Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd (4) - January 21, 2017

I don't exactly remember when I started looking at Adrian's blog, but it's safe to say that it's been at least a year. I do remember looking at the January 16, 2016 post. My blogging anniversary will be in February. So yeah. Here are the exits:

Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 36

Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 32

The Countdown:

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

Last Week: #41 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 17

44. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

Last Week: #42 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 12

43. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

Last Week: #45 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 16

42. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight

Last Week: #44 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 12

41. DNCE - Body Moves

Last Week: #43 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 11

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

Last Week: #36 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 21

39. Lukas Graham - You're Not There

Last Week: #30 | Peak: #30 | Weeks on Chart: 03

38. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming (DEBUT)

Last Week: #__ | Peak: #38 | Weeks on Chart: 01

37. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 29

36. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love

Last Week: #31 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 10

35. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

Last Week: #28 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 07

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

Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 36

33. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #33 | Weeks on Chart: 01

32. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 37

31. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 42

30. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 18

29. OneRepublic - Kids
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 19

28. Ariana Grande - Into You
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 25

27. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 09

26. Charli XCX - After the Afterparty
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 07

25. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 23

24. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 06

23. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 41

22. Runaground - Chase You Down
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 14

21. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 07

20. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 03

19. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 13

18. John Legend - Love Me Now
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 07

17. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 03

16. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 02

15. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 02

14. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 15

13. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 08

12. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 06

11. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 18

10. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 12

09. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 14

08. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 31

07. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 16

06. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 16

05. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 14

04. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 24

03. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 23

02. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 14

01. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 19

Biggest Drop: Lukas Graham - You're Not There (-9) (wtf?)
Biggest Jump: Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things (+18)

January 24, 2015 - Top 5
5. Meghan Trainor – Lips Are Movin (10/10)
4. MKTO – American Dream (9/10)
3. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#13 of all time)
2. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#6 of all time)
1. Fall Out Boy – Centuries (7/10)

January 24, 2015 - Debuts
NONE

January 23, 2016 - Top 5
5. One Direction – Drag Me Down (10/10)

4. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (9/10)

3. Selena Gomez – Same Old Love (10/10)

2. Demi Lovato – Confident (9/10)

1. One Direction – Perfect (9/10)

January 23, 2016 - Debuts
32. Conrad Sewell – Hold Me Up (9/10)

25. Disclosure/Lorde – Magnets (9.5/10) (I loved this song)

New Entrants
I will start off with Castle on the Hill. It's nowhere near as good as Shape of You, I will tell you that. But it is a nice and beautiful song, even though it's on the blue-green border. I just don't really like the beat or whatever it's called in the beginning of the song.

On the better side is I Feel it Coming by The Weeknd and Daft Punk. This is much slower than Starboy but it's really good. Every part about this song is good and Daft Punk does a nice job with it.

Hit-Bound (hosted by Twenty One Pilots) (yes, that famous alternative band)

• Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own
• Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (DEBUT)
• Daya - Words
• Hey Violet - Guys My Age
• The Chainsmokers - Paris
• Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul
• Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave (DEBUT)
• MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low
• Rihanna - Love on the Brain
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
• Bruno Mars - Versace on the Floor (Wait, this is still here?)
• Julia Michaels - Issues
• Bebe Rexha - I Got You (DEBUT)

MØ is one of my favorite artists. But Don't Leave is good but nothing amazing. I wouldn't care if it debuts.

That's What I Like is pretty good. It's catchy and is just a simple song and reminds me of Shy Carter/Aleon Craft - Bring it Back. But what I don't get is that both a single and a promotional single from the same album are on Hit-Bound. Versace on the Floor is still good though and a nice song, even though it's not going to debut #40Friday at this point.

I Got You is awesome. Very catchy chorus and beat.

Oh come on, why did In My Mind leave again? I was enjoying that one. Blow Your Mind and Shout Out to My Ex should have debuted too. They were both nice songs.

I am really liking Love Like We Used To. Very catchy but I don't see this one debuting.

Can Dancing on My Own just leave Hit-Bound? No one here likes you, and that's not a lie.

Before the nighttime Hit-Bound played, Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You and Nicki Minaj - Anaconda played. Weird?

Top 5 Picks

5. Rihanna - Love on the Brain

4. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul

3. Bebe Rexha - I Got You

2. Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To

1. Hey Violet - Guys My Age

You've Been Scared of Blurbs and What They Did to You

So In the Name of Love dropped from the top 10 to the bottom 10 in two weeks. I'm not really okay with that, but it would be interesting to see a #6-peaking song only have 10 or 11 weeks on the chart.

I hope this 7-spot drop means that Say You Won't Let Go is flopping.

What a drop for You're Not There. I don't think this should be dropping but I think it will probably jump next week.

Last week's #25-#22 is this week's #30-27. Just saying.

I'm sure that almost every single one of you is happy about Unsteady dropping out of the top 20. I'm happy too.

HandClap and Shape of You jumping 17 spots is a great thing. These songs deserve radio popularity.

Speaking of big jumps, I'm totally fine with Bad Things having this week's biggest. I really like it so I'm glad it's doing well.

Again, both of the exits peaked at the same spot.

My mom is really sick of our #1. She's not happy about it.

Top 5 Picks
5. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
4. Runaground - Chase You Down
3. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
2. Charli XCX - After the Afterparty
1. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap

What song did you want to hit #1 on the Weekend Countdown this week? (Poll)

Niall Horan - This Town	4 (33%)
The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer	2 (16%)
Twenty One Pilots - Heathens	2 (16%)
Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving	2 (16%)
Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know	2 (16%)

I did not work on the Year in Review post, but I will this week and I will try to get it out this week. I am sorry for the delay. :)

#40Friday is out! Will Hey Violet - Guys My Age hit #1 for the fifth straight week??? Find out HERE! (If you see it, be sure to leave a comment on what you thought about this week's chart!)

Most Missed Song on Hits 1: Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On
Most Missed Song Outside of Hits 1: Desiigner - Panda
Bonus Most Missed Song/Throwback Pick: Usher/Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Sia - Never Give Up

Maroon 5 (2) - January 14, 2017

Hi guys and welcome back! I added a new color, pink, which means that it is rated a 10/10 from me.

Also, I would like to inform everyone that this is the correct countdown. Everything is in its correct spot.

Bastille - Good Grief
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 09

Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire

Last Week: #45 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 21

Here is this week's countdown:

45. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

Last Week: #43 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 15

44. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight

Last Week: #44 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 11

43. DNCE - Body Moves

Last Week: #41 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 10

42. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 11

41. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 16

40. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 32

39. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 28

38. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 35

37. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #37 | Weeks on Chart: 02

36. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 20

35. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 41

34. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #34 | Weeks on Chart: 01

33. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 36

32. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #32 | Weeks on Chart: 01

31. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 09

30. Lukas Graham - You're Not There
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #30 | Weeks on Chart: 02

29. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 36

28. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 06

27. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #27 | Weeks on Chart: 05

26. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 22

25. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 17

24. OneRepublic - Kids
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 18

23. Ariana Grande - Into You
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 24

22. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 08

21. Runaground - Chase You Down
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 13

20. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 02

19. John Legend - Love Me Now
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 06

18. Charli XCX - After the Afterparty
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 06

17. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 40

16. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 05

15. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 06

14. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 11

13. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 17

12. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 12

11. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 07

10. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 15

09. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 30

08. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 13

07. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 13

06. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 14

05. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 15

04. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 22

03. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 23

02. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 18

01. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 13

Biggest Drop: Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love (-23)
Biggest Jump: Charli XCX - After the Afterparty (+16)

January 17, 2015 - Top 5
5. Ella Henderson – Ghost (10/10)4. MKTO – American Dream (8.5/10)
3. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#13 of all time)
2. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#6 of all time)
1. Fall Out Boy – Centuries (7/10) [1st Week At #1]

January 17, 2015 - Debuts
39. Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song (9.5/10)38. Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman (9/10)
33. 5 Seconds of Summer – What I Like About You (9/10)
30. Maroon 5 – Sugar (9/10) (Coincidence?)
24. Pitbull/Ne-Yo – Time of Our Lives (10/10)

January 16, 2016 - Top 5
5. Adele – Hello (9.5/10)

4. Selena Gomez – Same Old Love (10/10)

3. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (9/10)

2. One Direction – Perfect (9/10)

1. Demi Lovato – Confident (9/10)

January 16, 2016 - Debuts
40. The Vamps – Wake Up (9/10)

38. Nelly/Jeremih – The Fix (9/10)

36. MØ – Kamikaze (#19 of all time)

New Entrants

The lowest debut here is one that I've had many different opinions on since it came out. I thought it was good at first, then got a little boring, then when it made Hits 1 I started to love it. Both Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello do a great job on the song, and honestly it's beautiful. I like it, and it's about time it made the countdown since it's been doing well on other charts for some time.

Vocals: 14/20
Lyrics/Meaning: 4/10
Melody/Beat: 9/10
Verses: 9/10
Pre-Chorus: 4.5/5
Chorus: 9/10
Bridge: 8.5/10
Total: 58/75 (7.7/10)
My Opinion: 10/10

Now for the higher debut. I have been obsessed with this song. It starts off with a Cheap Thrills kind of beat which goes right into the verses. Then comes the amazing chorus and then the rest of the song. This song and Sing are going to be Ed's two best songs. I know this one is going to stay with me for a while.

Vocals: 18/20
Lyrics/Meaning: 3/10
Melody/Beat: 10/10
Verses: 9.5/10
Pre-Chorus: 5/5
Chorus: 10/10
Bridge: 9/10
Total: 64.5/75 (8.6/10)
My Opinion: 10/10

Hit-Bound

• Rihanna - Love on the Brain
• Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex
• Hey Violet - Guys My Age
• The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming
• Julia Michaels - Issues (DEBUT)
• The Chainsmokers - Paris (DEBUT)
• Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul (DEBUT)
• Bruno Mars - Versace on the Floor
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
• Daya - Words
• Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own
• Maty Noyes - In My Mind
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
• MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low

Issues is weird but catchy. Also it isn't really fast-paced. That's really all I can say about it.

Paris is good but nothing amazing. The drop isn't that active. But the single cover doesn't have a square in the middle so that makes me think an album from them will be out soon. I like it though.

I think Heavydirtysoul is the best debut of the week. The style of this song leans more towards Stressed Out than it does to Ride. I like the fast rap (even though they say it isn't rap) verses. The chorus is pretty nice. And I do really like dark songs like this.

I really am liking In My Mind and Love Like We Used To. These two songs may be in my top 10 on #40Friday soon.

Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire left this week. I think it was obvious that this song was going to leave. But it was a nice song and at least it was considered bound to be a hit.

I heard the Emergency Alert System test on Hit-Bound. Anyone else???

Top 5 Picks
5. Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
4. Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex
3. Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
2. Maty Noyes - In My Mind
1. Hey Violet - Guys My Age

I'm in Love With the Shape of Blurbs
Can someone tell me how and why HandClap moved up only 2 spots? This should have been boosted by at least 7 or 10 spots. The top 20 is calling this song...

Both exits peaked at #13.

That's My Girl fell pretty badly. I don't think it will recover.

Whoa, what's going on with Sit Still, Look Pretty? Pulling an Uptown Funk? (link here) Maybe a She Looks So Perfect? (link here) (Just throwing it back)

It's unfortunate to see Chase You Down out of the top 20 so quickly. Oh well. At least it made the top 20.

Yay for the biggest jump, After the Afterparty! Yay!!!!!

Of course Love Me Now is in the top 20. But I grew into it a tiny bit, as I think the "love me now"s in the chorus are alright.

Unsteady has lasted 40 weeks on the countdown and is still in the top 20. I'm not really happy about this, and neither is anyone else except Hollow Man.

OW. We have another huge biggest drop, as In the Name of Love falls from the top 10 to outside the top 30.

Top 5 Picks
5. Lukas Graham - You're Not There
4. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
3. Runaground - Chase You Down
2. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap
1. Charli XCX - After the Afterparty

The Year in Review post is going to be out soon, and by that I mean a few days. I apologize for the delay.

#40Friday is out. Will Hey Violet hold on to the top for a fourth week with Guys My Age? Find out HERE!

Most Missed Song: Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Bebe Rexha - I Got You

Maroon 5 (1) - January 7, 2017

Welcome to the first countdown of 2017! This was not a good countdown. I'll talk to you about that in the blurbs. But first, here is the one really old exit and the two good exits:

Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 37

Calvin Harris - My Way
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 15

5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 24


Here is the year's first countdown:

45. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 21

44. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 10

43. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 14

42. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 35

41. DNCE - Body Moves
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 09

40. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 31

39. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #39 | Weeks on Chart: 01

38. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 19

37. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 15

36. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 35

35. Lukas Graham - You're Not There (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #35 | Weeks on Chart: 01

34. Charli XCX - After the Afterparty (... ... ...)
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 05

33. Bastille - Good Grief
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 09

32. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 34

31. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 27

30. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 40

29. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #29 | Weeks on Chart: 04

28. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 21

27. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 10

26. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 05

25. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 16

24. Train - Play That Song
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 07

23. Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 04

22. John Legend - Love Me Now
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 05

21. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #21 | Weeks on Chart: 01

20. Ariana Grande - Into You
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 23

19. OneRepublic - Kids
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 17

18. Runaground - Chase You Down (!!!)
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 12

17. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 39

16. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 10

15. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 05

14. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 14

13. Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 06

12. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 12

11. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 29

10. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 11

09. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 16

08. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 08

07. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #04 | Weeks on Chart: 12

06. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 13

05. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 17

04. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 21

03. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 22

02. Niall Horan - This Town
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 14

01. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 12

Biggest Drop: Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight (-23)
Biggest Jump: Tie between John Legend - Love Me Now and Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (+8)

January 10, 2015 - Top 5
5. Taylor Swift – Shake it Off (#3 of all time)
4. Sam Smith – I’m Not the Only One (8/10)
3. Fall Out Boy – Centuries (7/10)
2. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (#13 of all time)
1. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (#6 of all time)

January 10, 2015 - Debuts
40. AronChupa – I’m an Albatraoz (#2 of all time) (YEEESS)
38. Megan Nicole – Fun (9/10)
36. David Guetta/Sam Martin – Dangerous (9/10) (I did grow into it)
34. Imagine Dragons – I Bet My Life (9/10)
32. The Vamps/Shawn Mendes – Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) (9/10)

January 9, 2016 - Top 5
 5. Shawn Mendes – Stitches (9/10)

 4. Elle King – Ex's and Oh's (10/10)

 3. One Direction – Drag Me Down (10/10)

 2. Ellie Goulding – On My Mind (10/10)

 1. Adele – Hello (9.5/10)

January 9, 2016 - Debuts
38. Tove Lo – Moments (#35 of all time)

35. The Chainsmokers/Rozes – Roses (9.5/10)

New Entrants
Starting off with a song that I've loved for a long time, that alternative song called HandClap. I think it is really catchy, especially the chorus.

Vocals: 13/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 7/10

Melody/Beat: 10/10

Verses: 9.5/10

Pre-Chorus: 4.5/5

Chorus: 10/10

Bridge: --

Total: 54/65 (8.3/10)

My Opinion: 10/10

Then there's Lukas Graham's new song, You're Not There. I loved this a lot at first, not as much as Mama Said. I've grown out of it a little bit but I still like it.

Vocals: 16/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 10/10

Melody/Beat: 8.5/10

Verses: 9/10

Pre-Chorus: 4/5

Chorus: 9/10

Bridge: 8.5/10

Total: 65/75 (8.7/10)

My Opinion: 9.5/10

Finally, there's Mercy. This has been doing well on radio so far, and I expect it to do good here.

Vocals: 19/20

Lyrics/Meaning: 9/10

Melody/Beat: 8.5/10

Verses: 9/10

Pre-Chorus: --

Chorus: 9/10

Bridge: 9/10

Total: 63.5/75 (8.5/10)

My Opinion: 7.5/10

Hit-Bound

• Daya - Words
• Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (DEBUT)
• Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things
• Maty Noyes - In My Mind
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire
• MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (DEBUT)
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
• The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel it Coming (DEBUT)
• Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own
• Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex
• Rihanna - Love on the Brain
• Bruno Mars - Versace on the Floor
• Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill (DEBUT) or Hey Violet - Guys My Age

I still like She Sets the City on Fire, but I can tell it won't debut the countdown though.

There are four debuts this week. The first one I'll talk about is I Feel it Coming. This is more of a slower song than Starboy, but I think I like it more than it. I did like Starboy more at first listen though.

Next is Lights Down Low. I added this to Bubbling Under on #40Friday, but I think I'm going to take it off next week. It's a little slow and I don't think this will stick with me.

On the blue-green border is Castle on the Hill. It's a little boring and the beat isn't that good, but it's better than Lights Down Low.

Finally we have the best debut of the week, if not then it's I Feel it Coming. The song is the other Ed Sheeran song, Shape of You. This is more interesting to listen to. I'm definitely happy that people using iTunes and Spotify and Chase like it more than Castle on the Hill.

Top 5 Picks

5. Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To

4. Maty Noyes - In My Mind

3. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things

2. Gavin DeGraw - She Sets the City on Fire

1. Hey Violet - Guys My Age

I Could Make Your Hands Blurb

Maroon 5 returns to #1 for the first time in almost two years. I didn't think this would hit #1 here, but it's Maroon 5, and they're used to this spot.

Can we get Setting the World on Fire off the countdown? I hope this leaves next week.

No. I can't believe that After the Afterparty dropped 12 spots. Absolutely unacceptable.

The reason for Just Hold On holding on (get it) to #29 may be because it's dropping on the Hot 100. I think it's in the 90s this week, and I'm surprised about this.

Why did Love Me Now have the biggest jump? This song is just horrible, I hope it doesn't become a big hit.

Chase You Down finally hit the teens! That's definitely one of the better things that happened this week.

But also in the teens is Unsteady. I know that many of you are sick of this (even a person that had it in purple on Hit-Bound). I'm sick of it too, so I hope it could leave the teens and the countdown soon.

Closer is getting farther away from the #1 spot (second point for me, lol). I don't see it hitting #1 again, which is fine with me.

I'm shocked that Heathens is still in the top 3. This is losing popularity, and it's also old, so I would like to see that out of the top 5 soon.

Finally, I hope that This Town hits #1 next week. I was surprised that Don't Wanna Know took it away from #1, and I hope that it claims its #1 spot soon.

Top 5 Picks

5. Train - Play That Song

4. Lukas Graham - You're Not There

3. Runaground - Chase You Down

2. Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap

1. Charli XCX - After the Afterparty

#40Friday is out! Will Hey Violet - Guys My Age hit #1 for a third week in a row! Find out HERE!

Most Missed Song: *randomly picked from 2014-2015 playlist* Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (nah that's not good enough) Jack and Jack - Groove (that's much better)

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1: Noah Cyrus/Labrinth - Make Me (Cry)

Published US Radio Spins in 2016 (Top 100)

Back in July, I made a similar post as this, but it was only for the first half of the year. This is the top 100 most played songs on radio, and it did take me a lot of work. Here are some statistics:

Total spins for all songs, even the ones that aren't on this list:

124,324,401

Song with the lowest peak on this chart:

90. Nick Jonas - Jealous (#48) (343,339)

Lowest #1 song on this chart:

37. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side (26 DAYS) (1,135,489)

(#__) = Peak, (__) = # of spins it got.

#1 songs are colored pink.

By the way, most of these songs are in green. Miles, please don't comment about that.

100. Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#21) (315,913)

99. Justin Bieber - Company (#16) (319,354)

98. Demi Lovato - Confident (#9) (326,701)

97. One Direction - Perfect (#11) (328,773)

96. Calvin Harris - My Way (#11) (330,905)

95. Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods (#12) (332,540)

94. One Direction - Drag Me Down (#35) (335,856)

93. Rihanna - Love on the Brain (#10) (336,002)

92. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#9) (337,917)

91. Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness (#14) (342,729)

90. Nick Jonas - Jealous (#48) (343,339)

89. Tove Lo - Talking Body (#41) (349,105)

88. DNCE - Toothbrush (#17) (351,563)

87. Tory Lanez - Luv (#22) (362,378)

86. Elle King - Ex's and Oh's (#20) (371,959)

85. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again (#41) (405,381)

84. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer (#10) (409,941)

83. Fifth Harmony/Kid Ink - Worth It (#39) (412,327)

82. Troye Sivan - Youth (#19) (416,033)

81. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love (#14) (420,635)

80. Kungs/Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl (#15) (441,183)

79. Ellie Goulding - Something in the Way You Move (#14) (445,131)

78. Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (#34) (445,686)

77. R. City/Adam Levine - Locked Away (#24) (447,331)

76. Niall Horan - This Town (#13) (453,686)

75. Coldplay - Hymn For the Weekend (#20) (456,334)

74. Adele - When We Were Young (#11) (490,345)

73. Selena Gomez/A$ap Rocky - Good For You (#29) (494,278)

72. Fifth Harmony/Fetty Wap - All in My Head (Flex) (#10) (517,034)

71. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (#13) (537,699)

70. Meghan Trainor - Me Too (#11) (553,080)

69. Robin Schulz/Francesco Yates - Sugar (#13) (572,921)

68. Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance (#31) (582,574)

67. Ruth B. - Lost Boy (#16) (597,172)

66. Meghan Trainor/John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You (#5) (605,023)

65. Kent Jones - Don't Mind (#8) (613,816)

64. Drake - Hotline Bling (#14) (622,911)

63. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean (#19) (642,191)

62. Rihanna - Needed Me (#15) (655,292)

61. Jason Derulo - Want to Want Me (#29) (660,931)

60. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (#9) (698,190)

59. Alessia Cara - Wild Things (#14) (698,801)

58. Meghan Trainor - No (#7) (726,277)

57. Ellie Goulding - On My Mind (#5) (729,054)

56. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams (#16) (754,293)

55. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#9) (763,920)

54. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (#24) (797,966)

53. The Weeknd - The Hills (#18) (798,829)

52. Drake/Rihanna - Too Good (#9) (808,529)

51. DJ Snake/Bipolar Sunshine - Middle (#13) (811,511)

50. Rihanna/Drake - Work (#8) (824,479)

49. Maroon 5/Kendrick Lamar - Don't Wanna Know (#2) (825,670)

48. Charlie Puth - One Call Away (834,850)

47. Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On (#20) (861,437)

46. Adele - Hello (#3) (870,833)

45. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#11) (922,995)

44. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#5) (942,141)

43. Ariana Grande - Into You (#7) (974,088)

And now for the songs that hit 1 million spins this year. All of these songs hit the top 10 this year. Congratulations!

42. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (#9) (1,042,219)

41. Daya - Hide Away (#7) (1,064,108)

40. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo - Close (#8) (1,074,467)

39. Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful (#2) (1,093,334)

38. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving (#5) (1,131,158)

37. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side to Side (26 DAYS) (1,135,489)

36. James Bay - Let it Go (#8) (1,187,139)

35. Pink - Just Like Fire (#7) (1,227,045)

34. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#5) (1,245,584)

33. Shawn Mendes - Stitches (#8) (1,260,324)
32. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#3) (1,260,397)

31. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#8) (1,305,229)

30. The Weeknd - In the Night (#3) (1,343,041)

29. Selena Gomez - Same Old Love (12 DAYS) (1,374,120)

28. Kiiara - Gold (#5) (1,419,867)

27. Alessia Cara - Here (6 DAYS) (1,445,376)

26. Zara Larsson/MNEK - Never Forget You (#5) (1,504,924)

25. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (3 DAYS) (1,540,407)

24. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2) (1,559,761)

23. Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself (5 DAYS) (1,606,413)

22. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (8 DAYS) (1,653,715)

21. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (8 DAYS) (1,710,054)

20. The Chainsmokers/Rozes - Roses (#3) (1,737,125)

19. Lukas Graham - 7 Years (7 DAYS) (1,759,140)

18. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#4) (1,820,851)

17. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#2) (1,842,161)

The rest of the songs hit 2 million spins this year. They all peaked in the top 2, most hitting #1.

16. Justin Bieber - Sorry (8 DAYS) (2,020,719)

15. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself and I (14 DAYS) (2,139,398)

14. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (15 DAYS) (2,195,658)

13. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling (12 DAYS) (2,204,847)

12. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (6 DAYS) (2,209,374)

11. Zayn - Pillowtalk (17 DAYS) (2,219,084)

Top 10 time!

10. DNCE - Cake By the Ocean (#2) (2,226,500)

9. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (66 DAYS) (2,228,527)

8. Drake/WizKid/Kyla - One Dance (3 DAYS) (2,412,575)

7. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For (#2) (2,415,237)

6. Flo Rida - My House (19 DAYS) (2,446,753)

Top 5. Notice how #3 and #2 were just about 600 spins away from each other.

5. Sia - Cheap Thrills (50 DAYS) (2,622,753)

4. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza (9 DAYS) (2,629,947)

3. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (18 DAYS) (2,634,169)

2. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (28 DAYS) (2,634,762)

Finally, we're at #1. Before looking, try to guess what it is.

1. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (26 DAYS) (2,711,808)

I Blurb You, I Blurb You, I Blurb You Right Now

I'm happy but surprised at the #1 song. There was less than a 1 in 46 chance that in 2016 this was playing on the radio.

The battle between Love Yourself and Stressed Out was really close. But an even closer battle was Stitches and Starboy, which you can find in the 30s. They were separated by just 73 spins.

All three songs that spent 8 days at #1 featured Justin Bieber in it.

A little surprising that our two songs that spent at least 50 days at #1 were not in the top 4.

Jealous and Uptown Funk were popular in 2014, but still made this list.

7 Years was ironic - it spent 7 days at #1.

The worst and best songs on the chart were by the same artist, Lukas Graham.

I Took a Pill in Ibiza was also #4 on the mid-year countdown that I did.