Olivia Rodrigo (7) Week Of July 17, 2021

As far as the countdown goes, I actually thought that it looks so interesting. We do have some more interesting debuts, and that of course I'll get to them later. But other than that, I feel like that's all I have to say about this one, 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.

Saweetie/Doja Cat - Best Friend

Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean

Last Week's #1 Song: Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

The Countdown:

#30. Doja Cat/The Weeknd - You Right (#29)

#29. The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay (DEBUT)

#28. Tones And I - Cloudy Day (#27)

#27. Masked Wolf - Say So (DEBUT)

#26. Tate McRae/Khalid - Working (#25)

#25. Jxdn/Machine Gun Kelly - Wanna Be (#30)

#24. Kali Uchis - Telepatia (#23)

#23. Glass Animals - Heat Waves (#12)

#22. Nic D - Fine Apple (#28)

#21. Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open (#15)

#20. Annita/DaBaby - Girl From Rio (#21)

#19. Nessa Barrett/Jxdn - La Di Die (#16)

#18. Ariana Grande - POV (#13)

#17. Duncan Laurence - Arcade (#24)

#16. Justin Wellington/Small Jam - Iko Iko (My Bestie) (#26)

#15. AJR - Way Less Sad (#10)

#14. Tai Verdes - A-O-K (#20)

#13. Jax - 90's Kids (#14)

#12. Bella Poarch - Build A Bitch (#17)

#11. Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away (#8)

#10. BTS - Butter (#11)

#9. Nelly/Florida Georgia Line - Lil Bit (#6)

#8. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (#18)

#7. Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu (#7)

#6. Anne-Marie/Niall Horan - Our Song (#9)

#5. Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (#4)

#4. Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae - You (#5)

#3. Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More (#2)

#2. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me (#3)

#1. Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U (#1) [7th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar (4 of 7 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

Justin Wellington/Small Jam - Iko Iko (My Bestie) and Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (+10) were tied for the biggest jump this week. Though I'm fine with the first one, but I'm so pleased about the second one managing to do it.

I'm really not too thrilled about the biggest drop this week from Glass Animals - Heat Waves (-11). But I'm sure it's going to be out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay: This is yet to be another TikTok song, which I've found very interesting. And we finally have a much better song from him. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing and fun song. With my opinion, the production was so fun, The Kid Laroi's vocals were actually amazing and he sounds so much better than in his other songs, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and Justin's vocals were so amazing in the chorus. Hopefully this should do amazing on there.

Masked Wolf - Say So: The best countdown debut this week. This is definitely another amazing song and this is actually way better than Doja Cat's song with the same title from last year, which was decent. Though not as good as Astronaut In The Ocean, but it's still amazing. The production here was super fun, his vocals were so amazing especially in his rapping, the lyrics were very nicely-written, and the chorus was super amazing. Let's see how far this one should get.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name): Well, it's dropping. And I'm sure this is probably gonna leave here very soon, and I'll still be fine if it does.

4. Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae - You: I'm glad that it's moving up, but I'm not sure if it'll actually go to the Top 3 though. But we're gonna have to see if it does very soon.

3. Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More: Yeah, I don't think it's ever going to be at the top spot. But I'm sure it'll stay in the Top 3 for a little bit longer.

2. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me: It's almost at the top spot! Can this be his second #1 song on there? I'm sure it's going to happen very soon. Let's see if it'll be at the top spot soon.

1. Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U: Holding the top spot for the 7th week in a row. And this song is now already halfway there from tying the record for most weeks at #1. It only needs 6 more weeks to tie the record, but I'm sure another song is probably going to hit the top spot next week. But let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

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

1. Willow/Travis Barker - Transparent Soul

2. Post Malone - Motley Crew

3. Maroon 5 - Lost

4. Tesher/Jason Derulo - Jalebi Baby

5. Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary

6. Jxdn/Machine Gun Kelly - Wanna Be

7. Seb - Seaside Demo (DEBUT)

8. Conan Gray - People Watching (DEBUT)

9. NF - Just Like You

10. Alessia Cara - Sweet Dream (DEBUT)

11. Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit (DEBUT)

12. Cheat Codes/Tinashe - Lean On Me

13. BTS - Permission To Dance (DEBUT)

14. Trinidad Cardona - Dinero

15. Maneskin - Beggin (DEBUT)

16. Dua Lipa - Love Again

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Seb - Seaside Demo: This is just a mediocre song. There really isn't anything here that's interesting to say about this song. I really have no idea why it's here. For my opinion, I'm not really huge on the production and I don't think his vocals were good either. But the chorus sounded okay and I'll still give credit to the lyrics, because I still think they're interesting. Also, this is a pretty short song. But yeah, this is mediocre overall. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Conan Gray - People Watching: This is absolutely an amazing song. Though not as good as Overdrive, but it's still amazing. For my opinion, the production was so amazing, Conan's vocals were super amazing, those lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and that chorus was so phenomenal. But yeah, this is such an amazing song for me to listen to overall. I'm really hoping that this should be on the countdown very soon.

Alessia Cara - Sweet Dream: She has made her return on there after 2 years off. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely amazing and this is actually a step up from Out Of Love. For my opinion, the production was absolutely amazing, Alessia's vocals were absolutely amazing, the lyrics were absolutely amazing, the chorus was absolutely amazing, everything on this song was absolutely amazing. Here's to hoping that this should be on the countdown soon.

Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. It's such a phenomenal and fun song and it's actually a step up from Savage and Body. The production here was super amazing, Megan's vocals and her rapping were so phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and that chorus was super phenomenal. Although I'm not sure if it'll actually be on the countdown, but we're gonna have to see. I'm really hoping it should.

BTS - Permission To Dance: Since Butter hit the Top 10 on the countdown, this song has now made it's debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another amazing song. Though definitely not as good as Butter, but it's still amazing. The production was so amazing, the vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was super amazing. I'm sure it'll be on the countdown when Butter hits the Top 5. Let's see if it'll happen soon.

Maneskin - Beggin: I've been hearing this song a lot on Alt Nation. As far as the song goes, it's also another amazing song. For my opinion, the production here was super outstanding, the vocals were so amazing, the lyrics were so interesting, and that chorus was super amazing and it's very catchy. I'm really hoping that they should make their first appearance on the countdown and hopefully this should do better on here than on the Alt-18. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

30. Jxdn/Machine Gun Kelly - Wanna Be

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

29. Nic D - Fine Apple

3 - Decent:

28. Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

27. Justin Wellington/Small Jam - Iko Iko (My Bestie)

26. Tones And I - Cloudy Day

25. Kali Uchis - Telepatia

24. Nessa Barrett/Jxdn - La Di Die

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

23. Ariana Grande - POV

22. Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away

21. Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae - You

20. Bella Poarch - Build A Bitch

19. Tate McRae/Khalid - Working

18. The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay

17. Duncan Laurence - Arcade

16. Jax - 90's Kids

15. Nelly/Florida Georgia Line - Lil Bit

14. Masked Wolf - Say So

13. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me

12. BTS - Butter

11. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

10. Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open

9. Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

8. Doja Cat/The Weeknd - You Right

7. Annita/DaBaby - Girl From Rio

6. Anne-Marie/Niall Horan - Our Song

5. Tai Verdes - A-O-K

4. Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More

3. Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

2. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

1. AJR - Way Less Sad

Total Score: 133/150 = 88.6% (B+) [Good]

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