Dua Lipa (1) Week Of September 16, 2023

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks super interesting. We do have another brand new #1 song on there which was always nice to see. And we also have some more interesting stuff happening on there as well. But I'm gonna get to them later on in this post like what I always do. 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.

David Kushner - Daylight

Benson Boone - In The Stars

Last Week's #1 Song: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

The Countdown:

#30. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (DEBUT)

#29. Timbaland/Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake - Keep Going Up (#30)

#28. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang (#28)

#27. NewJeans - Super Shy (#27)

#26. Crash Adams - Sugar Mommy (#26)

#25. Charli XCX - Speed Drive (RE-ENTRY)

#24. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For (#24)

#23. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (#25)

#22. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like A Grudge (#23)

#21. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (#22)

#20. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life (#20)

#19. Fifty Fifty - Cupid (#8)

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

#17. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa (#18)

#16. Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss (#9)

#15. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World (#16)

#14. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? (#17)

#13. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven (#12)

#12. SZA - Snooze (#14)

#11. Post Malone - Enough Is Enough (#15)

#10. Selena Gomez - Single Soon (#13)

#9. Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire (#11)

#8. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young (#10)

#7. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (#6)

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

#5. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#5)

#4. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy) (#4)

#3. Harry Styles - Satellite (#3)

#2. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#1)

#1. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Harry Styles - Late Night Talking (5th and final week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm not too thrilled to see Post Malone - Enough Is Enough (+4) take the biggest jump this week. This does not deserve it! Hopefully this doesn't go to the Top 10.

I'm also not too thrilled to see Fifty Fifty - Cupid (-11) take the biggest drop, but it sure has been losing some airplay on there recently so I'm sure it's going to be out of here soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Teddy Swims - Lose Control: He has now made his first countdown appearance on there this week. Well I actually didn't expect this song to be on there, but I'm glad that it has actually managed to do it. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing song. With my opinion on this one, the production was so amazing, Teddy's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see how this one does on there.

Charli XCX - Speed Drive: I'm pleased to see this song come back to the countdown this week. This really deserves it! And I'm really hoping that it should do better on it's second run on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire: Gosh, when is this song going to move up and get to the Top 3? This song was just holding at that spot for a few weeks. I really like it to move up!

4. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy): Yeah I'm sure this might stay on there for a couple more weeks longer at the very least and not be in the Top 3. But let's see what happens next.

3. Harry Styles - Satellite: Man, this song sure has been holding at this spot for a few weeks as well. I really want it to move up and get to the top spot. I know I said it because I know he has been having a lot of #1 hits on there.

2. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: It dropped out of the top spot. But it really had a super nice time in there. Though I'm sure this is going to remain in the Top 3 for a few more weeks longer because of how well it did on there. Let's see how long it'll remain in the Top 3.

1. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: I'm so pleased to see this song at the top spot. And this has now become the first song from the Barbie soundtrack to hit the top spot on there, which was always an amazing thing to see. Now, let's see how long it'll hold the spot.

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

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

2. All Time Low/Avril Lavigne - Fake As Hell (DEBUT)

3. Loud Luxury/Two Friends/Bebe Rexha - If Only I

4. MAX/Jvke/Bazzi - Strings

5. Nightly - Shirt

6. Usher/Summer Walker/21 Savage - Good Good

7. Tate McRae - Greedy (DEBUT)

8. Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back!

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

10. Marshmello/Dove Cameron - Other Boys

11. Zara Larsson/David Guetta - On My Love (DEBUT)

12. Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken

13. Bazzi - Doing Time (DEBUT)

14. Jordi - Just A Friend

15. Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot

16. (G)I-DLE - I Do

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

All Time Low/Avril Lavigne - Fake As Hell: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. This is absolutely another phenomenal song. And I've noticed that this song was also produced by Travis Barker, which was super interesting. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, both Alex and Avril sound super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was super heavenly. Hopefully it'll be on the countdown soon.

Tate McRae - Greedy: This is actually her first solo song since Uh Oh last year, which was interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing song and it's actually a step up from Uh Oh. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Tate's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

Zara Larsson/David Guetta - On My Love: Though this wasn't the only time those two collaborated because I know the last time they collaborated was This One's For You back in 2016 which Hits 1 should've picked up. But as far as this new song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as This One's For You, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Zara's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus and drop were so heavenly. Hopefully it'll be on the countdown soon.

Bazzi - Doing Time: This is absolutely another amazing song and it's actually a step up from I Like That. With my opinion on this song, the production was so amazing and it gives off the vibes of his song Mine back in 2018, which was a song that I enjoyed back then. And Bazzi's vocals were super amazing especially in his rapping, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if this should make 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. Teddy Swims - Lose Control

23. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy)

22. NewJeans - Super Shy

21. Crash Adams - Sugar Mommy

20. Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby

19. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang

18. Crash Adams - Give Me A Kiss

17. Selena Gomez - Single Soon

16. Fifty Fifty - Cupid

15. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like A Grudge

14. Charli XCX - Speed Drive

13. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?

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

11. SZA - Snooze

10. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

9. Timbaland/Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake - Keep Going Up

8. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

7. Harry Styles - Satellite

6. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

5. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular

4. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

TIE: 1. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

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

Total Score: 142/150 = 94.6% (A) [Great]

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