Shawn Mendes (9) Week Of September 7, 2019

So the month of September is now here. I feel like the year has gone by so fast. And I am now a junior in high school. As far as the countdown goes, we have a lot of debuts this week. So anyway. That's all I have to say about this one, 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.

Blanco Brown - The Git Up
Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter
Ava Max - So Am I
Mark Ronson/Camila Cabello - Find U Again
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho [See you soon.]

Last Week's #1 Song: Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You
The Countdown:
#45. Halsey - Without Me (#43)
#44. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar (#44)
#43. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling (#41)
#42. Dan + Shay - Speechless (#31)
#41. Marshmello/CHVRCHES - Here With Me (#34)
#40. Asher Angel - One Thought Away (#33)
#39. SHAED - Trampoline (#27) [.................]
#38. Dominic Fike - 3 Nights (DEBUT)
#37. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly (#38)
#36. Jax Jones/Bebe Rexha - Harder (DEBUT)
#35. Waterparks - Dream Boy (DEBUT)
#34. Taylor Swift/Brendon Urie - ME! (#35)
#33. Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep? (DEBUT)
#32. Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (#32)
#31. Kaskade/Meghan Trainor - With You (#26)
#30. AJR - 100 Bad Days (#20)
#29. Ellie Goulding/Juice WRLD - Hate Me (DEBUT)
#28. Stephen Puth - Look Away (#22)
#27. Zara Larsson - All The Time (#30)
#26. Public - Make You Mine (#30)
#25. Ariana Grande/Social House - Boyfriend (DEBUT)
#24. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (#12)
#23. Katy Perry - Small Talk (#21)
#22. Ed Sheeran/Khalid - Beautiful People (DEBUT)
#21. Panic! At The Disco - Dancing's Not A Crime (#14)
#20. Post Malone - Goodbyes (#17)
#19. MAX/Quinn XCII - Love Me Less (#18)
#18. The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine (#19)
#17. Thomas Rhett - Look What God Gave Her (#36)
#16. Katy Perry - Never Really Over (#11)
#15. Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (#8)
#14. Khalid - Talk (#13)
#13. OneRepublic - Rescue Me (#25)
#12. Halsey - Nightmare (#16)
#11. Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other (#15)
#10. Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#5)
#9. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Easier (#10)
#8. Lizzo - Truth Hurts (#28)
#7. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello - Senorita (#6)
#6. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down (#3)
#5. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (#9)
#4. Jonas Brothers - Cool (#7)
#3. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love (#4)
#2. Jonas Brothers - Sucker (#2)
#1. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You (#1) [9th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (1 of 5 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm okay with Lizzo - Truth Hurts (+20) back in the Top 10. It's just decent. Now, let's see how this one does on here.

I'm not too thrilled about the biggest drop this week from SHAED - Trampoline as it falls all the way out of the Top 30. Not cool, Hits 1. Not cool at all! But what's also tied for the biggest drop this week is Billie Eilish - Bad Guy as it falls out of the Top 20. I'm actually okay with this one.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Dominic Fike - 3 Nights: I heard this song a lot on Alt Nation. This is such an amazing song. The instrumentation is amazing, Dominic's vocals sounded absolutely heaven, the lyrics are what I'm a fan of, and that chorus was spectacular. Let's see how this one does.

Jax Jones/Bebe Rexha - Harder: The best debut this week. It's such an amazing song. The production sounded marvelous, Bebe's vocals sounded absolutely amazing, the chorus was heaven, and the drop is what I fell in love with. Let's see if this one does great on here.

Waterparks - Dream Boy: What an amazing song. I've already went over this song a few weeks ago. I really love the rock vibe in this one and these guys sounded absolutely amazing. Other than that, the chorus was just amazing. Let's see if this one does great on here.

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?: This was such an outstanding song. This is definitely a step up from Dancing With A Stranger. At first, it wasn't as good as Dancing With A Stranger, but it has grown on me a little more. Now, on to the song. I really love the production and Sam's vocals sounded outstanding. The chorus is definitely what I stand for. Let's see how this one does here.

Ellie Goulding/Juice WRLD - Hate Me: What an outstanding song. Not as good as Close To Me, but it is still outstanding. Ellie's vocals sounded amazing, Juice WRLD sounded so much better than he did in Lucid Dreams in his verses, and that chorus sounded very amazing. Let's see how this one does.

Ariana Grande/Social House - Boyfriend: Gosh... help me here. This song was just gross. I really have no idea what's going on with this song, but it's just not good. Not as bad as Thank U, Next, but it's still gross. The production and the beat sounded horrible, Ariana's vocals sounded really terrible, the lyrics are gross, and that chorus sounded underwhelming. The members of Social House hardly make any sort of contribution here. But overall, the song was gross. I really hope this one does not do well on here.

Ed Sheeran/Khalid - Beautiful People: This was such an amazing song. It's definitely way better than Cross Me. The production in this one sounded amazing, Ed's vocals sounded fantastic, Khalid's vocals sounded amazing in his contribution, and I fell in love with the chorus. Let's see if this one does great on here.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved: It re-entered the Top 5 this week. Let's see if it'll have another chance for the top spot.

4. Jonas Brothers - Cool: It also re-entered the Top 5 this week. Let's see if this should also have another chance to be at the top spot.

3. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love: Alright. It's back in the Top 3. Though I don't think it's going to be back at the top, but let's see how long it can remain in there.

2. Jonas Brothers - Sucker: Wow. This song has been on here for a super duper long time. What is this song doing here? Let's see how long it can still be in there.

1. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You: Holding the top spot for the 6th week in a row. I'm actually surprised that it's still there. This only needs 4 more weeks to tie the record for most weeks at #1. Though I'm not sure if it's going to happen, but let's see what happens.

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

1. NF - Time (DEBUT)

2. Why Don't We - What Am I (DEBUT)

3. Kygo/Whitney Houston - Higher Love (DEBUT)

4. Camila Cabello - Liar (DEBUT)

5. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth

6. Post Malone - Circles (DEBUT)

7. Charlie Puth - I Warned Myself

8. Twenty One Pilots - The Hype

9. Lauv/Anne-Marie - I'm Lonely (DEBUT)

10. Alec Benjamin - Jesus In LA

11. Lizzo - Good As Hell

12. Jonas Brothers - Only Human

13. Camila Cabello - Shameless (DEBUT)

14. Panic! At The Disco - Roaring 20's

15. Taylor Swift - Lover

16. Louis Tomlinson - Kill My Mind (DEBUT)

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

NF - Time: I've already went over this song last week when it debuted the AT40. This is definitely an amazing song and it's way better than Let You Down and the horrible Lie. The production in this one sounded amazing, NF's vocals sounded fantastic, the lyrics are what I'm a fan of, and that chorus was marvelous. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Why Don't We - What Am I: This was such an outstanding song. Not as good as 8 Letters, but it is still outstanding. The production in this one sounded outstanding, the vocals in this one are amazing, and that chorus was absolutely outstanding. I'll have more on this one when it debuts the countdown soon.

Kygo/Whitney Houston - Higher Love: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. He's collaborating with an 80's pop singer, which is absolutely amazing. Now, on to the song. The production in this one sounded amazing, Whitney's vocals sounded absolutely heaven, the chorus was phenomenal, and the drop was heaven. I really hope this one makes the countdown.

Camila Cabello - Liar: She actually has two songs debuting Hit Bound this week, which was heaven. I mean she's my favorite Fifth Harmony member. Let's start with this one. Now, this song was absolutely amazing. The production in this one sounded amazing, Camila's vocals sounded pretty heaven, the lyrics in this one are outstanding, and that chorus was marvelous. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Post Malone - Circles: Gosh... help me! I've seriously had enough of Post Malone's music! Now, this song was definitely garbage. The production in this one was really bad, Post's vocals sounded awful, and I'm not huge on the chorus. I really hope this one does not make the countdown, because his music is absolute trash.

Lauv/Anne-Marie - I'm Lonely: What an amazing song. This was such an amazing collaboration. Those two have been talented singers. Now, on to the song. The production in this one sounded amazing, Lauv's vocals are really amazing, Anne-Marie's vocals sounded phenomenal in her contribution, and that chorus was heaven. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Camila Cabello - Shameless: This is the other of her two singles debuting here. Now, this song was also an amazing song. The production in this one sounded fantastic, Camila's vocals are absolutely heaven, the lyrics are what I'm a fan of, and that chorus sounded phenomenal. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Louis Tomlinson - Kill My Mind: This is definitely an outstanding song. This is definitely a step up from Two Of Us. The rock vibe in this one sounded absolutely amazing, Louis's vocals sounded outstanding, the lyrics are outstanding, and that chorus sounded amazing. I'll have more on this one when it debuts the countdown soon.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

20. Post Malone - Goodbyes

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

19. Alec Benjamin - If We Have Each Other

18. MAX/Quinn XCII - Love Me Less

3 - Decent:

17. Lizzo - Truth Hurts

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

16. Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It

15. Jonas Brothers - Cool

14. Katy Perry - Never Really Over

13. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

12. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You

11. Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

10. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

9. OneRepublic - Rescue Me

8. Jonas Brothers - Sucker

7. Thomas Rhett - Look What God Gave Her

6. The Chainsmokers/5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love

5. Halsey - Nightmare

4. Khalid - Talk

3. The Chainsmokers/Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine

2. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello - Senorita

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Easier

Total Score: 88/100 = 88% (B+) [Good]

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