Benson Boone (2) Week Of May 4, 2024

So we are now officially in the month of May, and now I only have one more month of my third year of college. Gosh, I feel like time sure has been flying by so fast. I can't wait for summer to come. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so phenomenal. We do have quite another super amazing Top 5 this week, but I'm gonna get to it later on in this post like 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.

Renee Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault

Justin Timberlake - Selfish

Usher - Kissing Strangers

Last Week's #1 Song: Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

The Countdown:

#30. Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted (#29)

#29. Twenty One Pilots - Backslide (DEBUT)

#28. Doja Cat - OKLOSER (DEBUT)

#27. The Beaches - Blame Brett (#30)

#26. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart (DEBUT)

#25. Victoria Monet - On My Mama (#24)

#24. Glass Animals - Creatures In Heaven (#28)

#23. Muni Long - Made For Me (#27)

#22. Teddy Swims - The Door (#25)

#21. Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em (#16)

#20. Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human (#23)

#19. Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This (#14)

#18. Imagine Dragons - Eyes Closed (#20)

#17. Dua Lipa - Illusion (#19)

#16. Girl In Red - Too Much (#18)

#15. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#22)

#14. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (#13)

#13. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight (#26)

#12. Knox - Me Myself & Your Eyes (#11)

#11. SZA - Saturn (#12)

#10. Djo - End Of Beginning (#15)

#9. Dasha - Austin (#8)

#8. Henry Moodie - Pick Up The Phone (#7)

#7. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed (#5)

#6. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (#6)

#5. Knox - Not The 1975 (#3)

#4. Dua Lipa - Training Season (#2)

#3. Hozier - Too Sweet (#9)

#2. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) (#4)

#1. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (#1) [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Niall Horan - Heaven (1st and only week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm fine with Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight (+13) taking the biggest jump. I know it has been gaining lots and lots of airplay mainly because it's her. Now, let's see if it'll go to the Top 10 soon.

I'm not too thrilled about Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em and Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This (-5) taking the biggest drops this week. They do not deserve to lose airplay! But hopefully they'll move back up soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Twenty One Pilots - Backslide: So I've noticed that they will drop Clancy in a few weeks, and now we have another song from the album making it's debut on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Overcompensate, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this song, the production was super amazing, Tyler's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were very nicely-written, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Let's see how this one does on there.

Doja Cat - OKLOSER: She's now back on the countdown after MASC dropped out of Hit Bound last week. Although I wish MASC should've been in there, but this new song is actually a step up from MASC. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on it, the production was so phenomenal, Doja's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this gets on there.

Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart: The best countdown debut this week. And now we have 2 songs from The Tortured Poets Department on there which was super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely a heavenly song and it's definitely a huge step up from Fortnight. With my opinion, the production was super phenomenal, Taylor's vocals were so heavenly, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was super heavenly. Let's see if this should become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Knox - Not The 1975: Well I totally expect this song to get out of the Top 3 again, but I'm still pleased that it's still in the Top 5. But I'm sure it's going to be out of here very soon.

4. Dua Lipa - Training Season: No! This does not deserve to be out of the Top 3! This should've went to the top spot, but I don't know why it didn't. But hopefully it'll get back to the Top 3 and get there soon.

3. Hozier - Too Sweet: I'm super pleased to see this song make it's debut in the Top 5 and into the Top 3. It totally deserves to be in there! Now, I'd like to see this song go to the top spot, but I don't think it's actually going to happen.

2. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love): It's almost at the top spot! I'm pleased to see this song in the Top 3. But I don't think this song is ever going to hit the top spot on there either, but let's see if it'll be in there soon.

1. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things: Holding the top spot for the 2nd week in a row. I'm so pleased that it's still in there. It really has been becoming a hit on there. But I'm sure another song might take over the spot, but let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

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

1. Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me

2. Gracie Abrams - Risk (DEBUT)

3. D4vd - Feel It

4. Dua Lipa - These Walls (DEBUT)

5. Knox - Change Your Mind

6. Kygo/Zak Abel/Nile Rodgers - For Life

7. OneRepublic - Nobody

8. Jessie Murph - Cold

9. Lay Bankz - Tell Ur Girlfriend

10. Teddy Swims - Apple Juice

11. Forrest Frank/Connor Price - UP! (DEBUT)

12. Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

13. The Chainsmokers/Fridayy - Friday (DEBUT)

14. David Guetta/OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait

15. Lauv - Potential

16. Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY (DEBUT)

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Gracie Abrams - Risk: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. And this was actually her first solo song on there since I Know It Won't Work last year which was actually so interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from I Know It Won't Work. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Gracie's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

Dua Lipa - These Walls: So she just released her new album Radical Optimism, and now we have one of the songs from the album making it's debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Illusion, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Dua's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were so marvelous, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should be on the countdown soon.

Forrest Frank/Connor Price - UP!: A member from the duo Surfaces is now going solo on music which I think is so interesting. Now, I wasn't really huge on his vocals when he was with the duo, but this new song is actually outstanding. With my opinion on it, the production was so outstanding, Forrest's vocals were super outstanding and he actually sounds so much better, the lyrics were very interesting, the chorus was so amazing, and Connor's vocals in his verse were so amazing. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

The Chainsmokers/Fridayy - Friday: So they decided to do something similar to what they did back in 2015, because remember back when they had ROZES on the song Roses? Well now they collaborated with another artist whose name sounds like the title of this song, which was super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this one, the production was super amazing, Fridayy's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus and drop both sound super phenomenal. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY: So I've heard that this song has been going viral recently and it's projected to debut in the Top 5 on the Hot 100 this week, which was super duper interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing song. With my opinion on this one, the production was so amazing, Tommy's vocals were super remarkable, the lyrics were very nicely-written, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

30. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

29. Noah Kahan - Stick Season

28. Djo - End Of Beginning

27. Henry Moodie - Pick Up The Phone

26. Twenty One Pilots - Backslide

25. Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em

24. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

23. Knox - Me Myself & Your Eyes

22. Dua Lipa - Training Season

21. Doja Cat - OKLOSER

20. Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted

19. Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human

18. Dasha - Austin

17. Imagine Dragons - Eyes Closed

16. Girl In Red - Too Much

15. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed

14. Teddy Swims - The Door

13. Victoria Monet - On My Mama

12. Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This

11. Knox - Not The 1975

10. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

9. Dua Lipa - Illusion

8. Muni Long - Made For Me

7. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

6. SZA - Saturn

5. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

4. Glass Animals - Creatures In Heaven

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Hozier - Too Sweet

TIE: 1. The Beaches - Blame Brett

TIE: 1. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Total Score: 151/150 = 100.6% (A+) [Awesome]

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