Hits 1 Weekend Countdown, Week Of January 26, 2019 Halsey (3)

Welcome to another Hits 1 post! A more so quiet week here with only one dropout, and entrants on both the countdown and HitBound. Also, I do hope to get a My Top 40 post in on Thursday. Anyways, let's see our one and only dropout.
Dropouts:

• Zedd ft. Maren Morris, Grey- The Middle (#44) [#1, 9 weeks] {Thank The Lord}

The Countdown
Last Week's #1: Halsey- Without Me (2nd week at #1)

45. Shawm Mendes- In My Blood (#45; =) [#1, 2 weeks]
44. Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj- Woman Like Me (#35; -9) [#19]
43. Charlie Puth- The Way I Am (#41; -2) [#4]
42. Jennifer Lopez- Limitless (#42; =) [#42]
41. Steve Aoki ft. BTS- Waste It On Me (#38; -3) [#37]
40. Lauv ft. Julia Michaels- There's No Way (#39; -1) [#25]
39. Bebe Rexha- I'm A Mess (#37; -2) [#3]
38. George Ezra- Shotgun (#43; +5) [#12] 
37. Silk City ft. Dua Lipa- Electricity (#40; +3) [#14]
36. Panic! At The Disco- Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#36; =) [#1, 4 weeks]
35. Benny Blanco ft. Calvin Harris- I Found You (DEBUT) [#35]
34. Backstreet Boys- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#34; =) [#3]
33. Selena Gomez- Back To You (#33; =) [#2]
32. Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B- Girls Like You (#32; =) [#4]
31. Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus- Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#27; -4) [#25]
30. lovelytheband- broken (#30; =) [#10] 
29. Alessia Cara- Trust My Lonely (#31; +2) [#29] *New Peak*
28. James Arthur- Empty Space (#26; -2) [#22]
27. Ariana Grande- breathin' (#20; -7) [#7]
26. Fall Out Boy- Last Of The Real Ones (#24; -2) [#1, 2 weeks]
25. Camila Cabello- Consequences (#29; +4) [#11]
24. The Struts ft. Kesha- Body Talks (#28; +4) [#9]
23. Lauren Jauregui- Expectations (#23; =) [#22]
22. Khalid- Better (#21; -1) [#21]
21. Imagine Dragons- Natural (#18; -3) [#1, 1 week]
20. Zara Larsson- Ruin My Life (#25; +5) [#20] *New Peak*
19. Dan + Shay- Speechless (#22; +3) [#19] *New Peak*
18. David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie- Don't Leave Me Alone (#15; -3) [#15]
17. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS- Chlorine (#16; -1) [#16]
16. Post Malone & Swae Lee- Sunflower (#19; +3) [#11]
15. Ava Max- Sweet But Psycho (#17; +2) [#13]
14. Khalid ft. Normani- Love Lies (#5; -9) [#2]
13. Imagine Dragons- Machine (#14; +1) [#13] *New Peak*
12. Ellie Goulding X Diplo ft. Swae Lee- Close To Me (#11; -1) [#11]
11. Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly (#8; -3) [#8]
10. Anne-Marie- 2002 (#7; -3) [#3]
9. Panic! At The Disco- Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#10; +1) [#9]
8. Ariana Grande- thank u, next (#9; +1) [#6]
7. Dan + Shay- Tequila (#12; +5) [#7] *New Peak*
6. Benny Blanco ft. Khalid, Halsey- Eastside (#13; +7) [#6] *New Peak*
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer- Youngblood (#6; +1) [#1, 5 weeks]
4. Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE- Happier (#4; =) [#1, 2 weeks]
3. The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini- This Feeling (#2; -1) [#1, 4 weeks]
2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes (#3; +1) [#1, 8 weeks]
1. Halsey- Without Me (#1; =) [3rd week at #1]

Biggest Jump- Benny Blanco ft. Halsey, Khalid- Eastside (+7)
Biggest Drop- Khalid ft. Normani- Love Lies and Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj- Woman Like Me (-9)

#1 Song This Week 1 Year Ago- Imagine Dragons- Thunder (5th week/5 weeks at #1)

New Entrants
~Our only new entrant this week is I Found You by Benny Blanco and another producer, Calvin Harris. However, Calvin takes on the vocals and he sounds pretty good with the production. Benny production is pretty good as well and is more upbeat than Eastside. Anyways, back to Calvin, he sounds better with Benny's production than his own when he attempted Summer in 2016.

I Found Blurbs
~As you see, a select number of songs are getting old and to be honest, soon enough, I'll be favoring bad HitBound songs over them.

~The biggest jump was very small and the biggest drops didn't impact much.

~Speaking of biggest jumps, Eastside and Tequila splurge up to Top 10 territory. Songs like Consequences and Body Talks rebound from noticeable drops last week. Also, Ruin My Life just keeps climbing quickly which is nice.

~As drops go the biggest drop impacted on the two songs tied. Woman Like Me drops to Bottom 5 which I'm not thrilled to see. However, Love Lies takes a tumble into the Top 20 now, this may look like the end for it which is good because other rising songs need to take the Top 10.

~At this point, seems like this could be Way I Am's, There No Way's, and I'm A Mess's last week on here as they slowly inch towards the end of their time here as they approach or have entered Bottom 5 territory.

~As far as The Middle goes, it was great when we first heard, but then it got worse and worse and was awful. I really think Hits 1 stanned this song very much where they shut out better and other songs who were worthy. This song blocked out One Foot from reaching #1 and destroyed former #1's momentum to #1 like Whatever It Takes, Want You Back, and Let Me Go. Thank goodness it's gone now after spending 50 atrocious weeks on this chart. Goodbye.

HitBound

• Stephen Puth- Sexual Vibe
• Dean Lewis- Be Alright
• Sabrina Carpenter- Sue Me
• Travis Scott- SICKO MODE
• Arvil Lavinge- Tell Me It's Over
• Sam Smith ft. Normani- Dancing With A Stranger (DEBUT)
• Post Malone- Wow.
• Seeb ft. BΔSTILLE- Grip
• Gestaffelstien ft. The Weeknd- Lost In The Fire
• Pitbull & Rhea- Ocen To Ocean
• lovelytheband- Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Kelsea Ballerini- Miss Me More
• Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan- 1999
• Jake Miller- Wait For You
• Lauren Daigle- You Say

New Trainees
~Our only new song is Dancing With A Stranger from Sam Smith and Normani. This is easily bound to debut in a couple of weeks, but anyways my actual speculation. I do like both of their voices, the production is too quiet and very soft, to the point where you're like "The song is done?".
Everything is good, but it's so quick it makes the song forgettable easily.

Top 20 Review
0- Crap
20. Dan+ Shay- Tequila
19. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS- Chlorine

1- Bad
18. Imagine Dragons- Machine

2- Meh
17. Halsey- Without Me

3- Decent
16. Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE- Happier
15. Dan + Shay- Speechless
14. David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie- Don't Leave Me Alone
13. 5 Seconds Of Summer- Youngblood
12. Khalid ft. Normani- Love Lies
11. The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini- This Feeling
10. Panic! At The Disco- Hey Look Ma, I Made It
9. Anne-Marie- 2002

4-Good
8. Benny Blanco ft. Khalid, Halsey- Eastside

5-Great
7. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
6. Ariana Grande- thank u, next
5. Ava Max- Sweet But Psycho
4. Zara Larsson- Ruin My Life
3. Post Malone & Swae Lee- Sunflower
2. Ellie Goulding X Diplo ft. Swae Lee- Close To Me

Bonus: 6- Best Song On The Countdown
1. Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly

Throwback Song Of The Week- Cascada- Everytime We Touch (2006)

Most Missed Countdown Song- Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida- Troublemaker

Most Missed HitBound Dropout- Big Boi- All Night

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1- Ariana Grande- 7 Rings

My Top 5 Countdown Picks
1. Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly
2. Ellie Goulding X Diplo ft. Swae Lee- Close To Me
3. Post Malone & Swae Lee- Sunflower
4. Zara Larsson- Ruin My Life
5. George Ezra- Shotgun

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks
1. Backstreet Boys- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. Dan + Shay- Tequila
3. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS- Chlorine
4. Imagine Dragons- Machine
5. Steve Aoki ft. BTS- Waste It On Me

My Top 40, Week of January 19, 2019 Alan Walker, Julie Bergan, K-391, SEUNGRI (1)

Hello to a late Top 40 post. Can't say much at first, a couple dropouts, couple debuts, new #1, yeah you'll have to see for yourself.

Dropouts:

• Arvil Lavinge- Tell Me Its Over (#27) [#22] {2 weeks}
• XXXTentacion- whoa (mind in awe) (#31) [#27] {2 weeks}
• Kygo ft. Sandro Cavassa- Happy Now (#32) [#20] {2 weeks}
• Why Don't We- 8 Letters (#38) [#35] {2 weeks}
• Camila Cabello- Consequences (#40) [#40] {1 week}

My Top 40

Last Week's #1: Why Don't We- Hooked (1st week at #1)

40. 5 Seconds Of Summer- Youngblood (Acoustic) (DEBUT) [#40] {1 week}
39. Ava Max- Sweet But Psycho (#39; =) [#7] {8 weeks}

38. Madison Beer ft. Offset- Hurts Like Hell (#36; -2) [#10] {5 weeks}

37. Alan Walker ft. Sorana- Lost Control (#33; -4) [#17] {5 weeks}

36. Ariana Grande- thank u, next (#35; -1) [#17] {5 weeks}

35. BLACKPINK- DDU-DU DDU-DU (DEBUT) [#35] {1 week}

34. Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj- Woman Like Me (#30; -4) [#16] {6 weeks}

33. Alessia Cara- Trust My Lonely (DEBUT) [#33] {1 week}

32. Avicii ft. Rita Ora- Lonely Together (Acoustic) (DEBUT) [#32] {1 week}

31. Drake- Nice For What (#28; -3) [#11] {6 weeks}

30. Big Boi- All Night (#24; -6) [#4] {5 weeks}

29. Dean Lewis- Be Alright (#37; +8) [#15] {4 weeks}

28. George Ezra- Shotgun (#34; +6) [#1, 2 weeks] {14 weeks}

27. Shawn Mendes X Zedd- Lost In Japan (Remix) (#25; -2) [#4] {9 weeks}

26. Bruno Mars, Alan Walker- That's What I Like (Alan Walker Remix) (#20; -6) [#20] {2 weeks}

25. Flipp Dinero- Leave Me Alone (#26; +1) [#19] {3 weeks}

24. Avicii- Waiting For Love (#18; -6) [#6] {11 weeks}

23. Lil Wayne, Swiss Beatz- Uproar (#12; -11) [#12] {3 weeks}

22. Zara Larsson- Ruin My Life (#29; +7) [#22] {2 weeks} *New Peak*

21. Avicii, Rita Ora, Alan Walker- Lonely Together (Alan Walker Remix) (#22; +1) [#21] {2 weeks} *New Peak*

20. Alex Aiono- Big Mistake (#17; -3) [#2] {11 weeks}

19. Clean Bandit ft. Marina, Luis Fonsi- Baby (#15; -4) [#3] {8 weeks}

18. Why Don't We- Trust Fund Baby (#21; +3) [#18] {2 weeks} *New Peak*

17. Ellie Goulding X Diplo ft. Swae Lee- Close To Me (#13; -4) [#1, 3 weeks] {11 weeks}

16. Stephen Puth- Sexual Vibe (#4; -12) [#4] {3 weeks}

15. Post Malone & Swae Lee- Sunflower (#23; +8) [#15] {2 weeks} *New Peak*

14. David Guetta ft. Bebe Rexha, J Balvin- Say My Name (#14; =) [#4] {10 weeks}

13. Alan Walker, K-391, Emilie Hollow- Lily (#10; -3) [#1, 1 week] {5 weeks}
12. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc- Wake Me Up (#11; -1) [#7] {11 weeks}
11. Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly (#5; -6) [#4] {5 weeks}
10. Alan Walker- Spectre (#19; +9) [#2] {16 weeks}
9. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, Captain Cuts ft. Georgia Ku- So Close (#8; -1) [#6] {4 weeks}
8. Alan Walker- Alone (#16; +8) [#1, 2 weeks] {19 weeks}
7. Alan Walker, Sofia Carson, K-391 ft. CORSAK- Different World (#7; =) [#2] {8 weeks}
6. Alan Walker ft. Au/Ra, Tomine Harket- Darkside (#9; +3) [#1, 1 week] {16 weeks}
5. Alan Walker, Noah Cyrus, Digital Farm Animals ft. Juliander- All Falls Down (#6; +1) [#1, 3 weeks] {19 weeks}
4. Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg- Moves (#2; -2) [#1, 2 weeks] {5 weeks}
3. Why Don't We- Hooked (#1; -2) [#1, 1 week] {3 weeks}
2. Alan Walker, Julie Bergan- I Don't Wanna Go (#3; +1) [#2] {5 weeks}
1. Alan Walker, Julie Bergan, K-391 ft. SEUNGRI- Ignite (DEBUT) [#1, 1st week] {1 week}

Biggest Jump-Alan Walker- Spectre (+9) [3rd time as biggest jump]
Biggest Drop-Stephen Puth- Sexual Vibe (-12)

Newcomers
~ First is Youngblood being an acoustic cover. Now I've found out why I don't like the original. It's the production. The production makes their voices sound auto-tuned. I also, don't like the vibe it gives off. Here, the production with the guitar is nice and the harmony in the chorus is nice.

~ Second one will be from Korean girl band, BLACKPINK. This is the only hit from them and it's pretty good. Even though it's Korean, I like the production a lot. The chorus is great. However, probably won't do well on here.

~ Next is Trust My Lonely. I know there is decent hate towards it, but it's not bad. The production is weird, but enjoyable. Her vocals are good and the chorus is exceptional.

~ Up next is Lonely Together under an acoustic cover. I like the guitar which I'm pretty sure is done by Avicii, which I well know this is before his death. I like the chorus with the extra voices in the background, Nice acoustic cover overall.

~ Finally, our #1 debut, Ignite. This was supposed to debut back in October and I forgot about it. So here it is now. I like the vocals from Julie. Her voice sound different when I saw live performances from her. I like the production from both Alan and K-391. However, I can't understand SENGURI easily until I look at the lyrics which might be the downfall to the song. I also feel like this one of Alan's more unique pieces. The beat drops are different from other songs like Alone and Darkside. Anyways, a good song.

Possibilities

• XXXTentacion- BAD!
• The Struts ft. Kesha- Body Talks
• Louis Tomilson ft. Bebe Rexha, Digital Farm Animals- Back To You
• Ariana Grande- breathin'
• Travis Scott- YOSEMITE
• Sabrina Carpenter- Sue Me
• Why Don't We- Big Plans (DEBUT)
• Why Don't We- Talk (DEBUT)
• Ariana Grande- 7 Rings (DEBUT)
• Camila Cabello- Consequences (Re-entry)

~Happier by Marshmello and BΔSTILLE has been booted out after a second attempt for My Top 40.

~Also, I'm deciding that the highest drop out will go back on Possibilities.

Hits 1 Weekend Countdown, Week of January 19, 2019 Halsey (2)

Late post, therefore, the countdown, blurbs, and HitBound (I also need to get Top 40 post out). Well, this week was pretty sad. Good songs dropouts in trade for some decent debuts. Notable drops from good songs and jumps from bad ones. Anyways, dropouts, please.
Dropouts:

• The Chainsmokers ft. Emily Warren- Side Effects (#38) [#6]
• Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg- Moves (#39) [#21] {I call bullshit}

The Countdown
Last Week's #1: Halsey- Without Me (1st week at #1)

45. Shawn Mendes- In My Blood (#45; =) [#1, 2 weeks]
44. Zedd ft. Maren Morris, Grey- The Middle (#44; =) [#1, 9 weeks]
43. George Ezra- Shotgun (#43; =) [#12]
42. Jennifer Lopez- Limitless (DEBUT) [#42]
41. Charlie Puth- The Way I Am (#41; =) [#4] 
40. Silk City ft. Dua Lipa- Electricity (#40; =) [#14]
39. Lauv ft. Julia Michaels- There's No Way (#31; -8) [#25]
38. Steve Aoki ft. BTS- Wast It On Me (#42; +4) [#37]
37. Bebe Rexha- I'm A Mess (#36; -1) [#3]
36. Panic! At The Disco- Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#37; +1) [#1, 4 weeks]
35. Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj- Woman Like Me (#34; -1) [#19]
34. Backstreet Boys- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#35; +1) [#3]
33. Selena Gomez- Back To You (#32; -1) [#2]
32. Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B- Girls Like You (#29; -3) [#4]
31. Alessia Cara- Trust My Lonely (DEBUT)
30. lovelytheband- broken (#24; -6) [#10]
29. Camila Cabello- Consequences (#26; -3) [#11]
28. The Struts ft. Kesha- Body Talks (#10; -18) [#9]
27. Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus- Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#25; -2) [#25]
26. James Arthur- Empty Space (#22; -4) [#22]
25. Zara Larsson- Ruin My Life (#30; +5) [#25] *New Peak*
24. Fall Out Boy- The Last Of The Real Ones (#8; -16) [#1, 2 weeks]
23. Lauren Jauregui- Expectations (#23; =) [#22]
22. Dan + Shay- Speechless (#33; +11) [#22] *New Peak*
21. Khalid- Better (#28; +7) [#21] *New Peak*
20. Ariana Grande- breathin' (#19; -1) [#7]
19. Post Malone & Swae Lee- Sunflower (#11; -8) [#11]
18. Imagine Dragons- Natural (#16; -2) [#1, 1 week] 
17. Ava Max- Sweet But Psycho (#13; -4) [#13]
16. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS- Chlorine (#20; +4) [#16] *New Peak*
15. David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie- Don't Leave Me Alone (#15; =) [#15]
14. Imagine Dragons- Machine (#27; +13) [#14] *New Peak*
13. Benny Blanco ft. Halsey, Khalid- Eastside (#17; +4) [#13]
12. Dan + Shay- Tequila (#18; +6) [#9]
11. Ellie Goulding X Diplo ft. Swae Lee- Close To Me (#21; +10) [#11} *New Peak*
10. Panic! At The Disco- Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#12; +2) [#9]
9. Ariana Grande- thank u, next (#9; =) [#6]
8. Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly (#14; +6) [#8] *New Peak*
7. Anne-Marie- 2002 (#7; =) [#3]
6. 5 Seconds Of Summer- Youngblood (#5; -1) [#1, 5 weeks]
5. Khalid ft. Normani- Love Lies (#6; +1) [#2]
4. Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE- Happier (#4; =) [#1, 2 weeks]
3. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes (#3; =) [#1, 8 weeks]
2. The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini- This Feeling (#2; =) [#1, 4 weeks]
1. Halsey- Without Me (#1; =) [#1, 2nd week]

Biggest Jump- Imagine Dragons-Machine (+13)
Biggest Drop- The Struts ft. Kesha-Body Talk (-18)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago- Imagine Dragons-Thunder (4th week/5 weeks)

New Entrants
~Let's start off with Limitless. I forget why they started playing it because I think is because J-Lo is trying to make a comeback or something, but I don't give a crap. This song is very boring. She sounds too soft to the point I have to turn up the radio. The lyrics are whatever, and the production is very blah. This song is super forgettable and this will probably go red next week.

~Now here is the good one, Trust My Lonely. Alessia is a person I never really liked as an artist. Growing Pains was boring and stupid, Scars To Your Beautiful was annoying after some time. Here it just wasn't good and Zedd's generic, but pretty decent production in Stay sort-of killed it and that overplaying to this one and the second mentioned in this list killed even more. Anyways, Alessia doesn't sound the best, but I'll accept. The chorus is a bit of a buzzkill with the "Oh Oh Oh" shit, but tolerable. The production is what I like about it. It's very weird and unusual, but it's pretty upbeat-ish. That's all I can really say.

Trust My Blurbs
~OMG GUYS THE MIDDLE IS IN THE BOTTOM 5 FOR ANOTHER WEEK.

~The Way I Am and In My Blood could be gone in the following weeks.

~Stupidly, songs like Consequences and Sunflower. Yeah, I'm mentioning Body Talks because that's boring by the minute.

~However, Let Me Down Slowly takes a jump into the Top 10 reaching #8?! Damn, Hits 1 taking their chances on him, and I'm not mad though most may be.

~Good thing The Last Of The Real Ones got booted out of the Top 20, but then Chlorine and Machine jump in which is a no-no

~Surprisingly Love Lies is not finished yet it just keeps on coming back for another chance, but will ultimately fail.

~Okay finally our exits. Side Effects had a nice run and got somewhere on this chart though it died pretty quick on others, good job. NOW LET"S SEE THE NEXT EX- OH IT WAS MOVES. This song deserved way more and didn't need to drop out this damn fast. Olly Murs is more talented than the majority of the artist and their songs on here and he gets thrown out. 4 weeks on this chart, 4! I wonder if Excuses will debut and flop like this one did.

HitBound

• Stephen Puth- Sexual Vibe
• Arvil Lavinge- Tell Me It's Over
• Dean Lewis- Be Alright
• Sabrina Carpenter- Sue Me
• *Travis Scott- SICKO MODE
• Seeb ft. BΔSTILLE- Grip
• Post Malone- Wow.
• Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan- 1999
• Gestaffelstien ft. The Weeknd- Lost In The Fire (DEBUT)
• Pitbull & Rhea- Ocean To Ocean
• Kelsea Ballerini- Miss Me More
• Jake Miller- Wait For You
• lovelytheband- Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Lauren Daigle- You Say

*SICKO MODE is on the voting poll, however, may not be on HitBound

New Trainees
~First is Lost In The Fire. This song was picked up on quick. I like The Weeknd's voice, but the production is kind of blah for me. I need more listens so this'll be where it stands right now.

~Next is Wait For You by Jake Miller. Everything about this song is blah. That's all I'll say. Also, I can easily see this being a HitBound dropout just because nobody knows who he is.

My Top 40, Week of January 12, 2019 Why Don't We (1)

Another late Top 40 and the next one will be late because I'm camping this weekend too. Anyways, I hope you're checking out My Top 50 of 2018 because I'm going live tonight. Also, now I will no longer be doing statistics besides biggest jump/drop. It's just too much now that I'm doing 40. I mean, I don't think you guys actually looked at that part either because it may be boring. Anyways, few number of dropouts and new entrants so dropouts, please.
Dropouts:

• Seeb ft. BΔSTILLE-Grip (#26) [#26] {1 week}
• Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott, Offset-Zeze (#28) [#2] {4 weeks} 
• 6ix9ine ft. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie-WAKA (#30) [#6] {2 weeks}
• XXXTentacion-Moonlight (#31) [#4] {8 weeks}
• Jason Derulo X David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Willy William-Goodbye (#36) [#9] {7 weeks}
• Niall Horan ft. TRU Concept-Too Much To Ask (TRU Concept Remix) (#40) [#1, 1 week] {10 weeks}

My Top 40
40. Camila Cabello-Consequences (DEBUT) [#40] {1 week}
39. Ava Max-Sweet But Psycho (#38; -1) [#7] {7 weeks}
38. Why Don't We-8 Letters (#35; -3) [#35] {2 weeks}
37. Dean Lewis-Be Alright (#33; -4) [#15] {3 weeks}
36. Madison Beer ft. Offset-Hurts Like Hell (#25; -11) [#10] {4 weeks}
35. Ariana Grande-thank u, next (#32; -3) [#17] {4 weeks}
34. George Ezra-Shotgun (#39; +5) [#1, 2 weeks] {13 weeks}
33. Alan Walker, Sorana-Lost Control (#23; -10) [#17] {4 weeks}
32. Kygo ft. Sandro Cavassa-Happy Now (#20; -12) [#20] {2 weeks}
31. XXXTentacion-whoa (mind in awe) (#24; -7) [#24] {2 weeks}
30. Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj-Woman Like Me (#37; +7) [#16] {5 weeks}
29. Zara Larsson-Ruin My Life (DEBUT) [#29] {1 week}
28. Drake-Nice For What (#27; -1) [#11] {5 weeks}
27. Arvil Lavinge-Tell Me It's Over (#22; -5) [#22] {2 weeks}
26. Flipp Dinero-Leave Me Alone (#19; -7) [#19] {2 weeks}
25. Shawn Mendes X Zedd-Lost In Japan (Remix) (#14; -11) [#4] {8 weeks}
24. Big Boi-All Night (#10; -14) [#4] {4 weeks}
23. Post Malone, Swae Lee-Sunflower (DEBUT) [#23] {1 week}
22. Avicii ft. Rita Ora, Alan Walker-Lonely Together (Alan Walker Remix) (DEBUT) [#22] {1 week}
21. Why Don't We-Trust Fund Baby (DEBUT) [#21] {1 week}
20. Bruno Mars ft. Alan Walker-That's What I Like (Alan Walker Remix) (DEBUT) [#20] {1 week}
19. Alan Walker-Spectre (#34; +15) [#2] {15 weeks}
18. Avicii-Waiting For Love (#21; +3) [#6] {10 weeks}
17. Alex Aiono-Big Mistake (#18; +1) [#2] {10 weeks}
16. Alan Walker-Alone (#12; -4) [#1, 2 weeks] {18 weeks}
15. Clean Bandit ft. Marina, Clean Bandit-Baby (#15, =) [#3] {7 weeks}
14. David Guetta ft. Bebe Rexha, J Balvin-Say My Name (#16; +2) [#4] {9 weeks}
13. Ellie Goulding X Diplo ft. Swae Lee-Close To Me (#8; -5) [#1, 3 weeks] {10 weeks}
12. Lil Wayne ft. Swiss Beatz-Uproar (#13; +1) [#12] {2 weeks} *New Peak*
11. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc-Wake Me Up (#17; +6) [#7] {10 weeks}
10. Alan Walker, K-391, Emelie Hollow-Lily (#4; -6) [#1, 1 week] {4 weeks}
9. Alan Walker ft. Au/Ra, Tomine Harket-Darkside (#7; -2) [#1, 1 week] {15 weeks}
8. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, Captain Cuts ft. Georgia Ku-So Close (#6; -2) [#6] {3 weeks}
7. Alan Walker, K-391, Sofia Carson ft. CORSAK-Different World (#9; +2) [#2] {7 weeks}
6. Alan Walker, Noah Cyrus, Digital Farm Animals ft. Juliander-All Falls Down (#5; -1) [#1, 3 weeks] {18 weeks}
5. Alec Benjamin-Let Me Down Slowly (#11; +6) [#4] {4 weeks}
4. Stephen Puth-Sexual Vibe (#29; +25) [#4] {2 weeks} *New Peak*
3. Alan Walker, Julie Bergan-I Don't Wanna Go (#2; -1) [#2] {4 weeks}
2. Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg-Moves (#1; -1) [#1, 2 weeks] {4 weeks}
1. Why Don't We-Hooked (#5; +4) [#1, 1st week] {2 weeks} *New Peak*

Biggest Jump- Stephen Puth-Sexual Vibe (+25) [Biggest Jump in history]
Biggest Drop- Kygo ft. Sandro Cavassa-Happy Now (-12)

Newcomers
~Just barely making the countdown is Consequences. I really like Camila's voice as it shines with the amazing orchestral production. It may be a slow song, but I do like it and look forward to it. However, with a long time on Possibilities, it may not last long.

~Next up is Ruin My Life by Zara Larsson. She has been recently under the radar and she came out with this. This song is great. Her vocals are great and the lyrics tell their story the production is phenomenal and I hope she can come out with more music like this.

~Sunflower joins us which I didn't really mind the song. However, now it is good, it's even at its peak of fame. Anyways, I like Swae's melodies and vocals. I also like Post's too. He shows his range vocally and the production is outstanding.

~Next is the Alan Walker remix of Lonely Together by the late-great Avicii and surprisingly Rita Ora. When I heard the original one I thought she wasn't made for EDM music. However, she does very well vocally. Also, Avicii's production outstanding as always. Alan adds a tad bit more energy to the song to make a further good EDM song though it's good as it is too.

~Next up another Why Don't We song. This goes to Trust Fund Baby. I understand the meaning behind their lyrics. The vocals are good, but the other two on here are better. The production is great and makes the song have some energy.

~Finally, we have the Alan Walker remix of hit That's What I Like. Bruno is good with everything, but Alan makes the production better and gives more energy. Good remix of a good song.

Possibilities
XXXTentacion-BAD!
Ariana Grande-breathin'
Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE-Happier
The Struts ft. Kesha-Body Talks
Travis Scott-YOSEMITE
Alessia Cara-Trust My Lonely
Louis Tomilson ft. Bebe Rexha, Digital Farm Animals-Back To You
Alan Walker, Julie Bergan, K-391, SENGURI-Ignite (DEBUT)
5 Seconds Of Summer-Youngblood (Acoustic) [DEBUT]
Avicii ft. Rita Ora-Lonely Together (Acoustic) [DEBUT]
BLACKPINK-DDU-DU-DDU-DU (DEBUT)
Sabrina Carpenter-Sue Me (DEBUT)

Hits 1 Weekend Countdown, January 12, 2019 Halsey (1)

Hello again to another Hits 1 post. Also, he revealings may start later than shown Anyways, a decently disappointingly week, however, we have some new entrants on both the countdown and on HitBound. Anyways, let's jump into it.
Dropouts:

• Shawn Mendes- Nervous (#31) [#13]
• Bazzi ft. Camila Cabello- Beautiful (Remix) (#41) [#20]
• TWENTY ØNE PILØTS- My Blood (#43) [#18]
• NOTD ft. Bea Miller- I Wanna Know (#45) [#6]

The Countdown
Last Week's #1-The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini- This Feeling (4th week at #1)
45. Shawn Mendes- In My Blood (#44; -1) [#1, 2 weeks]
44. Zedd ft. Maren Morris, Grey- The Middle (#43; -1) [#1, 9 weeks]
43. George Ezra- Shotgun (#40; -3) [#12]
42. Steve Aoki ft. BTS- Waste It On Me (#37; -5) [#37]
41. Charlie Puth- The Way I Am (#38; -3) [#4]
40. Silk City ft. Dua Lipa- Electricity (#32; -8) [#14]
39. Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg- Moves (#21; -18) [#21]
38. The Chainsmokers ft. Emily Warren- Side Effects (#39; +1) [#6]
37. Panic! At The Disco- Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#35, -2) [#1, 4 weeks]
36. Bebe Rexha- I'm A Mess (#36, =) [#3]
35. Backstreet Boys- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#33, -2) [#3]
34. Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj- Woman Like Me (#26, -8) [#19]
33. Dan + Shay- Speechless (DEBUT)
32. Selena Gomez- Back To You (#30; -2) [#2]
31. Lauv ft. Julia Michaels- There's No Way (#27; -4) [#25]
30. Zara Larsson- Ruin My Life (DEBUT)
29. Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B- Girls Like You (#29, =) [#4]
28. Khalid- Better (DEBUT)
27. Imagine Dragons- Machine (DEBUT)
26. Camila Cabello- Consequences (#16; -10) [#11]
25. Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus- Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#34; +9) [#25] *New Peak*
24. lovelytheband- broken (#19; -5) [#10]
23. Lauren Jauregui- Expectations (#22; -1) [#22]
22. James Arthur- Empty Space (#25; +3) [#22] *New Peak*
21. Ellie Goulding & Diplo ft. Swae Lee- Close To Me (#20; -1) [#19]
20. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS- Chlorine (#23; +3) [#20] *New Peak*
19. Ariana Grande- breathin' (#14; -5) [#7]
18. Dan + Shay- Tequila (#13; -5) [#9]
17. Benny Blanco ft. Halsey, Khalid- Eastside (#18; +1) [#13]
16. Imagine Dragons- Natural (#15, -1) [#1, 1 week]
15. David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie- Don't Leave Me Alone (#24; +9) [#15] *New Peak*
14. Alec Benjamin- Let Me Down Slowly (#17; +3) [#14]
13. Ava Max- Sweet But Psycho (#25; +12) [#13} *New Peak*
12. Panic! At The Disco- Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#11, +1) [#9]
11. Post Malone & Swae Lee- Sunflower (#12, +1) [#11]
10. The Sturts ft. Kesha- Body Talks (#9; -1) [#9]
9. Ariana Grande- thank u, next (#6; -3) [#6]
8. Fall Out Boy- The Last Of The Real Ones (#7; -1) [#1, 2 weeks]
7. Anne-Marie- 2002 (#8; +1) [#3]
6. Khalid ft. Normani- Love Lies (#10; +4) [#2]
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer- Youngblood (#5, =) [#1, 5 weeks]
4. Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE- Happier (#4; =) [#1, 2 weeks]
3. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes (#2; -1) [#1, 8 weeks]
2. The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini- This Feeling (#1; -1) [#1, 4 weeks]
1. Halsey- Without Me (#3; +2) [1st week at #1] *New Peak*

Biggest Jump- Ava Max-Sweet But Psycho (+12)
Biggest Drop- Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg -Moves (-18)

#1 This Week One Year Ago- Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé- Perfect (2nd/2 weeks at #1)

Newcomers
~First will be Speechless. I sort of like this song though its country. I like Dan's vocals and the production is fine. To be honest, I don't care what happens to it so I mean, yeah, can't say much.

~Thank goodness Ruin My Life debuted. This song is pretty good. Zara Larsson displays herself vocally in a really good way and the production is nice and a good way for Zara to display herself. I hope this shoots at least Top 10 for one week.

~Next is Better. I'm surprised Love Lies took the drop because of the debut as does Tequila did for Speechless. Anyways, I like Khalid's vocals, but sometimes I feel like he's mumbling. The production could be a bit better, and to be honest I don't care where it lands, however, I can't see this in the Top 10.

~Finally is Machine. This song is really bad and sounds like people ranting around a campfire. Therefore, this song will be donned as "The Campfire Song". Dan yells the whole time and it's annoying and I don favor in the production a lot. This song will probably do good which sucks because the song has no need to be here in the first place.

Ruin My Blurbs
~I wanna start off with Moves. WHY THE HELL DID IT DROP THIS HARD?? I mean I know it's not a hit, but still, that song is actual talent compared to our #1.

~Speaking of #1, Without Me, snags the top spot. We all saw this coming so no surprise here. At least it stopped This Feeling because it's getting more boring and annoying after each listen.

~OMG THE MIDDLE STAYED IN THE BOTTOM % FOR # WEEKS IN A ROW CAN YOU GUYS BELIEVE IT.

~Sweet But Psycho taking another biggest jump of the week and rebounds hard after taking the biggest drop last week.

~I'm hoping that Sunflower breaks Top 10 because it deserves it more than a select few up there.

~Seems like Waste It On Me, The Way I Am, and Electricity are on their last legs.

~Interesting drop from Consequences didn't really expect that to happen.

~As far as exits go, My Blood was just a terrible piece from TØP, Nervous didn't last long due to its longevity on HitBound and that sucked too. I Wanna Know was a good song, however, it was long overdue. Most missed will definitely be Beautiful. It's a great song and I'm surprised it lasted this long though it spent majority of the time in the bottom part of the list.

HitBound

• Stephen Puth-Sexual Vibe
• Arvil Lavinge-Tell Me It's Over
• Sabrina Carpenter-Sue Me (DEBUT)
• Dean Lewis-Be Alright
• Seeb ft. BΔSTILLE-Grip
• *Travis Scott ft. Drake (yes I'm Featuring him)-SICKO MODE (DEBUT)
• Kelsea Ballerini-Miss Me More (DEBUT)
• Alessia Cara-Trust My Lonely
• Charli XCX ft. Troye Sivan-1999
• Pitbull & Rhea-Ocean To Ocean
• Post Malone-Wow. (DEBUT)
• lovelytheband-Maybe, I'm Afraid
• Lauren Daigle-You Say

*SICKO MODE is on the voting poll, however, may not be on HitBound

New Trainees
~First is Wow. by Post Malone. I'm surprised they picked up on this one. Anyways, his vocals are decent and so is the production. I can't say much it's also forgettable too. I can see this being a dropout, but it'll probably debut.

~Next is Miss Me More by Kelsea. They probably picked up it because of her work on This Feeling. Now I'm known for hating country music, however, this song is really good. I feel like this is more of a pop-country song like Bebe Rexha tried to do and failed. However, this is good the vocals are good and the production is pretty good, but not the best. This is also pretty forgettable so it might go down to a blue.

~Interestingly, SICKO MODE is on the voting poll, however, not on HitBound. Anyways, if it is on then here are my thoughts. Everybody sounds good here. The production takes so many turns, however, is good overall. If this is indeed on HitBound then this'll probably debut, but just end as another Drake flop.

~Finally is Sue Me by Sabrina Carpenter. Her vocals are really better and don't sound as soft like she did in Almost Love. Also, I favor in this production very much. Like Miss Me More its pretty forgettable so it might go blue quick.

Top 20 Review
0-Crap
20. Dan+ Shay-Tequila
19. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS-Chlorine

1-Bad
18. Halsey-Without Me
17. 5 Seconds Of Summer-Youngblood

2-Mediocre
16. Fall Out Boy-The Last Of The Real Ones

3-Decent
15. David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie-Don't Leave Me Alone
14. Khalid ft. Normani-Love Lies
13. Anne-Marie-2002
12. Panic! At The Disco-Hey Look Ma, I Made It
11. The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini-This Feeling

4-Good
10. Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE-Happier
9. Benny Blanco ft. Khalid, Halsey-Eastside
8. The Struts ft. Kesha-Body Talks
7. Natural-Imagine Dragons

5-Great
6. Ariana Grande-breathin'
5. Panic! At The Disco-High Hopes
4. Ava Max-Sweet But Psycho
3. Ariana Grande-thank u, next
2. Post Malone & Swae Lee-Sunflower
1. Alec Benjamin-Let Me Down Slowly

Grade: 57/100 (F)

Most Missed Song On The Countdown- Alex Aiono-Big Mistake

Most Missed HitBound Dropout- Why Don't We-Trust Fund Baby

Throwback Pick Of The Week- Ricky Martin-Livin' La Vida Loca (1999)

#1 Recommendation for Hits 1- Alan Walker ft. Au/Ra, Tomine Harket-Darkside

Favorite Song On The Countdown This Week One Year Ago- Ed Sheeran-Galway Girl (#31) Camila Cabello-Havana (#5)

My Top 5 Countdown Picks
1. Olly Murs-Moves
2. Alec Benjamin-Let Me Down Slowly
3. Ellie Goulding & Diplo-Close To Me
4. Post Malone & Swae Lee-Sunflower
5. Zara Larsson-Ruin My Life

My Bottom 5 Countdown Picks
1. Backstreet Boys-Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. Dan + Shay-Tequila
3. Lauv ft. Julia Michaels-There's No Way
4. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS-Chlorine
5. Imagine Dragons-Machine

My Top 50 Songs of 2018

Hi to my final year-end post! This may be later than I expected, but here it is. So these are My Top 50 of 2018. However, I'll be deciding to do this live! Before I tell you the hopefully stable and good times, here how it'll work:

Picture of Artist(s) [if I feel I should put more than one]
Name Of Song

My Top 20 Peak: (if it wasn't then I'll give an estimated peak)
Billboard Hot 100 Peak (if it had one):

Times (subject to change)
Honorable Mentions + Exceptions for 2019 1/12/18-10:55 PM EST
#50-#41-11/14/18 2:00 EST
#40-#26-11/15/18 9:00 EST
#25-#11-1/20/18- 9:30 PM EST
#10-#1-1/21/18- 10:45 AM EST 

Anyways now let's take the time to see the honorable mentions for this year:

• Alan Walker-Sing Me To Sleep
• Selena Gomez-Back To You
• Khalid ft. Normani-Love Lies
• G-Eazy & Halsey-Him & I
• The Chainsmokers ft. Emily Warren-Side Effects
• Ariana Grande-no tears left to cry
• Ariana Grande-God is a woman
• Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa-One Kiss
• Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign-Psycho
• Childish Gambino-This Is America
• Maren Morris-Rich
• Anne-Marie-2002
• I'm The One - Lil Wayne-No Brainer
• Charlie Puth-The Way I Am
• Alan Walker ft. Sophia Somajo-Diamond Heart
• The Greatest Showman Cast-The Greatest Show
• Post Malone-Better Now
• Zedd ft. Maren Morris, Grey-The Middle
• Sabrina Carpenter-Almost Love
• Zedd ft. Elley Duhe-Happy Now
• Niall Horan-Too Much To Ask
• XXXTentacion-SAD!
• Meg & Dia ft. DOTEXE-Monster (DOTEXE Remix)
• Madison Beer-Home With You
• Greatest Showman Cast-Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron-This Is Me
• Clean Bandit, Zara Larsson, Dash Berlin-Symphony (Dash Berlin Remix)
• R3HAB, Sofia Carson-Rumors
• Meghan Trainor-NO EXCUSES
• lovelytheband-broken
• Niall Horan-On The Loose

With those out of the way here are some songs that'll be considered for next year:

• Alec Benjamin-Let Me Down Slowly
• Ava Max-Sweet But Psycho
• Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg-Moves
• Stephen Puth-Sexual Vibe
• Alan Walker, Sofia Carson, K-391 ft. CORSAK-Different World
• Alan Walker, Julie Bergan-I Don't Wanna Go
• Alan Walker, K-391, Emilie Hollow-Lily
• Ellie Goulding & Diplo ft. Swae Lee-Close To Me

(Every song that debuted last week Nov.-Dec.)

Without further ado, here are my Top 50 of 2018.

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50. Bazzi ft. Camila Cabello-Beautiful

My Top 20 Peak: #6 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #27

Okay, to start we have Bazzi and Camila with Beautiful. I never thought this would be good since Camila has been releasing some bad songs (I'm talking to you Never Be The Same). However, I really like her voice. Though somehow we another song from Bazzi on here, he is really good too. Also, the production is outstanding here and make their voices sound good.

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49. NOTD ft. Bea Miller-I Wanna Know

My Top 20 Peak: #18

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

I may be getting some on this one, however, this was amazing on first listen. Bea's vocals are great and I do like NOTD's production on this piece. However, over time this just got bad and boring which is why it's lower. Also, now that I see it, I'm surprised that it didn't peak on Hot 100.

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    48. Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid-Eastside

My Top 20 Peak: #9 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #9

Now this song is really great from a breakout artist like Benny Blanco. He has great taste in production and is able to make the vocalists and the song sound good. He shows with his production that Khalid and Halsey don't need all of that autotune. This song was a great first impression from Benny.

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47. NF-Let You Down

My Top 20 Peak: #6 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #12

More disagreement, but this song is good from him. He is an Eminem rip-off, but he does a good job. His vocals are great and the production is good too.

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46. XXXTentacion-Moonlight

My Top 20 Peak: #4

Hot 100 Peak: #13

More hate incoming, but I swear this is the only song from him. I like his voice and I can understand it which is hard for the rap world today. The piano chords may be chopped up, but they sound well. Please don't give me all the hate, he's not the worst.

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45. Rudimental ft. Macklemore, Jesse Glynne, Dan Caplen-These Days

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

A big collab took a turn for the good. I like all of the vocalists on the track. However, I feel like Jesse Glynne needed more time on the track. Anyways, the production lets all of their voices shine. Also recently, Rudimental and Macklemore have been under the radar so this is a way to come back. Didn't hit Hot 100 peak which is weird.

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44. Hailee Steinfeld, Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line, Watt-Let Me Go

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #40

Another big collab went right. FGL's and Hailee's voices are great and so is the production. Especially since Alesso has been staying quiet lately with his music. It's nice to him return like this.

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43. Imagine Dragons-Natural

My Top 20 Peak: #18

Hot 100 Peak: #13

By far the best song from them this year. The vocals from Dan are great. The star here is the production. It throws the rock and upbeat elements to make it a rock song, in which Imagine Dragons has not been capable of doing lately.

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42. Walk The Moon-One Foot

My Top 20 Peak: #6 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #65

The best from WTM ever. The vocals from Nick are spot-on. The production takes it again, giving it the rock and actual team elements this song needs. It makes his voice shine and shows what he's capable of vocally. Surprised on the Hot 100 peak, should've been higher.

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41. Bazzi-Mine

My Top 20 Peak: #5 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #11

Interesting that this song is above Beautiful. Anyways, I think it's the fact Mine had more time to grow in general due to the release date. On the flip side, I like his vocals here. The production is great here too and makes his voice sound good. A very good impression of a rising artist like him.

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40. Juice Wrld-Lucid Dreams

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]
Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #4

Hot 100 Peak: #2

Okay, more hate shall be served, but this is not all that bad. His voice is the only problem, it could be a bit better. The lyrics and production are great and I can UNDERSTAND read that again UNDERSTAND what he is saying I don't get all of this hate he gets.

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39. Nine Lashes-Write It Down

My Top 20 Peak: #2 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

I got on this song because a was a HUGE WWE fan (I'm aware it's fake) and heard on a pay-per-view and was like this is good. Now I look at it and realize this was made in 2012. To be honest it's on here because it's the first time I've listened to it so it can indeed be on here.

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38. TIN-Ticking

My Top 20 Peak: #4 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This song is just purely EDM. I heard towards like August in 2018 so it still relatively new. The production is great and the beat drop is unique. However, if you go listen to it, you might be annoyed with the sounds after some listens.

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37. Noah Kahan ft. Julia Michaels-Hurt Somebody

My Top 20 Peak: #7 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This song is just great. Noah sounds good with his voice and Julia gives us a good feature. Though she may be a feature this is her best song ever. Their soft voices in harmony are just awesome and the production throws it all together. Great song.

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36. Lele Pons-Celoso

My Top 20 Peak: #3 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

Okay so here we have the "funniest" comedian on Earth make a song. This song is very catchy and you can't deny that. The production gives Latin vibes that make you want to dance. Her vocals are good for the most part. Oh, by the way, its the only Spanish song on here.

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35. Alex Aiono-Big Mistake

My Top 20 Peak: #2

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This is true talent. This man can sing. His vocals are amazing. The production is great, all those elements mashed up into one its perfection. His lyrics have meaning and can also tell a story.

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34. Shawn Mendes X Zedd-Lost In Japan (Remix)

My Top 20 Peak: #4

Hot 100 Peak: #48

I prefer this over the original one. This is production. It makes the song feel alive. Shawn like always is good on the vocals. The lyrics are good too and tell his story. The production takes it and the ticking...the ticking is generic, but good as always and also good as an element though anyone can do that.

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33. Panic! At The Disco-The Greatest Show

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This song, well the whole album is better than the original, but let's stay on topic here. Brendon's is amazing here. He shows more of his lower-toned voice but is able to ace it. The production is better than the original and keeps the song alive and you can hear it easier. Also, from that start you know it's gonna be good.

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32. Marshmello ft. Anne-Marie-FRIENDS

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #11

Ah, so here we the mainiest mainstream in the wild EDM industry, White Lego He- I mean Marshmello. This song was a bop, but I can see how it gets annoying. Don't get me wrong the production is generic but good enough for me. Anne-Marie does good on the track so I can deal with that.

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31. Bebe Rexha-I'm A Mess

My Top 20 Peak: #2 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #35

This song was a bop too. Her vocals could need some work, however, they're tolerable. The production is great and I like the lyrics and understand the meaning behind this song. This is one good song, and again like Lucid Dreams, I don't get all the hate on this song.

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30. Marshmello ft. BΔSTILLE-Happier

My Top 20 Peak: #14

Hot 100 Peak: #2

We got lego head up here again with BΔSTILLE. We heard from them in a while, so this is a huge comeback. The song again very generic, the drops generic, the lyrics, generic. However, the vocals are great and I'm shocked that Dan and the boys are not done yet. Just when we thought Pompeii was going to be a one-hit-wonder.

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29. Fall Out Boy-HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON'T

My Top 20 Peak: #3 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This song is a good song from them for some time. The vocals are great and the production pulls it all together. The rock elements make a mainstream band sound really good. Best song from M A N I A.

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28. Niall Horan-Slow Hands

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Hot 100 Peak: #11

This song is the best song, better than every One Direction song, Niall is also the best after their split. Screw ZAYN and PILLOWTALK both are stupid. Anyways, Niall is good on the track with his outstanding vocals. The production is very well done and I'm down for this song any time.

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27. Alan Walker-Spectre

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (2 weeks) [Estimated]
Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #2

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

Pure EDM. Not generic. The well-done build-up to beat drops. Energetic all the way through. Alan and his amazing production I swear.

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26. Panic! At The Disco-High Hopes

My Top 20 Peak: #3

Hot 100 Peak: #4

This has been a pretty good year for P!ATD in my terms. This song is especially good and is very upbeat. The vocals are again very good from Brendon. The production is outstanding. I hope P!ATD can serve some more good music like this.

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25. Leon Chang-green tea forest

My Top 20 Peak: #3 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This song is a very unique piece. The opening starts off giving off those nature vibes. However, what's makes this song good is how smooth the transitions are. Also, the beat drops have a great build-up and the production from Leon is great even without everything and the ending with that same smooth transition makes it perfect.

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24. Selena Gomez X Marshmello-Wolves

My Top 20 Peak: #2 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #20

This was hard to choose against the next one, but we'll get into that later. Anyways, the song's production is generic but good. I like the vocals from Selena as she shines in rather good and generic production. The lyrics are pretty good too.

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23. Dua Lipa-New Rules

My Top 20 Peak: #2 (Estimated)

Hot 10 Peak: #6

This was tough, the only thing that gave this a one-up was the generic production from Wolves. Anyways, Dua's voice is awesome and the production is nice too. This is by far her best song in 2018 and probably forever.

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22. Louis Tomilson ft. Bebe Rexha, Digital Farm Animals-Back To You

My Top 20 Peak: #3

Hot 100 Peak: #40

This song is well done. I really like Digital's production. The lyrics from both Louis and Bebe are great. They also sound very good together. They need more collaborations like this. Also, I'm just saying Louis deserves more than just this.

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21. Ed Sheeran-Eraser

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #90

This song is great. Ed uses a faster tempo song using some faster form of poetry giving off the effect that he is rapping. I which he is. He is able to pronounce every word right and not mumble. Also, that production fits well with the tempo and with his voice.

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*WE ARE IN TOP 20 TERRITORY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN*

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20. Charlie Puth ft. Kehlani-Done For Me

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #9

Hot 100 Peak: #53

This is a great collab from Charlie here. Both of their voices shine and the lyrics are awesome. The transitions into their verses are perfect. Also, that production is outstanding so yeah overall, this song is a masterpiece. Also, this should've had a higher peak on Hot 100.

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19. Godsmack-When Legends Rise

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

Okay, between this one and before, it was hard to decide. The only reason this made it higher is the tempo and the chorus, they're just faster, but Done For Me is good anyways. So, the vocals are great, the lyrics are understandable and tell the theme of their album When Legends Rise. The chorus is great and their drops are outstanding. Well done, well done.

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18. Alan Walker ft. Au/Ra, Tomine Harket-Darkside

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

Okay so before we start when I was ranking my songs on Spotify, I accidentally deleted a song. Now, I just remember it. So please we shall count Spectre by Alan Walker as #18 also with this song (Just realized it's actually on here so I'm leaving this to remind me of the dumbass I am). Anyways, the vocals are great here, and to be honest, they sound the same so I can't tell who was who. Also, Alan's production great as always.

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17. Avicii ft. Vargas & Lagola-Friend Of Mine

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (2 weeks) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This song is nice and emotional at the same time. The vocals from both are amazing. I have no words and Avicii's amazing production brings tears of joy to my eyes that even the pieces that he made when was just tired and done with everything were still good and will always be a part of his legacy.

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16. Niall Horan ft. TRU Concept-Too Much To Ask (TRU Concept Remix)

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This a great remix of a great song. The vocals from Niall fit perfectly even though the guys had to make it fit. I consider the song more upbeat and more of an EDM vibe than the original which somehow is considered under those guidelines.

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15. Ed Sheeran-Galway Girl

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #53

Another good song. This talks about his girlfriend I'm pretty sure and how they met. Anyways, the vocals are great and the production gives off positive and cultural vibe in your mostly from the northern-European descent.

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14. Drake-Nice For What

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #11

Hot 100 Peak: #1 (9 weeks)

By far the best song from this man. I like Drake's vocals and all, but the production pulls it all together. Especially the choir it's pretty wholesome.

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13. Jason Derulo X David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Willy William-Goodbye

My Top 20 Peak: #9

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

Yes, this is weird. I look at it and I'm like weird, but whatever. Anyways, the song has many elements in here. From Latin to pop to rap to EDM. All these elements make a good song. Everyone here did a good job.

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12. Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B-Finesse (Remix)

My Top 20 Peak: #2 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #3

A good remix of a song. Bruno's vocals are great. However, the production in the start automatically makes you know this 'bout to be some upbeat song. Especially with Cardi's opening verse, this is very wholesome.

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

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (2 weeks) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #6

This song is one of the best from Shawn here. His vocals are really great here and his voice shines like they do in most songs. Anyways, the production is really good and I hope that Shawn can come out with another good song like this.

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Okay, now we are in Top 10 my all-time favorite songs of the year!

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10. Charlie Puth-How Long

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #15

Hot 100 Peak: #21

This is by far the best song Charlie has done. His voice sounds awesome in this song. The production gives it that upbeat production. The lyrics are great and his voice again shines with this awesome production.

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9. Panic! At The Disco-Say Amen (Saturday Night)

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (3 weeks) [Estimated]

Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #11

Hot 100 Peak: #60

This is another great song from P!ATD. There are only a few reasons this is way higher than High Hopes. First of all, it wasn't overplayed so much on the radio. Also, I like the product better in this one than in High Hopes. Finally, Brendon shows how vocally ranged he is for like the ten million times now, which I'm totally fine with. Anyways, overall it is very upbeat and fun to listen to.

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8. Avicii ft. Sandro Cavassa-Without You

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This is the best song from Avicii (01). The vocals from Sandro makes him sound good with the excellent production. His vocals don't sound weird like Vargas's and Lagola's. The production is nice throughout the whole song and the ending is very smooth. Really great song from Avicii.

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7. Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato-Solo

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (2 weeks) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #58

This song is one of the best from Clean Bandit. The production is awesome and sounds great with Demi's vocals. Even she has been under the radar and still even now so I hope she is well and healthy. Anyways, a great song from both. 

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6. Lin-Manuel Miranda ft. Artists For Puerto Rico-Almost Like Praying

My Top 20 Peak: #2 (Estimated)

Hot 100 Peak: #20

This song is just awesome. It's very catchy and the production gives off those tropical vibes. Though it's a mixture of rap and Latin pop, you easily know what they're singing. If you know Spanish, I mean I don't, but I saw a youtube video and they're singing about all the towns in Puerto Rico. Anyways, this song is great across the board.

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5. George Ezra-Shotgun

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (2 weeks)

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

Okay, so people may be getting tired of this song. However, we can all agree this song was great when we first heard it. I like the deep vocals from George and the production fits with his voice. Sadly, it seems like Budapest will be his one-hit-wonder.

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4. Alan Walker-Alone

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (3 weeks [1 more week estimated; 2 actual recorded])

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This was the song that got me into Walker and his music. I really like the vocals from Noonie Bao. It fits well with Alan's very unique production. Though there may not be a lot of build-ups to beat drops, the beat drops are still good too.

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3. Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug-Havana

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (1 week) [Estimated]

Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)

This is by far the best from both. Camila's voice shines with the awesome production. To be honest, Young Thug doesn't sound bad, but his verse is very random, but I still enjoy it. The production keeps the song upbeat and the trumpets at the end of the songs are nice.

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2. Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny, J Balvin-I Like It

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (4 weeks) [Estimated]

Non-Estimated Top 20 Peak: #6

Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week)

Best song from all artists. All of their voices sound great. The production is really good especially with the start from Pete Rodriguez's "I Like It Like That" from a couple decades ago. This is a really excellent cover of a great song.

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1. Alan Walker, Noah Cyrus, Digital Farm Animals ft. Juliander-All Falls Down

My Top 20 Peak: #1 (8 weeks [5 weeks are estimated, the other 3 are actually recorded])

Hot 100 Peak: NONE

This is one of the best songs I've ever heard. The vocals from Noah surprise me. Juliander's vocals surprise even since I never heard of him. The production from both DFA and Walker are great and make their vocals shine. Alan needs more attention and recognition because he is way better than the Lego Head (Marshmello). He is good even to the point he got remixes from him and others like Dash Berlin if I'm correct. Congratulations Alan, this is one of the best pieces of music ever.

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So, in conclusion, this year wasn't the best, but it surely wasn't the worst. I want to see more from all of these artists (besides Avicii, RIP, you will be missed) because I hope I'll enjoy all of the songs they make in the future. Later, I will put in the full list of My Top 50 of 2018. Just as a recap of my favorite songs in 2018.