Imagine Dragons (3) Week Of January 6, 2018

This is the first countdown post of the year. I'd like to wish my fellow bloggers a happy 2018. I added two new colors on this list. Dark Blue = Song Is In My Top 5, and Dark Red = Song Is In My Bottom 5. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

Nick Jonas - Find You
Linkin Park - One More Light [Rest In Peace.]

Last Week's #1 Song: Halsey - Bad At Love
The Countdown:
#45. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#45)
#44. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#44)
#43. Charlie Puth - Attention (#40)
#42. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#37)
#41. Harry Styles - Kiwi (#43)
#40. Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#44)
#39. Symon - Lonely Girl (#35)
#38. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#42)
#37. Louis Tomlinson - Miss You (#31)
#36. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#39)
#35. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#38)
#34. Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game (DEBUT)
#33. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Tight Or Don't (DEBUT)
#32. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#25)
#31. P!nk - What About Us (#30)
#30. The Shadowboxers - Hot Damn (#27)
#29. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holding Me Back (#29)
#28. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#28)
#27. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#24)
#26. Kesha - Praying (#11)
#25. Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor (#34)
#24. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#26)
#23. Lauv - I Like Me Better (#21)
#22. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (#7)
#21. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#10)
#20. X Ambassadors - Ahead Of Myself (#18)
#19. Eminem/Ed Sheeran - River (#32)
#18. Walk The Moon - One Foot (#20)
#17. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#13)
#16. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#22)
#15. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#14)
#14. Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days (#19)
#13. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#16)
#12. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#23)
#11. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#12)
#10. Selena Gomez/Marshmello - Wolves (#15)
#9. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#9)
#8. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar (#17)
#7. Charlie Puth - How Long (#8)
#6. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#5)
#5. Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt - Let Me Go (#6)
#4. Camila Cabello - Havana (#3)
#3. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#2)
#2. Halsey - Bad At Love (#1)
#1. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#4) [3rd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (1st of 3 Weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

Eminem/Ed Sheeran - River (+13) took a nice leap in the Top 20. I hope it does great here and let's hope it's in the Top 10 soon.
I wasn't very pleased to see the big drop out of the Top 20 this week from Kesha - Praying and Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (-15). Let's hope they get back here soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game: This is the best song off of her album, Reputation. Her vocals are absolutely amazing, I enjoyed Ed Sheeran's part, and Future sounded so much better than his other singles. With it's debut here on the countdown, this song is definitely going to hit #1 on this countdown. Let's see if I'm right.

Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Tight Or Don't: It's not as good as Champion, but it's better than Young And Menace. Patrick Stump's vocals are awesome, the Latin vibe in the song sounded great, and I love the lyrics. I hope I see some success out of this song.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt - Let Me Go: It debuted the Top 5 this week. My opinion on this song is that this song is pretty much Starving 2.0. Hailee has a cool voice, I enjoyed Florida Georgia Line's part, and I love Alesso's drop in the chorus. It would be interesting if I see this song hit #1 on this countdown. Let's see if it does.
4. Camila Cabello - Havana: It's almost out of the Top 5. It needs to keep dropping and be out of the Top 10. I hopeit does soon.
3. Ed Sheeran - Perfect: I don't want it to drop. I want it to stay in the Top 5 for a long time and get back in the top spot. Let's see if it's back at the top next week.
2. Halsey - Bad At Love: It dropped out of the top spot. I still want it to be back at the top spot here, but we're going to see if it does soon.
1. Imagine Dragons - Thunder: I was very pleased to see it back at the top. It now ties Believer's record for most weeks at #1. Let's see how long it can hold the spot.

Now, let's review this week's Hit Bound:

1. Spencer - Whatever
2. AJR/Rivers Cuomo - Sober Up
3. Sofi Tukker/NERVO/The Knocks/Alisa Ueno - Best Friend
4. Bruno Mars/Cardi B. - Finesse (Remix) (DEBUT)
5. Wolves - Animal
6. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
7. Maroon 5 - Wait (DEBUT)
8. NF - Let You Down
9. Justin Timberlake - Filthy (DEBUT)
10. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same
11. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
12. Clean Bandit/Julia Michaels - I Miss You
13. All Time Low - Last Young Renegade
14. Alan Walker/Noah Cyrus/Digital Farm Animals - All Falls Down

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Bruno Mars/Cardi B. - Finesse (Remix): After Chunky failed to graduate on the Weekend Countdown, it now debuts here. It's not as good as That's What I Like or 24K Magic, but it's still great. The production is what I fell in love with, Bruno has an amazing voice, and the lyrical content is so outstanding. Let's hope this one debuts the countdown soon.

Maroon 5 - Wait: Of course, after What Lovers Do hit the Top 5, it debuts here this week. Now, on to the song, Adam Levine's vocals sounded outstanding, I love the production, and I love the chorus. This is just a step up from What Lovers Do. I think it's going to debut the countdown next week. Let's see if it does.

Justin Timberlake - Filthy: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. It's not as good as Can't Stop The Feeling, but it's still a great song. This is the first single off of his album, Man Of The Woods. He has a cool voice in this song. Of course, a lot of you say that his vocals doesn't sound like him, but I still love his vocals. Let's see if it debuts the countdown soon.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

20. Post Malone/21 Savage - Rockstar

1 - Bad:

19. Camila Cabello - Havana

18. Imagine Dragons - Believer

2 - Mediocre:
None

3 - Decent:
None

4 - Good:
None

5 - Great:
17. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft
16. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
15. X Ambassadors - Ahead Of Myself
14. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
13. Imagine Dragons - Thunder
12. Eminem/Ed Sheeran - River
11. Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt - Let Me Go
10. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
9. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be
8. Walk The Moon - One Foot
7. Dua Lipa - New Rules
6. Halsey - Bad At Love
5. Selena Gomez/Marshmello - Wolves
4. Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
3. Charlie Puth - How Long
2. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:
TIE: 1. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

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

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