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