Niall Horan (2) Week Of September 16, 2017

This is my first weekend countdown post. I really LOVE Adrian's Countdown Blog, so I wanted to start one of my own.  Mine is similar to his, but I put my own twist on things and tried to add some fun new stuff!  This week's countdown was good. We only have one exit this week that's in my Top 5 songs of 2017. I'm not too thrilled by it. But this week's countdown was good. Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

DJ Khaled/Rihanna/Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

Last Week's #1 Song: Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
The Countdown:
#45. Calvin Harris/Pharrell/Katy Perry - Feels (#39)
#44. AJR - Weak (#28)
#43. The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer (#45)
#42. Julia Michaels - Issues (#44)
#41. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#41)
#40. Linkin Park/Kiiara - Heavy (#42)
#39. Lady Gaga - The Cure (#38)
#38. The All-American Rejects - Sweat (DEBUT)
#37. MAX/Gnash - Lights Down Low (#26)
#36. Fall Out Boy - Champion (#31)
#35. Kygo/Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (#36)
#34. Panic! At The Disco - L.A. Devotee (#33)
#33. Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls (#24)
#32. All Time Low - Good Times (#29)
#31. The Chainsmokers - Honest (#25)
#30. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#27)
#29. Bruno Mars/David Guetta - Versace On The Floor (#30)
#28. Andy Grammar - Give Love (#37)
#27. Justin Bieber/BloodPop - Friends (#32)
#26. Harry Styles - Two Ghosts (#40)
#25. Halsey - Bad At Love (#34)
#24. Linkin Park - One More Light (#6)
#23. Hey Violet - Hoodie (#21)
#22. Maroon 5/SZA - What Lovers Do (#23)
#21. Luis Fonsi/Justin Bieber/Daddy Yankee - Despacito (#22)
#20. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#11)
#19. Louis Tomlinson/Bebe Rexha/Digital Farm Animals - Back To You (#18)
#18. P!NK - What About Us (#15)
#17. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato - No Promises (#16)
#16. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#35)
#15.Macklemore/Skylar Grey - Glorious (#20)
#14. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#17)
#13. Charlie Puth - Attention (#14)
#12. Zedd/Alessia Cara - Stay (#7)
#11. Kesha - Praying (#13)
#10. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#12)
#9. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#10)
#8. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#3)
#7. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#5)
#6. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#8)
#5. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#9)
#4. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#19)
#3. Liam Payne -Strip That Down (#2)
#2. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#1)
#1. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#4) [2nd week at#1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

The Chainsmokers/Daya - Don't Let Me Down

• The Chainsmokers are made up of Andrew Taggart and Alex Paul.  They are a DJ/Production duo. 

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (+16) is really moving up the charts!  They had the best week!
Linkin Park - One More Light (-18) is out of the Top 20 from the Top 10. Why guys? That's not cool.


New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

• The All-American Rejects - Sweat: They took 5 years off, but they are back now. I love the instrumentation and the vocals are so awesome. Let's see how this new song does for them. Let me know what you think.

My Opinions / My Thoughts on the Top 5:

Now I'm going to tell you how I feel about the Top 5 songs this week...

5. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry: I cannot stand the chorus in this song. I can't wait for it to be off the charts!

4. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl:  I think Ed Sheeran is really great.  Most of his songs are fun to listen to.  Did you know that he was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire?

3. Liam Payne - Strip That Down:  A lot of people like this song.  It's been on the top 5 for 5 weeks!

2. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back: This song has been on the Top 5 for the whole summer. I'm glad it's still there.

1. Niall Horan - Slow Hands is back here. I really hope it stays there for a little bit at the very least.

Enjoy listening to all of this great music this week... Can't wait to see what next week brings!

Speaking of Great New Music... Let's review this week's Hit Bound:

One of these awesome new songs might be on the Top 45 next week!

1. PRETTYMUCH - Would You Mind

2. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

3. Sabrina Carpenter - Why

4. Zayn/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn

5. The Script - Rain

6. Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line - Let Me Go

7. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (DEBUT)

8. Why Don't We - Something Different

9. Dua Lipa - New Rules (DEBUT)

10. Selena Gomez - Fetish

11. Evaride - Heartless

12. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft

13. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

14. Zedd/Liam Payne - Get Low

Hit me with your thoughts and any interesting facts you have on the artists!

~ ATR Checkin' Out