The Chainsmokers (5) - Week Of November 5, 2016

Hey there guys! I hope you all had a great week! This week was pretty uneventful in most ways. It really wasn't all that interesting. So, before we get to this week's fresh 45 songs, here's the songs we're saying goodbye to:

• Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (#38)
• AJR - I'm Not Famous (#42)
• Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#44)

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

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Shawn Mendes - Stitches

The Chart

45. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (#45)

44. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#35)

43. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#36)

42. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#41)

41. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#40)

40. Demi Lovato - Body Say (#43)

39. Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight (DEBUT)

38. P!nk - Just Like Fire (#39)

37. Calvin Harris - My Way (#32)

36. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#31)

35. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (DEBUT)

34. Taylor Swift - New Romantics (#37)

33. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (DEBUT)

32. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#33)

31. Runaground - Chase You Down (#34)

30. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#29)

29. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#30)

28. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#20)

27. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#26)

26. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#27)

25. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#25)

24. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#23)

23. Nick Jonas - Bacon (#22)

22. Kiiara - Gold (#15)

21. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#17)

20. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (#28)

19. OneRepublic - Kids (#25)

18. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#16)

17. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#21)

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

15. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#19)

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

13. Niall Horan - This Town (#14)

12. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#7)

11. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#12)

10. Ariana Grande - Into You (#9)

9. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#10)
8. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water (#3)
7. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#8)
6. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#6)
5. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#5)
4. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#4)
3. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#11)
2. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2)
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)

Biggest DROP!!! Of The Week: Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (-9)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Tie Between Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side and DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (+8)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello - Bad Things

#1 Recommendation For You: Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye

New Entrants

~ First up this week we have Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight. I really couldn't tell you exactly what I think of this song. I alternate between thinking that it's okay to thinking that it's bad. Right now, and for the past few weeks, I have been thinking it is okay. So, that could all change. I honestly think this song is more of a space filler, so I would be happy if it flopped.

~ Next, we have a brand new female empowerment anthem from Fifth Harmony. That's My Girl is definitely a keeper. There's no doubt that it is hella catchy. Is this song there best, you say? No, I don't think so. I think that title goes to Worth It at the moment. This song literally makes me want to take a dance class. My favorite part is at the end when Normani says "ain't nothing, ain't nothing, put your heart and your soul in it". This part just feels so powerful and I love it. All in all, it better be successful because it's definitely a win.

~ Our last debut of the week comes in the form of Jon Bellion - All Time Low. At first, I wouldn't listen to this song, because I thought it would be boring, and boy was I wrong. Last month, I gave a full listen to this song and have loved it ever since. This song is just lyrically and vocally genius and very catchy. I really would like to see this song do well here, it hasn't necessarily done that anywhere else yet.

HitBound

• Mike Posner - Be As Your Are
• Rihanna - Love On The Brain
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire
• Martin Garrix/Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love (DEBUT)
• DNCE - Body Moves
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (DEBUT)
• John Legend - Love Me Now
• The Summer Set - The Night Is Young
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Train - Play That Song (DEBUT)
• Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. DNCE - Body Moves

2. Shawn Mendes - Mercy

3. Rihana - Love On The Brain

4. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

5. Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire

All Time Blurbs

~ I would love to see Closer stay atop the countdown. If it stays for every week left out of the year, it will tie the record.

~ I'm not particularly liking seeing DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You this high up, but if its anything like Cold Water, it will drop soon.

~ Cold Water is beginning to get boring. That's kind of weird actually.

~ Ariana Grande - Into You has actually had a very good countdown run. Although it didn't hit the top spot, it has been in the top 10 for months.

~ Bruno Mars - 24K Magic is progressively dropping on spot every week since its second week when it jumped. Well, that's just great, isn't it?

~ Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire needs to leave. Hits 1 is not the place for country music. I hear all this crap on my bus every day, which is mostly why I don't like a lot of it.

~ X Ambassadors is going in the right direction. I would like to see this song leave before the year is over, we are slowly starting to clear out the crap on this countdown.

~ Hits 1 started playing the original version of I Hate U, I Love U this week. I am very glad they did this because the original version is one hundred times better than the one they played. The fast beat before really drowned out the voices in a sad, slow song.

~ It's nice to see Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! dropping. The movie this was for, Trolls, was just released this weekend. If this was the lead single from the movie, I don't understand why they released it six months before the initial movie release.

~ I would love to see 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys leave like next week. Is that possible? Probably not.

~ It's safe to say that Calvin Harris - My Way and Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion have both flopped on this countdown. The former of which is rather ridiculous.

~ Yes, I am beginning to lose slight interest in Fifth Harmony - Work From Home. I was so close to putting this in blue, the reason that the verses are a little dry right now. As soon as it leaves the countdown, I will probably grow back into it, though.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap
20. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire

1-Bad
19. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

2-Mediocre
18. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
17. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

3-Decent
16. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend

4-Good
15. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water
14. OneRepublic - Kids
13. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful
12. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
11. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
10. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
9. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

5-Great
8. Niall Horan - This Town
7. Ariana Grande - Into You
6. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
5. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving
4. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
3. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

Score: 76/100

Bottom 5 Countdown Songs
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
2. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire
3. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
4. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
5. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

Top 5 Countdown Songs
1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
3. Jon Bellion - All Time Low
4. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
5. Kiiara - Gold

The Hot 45 Chart is being worked on at the moment, as is the 50,000 Pageview Special.

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

The Chainsmokers (4) - Week Of October 29, 2016

Hey there guys! It's one day until we come upon Halloween! I want to hear from you guys, are you dressing up, or not? Do you get pumped for Halloween or not? Tell me in the comments! This weekend Niall Horan hosted our special spooky edition of the countdown. Now, before we get to this week's fresh 45 songs here's the songs we are saying goodbye to: 

• Meghan Trainor - No (#45) [Finally!]

Last Week's #1 Song: Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: One Direction - Drag Me Down

The Countdown

45. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (#39)

44. Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#42)
43. Demi Lovato - Body Say (#41)

42. AJR - I'm Not Famous (#43)

41. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#44)

40. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#37)

39. P!nk - Just Like Fire (#40)

38. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (#35)

37. Taylor Swift - New Romantics (#38)

36. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#31)

35. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#36)

34. Runaground - Chase You Down (#33)

33. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#32)

32. Calvin Harris - My Way (#29)

31. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#30)

30. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#25)

29. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#28)

28. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (DEBUT)

27. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#34)

26. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#14)

25. OneRepublic - Kids (#24)

24. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#27)

23. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien/Deepend - I Hate U, I Love U (#23)

22. Nick Jonas - Bacon (#23)

21. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#13)

20. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#18)

19. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#26)

18. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (#21)

17. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#6)

16. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (#17)

15. Kiiara - Gold (#19)

14. Niall Horan - This Town (#20)

13. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#12)

12. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (#15)

11. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#7)

10. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#10)

9. Ariana Grande - Into You (#11)

8. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#3)

7. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#5)

6. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#4)

5. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#9)

4. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#8)

3. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water (#16)

2. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#1)

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

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (-12)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MØ - Cold Water (+13)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Becky G - Mangú

#1 Recommendation For You: John Legend - Love Me Now

New Entrants

~ We only have one new entrant this week and honestly I couldn't care less. The reason for this is because the song is great and easily makes my top 45 songs on Hits 1 this year and of course will be on the year end ultimate Hot 45 Chart special. There will be more on later reveals towards the end of this post! So, without further adieu, let me introduce Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj returning with yet another collaboration with their new single, Side To Side. First up, let me just say that this song doesn't top Bang Bang, but it's definitely a close second. Ariana's vocals are on point, like usual, in this song and Nicki's rap is very catchy and has me going along every time I hear it. Not to mention, this song has very good production. I really am hoping to see some success out of this song. It feels worthy of at least the top 5. Well, now all there's left to do is to wait and see.

HitBound

• Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl
• The Summer Set - The Night Is Young (DEBUT)
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/Lunchmoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Mike Posner - Be As You Are
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• John Legend - Love Me Now
• DNCE - Body Moves
• Jon Bellion - All Time Low
• Rihanna - Love On The Brain
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Magic! - Red Dress

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

2. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

3. DNCE - Body Moves

4. Rihanna - Love On The Brain

5. Shawn Mendes - Mercy

Blurb To Blurb

~ I am very happy to see Closer is back on top of the countdown, not that Heathens isn't good, but Closer is better.

~ I was not expecting that jump from Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water. I'll take it though. It's definitely better than some of the other horrendous crap that could be there right now.

~ It's a good thing that Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving is in the top 5. This song is definitely top 5 material. I hope it continues to do well.

~ Okay. Twenty One Pilots are overtaking this countdown. I have zero problems with Heathens, but with Ride still in the top 10 and Stressed Out still above #30, there is something wrong.

~ It's nice to see Kiiara - Gold making a good jump. I really am hoping that this song hits the top 10 in the near future.

~ Hopefully this is a sign that Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire is dropping. I am getting so tired of this song. It's just not a catchy song and I don't see what's so good about it, but that's my opinion.

~ OneRepublic - Kids isn't really doing much here. It's kind of annoying considering it's better than some of the other stuff that's here right now.

~ Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes actually became slightly more bearable during this week. Don't expect it to stay that way for long, though.

~ Are you kidding me Hits 1? Why the heck are The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy and Calvin Harris - My Way flopping? There is much worse that should have already flopped, but no.

~ Of course we are seeing Runaground - Chase You Down dropping on its second week here. That's pleasant, real pleasant.

~ I would like to see P!nk - Just Like Fire make its departure before I hate it.

~ I get so annoyed hearing AJR - I'm Not Famous and Lukas Graham - Mama Said. Can you leave?

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap

20. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

19. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

1-Bad

18. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

2-Mediocre

17. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

16. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

3-Decent

15. Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend

4-Good

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

13. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful

12. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ - Cold Water

11. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

10. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

5-Great

9. Niall Horan - This Town

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

7. Ariana Grande - Into You

6. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving

5. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know

4. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

3. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

2. Kiiara - Gold

1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Score: 70/100

The Hot 45 Chart will be out soon, I am working on it!

Let me explain the process of the year end Hot 45 Chart, as I promised earlier on in the post. This post will include a chart of every single song that has charted on the chart since the week of January 2, 2016. It will be a strenuous job, but I will get it done. I am pumped for it and I hope you guys will be too!

Bottom 5 Songs

1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

2. Lukas Graham - Mama Said

3. AJR - I'm Not Famous

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

5. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

Top 5 Songs

1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

3. Kiiara - Gold

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

5. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

Twenty One Pilots (1) - Week Of October 22, 2016

Well, hey there guys! So, yesterday I went to the movies. It was raining all day yesterday, so I thought it would be a good idea. If you were wondering what I went to see, I saw Keeping Up With The Joneses. This movie got terrible reviews, but I was laughing the whole time and honestly it was definitely worth my money. I don't know what the critics thought was so bad about it. Well, whatever. Now, before this week's fresh 45, here's the songs that are making their departures:

• Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things (#21)
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (#34)
• Panic! At The Disco - Victorious (#38)
• The Strumbellas - Spirits (#41)

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

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams

The Countdown

45. Meghan Trainor - No (#35)
44. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#40)
43. AJR - I'm Not Famous (#42)
42. Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#43)
41. Demi Lovato - Body Say (#45)
40. P!nk - Just Like Fire (#36)
39. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (#37)
38. Taylor Swift - New Romantics (#33)
37. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#39)
36. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#23)
35. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (#43)
34. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#32)
33. Runaground - Chase You Down (DEBUT)
32. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#27)
31. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#16)
30. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#30)
29. Calvin Harris - My Way (#31)
28. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#28)
27. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#14)
26. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#22)
25. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#24)
24. OneRepublic - Kids (#15)
23. Nick Jonas - Bacon (#29)
22. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien/Deepend - I Hate U, I Love U (#17)
21. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest (DEBUT)
20. Niall Horan - This Town (#20)
19. Kiiara - Gold (#26)
18. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#13)
17. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (DEBUT)
16. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water (#8)
15. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (DEBUT)
14. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#4)
13. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#25)
12. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (#19)
11. Ariana Grande - Into You (#5)
10. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#11)
9. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#10)
8. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#6)
7. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#18)
6. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#9)
5. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#7)
4. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#12)
3. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#3)
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)
1. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (-15)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (+12)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex

#1 Recommendation For You: Rihanna - Love On The Brain

New Entrants

~ Our first entrant this week is Runaground with Chase You Down. This is a very random song to be here, but it's really catchy, that's about all I can say. I don't think I'll be remembering this long-term, but I wish it success on the countdown because it's very good at the moment.

~ Our second debut this week comes from someone no other than Sia with a guest appearance from Kendrick Lamar in the form of The Greatest. This is definitely a great follow up single to the notably successful Cheap Thrills. Sia has a great voice in this song and this is a good example of the kinds of songs that get you up and going as they are very fast paced and ready to be danced to. I didn't know if I was going to be a fan of Kendrick Lamar's verse, but things turned out differently, his verse flows very smoothly. All in all, this is a win for both Sia and Lamar, and I wish it well on the countdown.

~ Next up is Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful. This song is just absolutely amazing. Alessia's last two singles, Here and Wild Things were both good, and this one is notably good as well, but for very distinctive reasons. This is a very empowering song and sends a beautiful message. She is telling everyone that they are perfect the way they are and they don't have to change anything about them to fit the perfect standards our society looks for these days. Alessia's voice matches perfectly with the song, and I am really hoping to see some notable success out of this song because it's songs like these that people need to realize mean something wonderful.

~ Lastly this week is Maroon 5 and Don't Wanna Know. I was very convinced this was going to tie Carly Rae Jepsen's record of highest debut on here, but it didn't, so that's good. This song is very unique and something I had really never expected to hear from a band like Maroon 5. I'm liking the style of this song and the vocals are on point. I will probably get sick of this song due to radio overplay at some point, but for now I hope it does good while it is still good.

HitBound

• John Legend - Love Me Now (DEBUT)
• Gavin DeGraw - She Sets The City On Fire (DEBUT)
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Rihanna - Love On The Brain (DEBUT)
• Jon Bellion - All Time Low
• Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl (DEBUT)
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Mike Posner - Be As You Are
• DNCE - Body Moves
• Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. TIE: Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl

1. TIE: Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

3. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

4. Shawn Mendes - Mercy

5. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

Blurbs To Your Beautiful

~ First off, let me just talk about our exits this week. I am extremely happy that Cake By The Ocean took it's well deserved departure. It's also a very good thing that Victorious left, even though I grew back into it over the course of the week. Spirits didn't deserve to leave so quickly, it should have stuck around a while longer. Lastly, let me just say how mad I am that The Little Things left after just 3 weeks here. That is freaking ridiculous. There is much worse on this countdown and this deserved to have a somewhat good tenure.

~ Oh boy, this better be the end of Meghan Trainor - No. I will not tolerate another jump back into the 30's.

~ Lukas Graham - Mama Said is deathly annoying. I can't listen to this anymore. Remind me why I even liked this in the first place.

~ It's good to see a reasonable jump back from Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You. I swear if this song were to leave this week, you would've had a very long rant blurb.

~ I really don't care how much longer Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion lasts, but it is kind of refreshing to see it have the biggest drop of the week.

~ Let's just get 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys out of here. Like now. This song sucks so bad.

~ It's actually quite ridiculous that Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out is still here, it would be pleasant to see a drop or possibly an exit in the near future.

~ Can The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy move? I want this song to have success and not be a flop.

~ It's very nice to see Kiiara - Gold bounce back into the top 20.

~ I'm very annoyed that Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire had the biggest jump this week. This song is pretty much trash.

~ Bruno Mars - 24K Magic is a really good jam. I'm glad it had a nice jump this week.

~ Why the heck is Twenty One Pilots - Ride back in the top 10?

~ Why the heck is X Ambassadors - Unsteady still in the top 10?

~ Twenty One Pilots - Heathens is a reasonable choice for #1. I don't think I'll mind it staying there for a while.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap
20. X Ambassadors - Unsteady
19. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire

1-Bad
18. Twenty One Pilots - Ride
17. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

2-Mediocre
16. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
15. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

3-Decent
14. Coldplay/SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend
13. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

4-Good
12. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
11. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful
10. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
9. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
8. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water
7. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

5-Great
6. Niall Horan - This Town
5. Ariana Grande - Into You
4. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving
3. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
1. Kiiara - Gold

Score: 66/100

The Hot 45 Chart from last week was released yesterday! I plan to get this week's out later today or tomorrow.

Bottom 5 Countdown Songs
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
2. Meghan Trainor - No
3. Lukas Graham - Mama Said
4. AJR - I'm Not Famous
5. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Top 5 Countdown Songs
1. Kiiara - Gold
2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
3. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
4. Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know
5. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

The Chainsmokers (3) - Week Of October 15, 2016

Hey guys! I really hope you all had a fantastic week! I know I did (mostly because it was a three day school week), and I had a three day weekend again this weekend. Well, let's just say that this countdown was a little strange, and not the good kind of strange. These are the first signs of the dark ages of the countdown (once again). Now, before we review this week's fresh 45 songs, here's the songs we are saying goodbye to this week:

• Meghan Trainor - Me Too (#34) [Yes!]
• Lukas Graham - 7 Years (#45) [Thank the heavens!]

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

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Shawn Mendes - Stitches

The Countdown

45. Demi Lovato - Body Say (#29)

44. Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#37)

43. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (#12)

42. AJR - I'm Not Famous (#32)

41. The Strumbellas - Spirits (#22)

40. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#42)

39. Mike Posner & SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#36)

38. Panic! At The Disco - Victorious (#38)

37. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (#39)

36. P!nk - Just Like Fire (#43)

35. Meghan Trainor - No (#44)

34. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (#38)

33. Taylor Swift - New Romantics (#40)

32. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (#33)

31. Calvin Harris - My Way (#17)

30. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#16)

29. Nick Jonas - Bacon (DEBUT)

28. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#31)

27. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#27)

26. Kiiara - Gold (#19)

25. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#35)

24. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (#27)

23. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#23)

22. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#22)

21. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things (#21)

20. Niall Horan - This Town (#30)

19. Bruno Maris - 24K Magic (DEBUT)

18. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#18)

17. Gnash & Deepend/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#24)

16. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#21)

15. OneRepublic - Kids (#26)

14. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#5)

13. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#4)

12. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#12)

11. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#13)

10. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#6)

9. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#7)

8. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water (#14)

7. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#15)

6. Coldplay & SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#11)

5. Ariana Grande - Into You (#9)

4. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#10)

3. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#8)

2. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2)

1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)

Biggest DROP!!! Of The Week: Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (-31)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: OneRepublic - Kids (+11)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

#1 Recommendation For You: Bridgit Mendler/Kaiydo - Atlantis

New Entrants

~ First up this week is Nick Jonas returning with Bacon. This song isn't his best but it isn't his worst either. I can't really say at the moment where it lands. At first listen, this song was generally unappealing to me. Then, when it debuted on HitBound I began to grow into it. I'm not really a big fan of Ty Dolla $ign's part in the song, so I'm fine with them cutting it out. I'm not really seeing this song having success on this countdown, so, if it stays long, it will be good, but if it leaves sooner, I won't be devastated.

~ The second debut we have this week is Bruno Mars - 24K Magic. This song definitely is nowhere near Bruno Mars's best, but, for now it's somewhat acceptable. I can tolerate it at the moment, but I don't know how long that'll last. I honestly think that this song should've debuted lower than #19, but whatever. I don't really care what this song does here, but it will probably be successful.

HitBound

• DNCE - Body Moves
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
• Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful
• Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky
• Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side (DEBUT)
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (DEBUT)
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Shawn Mendes - Mercy (DEBUT)
• Jon Bellion - All Time Low
• Mike Posner - Be As You Are
• Runaground - Chase You Down

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

2. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

3. DNCE - Body Moves

4. Jon Bellion - All Time Low

5. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

24K Blurbs

~ I would greatly appreciate it if Lukas Graham - Mama Said were to leave soon. It has slowly come unbearable. Mama said...la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Yeah kids, you know when I hear this I want to scream. 

~ What a drop from Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You. Let me say that I am definitely not happy about this. This song is still really good and we can't afford to have good songs like this loitering around in the bottom 5.

~ Yeah, on the somewhat note of things that are bad, let's get AJR - I'm Not Famous out of here.

~ We have worse music to be clogging up the bottom 5 than The Strumbellas - Spirits.

~ Let me just say how freaking annoyed I am to see Meghan Trainor - No still here and making a big jump. I mean, it's ridiculous. This song is nowhere near her best, yet Hits 1 can't let go of it. It would've been a lot better if this left instead of Me Too this week.

~ Okay, Taylor Swift - New Romantics has the freedom to leave at this point. If it doesn't want to, I'm totally fine with that though.

~ Why in the world is Calvin Harris - My Way dropping this much after being here for 4 weeks? This frankly makes me mad because this song is good and deserves to be higher up and not already flopping. 

~ I am really happy that the stupid excuse of a song called 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys took a tumble this week. When I hear this song, I want to laugh because of how lyrically dumb it is, mixed with the awful sound of their voices.

~ We have a new best song on the countdown. The title is given to Kiiara - Gold. Now, I know most of you guys despise this song. So, let me give you my reasoning for why it has achieved this title. First off, I listened to this song a heck of a lot of times this week. Secondly, I find the part where her vocals are mixed and it sounds like gibberish to be very cool sounding and I love that it plays like that throughout the song. Lastly, this girl has a strange and mysterious voice, but it somehow manages to wow me. So, there is my reasoning. Might I add, that this song should still be in the top 20.

~ I am loving how sweet and slow Niall Horan - This Town is. Every time I hear it, I get in a relaxed mood and sing it like Niall does. 

~ I am now slowly seeing what's so stupid about Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion. It's still an okay song, but it may not be like that for long.

~ I am not exactly understanding why X Ambassadors - Unsteady is in the top 10, or why it's even still here.

~ I would appreciate it if Coldplay & SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend left soon, or just left the top 10.

~ I'm not really liking that Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For and Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better are hitting new peaks just now. These songs are really becoming mediocre. 

~ It's good to see a song like The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer dominating right now. It's actually quite a breath of fresh air.

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

0-Crap

20. X Ambassadors - Unsteady

1-Bad

19. Coldplay & SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend

18. Twenty One Pilots - Ride

2-Mediocre

17. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down

16. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty

15. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

14. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

3-Decent

13. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

12. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

4-Good

11. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

10. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

9. OneRepublic - Kids

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

5-Great

7. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

6. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water

5. Ariana Grande - Into You

4. Gnash & Deepend/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

3. Niall Horan - This Town

2. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving

1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

Score: 67/100

The Hot 45 Chart for this week and last week will be up fairly soon!

Bottom 5 Countdown Songs

1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

2. Meghan Trainor - No

3. Lukas Graham - Mama Said

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

5. Mike Posner & SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Top 5 Countdown Songs

1. Kiiara - Gold

2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer

3. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving

4. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy

5. Ariana Grande - Into You

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)

The Chainsmokers (2) - Week Of October 8, 2016

In good news, this blog has surpassed 60,000 pagviews! This is going quick. It was just a few weeks ago that we reached 50,000 pageviews! Well, thanks guys! I will try to get that missing Hot 45 Chart out soon! In the meantime, before we get to this week's fresh 45, here's the songs we are saying goodbye to:

• Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick (#28)
• The 1975 - The Sound (#32)
• All Time Low - Missing You (#42)

Last Week's #1 Song: The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago: Shawn Mendes - Stitches
The Countdown
45. Lukas Graham - 7 Years (#44)
44. Meghan Trainor - No (#43)
43. P!nk - Just Like Fire (#39)
42. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman (#45)
41. Panic! At The Disco - Victorious (#40)
40. Taylor Swift - New Romantics (#37)
39. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (#41)
38. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (#38)
37. Lukas Graham - Mama Said (#36)
36. Mike Posner & SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#33)
35. Kenny Chesney/P!nk - Setting The World On Fire (#30)
34. Meghan Trainor - Me Too (#34)
33. Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (DEBUT)
32. AJR - I'm Not Famous (#31)
31. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out (#27)
30. Niall Horan - This Town (DEBUT)
29. Demi Lovato - Body Say (#29)
28. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#25)
27. The Weeknd/Daft Punk - Starboy (DEBUT)
26. OneRepublic - Kids (#21)
25. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (#26)
24. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (#35)
23. Big Gigantic/Angela McCluskey - The Little Things (#24)
22. The Strumbellas - Spirits (#19)
21. Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion (#22)
20. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor (#23)
19. Kiiara - Gold (#20)
18. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (#10)
17. Calvin Harris - My Way (#18)
16. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys (#15)
15. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty (#14)
14. Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MO - Cold Water (#16)
13. Twenty One Pilots - Ride (#17)
12. Flume/Kai - Never Be Like You (#11)
11. Coldplay & SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend (#13)
10. Calvin Harris/Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (#9)
9. Ariana Grande - Into You (#7)
8. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (#6)
7. X Ambassadors - Unsteady (#8)
6. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd - Starving (#12)
5. The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down (#5)
4. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling! (#4)
3. Sia/Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (#3)
2. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens (#2)
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore (-8)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U (+11)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Cashmere Cat/Selena Gomez/Tory Lanez - Trust Nobody

#1 Recommendation For You: Friendship/Emily Warren - Capsize

New Entrants

~ First off this week we have the rather annoying Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes. Ever since this song debuted on HitBound, I haven't really enjoyed listening to it. The only song that I can really stand from this guy is Keep Your Head Up. It will probably always be his best song, but in hindsight, it's not that good. Honey, I'm Good was okay and so was Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah). So, what makes this song so bad is it's so generic and this guy's voice is frankly very mediocre. The lyrical content is rather basic, and the voice content just downgrades the song as a whole. I think it's rather safe to say that I won't ever like this song. So, I would really appreciate it if this song didn't overstay it's welcome.

~ Next up is One Direction band member Niall Horan with his first solo song, This Town. This song is pretty good at the moment. The chorus is very sweet and catchy. The middle gets a little slower, which is okay, because the rest of the song makes up for it. Overall, this is a very kind and loving song. So, I hope it stays awhile.

~ Lastly this week is The Weeknd returning with Daft Punk on a new track titled Starboy. This song is hella catchy and so dark and mysterious. Nothing will ever top The Hills, but in the meantime, this will make up for its absence. His voice is really mysterious and the beat is so electronically vague. So, all in all, let's hope it stays for a good time. 

HitBound

• Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (DEBUT)
• Bastille - Good Grief
• Pitbull/Flo Rida/LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight
• Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest
• Nick Jonas - Bacon
• Jon Bellion - All Time Low (DEBUT)
• Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky
• Magic! - Red Dress
• Mike Posner - Be As You Are
• Runaground - Chase You Down
• DNCE - Body Moves
• Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (DEBUT)
• Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl

Top 5 HitBound Songs

1. Sia/Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

2. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

3. DNCE - Body Moves

4. Bastille - Good Grief

5. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful

Fresh Blurbs

~ At this point, I'm pretty freaking annoyed that Lukas Graham - 7 Years and Meghan Trainor - No are still here. 

~ Panic! At The Disco - Victorious is easily fading out of my mind. I really would like it if it didn't last a year, I wish it would be something I wouldn't remember in a year.

~ Taylor Swift - New Romantics and Fifth Harmony - Work From Home are two examples of songs that I will probably never get sick of. 

~ Kenny Chesney's voice frankly stinks. The only halfway decent thing about this song is the beat. Not even P!nk can save this song. Setting The World On Fire is easily oversaturated and I'm glad it's losing steam. 

~ I would really appreciate it if Meghan Trainor - Me Too left. Like now. 

~ DJ Snake/Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You is looking at a highly unsuccessful countdown run right now. 

~ Kiarra - Gold like legit gives me life. 

~ Coldplay & SeeB - Hymn For The Weekend is kind of old at this point. 

~ X Ambassadors - Unsteady should be long gone at this point. How ironic. 

~ Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd Starving has been here for four weeks and it is already in the top 10. 

~ I'm really happy that The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer is dominating right now. It's a great song. 

Let's Do A Top 20 Review!

*Will be back next week.*

Bottom 5 Countdown Songs
1. Lukas Graham - 7 Years
2. Meghan Trainor - No
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys
4. Panic! At The Disco - Victorious
5. Mike Posner & SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Top 5 Countdown Songs
1. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
2. Kiiara - Gold
3. Ariana Grande - Into You
4. Gnash/Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U
5. Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO - Cold Water

Love ya fam!

~ Jack :)