The Chainsmokers/Halsey (2) - October 8, 2016

That top 5 though. Wow. Did not expect that. Here are the exits this week:

Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick

Last Week: #28 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 10

The 1975 - The Sound

Last Week: #32 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 12

All Time Low - Missing You

Last Week: #42 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 16

The Countdown:

45. Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Last Week: #44 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 32

44. Meghan Trainor - No

Last Week: #43 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 31

43. Pink - Just Like Fire

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

42. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Last Week: #45 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 27

41. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious

Last Week: #40 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 47

40. Taylor Swift - New Romantics

Last Week: #37 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 32

39. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home

Last Week: #41 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 29

38. DNCE - Cake By the Ocean
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 45

37. Lukas Graham - Mama Said

Last Week: #36 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 13

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

Last Week: #33 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 25

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

Last Week: #30 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 08

34. Meghan Trainor - Me Too

Last Week: #34 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 18

33. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (DEBUT)

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

32. AJR - I'm Not Famous

Last Week: #31 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 10

31. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

Last Week: #27 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 42

30. Niall Horan - This Town (DEBUT)

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

29. Demi Lovato - Body Say

Last Week: #29 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 11

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

Last Week: #25 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 14

27. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (DEBUT)

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

26. OneRepublic - Kids

Last Week: #21 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 04

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

Last Week: #26 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 03

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

Last Week: #35 | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 02

23. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things

Last Week: #24 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 02

22. The Strumbellas - Spirits

Last Week: #19 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 06

21. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

Last Week: #22 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 04

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

Last Week: #23 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 03

19. Kiiara - Gold

Last Week: #20 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 04

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

Last Week: #10 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 17

17. Calvin Harris - My Way

Last Week: #18 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 03

16. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

Last Week: #15 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 12

15. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

Last Week: #14 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 22

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

Last Week: #16 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 06

13. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Last Week: #17 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 27

12. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You

Last Week: #11 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 06

11. Coldplay/Beyoncé/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend

Last Week: #13 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 08

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

Last Week: #09 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 20

09. Ariana Grande - Into You

Last Week: #07 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 10

08. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

Last Week: #06 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 16

07. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

Last Week: #08 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 26

06. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

Last Week: #12 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 04

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

Last Week: #05 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 21

04. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

Last Week: #04 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 20

03. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 18

02. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

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

01. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 08

Biggest Drop: Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (-8)

Biggest Jump: Gnash/Olivia O' Brien/Deepend - I Hate U, I Love U (+11)

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

If I Could Blurble This Up, Blurble Blurble This Up I Would

First debut is Fresh Eyes. I grew out of this one a month ago, but I grew back into it and love it more than I ever have. It's catchy and my favorite part is, well, the blurb title.

This Town is a disappointment for a former One Direction member. It's not like Zayn's Pillowtalk. I'm hoping something better is released from him.

Finally, we have Starboy from The Weeknd and Daft Punk, who had the hit Get Lucky from 2013. It debuted at #2 on #40Friday. Now it's #9, but I still like it a lot. It's one of The Weeknd's best.

One year ago this week, Victorious debuted. Very crazy.

If New Romantics leaves before 7 Years, I will be very mad. It doesn't make sense either because 7 Years peaked at #5 while New Romantics hit #1 for 2 weeks.

When was the last week Stressed Out was out of the top 30? Its debut date, December 25, 2015, 41 weeks ago. What a run.

I think that Body Say will leave soon.

Our debuts were all 3 spots apart.

Here's a question: What is up with Let Me Love You's tenure? It should be in the top 15 by now, yet it's not even in the top 20.

I predicted that We Don't Talk Anymore would drop 30 spots and it only dropped 8. But I'm not even kidding when I say that the exact same thing happened to The Chainsmokers/Rozes - Roses once. I predicted it would drop from #10 to #40 and it actually dropped from #10 to #18. How cool is that?!?!

Um, Girls Talk Boys is higher on this chart than it is on mine? Huh?

Once again we have a small biggest drop.

The album with year-old Hide Away on it has finally been released! It's called Sit Still, Look Pretty, and it's from Daya, of course.

Starving hit the top 10 on its fourth week.

I'm so relieved that Can't Stop the Feeling didn't hit #1. I really thought it would hit #1, or at least the top 2.

My top 5:

5. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

4. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

3. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

2. Calvin Harris - My Way

1. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things

My bottom 5:

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

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

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

2. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

1. Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Top 20 Review:

0 (Crap): None

1 (Bad): None

2 (Close to Bad):

20. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

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

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

17. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You

3 (Decent):

16. Ariana Grande - Into You

15. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

14. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

13. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

12. Coldplay/Beyoncé/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend

11. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

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

9. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

8. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

4 (Good):

7. Kiiara - Gold

6. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

5 (Great):

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

4. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

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

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

1. Calvin Harris - My Way

Total: 68/100 (Alright)

Hit-Bound:

• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (DEBUT)
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
• Nick Jonas - Bacon
• Jon Bellion - All Time Low (DEBUT)
• Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Mike Posner - Be as You Are
• Runaground - Chase You Down
• DNCE - Body Moves
• Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful (DEBUT)
• Kungs/Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

This is the fifth week in a row where a song is new to Hits 1 on its release week (9/10-Perfect Illusion, 9/17-My Way, 9/24-Starboy, 10/1-Body Moves/This Town, 10/8-24K Magic

My top 5:

5. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

4. Bastille - Good Grief

3. Runaground - Chase You Down

2. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

1. Nick Jonas - Bacon

Recommendations for Hits 1: Jacob Sartorius - All My Friends and Spencer Ludwig - Diggy (The latter might actually make Hits 1, it's been getting a few thousand Spotify plays every day)

Most Missed Song: Justin Bieber (/Ed Sheeran) - Love Yourself (Heard this on my local radio station, 106.1 BLI)

The Chainsmokers/Halsey (1) - October 1, 2016

Yes, that title says Halsey and not Daya. This was a great week, although probably my favorite song of the year left. That song is okay for now, but RIP to it anyway.

Also, yesterday was my birthday, and I turned 13. I got a drone, and I crashed it on its first flight. The drone is safe, but one of the propellers broke, so I used a replacement propeller. Here are the exits this week:

Symon - Say
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 11

DNCE - Toothbrush
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 15


The Countdown:

45. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 26

44. Lukas Graham - 7 Years
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 31

43. Meghan Trainor - No
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 30

42. All Time Low - Missing You
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 16

41. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 28

40. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 46

39. Pink - Just Like Fire
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 23

38. DNCE - Cake By the Ocean
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 44

37. Taylor Swift - New Romantics
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 31

36. Lukas Graham - Mama Said
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 12

35. Gnash/Olivia O' Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #35 | Weeks on Chart: 01

34. Meghan Trainor - Me Too
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 17

33. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 24

32. The 1975 - The Sound
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 12

31. AJR - I'm Not Famous
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 09

30. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 07

29. Demi Lovato - Body Say
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 10

28. Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 10

27. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 41

26. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 02

25. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 13

24. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #24 | Weeks on Chart: 01

23. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 02

22. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 03

21. OneRepublic - Kids
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 03

20. Kiiara - Gold
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 03

19. The Strumbellas - Spirits
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 05

18. Calvin Harris - My Way
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 02

17. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 26

16. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 05

15. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 11

14. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 21

13. Coldplay/Beyoncé - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 07

12. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 03

11. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 05

10. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 16

09. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 19

08. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (Not a color-coding error)
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 25

07. Ariana Grande - Into You
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 09

06. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 15

05. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 20

04. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 21

03. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 17

02. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 08

#1 this week 1 year ago: Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance

01. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (!!!)
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 07

Biggest Drop: Twenty One Pilots - Ride (-15)
Biggest Jump: Calvin Harris - My Way (+18) (!!!)

It's the Little Blurbs in Life That I Feel

I wasn't really a fan of I Hate U, I Love U until the Hits 1 remix came along. The remix is actually really catchy. But in both versions, I must admit that Gnash sounds a little bit like Jacob Sartorius. (Sorry!)

I've been enjoying the Little Things since when it debuted Hit-Bound in August. Very catchy song and I hope it doesn't drop on its second week like Let Me Love You.

Did anyone notice that for 7 Years, the artist title was "Lukas Nelson/Willie Nelson"? Maybe Scott? Anyone else that was listening to the countdown? Anyway, this song needs to LEAVE!!!

I'm tired of Setting the World on Fire because my art teacher plays a lot of country music. I remember that he played that song twice, I think.

3 of the 4 songs that have spent 3 weeks on the chart are right next to each other.

Last week, I said that I wanted Unsteady as the biggest drop this week. But I changed my mind. Yes, I did grow into Unsteady a little. So I want Can't Stop the Feeling to be the biggest drop next week.

And there goes Ride at lightning speed. Now, it's back to blue. Yet it was most wutchuwanted on Hit-Bound.

Cold Water is like so popular right now. I hope it makes top 10.

Thank you for voting one of my favorite songs to #1. You're awesome.

Speaking of the #1, Closer, that had the biggest jump to #1 this year, beating out Hello and One Call Away by 2 spots. Ironically, on #40Friday this week, a song had a tie for the biggest jump to #1. Look at this week's #40Friday here.

My top 5 countdown (#40Friday position/countdown position)
5. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
4. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
3. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
2. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things
1. Lukas Graham - Mama Said

My bottom 5 countdown
5. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For
4. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire
3. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious
2. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
1. Lukas Graham - 7 Years


Hit-Bound:

• Nick Jonas - Bacon
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes
• Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky
• DNCE - Body Moves (DEBUT)
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
• Mike Posner/JordanXL - Be as You Are
• Runaground - Chase You Down
• The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Niall Horan - This Town (DEBUT)
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Kungs/Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

Red Dress needs to leave. If this song stays another week

• I will be mad. Again.
• it will be the longest-running Hit-Bound song this year, beating The Sound.

Also, this debuted Hit-Bound 6 weeks before our #1, Closer, was even released. Now that's something. This was on Hit-Bound with Send My Love (To Your New Lover)!

I'm not really a fan of This Town. It's pretty boring, but hopefully he will release some upbeat music sometime.

My top 5 Hit-Bound
5. Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky
4. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
3. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
2. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
1. Nick Jonas - Bacon

Most Missed Songs: Alesso/Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be) and Heymous Molly - Life's a Beach

The Chainsmokers/Daya (3) - September 24, 2016

I overslept this week, and I only got to hear the top 11. Oh well. But this was quite a week, and this week might be ending the "summer lull". Here are the exits this week:

Katy Perry - Rise

Last Week: #27 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 03

Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself

Last Week: #35 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 34

Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness

Last Week: #45 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 15

The Countdown:

45. Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Last Week: #44 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 30

44. Meghan Trainor - No

Last Week: #43 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 29

43. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious

Last Week: #38 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 45

42. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home

Last Week: #41 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 27

41. DNCE - Toothbrush

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

40. Pink - Just Like Fire

Last Week: #36 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 22

39. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Last Week: #33 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 25

38. Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Last Week: #31 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 23

37. Taylor Swift - New Romantics

Last Week: #40 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 30

36. Calvin Harris - My Way (DEBUT)

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

35. All Time Low - Missing You

Last Week: #24 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 15

34. Meghan Trainor - Me Too

Last Week: #29 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 16

33. Lukas Graham - Mama Said

Last Week: #26 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 11

32. DNCE - Cake By the Ocean

Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 43

31. Symon - Say

Last Week: #25 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 11

30. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor (DEBUT)

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

29. Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick

Last Week: #21 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 09

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

Last Week: #20 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 06

27. Demi Lovato - Body Say

Last Week: #16 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 09

26. The Strumbellas - Spirits

Last Week: #17 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 04

25. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (DEBUT)

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

24. The 1975 - The Sound

Last Week: #15 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 11

23. Kiiara - Gold

Last Week: #39 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 02

22. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

Last Week: #22 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 40

21. AJR - I'm Not Famous

Last Week: #19 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 08

20. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

Last Week: #34 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 02

19. OneRepublic - Kids

Last Week: #30 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 02

18. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

Last Week: #14 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 20

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

Last Week: #04 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 12

16. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You

Last Week: #23 | Peak: #16 | Weeks on Chart: 04

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

Last Week: #11 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 15

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

Last Week: #18 | Peak: #14 | Weeks on Chart: 04

13. Coldplay/Beyoncé - Hymn For the Weekend

Last Week: #10 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 06

12. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving

Last Week: #37 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 02

11. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

Last Week: #13 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 10

10. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer 

Last Week: #12 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 06

09. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

Last Week: #28 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 24

08. Ariana Grande - Into You

Last Week: #07 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 08

07. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

Last Week: #06 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 07

06. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

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

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

Last Week: #08 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 18

04. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

Last Week: #09 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 20

03. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

Last Week: #03 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 16

02. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Last Week: #02 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 25

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance

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

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

Biggest Drop: Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (-13)

Biggest Jump: Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving (+25) (Whoa...)

Entrants

I didn't think My Way would debut (I thought The Little Things would, UGH), but it did anyway. It features Harris' vocals like Feel So Close and Summer. It's actually pretty catchy. I hope it has some success.

Next is the debut that my mom called "pathetic". Death of a Bachelor is pretty catchy. I don't think it'll get as much success as Victorious but it'll probably do fine.

Let Me Love You is pretty catchy too. It's interesting that Justin Bieber had two songs released just two weeks apart that feature DJs. I know this will have success on the countdown.

Death of a Blurb

ONE MORE SPOT AND IT'S FINALLY OFF THE COUNTDOWN. ONE. MORE. SPOT.

I'm sure that Victorious will leave in the next 4 weeks.

Is Mama Said just going to flop? I hope not! ;(

I honestly don't know what Say is going to do next on this countdown. Will it jump or will it drop?

And we have a new biggest jump of the year, beating out I Took a Pill in Ibiza by 4 spots. Congratulations to Starving!

Get Girls Talk Boys in the top 10 and Unsteady out of the top 10. NOW.

I'm getting tired of Into You.

Can't Stop the Feeling needs to leave the top 5. This song isn't popular anymore!

I'm so confused. This is What You Came For hit #1 on the Wutchuwant Countdown last night? How???

Ride needs to hit #1 next week.

Speaking of Ride, I'm putting it in orange. It won't re-enter #40Friday, but I want it to hit #1. #LetsGoRide

I could have sworn that The Little Things was going to debut the countdown this week.

Notice how the two songs by Panic! at the Disco and Lukas Graham are at #4 and #1 (respectively) on both my top and bottom 5 picks.

Two songs by Selena Gomez left the countdown this week. Interesting.

My top 5 countdown:

5. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#10)

4. Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor (DEBUT, #30)

3. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (#14) 

2. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#11)

1. Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#33)

My bottom 5 countdown:

5. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#22)

4. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious (#43)

3. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling (#4)

2. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#9)

1. Lukas Graham - 7 Years (#45)

Hit-Bound:

• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (DEBUT)
• Bastille - Good Grief (DEBUT)
• Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky
• Nick Jonas - Bacon
• Kungs/Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl
• Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes
• Mike Posner - Be as You Are
• Runaground - Chase You Down (DEBUT)

My top 5 Hit-Bound:

5. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

4. Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky

3. Nick Jonas - Bacon

2. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things

1. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (DEBUT)

Old songs that were added to my Spotify this week:

• Nicki Minaj/Drake/Lil Wayne - Only (2014)
• David Guetta/Showtek/Vassy - Bad (2014)
• Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (2015)
• Travie McCoy/Bruno Mars - Billionaire (2010)
• Sheryl Crow - Everyday is a Winding Road (1996)

Most Missed Song: Pitbull/Kesha - Timber

America's Got Talent Finals Review

A couple of people have done this before so I thought I'd do it too.

~ Pitbull/LunchMoney Lewis (not contestants): The song is pretty catchy. Their performance was really good too. Their voices were off a little bit but it was still good. I like how the judges were dancing to the music. It's probably going to re-enter #40Friday.

Rate: 9/10

~ Sal Valentinetti: I like this guy. He has a nice, '50s-type voice.
Rate: 9/10


~ Sofie Dossi: Wow. She's a great contortionist!
Rate: 9.5/10


~ Linkin' Bridge: It was a nice, soothing performance. See You Again is really that type of song that's supposed to be performed this way.
Rate: 8/10

~ Laura Bretan: She has a nice opera voice. She sounds like she's in her 20s maybe, but she's only 14! (I think) But opera isn't really that popular today, so she probably wasn't going to win. But she still is a good singer.
Rate: 8.5/10


~ The Clairvoyants: I love them! Even though they didn't win, they should still have a show somewhere. It's crazy that she guessed a random person's birthday (May 12, FYI) and a credit card's expiration date and last 4 numbers. I don't know how they do it!
Rate: 10/10


~ Brian Justin Crum: I didn't like him at first, but he really is a good singer now. He's probably going to have a good singing career someday.
Rate: 9/10


~ Tape Face: He's so funny! You don't know what he's going to do next. Like the Clairvoyants, he should have a show too. When he put a toilet on Mel and threw a plunger at it, it was so weird. Oh my gosh.
Rate: 10/10


~ Viktor Kee: He's pretty good. It's like he tells a story with juggling as there is a stormy background with mountains.
Rate: 9.5/10


~ Jon Dorenbos: It's very interesting that not only is he a magician, but a football player too. It's great how he has some of these cards appear face-up.
Rate: 9/10


~ Grace VanderWaal: Her voice is probably going to mature in a few years. She's going to turn out great. I still remember when my mom came in my room and showed me her first performance.
Rate: 9.5/10


~ Sal Valentinetti/Jersey Boys: This is a catchy song. Sal's voice was great in this performance. He should join Jersey Boys!
Rate: 10/10


~ Tape Face/Jon Dorenbos/Brian Justin Crum/Viktor Kee/China (Linkin' Bridge): He's back! This performance made so much more sense than his last. But it was so good.
Rate: 9.5/10


~ Brian Justin Crum: I didn't like his last performance of Radiohead - Creep. But this one was great for some reason. He really has that loud voice that mixes in with the piano.
Rate: 8.5/10


~ Grace VanderWaal: I Don't Know My Name is great. Her first performance was better. I still like this performance though. I think this will be her most popular song throughout her career. And it's pretty good.
Rate: 9.5/10


~ Stevie Nicks (not a contestant): Grace introduced her. This song is pretty good and I know she was popular in the '80s or sometime around there.
Rate: 9/10


~ Il Volo/Laura Bretan/Viktor Kee/Sofie Dossi: This song is beautiful, I guess, but it was perfect to go with Viktor and Sofie.
Rate: 8.5/10


~ Linkin' Bridge/Silhouettes: You all know I hate this song. Linkin' Bridge's part of the performance is definitely better than 7 Years overall, but it's still not good enough to be in blue. Silhouettes, however, were pretty good. Performances where you can only see shadows are nice.
Rate: 5/10


~ The Clairvoyants/Jon Dorenbos: That lottery trick is great. Again, I don't know how they do it. Same with Jon.
Rate: 9.5/10

Finale Results

Bottom 5

• Tape Face (HOW?!)
  
• Linkin' Bridge
• Sofie Dossi
• Viktor Kee
• Laura Bretan

Top 5

5^th Place: Sal Valentinetti
4^th Place: Brian Justin Crum

3^rd Place: Jon Dorenbos
2^nd Place: The Clairvoyants: I'm happy they made it this far. Their performances leave me and the rest of America wondering how they do this.

1^st Place/Winner: Grace VanderWaal: She really is great and I agree with Simon that she might be the next Taylor Swift (if so, then release an album like 1989, best album ever lol) and I also agree with Adrian that she might become the next Sia. But anyway, she's great and I'm happy she won.

My Top 5 Performances

5. Viktor Kee (First Performance)

4. Grace VanderWaal (Second Performance)

3. Tape Face (First Performance)

2. Sal Valentinetti/Jersey Boys (Second Performance)

1. The Clarivoyants (First Performance)

My Top 5 Acts in the Top 10

5. Viktor Kee

4. Sal Valentinetti

3. Tape Face

2. Grace VanderWaal

1. The Clarivoyants

The Chainsmokers/Daya (2) - September 17, 2016

RIP to the people who died in 9/11. I should have done that last week.
Going to try this countdown in a new form. Let's hope this works.

Exits
The Summer Set - Figure Me Out
Last Week: #38 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 17

Timeflies - Once in a While
Last Week: #41 | Peak: #11 | Weeks on Chart: 16

Drake/WizKid/Kyla - One Dance
Last Week: #42 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 09

Fifth Harmony - All in My Head (Flex)
Last Week: #45 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 05

The Countdown
45. Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness
Last Week: #43 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 15

44. Lukas Graham - 7 Years
Last Week: #44 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 29

43. Meghan Trainor - No
Last Week: #39 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 28

42. DNCE - Toothbrush
Last Week: #40 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 14

41. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home
Last Week: #37 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 26

40. Taylor Swift - New Romantics
Last Week: #36 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 29

39. Kiiara - Gold (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #39 | Weeks on Chart: 01

38. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious
Last Week: #34 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 44

37. Hailee Steinfeld/Grey/Zedd - Starving (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #37 | Weeks on Chart: 01

36. Pink - Just Like Fire
Last Week: #33 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 20

35. Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself
Last Week: #35 | Peak: #03 | Weeks on Chart: 34

34. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #34 | Weeks on Chart: 01

33. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
Last Week: #29 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 24

32. DNCE - Cake By the Ocean
Last Week: #32 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 42

31. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Last Week: #31 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 21

30. OneRepublic - Kids (DEBUT)
Last Week: #__ | Peak: #30 | Weeks on Chart: 01

29. Meghan Trainor - Me Too
Last Week: #27 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 15

28. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
Last Week: #30 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 23

27. Katy Perry - Rise
Last Week: #25 | Peak: #25 | Weeks on Chart: 03

26. Lukas Graham - Mama Said
Last Week: #18 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 10

25. Symon - Say
Last Week: #21 | Peak: #20 | Weeks on Chart: 10

24. All Time Low - Missing You
Last Week: #24 | Peak: #22 | Weeks on Chart: 14

23. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You
Last Week: #23 | Peak: #23 | Weeks on Chart: 03

22. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Last Week: #28 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 39

21. Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick
Last Week: #20 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 08

20. Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire
Last Week: #26 | Peak: #19 | Weeks on Chart: 05

19. AJR - I'm Not Famous
Last Week: #16 | Peak: #15 | Weeks on Chart: 07

18. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
Last Week: #19 | Peak: #18 | Weeks on Chart: 03

17. The Strumbellas - Spirits
Last Week: #22 | Peak: #17 | Weeks on Chart: 03

16. Demi Lovato - Body Say
Last Week: #17 | Peak: #13 | Weeks on Chart: 08

15. The 1975 - The Sound
Last Week: #10 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 10

14. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
Last Week: #13 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 19

13. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
Last Week: #14 | Peak: #10 | Weeks on Chart: 09

12. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
Last Week: #15 | Peak: #12 | Weeks on Chart: 05

11. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore
Last Week: #11 | Peak: #08 | Weeks on Chart: 14

10. Coldplay/Beyoncé/SeeB - Hymn For the Weekend
Last Week: #07 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 05

09. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
Last Week: #05 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 19

08. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This is What You Came For
Last Week: #06 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 17

07. Ariana Grande - Into You
Last Week: #08 | Peak: #07 | Weeks on Chart: 07

06. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Last Week: #12 | Peak: #06 | Weeks on Chart: 06

05. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
Last Week: #09 | Peak: #05 | Weeks on Chart: 13

04. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Last Week: #03 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 11

03. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Last Week: #04 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 15

02. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
Last Week: #02 | Peak: #02 | Weeks on Chart: 24

#1 this week last year: The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

01. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
Last Week: #01 | Peak: #01 | Weeks on Chart: 18

Biggest Drop: Lukas Graham - Mama Said (-8) (Ugh)
Biggest Jump: Tie between Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out, Kenny Chesney/Pink - Setting the World on Fire, and Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (+6)

I Didn't Know That I Was Starving Until I Blurbed You
Gold is pretty catchy, but those noises in the chorus are weird.

Starving is pretty good. But Love Myself will always be better.

Lady Gaga is back with Perfect Illusion. Her voice has really changed since her last song. But I still like this one.

Kids had 8 spins this week...how did it debut pretty high up? Also, the remix is growing on me. But the original version is much better.

I'm not sure if Victorious is going to be here for its anniversary week on the countdown (October 8). It's dropping pretty fast.

Just Like Fire looks like it's going to drop out soon.

I'm putting Hands to Myself in yellow. It doesn't sound bad now, but it's really old.

Spyder forgot to announce that Figure Me Out left.

Told you guys that Rise would drop.

Stressed Out is still refusing to leave the top 30. I would like it if it just started dropping like 5 spots every week from now on.

I'm almost positive Can't Stop the Feeling won't hit #1 again.

My mom came up with this joke: "It seems like Ride is taking its time on its ride on the top 45."

Don't Let Me Down should not still be #1. I want Ride at #1 next week.

My top 5
5. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
4. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
3. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
2. 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
1. Lukas Graham - Mama Said

My bottom 5
5. Panic! at the Disco - Victorious
4. Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself
3. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
2. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
1. Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Hit-Bound Exits

• Steve Aoki/Boehm/Walk the Moon -  Back 2 U (Too bad)
• MKTO - Superstitious (I didn't care about you that much)
• Snakehips/Zayn - Cruel (Same as Superstitious)
• Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara - Wild (I was growing out of it anyway)

Hit-Bound

• Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (DEBUT)
• Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky (DEBUT)
• Nick Jonas - Bacon
• Kungs/Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl
• Pitbull/Lunchmoney Lewis/Flo Rida - Greenlight (DEBUT)
• Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes
• Calvin Harris - My Way (DEBUT)
• Mike Posner - Be as You Are
• Panic! at the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
• Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You (DEBUT)
• Magic! - Red Dress (GET OUT OR ELSE, YOU'RE NOT POPULAR ANYMORE...)
• DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (DEBUT)
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (DEBUT)

My top 5

5. Kungs/Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

4. Jason Derulo - Kiss the Sky (DEBUT)

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

2. Nick Jonas - Bacon

1. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things

Most Missed Songs

• Charli XCX/Rita Ora - Doing It
• Tori Kelly - Nobody Love
• Ryn Weaver - Octahate
• Grace/G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me

Stuff I Forgot

Older songs I discovered this week that I really like

You can tell me your opinions if you want.

• Skrillex/Sirah - Bangarang (2011)
• Rihanna/Sean Paul - Break it Off (2006)
• Outasight - Tonight is the Night (2011)
• Walk Off the Earth - Rule the World (2015)

Song explanation

Okay. Let's hope this explanation is better than last week's. This week I will explain my love for Ed Sheeran - Sing. His voice is great in this song and personally, it is my favorite from him. The chorus is my favorite part, but everything else in the song is good too. I wish he made more music like this. It's definitely going to be on my #40Friday of all time.