5 Seconds Of Summer (5) - Week Of December 8, 2018

Hey guys! This week was not super eventful at all. There were a couple of significant drops and jumps here and there, but nothing much. Anyways, no exits this week--so let's just get right to it.

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Halsey - Bad At Love
Last Week's #1 Song: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

The Countdown
45. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman (#44)
44. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (#45) [2 Weeks At #1]
43. Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises (#41)
42. Taylor Swift - Delicate (#40) [3 Weeks At #1]
41. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (#43)
40. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know (#39)
39. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am (#38)
38. Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey - The Middle (#37) [9 Weeks At #1]
37. George Ezra - Shotgun (#42)
36. Alex Aiono - Big Mistake (#26)
35. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#36) [4 Weeks At #1]
34. Loud Luxury/brando - Body (#35)
33. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow (#30)
32. Shawn Mendes & Zedd - Lost In Japan (#31)
31. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (#32) [1 Week At #1]
30. Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity (#22)
29. Lauv/Julia Michaels - There's No Way (#34)
28. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#24)
27. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly (#28)
26. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (#14)
25. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#20)
24. Benny Blanco, Halsey, & Khalid - Eastside (#18)
23. Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#25)
22. David Guetta/Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone (#29)
21. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (#27)
20. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You (#17)
19. Little Mix/Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me (#33)
18. Twenty One Pilots - My Blood (#23)
17. Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower (#16)
16. Camila Cabello - Consequences (#21)
15. The Struts/Kesha - Body Talks (#15)
14. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess (#8)
13. Shawn Mendes - Nervous (#19)
12. Ariana Grande - Breathin (#12)
11. lovelytheband - Broken (#13)
10. Khalid & Normani - Love Lies (#10)
9. Dan + Shay - Tequila (#11)
8. Anne-Marie - 2002 (#3)
7. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones (#9) [2 Weeks At #1]
6. Halsey - Without Me (#5)
5. Imagine Dragons - Natural (#6) [1 Week At #1]
4. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier (#4) [2 Weeks At #1]
3. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#1) [8 Weeks At #1]
2. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling (#7)
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (#2) [5th Week At #1]

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (-12)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Little Mix/Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me (+14)

#1 Recommendation Of The Week: The Chainsmokers - Beach House


Hit-Bound

• Steve Aoki/BTS - Waste It On Me
• James Arthur - Empty Space
• Olly Murs - Moves
• Dan + Shay - Speechless
• Ellie Goulding & Diplo - Close To Me
• Imagine Dragons - Machine
• 5 Seconds Of Summer - Killer Queen
• Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life
• Khalid - Better
• Lauren Jauregui - Expectations
• Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine
• Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely
• Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (DEBUT)
• Dean Lewis - Be Alright
• Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

~ Our only song just dawning on Hit-Bound this week comes from Mark Ronson and the returning Miley Cyrus. They give us Nothing Breaks Like A Heart. Quite honestly, I am not a huge fan of this one. It pales in comparison to some of the other songs that both Ronson and Cyrus have given us in the past. The production here is pretty lackluster, and the vocals from Cyrus aren't very climactic either. At the moment I am not liking this one, but that could change after more listens. But, all in all, it is nothing that special. I woundn't really care it weren't to debut on the countdown.

My Bottom 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Dan + Shay - Speechless
2. Imagine Dragons - Machine
3. Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine
4. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Killer Queen
5. Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life
2. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
3. Dean Lewis - Be Alright
4. Ellie Goulding & Diplo - Close To Me
5. Steve Aoki/BTS - Waste It On Me


There's No Blurb

~ While I am okay with the return of Youngblood to the peak of the countdown, I would much rather see any of the other songs in green within the top 10 at the top at this point. It is not that this one is not good, it is--but I would like to switch it up a little in terms of our #1.

~ I'm glad to see the fall from Anne-Marie - 2002. That top 3 entry was rather frightening. On a related note, Tequila is now in the top 10--very frightening in regards to what is coming.

~ Every song from #12-#21 was an incredibly pleasurable listen. Included was many of my favorite songs at the moment. So, that was something worth pointing out, I suppose.

~ David Guetta/Anne-Marie - Don't Leave Me Alone is inching closer to the top 20. I am not happy about that. Hopefully we can restrain this one from going much higher--it's not great.

~ I am kind of disappointed that Shallow has decreased in success here just when I began to like it.

~ At this point the excessively long stays of both Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) and Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey - The Middle are becoming incredibly annoying. Please just leave! Maybe in time for Christmas?


Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage
20. Dan + Shay - Tequila

1-Bad
19. Anne-Marie - 2002

2-Mediocre
18. Imagine Dragons - Natural

3-Decent
17. lovelytheband - Broken
16. Khalid & Normani - Love Lies 

4-Good
15. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

5-Great
14. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
13. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones
12. Twenty One Pilots - My Blood
11. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
10. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
9. Shawn Mendes - Nervous
8. Little Mix/Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me
7. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
6. Halsey - Without Me
5. The Struts/Kesha - Body Talks
4. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You
3. Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
2. Ariana Grande - Breathin
1. Camila Cabello - Consequences

Score: 83% (B)


Best Countdown Song This Week Last Year: Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?


My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks
1. Dan + Shay - Tequila
2. Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey - The Middle
3. Anne-Marie - 2002
4. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
5. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am

My Top 5 Countdown Picks
1. Camila Cabello - Consequences
2. Ariana Grande - Breathin
3. Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
4. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
5. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You


Before I go, here is the tentative schedule for year-end posts...

• The Artist 20, The Hit 20, & The Album 20 - Sunday, December 16, 2018
• Hits 1 Year-End Countdown Review - Tuesday, December 25, 2018
• 2018: A Year In Review - Friday, December 28, 2018
• My Top 45 Songs Of 2018 - Monday, December 31, 2018
• ??: Billboard 2018 Year-End Hot 100 Review - Wednesday, January 2, 2019
• ?? Possible Bonus Post

Have a great week!

~ Jack :)