Sabrina Carpenter (1) Week Of June 22, 2024

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it actually looks super phenomenal. We are still in the Golden Ages of the countdown because we do have another brand new #1 song on there that was also going to be in my top songs of the year. And we also have one debut this week that's also going to be in my top songs of the year, 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.

Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted

Muni Long - Made For Me [DTHNOBx2]

Justin Timberlake - No Angels

Last Week's #1 Song: Hozier - Too Sweet

The Countdown:

#30. Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (DEBUT)

#29. Twenty One Pilots - The Craving (#23)

#28. Charli XCX - 360 (DEBUT)

#27. Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY (#30)

#26. Meghan Trainor - Whoops (DEBUT)

#25. Camila Cabello/Lil Nas X - He Knows (#27)

#24. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (#19)

#23. Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather (#29)

#22. Knox - Me Myself & Your Eyes (#17)

#21. Madison Beer - Make You Mine (#14)

#20. Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It (#26)

#19. Gracie Abrams - Risk (#21)

#18. Billie Eilish - Lunch (#18)

#17. David Guetta/OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait (#25)

#16. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed (#3)

#15. Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine (#10)

#14. Teddy Swims - The Door (#8)

#13. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart (#12)

#12. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (#16)

#11. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (#15)

#10. Olivia Rodrigo - So American (#9)

#9. Dasha - Austin (#7)

#8. Benson Boone - Slow It Down (#11)

#7. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight (#6)

#6. Djo - End Of Beginning (#5)

#5. Eminem - Houdini (#22) [Unbelievable!!!]

#4. Hozier - Too Sweet (#1)

#3. Dua Lipa - Illusion (#4)

#2. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help (#13)

#1. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Taylor Swift/Ice Spice - Karma (3 of 4 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm super duper pleased to see Eminem - Houdini (+17) take a huge biggest jump into the Top 5 this week. It totally deserves it! But I'll have more on that very soon.

How is it possible to let Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed (-13) take the biggest drop all the way out of the Top 10 from the Top 3?! Not cool, Hits 1. Not cool at all! But I'm sure this is going to be the end of it.

New Song/s on the countdown this week are:

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please: Since Espresso hit the top spot this week, we now have a new single from her making it's debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Espresso, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal, Sabrina's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this gets on there.

Charli XCX - 360: The best countdown debut this week. She has finally made her return on there after Von Dutch dropped out of Hit Bound a few months ago. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely a super heavenly song and it's actually the best song that I've ever heard from her. It's definitely a huge step up from Von Dutch and all of her other songs. With my opinion on this one, the production was super heavenly, Charli's vocals were super heavenly, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a humongous fan of, and the chorus was extremely heavenly. This is definitely going to end up in my Top 5 Songs of the year. Hopefully it'll become a hit on there.

Meghan Trainor - Whoops: After I Wanna Thank Me dropped out of Hit Bound a couple weeks ago, she's now officially back on there this week. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as I Wanna Thank Me, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion, the production was super amazing, Meghan's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were very interesting, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Let's see how this one does on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Eminem - Houdini: Thanks to it's huge biggest jump this week, it has now made it's debut in the Top 5. Again I'm super duper pleased to see this song in there. Now, hopefully this should go to the Top 3 soon.

4. Hozier - Too Sweet: It dropped out of the top spot. But it still had a phenomenal run in there. Though I'd really like this song to stay in the Top 5 for a few more weeks and then be out of here.

3. Dua Lipa - Illusion: Finally it has made the Top 3 this week. Though I'm not sure if it'll go to the top spot, but let's see if it does soon.

2. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help: This has also made it's Top 5 debut on there by taking a big jump this week. Though I'm actually okay with this song in there. But I don't think this song is ever going to be at the top spot, but let's see if it'll actually do it soon.

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso: I'm super duper pleased to see this song at the top spot. It totally deserves to be in there! And I really would like this song to stay at the top spot for a while at the very least. Let's see how long it'll hold the spot.

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

1. Teddy Swims - Hammer To The Heart

2. Gracie Abrams/Taylor Swift - Us. (DEBUT)

3. BIA/JID - Lights Out (DEBUT)

4. Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove (DEBUT)

5. Post Malone/Blake Shelton - Pour Me A Drink (DEBUT)

6. Lay Bankz - Tell Ur Girlfriend

7. Henry Moodie - Bad Emotions (DEBUT)

8. UPSAHL - Summer So Hot (DEBUT)

9. Imagine Dragons - Nice To Meet You

10. Lawrence - Whatcha Want (DEBUT)

11. Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay

12. Bibi/Jackson Wang - Feeling Lucky (DEBUT)

13. Myles Smith - Stargazing

14. Wallows - Calling After Me

15. Isabel LaRosa - Favorite

16. Henry Moodie - Drunk Text

New Song/s on Hit Bound this week are:

Gracie Abrams/Taylor Swift - Us.: So she has just released her new album The Secret Of Us, and of course Hits 1 had to pick up this song because of Taylor. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Close To You. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, both Gracie and Taylor sound super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Here's to hoping that it should be on the countdown soon.

BIA/JID - Lights Out: She has now made her first ever Hits 1 appearance this week. Now in case you remember, BIA collaborated with Tiesto and 21 Savage on Both which I reviewed back when it was on the AT40, and JID collaborated with the Imagine Dragons on Enemy 2 years ago, which was a song that I also enjoyed back then. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal and fun song. With my opinion on this one, the production was so incredible, both BIA and JID sound 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.

Coldplay - Feelslikeimfallinginlove: The best Hit Bound entrant this week. And this was actually their first ever appearance on there since My Universe with BTS from 3 years ago which was my #1 song of 2021 back then. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an extremely heavenly song. But definitely not as good as My Universe, but it's still heavenly. With my opinion on this song, the production was super heavenly, Chris's vocals were extremely heavenly, the lyrics were extremely heavenly, and the chorus was extremely heavenly. This is definitely going to end up in my Top 5 Songs of the year when it makes the countdown. Here's to hoping that it should be in there soon.

Post Malone/Blake Shelton - Pour Me A Drink: We've now picked up a new single from him since I Had Some Help hit the Top 5 on the countdown this week. Also, we haven't heard anything from Blake on there since Honey Bee back in 2011, but now he's back. But I gotta say, this is also a decent song. But not as decent as I Had Some Help, but it's still decent. With my opinion, the production was so outstanding, but again Post's vocals still don't sound good, but again they're not awful because it's country. But Blake's vocals were super amazing in his contribution and the chorus was still amazing and the lyrics were still very nicely-written. But this is another decent song overall. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

Henry Moodie - Bad Emotions: What I've noticed about him is that he's actually confirmed as the next Hits 1 To Watch, which was actually so interesting. And now we have another single from him debuting on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another amazing song and itt's actually a step up from Drunk Text. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Henry's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were very nicely-written, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see if this should be on the countdown soon.

UPSAHL - Summer So Hot: So I've noticed that she was a songwriter who writes songs for Dua Lipa and a bunch of other artists which was interesting. And now she has her first ever appearance on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely a phenomenal and fun song. With my opinion on it, the production was so unstoppable, UPSAHL's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully it will make the countdown soon.

Lawrence - Whatcha Want: They're finally back after Don't Lose Sight dropped out of Hit Bound 2 years ago. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song and it's definitely a step up from Don't Lose Sight. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal, both Clyde and Gracie sound super phenomenal, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should be their first ever countdown appearance on there.

Bibi/Jackson Wang - Feeling Lucky: This is just a decent song. Now in case you remember, Bibi had a Hit Bound dropout called The Weekend with 88Rising back in 2021, which was a song that I enjoyed back then, and I'm not really huge on Jackson Wang's music back then as well. So yeah, there's nothing interesting to say about this new song. I've actually gone through my opinion on this song when it debuted the AT40 this week. Though the production still sounds outstanding and Bibi's vocals were still amazing, but again Jackson's vocals don't sound good in his contribution and the chorus was decent. But the lyrics were still what I'm a huge fan of, so I'll definitely give credit to them. But this is a decent song overall. Let's see if it'll be on the countdown soon.

My Top 30 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

30. Billie Eilish - Lunch

29. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

28. Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

27. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

26. Djo - End Of Beginning

25. Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY

24. Meghan Trainor - Whoops

23. Knox - Me Myself & Your Eyes

22. Twenty One Pilots - The Craving

21. Dasha - Austin

20. Madison Beer - Make You Mine

19. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed

18. Camila Cabello/Lil Nas X - He Knows

17. Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It

16. Teddy Swims - The Door

15. Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

14. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

13. Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

12. Gracie Abrams - Risk

11. Olivia Rodrigo - So American

10. Dua Lipa - Illusion

9. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

8. Benson Boone - Slow It Down

7. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

6. David Guetta/OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait

5. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

4. Hozier - Too Sweet

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (+2 extra points for being #1)

TIE: 1. Charli XCX - 360

TIE: 1. Eminem - Houdini

Total Score: 147/150 = 98% (A) [Great]

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