The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds Of Summer (1) - Week Of July 20, 2019

Hello, fam! We're closing in on the month of August. I feel like summer is going by very quickly. Fall will be here before you know it. I'm sure this was the week that many here were not expecting. A lot of things happened on this week's countdown, and that includes a rather unexpected (in a way) new #1. I'll have more on that in just a bit. There are no songs leaving the countdown this week, so let's get right to it!

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1 Song: Shawn Mendes – If I Can't Have You
45. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored (#35) [–10]
44. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#44) [=]
43. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired... (#43) [=]
42. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (#42) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
41. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#41) [=]
40. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#31) [–9]
39. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (#39) [=]
38. Push Baby – Mama's House (#40) [+2]
37. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#45) [+8]
36. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#34) [–2] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
35. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#37) [+2] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
34. P!NK – Walk Me Home (#29) [–5]
33. Blanco Brown – The Git Up (#32) [–1]
32. PUBLIC – Make You Mine (#36) [+4]
31. Lizzo – Truth Hurts (#25) [–6]
30. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#33) [+3]
29. Kaskade featuring Meghan Trainor – With You (#28) [–1]
28. Bazzi – Paradise (#23) [–5]
27. P!NK – Hustle (#38) [+11]
26. Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump – Summer Days (#30) [+4]
25. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME! (#15) [–10]
24. Ava Max – So Am I (#20) [–4]
23. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#27) [+4]
22. Halsey – Without Me (#12) [–10] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
21. Andy Grammer – Don't Give Up On Me (#24) [+3]
20. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less (#21) [+1]
19. Katy Perry – Never Really Over (#10) [–9]
18. Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other (#16) [–2]
17. Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down (#22) [+5]
16. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (#18) [+2]
15. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita (#8) [–7]
14. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#13) [–1]
13. Khalid – Talk (#6) [–7]
12. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me (#9) [–3]
11. Jonas Brothers – Cool (#11) [=]
10. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime (#26) [+16]
9. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don't Care (#5) [–4]
8. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (#14) [+6]
7. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix) (#17) [+10]
6. Halsey – Nightmare (#4) [–2]
5. Shawn Mendes – If I Can't Have You (#1) [–4] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
4. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#19) [+15]
3. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#7) [+4] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
2. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#3) [+1] [Spent 13 Weeks At #1]
1. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#2) [+1] [1^st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (2^nd And Final Week At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Tie between Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored, Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!, and Halsey – Without Me (–10)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime (+16)

Blurb Hurts
- Yes, you're reading it correctly. I'm So Tired is now my new least favorite song on the countdown. I may have said Old Town Road was annoying in general and I still kinda stand by that. But this song feels more like an unfinished product more than anything else and I don't know what I was thinking when I didn't put it in orange. I give Lil Nas X the benefit of the doubt here because even though that song is not good, at least he's not drowned in auto-tune. Lauv just sounds terrible and Troye isn't much help either. Thankfully, it appears that song will be leaving very soon.

- Before introducing High Hopes, Spyder Harrison mentioned that Panic! At The Disco would love to collaborate with Green Day someday. That sounds very interesting. We haven't heard from Green Day in a while. Maybe we'll hear new music from them soon.

- Three songs all took big drops this week. But apparently, Spyder Harrison made a mistake once again as they were not announced as the "Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week". Better wake up, Spyder and stay focused!

- Looks like I may have spoken too soon about Señorita being in the Top 5 as it has taken a dip down to #15. I guess the voters realized that one week in the Top 10 was too much, especially since it debuted way too high at #8.

- Hits 1's love for Panic! At The Disco continues as it makes a massive jump all the way to #10 this week. I wonder do they have eyes on another #1? Hmm...we'll have to just wait and see!

- We have two unwelcome entrants into the Top 10 this week. I've gotten used to Old Town Road being here and becoming an annoyance. As far as Easier goes, I know my thoughts on the song have changed over the course of this past month. But the song showed me that it lacks a band and it is underwhelming for the most part. Yeah, not thrilled about seeing that in the Top 10.  :/

- I'm also not too thrilled about Someone You Loved entering the Top 5 with that big jump. I don't hate this unlike many people here. But I just don't like his voice overall in this one. I guess it could be worse, though.

- Which brings us to our new #1 song. Who Do You Love has been here for what seems to be forever and has just now reached the top spot. I've would been happy with this maybe about a couple months ago. Now, I'm kinda starting to get over that song. I much prefer to have If I Can't Have You back at #1. But Hits 1 can be weird sometimes, so we never know how long Who Do You Love can stay at #1.

Hit-Bound:

• Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WRLD – Hate Me
• OneRepublic – Rescue Me
• Mark Ronson featuring Camila Cabello – Find U Again
• Miley Cyrus – Mother's Daughter
• Asher Angel – One Thought Away
• The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine
• Post Malone featuring Young Thug – Goodbyes
• Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her
• Jonas Brothers – Only Human
• AJR – 100 Bad Days
• Dominic Fike – 3 Nights
• Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me
• Zara Larsson – All The Time (DEBUT)
• Stephen Puth – Look Away
• SHAED – Trampoline
• Bryce Vine – La La Land (DEBUT)

Entrant Reviews:
- Up first is the return of Zara Larsson with her latest single titled All The Time. I think this is a little bit of a step up from Ruin My Life earlier this year, which was solid. I like the beat here and she sounds better with her voice. I do hope to see it on the countdown soon.

- Next is the return of Bryce Vine with La La Land. Fortunately, Hits 1 did edit out the verse from YG. But this is still asinine in pretty much every way. Bryce's voice isn't very good and I'm not feeling the production. The lyrics are not good, either. That's all I'm going to say about this one.

Best Hit-Bound Entrant Of The Week: Zara Larsson – All The Time

Hit-Bound Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
16. Bryce Vine – La La Land
15. AJR – 100 Bad Days
14. Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me

1 – Bad:
None!

2 – Mediocre:
13. Dominic Fike – 3 Nights

3 – Decent:
12. Stephen Puth – Look Away
11. Asher Angel – One Thought Away
10. Post Malone featuring Young Thug – Goodbyes
9. The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine

4 – Good:
8. Mark Ronson featuring Camila Cabello – Find U Again

5 – Great:
7. Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WRLD – Hate Me
6. Miley Cyrus – Mother's Daughter
5. OneRepublic – Rescue Me
4. Jonas Brothers – Only Human
3. Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her
2. Zara Larsson – All The Time

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On Hit-Bound:
1. SHAED – Trampoline

Overall Grade: 54/80 = 68% (D+)

Most Missed Hit-Bound Dropout: Carly Rae Jepsen – Cut To The Feeling

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. SHAED – Trampoline
2. Zara Larsson – All The Time
3. Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her
4. Jonas Brothers – Only Human
5. OneRepublic – Rescue Me

YouTube 15:

• Billie Eilish featuring Justin Bieber – Bad Guy (Remix)
• Ali Gatie – It's You
• Jax Jones featuring Bebe Rexha – Harder
• Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
• Sebastian Yatra featuring Jonas Brothers, Daddy Yankee, and Natti Natasha – Runaway
• Khalid – Talk
• Surfaces – Sunday Best
• Halsey – Nightmare
• Nicki Minaj – MEGATRON
• Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down
• Becky G featuring Myke Towers – Dollar
• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
• Alan Walker featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko – On My Way
• Lizzo – Truth Hurts
• Ed Sheeran featuring Travis Scott – Antisocial

Song Reviews:
- To start things off, we have more of Jax Jones. This time, he brings along Bebe Rexha for his new single titled Harder. I was juggling between blue and green for this one, and I decided to go with the former. Production is underwhelming and a little too weird. I like Bebe's voice here, though. Not bad, but Jax Jones has had better.

- Next, we have a unknown group named Surfaces with Sunday Best. There's not a lot that seriously worth caring about. I don't like their voice and the rest of the song is underwhelming, and not in a good way. Yeah, I'm not sold on this one. NEXT!

- We have more of Becky G and she collaborates with Myke Towers in Dollar. Yeah, I can't say I'm loving this one either. Everything about this one is weak all around and both artists don't have good chemistry here. I'd rather listen to her 2014 hit, Shower, than this underwhelming song. NEXT!

- Finally, we have more of Ed Sheeran with another single from his latest album, titled Antisocial. This is a step up from Cross Me, but it's not exactly saying much. Production is decent here, but I don't really like everything else about it. Yeah, I much prefer BLOW over this one. Sorry.

YouTube 15 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
15. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
14. Becky G featuring My Towers – Dollar

1 – Bad:
13. Surfaces – Sunday Best
12. Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down

2 – Mediocre:
11. Khalid – Talk
10. Ed Sheeran featuring Travis Scott – Antisocial

3 – Decent:
9. Alan Walker featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko – On My Way
8. Jax Jones featuring Bebe Rexha – Harder
7. Ali Gatie – It's You

4 – Good:
6. Halsey – Nightmare

5 – Great:
5. Nicki Minaj – MEGATRON
4. Sebastian Yatra featuring Jonas Brothers, Daddy Yankee, and Natti Natasha – Runaway
3. Lizzo – Truth Hurts
2. Billie Eilish featuring Justin Bieber – Bad Guy (Remix)

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The YouTube 15:
1. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

Overall Grade: 45/75 = 60% (D–)

Most Missed YouTube 15 Song: Steve Aoki featuring Lauren Jauregui – All Night

My Top 5 YouTube 15 Picks
1. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
2. Billie Eilish featuring Justin Bieber – Bad Guy (Remix)
3. Lizzo – Truth Hurts
4. Sebastian Yatra featuring Jonas Brothers, Daddy Yankee, and Natti Natasha – Runaway
5. Nicki Minaj – MEGATRON

Hits 1 Weekend Countdown Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
20. MAX featuring Quinn XCII –  Love Me Less
19. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)

1 – Bad:
18. Jonas Brothers – Cool
17. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
16. Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down

2 – Mediocre:
15. Khalid – Talk
14. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved

3 – Decent:
13. Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
12. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don't Care
11. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love

4 – Good:
10. Jonas Brothers – Sucker
9. Halsey – Nightmare
8. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing's Not A Crime

5 – Great:
7. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It
6. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me 
5. Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello – Señorita
4. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
3. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
2. Shawn Mendes – If I Can't Have You
1. Katy Perry – Never Really Over

Overall Grade: 63/100 = 63% (D+)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Linkin Park – In The End (2001) (Two years since Chester Bennington passed.)

Most Missed Countdown Song: Linkin Park – One More Light

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Cheryl – Let You

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Jumpsuit (#29) and Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa – One Kiss (#18)

My Top 5 Picks
1. Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump – Summer Days
2. Katy Perry – Never Really Over
3. Shawn Mendes – If I Can't Have You
4. Dan + Shay – Speechless
5. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I'm So Tired...
2. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
3. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored
4. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less
5. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
MNEK featuring Hailee Steinfeld – Colour: This is pretty good for the most part. I like the chemistry between these two. It's not memorable, but I do like what it has to offer.
Post Malone – Better Now: A step up from his two predecessors which I disliked. But if it's anything, I much prefer to listen to Sunflower, which is easily the best song he's put out.
Madison Beer – Home With You: Not special by any means, but I do like what the song is going for. Madison made a nice first impression here.
TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Jumpsuit: Ah yes, the big comeback single from these guys. Although this never became a massive hit, everything about this song works well. This song is probably one of the my favorites from them.