Taylor Swift (1) Week Of August 19, 2023

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it actually looks so heavenly. We are now officially back in the Golden Ages of the countdown because we do have another brand new #1 song on there that was going to be in my top songs of the year. And there's also some more amazing stuff happening on there as well. But I'm gonna get to them later on in this post as always. But other than that, I don't have anything else to say here, so let's get to it! Before we get to this week's Fresh 30, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

Tomorrow X Together/Jonas Brothers - Do It Like That

Last Week's #1 Song: Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss

The Countdown:

#30. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (#30)

#29. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (#27)

#28. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? (DEBUT)

#27. NewJeans - Super Shy (#29)

#26. Post Malone - Enough Is Enough (#28)

#25. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World (#22)

#24. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like A Grudge (#26)

#23. Lil Durk/Morgan Wallen - Stand By Me (#25)

#22. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? (#21)

#21. Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk (#20)

#20. Miley Cyrus - Jaded (#18)

#19. David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don't Hurt Me (#11)

#18. Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (#16)

#17. SZA - Snooze (#15)

#16. Benson Boone - In The Stars (#23)

#15. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven (#19)

#14. Jonas Brothers - Waffle House (#14)

#13. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa (#13)

#12. Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire (#12)

#11. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (#9)

#10. OneRepublic - Runaway (#10)

#9. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life (#17)

#8. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#6)

#7. Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby (#8)

#6. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy) (#7)

#5. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (#3)

#4. Harry Styles - Satellite (#4)

#3. Fifty Fifty - Cupid (#5)

#2. Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (#1)

#1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Nicky Youre/Dazy - Sunroof (5th and final week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm fine with Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life (+8) taking the biggest jump into the Top 10 this week. Though I'm not sure if it'll ever go to the Top 5 on there.

David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don't Hurt Me (-8) sure has been losing some airplay recently. And I'm sure it's going to be out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?: I actually expected it to be on there this week. As far as this song goes, it's absolutely another phenomenal song. Though definitely not as good as Vampire, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal and fun, Olivia's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should do amazing on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: I actually didn't expect this song to leave the Top 3. But I'm sure this might stay in the Top 5 for a few more weeks longer at the very least and then be on it's way out of here.

4. Harry Styles - Satellite: I'm still waiting for this song to be in the Top 3. But hopefully it'll be in there within the next week or so.

3. Fifty Fifty - Cupid: Wow, I actually didn't expect this song to be in the Top 3 this week. But I'm sure this song is definitely not going to hit the top spot on there, but maybe it'll stay in there for a couple weeks or so.

2. Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss: It dropped out of the top spot. But it still had a nice run in there for a few weeks. Though I'm sure this might be on it's way out of here sometime soon.

1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: I'm super pleased to see this song at the top spot. This song came on here from not doing so well back in 2020 to becoming a hit in 2023. This totally deserves to be at the top spot! And I'm sure this song is going to hold the spot for a while. Let's see how long it'll remain at this spot.

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

1. Charli XCX - Speed Drive

2. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang (DEBUT)

3. Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana (DEBUT)

4. Charlie Puth - Lipstick (DEBUT)

5. Aespa - Better Things (DEBUT)

6. Charlieonafriday - I'm Not Crazy

7. Crash Adams - Sugar Mommy

8. MAX/Jvke/Bazzi - Strings

9. Travis Scott/Bad Bunny/The Weeknd - K-Pop

10. Jelly Roll - Need A Favor

11. will.i.am/Britney Spears - Mind Your Business

12. Lauv - Love U Like That

13. Flyana Boss - You Wish

14. Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken

15. (G)I-DLE - I Do (RE-ENTRY)

16. Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot (DEBUT)

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang: This song actually samples The Emotions' 1977 hit song Best Of My Love, which was so interesting. But my main issue about this song is that it's not even 2 minutes long, but this is still an amazing song for me. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Paul's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so phenomenal and fun. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. And this song has actually been doing so well on the dance charts, which was super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal and fun house song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Peggy's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly and super fun. Hopefully this should be on the countdown soon.

Charlie Puth - Lipstick: This song actually has more of an R&B vibe than his other songs, which I think is so interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing song. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Charlie's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was so phenomenal and fun. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Aespa - Better Things: In case you remember, they had a Hit Bound dropout last year called Life's Too Short, which was a song that I actually enjoyed back then. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Life's Too Short. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, these girls sound super phenomenal, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should be their first countdown appearance on there.

(G)I-DLE - I Do: I'm pleased to see this song come back on there. I actually didn't expect it to happen, but I'm happy to see it. Now, let's see if it'll have another shot to be on the countdown soon.

Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot: This is absolutely another outstanding song and it's actually a little bit of a step up from Under The Influence. With my opinion on this one, the production was so outstanding, Chris's vocals were super outstanding, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was so amazing. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

30. Post Malone - Enough Is Enough

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

29. Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk

28. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For

27. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

26. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa

25. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven

24. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy)

23. Lil Durk/Morgan Wallen - Stand By Me

22. Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

21. NewJeans - Super Shy

20. Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby

19. Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss

18. Miley Cyrus - Jaded

17. OneRepublic - Runaway

16. Benson Boone - In The Stars

15. Fifty Fifty - Cupid

14. Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

13. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like A Grudge

12. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?

11. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World

10. SZA - Snooze

9. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

8. Harry Styles - Satellite

7. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

6. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular

5. David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don't Hurt Me

4. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (+2 extra points for being #1)

TIE: 1. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

TIE: 1. Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire

Total Score: 144/150 = 96% (A) [Great]

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