Twenty One Pilots - Year Of 2016

Well, just like may music platforms this time of year, Hits 1 has released their station's top 45 songs of 2016. The list this year wasn't bad, but there were some issues this year. All in all, I would say 2016 had a lot going on on Hits 1 and I was very excited to see how this list would turn out. So, now, without further adieu, 2016's top 45 songs on Hits 1!

Last Year's #1 Song: Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance

45. Shawn Mendes - Stitches (#1)
44. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#4)
43. The Chainsmokers/ROZES - Roses (#7)
42. Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer (#9)
41. Selena Gomez - Same Old Love (#3)
40. Ariana Grande - Into You (#5)
39. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (#5)
38. James Bay - Let It Go (#5)
37. Taylor Swift - Out Of The Woods (#7)
36. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#10)
35. Troye Sivan - Youth (#4)
34. Charlie Puth - One Call Away (#1)
33. Demi Lovato - Confident (#1)
32. Rachel Platten - Stand By You (#2)
31. The Weeknd - In The Night (#5)
30. One Direction - Drag Me Down (#2)
29. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#1)
28. One Direction - History (#2)
27. Meghan Trainor - No (#3)
26. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#6)
25. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)
24. Lukas Graham - 7 Years (#5)
23. Justin Bieber - Sorry (#2)
22. Fifth Harmony/Camila Cabello - Work From Home (#5)
21. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#1)
20. P!nk - Just Like Fire (#2)
19. Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself (#3)
18. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#4)
17. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato - Irresistible (#3)
16. Zayn - Pillowtalk (#2)
15. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#5)
14. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#1)
13. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#1)
12. Adele - Hello (#1)
11. Taylor Swift - New Romantics (#1)
10. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#2)
9. Panic! At The Disco - Victorious (#1)
8. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#2)
7. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#1)
6. One Direction - Perfect (#1)
5. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#2)
4. Flo Rida - My House (#1)
3. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#1)
2. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (#1)
1. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#1)

Stressed Blurbs

~ I really did expect Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! as #1, but I can see why Hits 1 would pick Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out, and it wasn't a terrible choice, although I would've preferred #2.

~ I really don't understand the reasons as to how high One Direction - Perfect and Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty are.

~ I really didn't expect Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman to be this high, but I'll take it, of course.

~ I would have preferred to see Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For to be lower and for Fifth Harmony/Camila Cabello - Work From Home to be higher, but, oh well.

~ I had no expectation for One Direction - History to even be here, but it's okay, I guess.

~ I really don't think it was necessary to have One Direction - Drag Me Down this high up, or even here at all for a second year.

~ Of course, of course, of course. The lowest peaking song on here (5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys) just has to be here, and it just has to be this ridiculous song in particular. I mean, there were better lower peaking songs, and this has to be it? I mean, this wasn't that successful here, its such a space filler, but with the obsession this station has with this band, I'm not freaking surprised.

~ I am very happy with the fact that Selena Gomez - Same Old Love is here.

~ Wow. I really didn't expect Shawn Mendes - Stitches to still be here for another year.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap
NONE

1-Bad
20. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

2-Mediocre
19. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
18. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
17. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
16. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

3-Decent
15. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
14. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
13. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

4-Good
12. Flo Rida - My House
11. Panic! At The Disco - Victorious

5-Great
10. P!nk - Just Like Fire
9. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
8. Taylor Swift - New Romantics
7. One Direction - Perfect
6. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
5. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
4. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato - Irresistible
3. Adele - Hello
2. Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself
1. Zayn - Pillowtalk

Score: 76%

Bottom 5 Songs
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
2. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
3. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
4. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend
5. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

Top 5 Songs
1. Taylor Swift - Out Of The Woods
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
3. Fifth Harmony/Camila Cabello - Work From Home
4. Selena Gomez - Same Old Love
5. Zayn - Pillowtalk

The countdown post is coming soon!

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

Hailee Steinfeld & Grey (1) - Week Of December 17, 2016

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great week! The year is slowly coming to an end and I have posted my first year-end Hot 45 Chart post for this year as well as the year-end Billboard Hot 100! So, don't forget to check those out if you haven't already! Also, I need everyone to keep voting, or I will have to extend the date, we only got 4 votes this week. I have specified that I honestly do not care how many times you vote. Vote as many times for whoever you want! Now, please do this since voting closes this coming Friday. Here's the link: https://goo.gl/forms/PGLeGUgLtQeVkm193. Now, before we get to this week's fresh 45 songs, here's a list of the ones we are saying goodbye to:

• Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#36)
• Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#39)

Last Week's #1 Song: Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Adele - Hello

The Chart

45. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#44)

44. Calvin Harris - My Way (#45)

43. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#41)

42. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#42)

41. DNCE - Body Moves (#37)

40. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#43)

39. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On (DEBUT)

38. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#20)

37. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#30)

36. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#34)

35. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#33)

34. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#29)

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

32. John Legend - Love Me Now (#38)

31. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#31) 

30. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (#28)

29. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (#32)

28. Runaground - Chase You Down (#26)

27. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#16)

26. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (DEBUT)

25. Bastille - Good Grief (#24)

24. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (#25)

23. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (#35)

22. Ariana Grande - Into You (#9)

21. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#27)

20. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#19)

19. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#18)

18. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (#23)

17. OneRepublic - Kids (#12)

16. Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight (#15)

15. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (#17)

14. Train - Play That Song (#14)

13. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#7)

12. Adele - Water Under The Bridge (#22)

11. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (#21)

10. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#1)

9. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#8)

8. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love (#11)

7. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#6)

6. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#13)

5. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#10)

4. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#5)

3. Niall Horan - This Town (#4)

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#3)

1. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#2)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (-18)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (+12)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: The Weeknd/Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming

#1 Recommendation For You: Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson - Just Hold On

New Entrants

~ First off this week, Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson debut with Just Hold On. This song is good for the time being. I would say that the EDM work is good, but it's really just average. This definitely doesn't qualify as Steve Aoki's best work, but it is definitely something. I can definitely say that Louis Tomlinson does a well job on this song, but I don't know how long this will stay with me. It'll be good for a while and I hope it does good here while I like it.

~ Our second, and last debut this week is from Zayn and none other than miss Taylor Swift. I Don't Wanna Live Forever is a fabulous creation for the upcoming sequel to Fifty Shades Of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker. I am totally loving Zayn's falsetto in this song and Taylor Swift does great as always. I never really thought of these two as collaborators, but now that it's a reality, I am really enjoying the song. I really would love to see this song have success on this countdown, and I'm sure it will here, because this station sure loves these two artists.

HitBound

• Lukas Graham - You're Not There
• Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things
• Hey Violet - Guys My Age
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
• Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap
• Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire
• Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor (DEBUT)
• Maty Noyes - In My Mind
• Daya - Words
• Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own
• Rihanna - Love On The Brain

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things

2. Maty Noyes - In My Mind

3. Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

4. Daya - Words

5. Rihanna - Love On The Brain

I Don't Wanna Blurb Forever

~ I really am happy that Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving is our new #1 song. This didn't seem like a song that would hit the top spot at first, but it is very interesting and I hope it has a good run there. If this is its only week there, then let it bask in all the glory.

~ I really don't think it is necessary for Niall Horan - This Town, Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful, or Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know to go past their positions at the moment, but who knows?

~ I am really starting to understand how the dark ages lead us into the good times. I mean, Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better declined nine spots from #1 and Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side and Adele - Water Under The Bridge both jumped ten spots. Things should hopefully begin to look up here.

~ I would really love it if songs like OneRepublic - Kids and X Ambassadors - Unsteady would leave the top 20.

~ It was sadly time for Ariana Grande - Into You to drop.

~ Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty made a notable decline this week, which is very good considering it allowed a place a better song took in the top 20.

~ I would've loved to see John Legend - Love Me Now and Charli XCX - After The Afterparty make larger jumps this week. Maybe that will happen next week, but for the time being, they are amazing songs, and at least they made somewhat of an incline.

~ Well, I am very joyful that Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes made a drop to the lower end of the countdown. Hopefully this means that it will be leaving in the next few weeks.

~ DNCE - Body Moves clearly hasn't done well here. I would hope to see it have a comeback, but it looks like it will be just like Calvin Harris - My Way, which is still here and in the bottom 5.

~ I really hope that this is the last week that we have 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys here. This song should've left a long time ago.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap

20. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

1-Bad

19. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

2-Mediocre

18. OneRepublic - Kids

17. Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight

3-Decent

16. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love
15. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
14. Train - Play That Song

4-Good
13. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
12. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
11. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful
10. Niall Horan - This Town
9. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
8. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

5-Great
7. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
6. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
5. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
4. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving
3. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
2. Adele - Water Under The Bridge
1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

Score: 73%

Bottom 5 Songs This Week
1. TIE: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
1. TIE: Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire
2. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
3. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
4. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
5. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Top 5 Songs This Week
1. TIE: Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
1. TIE: Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side
2. Adele - Water Under The Bridge
3. Charli XCX - After The Afterparty
4. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
5. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

The Hot 45 Chart will be out soon!

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

Justin Bieber - Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2016

Well, hey there everyone! This is my first time doing a year-end Billboard Hot 100 recap. I pretty much am only going to color code the songs (only colors used are green, blue, yellow, red, orange, and purple). Then, I will put a list of the top 20 review and my ideal top 10. So, here it is.

100. One Direction - Perfect
99. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again
98. Desiigner - Tiimmy Turner
97. Future - Wicked
96. Tim McGraw - Humble & Kind
95. Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime
94. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving
93. Fifth Harmony/Fetty Wap - All In My Head (Flex)
92. Kevin Gates - Really Really
91. O.T. Genasis/Young Dolph - Cut It
90. Usher/Young Thug - No Limit
89. Chris Brown - Back To Sleep
88. Silento - Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)
87. Fat Joe & Remy Ma/French Montana/Infared - All The Way Up
86. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer
85. Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On
84. Daya - Hide Away
83. Adele - When We Were Young
82. Drake/The Throne - Pop Style
81. Ellie Goulding - On My Mind
80. DJ Snake/Bipolar Sunshine - Middle
79. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
78. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
77. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side
76. Ruth B. - Lost Boy
75. Travis Scott - Antidote
74. Tory Lanez - Say It
73. Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend
72. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
71. Beyoncé - Sorry
70. Tory Lanez - Luv
69. Yo Gotti/Nicki Minaj - Down In The DM
68. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, & Ty Dolla $ign/X Ambassadors - Sucker For Pain
67. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
66. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo - Close
65. Post Malone - White Iverson
64. Thomas Rhett - Die A Happy Man
63. Elle King - Ex's & Oh's
62. Meghan Trainor - Me Too
61. The Weeknd - In The Night
60. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You
59. DJ Khaled/Drake - For Free
58. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy
57. Kevin Gates - 2 Phones
56. Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself
55. Jeremih - Oui
54. Fetty Wap/Remy Boyz - 679
53. Bryson Tiller - Exchange
52. Kiiara - Gold
51. Ariana Grande - Into You
50. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore
49. Florida Georgia Line - H.O.L.Y.
48. Kent Jones - Don't Mind
47. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
46. Zara Larsson/MNEK - Never Forget You
45. Meghan Trainor - No
44. James Bay - Let It Go
43. Charlie Puth - One Call Away
42. Meghan Trainor/John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
41. Drake - Controlla
40. Selena Gomez - Same Old Love
39. Alessia Cara - Here
38. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U
37. Drake & Future - Jumpman
36. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
35. Bryson Tiller - Don't
34. D.R.A.M./Lil Yachty - Broccoli
33. P!nk - Just Like Fire
32. The Weeknd - The Hills
31. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
30. Future/The Weeknd - Low Life
29. Drake/Rihanna - Too Good
28. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
27. The Chainsmokers/ROZES - Roses
26. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
25. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water
24. Drake - Hotline Bling
23. Shawn Mendes - Stitches
22. Zayn - Pillowtalk
21. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
20. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
19. G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself, & I
18. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
17. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
16. Fifth Harmony/Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home
15. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
14. Flo Rida - My House
13. Rihanna - Needed Me
12. Lukas Graham - 7 Years
11. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
10. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
9. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
8. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
7. Adele - Hello
6. Desiigner - Panda
5. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
4. Rihanna/Drake - Work
3. Drake/Wizkid/Kyla - One Dance
2. Justin Bieber - Sorry
1. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap
20. Desiigner - Panda
19. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

1-Bad
18. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
17. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
16. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down

2-Mediocre
15. Rihanna - Needed Me
14. Lukas Graham - 7 Year
13. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

3-Decent
12. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
11. Flo Rida - My House

4-Good
10. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
9. Drake/Wizkid/Kyla - One Dance
8. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
7. Rihanna/Drake - Work

5-Great
6. Justin Bieber - Sorry
5. G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself, & I
4. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
3. Fifth Harmony/Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home
2. Adele - Hello
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Score: 61/100

My Ideal Top 10 (Based Of The Top 10 Songs & Opinion)
10. Desiigner - Panda
9. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
8. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down
7. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
6. Drake/Wizkid/Kyla - One Dance
5. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
4. Rihanna/Drake - Work
3. Justin Bieber - Sorry
2. Adele - Hello
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

So, all in all, I could really do without all of the constant rap songs on here. There were several other songs that could've occupied their spots, but anyway, the top 10 is okay looking, and I have no problem with the #1.

So, I'll see you guys later with the countdown post!

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

Shawn Mendes (2) - Week Of December 10, 2016

This week was good and awful at the same time. I liked our class of entrants very much, but we are beginning to enter the dark ages of this countdown, once again. We definitely didn't need the #1 song this week, in fact it shouldn't even be here anymore. Anyways, I hope you all had a good week and before we get to this week's (not so) fresh 45 hits, here are the songs we are saying goodbye to:

• Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#36)
• Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#39)
• Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#42)
• Nick Jonas - Bacon (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Adele - Hello

The Countdown
45. Calvin Harris - My Way (#43)
44. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#41)
43. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#40)
42. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#37)
41. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#44)
40. Charli XCX - After The Afterparty (DEBUT)
39. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#38)
38. John Legend - Love Me Now (DEBUT)
37. DNCE - Body Moves (#29)
36. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#35)
35. James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (DEBUT)
34. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#33)
33. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#34)
32. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (DEBUT)
31. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#27)
30. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#31)
29. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#32)
28. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (#15)
27. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#23)
26. Runaground - Chase You Down (#26)
25. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (#22)
24. Bastille - Good Grief (#21)
23. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (#17)
22. Adele - Water Under The Bridge (#30)
21. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (#19)
20. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#14)
19. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#3)
18. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#18)
17. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (#28)
16. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#11)
15. Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight (#24)
14. Train - Play That Song (#25)
13. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#8)
12. OneRepublic - Kids (#16)
11. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love (#20)
10. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#12)
9. Ariana Grande - Into You (#9)
8. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#7)
7. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#6)
6. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2)
5. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#13)
4. Niall Horan - This Town (#10)
3. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)
2. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#4)
1. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#5)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (-16)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Jon Bellion - All Time Low and Train - Play That Song (+11)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Louisa Johnson - So Good

#1 Recommendation For You: Zayn/Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever

New Entrants

~ Our first and best entrant this weeks comes from Charli XCX returning after a year or so without music. After The Afterparty is definitely a catchy tune and one that I've been having on replay lately. I really did think that Lil Yachty had a good part in this song, but Hits 1 blocked it out, as I assumed they'd do. It was a small part, anyway, so I'm not that bothered by it. All in all, I will probably listen to this song too much that I will eventually get sick of it at some point, but for now, I would love to see it have some success. 

~ Our next entrant this week is from John Legend, solo style. I really am liking Love Me Now at the moment. I can really see why he made this song and it really has a great meaning, with a catchy vibe as well, which is a bonus to have. So, I would love to see this song have some success because I frankly believe it deserves a good amount while it is here.

~ Next up is from new Hits 1 artist, James Arthur, in the form of Say You Won't Let Go. At first, this song didn't appeal to me much, but after a few more listens, I began to like it and realized the great message it has. I feel like this is a breath of fresh air from our normal clientele here on the countdown. I really would like to see some good success, maybe a peak in the low teens, that would be fine at least.

~ Lastly this week is our worst, but technically not worst entrant, Lady Gaga - Million Reasons. I am really having trouble sticking with this song. It sticks with me for a little while, then it fades on me, and then I grow back into it again. Right now, I am in the stage where it's beginning to fade on me. The reason this is happening with this song is it is not something I am used to hearing from Lady Gaga. It just doesn't seem quite her. This song is better than Perfect Illusion, but I don't really think I want it to have much success here, maybe a little bit, depending if it grows back on me or not.

HitBound

• Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap
• Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex (DEBUT)
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
• Rihanna - Love On The Brain
• Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
• Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own
• Lukas Graham - You're Not There
• Maty Noyes - On My Mind (DEBUT)
• Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (DEBUT)
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire 
• Hey Violet - Guys My Age (DEBUT)
• Daya - Words

Top 5 HitBound Songs

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

2. Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things

3. Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

4. Maty Noyes - In My Mind

5. Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex

Million Blurbs

~ I would like really appreciate it if Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better was not #1. This song is so old and thus far hasn't even deserved to be #1. Stitches, from last year was a much better choice.

~ Wow, I didn't expect to see the big jumps from Niall Horan - This Town and Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful this week. I really don't mind much, though.

~ Ariana Grande - Into You is still good, don't get me wrong. It is just unnecessary at this point to keep it this high when her better song should be there.

~ I really don't understand why mediocre songs like Train - Play That Song and Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight are getting this kind of recognition. They just aren't that good.

~ I am glad Jon Bellion - All Time Low made a jump back into the top 20, but it probably won't last, unfortunately.

~ Well, we had a tumble from DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You this week. I really don't think this was the song that should've dropped, but it's Hits 1, and you know them.

~ I am literally getting sick of how the best song here, Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side cannot just make a reasonable jump already! I really don't understand it. These annoying jumps and drops in and out of the top 20 are really aggravating me.

~ One good thing that happened this week was the jump of Adele - Water Under The Bridge. Hopefully this lasts a while.

~ Okay, if Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water keeps doing these strange large jumps and drops everywhere, I'm going to start questioning people's sanity. Just pick a direction!

~ I would love an explanation as to why DNCE - Body Moves is dropping like this. Hello? Is anyone there? Oh, sorry, I forgot the voters here don't like to give reasonable explanations for these ridiculous things.

~ Okay, this is really getting annoying now. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire, Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza, Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover), and most of all, 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys are all long overdue for exits. I mean, like I am getting mad when this garbage is still here, clogging up spots that good songs from HitBound can take.

~ I think it may be time for Calvin Harris - My Way to leave with pride and dignity. This song just didn't have success here for some reason, unless it wants to make a miraculous comeback, which I would like very much.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Garbage

20. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

19. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

1-Bad

18. OneRepublic - Kids

17. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

16. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

2-Mediocre

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

14. Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight

13. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

12. Train - Play That Song

3-Decent

NONE

4-Good

11. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

10. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

9. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful

8. Niall Horan - This Town

7. Ariana Grande - Into You

6. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

5. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

4. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

5-Great

3. Hailee Steinfled & Grey/Zedd - Starving

2. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Score: 56/100

Bottom 5 Songs This Week

1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

2. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire

3. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

4. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

5. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Top 5 Songs This Week

1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

3. Charli XCX - After The Afterparty

4. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

5. Adele - Water Under The Bridge

The Hot 45 Chart will be out later!

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

The Chainsmokers (8) - Week Of December 3, 2016

Well, we are officially in the month of December now. We can now start looking forward to Christmas and the New Year that will be here in less than a month. What are you excited for this month? Let me know in the comments! Now, I just want to say that this week's countdown was slightly better than it was last week. I appreciated the biggest drop this week, but I didn't appreciate a few drops from good songs that deserve recognition. Now, before we get to this week's fresh 45 songs, here's the song we are saying goodbye to this week:

• Demi Lovato - Body Say (#41)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Adele - Hello

The Chart

45. Nick Jonas - Bacon (#45)
44. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#29)
43. Calvin Harris - My Way (#42)
42. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#43)
41. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#40)
40. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#35)
39. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#44)
38. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#37)
37. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#34)
36. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#39)
35. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#36)
34. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#38)
33. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#33)
32. Gnash/Olvia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#27)
31. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#32)
30. Adele - Water Under The Bridge (DEBUT)
29. DNCE - Body Moves (#25)
28. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (#18)
27. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#23)
26. Runaground - Chase You Down (#28)
25. Train - Play That Song (#31)
24. Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight (#16)
23. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#21)
22. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (#24)
21. Bastille - Good Grief (#13)
20. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love (#20)
19. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (#22)
18. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#19)
17. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (#26)
16. OneRepublic - Kids (#11)
15. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (#30)
14. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#7)
13. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#10)
12. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#15)
11. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#8)
10. Niall Horan - This Town (#17)
9. Ariana Grande - Into You (#12)
8. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#14)
7. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#9)
6. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#6)
5. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#5)
4. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#4)
3. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#3)
2. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2)
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (-15)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (+15)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Olly Murs - Grow Up

#1 Recommendation For You: Alessia Cara - How Far I'll Go

New Entrants

~ We only have one new entrant again this week. That entrant is Adele returning with another destined hit, Water Under The Bridge. This is definitely better than the last two singles off of 25, When We Were Young and Send My Love (To Your New Lover). Whether it tops Hello or not, is something that the future will tell. This song is much better than the last two singles because instrumentals are widely used, which fits Adele's music a hundred times better. Her voice is very powerful which is a great thing and the chorus just grabs my attention every time. All in all, I would love to see this song have some success here. I'm sure it will, because, hey, it's Adele.

HitBound

• James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
• Charli XCX - After The Afterparty (DEBUT)
• Lukas Graham - You're Not There
• Daya - Words
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire
• John Legend - Love Me Now
• Captain Cuts/Nateur - Love Like We Used To
• Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
• Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things (DEBUT)
• Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own
• Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap
• Rihanna - Love On The Brain

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. Charli XCX - After The Afterparty

2. Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

3. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things

4. John Legend - Love Me Now

5. Daya - Words

Water Under The Blurbs

~ I am completely okay with the reign of The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer on this countdown. There is nothing else in the top 10, even though most of it is good, that I would really want at #1 at the moment.

~ I would really love seeing Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better and Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor drop very soon, the latter of which is popular nowhere else.

~ I really am on the verge of putting Ariana Grande - Into You in blue. No joke. It is getting kind of annoying that this is jumping from the top 10, out of the top 10 and blocking her better song from being this high up.

~ I would appreciate if Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty could drop more.

~ Although I do like Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful, it is getting annoying with these tiny jumps and drops all over the place for some reason. I just really wouldn't be devastated if it were to leave in the near future.

~ Honestly, Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes and OneRepublic - Kids should not be here. The former is just now getting popular on other charts which is driving me crazy and the latter was never really popular anywhere else in the first place, yet they are this high up.

~ It is very pleasing to see that Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest and Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side are back in the top 20, but they need to be higher.

~ Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl needs to stop hanging around in the 20's. Vote for this song!

~ I am beginning to lose interest in Runaground - Chase You Down, just because I feel there isn't much to it.

~ I am about to rant, so get ready. I really do not understand why Hits 1 and the voters can't appreciate good songs when they see them. Three good songs took unreasonable drops this week and as you can see, I am not happy. Jon Bellion - All Time Low, DNCE - Body Moves, and Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U all took very irrational and ridiculous drops, considering they are three of the most popular songs out there right now. I really would love to see them make a recovery next week, but just because luck turns out to never happen, they probably won't.

~ I can't continue liking Justin Bieber - Can't Stop The Feeling! because it has been extremely overplayed this year. I really want to, but I am just done with it.

~ Yes, you saw it correctly, Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman has just crossed over to the blue side. Not saying that it will stay there for long, because considering it has been one of my most favorite songs this year, it will probably be green again.

~ Calvin Harris - My Way and Nick Jonas - Bacon should've been more of a success, such a shame.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap

20. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

19. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

1-Bad

18. OneRepublic - Kids

17. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

16. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

2-Mediocre

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

14. Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

3-Decent

NONE

4-Good

13. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Your Beautiful

12. Ariana Grande - Into You

11. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

10. Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MØ - Cold Water

9. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

5-Great

8. Niall Horan - This Town

7. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

6. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

5. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving

4. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

3. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

The year end music awards voting is out! You have from now until December 23rd to vote! Vote several times, I would love a lot of votes because that adds more suspense to who will win, so, vote, vote, vote, as many times as you can! Do not be shy! VOTE IN EVERY CATEGORY!!!!!! Here's the link: https://goo.gl/forms/70An3Jksp5e8fGid2

The Hot 45 Chart is being worked on. I had to get a new phone today and had a ton of homework.

Bottom 5 Songs This Week

1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

2. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire

3. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

4. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

5. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes

Top 5 Songs This Week

1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

3. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

4. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

5. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

Thanks for reading!

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)