Ed Sheeran (4) - Week Of March 4, 2017

Hello guys! So, I couldn't get this out yesterday because I was at an event for my Pre-AP Global Class in Albany, New York. The ten of us had been working on massive history projects since July this past summer, and we finally got to show them to judges yesterday at National History Day: Capital Region Competition. No, most of us didn't win anything. Two of us won silver medals due to the lack of entries in a category, but it was a fun experience for us, as it was last year as well. Some of us I believe got very close to winning. I, personally believe I got just outside the top 3, maybe 4th place, as they said my website I created was very good. So, now I'm here and I didn't get a chance to really listen to the countdown this weekend in order and everything, but it was a little interesting, an example of that would be a re-entry, which we haven't seen in a while. So, before we get to this week's fresh 45 songs, here's a list of songs we're saying goodbye to.

• OneRepublic - Kids (#43)
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight (#44)
• Lukas Graham - You're Not There (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: One Direction - Perfect

The Countdown

45. Daya - Words (#31)

44. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#28)

43. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#29)

42. Charli XCX - After The Afterparty (#40)

41. John Legend - Love Me Now (#39)

40. AJR - Weak (DEBUT)

39. Hey Violet - Guys My Age (#30)

38. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#42)

37. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#41)

36. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (DEBUT)

35. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (RE-ENTRY)

34. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#38)

33. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#24)

32. Niall Horan - This Town (#35)

31. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (#36)

30. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#27)

29. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#19)

28. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#32) [2 Weeks At #1]

27. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (#7)

26. Noah Cyrus/Labrinth - Make Me (Cry) (#37)

25. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#16)

24. Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul (#21)

23. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (#10)

22. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#26) [3 Weeks At #1]

21. Rihanna - Love On The Brain (#33)

20. Train - Play That Song (#17)

19. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#20)

18. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#34)

17. Julia Michaels - Issues (#23)

16. Bebe Rexha - I Got You (#25)

15. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#9) [2 Weeks At #1]

14. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#14)

13. Maroon 5 - Cold (#15)

12. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming (#18)

11. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (#11)

10. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#22)

9. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained To The Rhythm (#12)

8. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#5)

7. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#2)

6. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#4)

5. Adele - Water Under The Bridge (#13)

4. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#8) [4 Weeks At #1]

3. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#3) [8 Weeks At #1]

2. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#6)

1. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#1) [4th Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Jon Bellion - All Time Low (-20)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (+16)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Sabrina Carpenter - Thumbs

#1 Recommendation For You: Cashmere Cat/Camila Cabello - Love Incredible

New Entrants

~ Our first entrant this week comes from AJR with their new single, Weak. This is by far their best single so far. Their past singles weren't that amazing, but this song is lyrical genius. Many of you may think this song is mediocre, but I really believe the lyrical content deserves an A+, the vocals are on point, and that key change later in the song is very creative. So, this has definitely been on replay lately for me. Now, all I would like to see this song do is to have a successful countdown run, because it is so far one of the best songs this year in my opinion. 

~ Our second and final new entrant comes in the form of Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay. Before I listened to this song, I was honestly unsure if I would like the sound of Alessia Cara on an electronic song, but boy was I wrong. She sounds amazing on this track and Zedd does a great job with the drop, as well as with the rest of the song. In the long run, the only thing I could see getting annoying is the repetition of the same lyrics over and over. Besides that, for now, I hope to see this song do well here, and I expect it to do so.

~ Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill had already been reviewed, refer to the week it first debuted.

HitBound

• Flo Rida/99 Percent - Cake
• Little Mix - Touch
• James Hersey - Miss You
• Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee
• Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide (DEBUT)
• Imagine Dragons - Believer
• Ariana Grande/Future - Everyday
• The Vamps/Matoma - All Night
• COIN - Talk Too Much (DEBUT)
• Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave
• MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low
• Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
• ONE OK ROCK - American Girls (DEBUT)
• The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Top 5 HitBound Songs
1. Ariana Grande/Future - Everyday
2. Little Mix - Touch
3. Snakehips/MØ - Don't Leave
4. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
5. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

• NO BLURBS THIS WEEK DUE TO LATENESS OF THIS POST

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage

NONE

1-Bad

NONE

2-Mediocre

20. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

19. Train - Play That Song

3-Decent

18. Shawn Mendes - Mercy

17. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons

4-Good

16. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving

5-Great

15. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

14. Adele - Water Under The Bridge

13. Maroon 5 - Cold

12. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap

11. Bebe Rexha - I Got You

10. The Chainsmokers - Paris

9. Julia Michaels - Issues

8. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming

7. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

6. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things

5. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

4. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

3. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy

2. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained To The Rhythm

1. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever

Score: 89% (B+)

Bottom 5 Songs This Week

1. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

2. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor

3. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend

4. Niall Horan - This Town

5. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Top 5 Songs This Week

1. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever

2. Katy Perry/Skip Marley - Chained To The Rhythm

3. AJR - Weak

4. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy

5. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

Love you guys! The post will hopefully be on schedule tomorrow morning! I had quite a busy week!

~ Jack :)