The Chainsmokers (6) - Week Of February 23, 2018

Hi guys. I’m sorry for a late post. College is torture to my ears right now. Now it’s time to get into this week’s exits.

• James Arthur – Empty Space (#26)
• Imagine Dragons – Machine (#38)
• Benny Blanco/Calvin Harris – I Found You (#42)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling

The Countdown

45. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess (#44)

44. Jennifer Lopez – Limitless (#40)

43. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#45)

42. Travis Scott/Drake – Sicko Mode (#37)

41. lovelytheband – Broken (#41)

40. Jake Miller – Wait For You (#30)

39. Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#36)

38. George Ezra – Shotgun (#43)

37. Zedd/Katy Perry – 365 (DEBUT)

36. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You (#33)

35. Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More (DEBUT)

34. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#35)

33. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (#29)

32. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#32)

31. Cardi B/Bruno Mars – Please Me (DEBUT)

30. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones (#31)

29. Charli XCX/Troye Sivan – 1999 (#25)

28. Lauren Daigle – You Say (#20)

27. David Guetta/Anne-Marie – Don't Leave Me Alone (#23)

26. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#19)

25. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#24)

24. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (#15)

23. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#16)

22. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (#34)

21. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#22)

20. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#13)

19. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#39)

18. Khalid – Better (#28)

17. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It's Over (#18)

16. Seeb/Bastille – Grip (#27)

15. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine (#12)

14. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower (#17)

13. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#21)

12. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#5)

11. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside (#10)

10. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#8)

  9. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me (#14)

  8. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#11)

  7. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#7)

  6. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#2)

  5. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#9)

  4. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier (#4)

  3. Halsey – Without Me (#3)

  2. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#6)

  1. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Jake Miller – Wait For You (–10)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (+20)

New Entrants:

Since Zedd has became very mediocre in music, he still has some great songs. 365 is one of them. I find it pretty good for generic Zedd nowadays. I’m really liking Katy Perry’s voice in this song. I have a feeling this may stick with me in the long run.

Kelsea Ballerini- Miss Me More is the best debut. I really love her music and MMM is definitely no exception. She is one of the great country singers out here. I like her vocals to the song and all. Unfortunately, I do not see this song lasting long.

After the mediocre Finesse, Bruno Mars and Cardi B are back with Please Me. I think this is a decent song. I don’t think that it’s great though. I like Bruno Mars’ verse but I’m not a fan of Cardi’s verse. That’s all I have to say.

HitBound

• Kelsy Karter – Harry
• Lauv/Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired
• Grandson – Apologize
• Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
• LSD/Lil Wayne – Genius
• Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime
• Maren Morris – GIRL
• Gesaffelstein/The Weeknd – Lost In The Fire
• Madison Beer – Hurts Like Hell
• Post Malone – Wow
• Yungblud/Halsey/Travis Barker – 11 Minutes (DEBUT)
• Meghan Trainor – All The Ways
• Lil Peep/iLoveMakonnen/Fall Out Boy – I've Been Waiting
• Rita Ora – Let You Love Me
• lovelytheband – Maybe I'm Afraid

11 Minutes is soooo, boring.

Top 5 HitBound:

1. Meghan Trainor - All The Ways
2. Rita Ora - Let You Love Me
3. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
4. Madison Beer - Hurts Like Hell
5. Maren Morris - GIRL

Blurbs:

Sorry for the lack of blurbs, I was so busy, I promise they’ll return next week.

Top 5 Picks:

1. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
2. Anne-Marie - 2002
3. Bebe Rexha - I’m A Mess
4. Charli XCX/Troye Sivan - 1999
5. Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

The Chainsmokers (5) - Week Of February 16, 2019

So this week was pretty much a very active week after a few weeks without activity. It was about time we had another 6+ exit week. I'm very pleased that Hits 1 is not like 2016 anymore. Now, here's this week's exits.

• Alessia Cara – Trust My Lonely (#30)
• Selena Gomez – Back To You (#36)
• Ariana Grande – Breathin' (#38)
• Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#39)
• Pitbull/Rhea – Ocean To Ocean (#44)
• Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Halsey – Without Me

The Countdown:

45. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#43)

44. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess (#40)

43. George Ezra – Shotgun (#41)

42. Benny Blanco/Calvin Harris – I Found You (#22)

41. lovelytheband – Broken (#33)

40. Jennifer Lopez – Limitless (#42)

39. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (DEBUT)

38. Imagine Dragons – Machine (#29)

37. Travis Scott/Drake – Sicko Mode (DEBUT)

36. Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#26)

35. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#37)

34. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (DEBUT)

33. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You (#35)

32. Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (DEBUT)

31. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones (#31)

30. Jake Miller – Wait For You (DEBUT)

29. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (#21)

28. Khalid – Better (#24)

27. Seeb/BΔSTILLE – Grip (#25)

26. James Arthur – Empty Space (#27)

25. Charli XCX/Troye Sivan – 1999 (#28)

24. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#20)

23. David Guetta/Anne-Marie – Don't Leave Me Alone (#17)

22. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#18)

21. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (DEBUT)

20. Lauren Daigle – You Say (#23)

19. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#15)

18. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It's Over (#32)

17. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower (#19)

16. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#15)

15. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (#34)

14. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me (#13)

13. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#9)

12. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#16)

11. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#10)

10. Benny Blanco/Halsey and Khalid – Eastside (#8)

9. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#11)

8. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#7)

7. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#6)

6. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#12)

5. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood (#5)

4. Marshmello/BΔSTILLE – Happier (#2)

3. Halsey – Without Me (#1)

2. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#3)

1. The ChainsmokersKelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#4)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Charlie Puth – How Long (2)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Benny Blanco featuring Calvin Harris – I Found You (–20)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (+19)

New Entrants:

Oh wow, 6 new entrants this week. The first one comes from The Chainsmokers. The collaborate with Who Do You Love. This song is probably their best by far. I love this collab and I expect more from them. I hope that this song can go far.

I’ve grown into Travis Scott/Drake - Sicko Mode. This is such an improvement from God’s Plan we’ve had last year which wasn’t good at all. I think this song is much better. However, it won’t be too long before I get sick of it.

Sabrina Carpenter isn't as generic as other people say she is. I find Sue Me to be great. I love her vocals in the song. It's the better version of Sorry Not Sorry which was a song from Demi. It doesn't top Almost Love tho.

I really do think that some of Sam Smith's music is mediocre. This song, however, is one of the exceptions. Normani sounds great and she it a very talented singer for the most part.

I hold the unpopular opinion for liking Jake Miller's new song, Wait For You. I honestly like his voice. He had a song on HitBound during 2014 called First Flight Home which is his better song. It didn't make the countdown and it was my Lights Over Paris Award for 2014. I also thought Wait For You also wouldn't make it but I was wrong.

Now it's finally the moment you've all been waiting for. Ariana is back with a new single that she released last month called 7 Rings. It's definitely the better version of My Favorite Things from The Sound Of Music. Ariana is very good at trap an I find that the lyrics fits perfectly with the production. I hope this song doesn't flop.

Hit-Bound:

• Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
• Rita Ora – Let You Love Me
• lovelytheband – Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Maren Morris – GIRL (DEBUT)
• Gesaffelstein/The Weeknd – Lost In The Fire
• Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime
• Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More
• Post Malone – Wow.
• Grandson – Apologize
• Meghan Trainor – All The Ways (DEBUT)
• Lil Peep/iLoveMakonnen/Fall Out Boy – I've Been Waiting
• Madison Beer – Hurts Like Hell (DEBUT)
• Lauv/Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired
• LSD/Lil Wayne – Genius (Remix) (DEBUT)
• Kelsy Karter – Harry (DEBUT)

GIRL is catchy, All The Ways is Meghan's 2nd best under Lips Are Movin', Hurts Like Hell is good but not great, Lil Wayne ruins Genius, and Kelsy Karter cannot sing.

Top 5 HitBound:

1. Meghan Trainor - All The Ways

2. Kelsea Ballerini - Miss Me More

3. Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

4. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar

5. Panic! At The Disco - Dancing's Not A Crime

7 Blurbs:

With the high amount of songs leaving this week, it's back again when there's more green/purple songs on the countdown than turquoise.

I don't understand how Charlie Puth - The Way I Am survived a 6 exit week.

Yes, this week was a great week. Everything about this week was good except for Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely and Shawn Mendes - In My Blood leaving and Benny Blanco/Calvin Harris - I Found You having the biggest drop.

Despite being a very active week this week, our top 5 still stayed the same as last week.

It's ridiculous how Khalid/Normani - Love Lies is still in the top 20. I honestly thought that this song was going to flop but no.

I can't stand listening James Arthur - Empty Space anymore. The production pretty much ruins most of the song.

4 of the 6 debuts are in my top 5 this week.

Most Missed Song: One Direction - Drag Me Down

Throwback Pick: Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight, Tonight (2011)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Walk The Moon - Timebomb

#1 Recommendation For You: Meghan Trainor - All The Ways

Recommended HitBound Dropout: LSD/Lil Wayne - Genius (Remix)

Recommended Song To Hit #1: Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

Recommended Song To leave Next Week: George Ezra - Shotgun

Top 20 Review:
0 - Crap:
20. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#16)

1 - Bad
19. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
18. Dan + Shay – Speechless
17. Halsey – Without Me
16. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

2 - Mediocre:
15. Lauren Daigle – You Say

14. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies
13. Marshmello/BΔSTILLE – Happier
12. Dan + Shay – Tequila
11. Benny Blanco/Halsey and Khalid – Eastside

3 - Decent:
10. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It

4 - Good:
9. The ChainsmokersKelsea Ballerini – This Feeling

5 - Great:
8. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It's Over

7. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower
6. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe

5. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me
4. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
3. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly

2. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next

1. Anne-Marie – 2002

Total Score: 61/100

Top 5 Picks:

1. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

2. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess

3. Sam Smith/Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

4. Sabrina Carpenter - Sue Me

5. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love

Bottom 5 Picks:

1. George Ezra - Shotgun

2. Bebe Rexha - Imagine Dragons - Machine

3. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine

4. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

5. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You

Halsey (5) - Week Of February 9, 2019

What's up guys. School starts tomorrow so I'll have to get ready. Here's this week's exits.

• The Struts/Kesha – Body Talks (#21)
• Lauren Jauregui – Expectations (#31)

Last Week's #1 Song: Halsey – Without Me

The Countdown

45. Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (#45)

44. Pitbull/Rhea – Ocean To Ocean (#40)

43. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#43)

42. Jennifer Lopez – Limitless (#44)

41. George Ezra – Shotgun (#41)

40. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess (#42)

39. Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#39)

38. Ariana Grande – Breathin (#33)

37. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#37)

36. Selena Gomez – Back To You (#35)

35. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You (#34)

34. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (DEBUT)

33. lovelytheband – Broken (#32)

32. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It's Over (DEBUT)

31. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones (#25)

30. Alessia Cara – Trust My Lonely (#28)

29. Imagine Dragons – Machine (#23)

28. Charli XCX/Troye Sivan – 1999 (#38)

27. James Arthur – Empty Space (#27)

26. Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#22)

25. Seeb/Bastille – Grip (#30)

24. Khalid – Better (#24)

23. Lauren Daigle – You Say (#29)

22. Benny Blanco/Calvin Harris – I Found You (#26)

21. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (#20)

20. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#14)

19. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower (#18)

18. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#36)

17. David Guetta/Anne-Marie – Don't Leave Me Alone (#17)

16. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine (#16)

15. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#15)

14. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#19)

13. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me (#13)

12. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#8)

11. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#11)

10. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#10)

  9. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (#5)

  8. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside (#7)

  7. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#12)

  6. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#10)

  5. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#6)

  4. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#3)

  3. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#2)

  2. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier (#4)

  1. Halsey – Without Me (#1) [5th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Charlie Puth – How Long (1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Tie Between Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones, Imagine Dragons – Natural, and Imagine Dragons – Machine (–6)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Dean Lewis – Be Alright (+18)

New Entrants:

Charlie Puth’s brother started to do a music career now. His first single is called Sexual Vibe. I’d have to say that this song is pretty catchy for the most part. I still think it has some downs. But yeah, I just like this for now.

After Head Over Water failed to be on Hits 1, Tell Me It’s Over had made it. Avril Lavigne is definitely getting better now after that egregious Hello Kitty from 2014. It would’ve been in my bottom 5 songs of 2014 if it made Hits 1. Other than that, she’s doing better.

Hit-Bound

• Lil Peep/iLoveMakonnen/Fall Out Boy – I've Been Waiting (DEBUT)
• Sam Smith/Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
• Lauv/Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired
• Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime
• Post Malone – Wow
• Grandson - Apologize (DEBUT)
• The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (DEBUT)
• Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
• Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me
• Rita Ora – Let You Love Me
• lovelytheband – Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
• Gesaffelstein/The Weeknd – Lost In The Fire
• Kelsea Ballerini – Miss Me More
• Jake Miller – Wait For You
• Travis Scott/Drake – Sicko Mode

I’ve Been Waiting is very annoying IMO. I like the tune in Apologize but Grandson cannot sing hence he has a bad voice. The Chainsmokers and 5SOS’ new collab with Who Do You Love is amazing.

Top 5 HitBound:

1. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
2. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love
3. Sam Smith/Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
4. Sabrina Carpenter -Sue Me
5. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - Miss Me More

Blurbual Vibe:

As far as the exits go, I was losing interest in Lauren Jauregui - Expectations so its about time that it’s gone. The Struts/Ke$ha - Body Talks was fading on me as well.

Halsey - Without Me needs to stop staying in the #1 spot. In fact, there’s no green songs in the top 5.

It’s a coincidence that both of the Imagine Dragons songs on the countdown this week had the biggest drop.

Can we not have Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside in the top 10? I find it less interesting after every listen. It’s time for you to be on your way out.

Another song that needs to leave the top 10 is Dan + Shay - Tequila. It’s not even funny lol. And Speechless better not replace it because that song is boring.

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood surely loves to stay in that #45 spot as it’s the song’s 5th consecutive week there.

Ariana Grande - Breathin’ is going to last any much longer. In fact, it may leave next week.

Are we seriously going to keep the same top 5 in a while? I sure hope not.

Pitbull/Rhea - Ocean To Ocean takes its well deserved drop on the 2nd week to #44. I’m happy about it though. I cannot stand the song one bit.

I do not see Charli XCX/Troye Sivan - 1999 lasting long unfortunately.

Most Missed Song: Dua Lipa - New Rules

Throwback Pick: Coldplay - Viva La Vida (2008)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Meghan Trainor - All The Ways

#1 Recommendation For You: Sabrina Carpenter - Sue Me

Recommended HitBound Dropout: Post Malone - Wow

Recommended Song To Hits #1: Anne-Marie - 2002

Recommended Song To Leave Next Week: Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You

Top 20 Review:

0-Crap:

20. Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine

19. Halsey – Without Me

1-Bad:

18. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

17. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood

16. Dan + Shay – Speechless

2-Mediocre:

15. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies

14. Imagine Dragons – Natural

13. Dan + Shay – Tequila

12. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier

11. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It

10. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside

3-Decent:

9. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling

4-Good:

8. Dean Lewis – Be Alright

5-Great:

7. David Guetta/Anne-Marie – Don't Leave Me Alone

6. Post Malone/Swae Lee – Sunflower

5. Ellie Goulding/Diplo – Close To Me

4. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly

3. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next

2. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho

1. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#10)

Total Score: 50/100

Top 5 Picks:

1. Charli XCX/Troye Sivan - 1999
2. Anne-Marie - 2002
3. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
4. Bebe Rexha - I’m A Mess
5. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Bottom 5 Picks:

1. Imagine Dragons - Machine
2. George Ezra - Shotgun
3. Pitbull/Rhea - Ocean To Ocean
4. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine
5. Lauren Daigle - You Say