Taylor Swift (5) Week Of December 17, 2022

So I've now officially turned 20 as of Sunday. Gosh, I sure am getting old. Also, I have some Year-End posts coming out after I get done with this post. So, look forward to that. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks super amazing. There has been lots of amazing stuff that has happened on there this week, but I'm gonna get to them later on in this post just 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.

Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

Last Week's #1 Song: Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

The Countdown:

#30. K. Flay - It's Been So Long (#30)

#29. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (#26)

#28. Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All) (#27)

#27. Gayle/Blackbear - FMK (#28)

#26. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (#29)

#25. Charlie Puth/Jung Kook - Left And Right (#24)

#24. Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc. (#25)

#23. Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl (#23)

#22. Rosa Linn - Snap (#20)

#21. Charlieonafriday - Enough (#15)

#20. Selena Gomez - My Mind And Me (#22)

#19. Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (#21)

#18. Avril Lavigne/YUNGBLUD - I'm A Mess (#16)

#17. Beyonce - Cuff It (#17)

#16. Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant (#9)

#15. Tate McRae - Uh Oh (#19)

#14. OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (#18)

#13. Rihanna - Lift Me Up (#13)

#12. Nicky Youre - Eyes On You (#14)

#11. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (DEBUT)

#10. Jvke - Golden Hour (#11)

#9. David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) (#8)

#8. AJR - World's Smallest Violin (#7)

#7. Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (#10)

#6. Jax - Victoria's Secret (#5)

#5. Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby (#6)

#4. Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me (#4)

#3. Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy (#2)

#2. Lil Nas X - Star Walkin' (#3)

#1. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (#1) [5th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Ed Sheeran - Shivers (9 of 14 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Tate McRae - Uh Oh take the biggest jump. This deserves it! And what's also tied for the biggest jump this week which I'm super pleased to see is OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried (+4), which I actually didn't expect to happen. But I'm still super pleased to see it.

Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant (-7) sure has been losing lots of airplay on the pop radio charts. And I'm sure it's about to be on it's way out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze: Since Anti-Hero hit the top spot on there, we've now picked up a new single off of Midnights that makes it's automatic debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Anti-Hero, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion, the production was super amazing, Taylor's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Hopefully this should become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby: I'm so pleased to see this song back in the Top 5. And I'm sure hoping that it should go to the Top 3 soon.

4. Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me: I'm still waiting for this song to come back to the Top 3. But hopefully next week it'll be in there.

3. Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy: Well, it's dropping. And yes I'm sure that it's going to be out of the Top 3 within the next week or so.

2. Lil Nas X - Star Walkin': It's almost at the top spot. But I'm okay with this song still in there, but I don't think it's ever going to hit the top spot because of what's going on in there. But even if it does, I'll still give credit to it.

1. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero: Holding the top spot for the 5th week in a row. I'm so pleased that it's still in there. It really has been doing super amazing on there. Now, let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

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

1. Raye/070 Shake - Escapism

2. Renee Rapp - Too Well (DEBUT)

3. Regard/Drop-G/A-Sho - No Love For You

4. SZA - Nobody Gets Me (DEBUT)

5. Ava Max - Weapons

6. Nicki Minaj/Maluma/Myriam Fares - Tukoh Taka

7. Kate Peytavin - Ever Fallen (DEBUT)

8. Lewis Capaldi - Pointless

9. Joji - Die For You

10. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin'

11. Martin Garrix/Jvke - Hero

12. Jordi - Hate You

13. Lizzo - Special

14. Lila Drew - Used To

15. Loud Luxury/Kiddo - These Nights (RE-ENTRY)

16. Alec Benjamin - Paper Crown

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Renee Rapp - Too Well: I've actually known her before this song because I know she has launched her career on Broadway appearing in Mean Girls back in 2019 as a teenager, which I think is super interesting. And now, here she is making her debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Renee's vocals were super phenomenal, I'm definitely a huge fan of the lyrics, and the chorus was pretty heavenly. Hopefully this should make the countdown soon.

SZA - Nobody Gets Me: She replaces herself this week on there. As far as this new song goes, it's also an amazing song. But definitely not as good as Shirt, but it's still amazing. With my opinion on this one, the production was so amazing, SZA's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon. I'm sure hoping that it should since Shirt didn't.

Kate Peytavin - Ever Fallen: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. Gosh, Hits 1 sure does keep picking up new songs from new random artists recently. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a heavenly song. With my opinion on this song, the production was super phenomenal, Kate's vocals were pretty heavenly, I'm definitely a huge fan of the lyrics, and the chorus was super heavenly. I really would like to see this become the next One To Watch. Hopefully this should be on the countdown soon.

Loud Luxury/Kiddo - These Nights: I'm so pleased to see this song coming back on there. I actually didn't expect it to happen. Now, let's see if this should have another chance to be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

30. Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc.

29. Jvke - Golden Hour

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

28. Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All)

3 - Decent:

27. Lil Nas X - Star Walkin'

26. Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

25. Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

24. AJR - World's Smallest Violin

23. Charlieonafriday - Enough

22. Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant

21. Charlie Puth/Jung Kook - Left And Right

20. Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

19. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down

18. Tate McRae - Uh Oh

17. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

16. Beyonce - Cuff It

15. Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense

14. Selena Gomez - My Mind And Me

13. Sam Smith/Kim Petras - Unholy

12. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

11. Rosa Linn - Snap

10. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

9. Gayle/Blackbear - FMK

8. Avril Lavigne/YUNGBLUD - I'm A Mess

7. Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

6. Nicky Youre - Eyes On You

5. Jax - Victoria's Secret

4. Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

TIE: 1. K. Flay - It's Been So Long

TIE: 1. David Guetta/Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

Total Score: 136/150 = 90.6% (A-) [Great]

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