Shawn Mendes (3) - Week Of July 22, 2017

Hey guys! I would like to take a moment at this time to remember Linkin Park frontman, Chester Bennington, as he died the other day due to suicide. It is a very sad loss, and he will be missed. Also, this week I suffered a very tragic loss in my own community, which has been tough for everyone moving on, so I'd like to take a moment for that as well. Before we begin here, you have three more days to vote for the Summer Soundtrack, so please keep voting everyone before your time is up! The link is here. Here are the songs leaving us this week.

• Maroon 5 - Cold (#35)
• Niall Horan - This Town (#40)
• Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Mike Posner & SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

The Countdown

45. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#43)

44. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#44) [3 Weeks At #1]

43. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - I'm The One (#30)

42. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#42) [4 Weeks At #1]

41. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#38)

40. Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life (#29)

39. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#37)

38. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later (#41)

37. All Time Low - Good Times (DEBUT)

36. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club (#27)

35. Fall Out Boy - Champion (DEBUT)

34. Jon Bellion - Overwhelming (#39)

33. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#15)

32. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (DEBUT)

31. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#33) [2 Weeks At #1]

30. Bruno Mars & David Guetta - Versace On The Floor (#34)

29. Train - Play That Song (#31)

28. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (#26)

27. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#32) [8 Weeks At #1]

26. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#28)

25. Childish Gambino - Redbone (#36)

24. Julia Michaels - Issues (#24)

23. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#12)

22. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#23)

21. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#25) [1 Week At #1]

20. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#21)

19. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels (#18)

18. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#19)

17. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#16) [1 Week At #1]

16. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#17)

15. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#20)

14. AJR - Weak (#22)

13. Halsey - Now Or Never (#14)

12. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#13) [9 Weeks At #1]

11. Charlie Puth - Attention (#10)

10. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#11)

9. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#8)

8. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#5)

7. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#9)

6. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#7)

5. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#3) [3 Weeks At #1]
4. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#6) [3 Weeks At #1]
3. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#1) [4 Weeks At #1]
2. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#4)
1. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#2) [3rd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Mike Posner & SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Miley Cyrus - Malibu (-18)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Childish Gambino - Redbone (+11)

New Entrants

~ Our first new entrant this week comes from All Time Low, returning with Good Times. Their previous single was also pretty good, but I'm torn on which is better. This song just has good vocals, a nice production, and very interesting instrumentals, that's about all I have to say. It's just one of those basic songs, where there's not much to say about it, besides the fact that it's good. I don't know what going to happen with it here, but time will tell.

~ Fall Out Boy returns this week with Champion. It's not their best work, but it works well for now. The vocals are the same like any other of their songs and the instrumentals are very good here. I don't know if this song will stick with me in the long run. It depends on how much this station plays it, because they tend to have a liking for these guys, so I can see it doing well here.

~ DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts also debuted this week. I had never expected this station to pick a song like this up, but they did anyways. This song is leaning more to the red side of things, and less to the green. I just don't think this is Rihanna's best work at all and this song could definitely do without Bryson Tiller's boring verse. The production just is weird as well, and I would say that this would die on my very quickly, but for now it's in the blue. I don't know how it'll do here, but time will tell.

Best Debut Of The Week: All Time Low - Good Times

HitBound

• Bebe Rexha - The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) [DEBUT]
• All-American Rejects - Sweat (DEBUT)
• Andy Grammer - Give Love
• The Chainsmokers - Honest
• Paramore - Hard Times
• Kesha - Praying
• Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You (DEBUT)
• Julia Michaels - Uh Huh
• Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (DEBUT)
• Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me
• Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
• Imagine Dragons - Thunder
• Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
• Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

My Top 5 HitBound Picks

1. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You

2. Kesha - Praying

3. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

4. The Chainsmokers - Honest

5. Bebe Rexha - The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)

~ No blurbs or top 20 review this week, due to this post being late again.

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Train - Play That Song

2. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

3. Imagine Dragons - Believer

4. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On

5. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee

My Top 5 Countdown Picks

1. Calvin Harris/Katy Perry/Big Sean - Feels

2. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

3. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

4. Julia Michaels - Issues

5. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

Love you guys!

~ Jack :)

Zedd & Alessia Cara (4) - Week Of July 15, 2017

Hey guys! I apologize for another delay. I have been very busy so far this summer and I am trying to catch up on a few more Hot 45 Charts that I am behind on. If you didn't already see the two charts I published earlier this week (June 17th & June 24th), I would appreciate it if you went and checked them out! Also, please keep voting on the Summer Soundtrack form. The form is here. You have ten days, so vote as many times as you can! I will lay down on the maximum number of times you can vote, so you may vote a good number of times more. Before we get started, here's the songs that are leaving us this week.

• ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#37)
• Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (#40)

Last Week's #1 Song: Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

The Countdown

45. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#45)

44. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#42) [3 Weeks At #1]

43. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#43)

42. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#39) [4 Weeks At #1]

41. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later (#38)

40. Niall Horan - This Town (#41)

39. Jon Bellion - Overwhelming (#36)

38. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#35)

37. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#44)

36. Childish Gambino - Redbone (DEBUT)

35. Maroon 5 - Cold (#34)

34. Bruno Mars & David Guetta - Versace On The Floor (DEBUT)

33. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#31) [2 Weeks At #1]

32. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#32) [8 Weeks At #1]

31. Train - Play That Song (#29)

30. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - I'm The One (#34)

29. Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life (#30)

28. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#26)

27. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club (#24)

26. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (#28)

25. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#27) [1 Week At #1]

24. Julia Michaels - Issues (#16)

23. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#19)

22. AJR - Weak (#22)

21. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#9)

20. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#21)

19. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#20)

18. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels (#17)

17. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#22)

16. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#10) [1 Week At #1]

15. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#25)

14. Halsey - Now Or Never (#12)

13. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#11) [9 Week At #1]

12. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#15)

11. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#7)

10. Charlie Puth - Attention (#13)

9. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#14)

8. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#18)

7. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#8)

6. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#5) [3 Weeks At #1]

5. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#6)

4. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#3)

3. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#2) [3 Weeks At #1]

2. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#1) [2 Weeks At #1]

1. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#4) [4th Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (-12)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Miley Cyrus - Malibu and Niall Horan - Slow Hands (+10)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Selena Gomez/Gucci Mane - Fetish

#1 Recommendation For You: Zedd & Liam Payne - Get Low

New Entrants

~ Our first entrant this week comes from Childish Gambino, spawning Redbone to the countdown. To be honest, I had never thought to see this song debuting here in the first place, but it did prove me wrong. As for the song itself, it isn't very good at all. It gives me a really creepy vibe as the vocals are really strange. The production isn't very good and the lyrics are just plain weird. My opinion could honestly bounce with this one possibly. I can see why this guy is ending his music career soon, because his music is just weird. The only thing I would find interesting out of this song is how I see it doing here, I would like to see what extent it reaches, knowing this station rarely plays this type of music.

~ Our second and final entrant this week is Bruno Mars returning on a remix of his song, Versace On The Floor, with David Guetta. This song was mediocre in the first place, so a remix just made it worse. The production isn't good at all here, and Bruno Mars has gone into an era of his music where all he ever sings about is sex. This is just getting old and his vocals in this are pretty mediocre. I just don't see the appeal of this song. I really hope it doesn't do too good here, I don't think it deserves to.

Best Entrant Of The Week: Childish Gambino - Redbone

HitBound

• Paramore - Hard Times
• Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
• Julia Michaels - Uh Huh
• The Chainsmokers - Honest
• All Time Low - Good Times
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling
• Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (DEBUT)
• Andy Grammer - Give Love
• Fall Out Boy - Champion
• DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (DEBUT)
• Kesha - Praying (DEBUT)
• Imagine Dragons - Thunder
• Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
• Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me

My Top 5 HitBound Picks

1. Kesha - Praying

2. Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me

3. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

4. The Chainsmokers - Honest

5. Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling

Blurbs On The Floor

~ Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay has returned to #1. I could say at this point, that I don't really care about this. It's either at #1, or it's not. It doesn't bother me, as long as it is keeping the red songs from reaching the top, I'm totally okay with it.

~ Imagine Dragons - Believer and Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill continue to linger in the top 10. The latter makes absolute no sense to me, considering it didn't do very well anywhere else, and it's frankly quite annoying with the amount of success it's being given here, being such an unappealing song. The former I understand has done better other places, but I really would like it if it was on the decline soon, it is just another unappealing song.

~ Niall Horan - Slow Hands made a good jump into the top 10 this week. I don't mind this at all, as long as it's a good song I'm definitely okay with it.

~ Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito is doing alright so far. I would love to see a top 10 entry out of this very soon.

~ Some of you might think it's starting to get annoying seeing Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You and The Chainsmokers - Paris hanging around here for such a lengthy period of time. I'm okay with it, I feel as if these two are going to be songs that I will never get sick of, no matter how much they are played on the radio.

~ A nice jump from Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels would be good to see in the near future. It's now the best song here.

~ James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go has made a tumble this week. I would say that this is a decent spot for it right here. I think that because my opinion keeps bouncing back and forth on this one.

~ I forgot MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low was still here. It's just had a really unimportant tenure here, with no real highs and lows, so I guess that's probably why.

~ Train - Play That Song is finally out of the top 30! Let's keep it this way, and let's get it out of here as soon as we possibly can. Please voters, start to stop voting for this one.

~ Jon Bellion - Overwhelming is sadly starting to fail, just like many of our other newer songs lately. Oh well. 

~ Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things is still here. That's a bit surprising. I thought this one would be long gone by now. I give it some praise for this.

~ Hopefully I can get more caught up on the Hot 45 Charts I have missed this week. I have three more to catch up on, so please be on the look out for those and please go check out the ones I posted earlier this week if you haven't already! Thank you guys!

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage

NONE

1-Bad

20. Imagine Dragons - Believer

19. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill

18. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee

17. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road

2-Mediocre

NONE

3-Decent

NONE

4-Good

16. Halsey - Now Or Never

5-Great

15. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

14. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

13. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay

12. The Chainsmokers - Paris

11. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

10. Lady Gaga - The Cure

9. Niall Horan - Slow Hands

8. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

7. Miley Cyrus - Malibu

6. Charlie Puth - Attention

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

4. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

3. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

2. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

1. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels

Score: 83% (B)

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Train - Play That Song

2. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

3. Maroon 5 - Cold

4. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On

5. Niall Horan - This Town

My Top 5 Countdown Picks

1. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels

2. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

3. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

4. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

5. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

Love you guys!

~ Jack :)

Shawn Mendes (2) - Week Of July 8, 2017

Hey guys! I apologize for the delay again! I have had another very busy week. My summers should be free, but I have a lot of things going on all the time. I have an internship, have to do swim instruction, summer homework, and watch kids from time to time, so yes, I am pretty booked most of the time. Anyways, I'm here now, and I have just released the Summer Soundtrack voting. The voting form can be found here. Please read all of the directions before voting, thank you (ignore the name part)!We are saying goodbye to no songs this week, so let's jump right into the countdown.

Last Week's #1 Song: Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill
#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

The Countdown
45. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#45)
44. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#42)
43. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#41)
42. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#44) [3 Weeks At #1]
41. Niall Horan - This Town (#43)
40. Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (#30)
39. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#40) [4 Weeks At #1]
38. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later (#38)
37. ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#39)
36. Jon Bellion - Overwhelming (#34)
35. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#31)
34. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - I'm The One (#26)
33. Maroon 5 - Cold (#33)
32. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#24) [8 Weeks At #1]
31. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#27) [2 Weeks At #1]
30. Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life (#37)
29. Train - Play That Song (#25)
28. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (#35)
27. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#18) [1 Week At #1]
26. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#29)
25. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#22)
24. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club (#32)
23. AJR - Weak (#23)
22. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#21)
21. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#20)
20. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#17)
19. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#19)
18. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#15)
17. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels (#28)
16. Julia Michaels - Issues (#7)
15. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#36)
14. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#16)
13. Charlie Puth - Attention (#10)
12. Halsey - Now Or Never (#12)
11. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#11) [9 Weeks At #1]
10. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#14) [1 Week At #1]
9. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#9)
8. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#8)
7. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#13)
6. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#6)
5. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#1) [3 Weeks At #1]
4. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#4) [3 Weeks At #1]
3. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#3)
2. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#2) [3 Weeks At #1]
1. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#5) [2nd Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (-10)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (+21)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Kesha - Praying

#1 Recommendation For You: Sabrina Carpenter - Why

HitBound

• Fall Out Boy - Champion
• Katy Perry/Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish
• Shawn Hook/Vannesa Hudgens - Reminding Me
• Childish Gambino - Redbone
• Paramore - Hard Times
• Julia Michaels - Uh Huh
• The Chainsmokers - Honest
• Andy Grammer - Give Love
• Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor
• All Time Low - Good Times
• Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
• Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling
• Imagine Dragons - Thunder

My Top 5 HitBound Picks

1. Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding

2. Katy Perry/Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish

3. Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling

4. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

5. Paramore - Hard Times

There will be no blurbs this week due to little activity on the countdown.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage

NONE

1-Bad

20. Imagine Dragons - Believer

19. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill

18. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee

17. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road

2-Mediocre

NONE

3-Decent

NONE

4-Good

NONE

5-Great

16. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

15. Halsey - Now Or Never

14. Lady Gaga - The Cure

13. The Chainsmokers - Paris

12. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy

11. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

10. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

9. Charlie Puth - Attention

8. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay

7. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

6. Niall Horan - Slow Hands

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

4. Julia Michaels - Issues

3. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels

2. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

Score: 84% (B)

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Train - Play That Song

2. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

3. Niall Horan - This Town

4. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On

5. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

2. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

3. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels

4. Julia Michaels - Issues

5. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

Love you guys!

~ Jack :)

Ed Sheeran (3) - Week Of July 1, 2017

I hope everyone had a very good time celebrating this country's birthday this past Tuesday. Today is my last day of being on vacation, so tomorrow, I am back to the normal flow of things, blogging, summer homework, my internship, and swim instruction. Fun (sarcastically). Although, blogging is quite fun. So, before we get started, here's the songs we are saying goodbye to.

• Hey Violet - Break My Heart (#29)
• DNCE - Kissing Strangers (#31)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

The Countdown

45. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#43)

44. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#44) [3 Weeks At #1]

43. Niall Horan - This Town (#45)

42. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#40)

41. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#41)

40. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#42) [4 Weeks At #1]

39. ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#38)

38. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later (#34)

37. Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life (#37)

36. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#36)

35. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (#33)

34. Jon Bellion - Overwhelming (#39)

33. Maroon 5 - Cold (#35)

32. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club (DEBUT)

31. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#23)

30. Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (#19)

29. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#30)

28. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels (DEBUT)

27. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#26) [2 Weeks At #1]

26. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - I'm The One (#28)

25. Train - Play That Song (#21)

24. The Chainsmokers/Hasey - Closer (#25) [8 Weeks At #1]

23. AJR - Weak (#22)

22. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#17)

21. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#24)

20. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#32)

19. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#9)

18. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#16) [1 Week At #1]

17. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#20)

16. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#13)

15. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#18)

14. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#12) [1 Week At #1]

13. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#27)

12. Halsey - Now Or Never (#14)

11. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#15) [9 Weeks At #1]

10. Charlie Puth - Attention (#6)

9. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#7)

8. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#10)

7. Julia Michaels - Issues (#11)

6. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#8)

5. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#2) [1 Week At #1]

4. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#4) [3 Weeks At #1]

3. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#3)

2. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#1) [3 Weeks At #1]

1. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#5) [3 Weeks At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (-11)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (+14)

New Entrants

~ Our first new entrant this week comes from Camila Cabello in what is her first solo single. She is definitely doing very well so far as a solo artist, and it takes time to redeem yourself after you depart from a musical group. So, I applaud her. Her single, Crying In The Club debuted here this week and I have really been enjoying this song lately. The vocals are really spot on, and while the lyrics become repetitive, I can still see myself enjoying it pretty far into the future. So, all in all, I hope to see it do well here.

~ Our second debut of the week is Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels. Not to lie, this song has been a feel good one for me in the past week, considering the rough waters I've been through in a relationship. I am trying to be positive and this song has helped me a bit, but I continue to listen to a lot of Taylor Swift's breakup songs, or other songs about relationships, because she remains my favorite artist at the time. Anyways, besides my own problems, this song has a nice set of lyrics, outstanding vocals, and great production. It all calls for a feel-good, catchy song. I hope to see it do very well here.

Best Debut Of The Week: Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels

HitBound

• Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
• Andy Grammer - Give Love
• Katy Perry/Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish
• Julia Michaels - Uh Huh
• Imagine Dragons - Thunder
• The Chainsmokers - Honest (DEBUT)
• Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
• Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor
• Fall Out Boy - Champion
• Paramore - Hard Times
• Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me
• Childish Gambino - Redbone (DEBUT)
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling
• All Time Low - Good Times

My Top 5 HitBound Picks

1. Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me

2. Katy Perry/Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish

3. Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling

4. Paramore - Hard Times

5. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious

Bonus Summer Songs

Credit: Blog of Montavis

All songs will be color coded as any normal song, although, pink, yellow, and turquoise will not be utilized.

• Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
• Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
• Charli XCX - Boom Clap
• Twenty One Pilots - Ride
• Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams/T.I. - Blurred Lines
• Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
• Maroon 5 - Payphone
• Florida Georgia Line - Cruise
• One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
• Ariana Grande - Problem
• Omi - Cheerleader
• Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
• Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
• Taylor Swift - New Romantics
• Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
• Sam Smith - Stay With Me
• Katy Perry - E.T.
• B.o.B./Hayley Williams - Airplanes
• Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer
• Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
• The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
• 5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect
• Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again
• Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
• Maroon 5 - Love Somebody
• Katy Perry - California Gurls
• Pitbull/Ne-Yo/Afrojack - Give Me Everything
• Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance
• Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good.
• Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light 'Em Up)
• LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
• fun./Janelle Monae - We Are Young
• Iggy Azalea/Charli XCX - Fancy
• Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
• Magic! - Rude
• Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
• Cee Lo Green - Forget You

My Top 5 Throwback Picks

1. Ariana Grande - Problem

2. Taylor Swift - Bad Blood

3. Taylor Swift - New Romantics

4. Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

5. Iggy Azalea/Charli XCX - Fancy

Blurbing In The Club

~ First of all, I would like to address how annoying it is that Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill has returned to the top of the chart. I am really over this song. There wasn't enough to this song to keep me with it for a long time, so I would really appreciate it if this one starting edging away from the top spot after this week.

~ Also, speaking of songs I am completely over, we have Imagine Dragons - Believer hitting a new peak in the top 3. I would also really appreciate it if this song began to edge away further from the top after this week.

~ Julia Michaels - Issues has thankfully returned to the top 10. I was starting to lose hope in this song, but over the past week with my relationship problems, this one has also been on my loop.

~ Unfortunately, our biggest jump this week came from none other than Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road. This song is not the best country song this station could have picked up in all obviousness, so I would really appreciate it if this one went on the decline after this week. I am actually quite surprised at the same time that this one actually got this far here.

~ Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee is really becoming quite old, and I keep appreciating the small drops it's getting. Although it's going slowly, hopefully it will prove to surely happen.

~ Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy took a decent dip this week. I wouldn't be surprised though if this song went back up this week, because we all know how confusing a tenure this song has shown us. I wouldn't mind another jump anyways, I'm still enjoying the song a good amount.

~ Liam Payne - Strip That Down made a pretty good jump up into the top 20 this week. I have been enjoying this song lately, and I would definitely prefer this song being this high up over some of the others in the top 20, so, it's okay doing business here.

~ Train - Play That Song is the worst song here. It needs to be departing here soon, and I really would appreciate it if this one didn't go back into the top 20. I don't understand why it was so popular on this chart, where it wasn't anywhere else. It is a good thing that it didn't blow up in other places, because it has become overly annoying with it's success here.

~ Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla took the biggest drop this week and I am kind of glad, as it is beginning to become too close to being another red song under our belt.

~ How does a song like Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito, the biggest song in the country right now, not jump on its second week at all? Now I am seriously questioning this station's logic.

~ I was seeing a small glimmer of actual hope in Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later the last few weeks, but now that glimmer is starting to die.

~ I am still going to say how surprised I am that Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things is still here, I don't know why, but I honestly didn't expect this track being one of those songs that stays for months and hangs in the bottom 5 for some of that time.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage

NONE

1-Bad

20. Imagine Dragons - Believer

19. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road

18. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill

2-Mediocre

17. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee

3-Decent

16. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

4-Good

NONE

5-Great

15. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

14. Halsey - Now Or Never

13. The Chainsmokers - Paris

12. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

11. Lady Gaga - The Cure

10. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

9. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy

8. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay

7. Charlie Puth - Attention

6. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

5. Niall Horan - Slow Hands

4. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

3. Julia Michaels - Issues

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

1. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

Score: 83% (B)

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Train - Play That Song

2. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

3. Niall Horan - This Town

4. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On

5. Maroon 5 - Cold

My Top 5 Countdown Picks

1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

2. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

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

4. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

5. Julia Michaels - Issues

Love you guys!

~ Jack :)

The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (3) - Week Of June 24, 2017

Hey everyone! I am currently on vacation. I apologize for the delay again. Hopefully I can get my post for this past week out sooner, but here's this one first. So, before we get to this week's countdown, here's the songs that we're saying goodbye to.

• Ocean Park Standoff - Good News (#27)
• The Vamps/Matoma - All Night (#35)
• Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos - Slide (#36)
• ONE OK ROCK - American Girls (#41)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

The Countdown

45. Niall Horan - This Town (#42)

44. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#45) [3 Weeks At #1]

43. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#44)

42. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#43) [4 Weeks At #1]

41. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#40)

40. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#39)

39. Jon Bellion - Overwhelming (DEBUT)

38. ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#37)

37. Erin Bowman - Good Time Good Life (DEBUT)

36. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (DEBUT)

35. Maroon 5 - Cold (#34)

34. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later (#38)

33. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (DEBUT)

32. Liam Payne/Quavo - Strip That Down (#26)

31. DNCE - Kissing Strangers (#29)

30. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#30)

29. Hey Violet - Break My Heart (#22)

28. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - I'm The One (#33)

27. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#32)

26. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#21)

25. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#24) [8 Weeks At #1]

24. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#28)

23. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#23)

22. AJR - Weak (#15)

21. Train - Play That Song (#25)

20. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#19)

19. Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (#31)

18. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#18)

17. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#20)

16. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#17) [1 Week At #1]

15. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#14) [9 Weeks At #1]

14. Halsey - Now Or Never (#16)

13. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#12)

12. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#11) [1 Week At #1]

11. Julia Michaels - Issues (#13)

10. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#8)

9. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#7)

8. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#6)

7. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#9)

6. Charlie Puth - Attention (#10)

5. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#2) [2 Weeks At #1]

4. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#3) [3 Weeks At #1]

3. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#5)

2. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#4)

1. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#1) [3rd Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Tie Between AJR - Weak and Hey Violet - Break My Heart (-7)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Jason Derulo/Ty Dolla $ign/Nicki Minaj - Swalla (+12)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Bebe Rexha/Lik Wayne - The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)

#1 Recommendation For You: Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

New Entrants

~ First up this week we have a HitBound exit from last week, Jon Bellion - Overwhelming. This song has been good from the start. I am in love with the vocals and this guy has failed to disappoint me so far. I admit that the production is weird on this track, but it definitely is working for me at the moment. I can say that I would like for it to do well here, and I expect to see it do just that.

~ The next new song we are seeing this week comes from Erin Bowman, who also spawned another HitBound exit last week in the form of Good Time Good Life. Now, I have been enjoying this song for a while, but the repetitive lyrics are really starting to get me. I am still sold on the other parts of the song, which are what keeps it in green. I wouldn't say I see this one doing great here anyway, and I'll be okay with that if that's the case.

~ Third this week we have the biggest song out there right now, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito. As you can see, this song is currently the best one here, as it has been colored in purple. I have just been enjoying the catchy vibe this song gives me. Right now, everything about this song is very good, and I expect it to do well here because it has one of this station's favorite artists.

~ Finally, we have Noah Cyrus - Stay Together. I have been playing this song since I first heard it and honestly it has been a good song to go to when I'm having troubles with a certain person that is very important to me. I like the lyrics, the production, and vocals, and that all calls for a good song. I definitely am wishing it well here.

Best Debut Of The Week: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

HitBound

• Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me
• Fall Out Boy - Champion (DEBUT)
• Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club
• Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels (DEBUT)
• Julia Michaels - Uh Huh
• Imagine Dragons - Thunder
• Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
• Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor
• Paramore - Hard Times
• Andy Grammer - Give Love
• All Time Low - Good Times
• Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
• Katy Perry/Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling

My Top 5 HitBound Picks

1. Shawn Hook/Vanessa Hudgens - Reminding Me

2. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels

3. Katy Perry/Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish

4. Carly Rae Jespen - Cut To The Feeling

5. Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club

My Top 5 Countdown Picks

1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito

2. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

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

4. Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later

5. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

Love you guys!

~ Jack :)