This is a good thing because they're not good songs, as songs like Something Just Like This jump higher on their second week.

All Time Low is about to drop to the bottom 15, which is a good thing. Fun fact, the two songs below it also have peaked at #5, making 3 songs in a row peaking at #5.

I swear, Heavy has to be one of the most active songs on this countdown in a long while. Its tenure so far? 34-18-19-34-10-10-26-5-18. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's 106 total spots moved in 8 weeks, an average of 13.25 spots per week. That's a quite impressive feat.

After a few weeks, Weak and L.A. Devotee have both jumped into the top 20. I'm not impressed with this, but it's a good thing.

Say You Won't Let Go dropped out of the top 5 but I don't think it's done yet. It's probably going to suddenly jump back next week.

I'm kinda stunned at Paris at a new peak. This isn't really their current single, so it'll be dropping soon.

Mercy needs to go.

Stay should be at #1 soon. It's gaining on radio, so hopefully it can do it.

I'm already starting to get tired of these sudden drops from #1 and jumps to #1. I mean...it just always happens unexpectedly. However, I'm definitely fine with our new #1. And Shape of You jumping back to #2 is still a little strange.

Top 5 Picks
5. James Hersey - Miss You
4. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
3. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay
2. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul

Top 20 Review: April 22, 2017
-1 -Worst Song: 20. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: 19. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer, 18. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
3-Decent: 17. The Chainsmokers - Paris
4-Good: 16. Train - Play That Song, 15. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill, 14. Panic! at the Disco - L.A. Devotee, 13. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This, 12. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me, 11. AJR - Weak, 10. Maroon 5 - Cold, 9. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy, 8. Julia Michaels - Issues
5-Great: 7. Imagine Dragons - Believer, 6. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You, 5. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming, 4. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye, 3. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay, 2. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
6-Best Song: 1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul

Total: 78/100 (Good)

Last Week: 78/100 (=) (Good)

Top 20 Review: April 23, 2016
-1 -Worst Song: 20. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#8)
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: NONE
3-Decent: 19. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Jet Black Heart (#13), 18. One Direction – Perfect (#9)
4-Good: 17. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself (#7), 16. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#3), 15. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#15), 14. James Bay – Let It Go (#18), 13. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#16), 12. Troye Sivan – Youth (#5), 11. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (#11), 10. One Direction – History (#19), 9. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#2), 8. Zayn – Pillowtalk (#4), 7. Flo Rida – My House (#6), 6. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#14)
5-Great: 5. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses (#10), 4. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#12), 3. Ellie Goulding – Something In The Way You Move (#20), 2. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#1)
6-Best Song: 1. Meghan Trainor – No (#17)
Total: 79/100 (Good)
  
Top 20 Review: April 25, 2015
-1 -Worst Song: NONE
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: NONE
3-Decent: 20. Sam Smith/John Legend – Lay Me Down (#16), 19. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (#7), 18. Ariana Grande – One Last Time (#14), 17. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth – See You Again (#15)
4-Good: 16. Echosmith – Bright (#11), 15. Maroon 5 – Sugar (#2), 14. Taylor Swift – Style (#3), 13. R5 – Let's Not Be Alone Tonight (#18), 12. Andy Grammer – Honey I’m Good (#6)
5-Great: 11. Olly Murs/Travie McCoy – Wrapped Up (#10), 10. Nick Jonas – Chains (#8), 9. Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance (#4), 8. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do (#1), 7. George Ezra – Budapest (#20), 6. Tove Lo – Talking Body (#9), 5. Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding – Outside (#17), 4. Zedd/Selena Gomez – I Want You To Know (#19), 3. Flo Rida/Sage The Gemini/Lookas – GDFR (#13), 2. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#5), 1. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#12)
6-Best Song: NONE
Total: 87/100 (Great)

Top 20 Review: April 26, 2014
-1 -Worst Song: NONE
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: 20. Passenger – Let Her Go (#10), 19. Justin Timberlake – Not A Bad Thing (#19)
2-Old: NONE
3-Decent: NONE
4-Good: 18. Bastille – Pompeii (#5), 17. Phantogram – Fall In Love (#20), 16. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (#1), 15. Avicii/Dan Tyminski – Hey Brother (#13), 14. Hardwell/Matthew Koma – Dare You (#18), 13. American Authors – Best Day Of My Life (#8), 12. Neon Trees – Sleeping With A Friend (#14), 11. Pharrell Williams – Happy (#7), 10. Imagine Dragons – On Top Of The World (#3), 9. Katy Perry – Dark Horse (#6), 8. Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty (#4)
5-Great: 7. Katy Perry – Birthday (#17), 6. MKTO – Classic (#11), 5. Glenn Morrison/Islove – Goodbye (#16), 4. Paramore – Ain’t It Fun (#12), 3. Pitbull/Ke$ha – Timber (#2), 2. Demi Lovato – Neon Lights (#9)
6-Best Song: 1. Ed Sheeran – Sing (#15)
Total: 82/100 (Good)

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Most Missed Song: Vance Joy - Riptide

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Read last week

Guess the song

• I was on the (then) #40Friday year-end chart for 2016.
• However, for . I was in blue when I left the WC.
• I peaked higher on the WC than I did on #40Friday.

Ed Sheeran (1) - April 15, 2017

Nope, not missing a "0" in the parentheses, but Castle on the Hill is the new #1. I have no idea how honestly but I'd definitely prefer it over our horrid #3. However, I would prefer Stay over this #1. Could've done better but could've done worse. Now here are the exits:

Ariana Grande/Future - Everyday
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #28 | Weeks on Chart: 02

Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 25

Bebe Rexha - I Got You
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 09

Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 34

And here's the countdown:

45. Rihanna - Love on the Brain
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 11

44. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 30

43. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 25

42. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 28

41. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 28

40. Halsey - Now or Never (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #40 | Weeks on Chart: 01

39. James Hersey - Miss You
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 06

38. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 36

37. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #37 | Weeks on Chart: 02

36. Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #36 | Weeks on Chart: 02

35. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #35 | Weeks on Chart: 01

34. Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #34 | Weeks on Chart: 01

33. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 26

32. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 18

31. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #31 | Weeks on Chart: 01

30. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 20

29. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 27

28. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 43

27. Panic! at the Disco - L.A. Devotee
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #27 | Weeks on Chart: 05

26. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 18

25. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 19

24. AJR - Weak
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 07

23. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained to the Rhythm
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 09

22. The Vamps/Matoma - All Night
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 02

21. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 24

20. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 31

19. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 21

18. Julia Michaels - Issues
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 11

17. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 15

16. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 14

15. Imagine Dragons - Believer
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 05

14. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 35

13. Maroon 5 - Cold
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 09

12. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 04

11. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 11

10. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 13

09. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 14

08. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 10

07. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 15

06. The Chainsmokers - Paris
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 11

05. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 08

04. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 08

03. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 19

02. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 07

01. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 09

Biggest Drop: Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap (3-17, 14 spots)
Biggest Jump: Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (26-5, 21 spots)
New Entrants
There's not much to say about Halsey's new single except for the fact that it's catchy and the beat in the chorus is very similar to Needed Me by Rihanna. Halsey is also releasing a new album soon, for your information. And to be honest, this gets the award for best debut of the week.

Sign of the Times is really an old-type (1960s or 70s) song, which is strange because Harry himself was in a pop band for over 5 years. His debut album is expected May 12. I found this song boring but catchy. I unfortunately don't see it sticking with me though. Also, this song is really long.

I think Slide is catchy but it is too late to debut my personal chart. It's interesting that only rappers sing this song when it's EDM. I don't even know the meaning but I still like it. And yes I think I'm running out of things to say. Now, when will Calvin's album be out?

Honestly, it's about time Something Just Like This debuted. It really is one of the best songs off the new album and I'm happy it debuted here. However, like Slide, it's too late to debut my personal chart. The EDM in the song is similar to Roses and other parts of the song are similar to the original version of Hymn For the Weekend.

Hit-Bound

• Mansionz/G-Eazy - Wicked
• DNCE - Kissing Strangers (DEBUT)
• Kungs/Ephemerals - I Feel So Bad
• Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life
• Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake
• Ocean Park Standoff - Good News
• Jon Bellion - Overwhelming
• Coin - Talk Too Much
• Hey Violet - Break My Heart (DEBUT)
• G-Eazy/Kehlani - Good Life (DEBUT)
• One Ok Rock - American Girls
• Zayn/PartyNextDoor - Still Got Time (DEBUT)
• Aaron Carter - Sooner or Later
• Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla
• [Exit: Lorde - Green Light]

Kissing Strangers is actually my new jam. The chorus is so fun and the verses are catchy too. I think it just might be their best single. But why would they be kissing strangers? :/

You may remember Hey Violet from Guys My Age earlier this year, which I loved. They're back! I think Break My Heart is a good song but not as good as Guys My Age ever was.

Good Life is from the soundtrack for The Fate of the Furious. It's technically pop-rap, as it's rising on pop radio. But I like this one and I hope it does well. I like the chorus to this one.

Still Got Time is also really catchy. I'm not sure if it will be a big hit because of its radio stats but I hope it will be because it's perfect for the summer.

Good News has slightly faded on me, but I don't see this turning to red.

Top 5 Picks
5. Kungs/Ephemerals - I Feel So Bad
4. Zayn/PartyNextDoor - Still Got Time
3. Coin - Talk Too Much
2. One Ok Rock - American Girls
1. Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla

I Want Something Just Like Blurbs

There was actually a higher than average number of exits this week. First exit was Everyday, which debuted while flopping on the radio charts, so if it was going to last just 2 weeks here, it didn't even need to debut. Good song anyway. I've said multiple times that Scars to Your Beautiful never faded on me. I Got You deserved much more and will be one of my favorite songs of the year. And finally, Hymn For the Weekend deserved to go. I'm happy it was replaced by Something Just Like This. And thank goodness there won't be any more arguments about the voting poll because it was never on it!

Hits 1 is really mistreating Miss You. It's nearing the top 10 on my personal chart, and in my opinion, I think Hits 1 really underrated it, as it's a great song.

I hope this drop for Heathens means that it will be leaving us soon.

There were two mediocre or bad debuts last week, what were the odds of them both having lousy second week jumps here? I'll take that anytime.

I think this is the first week in a long time that there were two debuts in a row.

Can Treat You Better stop jumping? It's old and also the oldest song on this countdown.

L.A. Devotee takes off into the top 30. Of course, Hits 1. This will be the next Death of a Bachelor in no time.

I really don't see why Chained to the Rhythm had to drop out of the top 20. You know Hits 1, it's really popular. Well I guess it peaked at #6, so what.

Yes, Starving is back in blue. I can't help but like it a little bit.

It's a little odd to see Bad Things almost back in the top 15, but I'm not complaining.

Thank goodness Closer is out of the top 10. But I probably just jinxed it.

Yes for Heavydirtysoul's jump! This must be in the top 10 soon.

So now I Feel it Coming is in the top 10. I didn't expect this to happen so late but I'm happy with it.

I didn't think Shape of You would drop that much that fast and that isn't a good thing. I will say the same for That's What I Like.

Keep in mind that the entire top 6 hit a new peak.

Looks like Heavy pulled a Just Hold On, but one spot better. This song is just moving all around the place, but I'm fine if it stays up here.

Ugh!!! I swear, I think Hits 1 is boosting Say You Won't Let Go just to piss me off. It's not even a major hit yet. Please don't hit #1. But if it blocks Stay from #1 that would be much worse. I'm really hoping to see that one at the top soon.

Castle on the Hill at #1 isn't really a good thing but not a bad thing either. It's the neutral song in this situation. I don't really think it deserves any more time at #1. Plus, it hasn't even been released to pop radio yet.

Top 5 Picks
5. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
4. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
3. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming
2. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul

Top 20 Review: April 15, 2017
-1 -Worst Song: 20. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#3)
0-Crap: NONE
1-Bad: NONE
2-Old: 19. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#14), 18. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#7)
3-Decent: 17. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving (#20), 16. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#6), 15. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill (#1)
4-Good: 14. Train - Play That Song (#19), 13. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#4), 12. Maroon 5 - Cold (#13), 11. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#5), 10. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap (#17)
5-Great: 9. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#15), 8. Julia Michaels - Issues (#18), 7. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#16), 6. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#2), 5. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye (#12), 4. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (#9), 3. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming (#10), 2. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#8)
6-Best Song: 1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul (#11)
Total: 78/100 (Good)

Last Week: 75/100 (Good)

Top 20 Review: 4/16/16, 4/18/15, and 4/19/14

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Most Missed Song: Justin Bieber - Sorry

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Jax Jones/Raye - You Don't Know Me

"Guess the song" will not be included in this post but will return next week. I may do one throughout the week.