Miley Cyrus (2) Week Of October 14, 2023

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks super amazing. There has been lots of amazing stuff happening on there, including our debuts this week which I'll get to later, and we also have a phenomenal Top 3 on there. But like always, I'm gonna get to it later on in this post. 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.

*NSYNC - Better Place

Jung Kook/Jack Harlow - 3D

Last Week's #1 Song: Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

The Countdown:

#30. Usher/Summer Walker/21 Savage - Good Good (#29)

#29. Charli XCX - Speed Drive (#18)

#28. Ed Sheeran - American Town (DEBUT)

#27. Zara Larsson/David Guetta - On My Love (#30)

#26. Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken (#28)

#25. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World (#20)

#24. Blink-182 - One More Time (#23)

#23. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven (#17)

#22. Jelly Roll - Need A Favor (DEBUT)

#21. Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You (#26)

#20. Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk (#21)

#19. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (#14)

#18. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang (#24)

#17. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (#11)

#16. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like A Grudge (#13)

#15. SZA - Snooze (#12)

#14. Crash Adams - Sugar Mommy (#15)

#13. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (#16)

#12. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#10)

#11. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (#19)

#10. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For (#9)

#9. Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire (#7)

#8. Tate McRae - Greedy (#22)

#7. Post Malone - Enough Is Enough (#8)

#6. Selena Gomez - Single Soon (#6)

#5. Doechii - Waht It Is (Block Boy) (#3)

#4. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? (#4)

#3. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#2)

#2. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (#5)

#1. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young (#1) [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Charlie Puth/Jung Kook - Left And Right (4th and final week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Tate McRae - Greedy (+14) take the biggest jump to the Top 10. This really deserves to be in there! Now, let's see if it'll be in the Top 5 soon.

I'm not really that thrilled about Charli XCX - Speed Drive (-11) taking the biggest drop. This does not deserve it! But I'm sure it's going to be the end of it.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Ed Sheeran - American Town: So he has put out his 2nd album of the year, and this was one of the songs that was off of the album. And what I've also noticed about this song is that it was actually produced by Aaron Dessner, which was super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Eyes Closed. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Ed's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was pretty heavenly. Hopefully this should become a hit on there.

Jelly Roll - Need A Favor: The best countdown debut this week. He has finally made his first countdown appearance on there this week. And of course I've been hearing this song a lot on The Highway. And I've also noticed that his other single Save Me with Lainey Wilson is doing well on the country radio charts recently. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song and it's definitely a step up from Son Of A Sinner. But definitely not as good as Save Me, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, his vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how this one does on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy): I actually expected this song to leave the Top 3. But I do have a feeling that it's definitely going to be out of the Top 5 very soon.

4. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?: I'm still waiting for this song to get to the Top 3. But I'm sure that it'll do it next week.

3. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: Well I actually didn't expect this song to drop, but I sure would like to see this song stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks longer and then be out of here.

2. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular: It's almost at the top spot! I'm super pleased to see this song at this spot. It deserves it! Now, hopefully this song should be at the top spot soon.

1. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young: Holding the top spot for the 2nd week in a row. I'm so pleased that it's still in there, but I'm sure that another song might take over the top spot within the next week or so, but let's see if it'll stay in there or not.

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

1. AJR - Yes, I'm A Mess

2. Jason Derulo/Meghan Trainor - Hands On Me (DEBUT)

3. Travis Scott - I Know

4. Jenna Raine - It Is What It Is (DEBUT)

5. Claire Rosinkranz - Swinging At The Stars (DEBUT)

6. LANY - XXL (DEBUT)

7. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started (DEBUT)

8. Jaden Hossler - Chrome Hearted

9. Maneskin - Honey (Are U Coming?)

10. Henry Moodie - Pick Up The Phone

11. Knox - Not The 1975

12. Presley Regier - Have Your Way

13. Ice Spice/Rema - Pretty Girl (DEBUT)

14. Kenya Grace - Strangers

15. The Rose - Back To Me

16. Loud Luxury/Two Friends/Bebe Rexha - If Only I

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Jason Derulo/Meghan Trainor - Hands On Me: What I've noticed about this song is that it actually samples Ben E. King's 1961 hit song Stand By Me, which was super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Jason's vocals were super phenomenal, Meghan's vocals were so heavenly in her contribution, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should be on the countdown soon.

Jenna Raine - It Is What It Is: I actually know her before this song because I've heard some of her other songs and I've found out that she's yet to be another talented singer which was amazing. And now, here she is making her first appearance on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal, Jenna's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Claire Rosinkranz - Swinging At The Stars: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. This is absolutely another phenomenal and fun song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Claire's vocals were super phenomenal, I'm definitely a huge fan of the lyrics, and the chorus was so heavenly and super fun. But I'm sure this might drop out of Hit Bound because it's her. She's been having a lot of Hit Bound dropouts recently. But let's see if this should be her first countdown appearance on there.

LANY - XXL: I've actually heard of this duo before this song because I've also heard some of their songs and I thought they were amazing. And now, they finally have their first ever appearance on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely another phenomenal song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, the vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Troye Sivan - Got Me Started: After Rush dropped out of Hit Bound a couple months ago, we now have this song making it's debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing song. But definitely not as good as Rush, but it's still amazing. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Troye's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Ice Spice/Rema - Pretty Girl: So she has put out a new single yesterday, and now here it is on there. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely another phenomenal song. With my opinion on this one, the production was super amazing, Ice Spice's rapping in the verses was so phenomenal, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and Rema's vocals in the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

30. Post Malone - Enough Is Enough

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

29. Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk

28. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

27. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven

26. Teddy Swims - Lose Control

25. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy)

24. Tate McRae - Greedy

23. Usher/Summer Walker/21 Savage - Good Good

22. Crash Adams - Sugar Mommy

21. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang

20. Selena Gomez - Single Soon

19. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like A Grudge

18. Charli XCX - Speed Drive

17. Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You

16. Zara Larsson/David Guetta - On My Love

15. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?

14. Blink-182 - One More Time

13. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World

12. SZA - Snooze

11. Ed Sheeran - American Town

10. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

9. Jelly Roll - Need A Favor

8. Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken

7. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

6. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

5. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular

4. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

TIE: 1. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

TIE: 1. Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire

Total Score: 144/150 = 96% (A) [Great]

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