Ed Sheeran (9) - April 8, 2017

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Not much to talk about this week, but at least next week I'm on Spring Break! Seriously there's nothing to talk about in the intro. Let's get to the exits.

Noah Cyrus/Labrinth - Make Me (Cry)
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #26 | Weeks on Chart: 06

DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 28

Daya - Words
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 09

Here's the countdown:

45. Rihanna - Love on the Brain
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 10

44. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 29

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

42. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 34

41. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 24

40. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (DEBUT) (smh)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #40 | Weeks on Chart: 01

39. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 27

38. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 27

37. Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #37 | Weeks on Chart: 01

36. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 25

35. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 26

34. The Vamps/Matoma - All Night (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #34 | Weeks on Chart: 01

33. Panic! at the Disco - L.A. Devotee
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #33 | Weeks on Chart: 04

32. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 25

31. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 35

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

29. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 42

28. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 19

27. James Hersey - Miss You
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 05

26. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 07

25. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 17

24. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 13

23. AJR - Weak
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 06

22. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 23

21. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 17

20. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained to the Rhythm
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 08

19. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 18

18. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 10

17. Julia Michaels - Issues
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 10

16. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 12

15. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 20

14. The Chainsmokers - Paris
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 10

13. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 08

12. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 30

11. Imagine Dragons - Believer
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 04

10. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 03

09. Maroon 5 - Cold
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 08

08. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 07

07. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 14

06. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 34

05. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 18

04. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (!!!)
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 06

03. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 14

02. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 09

01. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 13

Biggest Drop: Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor (24-44, 20 spots)
Biggest Jump: Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye (23-10, 13 spots)

Bad news and good news. Bad news: Throwback top 5 and debuts will not be posted anymore. Good news: It will be replaced by throwback top 20 reviews, and it will be moved to before the "guess the song" section.

New Entrant
So we're letting in another boring song this week, but everyone has to have their bad songs debut once in a while. This one is really just too slow and has nothing to it. I've liked MAX's other music before, but I Hate U, I Love U was not something I liked last year. I hope this pulls an L.A. Devotee, honestly. As much as I've complained about it in the past two days, it's still not the worst song on the countdown.

Don't Leave is probably MØ's worst I've heard. She's been one of my favorite artists over the past two years, but this one isn't that amazing. It's certainly not bad, but not good either.

While All Night is the best debut, it's still not amazing. However, that doesn't mean it's still a good song. It's actually pretty catchy. It should not have debuted this late though.

Hit-Bound

• Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla
• Harry Styles - Sign of the Times (DEBUT)
• One Ok Rock - American Girls
• The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This
• Mansionz/G-Eazy - Wicked (DEBUT)
• Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life
• Halsey - Now or Never (DEBUT)
• Kungs/Ephemerals - I Feel So Bad (DEBUT)
• Aaron Carter - Sooner or Later (DEBUT)
• Coin - Talk Too Much
• Jon Bellion - Overwhelming
• Lorde - Green Light
• Ocean Park Standoff - Good News
• Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake
• [Exit: Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide]
• [Exit: Little Mix - Touch]

Being honest, I'd prefer the direction that Zayn took after One Direction rather than Niall or Harry. Zayn followed the pop/R&B route while Niall and Harry went pop-rock. Sign of the Times sounds like it's a classic rock song. It's kinda boring but also catchy sometimes. So maybe Harry is going to be like a rockstar someday.

So apparently Mike Posner is in this group Mansionz. I thought this would be rap at first (I didn't know Posner was in the group) based on the fact that most of the tracks on their album were explicit and *um* the album cover. But this is actually like funk music. It's kinda catchy if you ask me.

The beat in the chorus of Now or Never is probably my favorite thing about the song. It reminds me of Rihanna - Needed Me. Nothing much to say about it.

I Feel So Bad makes me realize that Kungs can hold on to being pretty good. This Girl was a great hit, while this is catchy too. In fact, I think it's the best Hit-Bound debut this week. The vocals are not amazing, but the EDM is the highlight of the song and I don't know how anyone can think that that's bad.

So this guy was apparently popular in the early 2000's (as a kid). Anyway, I think Sooner or Later is only good but nothing amazing. I don't know if it'll be a hit or not, but I guess I'll be fine with some popularity.

I don't even know why Something Just Like This is still on here. It's really high on the radio charts so I don't know why it's not on the WC. It wouldn't be fair for Hits 1 to still have an obsession with Closer now and just leave Something Just Like This here.

I don't know how Slide left. Parker suggested it was because there were rap artists in the song. But it's really rising up the radio charts. It's kinda interesting to see a song doing that be given up by Hits 1.

Of course Touch had to leave. It was just getting good.

Top 5 Picks

5. Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake

4. Lorde - Green Light

3. Coin - Talk Too Much

2. One Ok Rock - American Girls

1. Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla

I Been Up All Night, No Blurbs
I'm honestly happy about the 20-spot drop from Death of a Bachelor. My mom certainly would be happy too. :)

However, could L.A. Devotee be making a comeback? While still not in the top 30, it's hit a new peak.

Not surprised about Everyday dropping. If it was supposed to be popular it should have debuted earlier...

Treat You Better still shouldn't be in the top 30...no one likes this anymore, it's not popular anymore.

I hope to have an album review for The Chainsmokers' Memories...Do Not Open out by next Friday.

Yep. By some miracle, I have grown back into Just Hold On. The verses and drop are just too catchy for me to handle.

Looks like Miss You is making a comeback...at least I hope so. Hoping this can hit top 20 here. It really deserves it.

I was kinda surprised about the Heavy drop. That must've hurt, from the top 10 to out of the top 25. There are definitely a few people out there that are sad about this.

Now it's official, Bad Things isn't hitting #1. I guess I'm fine with that. Hey, #2 is better than nothing.

Dear Hits 1,

I'd really appreciate it if Heavydirtysoul would just move up and not just sit there at #18.

Sincerely, ..

To be honest, I still like Play That Song. I don't know when I'll get sick of it but it won't be at least for a few weeks.

I've decided that the only thing I really like about Paris is the verses, not the drop or pre-chorus or nothing else, just the verses. I just think they're catchy. :)

So many top 10 entrants this week! Let's do a mini-review:

• Rockabye: It's finally made it to its deserving top 10 peak. Keep going!
• Cold: Totally fine about this re-entering. It's a good song.
• It Ain't Me: This is a good song and I'm happy about this being in the top 10.
• Say You Won't Let Go: Wow. It's April 30, 2016 all over again.
• Stay: Not only top 10, but #4?!? Thank you Hits 1!

Come on. Can That's What I Like hit #1? It really deserves it...Hey Shape of You, I really like you, but soon you're going to be replaced with a song that debuted when you first hit #1. That's how long you've been there!

Top 5 Picks

5. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming

4. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

3. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

2. Bebe Rexha - I Got You

1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul

Top 20 Review: April 8, 2017

-1 -Worst Song: 20. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#5)

0-Crap: NONE

1-Bad: NONE

2-Old: 19. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#6), 18. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#7), 17. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving (#12)

3-Decent: 16. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill (#13), 15. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (#19), 14. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#14)

4-Good: 13. Train - Play That Song (#15), 12. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#8), 11. Maroon 5 - Cold (#9), 10. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained to the Rhythm (#20), 9. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#11)

5-Great: 8. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap (#3), 7. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#4), 6. Julia Michaels - Issues (#17), 5. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye (#10), 4. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming (#16), 3. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#2), 2. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (#1)

6-Best Song: 1. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul (#18)

Total: 75/100 (Good)

Last Week: 74/100 (Good)

Top 20 Review: April 9, 2016

-1 -Worst Song: 20. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#14)

0-Crap: NONE

1-Bad: NONE

2-Old: NONE

3-Decent: 19. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Jet Black Heart (#12)

4-Good: 18. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#10), 17. One Direction – Perfect (#5), 16. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#6), 15. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself (#7), 14. Troye Sivan – Youth (#15), 13. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#18), 12. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (#8), 11. One Direction – History (#17), 10. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#1), 9. Zayn – Pillowtalk (#3), 8. Flo Rida – My House (#4), 7. Adele – Hello (#20), 6. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#13)

5-Great: 5. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses (#9), 4. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#11), 3. Ellie Goulding – Something In The Way You Move (#16), 2. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#2)

6-Best Song: 1. Meghan Trainor – No (#19)

Total: 80/100 (Good)

Top 20 Review: April 11, 2015

-1 -Worst Song: 20. One Direction – Night Changes (#5)

0-Crap: NONE

1-Bad: NONE

2-Old: NONE

3-Decent: 19. Rihanna/Kanye West/Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds (#11), 18. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (#4), 17. Ariana Grande – One Last Time (#8)

4-Good: 16. Taylor Swift – Style (#1), 15. Maroon 5 – Sugar (#2), 14. Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman (#14), 13. Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me (#20), 12. Andy Grammer – Honey I'm Good (#12)

5-Great: 11. Olly Murs/Travie McCoy – Wrapped Up (#18), 10. Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance (#7), 9. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do (#6), 8. Nick Jonas – Chains (#15), 7. George Ezra – Budapest (#17), 6. Flo Rida/Sage The Gemini/Lookas – GDFR (#13), 5. Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding – Outside (#19), 4. Zedd/Selena Gomez – I Want You To Know (#16), 3. Sheppard – Geronimo (#9), 2. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#3), 1. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#10)

6-Best Song: NONE

Total: 83/100 (Good)

Top 20 Review: April 12, 2014

-1 -Worst Song: NONE

0-Crap: NONE

1-Bad: 20. Passenger – Let Her Go (#14)

2-Old: NONE

3-Decent: NONE

4-Good: 19. Bastille – Pompeii (#3), 18. Imagine Dragons – Demons (#16), 17. Eminem/Nate Ruess – Headlights (#19), 16. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (#1), 15. Avicii/Dan Tyminski – Hey Brother (#11), 14. American Authors – Best Day Of My Life (#9), 13. Aloe Blacc – The Man (#15), 12. Pharrell Williams – Happy (#8), 11. Imagine Dragons – On Top Of The World (#5), 10. Lorde – Team (#20), 9. Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty (#4), 8. Katy Perry – Dark Horse (#2)

5-Great: 7. Glenn Morrison/Islove – Goodbye (#17), 6. Haim – The Wire (#18), 5. Midnight Red – Hell Yeah (#13), 4. MKTO – Classic (#7), 3. Paramore – Ain’t It Fun (#12), 2. Pitbull/Kesha – Timber (#6), 1. Demi Lovato – Neon Lights (#10)

6-Best Song: NONE

Total: 83/100 (Good) (1 point is deducted because the worst song is not crap)

#50Friday is out! Check out what our #1 is this week HERE. Be sure to comment!

Most Missed Song: Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Symon - No Way (Not sure if this is allowed on Hits 1 because Symon is the host of one of their shows, also the song is quite inappropriate)

Guess the song

• I made the top 20 on both the Hot 100 and WC year-end lists for 2016.
• My artist has had a #1 song on #50Friday (or #40Friday) in the past 9 months.
• My time length is over 3 and a half minutes long.