P!NK (1) - Week Of November 18, 2017

Hello, fam! It's been a busy week for me this week. Honestly, I'm just so tired I'm ready for the holidays to get here. Plus, it is cold where I am right now. Speaking of which, Thanksgiving is next week, and Christmas is fast approaching. What is the weather like where you live? What are your plans for the holidays? Let me know in the comments section below. Enough about that; the reason I'm here is to review music. To make it simple, this week was divine in every sense of the word. Okay, maybe not too divine, but a lot of good things happened this week. Let's get right into it. Before we get to this week's fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying good-bye to this week:

• Kygo featuring Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#45)

The Countdown:

Last Week's #1 Song: Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

45. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#44) [-1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

44. The All-American Rejects - Sweat (#43) [-1]

43. Justin Bieber featuring BloodPop® - Friends (#42) [-1]

42. Evaride - Heartless (#41) [-1]

41. MAX Featuring Gnash - Lights Down Low (#40) [-1]

40. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#39) [-1] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]

39. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee - Despacito (#33) [-6]

38. The Shadowboxers - Hot Damn (DEBUT)

37. Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#39) [+2]

36. Charlie Puth - Attention (#37) [+1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

35. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#36) [+1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

34. The Script - Rain (#30) [-4]

33. ZAYN featuring Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#38) [+5]

32. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#22) [-10] (YES! YES! YES! :D)

31. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara - Stay (#34) [+3] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]

30. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#29) [-1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

29. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#28) [-1]

28. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#24) [-4] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]

27. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#25) [-2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

26. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#26) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]

25. Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#23) [-2]

24. Linkin Park - One More Light (#32) [+8]

23. Lauv - I Like Me Better (#31) [+8]

22. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#21) [-1]

21. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#20) [-1]

20. Charlie Puth - How Long (#19) [-1]

19. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#17) [-2]

18. Kesha - Praying (#13) [-5]

17. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#27) [+10]

16. Camila Cabello - Havana (#15) [-1]

15. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#12) [-3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

14. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato - No Promises (#11) [-3]

13. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#16) [+3]

12. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey - Glorious (#7) [-5]

11. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#2) [-9]

10. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#10) [=]

9. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt - Let Me Go (#18) [+9]

8. Maroon 5 featuring SZA - What Lovers Do (#14) [+6]

7. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#6) [-1]

6. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#1) [-5] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

5. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (#8) [+3]

4. Halsey - Bad At Love (#5) [+1]

3. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#9) [+6]

2. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#4) [+2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

1. P!NK - What About Us (#3) [+2] [FIRST WEEK AT #1!!!]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - Closer (6th Of 8 Weeks At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (-10) (THANK YOU, NORTH AMERICA!!!)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (+10)

New Entrants

- Our lone entrant this week comes from a new band, whose name is The Shadowboxers, making their first-ever appearance on the countdown with the song titled Hot Damn. And guess what? They're actually a band that was founded in my hometown of Atlanta. Cool stuff! Anyway, I just briefly talked about the song itself last week when it was still on Hit-Bound. I'm quite surprised to see it graduate and make it to the countdown given that it's not gaining popularity elsewhere (at least not right now). Onto the song itself. The production here is pretty cool, and it has some throwback vibes. Looking at the lyrical content, it's basically another one of those love songs we've been accustomed to. Is it me, or does the vocalist sound a little bit like The Weeknd? It's a cool song overall. We'll see how long it can stay with us.

So Now I Come To You, With Open Blurbs

- So, we say good-bye to It Ain't Me. And while some will find you old & annoying at this point, I'm among those who will be grieving its departure. Thank you for serving us well on this countdown. You will be remembered.

- If I'm being honest, I wasn't expecting P!NK to hit #1 with What About Us, but I'm most certainly take it. And hey, it gives me another reason to not look up Ed Sheeran pictures for another week. This is another song that just keeps getting better for me with each listen. And I'm sure a certain someone I won't mention will be happy about this week's #1, also. If it weren't for Praying, then this would've been in purple for me.

- As far as the rest of the Top 5 goes, we have quite a shift in terms of new songs entering. For starters, we have Perfect making it back into that region after dropping out last week. Then, you have ...Ready For It? entering for the first time, given the hype behind Taylor Swift's new album, reputation.

- There is also change for the rest of the Top 10 as well. While What Lovers Do makes its re-entry in that territory, we have Let Me Go taking a unexpected jump this week. Could this potentially be the next Starving? I hope so, but we'll see what happens from here on out.

- In terms of other unexpected jumps, we have Feel It Still making a nice recovery. It's almost like that big drop from last week never happened. Plus, this just reclaimed the #1 spot on the AT40 this week.

- I'm not too thrilled about the second-week jump from I Like Me Better. However, we do have One More Light making another entrance into the Top 30. I'll take that over the former any day.

- The guest DJ that introduced Stay gave a shout-out to all of her grandkids (and everyone else in her family). Very nice. We don't hear grandmothers making their appearance as guest DJ's that often.

- Looks like this is the end of the road for Despacito seeing as it tumbled down near the bottom 5. While I know for sure people are going to be throwing a be-gone party over that one when it leaves, I am not among those who will be attending. Sorry to those who have soured on it, but I still enjoy this song. Also, before introducing Despacito, Spyder Harrison talked about Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez getting back together and Selena's past relationship with The Weeknd. I'm guessing Selena just can't make up her mind about who she wants to be with, heh.

- And one last thing: I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE "BIGGEST DRRRRRRROP!!! OF THE WEEK"!!! YES YES YES YES YES!!! LET US REJOICE!!! :D

Hit-Bound:

• Sofi Tukker - Best Friend
• Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Tight Or Don't (DEBUT)
• Macklemore featuring Kesha - Good Old Days
• Selena Gomez featuring Marshmello - Wolves
• Harry Styles - Kiwi
• P!NK featuring Eminem - Revenge
• Walk The Moon - One Foot
• Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor
• Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
• Post Malone featuring 21 Savage - Rockstar
• X Ambassadors - Ahead Of Myself
• Bruno Mars - Chunky
• Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
• Nick Jonas - Find You

- We have only one debut on Hit-Bound this week, and it comes from Fall Out Boy with another new single from M A N I A. Enter Hold Me Tight Or Don't. I'll have more on this when it debuts. But I'll just say right off the bat, it has some cool stuff going on.

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

TIE: 1. Bruno Mars - Chunky

TIE: 1. Selena Gomez featuring Marshmello - Wolves

3. Macklemore featuring Kesha - Good Old Days

4. Walk The Moon - One Foot

5. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes

Top 20 Review:

0 - Putrid:

None!

1 - Bad:

None!

2 - Mediocre:
None!

3 - Decent:
20. Imagine Dragons - Believer
19. Halsey - Bad At Love

4 - Good:
18. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
17. Camila Cabello - Havana
16. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft
15. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey - Glorious
14. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato - No Promises

5 - Great:
13. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
12. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
11. Charlie Puth - How Long
10. Maroon 5 featuring SZA - What Lovers Do
9. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt - Let Me Go
8. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place
7. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
6. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
5. Imagine Dragons - Thunder
4. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
3. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?
2. P!NK - What About Us

BONUS: 6 - Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Kesha - Praying

Overall Grade: 92/100 (A-)

Throwback Picks Of The Week: Journey - Open Arms (1982) and Céline Dion - All By Myself (1996)

Most Missed Countdown Song: P!NK featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Taylor Swift - Call It What You Want

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful

My Top 5 Picks

1. Kesha - Praying

2. P!NK - What About Us

3. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

4. ZAYN featuring Sia - Dusk Till Dawn

5. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255

My Bottom 5 Picks

1. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road

2. Sabrina Carpenter - Why

3. Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be

4. MAX featuring Gnash - Lights Down Low

5. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Martin Garrix featuring Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love: This EDM song is absolutely divine in every sense of the word. Bebe's powerful vocal performance is easily the best thing about it. It's too bad this didn't become a huge hit I wanted to be and it's unfortunately going to miss the Billboard Year-End List of 2017.