Ed Sheeran - Year Of 2017

Hey guys! It has been another year that has gone by and that means that Hits 1 has counted down their most successful songs of the year. This year, they featured a good number of good songs on here. However, they did look over a few, as they do every year. Anyways, here is the fresh 45 of 2017 based on success of songs on the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown. The peak numbers of each song will be indicated in parentheses. The normal color code does apply to address how I currently feel about each of the songs on the list. Happy reading!

#1 Song Last Year: Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

The Countdown
45. Linkin Park - One More Light (#5)
44. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming (#10)
43. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#7)
42. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (#10)
41. Kesha - Praying (#5)
40. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito [Justin Bieber Remix] (#3)
39. Maroon 5 - Cold (#3)
38. AJR - Weak (#10)
37. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#6)
36. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#4)
35. P!nk - What About Us (#1) [1 Week]
34. Adele - Water Under The Bridge (#5)
33. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (#5)
32. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (#2)
31. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#6)
30. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#1) [2 Weeks]
29. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#5)
28. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#1) [1 Week]
27. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#1) [4 Weeks]
26. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#1) [2 Weeks]
25. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (#5)
24. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#3)
23. Train - Play That Song (#10)
22. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#7)
21. Julia Michaels - Issues (#6)
20. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#3)
19. Charlie Puth - Attention (#1) [1 Week]
18. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap (#2)
17. Niall Horan - This Town (#2)
16. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#3)
15. Shawn Mendes - Mercy (#2)
14. The Chainsmokers - Paris (#1) [1 Week]
13. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#1) [3 Weeks]
12. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#1) [2 Weeks]
11. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#4)
10. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#1) [1 Week]
9. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#1) [3 Weeks]
8. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#1) [4 Weeks]
7. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#1) [3 Weeks]
6. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#1) [3 Weeks At #1]
5. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#1) [3 Weeks]
4. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#1) [5 Weeks]
3. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1) [8 Weeks]
2. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay (#1) [4 Weeks]
1. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#1) [9 Weeks]

Shape Of Blurbs

~ I am quite fine with Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You being the #1 song this year, and honestly it was not a huge surprise, as it was the only song that spent nine weeks leading the chart this year, which was far more than any other song this year.

~ I am very surprised, however, that The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer was this high on the year-end chart, considering it had most of its success on the countdown last year. Nevertheless, I am definitely not complaining. It is one of my favorite songs. I consider it the best one here.

~ Just a side note, this year, the entire top 10 consists of songs that were #1 at one point or another. There is usually a few songs in there that peaked at #2 or somewhere in the top 3, but Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me did earn a spot at #11, seeing as it peaked at #4. I just thought that it was a little interesting. That's all.

~ Well, four of my least favorite songs this year all came right below the top 20 this year, and right in a row. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On, Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road, Train - Play That Song, and Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (came just short of my bottom 10), sadly came all in a row. It was a very non-pleasurable listen when these all came rolling one after another. On the bright side, we got a good chunk of them out of the way. On the dark side, though, it makes me a bit irritated that they were here in the first place.

~ I find it kind of strange that Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito [Justin Bieber Remix] did not get any higher on this list. Oh well.

~ On note of surprises, I am also quite surprised seeing that Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side also made this list. Another surprise was seeing The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming making the list as well. They both peaked at the lowest position in the top 10. I just wasn't expecting to see them here, but I'm glad that they made it.

~ I also find it kind of interesting seeing as successful songs here like Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do, Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest, and Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still all failed to make it onto this chart. All of the above are songs I thoroughly enjoy and I am a bit confused as to why they failed to make it here. The second one even peaked at #2.

Let's Do A Year-End Chart Review!

0-Garbage
45. Train - Play That Song
44. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road
43. Imagine Dragons - Believer
42. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
41. Maroon 5 - Cold
40. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee
39. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

1-Bad
38. Liam Payne - Strip That Down
37. Niall Horan - Slow Hands
36. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill
35. Linkin Park - One More Light

2-Mediocre
34. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
33. Lady Gaga - The Cure
32. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
31. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
30. Niall Horan - This Town

3-Decent
29. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This
28. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
27. Imagine Dragons - Thunder

4-Good
26. Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap
25. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
24. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
23. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful
22. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
21. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
20. Charlie Puth - Attention
19. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito [Justin Bieber Remix]
18. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
17. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay

5-Great
16. Adele - Water Under The Bridge
15. P!nk - What About Us
14. AJR - Weak
13. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving
12. Kesha - Praying
11. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
10. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy
9. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
8. The Chainsmokers - Paris
7. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming
6. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side
5. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
4. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
3. Julia Michaels - Issues
2. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Score: 64% (D)


My Bottom 5 Year-End Countdown Picks
1. Train - Play That Song
2. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road
3. Imagine Dragons - Believer
4. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On
5. Maroon 5 - Cold

My Top 5 Year-End Countdown Picks
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
2. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things
3. Julia Michaels - Issues
4. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
5. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

Thanks for reading! Don't forget to check out the countdown review that was posted before this!

~ Jack :)