Justin Timberlake (6) – Week Of July 30, 2016

So Can't Stop The Feeling is now our longest running #1 song this year. Not really surprising. Anyway, I start school in about two weeks. This is the time where I start asking myself where the hell my summer went because it feels like it went by way too damn quickly. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

• Alessia Cara – Wild Things (#37)
• Flo Rida – My House (#38) [1 Week At #1]
• Rihanna/Drake – Work (#45)

Last Week's #1 Song: Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

The Countdown

45. G-Eazy/Bebe Rexha – Me, Myself, and I (#43)

44. Zayn Malik – Pillowtalk (#35)

43. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself (#41)

42. Ruth B. – Lost Boy (#44)

41. Grace – You Don't Own Me (#40)

40. Lukas Graham – 7 Years (#39)

39. Jordan Fisher – All About Us (DEBUT)

38. Meghan Trainor – No (#33)

37. X Ambassadors – Unsteady (#42)

36. Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick (DEBUT)

35. Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (#34)

34. Troye Sivan – Youth (#31)

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

32. James Bay – Let It Go (#36)

31. Demi Lovato – Body Say (DEBUT)

30. DNCE – Cake By The Ocean (#30) [4 Weeks At #1]

29. One Direction – History (#25)

28. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (#21)

27. Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close (#9)

26. The 1975 – The Sound (#26)

25. Symon – Say (#29)

24. All Time Low – Missing You (#32)

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

22. DNCE – Toothbrush (#15)

21. Drake/WizKid/Kyla – One Dance (#20)

20. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Girls Talk Boys (#28)

19. Lukas Graham – Mama Said (#23)

18. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out (#17) [5 Weeks At #1]

17. Meghan Trainor – Me Too (#22)

16. The Summer Set – Figure Me Out (#24)

15. Kent Jones – Don't Mind (#16)

14. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (#19)

13. Timeflies – Once In A While (#14)

12. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious (#11) [1 Week At #1]

11. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#8)

10. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (#18)

  9. Mike Posner/SeeB – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (#1) [2 Weeks At #1]

  8. Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore (#13)

  7. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down (#5)

  6. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (#7)

  5. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills (#3)

  4. P!nk – Just Like Fire (#6)

  3. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (#12)

  2. Twenty One Pilots – Ride (#4)

  1. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling! (#2) [6^th Week At #1]

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

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Nick Jonas/Tove Lo – Close (–18)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty (+9)

New Entrants
~ After failing to graduate from Hit-Bound in the past, Jacob Whitesides returns with a new song. This one is called Lovesick. He does have a rather unique and distinguishable voice. I do like the overall production on the track and I feel like that chorus will be something that gets stuck in my head. Overall, I definitely think this track is a keeper. We'll see how it does on the countdown.

~ Next up, we have Jordan Fisher – All About Us. I did love this song at first listen. But it did fade away on me just a tiny bit after a few more listens. Aside from that, I really like his voice and I think it'll sound great on future tracks. While I do like the overall song now, I don't think it'll stick with me for that long. I certainly won't remember it in a year from now, but for now I'm enjoying it.

~ It's official! I have found my new sex anthem! And it comes from one of the artists I least expected it from, Demi Lovato. She debuts this week with Body Say. The lyrical content to this song is just.......wow. I did not think I would hear a song like this from her. I'm actually quite impressed. She and her music has really changed ever since songs like Give Your Heart A Break, which I think is one of her best songs. But this song is straight up about sex. I love her voice as she pretty much has the best vocal range I've ever heard. Just listen to Heart Attack and you'll understand completely. Overall, I do love this song. It's the perfect song to have going in the background while having sex. I love it. That's all I have to say.


Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list:

• Fifth Harmony – All In My Head (Flex)
• Andy Grammer – Fresh Eyes
• Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara – Wild
• The Strumbellas – Spirits
• Ariana Grande – Into You
• Flume/Kai – Never Be Like You
• Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
• AJR – I'm Not Famous
• Coldplay/Beyoncé – Hymn For The Weekend
• MKTO – Superstitious
• Katy Perry – Rise
• Steve Aoki & Boehm/Walk The Moon – Back 2 U
• Magic! – Red Dress
• Ben Rector – Brand New

~ Hits 1 had quite the infusion of current songs debuting on Hit-Bound this week.

~ All In My Head is okay. Fifth Harmony have done better.

~ Into You, while being better than Dangerous Woman, is nowhere near Ariana's best.

~ Fresh Eyes isn't anything special. It's kind of mediocre in my opinion. Maybe that'll change.

~ Superstitious is certainly a catchy song and MKTO never seem to fail at producing a catchy song.

~ I love the beat in Never Be Like You. The vocals aren't the best, but the beat is enough to make me a fan of the song.

~ Finally, the song that seems to be getting mixed reactions and opinions. That is Heathens by Twenty One Pilots. Overall, I do like this song. The darker, more mysterious feel and vibe that comes with it is certainly something I actually like. It's certainly better than Ride, which I still can't stand. But overall, I do like the song.

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend

2. Troye Sivan/Alessia Cara – Wild

3. MKTO – Superstitious

4. Flume/Kai – Never Be Like You

5. Steve Aoki & Boehm/Walk The Moon – Back 2 U

All About Blurbs

~ Red alert! Twenty One Pilots – Ride has reached a scary peak at #2 this week! I will gladly keep Can't Stop The Feeling at #1 over this song.

~ Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty took a rather random and unexpected jump to #3 this week. I don't really know what to say about it. It's certainly not going to hit #1. But who knows? Randomness happens on this countdown all the time. Remember when Victorious re-entered and hit #1? I'm telling you, on this countdown anything can happen.

~ Unfortunately, I have to give OneRepublic – Wherever I Go the undeserving award of most underrated OneRepublic song. While this song may not have been the huge success I thought it'd be, it's still one of my favorites.

~ We have too many mediocre songs entering the Top 20 this week, one of which being legit trash. Yeah. I'm looking at you, Lukas Graham – Mama Said.

~ I'm not too surprised about the Top 10 debuts from Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better and Charlie Puth/Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore. Both artists have had their #1 songs, so it was expected that they would have more songs reaching the Top 10.

~ I'm very pleased with Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness dropping out of the Top 30 this week. I really hope this song can leave soon. What would be a miracle is if this song and Hands To Myself leave the same week. That would be amazing.

~ So I kind of grew into All Time Low – Missing You. It still doesn't top Something's Gotta Give, but it's a nice song. So I'm enjoying it right now.

~ Looks like Taylor Swift – New Romantics is starting to decline on this countdown. I don't see any new Taylor Swift singles coming anytime soon. Thankfully I still like this song, so it won't be the end of the world if Hits 1 holds on to it for another months to enjoy what's left of Taylor.

~ Everything I just said in the last blurb is the same thing for One Direction – History.

~ I think that covers everything. Oh wait. I almost forgot. Rihanna/Drake – Work has finally taken the well deserved departure from the countdown!!! Depending on how the rest of the year goes, you will probably see this song in my Bottom 5 Songs of 2016.

~ 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 an eleventh time overall with Hymn For The Weekend!

Link: http://hit45chart.blogspot.com/2016/07/hit-45-chart-week-of-july-30-2016.html

Top 20 Review

0 – Crap:

20. Kent Jones – Don't Mind

1 – Bad:

19. Lukas Graham – Mama Said

18. Twenty One Pilots – Ride

17. Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out

16. Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman

2 – Meh:

15. The Summer Set – Figure Me Out

14. 5 Seconds of Summer – Girls Talk Boys

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

12. Meghan Trainor – Me Too

3 – Decent:

11. Panic! At The Disco – Victorious

4 – Good:

10. Calvin Harris/Rihanna – This Is What You Came For

9. Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling

8. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better

7. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty

5 – Great:

6. Timeflies – Once In A While

5. Sia/Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills

4. P!nk – Just Like Fire

3. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down

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

1. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

Overall Score: 61/100

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Britney Spears – Circus

Most Missed Countdown Song: Demi Lovato – Give Your Heart A Break

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MØ – Cold Water

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

My Top 5 Picks

1. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go

2. Demi Lovato – Body Say

3. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza

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

5. The Chainsmokers/Daya – Don't Let Me Down