The Chainsmokers/Halsey (6) - November 19, 2016

Hello! This week's countdown wasn't the best. Anyway, here's the lone exit this week:

Kiiara - Gold
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 09


Here's the countdown:

45. Calvin Harris - My Way
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 09

44. Nick Jonas - Bacon
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 06

43. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 10

42. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 33

41. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 31

40. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 18

39. Demi Lovato - Body Say
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 17

38. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 23

37. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 26

36. Taylor Swift - New Romantics
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 38

35. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 48

34. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #34 | Weeks on Chart: 01

33. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 20

32. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 24

31. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 28

30. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 27

29. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 32

28. Runaground - Chase You Down
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 05

27. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 14

26. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #26 | Weeks on Chart: 03

25. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 09

24. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 03

23. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 08

22. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 03

21. DNCE - Body Moves
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 02

20. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 07

19. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 33

18. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 04

17. Bastille - Good Grief
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 02

16. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #09 | Weeks on Chart: 05

15. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 07

14. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 12

13. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 07

12. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Please enter the top 10 already)
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 06

11. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 05

10. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 05

09. Ariana Grande - Into You
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 16

08. OneRepublic - Kids
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 10

07. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 28

06. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 14

05. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 09

04. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 15

03. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 22

02. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 10

01. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 14

Biggest Drop: Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (-14)
Biggest Jump: Bastille - Good Grief (+23)

Top 5 this week one year ago
5. Shawn Mendes - Stitches
4. Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance
3. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
2. One Direction - Drag Me Down
1. Adele - Hello (2)

Top 5 this week two years ago (Why not?) :)
5. MKTO - American Dream
4. Maroon 5 - Animals
3. One Direction - Steal My Girl
2. Ed Sheeran - Don't
1. Taylor Swift - Shake it Off (8)

New Entrant
Two months ago I said that In the Name of Love wasn't "really for me", but that has changed!

Vocals: 15/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 9/10

Melody/Beat: 8/10

Overall Verses: 9/10

Overall Pre-Chorus: 4/5

Overall Chorus: 8/10

Overall Bridge: 10/10

Total: 63/75 (8.4/10)

My Opinion: 10/10

Hit-Bound

• Lukas Graham - You're Not There (DEBUT)
• Daya - Words
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire
• Rihanna - Love on the Brain
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
• Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own (DEBUT)
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
• Adele - Water Under the Bridge (DEBUT)
• Train - Play That Song
• Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
• John Legend - Love Me Now
• The Summer Set - The Night is Young
• James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy

At first I thought this song was boring, but now I really like the meaning of You're Not There, which (I think) is that a father got divorced and now his son (Lukas) misses him. I cannot stop listening to this, and I truly hope this debuts the countdown.

Dancing on My Own is just boring. But it's not crap. Yet.

Goodbye Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You. Thanks for trying. :(

And I knew that Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky would leave Hit-Bound. My mom is sad. I'm not.

Top 5 Picks

5. Daya - Words

4. Rihanna - Love on the Brain

3. Lukas Graham - You're Not There

2. Train - Play That Song

1. Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire

In the Name of Blurbs
I am very disappointed in Hits 1 about Chase You Down's drop. This song should be more popular.

Probably every time I go into a car and the FM is playing, I hear Let Me Love You. Every. Single. Time.

I feel like that by Christmas, This Town will be a hit or a flop.

Why the heck is Greenlight holding? This should be jumping!

I guess I'm happy about the 23-spot jump that took place today because it gave more activity to the countdown. But I'm not too happy that it was Good Grief.

Can someone explain why Into You is higher than Side to Side?

I kinda want Starving to hit #1. I like Closer more, but it's had a long run at #1.

I've been wondering why I ever liked Bacon, Starboy, and Death of a Bachelor. They're all fading on me...

And finally, Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony wrote a great open letter to Trump supporters and came out as bisexual. I'm proud of her for slamming all of the Trump supporters (honestly I don't like Trump) and for...just read the letter here.

Top 5 Picks
5. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
4. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love
3. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
2. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
1. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic


Top 20 Review

0 - Crap
None

1 - Bad
None

2 - Close to Bad
20. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
19. Niall Horan - This Town
18. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

3 - Decent or Old
17. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
16. Bastille - Good Grief
15. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
14. Ariana Grande - Into You
13. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
12. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
11. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
10. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
9. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

4 - Good
8. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
7. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
6. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes
5. OneRepublic - Kids
4. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side

5 - Great
3. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
1. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Total: 68/100 (Decent)


#40Friday is out! Will Jacob Sartorius hold at #1 for a second week in a row and a fourth time overall with All My Friends? Find out here!

Most Missed Song: Paramore - Still Into You

#1 Recommendations for Hits 1: Marshmello - Alone and Spencer Ludwig (/Sofia Reyes, sorry Chase) - Diggy

Shawn Mendes (1) - November 12, 2016

Welcome to this interesting countdown with an interesting and unexpected #1! Here are this week's exits:

Pink - Just Like Fire

Last Week: #38 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 28

Fifth Harmony - Work From Home

Last Week: #45 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 33

The Countdown:

45. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For

Last Week: #27 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 25

44. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Last Week: #42 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 32

43. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

Last Week: #43 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 09

42. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

Last Week: #44 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 22

41. Demi Lovato - Body Say

Last Week: #40 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 16

40. Bastille - Good Grief (DEBUT)

Last Week: #__ | Peak: #40 | Weeks on Chart: 01

39. Kiiara - Gold

Last Week: #22 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 09

38. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

Last Week: #36 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 17

37. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Last Week: #41 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 30

36. DNCE - Body Moves (DEBUT)

Last Week: #__ | Peak: #36 | Weeks on Chart: 01

35. Calvin Harris - My Way

Last Week: #37 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 08

34. Taylor Swift - New Romantics

Last Week: #34 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 37

33. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

Last Week: #30 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 47

32. Nick Jonas - Bacon

Last Week: #23 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 05

31. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 19

30. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

Last Week: #29 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 06

29. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

Last Week: #28 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 27

28. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Last Week: #25 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 26

27. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

Last Week: #24 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 07

26. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

Last Week: #33 | Peak: #26 | Weeks on Chart: 02

25. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

Last Week: #26 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 06

24. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight

Last Week: #39 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 02

23. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Last Week: #09 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 32

22. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side

Last Week: #20 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 03

21. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

Last Week: #21 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 31

20. Runaground - Chase You Down

Last Week: #31 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 04

19. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire

Last Week: #17 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 13

18. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Last Week: #06 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 23

17. OneRepublic - Kids

Last Week: #19 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 09

16. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

Last Week: #35 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 02

15. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor

Last Week: #15 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 08

14. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water

Last Week: #08 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 11

13. Niall Horan - This Town

Last Week: #13 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 06

12. Ariana Grande - Into You

Last Week: #10 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 15

11. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Last Week: #14 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 05

10. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful

Last Week: #18 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 04

09. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

Last Week: #16 | Peak: #09 | Weeks on Chart: 04

08. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

Last Week: #11 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 04

07. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

Last Week: #12 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 27

06. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend

Last Week: #04 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 13

05. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

Last Week: #03 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 08

04. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 14

03. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

Last Week: #05 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 09

02. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 13

#1 this week one year ago: Adele - Hello (1)

01. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (???)

Last Week: #07 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 21

Biggest Drop: Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For (-18)

Biggest Jump: Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (+19)

New Entrants

Bastille - Good Grief was catchy, but is growing out of me. I'm not sure if it will do well on the countdown.

Vocals: 15/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 6/10

Melody/Beat: 8/10

Overall Verses: 8/10

Overall Pre-Chorus: 4/5

Overall Chorus: 9/10

Overall Bridge: 8/10

Total: 58/75 (7.7/10)

My Opinion: 7/10

DNCE - Body Moves isn't as much as popular as Cake By the Ocean. But at least it's getting a little popularity.

Vocals: 17/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 3/10

Melody/Beat: 8.5/10

Overall Verses: 8/10

Overall Pre-Chorus: 4/5

Overall Chorus: 10/10

Overall Bridge: 9/10

Total: 59.5/75 (7.9/10)

My Opinion: 8/10

Hit-Bound

• Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love
• Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
• Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky
• Train - Play That Song
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To (DEBUT)
• John Legend - Love Me Now
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah) (DEBUT)
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire
• Rihanna - Love on the Brain
• The Summer Set - The Night is Young
• James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (DEBUT)
• Daya - Words (DEBUT)

It turns out that Play That Song uses the melody from a 1938 song, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra/Bea Wain - Heart and Soul.

And what a long run for Magic! - Red Dress. You are a very old song. So bye!

Fortunately, Mike Posner - Be as You Are also left.

Adele - Water Under the Bridge was on the voting poll, so why isn't it on Hit-Bound?

Body Blurbs

Both of the exits' titles were 4 letters-4 letters-4 letters. That must be a coincidence.

And I just realized, both of the debuts' titles are 4 letters-5 letters. :O

This is What You Came For dropped 41 spots in less than a month. :|

I'm not a big fan of Starboy but I feel bad for it flopping. Seriously, this is the #2 song in the U.S.

The drop from Side to Side was unexpected.

Scars to Your Beautiful is now Alessia Cara's highest-peaking song on the countdown. I'm a little disappointed about that because it's my least favorite from her, although it's still good. Here should have hit the top 10, and Wild Things especially should have too.

Three songs hit the top 10 on their fourth week this week: Don't Wanna Know, Scars to Your Beautiful, and The Greatest.

I'm a little shocked and disappointed about our new #1. This song is from 5 months ago...

Sorry, no top/bottom 5 picks this week since #40Friday isn't out yet.

Top 20 Review

0-Crap

20. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire

1-Bad

None

2-Close to Bad

19. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend

18. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

17. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

3-Decent or Old

16. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor

15. Niall Horan - This Town

14. Ariana Grande - Into You

13. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

4-Good

12. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

11. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

10. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful

9. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water

8. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

7. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

6. OneRepublic - Kids

5-Great

5. Runaground - Chase You Down

4. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

3. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

2. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

1. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Total Score: 71/100 (Decent)

#40Friday was delayed for later today. It will be out later.

Most Missed Song

• Los 5 - Mañana: I had a weird dream that this hit #1 on the Pulse Countdown...

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye

Q&A

My first Q&A! (For the 10,000 pageview special on this blog.)

1. How many questions do you think you will get?
Answer: I thought maybe 15-20. I guess I was right.

2. Why is it hard for you to dislike songs?
Answer: I'm not sure. I think maybe I was born that way. I would like to know how it feels to hate like 25% of all songs.

3. Rate the following songs on Pulse-ating New Music 10/22/2016, also describe them:

• John Legend - Love Me Now: Boring, just like All of Me. Next! (2/10)
• Aurora - Conqueror: Sounds cool to me. (9/10)
• Train - Play That Song: Pretty good. I like the chorus and everything else. (9.5/10)
• Emeli Sande - Hurts: Kind of catchy. (8.5/10)
• Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know: This is on the edge of blue. I like it but it's okay. Not what I was expecting for a Maroon 5 comeback. (8/10)
• The 1975 - The Sound: The heck? I guess it's still alright... (8/10)
• Bon Jovi - This House is Not For Sale: It's alright. (7/10)
• Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better: Um...it's old... :/ (4.5/10)

4. Rate the songs by the color code and 1 to 10 :)

• Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (10/10)
• Taylor Swift - Blank Space (10/10)
• Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance (9.5/10)
• Maroon 5 - Sugar (9.5/10)
• Jason Derulo - Want to Want Me (9/10)
• Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (8/10)
• Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (9.5/10)
• Taylor Swift - Style (8.5/10)
• Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again (8/10)
• Nick Jonas - Jealous (9.5/10)

5. What's your real name? (You don't have to answer this, I'm just curious) Congrats on 10k!
Answer: Look at this list. It is one of these people. It is the real name of one of these artists (this could be the artist's real name too). Also, it is NOT one of the members of #8, because there are four and I don't want to confuse anyone.

Also, I've given you guys a clue before (not in this post!)


6. What are your top 5 favorite songs of all time?
Answer: You'll find out tonight!


7. What are your bottom 5 songs of all time (just to make sure there are SOME songs you don't like ;)
Answer: I can't come up with a current list, but this is what I originally thought EARLIER THIS YEAR: (Parentheses are CURRENT RATING)

5. Passenger - Let Her Go (2.5/10)
4. 5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect (7.5/10)
3. Fall Out Boy - Centuries (7/10)
2. Lukas Graham - 7 Years (0.1/10)
1. John Legend - All of Me (0/10)


8. What's your favorite hip hop/rap song of all-time? Which hip hop/rap song do you think has done the best on #40Friday?
Answer: Parker (that's who asked the question), if I'm talking about your kind of rap, it would be Ne-Yo/Juicy J - She Knows. I know Parker hasn't listened to it, so if you are Parker, go check it out! Also my most successful rap song on #40Friday would be Nick Jonas/Ty Dolla $ign - Bacon.


9. How is school?
Answer: School is good, I'm getting good grades.


10. Have you ever listened to Train Tracks, hosted by Pat Monahan?
Answer: No.


11. Is your name Blurryface? And do you care what I think?
Answer: My name's Blurryface and I care what you think.

Also, look at question #5.


12. Which of these #2 songs being blocked by #1s was most annoying to you?

• Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance blocking Demi Lovato - Cool For the Summer?
• Adele - Hello blocking Justin Bieber - Sorry?
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling blocking Pink - Just Like Fire, Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills, and Twenty One Pilots - Ride?

Answer: Probably Can't Stop the Feeling blocking the 3 because all of them deserved to hit #1 at one point. But Cool For the Summer and Sorry should have hit #1.


13. Do you watch any music reviewers on YouTube?
Answer: I know Miles watches TheDoubleAgent, so I watched some of his videos.


14. Favorite Year-End Hot 100 #1 between 2010 to now? (can include Justin Bieber - Love Yourself because that's all but sure to be this year's)
Answer: 2015, Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk. Honorable mention is 2013, Macklemore/Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop.


15. Any countdown songs from this year that you were particularly disappointed didn't do great?

Answer:

• Lukas Graham - Mama Said
• Symon - Say
• Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things
• Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick
• Alessia Cara - Wild Things
• Calvin Harris - My Way*
• MØ - Kamikaze
• Tove Lo - Moments

*Even though it's currently on the countdown.


And that's it! The #40Friday of All Time will be out later on my #40Friday blog!

The Chainsmokers/Halsey (5) - November 5, 2016

Welcome back! This wasn't a very interesting countdown, but it was fine. Exits:

Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You

Last Week: #38 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 09

AJR - I'm Not Famous

Last Week: #42 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 13

Lukas Graham - Mama Said (You will be missed)

Last Week: #44 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 16

The Countdown:

45. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home

Last Week: #45 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 33

44. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

Last Week: #35 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 21

43. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

Last Week: #36 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 08

42. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Last Week: #41 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 31

41. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Last Week: #40 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 29

40. Demi Lovato - Body Say

Last Week: #43 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 15

39. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight (DEBUT)

Last Week: #__ | Peak: #39 | Weeks on Chart: 01

38. Pink - Just Like Fire

Last Week: #39 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 28

37. Calvin Harris - My Way

Last Week: #32 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 07

36. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

Last Week: #31 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 16

35. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (DEBUT)

Last Week: #__ | Peak: #35 | Weeks on Chart: 01

34. Taylor Swift - New Romantics

Last Week: #37 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 36

33. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (DEBUT)

Last Week: #__ | Peak: #33 | Weeks on Chart: 01

32. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Last Week: #33 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 18

31. Runaground - Chase You Down

Last Week: #34 | Peak: #31 | Weeks on Chart: 03

30. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

Last Week: #29 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 46

29. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

Last Week: #30 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 05

28. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

Last Week: #20 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 26

27. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For

Last Week: #26 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 24

26. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

Last Week: #27 | Peak: #26 | Weeks on Chart: 05

25. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down

Last Week: #24 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 25

24. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien/Deepend - I Hate U, I Love U

Last Week: #23 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 06

23. Nick Jonas - Bacon

Last Week: #22 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 04

22. Kiiara - Gold

Last Week: #15 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 08

21. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

Last Week: #17 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 30

20. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side

Last Week: #28 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 02

19. OneRepublic - Kids

Last Week: #25 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 08

18. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful

Last Week: #16 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 03

17. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire

Last Week: #21 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 12

16. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

Last Week: #18 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 03

15. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor

Last Week: #19 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 07

14. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Last Week: #13 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 04

13. Niall Horan - This Town

Last Week: #14 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 05

12. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

Last Week: #07 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 26

11. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

Last Week: #12 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 03

10. Ariana Grande - Into You

Last Week: #09 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 14

09. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Last Week: #10 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 31

08. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water

Last Week: #03 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 10

07. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

Last Week: #08 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 20

06. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Last Week: #06 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 22

05. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

Last Week: #05 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 08

04. Coldplay/Beyoncé - Hymn For the Weekend

Last Week: #04 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 12

03. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

Last Week: #11 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 07

02. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 13

#1 this week one year ago: Shawn Mendes - Stitches (3rd week)

01. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 12

Biggest Drop: Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (-9)

Biggest Jump: Tie between Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side and DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (+8)

New Entrants

Greenlight makes a great party song like most other Pitbull songs. I'd like to see this one do well on the countdown.

Vocals: 16/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 4/10

Melody/Beat: 9/10

Overall Verses: 8/10

Overall Pre-Chorus: 4/5

Overall Chorus: 9.5/10

Overall Bridge: 9/10

Total: 59.5/75 (7.9/10)

My Opinion: 9.5/10

Fifth Harmony brings That's My Girl, another song from 7/27. I think Work From Home will be probably 10 times as popular as this one, but I think it will do well on this countdown. It's very catchy, so why not?

Vocals: 14/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 9/10

Melody/Beat: 9.5/10

Overall Verses: 9/10

Overall Pre-Chorus: 4.5/5

Overall Chorus: 10/10

Overall Bridge: 8.5/10

Total: 64.5/75 (8.6/10)

My Opinion: 10/10

Jon Bellion is back after last year's [Hits 1 flop] Beautiful Now. All Time Low is much different from Beautiful Now. It's kinda weird and, I know I mentioned this before, but I feel like this is a song made for Hit-Bound. It has that weird factor to it. But anyway, this song is good. Let's see if it has countdown success. It probably will as it's doing well on radio charts, which I probably wouldn't have expected.

Vocals: 15/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 7/10

Melody/Beat: 8/10

Overall Verses: 9/10

Overall Pre-Chorus: 4/5

Overall Chorus: 7/10

Overall Bridge: 9/10

Total: 59/75 (7.9/10)

My Opinion: 8.5/10

Hit-Bound

• Mike Posner - Be as You Are
• Rihanna - Love on the Brain
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire
• Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love (DEBUT)
• DNCE - Body Moves
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (DEBUT)
• John Legend - Love Me Now
• The Summer Set - The Night is Young
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Train - Play That Song (DEBUT)
• Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky

Oh my, Hit-Bound isn't looking that good right now...

Hit-Bound: My Top 5 Picks
5. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love
4. The Summer Set - The Night is Young
3. Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire
2. Rihanna - Love on the Brain
1. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Greenblurb

How the heck is New Romantics still here? It's been here forever.

Yay, new peak for Chase You Down! At...#31. :|

So, Daya and Zedd exchanged numbers? Is this for a collaboration or for something else? Hmm...

I'm a little surprised that Bacon didn't drop by more than a few spots. It didn't have many spins.

There goes Unsteady.

I have a strange feeling that Scars to Your Beautiful has already hit its peak.

Please get 24K Magic in the top 10 soon!

Why are the biggest drops and jumps so small lately?

Goodbye Mama Said, you will be remembered as one of the best songs of the year. You will be missed.

My Top 5 Picks

5. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
4. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
3. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
2. Calvin Harris - My Way
1. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Top 20 Review

0 - Crap

None!

1 - Bad

20. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire

2 - Close to Bad

19. Coldplay/Beyoncé - Hymn For the Weekend

18. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

17. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

3 - Decent or Old

16. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

15. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

14. Ariana Grande - Into You

13. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor

12. Niall Horan - This Town

4 - Good

11. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water

10. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful

9. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

8. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

7. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

6. OneRepublic - Kids

5. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

4. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side

5 - Great

3. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

2. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

1. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Total: 69/100 (Decent)

#40Friday is out! Will Marshmello - Alone hit #1 for a second week in a row? Find out here!

Most Missed Songs

• The Chainsmokers/Rozes - Roses: Heard this at the basketball game last night.
• Galantis - Runaway (U and I): I love this song! I also heard this at the basketball game last night.
• Every song from 2014-2015: This week, I made a Spotify playlist for this certain year. I listened to it so much! From listening to that playlist, I added New Politics - Everywhere I Go (Kings and Queens), Rixton - Wait on Me, and Ed Sheeran - Don't to my Spotify, even though I have liked that last one ever since. And the first one is just great. :)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Spencer Ludwig - Diggy (Finally heard this on Venus!)

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