Imagine Dragons (3) - Week Of August 12, 2017

Hey guys! This past week I posted the Summer Soundtrack Results. It currently has no comments, so I'm unsure if many have read it, since I posted another post shortly after that one. If you haven't seen the winners and losers, here's the final standings. Now, before we get to this week's fresh 45, here's a list of songs we're saying goodbye to.

• The Chainsmokers - Paris (#28) [1 Week At #1]
• Aaron Carter - Sooner Or Later (#44)
• Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#45) [3 Weeks At #1]

Last Week's #1 Song: Imagine Dragons - Believer

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

The Countdown

45. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#42)

44. Noah Cyrus - Stay Together (#43)

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

42. Miley Cyrus - Malibu (#45)

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

40. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (#39)

39. Julia Michaels - Issues (#26)

38. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#36) [8 Weeks At #1]

37. Train - Play That Song (#33)

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

35. Kesha - Praying (DEBUT)

34. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#34) [1 Week At #1]

33. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar (#33)

32. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (DEBUT)

31. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#31)

30. The Chainsmokers - Honest (DEBUT)

29. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#24)

28. Julia Michaels - Uh Huh (#35)

27. Childish Gambino - Redbone (#21)

26. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You (#22)

25. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#27)

24. Bruno Mars & David Guetta - Versace On The Floor (#25)

23. AJR - Weak (#37)

22. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#23)

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

20. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#8)

19. Halsey - Now Or Never (#9)

18. Fall Out Boy - Champion (#18)

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

16. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#13) [3 Weeks At #1]

15. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (#19)

14. All Time Low - Good Times (#20)

13. Calvin Harris/Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry - Feels (#12)

12. Linkin Park - One More Light (#16) 

11. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#14)

10. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#11)

9. Charlie Puth - Attention (#10)

8. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#7) [9 Weeks At #1]

7. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#6) [4 Weeks At #1]

6. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#5)

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

4. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#4)

3. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#17)

2. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#2) [3 Weeks At #1]

1. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#1) [3rd Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Julia Michaels - Issues (-13)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: AJR - Weak and Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (+14)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Camila Cabello/Quavo - OMG

#1 Recommendation For You: Fifth Harmony - Angel

New Entrants

~ Our first entrant this week comes from Kesha, returning with one amazing comeback single. The song is Praying. This song is easily one of the best songs that has shed light on radio this year. As of right now, it is definitely in my top 10 for this year. As you can see (if you were paying attention to the color code), this is now the best song here. The reason that this is such a good song is due to the very meaningful lyrics, smooth instrumentals, as well as the powerful vocals. It all calls for a good song. This was the lead single off of her new album, which was released this past Friday. I definitely recommend the album, as the songs are very well done and worth each listen. I am also enjoying her other recently released song, Learn To Let Go very much. I would like to see this song do well here. It is truly a very magnificent track.

~ Next up this week we have Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry. This song does definitely have me feeling "bad" every time I sing it. The lyrics and vocals may not be the best Demi has ever had, but it's definitely a very catchy song. It may qualify for my Ultimate Guilty Pleasure Of 2017, but we'll have to see what the rest of this year will bring. I wish it the best here in the meantime.

~ Finally, we have The Chainsmokers returning with their next single, Honest. I really have been enjoying this song, all though I had questionable thoughts on it at first. I just really like the lyrics, they speak to me on several levels, due to many things I have gone through lately. Isn't being a teenager just the worst? Yeah, it can be, when people you thought you could completely trust drop you and make you think it's your fault for the relationship going all over the place, but it's not. Anyways, that was a side note. All in all, I hope to see this one do good here. I don't doubt it will.

Best Entrant Of The Week: Kesha - Praying

HitBound

• Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious
• The All-American Rejects - Sweat
• P!nk - What About Us (DEBUT)
• Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
• Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (DEBUT)
• Imagine Dragons - Thunder
• Halsey - Bad At Love (DEBUT)
• The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You
• Rita Ora - Your Song
• Zedd & Liam Payne - Get Low
• Andy Grammer - Give Love
• Bebe Rexha - The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)
• Hey Violet - Hoodie (DEBUT)
• Harry Styles - Two Ghosts

My Top 5 HitBound Picks

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

2. Rita Ora - Your Song

3. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises

4. Zedd & Liam Payne - Get Low

5. Imagine Dragons - Thunder

Sorry Blurb Sorry

~ Okay, any time now. Imagine Dragons - Believer having three weeks on the top is long enough. If we're being honest here, one week was too much itself. I stopped believing in this song a while ago.

~ Let's talk about that jump from Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despactio. It made it to the top three, and how coincidentally after I talked about it being underrated here. It wasn't fast, but at least it made it there slowly.

~ Linkin Park - One More Light guided itself higher this week. It is really amazing how so many people come together at such a tragic time, and how something so tragic can live on and people will be so supportive. I wouldn't be surprised if this was in the top 10 next week.

~ All Time Low - Good Times is doing pretty good for a song I didn't expect to have a good time here. I don't mind its success at the moment, so it's okay, for now, at least.

~ Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill is crumbling finally. I really didn't understand what the big hype was with this song on this station.

~ Halsey - Now Or Never took a decent fall, nearly out of the top 20. I guess, it was either now or never for this song. I really don't care.

~ Speaking of large drops to the bottom of the top 20, Lady Gaga - The Cure died a decent amount of spots, to round out the top 20 this week.

~ MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low hadn't dimmed it's light yet. I was really surprised by it's jump this week. I had thought this one would just hang out in the same area forever.

~ AJR - Weak gained strength and made it out of that depressing fall last week. I was hoping this wasn't the end for this one.

~ Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You reverted backwards and went in the wrong direction this week. Here's to hoping that this doesn't keep dropping in the coming weeks.

~ James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go is starting to let go a bit, thankfully. It is almost out of the top 30.

~ Train - Play That Song looks like it's decreasing in plays and will hopefully leave soon. I am sick of this station overrating such a poor song.

~ Julia Michaels - Issues clearly had some issues this week on this station as it took quite the tumble, almost into the bottom 5. I really hope this isn't the end for this one.

~ Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On is still at the end of the countdown. I just want this to make a departure, I haven't been holding on to this song in what seems like forever.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage

NONE

1-Bad

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

19. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill

18. Imagine Dragons - Believer

17. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road

2-Mediocre

NONE

3-Decent

NONE

4-Good

16. Halsey - Now Or Never

15. Lady Gaga - The Cure

14. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

13. All Time Low - Good Times

12. DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

11. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

5-Great

10. Linkin Park - One More Light

9. Fall Out Boy - Champion

8. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

7. Niall Horan - Slow Hands

6. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay

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

4. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

3. Charlie Puth - Attention

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

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

Score: 78% (C+)

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks

1. Train - Play That Song

2. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On

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

4. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

5. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill

My Top 5 Countdown Picks

1. Kesha - Praying

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

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

4. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

5. The Chainsmokers - Honest

Love you guys!

~ Jack :)