Panic! At The Disco (2) Week Of August 18, 2018

This week was a sad week this week. Why? We have the loss of Aretha Franklin this week. That's one of the sad things that happened over the year. So far, the countdown this week was okay. So, let's get to it! Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

The Wrecks - James Dean
Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit
Liam Payne - Familiar

Last Week's #1 Song: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
The Countdown:
#45. Bazzi - Mine (#43) [Please leave soon.]
#44. Sugarland/Taylor Swift - Babe (#42)
#43. MNEK/Hailee Steinfeld - Colour (#26) [WHAT?!]
#42. Charlie Puth/Kehlani - Done For Me (#41)
#41. Cheat Codes/U2 - Love Is Bigger Than Anything In It's Way (#28)
#40. Meghan Trainor - Let You Be Right (#34) [DON'T DROP!!!!!!]
#39. Walk The Moon - One Foot (#37)
#38. Pnau - Go Bang (DEBUT)
#37. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Want You Back (#35)
#36. Drake - In My Feelings (#39) [GET GOING!!!!!!]
#35. Halsey - Alone (#40)
#34. Lauv - I Like Me Better (#31)
#33. The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me (#25)
#32. Madison Beer - Home With You (#30) [Please jump!]
#31. Dan + Shay - Tequila (DEBUT)
#30. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess (DEBUT) [Let's go!]
#29. Niall Horan - On The Loose (#19)
#28. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same (#36) [YES!!!!!!]
#27. PRETTYMUCH - Summer On You (#23)
#26. Dua Lipa - IDGAF (I Don't Give A F**k) (#32)
#25. Maroon 5 - Wait (#27) [Please drop!!!]
#24. Alessia Cara - Growing Pains (#22)
#23. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (#15)
#22. Cardi B. - I Like It (#18) [KEEP DROPPING!!!]
#21. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#21)
#20. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (#38)
#19. lovelytheband - Broken (#29)
#18. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - Friends (#12) [OH NO!!!!!!]
#17. Imagine Dragons - Natural (#17)
#16. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies (#16)
#15. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me (#13)
#14. Post Malone - Better Now (#20) [ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!]
#13. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#11)
#12. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry (#24)
#11. Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You (#10)
#10. Taylor Swift - Delicate (#2)
#9. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (#9)
#8. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss (#14)
#7. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones (#7)
#6. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know (#8)
#5. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#5)
#4. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle (#4)
#3. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (#3)
#2. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#6)
#1. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#1) [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Shawn Mendes -There's Nothing Holding Me Back (4 of 5 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

As The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects (+18) has gaining some airplay on the pop radio charts, they now have a big jump this week as it debuts the Top 20. Let's see if it'll jump up more here on the countdown.

I'm not happy about the big drop from MNEK/Hailee Steinfeld - Colour (-17). It's now one of my favorite songs on the countdown and it's going to be in my Top 10 songs of the year. I'll be sad if it gets removed from the voting poll. This needs to move up next week.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Pnau - Go Bang: This group has made their first countdown appearance this week. It's such an awesome song. It does seem repetitive, but this song is catchy. I like the production on this one and the vocals sounded so awesome. However, this song might do poorly on the countdown, but I'd like it to do awesome on this countdown.

Dan + Shay - Tequila: I heard this song a lot on The Highway. This song is awesome. I really love the production and the vocals, and the chorus on this one was awesome. Let's see if it'll do great on the countdown since it spent several weeks at #1 on the Highway Hot 30.

Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess: The best countdown debut this week. This song is by far Bebe's best song. She has some talented vocals, I love the production, and that chorus was fantastic. This better do amazing on this countdown.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Panic! At The Disco - Say Amen (Saturday Night): I'm glad it's still there. I'm not sure if it'll go back to #1 on here. But I'm hoping it should anytime soon.

4. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle: WHY IS IT STILL THERE???!!! I'm still waiting for it to be out of the Top 5. This needs to drop next week.

3. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood: I'm still waiting for this song to go to #1 here. Let's see if it does soon.

2. Selena Gomez - Back To You: It re-entered the Top 5 this week. Let's see if it'll go for another shot at #1 soon.

1. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes: I'm very pleased that it's still at the top. Let's see how much longer it can hold the spot.

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

1. Justin Timberlake - SoulMate

2. George Ezra - Shotgun (DEBUT)

3. NF - Lie

4. Anne-Marie - 2002 (DEBUT)

5. Train/Cam/Travie McCoy - Call Me Sir

6. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (Remix)

7. Zedd/Elley Duhe - Happy Now

8. Weezer - Africa

9. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer

10. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am

11. Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love

12. AJR - Burn The House Down

13. Noah Cyrus/MAX - Team

14. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

15. Brown & Gray - Top Down

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

George Ezra - Shotgun: Of course, I've been enjoying Budapest and Blame It On Me back then. And now, after 3 years off, he's now back this week. I love his vocals for the most part, and I love the lyrical content. I'll have more words on this when it debuts the countdown.

Anne-Marie - 2002: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. Her vocals are so amazing on this one, the production is so amazing, the lyrics are amazing, and I really enjoyed that chorus. Hopefully this should debut the countdown anytime soon.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

20. Post Malone - Better Now

19. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

18. Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

17. Imagine Dragons - Natural

16. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes

15. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me

14. NOTD/Bea Miller - I Wanna Know

13. Selena Gomez - Back To You

12. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss

11. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren - Side Effects

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

9. Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones

8. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

7. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

6. lovelytheband - Broken

5. Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

4. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

3. Taylor Swift - Delicate

2. Marshmello/Anne-Marie - Friends

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies

Total Score: 89/100 = 89% (B+) [Good]

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