Friday, April 7, 2017

Ed Sheeran (8) – Week Of April 1, 2017

Hey guys! Hopefully, you liked the little joke I did with that last post. But now I bring to you the actual countdown. I apologize for posting it this late. I was really busy in the beginning of the week. Then on Wednesday, I got sick and felt very unmotivated to work on it. So I have it done now. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.


  • X Ambassadors – Unsteady

Last Week's #1 Song: Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
The Countdown
45. Daya – Words (#45)
44. Coldplay/Beyoncé – Hymn For The Weekend (#42)
43. DJ Snake/Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You (#41)
42. Niall Horan – This Town (#36)
41. Bebe Rexha – I Got You (#43)
40. Noah Cyrus/Labrinth – Make Me (Cry) (#40)
39. Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj – Side To Side (#37)
38. Maroon 5 – Don't Wanna Know (#38) [3 Weeks At #1]
37. The Weeknd/Daft Punk – Starboy (#33)
36. Panic! At The Disco – L.A. Devotee (#34)
35. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (#35)
34. Alessia Cara – Scars To Your Beautiful (#32)
33. James Hersey – Miss You (#39)
32. AJR – Weak (#26)
31. Rihanna – Love On The Brain (#28)
30. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (#29) [2 Weeks At #1]
29. Adele – Water Under The Bridge (#18)
28. Ariana Grande/Future – Everyday (DEBUT)
27. Steve Aoki/Louis Tomlinson – Just Hold On (#19)
26. Twenty One Pilots – Heathens (#20) [2 Weeks At #1]
25. Jon Bellion – All Time Low (#22)
24. Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor (#35)
23. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie – Rockabye (#31)
22. Imagine Dragons – Believer (#27)
21. Julia Michaels – Issues (#21)
20. The Weeknd/Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming (#24)
19. Lady Gaga – Million Reasons (#16)
18. Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul (#30)
17. Train – Play That Song (#14)
16. Katy Perry/Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (#15)
15. Maroon 5 – Cold (#12)
14. Zedd/Alessia Cara – Stay (#13)
13. James Arthur – Say You Won't Let Go (#23)
12. Kygo/Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me (#17)
11. The Chainsmokers – Paris (#11)
10. Linkin Park/Kiiara – Heavy (#10)
  9. Zayn/Taylor Swift – I Don't Wanna Live Forever (#7)
  8. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd – Starving (#5)
  7. Fitz & The Tantrums – HandClap (#8)
  6. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello – Bad Things (#2)
  5. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#6)
  4. Bruno Mars – That's What I Like (#9)
  3. Shawn Mendes – Mercy (#3)
  2. The Chainsmokers/Halsey – Closer (#4) [8 Weeks At #1]
  1. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (#1) [8th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Flo Rida – My House

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Adele – Water Under The Bridge (–11)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul (+12)

New Entrants
~ Our lone new entrant comes from Ariana Grande with the assistance of Future on the track Everyday. I believe that Ariana has hit a new peak of mediocreness*. This is nothing we haven't heard before. Of course she has to bring in a new mystery man on the chorus similar to Problem and Focus, making this the Problem 3.0. The lyrical content seems very pointless to me. And honestly, I do not like that part after the second and third chorus when she does the "la-la-la-la-la-la...." Just not a fan of her voice at that moment. Ariana is definitely a good singer. However, the mediocre production and lyrical content killed her on this track. Here's to hoping this does not become a hit.

*Totally just made up that word

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


  • Snakehips/MØ – Don't Leave
  • Ocean Park Standoff – Good News
  • Erin Bowman – Good Time Good Life
  • Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos – Slide
  • Jon Bellion – Overwhelming (DEBUT)
  • MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low
  • Lorde – Green Light
  • Flo Rida/99 Percent – Cake
  • The Chainsmokers/Coldplay – Something Just Like This
  • The Vamps/Matoma – All Night
  • One Ok Rock – American Girls
  • Little Mix – Touch
  • Coin – Talk Too Much
  • Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign – Swalla

Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay – Something Just Like This
2. The Vamps/Matoma – All Night
3. Jon Bellion – Overwhelming
4. MAX/Gnash – Lights Down Low
5. Little Mix – Touch


Blurbs
~ Unfortunately due to very little timing, there will be no blurbs this week. They will return in the next countdown post. I apologize. However, I will still give you guys a Top 20 Review.


Top 20 Review
0 – Crap:
20. TIE: Bruno Mars – That's What I Like
20. TIE: Hailee Steinfeld & Grey/Zedd – Starving

1 – Bad:
NONE

2 – Mediocre:
NONE

3 – Decent:
18. Zayn/Taylor Swift – I Don't Wanna Live Forever

4 – Good:
17. Machine Gun Kelly/Camila Cabello – Bad Things

5 – Great:
16. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
15. The Chainsmokers/Halsey – Closer
14. Shawn Mendes – Mercy
13. The Chainsmokers – Paris
12. James Arthur – Say You Won't Let Go
11. Fitz & The Tantrums – HandClap
10. Linkin Park/Kiiara – Heavy
9. Maroon 5 – Cold
8. Zedd/Alessia Cara – Stay
7. Train – Play That Song
6. Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul
5. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
4. Katy Perry/Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm
3. Kygo/Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me
2. Lady Gaga – Million Reasons

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown
1. The Weeknd/Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming

Total Score: 88/100 = 88% (B+)


Throwback Pick Of The Week: Calvin Harris – You Used To Hold Me

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Justin Bieber – Love Yourself


My Top 5 Picks
1. The Weeknd/Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming
2. Lady Gaga – Million Reasons
3. Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie – Rockabye
4. Jon Bellion – All Time Low
5. Kygo/Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me

250 comments:

  1. So, if I'm not mistaken, Starving is the first song to be in orange that was in green formerly since... This Is What You Came For, I think (that one was very briefly in green). Huh.

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    1. I believe that is correct. As of right now, I believe Charli XCX - Boom Clap is the only song to have been in both purple and orange within its time on the countdown.

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    2. I don't even accept Starving in orange, but Good Time, Good Life is in green.

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    3. That's true because in his opinion, Boom Clap was in purple for its 3rd week and then orange for its last 3 weeks.

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  2. You forgot to put a last week position for Unsteady and your "crap" songs in your top 20 review should be -1 as the worst song on the countdown. I don't even know how you grew out of Starving that fast. Of course Overwhelming is in your Hit-Bound top 5 picks because it's Jon Bellion (duh), and I'm surprised Green Light is in red, I think you're the only one here that doesn't like that song. My mom also doesn't like that song.

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    1. - Oops. Too lazy to fix it though.
      - I don't do -1. I added 6 as a bonus so that the total score could increase a little bit. Having a -1 just balances it out again and it's as if it's just 0 to 5.
      - Let's just say Starving should not still be this high.
      - I'm planning on giving a review for Green Light sometime in the next few weeks. Ideally I'd like to wait until it debuts. But that might change.

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  3. #50Friday news (chart will be up before noon EST tomorrow):
    -0 exits
    -1 debut, permanently raising the chart to 50 songs.
    -1 top 5 entrant
    -1 top 10 entrant
    -6 drops of at least 7 spots (that's a large drop for my chart lol)
    -Obvious biggest jump

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  4. Wait a minute.....

    Why is That's What I Like in orange?

    You know, Mars is one of my Mom's favorite pop singers.

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    1. I think it's safe to say that over half the reason he hates it - and the title track for that matter - is because he's still too jaded by how overplayed Uptown Funk was to appreciate Bruno Mars right about now.

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    2. Or he'd rather have Bruno's older stuff like Just The Way You Are and Grenade, because he thinks Bruno has become some wannabe rapper doing way too many throwback type songs. Honestly, I don't see it.

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    3. Well the fact that he approved both of those comments I'd say is a sign that both of those are a factor.

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  5. 29. Treat You Better

    Seriously, why is this still in the top 30?

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    1. Maybe, this song won't leave until it lasts a full year.

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  6. Exits:
    x40. Make Me (Cry)
    x43. Let Me Love You
    x45. Words

    The Countdown:
    45. Love on the Brain (-14)
    44. Death of a Bachelor (-20, biggest drop)
    43. I Got You (-2)
    42. Hymn For the Weekend (+2)
    41. Side to Side (-2)
    40. Lights Down Low (DEBUT)
    39. Starboy (-2)
    38. This Town (+4)
    37. Don't Leave (DEBUT)
    36. Don't Wanna Know (+2)
    35. 24K Magic (=)
    34. All Night (DEBUT)
    33. L.A. Devotee (+3)
    32. Scars to Your Beautiful (+2)
    31. Heathens (-5)
    30. Everyday (-2)
    29. Treat You Better (+1)
    28. Water Under the Bridge (+1)
    27. Miss You (+6)
    26. Heavy (-16)
    25. Just Hold On (+2)
    24. Bad Things (-18)
    23. Weak (+9)
    22. All Time Low (+3)
    21. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (-12)
    20. Chained to the Rhythm (-4)
    19. Million Reasons (=)
    18. Heavydirtysoul (=)
    17. Issues (+4)
    16. I Feel it Coming (+4)
    15. Play That Song (+2)
    14. Paris (-3)
    13. Castle on the Hill (-8)
    12. Starving (-4)
    11. Believer (+11)
    10. Rockabye (+13, biggest jump)
    9. Cold (+6)
    8. It Ain't Me (+4)
    7. Mercy (-4)
    6. Closer (-4)
    5. Say You Won't Let Go (+8)
    4. Stay (+10)
    3. HandClap (+4)
    2. That's What I Like (+2)
    1. Shape of You (=)

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    1. Aww man, Slide would've been the best debut too.

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    2. 5 top 10 entrants? That's very rare to happen.

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  7. Here's the countdown. I'll post Hit-Bound as well.

    Exits:
    Let Me Love You
    Make Me (Cry)
    Words

    45. Love On The Brain
    44. Death Of A Bachelor
    43. I Got You
    42. Hymn For The Weekend
    41. Side To Side
    40. Lights Down Low (DEBUT)
    39. Starboy
    38. This Town
    37. Don't Leave (DEBUT)
    36. Don't Wanna Know
    35. 24K Magic
    34. All Night (DEBUT)
    33. L.A. Devotee
    32. Scars To Your Beautiful
    31. Heathens
    30. Everyday
    29. Treat You Better
    28. Water Under The Bridge
    27. Miss You
    26. Heavy
    25. Just Hold On
    24. Bad Things
    23. Weak
    22. All Time Low
    21. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
    20. Chained To The Rhythm
    19. Million Reasons
    18. Heavydirtysoul
    17. Issues
    16. I Feel It Coming
    15. Play That Song
    14. Paris
    13. Castle On The Hill
    12. Starving
    11. Believer
    10. Rockabye
    9. Cold
    8. It Ain't Me
    7. Mercy
    6. Closer
    5. Say You Won't Let Go
    4. Stay
    3. HandClap
    2. That's What I Like
    1. Shape Of You

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  8. Yesterday, here's what I predicted the radio charts would look like a week from then:

    1. Shape of You
    2. That's What I Like
    3. Paris
    4. I Feel it Coming
    5. Rockabye
    6. IDWLF
    7. It Ain't Me
    8. Something Just Like This
    9. CTTR
    10. Stay

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  9. https://goo.gl/forms/lJbXQKU7btrpyHos2

    PLEASE VOTE IN THE POLL! I REALLY WANT TO GET AN ACCURATE TOP 500 LIST!!

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    1. I Gotta Feeling was a bigger hit in 2009, than in 2010.

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  10. Swalla
    Sign Of The Times (DEBUT)
    American Girls
    Something Just Like This
    Wicked (DEBUT)
    Good Time, Good Life
    Now Or Never (DEBUT)
    I Feel So Bad (DEBUT)
    Sooner Or Later (DEBUT)
    Talk Too Much
    Overwhelming
    Green Light
    Good News
    Cake

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  11. Just call it mediocrity, not mediocreness.

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  12. BBH100 Top 10 Prediction:

    1. Shape Of You
    2. That's What I Like
    3. Something Just Like This
    4. Humble
    5. iSpy
    6. I Feel It Coming
    7. Bad & Boujee
    8. Tunnel Vision
    9. I Don't Wanna Live Forever
    10. It Ain't Me

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  13. The first #50Friday chart is out! I don't want to change the URL because everyone would have to change the link in their sidebar. Link: http://40friday.blogspot.com/2017/04/april-7-2017.html

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  14. On a different note, I listened through The Chainsmokers' debut album, Memories… Do Not Open. And…














    I'm not overly impressed by it. Aside from Something Just Like This, I don't know if any of this will stick with me in the long run. Maybe I'll give it another listen though.

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    1. In my personal opinion it's garbage. The Chainsmokers are garbage. But...... It's very okay if any of you all like them

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  15. By the way Adrian, the "mystery man" in the chorus of Everyday is Future. And the "mystery man" in Problem was Big Sean.

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  16. Touch also didn't debut the countdown this week. That's also bad.

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    1. It actually left Hit-Bound this week. :(

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    2. Little Mix isn't American so I guess Touch had to leave.

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    3. Well, look at Shape of You. 9 weeks at the top and Sheeran isn't American. And Hello wasn't from an American artist and it spent 12 weeks at #1.

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    4. When I say the American charts, I'm talking about the Hot 100. Little Mix cannot get a top 40 hit because their record label doesn't know how to sell these girls over here, and because people think No Harmony is better, which is total bullshit.

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    5. Shape Of You must leave the #1 spot ASAP!

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    6. That's right! I'd rather have a different song at #1.

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  17. http://www.kworb.net/airadio/

    Harry Styles newest single debuts on the radio charts at #128.

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  18. Pearl Jam, Journey, Tupac Shakur and Joan Baez were inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.

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    1. But Tupac isn't a rock and roll artist...?

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    2. Neither is Michal Jackson, and he's was inducted years ago. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame isn't just for rock bands/artists, they've had bands and artists of different genres inducted before.

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  19. Throwback SXM WC Top 20 Review 09/24/11:
    0 - Crap:
    20. Lighters

    1 - Bad:
    NONE

    2 - Meh:
    NONE

    3 - Decent:
    19. You & I

    4 - Good:
    NONE

    5 - Great:
    18. Blackout
    17. Bad
    16. Cheers (Drink To That)
    15. Marry You
    14. Nothing
    13. Mr. Saxobeat
    12. Someone Like You
    11. Pumped Up Kicks
    10. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
    9. Give Me Everything
    8. Good Life
    7. Moves Like Jagger
    6. You Make Me Feel
    5. Party Rock Anthem
    4. I Wanna Go
    3. Tonight Tonight
    2. Without You
    1. Stereo Hearts

    Total Score: 93/100 (Extremely good.)

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  20. BBH100 Throwback Top 20 Review: 4/27/13

    -1-Worst Song:
    20. Harlem Shake- Baauer (#13)

    0-Shit
    19. Love Me- Lil Wayne/Drake/Future (#15)
    18. Cruise- F.G.L./Nelly (#11)
    17. Crash My Party- Luke Bryan (#18)
    16. Gentleman- PSY (#12)

    1-Bad
    15. Started From The Bottom- Drake (#9)

    2-Meh
    14. Daylight- Maroon 5 (#17)

    3-Decent
    13. Mama's Broken Heart- Miranda Lambert (#20)

    4-Good
    12. Stay- RihannaMikky Ekko (#4)
    11. When I Was Your Man- Bruno Mars (#3)
    10. Feel This Moment- Pitbull/Christina Aguilera (#8)

    5-Great
    9. Heart Attack- Demi Lovato (#10)
    8. I Knew You Were Trouble- Taylor Swift (#19)
    7. I Love It- Icona Pop/Charli XCX (#16)
    6. Radioactive- Imagine Dragons (#14)
    5. Suit & Tie- J.T./Jay-Z (#6)
    4. Mirrors- J.T. (#7)
    3. Just Give Me A Reason- P!nk/Nate Ruess (#1)
    2. Can't Hold Us- Maclkemore & Ryan Lewis/Ray Dalton (#5)

    6-Best Song
    1. Thrift Shop- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Wanz (#2)

    Total Score: 63/100 (Good)

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  21. #1 Recommendation for Hits 1:

    Lil Wayne/Various Artists - Sucker For Pain

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  22. Countdown post out!
    -The picture I used is Ed Sheeran with a cat because I love cats.
    -New turquoise song!
    -^Okay jk that was a lie. :P
    -Top 20 reviews for this week in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017! Spoiler, scores for the first three years are 80, 83, and 83.
    -A most missed song from 2012
    -A "guess the song"

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  23. Guess The Song:
    1. I debuted and left the weekend countdown during November.
    2. The year I debuted was before the year I left the countdown.

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    1. Either that, Stressed Out or Unsteady.

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    2. Yeah, and the 3rd hint was that it left in 2014.

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    3. Stressed Out & Unsteady didn't leave or debut in November.

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    4. Heh, whoops. Didn't see the "November" part when I mentioned those.

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    5. But it debuted and left in the same month in different years.

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  24. So here's the Top 10 on iTunes currently:
    1. Sign Of The Times
    2. That's What I Like
    3. Something Just Like This
    4. Body Like A Back Road (Go away!!!)
    5. Shape Of You
    6. Issues (discount)
    7. Rockabye (discount)
    8. HUMBLE. (oooooooh…)
    9. Say You Won't Let Go (dang!)
    10. Stay

    Interesting, honestly.

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    1. So I guess either Sign Of The Times (I haven't listened to it yet) will debut in the top 10/20, or HUMBLE. I want it to be HUMBLE really bad.

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  25. Quick question, do you guys want me to do a top 50 #1 hits of the 2000s, or review every #1 from Smooth, to Empire State Of Mind.

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  26. Maybe you should review every #1 song from Smooth to Empire State Of Mind.

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    1. Well, I also want to have the others opinion on what I should do as well.

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    2. I think you should do a top 50 because it's more suspenseful.

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    3. Yeah, but remember when I half-assed my top 10 bets of 2016, I feel that by doing a top 50, (By the way if I do a top 50, I'm splitting it into two) it'll be much harder to work on and I won't be able to make it sound all that presentable. And besides, you guys already know what my #1 would be.

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  27. So Adrian, here's a question I have for you: by now some people have seen me - and I'm sure others - call Say You Won't Let Go virtually the same song as Thinking Out Loud. Since it's pretty obvious that song will never be anything but in the Crap tier for you again, what makes Say You Won't Let Go different?

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  28. Sorry Adrian, but I think it's safe to say that That's What I Like will be #1 on the radio charts and the Hot 100 soon.

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  29. Songs being played on my local radio station that haven't peaked in the top 20 on the radio charts (excluding old songs):
    Make Me (Cry) [24]
    Green Light [25]
    Call on Me [28]
    Cake [31]
    Still Got Time [37]
    Scared to Be Lonely [38]
    Swalla [39]
    Thumbs [41]
    Sign of the Times [47]
    Play That Song [47]
    Castle on the Hill [64]
    Human [72]
    Don't Leave [77]
    No Lie [78]
    Lady (Austin Mahone/Pitbull) [--]
    Heaven (Dash Berlin/Do) [--]

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  30. At first, I always thought Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times reminds me of Gotye/Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

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  31. Here's what Chase tried to comment:

    "FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!"

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    1. Parker commented that on this blog over a year ago and I think Parker deleted it months later. How does he still remember that?

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    2. Really?! Chase said the f word?

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  32. Hollow Man i commented on your post.

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  33. http://salamander87.blogspot.com/2017/03/this-week-in-2007-and-currently.html#comment-form

    I might have to turn on Comment moderation too...

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    1. I also turned on comment moderation.

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    2. Yeah but you don't blog anymore so no one cares, well at least you don't have chase and "You should update your blog"

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    3. But Chase put irrelevant comments on my blog a couple weeks ago that I had to delete.

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  34. NEW MUSIC ALERT: Zayn/PARTYNEXTDOOR-Still got time

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  35. THROWBACK SONG OF THE DAY: Sam Smith-Stay with me
    NEW ON POP RADIO: KYLE/Lil Yachty-iSpy

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  36. THROWBACK SONG: The Weeknd-The hills

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  37. THROWBACK SONG: Montell Jordan-This is how we do it(1995)

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    1. Um Daniel, it seems you've got the Chase curse.

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    2. Throwback Picks:
      2008: Coldplay - Viva La Vida
      2009: Beyoncé - Single Ladies
      2010: Sean Kingston - Fire Burning
      2011: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
      2012: Maroon 5 - One More Night
      2013: Ke$ha - Crazy Kids
      2014: Jason Derulo - Trumpets
      2015: Hailee Steinfield - Love Myself
      2016: Zayn - Pillowtalk
      2017: Twenty One Pilots - HeavyDirtySoul (This is not a throwback.)

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    3. 2008: 7/10
      2009: 9.5/10
      2010: 9.11/10*
      2011: 8.5/10
      2012: 9/10
      2013: 9.5/10
      2014: 9/10
      2015: 10/10
      2016: 9/10
      2017: 10/10. In fact, it's my #1 song right now. Let me change my profile picture.

      *That was a joke, get it? It's actually a 9.5/10.

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    4. It's just the throwback songs on 102.7 KIIS.FM-LOS ANGELES

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    5. I know that 2011-2017's songs were all on the Weekend Countdown. I believe 2008, 2009, & 2010's songs were there too but I'm not sure.

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    6. 2008: 9.5/10
      2009: 10/10
      2010: 4/10
      2011: 9/10
      2012: 8/10
      2013: 8/10
      2014: 8/10
      2015: 6/10
      2016: 9/10
      2017: 9.5/10

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    7. @Miles: I thought you didn't like Crazy Kids. Or was that Scott, or someone else?

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  38. I forgot to say this: I heard a metal song on Venus today. No joke.

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  39. What metal song did you hear on Venus?

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    1. It was called Born in a Rut by Testament.

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  40. Slide is still on Hits 1 so it'll probably debut next week.

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  41. IT'S TIME FOR ROUND 4! PLEASE VOTE!
    https://goo.gl/forms/NGKbx3CLGQ2V6Wnj2

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  42. New post and new poll on my blog.

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  43. Hot 100 top 10:
    1. Shape of You
    2. HUMBLE.
    3. That's What I Like
    4. iSpy
    5. Something Just Like This
    6. Body Like a Back Road
    7. I Feel it Coming
    8. Tunnel Vision
    9. Paris
    10. Rockabye

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  44. BBH100 Top 10:

    10. Rockabye- Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne Marie (#11)
    9. Paris- The Chainsmokers (#9)
    8. Tunnel Vision- Kodak Black (#8)
    7. I Feel It Coming- The Weeknd/Daft Punk (#4)
    6. Body Like A Back Road- Sam Hunt (#12) [Fuck this!]
    5. Something Just Like This- The Chainsmokers/Coldplay (#3)
    4. iSpy- KYLE/Lil Yatchy (#5)
    3. That's What I Like- Bruno Mars (#2)
    2. HUMBLE- Kendrick Lamar (DEBUT)
    1. Shape Of You- Ed Sheeran (#1) [11th week @ #1]

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  45. . probably has the Billboard Hot 100 comment awaiting approval so I'll just say right now:

    GOOD RIDDANCE to Bad and Boujee! I'm not thrilled that it was traded for Body Like A Back Road, though, but we also traded IDWLF and interchangeable Drake for Rockabye and Kendrick. The latter I'm not totally into just yet but it could grow on me, while the former is definitely a welcome return. Things are definitely looking better.

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  46. Here is some more Hot 100 according to the PMB thread:
    11. Mask Off
    13. It Ain't Me
    16. XO Tour Llif3
    17. Say You Won't Let Go (Heh..."R&B".)
    34. Look at Me
    50. Bad Things (will leave next week)
    91. The One (Chainsmokers)
    100. Human

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    1. Ever since I called it a bland and boring, British R&B piano ballad, that has become the joke of the thread now hasn't it?

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    2. Human by Rag'N'Bone Man? If so, not bad. I hear that song quite a bit when I'm in my dad's car and he puts on Alt Nation.

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    3. Surprised you didn't include #34. Or maybe #100 was supposed to be #34.

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    4. #100 is not siuprising to me. It's continuing to have sales and has made various charts in the UK

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    5. Shit. I didn't see #34. And yeah I like Human.

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    6. I also listened to Body Like a Back Road and I like it.

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  48. Replies
    1. And Trance, Remy, Thatchos, Leah, CountdownRecap, Zack, and many more. I wouldn't include Hi There because he was Parker in another account.

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    2. That's right! We need Durp, Triff, Trance, Remy, Thatchos, Leah, CountdownRecap, Zack and many more back....

      RIGHT NOW OR ELSE I'M GONNA LOSE IT!

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    3. Thatchos actually commented on my new WC thread on Pulse Music Boards.

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  49. New videos on my YouTube Channel. the Chainsmokerd and Harry Styles

    Subscribe to me on YouTube

    LegendBTV

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  50. On the DMV app, I passed my practice test today. I just need to study a bit more to pass my actual written test.

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  51. So I just got my Wutchuwant Crew survey. Here were the songs I was presented with and what I answered for them (not exact order of the songs).















    L.A. Devotee - I like it, not at all
    Miss You - It's ok, not at all
    Weak - It's ok, a little
    Rockabye - I love it, not at all
    Believer - I love it, not at all
    Issues - It's ok, a little
    I Feel It Coming - I love it, not at all
    Heavydirtysoul - I love it, not at all
    Play That Song - I hate it, very tired
    Cold - I hate it, very tired
    Stay - I love it, not at all
    Say You Won't Let Go - I like it, a little
    It Ain't Me - I like it, not at all
    Paris - I like it, a little
    Heavy - It's ok, a little
    Starving - I hate it, very tired
    HandClap - I like it, a little
    Bad Things - I hate it, very tired
    Castle On The Hill - I love it, not at all
    That's What I Like - I love it, not at all
    Mercy - It's ok, a little
    Closer - It's ok, very tired
    Shape Of You - I like it, a little
    Don't Leave - I like it, not at all
    Slide - I love it, not at all
    Lights Down Low - I don't like it, very tired
    Green Light - I love it, not at all
    Something Just Like This - I love it, not at all
    All Night - It's ok, a little

    Yes, I was asked about three songs that currently aren't on the countdown. Foreshadowing?

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    1. I get those surveys in my email but I don't feel like replying to them. The only music-related emails I ever read are the weekly news emails from HotNewHipHop and my release radar update from Spotify.

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  52. I remember reading a while ago that on Lil Uzi Vert's upcoming Luv Is Rage 2, he's going to have a rock song from his "rock band". I just forgot to mention. Either way, I can't wait to see what it sounds like and if it'll become a bigger hit.

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  53. Just wondering, What's your opinion on Santana/Rob Thomas-Smooth?

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    1. Best rock song of all time, and easily my top 3 favorite songs of all time!

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  54. QOTD: What differences do you see in 2010's than in 1990/2000's music?

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    1. Less cohesive genre domination over the course of a decade, more shitty rap/bro-country, less good R&B/pop, the death of rock/alternative in the mainstream, and the rise of social media taking over EVERYTHING!

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    2. ^^^^^^Streaming is the worst one! BAD&BITCHE DON"T BLONG HERE!

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    1. Actually, I'm not ready. It's way too hard for me to get it. I don't think that I will ever be learning how to drive.

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  56. Competition has started. Hurry up and vote because you will have to submit two google forms and you only have one week to vote for this round.

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  57. Someone probably has a comment about this waiting to be approved but I'll say it anyway. Here are the Hot 100 entrants this week:

    100. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
    98. Dan and Shay - How Not To
    96. Calvin Harris/Various - Heatstroke
    94. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie/Kodak Black - Drowning
    93. Kodak Black/Future - Conscience
    91. The Chainsmokers - The One
    88. Tee Grizzley - First Day Out
    81. Enrique Iglesias/Various - Subeme La Radio
    75. Miranda Lambert - Tin Man
    71. FGL/Backstreet Boys - God, Your Mama, and Me*
    60. Lady Antebellum - You Look Good
    59. Logic - Everybody
    53. Thomas Rhett/Maren Morris - Craving You
    43. Travis Scott - Goosebumps*
    2. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.

    *re-entry

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    1. *looks at #94, 93, 88, 43, and 2*

      BEST. DAY. EVER!

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    2. Was there some country award show? And what's with #43?

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    3. Yes, the ACM awards on April 2, and the music video was released on April 3, but not on YouTube.

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    4. The only good rap song to debut this week was HUMBLE, everything else is garbage.

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  58. Streaming Gainer: 16. Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3
    Digital Gainer: 38. Keith Urban/Carrie Underwood - The Fighter
    Airplay Gainer: 3. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
    Hot Shot Debut: 2. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
    Biggest Drop: Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4 (22-85, 63 spots)
    Biggest Jump: Keith Urban/Carrie Underwood - The Fighter (74-38, 36 spots)

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  59. I didn't pass the test... I'll try again on April 19.

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  60. What's the temperature outside where you live? For me it's really warm out, 76F. My small weather station outside says 79F however.

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  61. BBH100 Exits:

    Nothings Into Somethings- Drake (#99)
    Party Monster- The Weeknd (#98)
    Can't Have Everything- Drake (#97)
    Everyday- Ariana Grande/Future (#94)
    Galway Girl- Ed Sheeran (#93)
    Glow- Drake/Kanye West (#89)
    Do Not Disturb- Drake (#86)
    Ice Melts- Drake/Young Thug (#85)
    Madiba Hadim- Drake (#84)
    Jorja Interlude- Drake (#83)
    4422- Drake (#82)
    KMT- Drake/Giggs (#79)
    No Long Talk- Drake/Giggs (#76)
    Get It Together- Drake/Jorja/Black Coffee (#68)
    Still Got Time- Zayn Malik/PARTYNEXTDOOR (#66)

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  62. NEW MUSIC ALERT:

    JAMES BLUNT - BARTENDER

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    1. It came out a month ago and he's not that popular. Most people only know him because of "You're Beautiful".

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  63. Likely debuts this week:
    Sign of the Times
    Now or Never
    Slide

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    1. And Good Time, Good Life will sadly not debut. ;(

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    2. Good Time, Good Life sadly has no spins, and they still combined last week's spins and the spins from 3 weeks ago. Weird!

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  64. Shape Of You needs to leave the #1 spot. It's been holding at #1 for a long time.

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    1. Even though I still love that song, I have to agree with you. I'd prefer That's What I Like at #1.

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    2. Well, I wouldn't put it in the same leagues as Hello and Shut Up and Dance, but I wouldn't be mad if it makes 12 weeks at the top.

      I think the record for consecutive weeks at #1 on the countdown was Shake It Off with 11 - All About That Bass' two weeks at #1 sandwiched Shake It Off's first in between them.

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  65. I'd rather have Million Reasons at #1.

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  66. For those of you who are active, remember to vote on my competition! You only have a week. I so far have four out of the fourteen responses so yeah. I think that the questions for most people were hard as the average score so far was just six points.

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  67. http://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/166757/billboard-hot-100-04-2017

    Shape Of You lost 100K in it's audience. I think it's safe to say that it has finally peaked on airplay.

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  68. New poll on my blog.

    The post should be out either tomorrow or Thursday.

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  69. http://sxmh1wc.blogspot.com/2017/04/april-8-2017-ed-sheeran-9.html

    My countdown post is out.

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  70. Well guys, if you weren't sure before, you will be now when I say this. Some of you may have already seen it on Pulse Music Board, but here it is. (space gap for spoiler)














    Shape Of You has finally peaked in airplay. Peak audience of 247.2. Looks like it's not passing Uptown Funk's 248.9. And with how much That's What I Like has on it, looks like it's closing in on that #1 spot, unless it ends up being 7 Years all over again.

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  71. The remix for Hymn for the Weekend is annoying. And I only hate that song now because of f**king overplay.

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    1. Yeah I only like the original.

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    2. Overplay is not a generaally good reason to hate a song over.

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    3. There is no right or wrong answer to that Miles!

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    4. Yes it is, and overplay should be the overall deciding factor to hate a song.

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    5. Seriously, it's not the end of the world if someone hates a song by overplay! There seriously should be no right or wrong answer to this. What I believe has no right or wrong answer. What you believe also has no right or wrong answer, but it is NOT acceptable to rant on my thoughts because it's what you believe.

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    6. The only one ranting is you. Just because a song is on the radio every day, it does not make it a bad song on that merit alone. Songs should be judged by what's in it, the vocals, production, lyrics, and the tone the song is trying to set. The only one to blame because of the overplay is the radio DJ's and radio stations that play the same type of song nonstop.

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    7. What I was trying to say by "What you believe also has no right or wrong answer" was that I respect your opinion on if a song should be hated by overplay. But you're the one who's not respecting MY opinion on this. It's embarrasing enough that there are still people here that don't know how to respect an opinion, but it's even more embarrasing that these people are legal adults.

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    8. All I'm saying is saying a song is bad because of overplay alone is a fucking stupid reason. And would it kill you to stop fucking bringing up respect of opinion and stop defending everyone and let them defend themselves?

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    9. Guys, there is nothing wrong with hating a song because of overplay. It's okay to hate a song just because of overplay. Even I have used to like songs such as Scars to Your Beautiful and Bad Things, and just because they get played like a billion times on my local radio station just makes me want to hate it. And yes, Miles, you've hated songs such as Treat You Better, Unsteady, and Cheap Thrills all because of overplay. And yes, you can hate songs because of overplay, and overplay should be considered a factor in grading songs just because.

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    10. I do not hate Treat You Better because of overplay at all, I used to like it begrudgingly, until the album finally dropped and saw that both this song, the album, and Shawn Mendes really do suck.

      Unsteady falls in the same category, until I figured it was a boring, sloppily produced track, with a trap percussion over a slow, plotting beat. The only good thing was the lyrical content, but even that seems somewhat vague.

      Here's the problem with Cheap Thrills. The annoying child in the chorus! And I mostly talk about the original version because it doesn't have Sean Paul, the one with Sean Paul is the one I like, even if the whole down tempo tropical house vibe has been done to death in the past year or so.

      Bad Things was bad to begin with, especially since it was a generic, bland white rapper with a shitty ass vocalist teaming up to make some slow, plotting rap/R&B mix this side of Mariah's hip-hop era, which is the worst thing ever.

      The message for Scars To Your Beautiful may be good, but my God that percussion over melody is sickening!

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    11. If the whole overplay critique doesn't make sense to you guys yet, let me put it to you this way: when the Year-End Hot 100 for 2015 dropped, what was your reaction to seeing Uptown Funk at #1 like we all knew it would be? Do you think it didn't deserve it? If so, your reasoning for that was because you never cared for the song (much) in the first place. Not only that, but when the Decade-End Hot 100 drops in December 2019 (which I'm sure some of you have seen the predictions for on Pulse Music Boards), it's all but guaranteed to be #2 behind Party Rock Anthem (Closer will probably be #3, it would have to get extremely lucky to pass it at the rate it's dropping). What will your reaction be when THAT happens?

      I mean, can you really justify saying that an otherwise excellent song doesn't deserve to be the #1 song of the year - and among the highest honors of the entire decade - because of something that just about every song that hits #1 goes through? If your answer to that question is yes, then that's just sad. I mean, you can get tired of a song, sure, but whether you do or not, don't pretend that it doesn't deserve credit.

      I think that makes a good case for what me and Miles are trying to express.

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    12. ^^^This is the best argument so far. And before you start going off on me, yes I'll admit to being a victim of hating a song solely because of overplay. But with time, I've grown to realize that it's not really a legitimate reason to flat out hate a song. At least not on its own. That's why I've tried to be careful lately about what songs I say I hate and I think to myself, "Do I hate this because it's a bad song or because it's been overplayed?" If the former, then that's a legitimate reason.

      The things I've said about Uptown Funk, Shut Up and Dance, Radioactive, Demons, etc. I'm not proud of. None of them are bad songs. Sure, they were overplayed and I got pretty tired of them. But deep down, they're still good songs and deserve credit. Overplay on its own should not make you flat out hate a song.

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  72. Musician J. Geils of the J, Geils band, famous for their hit Centerfold just died.

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  73. PLEASE VOTE IN MY POLL! I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT! THANKS GUYS!!
    https://goo.gl/forms/l8oDK1WKos5T5Fs03

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  74. Here is my Top 40 this week:
    40) STAY IN THE DARK- THE BAND PERRY (DEBUT)
    39) FAKE LOVE- DRAKE
    38) AT MY BEST- MACHINE GUN KELLY/HAILEE STEINFELD (DEBUT)
    37) GOOD LIFE- G-EAZY/KEHLANI (DEBUT)
    36) JUST HOLD ON- STEVE AOKI/LOUIS TOMLINSON
    35) DON'T LEAVE- SNAKEHIPS/MO
    34) L.A. DEVOTEE- PANIC! AT THE DISCO (DEBUT)
    33) HEY MA- J BALVIN/PITBULL/CAMILA CABELLO (DEBUT)
    32) DOWN- MARIAN HILL
    31) SLIDE- CALVIN HARRIS/FRANK OCEAN/MIGOS
    30) ALL TIME LOW- JON BELLION
    29) BOUNCE BACK- BIG SEAN
    28) BODY LIKE A BACKROAD- SAM HUNT
    27) I GOT YOU- BEBE REXHA
    26) BAD THINGS- MACHINE GUN KELLY/CAMILA CABELLO (3 WKS @ #1)
    25) TOUCH- LITTLE MIX
    24) ISPY- KYLE/LIL YACHTY
    23) LOVE ON THE BRAIN- RIHANNA
    22) I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER- ZAYN/TAYLOR SWIFT (1 WK @ #1)
    21) MILLION REASONS- LADY GAGA
    20) SWALLA- JASON DERULO/TY DOLLA $IGN/NICKI MINAJ
    19) SAY YOU WON'T LET GO- JAMES ARTHUR
    18) HANDCLAP- FITZ & THE TANTRUMS
    17) EVERYDAY- ARIANA GRANDE/FUTURE
    16) THUMBS- SABRINA CARPENTER
    15) I FEEL IT COMING- THE WEEKND/DAFT PUNK
    14) HEAVY- LINKIN PARK/KIIARA
    13) CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM- KATY PERRY/SKIP MARLEY
    12) COLD- MAROON 5/FUTURE
    11) BELIEVER- IMAGINE DRAGONS
    10) STAY- ZEDD/ALESSIA CARA
    9) ISSUES- JULIA MICHAELS
    8) IT AIN'T ME- KYGO/SELENA GOMEZ
    7) GREEN LIGHT- LORDE
    6) PARIS- THE CHAINSMOKERS (3 WKS @ #1)
    5) ROCKABYE- CLEAN BANDIT/ANNE-MARIE/SEAN PAUL
    4) SHAPE OF YOU- ED SHEERAN (3 WKS @ #1)
    3) CASTLE ON THE HILL- ED SHEERAN (3 WKS @ #1)
    2) THAT'S WHAT I LIKE- BRUNO MARS (1 WK @ #1)
    1) SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS- THE CHAINSMOKERS/COLDPLAY (1 WK @ #1)

    OUT:
    DANCING IN THE DARK- CALUM SCOTT
    SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL- ALESSIA CARA
    BROCCOLI- D.R.A.M./LIL YACHTY
    WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE- ADELE
    MERCY- SHAWN MENDES

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    1. Best on chart: Thumbs/I Got You
      Worst on chart: It's obvious :P

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  75. New post is out. Also be sure to answer the QOTW that I have on my blog.

    http://billboardtopfortypopsongs.blogspot.com/2017/04/ed-sheeran-8-week-of-april-22-2017.html

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  76. Available for vote:
    KISSING STRANGERS - DNCE
    BREAK MY HEART - HEY VIOLET
    STILL GOT TIME - ZAYN/PARTYNEXTDOOR

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    1. STYB, I Got You, & Everyday are off the voting list.

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    2. Thank you Hits 1 for getting two of the most f**king pieces of trash out of here! (the latter two)

      But of course Still Got Time had to be available for vote. Ugh.

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  77. Guess what #12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under is this week?

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    1. No one wants to know, because some of us are sick of you raving about crap.

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    3. There He Go by Kodak Black (idk)

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    4. Stop being a fucking white knight and defending everyone then maybe I'd actually be nice.

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    5. Yeah Lukas, it's There He Go. Right when I thought it was dead, the album release gave it more recognition.

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  78. I apologize if I offended anyone here today. I really just want everyone's opinions to be safe here and I don't think it's fair to hate on anyone's opinions. I mean...everyone here is equal, right? I'm sorry if I was mean today, but I just can't take this. I tried to back away from all these comment section issues, but I just couldn't. You know, most of us came here because all our parents (except if you're Scott or Montavis) bought cars that had SiriusXM with it and in that car you find a perfect pop station with a weekly countdown...that means we all have a shared liking for music and this countdown, meaning that this was a place to talk about exactly that. This wasn't a place to be mean. This wasn't a place to hate on people's opinions. This wasn't a place that was supposed to have comment moderation. But this was a place to discuss music and the countdown that we all love as well as some other stuff. The exact reason why sites like Pulse Music Boards have rules is to be a safe place. I did not come to this blog to be mean and I did not want to be mean here. I do and will respect everyone's opinion here. So why not just be nice? It's without a doubt better than being mean.

    I understand if this was too long or I'm saying this all the time. I just want this to be a better place for all of us and I'm sure you do too. I honestly don't want this comment to get lost in the sea of rants about this comment section. I would like if this could get a reply discussing this, but please make it nice. If you read this entirely, thank you. That means a lot to me. :)

    From your fellow blogger and commenter, ..

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  79. So I definitely heard Green Light a couple times in recent days and yet it doesn't sound like it's debuting this weekend. Darn it.

    I am looking forward to Slide debuting though.

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  80. My 70k page view special is out!

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  81. So... Remember how I said that I wasn't wild about The Chainsmokers' debut album? Wanna see another critic actually give it an in-depth take? And see a bunch of agreeing comments too? Here you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yQmTP4ulkE

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