Justin Timberlake (4) – Week Of July 9, 2016

Yesterday was a special day for our very own Weekend Countdown host, Spyder Harrison, as it was his birthday! Unfortunately, he was not here this weekend (probably due to a vacation or something) and Kid Kelly (who I still can barely understand due to the speed in which he talks) hosted the countdown instead. I already wished Spyder a happy birthday on Twitter, but I'm still gonna do it in this post. So Happy Belated Birthday, Spyder Harrison! Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Gwen Stefani – Make Me Like You (#44)

Last Week's #1 Song: Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling

The Countdown

45. Rihanna/Drake – Work (#41)

44. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Jet Black Heart (#38)

43. Zara Larsson/MNEK – Never Forget You (#37)

42. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#42)

41. Jason Derulo – If It Ain't Love (#43)

40. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (DEBUT)

39. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#45)

38. Meghan Trainor – No (#40)

37. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#35)

36. Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible (#34)

35. Pitbull/Enrique Iglesias – Messin' Around (#30)

34. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk (#32)

33. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#23)

32. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#31) [4 Weeks At #1]

31. Flo Rida – My House (#33) [1 Week At #1]

30. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#36) [1 Week At #1]

29. Troye Sivan – Youth (#29)

28. Ruth B. – Lost Boy (#26)

27. Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness (#27)

26. All Time Low – Missing You (#28)

25. Kent Jones – Don't Mind (#39)

24. X Ambassadors – Unsteady (#12)

23. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (#22)

22. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore (#19)

21. Grace – You Don't Own Me (#16)

20. DNCE – Toothbrush (#20)

19. Alessia Cara – Wild Things (#18)

18. The Summer Set – Figure Me Out (#17)

17. Meghan Trainor – Me Too (#21)

16. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (#24)

15. Timeflies – Once In A While (#25)

14. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#15) [5 Weeks At #1]

13. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close (#14)

12. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#13)

11. James Bay – Let It Go (#5)

10. Taylor Swift – New Romantics (#9) [2 Weeks At #1]

  9. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (#11)

  8. One Direction – History (#8)

  7. Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#4) [1 Week At #1]

  6. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (#10)

  5. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills (#6)

  4. Twenty One Pilots – Ride (#7)

  3. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down (#2)

  2. P!nk – Just Like Fire (#3)

  1. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling! (#1) [4^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: X Ambassadors – Unsteady (–12)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Kent Jones – Don't Mind (+14)

New Entrants
~ I'm pretty split right now on the new Adele single, Send My Love (To Your New Lover). When I first listened to it, I really enjoyed it. But then my interest in this song has been slowly decreasing to the point where it's okay. It's definitely better than When We Were Young, so that's something. But slowly this song is getting more and more boring in my opinion. I thoroughly appreciate the message in the song, but I don't find the song itself to be very interesting. I'm kind of just thinking out loud, but I feel like it lacks something (I don't know what) that made songs like Rolling In The Deep, Set Fire To The Rain, and Rumor Has It to be so catchy. Overall, I don't love the song. It's okay. But please keep in mind that this is all my opinion. I often times feel like I have to reiterate that so I don't get comments from people hating on my opinion.

Hit-Bound
~ For the second straight week, we have a celebrity guest host in for Mikey Piff. This time around, it's Brendon Urie.

~ Here is the Hit-Bound list:

• Symon – Say
• Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick
• The 1975 – The Sound
• Flo Rida/Jason Derulo – Hello Friday
• Magic! – Red Dress
• Disturbed – The Sound of Silence
• Bebe Rexha/Nicki Minaj – No Broken Hearts
• AJR – I'm Not Famous
• Ben Rector – Brand New
• Lukas Graham – Mama Said
• Jordan Fisher – All About Us
• Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance
• Alesso/Nico & Vinz – I Wanna Know
• The Strumbellas – Spirits

~ The Strumbellas debuted with Spirits. Ultimately this song is okay, but it's a little bland and uninteresting in some parts. So don't surprised if this song is color-coded red in the future.

~ Disturbed – The Sound of Silence has been on Hit-Bound for a seemingly long time. I fear that this song will not make it on to the countdown. I really do love this song to the point where it is my new favorite song on Hit-Bound, so I really hope it debuts on the countdown soon.

~ The 1975 – The Sound has been on Hit-Bound for a while too. Unlike The Sound of Silence, I honestly don't care (and would prefer) if this song doesn't debut on the countdown.

~ Symon – Say is getting more and more annoying after each listen. I really hope it can leave us soon.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Disturbed – The Sound of Silence

2. Alesso/Nico & Vinz – I Wanna Know

3. Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance

4. Bebe Rexha/Nicki Minaj – No Broken Hearts

5. Jordan Fisher – All About Us

Hits & Misses

~ This week, I thought I'd include the show Hits & Misses, which (for those unaware) is hosted by Pete Wentz.

~ Here is the Hits & Misses list:

• DNCE – Toothbrush
• Flo Rida – My House
• Panic! At The Disco – Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time
• James Bay – Let It Go
• Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling
• Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk
• Weezer – King Of The World
• Fall Out Boy/Demi Lovato – Irresistible
• Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself
• Lil Dicky/Brendon Urie – Molly
• MAX – Basement Party
• Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close
• Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills
• The 1975 – The Sound
• Butch Walker – East Coast Girl

Top 5 Hits & Misses Picks

1. Lil Dicky/Brendon Urie – Molly

2. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills

3. MAX – Basement Party

4. James Bay – Let It Go

5. Panic! At The Disco – Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time

Send My Blurbs

~ P!nk – Just Like Fire has hit a new peak at #2 this week. I'm still waiting for this song to hit #1. I would honestly prefer this song over Can't Stop The Feeling.

~ I'm honestly not even going to comment on that huge piece of garbage that was awarded the Biggest Jump Of The Week this week.

~ Twenty One Pilots – Ride is most certainly not Top 5-worthy material. With that being said, I hope it does not peak any higher and begins moving down.

~ Speaking of Twenty One Pilots, Stressed Out needs to start dropping as well. We can't just have it in the Top 20 for another month. We have better songs under the Top 20 that are more worthy of this spot.

~ G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, & I managed to break out of the Bottom 5. Unfortunately, I'm pretty over this song. So it'd be nice if it could leave soon.

~ Hits 1 must have read my comment last week on Timeflies – Once In A While failing to do anything noticeable on the countdown. Well this week, it did something noticeable as it jumped to #15.

~ OneRepublic – Wherever I Go made a nice jump as well into the Top 20 this week. I knew this song would be able to do it. :)

~ Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman jumping to #6 is not acceptable at this point. I really want to get this song out of here and replace it with Into You.

~ The Hit 45 Chart for this week is out! Find out if Coldplay can hold at #1 for a second week in a row and a tenth time overall with Hymn For The Weekend!

Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2016/07/hit-45-chart-week-of-july-9-2016.html

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Nickelback – How You Remind Me

Most Missed Countdown Song: One Direction – Where Do Broken Hearts Go

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Twenty One Pilots – Heathens

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Afrojack – Hey Mama

My Top 5 Picks

1. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

2. P!nk – Just Like Fire

3. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills

4. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore

5. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go

My Bottom 5 Picks

1. Kent Jones – Don't Mind

2. Rihanna/Drake – Work

3. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself

4. Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness

5. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk