Billboard Alternative Songs - Imagine Dragons (4) September 29, 2018

I decided to post the Billboard Alt Charts for September 29th 2018  so i can share my opinions on it rather than wait til next week. I have enjoyed Alternative Music since the local station KPNT in St Louis came about in February of 1993. Most of my fav tunes came from this genre...
So without due, here are the songs we're saying goodbye to this week.

Badflower - Ghost [#39]
Just Loud - Electrified [#35]

~ Badflower - Ghost This song dropped out too soon like "Happy Man" by Jungle and "Ohio" by Andrew McMahon In This Wilderness did.  Hope it gets back in ..Pretty good song here

~ Just Loud - Electrified This knock off of MGNT surprisingly made it to #26 b4 it starts to drop.. it doesn't have the right hooks to make sound different..glad its done here


NOW the countdown:
Last week at #1: Imagine Dragons - Natural
40. Blue October - Daylight (=) [#40]
39. Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power (DEBUT)
38. Bob Moses - Back Down (-2)[#36]
37. Barns Courtney - 99 (+1) [#38]
36. Robert DeLong - Revolutionary (+1)[#37]
35. Greta Van Fleet - When The Curtain Falls (-2) [#33]
34. Meg Myers - Numb (-2) [#32]
33. Rex Orange County f/ Benny Sings - Loving Is Easy (+1) [#34]
32. Bastille - Quarter Past Midnight (-3) [#29]
31. Albert Hammond, Jr. - Far Away Truths (=) [#31]
30. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light (DEBUT)
29. DREAMERS - Screws (+1) [#30]
28. grandson - Blood // Water (-1) [#27]
27. twenty one pilots - Jumpsuit (-10) [#17] [Spent 3 wks at #1]
26. Young The Giant - Simplify (-3)[#23]
25. lovelytheband - These Are My Friends (+3) [#28]
24. King Princess - 1950 (-4) [#20]
23. Thirty Seconds To Mars - Rescue Me (+1) [#24]
22. The Dirty Heads F/ Kitten - Visions (+3) [#25]
21. Elle King - Shame (+5)[#26]
20. Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave (-1) [#19]
19. The Knocks F/ Foster The People - Ride Or Die (-1) [#18]
18. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown (+3) [#21]
17. flora cash - You're Somebody Else (+5) [#22]
16. The Struts - Body Talks (=) [#16]
15. CHVRCHES - Miracle (-1) [#14]
14. The Revivalists - All My Friends (-1) [#12]
13. Muse - Something Human (-2) [#11]
12. twenty one pilots - My Blood (+3) [#15]
11. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier (+2) [#13]
10. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me (-2) [#8]
 9. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene (=) [#9]
 8. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes (+2) [#10]
 7. Death Cab For Cute - Gold Rush (-1) [#6]
 6. Walk The Moon - Kamikaze (+1) [#7}
 5. lovelytheband - Broken (=) [#5] [Spent 9 wks at #1]
 4. Weezer - Africa (-1) [#3] [Spent 3 wks at #1]
 3. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind (+1) [#4]
 2. AJR - Burn The House Down (=) [#2]
 1. Imagine Dragons - Natural (=) [#1] [4th wk at #1]

This Week's Entrys:

~ Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power This artist is back with a powerful tune he collaborates with Mavis Staples of the famed gospel family The Staples. I say its better than his smash hit "Take Me to Church"..and most definitely better than his last single "Something New"... I can see it in the top 3,  let alone a #1

~ Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light Marcus Mumford and his "sons" is back for the first time since "Ditmas" back in 2015. This week's highest debut is a wonderful tune. It's no "Little Lion Man", "I Will Wait" or "The Wolf" but it stands on its own. I can see this in the top 10, maybe top 5.

Top Debut of the week: Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power

Now AAA charts YouTube channel airs the countdown in video form. At the end of the video, they recommend a song that may enter in the survey a week or two later

This week's AAA Charts Weekly Recommendation:
The 1975 - Love It If We Made It Major upgrade from "Give Yourself A Try", which was totally weak, let alone the video made me hate it even more. This song's production is much better and i can recommend this to enter next week and may peak in the top 10

Here is my 3 Recommendations for the chart:
Mike Shinoda f/ K. Flay - Make It As I Go
Jukebox The Ghost - Fred Astaire
Mike Posner - Song About You

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
20. AJR - Burn The House Down

1-Bad
19. flora cash - You're Somebody Else
18. Weezer - Africa

2-Mediocre
17. Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave
16. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

3-Decent
15. The Knocks F/ Foster The People - Ride Or Die
14. CHVRCHES - Miracle
13. Walk The Moon - Kamikaze

4-Good
12. twenty one pilots - My Blood
11. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
10. Death Cab For Cute - Gold Rush
 9. Muse - Something Human

5-Great
 8. Imagine Dragons - Natural
 7. The Struts - Body Talks(
 6. The Revivalists - All My Friends
 5. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me
 4. lovelytheband - Broken
 3. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene
 2. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
 1. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes

Overall score: 71/100 (71% - B)

Flashback Pick: 
Breeders - Cannonball (1993)

Most recent Missed Song in Countdown:
Rag-n-Bone Man - Human 

Last Year's #1 Song:
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still [13th week at #1 -September 30, 2017]

Top 5 Songs on Countdown:

1. Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power
2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
3. Marshmello f/Bastille - Happier
4. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
5. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene

SiriusXM Hits1 Countdown - Panic! At The Disco (4) September 29 2018

Hello this is my first Hits1 blog... I am into all types of music and the Hits1 countdown is just that..All types of Music.

First my symphathies to Marty Balin's family. The male lead singer of both Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship as well solo singer of the Top 10 hit "Hearts" died Thursday, September 27th at age 76.  NOW here's the songs we are saying goodbye to this week:

Cardi B – I Like It  (#40)
Madison Beer – Home With You (#41)
PRETTYMUCH – Summer On You (#42)
Dennis Lloyd – Nevermind (#43)
Drake – In My Feelings (#45)

~ Nothing special here on the exits. I did not picture any of them lasting long and they weren't that great. I Like It, Home With You, Summer On You, and In My Feelings just don't cut it for me. Nevermind just didn't get going unlike in the Billboard Alt charts (currently #3)

Last Week's #1 Song: Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

NOW The Countdown

45. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper/Quavo – No Brainer (#38)
44. Foster The People – Sit Next To Me (#36)
43. Clean Bandit/Demi Lovato – Solo (#27)
42. Niall Horan – On The Loose (#44)
41. Marshmello/Anne-Marie – Friends (#33)
40. The Vamps – Just My Type (DEBUT)
39. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry (#39)
38. Brown & Gray – Top Down (#28)
37. Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore (DEBUT)
36. Train/Cam/Travie McCoy – Call Me Sir (#34)
35. Dua Lipa – IDGAF (#35)
34. AJR – Burn The House Down (#32)
33. Kim Petras – Heart To Break (DEBUT)
32. Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (#30) [2 Weeks At #1]
31. Anne-Marie – 2002 (DEBUT)
30. NOTD/Bea Miller – I Wanna Know (#29)
29. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (DEBUT)
28. Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love (#37)
27. lovelytheband – Broken (#16)
26. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa – One Kiss (#25)
25. Weezer – Africa (#11)
24. LSD – Thunderclouds (#31)
23. George Ezra – Shotgun (#24)
22. Bazzi/Camila Cabello – Beautiful (#23)
21. Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (#22) [1 Week At #1]
20. Zedd/Elley Duhé – Happy Now (#21)
19. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#20)
18. Post Malone – Better Now (#10)
17. Taylor Swift – Delicate (#19) [3 Weeks At #1]
16. Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#9) [4 Weeks At #1]
15. NF – Lie (#26)
14. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman (#15)
13. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier (#18)
12. Bebe Rexha – I'm a Mess (#17)
11. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#13)
10. The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren – Side Effects (#6)
  9. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You (#7)
  8. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle (#8) [9 Weeks At #1]
  7. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#14)
  6. Selena Gomez – Back To You (#12)
  5. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones (#4) [2 Weeks At #1]
  4. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies (#3)
  3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#5)
  2. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood (#2) [2 Weeks At #1]
  1. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#1) [4th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Liam Payne/Quavo – Strip That Down (1)

Biggest DROP!!!... Of The Week: Clean Bandit/Demi Lovato – Solo (–16)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: NF – Lie (+11)

New Entrants
~ The Vamps - Just My Type. Not a bad song but I don't see it last long in survey
~ Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore. There isn't much to say about this one. Its dying in AT40 and won't last in Hits1
~ Kim Petras - Heart To Break. This is a really good and catchy song in my opinion. I wish some success for it
~ Anne-Marie - 2002. Its just as awful as Friends. NEXT.
~Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It. The third single from Pray For The Wicked joins "Say Amen" and "High Hopes", which are also two great songs, into the Hits1 countdown. It's catchy and the use of the horns in the chorus works, unlike every AJR tune. Brendon sounds great as usual. It's honestly just a fun tune and I'm sure it'll do well here and will later down the line debuts in Billboard's Alterative Chart and/or AT40.


Best Debut of the Week: Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It


Hit-Bound
~ Here is the Hit-Bound list.


Loud Luxury/brando – Body
Twenty One Pilots – My Blood (DEBUT)
Jason Derulo & David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Willy William – Goodbye
The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (DEBUT)
The Struts/Kesha – Body Talks
Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid – Eastside
Calvin Harris/Sam Smith – Promises
Walk The Moon – Kamikaze
Tiësto & Dzeko/Preme/Post Malone – Jackie Chan
Silk City/Dua Lipa – Electricity
Pitbull/Theron Theron – Free Free Free
Shawn Mendes/Zedd – Lost In Japan (DEBUT)
Alex Aiono – Big Mistake (DEBUT)
Ariana Grande – Breathin (DEBUT)

~ Twenty One Pilots – My Blood. It's a good song and doing well on Billboard n Mediabase Alt Charts. So I wouldn't mind seeing it debut soon here.

~ The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling. I think this is another wonderful step in the right direction for these guys. I always like the whole male/female duet with The Chainsmokers and this duet between Drew and country star Kelsea is no different. I think both of their voices sound good here. The production could be better. The four singles between "Side Effects" and "Something Just Like This" are big disappointments and this is better than them. I can recommend this to enter Hits1 and AT40

~ Shawn Mendes/Zedd – Lost In Japan (Remix).  Replacing "Nervous", we have the remix which is a lot better single than the one that was hit bound. Zedd's mixes is a lil off than ones he did with "The Middle" and "Happy Now" but it works to give a newer sound for Shawn Mendes.. I can recommed this to enter in a few weeks.

~ Alex Aiono – Big Mistake The song is fun and catchy and I like his voice. This song can have staying power in Hits1 and AT40 charts. This is my favorite HitBound debut this week

~ Same goes here, Ariana Grande – Breathin. This song could debut in the Hits1 chart  next week. Airplay is exteremly increasing in the past two weeks. This is easily the favorite of the three singles we've gotten so far. Everything from her vocals to the production work very well here. 


Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. (TIE) Alex Aiono – Big Mistake
1. (TIE) Ariana Grande – Breathin
3. Silk City/Dua Lipa – Electricity
4. Shawn Mendes/Zedd – Lost In Japan
5. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling

Heart To Blurb
~ DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper/Quavo – No Brainer Its at the very bottom of the countdown. All of these artists have done better. This song is just bland and a little childish. I know DJ Khaled is capable of more. He used to be hardcore in his productions in the past. This is not worse as "I'm The One", but great chance to exit next week 

~ Marshmello/Anne-Marie – Friends OK leave like a tree.

~ Train/Cam/Travie McCoy – Call Me Sir ...Same as above.

~ Clean Bandit/Demi Lovato – Solo I am not fond of this song. But by being the Big Dropper in only its second week is a nail in any coffin in my book.

~ NF-Lie This week's Biggest Jump has a chance to enter the top 10 a week or two. His song sounds good and tries not sound exactly like "Let You Down"

~ Dan + Shay – Tequila finally getting mainstream airplay ...after first entering 36 weeks ago on Billboard Hot Country charts...speaking of that chart, "Meant to Be" by Bebe n FGL has been at No 1 ever since it entered it 43 weeks ago thus preventing "Tequila" to be #1...can't believe people still listening and streaming it

Top 20 Review

0 – Crap:
20. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess

1 – Bad:
NONE

2 – Mediocre:
19. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey – The Middle
18. Maroon 5/Cardi B – Girls Like You

3 – Decent:
NONE

4 – Good:
17. Taylor Swift – Delicate
16. Marshmello/Bastille – Happier
15. Zedd/Elley Duhé – Happy Now
14. Selena Gomez – Back To You

5 – Great:
13. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones
12. Post Malone – Better Now
11. NF – Lie
10. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am
9. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
8. Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen
7. Khalid/Normani – Love Lies
6. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
5. Imagine Dragons – Natural
4. Dan + Shay – Tequila

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. (TIE) Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1. (TIE) The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren – Side Effects
1. (TIE) Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman

Overall Score: 84/100 = 84% (B+)


Top 3 Recommendation For Hits 1: 
Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water
Hozier/Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power
Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light

Throwback Pick Of The Week: 
Bastille - Good Grief

Most Missed Countdown Song: 
Kesha - Praying

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: 
Macklemore/Skylar Grey – Glorious (#11)


My Top 5 Picks
1. (TIE) Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1. (TIE) The Chainsmokers/Emily Warren – Side Effects
1. (TIE) Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman
4. George Ezra – Shotgun
5. Dan + Shay – Tequila

AT40-Khalid & Normani (1) September 29 2018

Hello I am starting a new American Top 40 blog so i can post my blurbs about the survey...plus add material that most blogs don't contain ...so bare with me as i try to perfect it as i go..

NOW here are the songs leaving us this week:

Home With You by Madison Beer (#22)
Pray For Me by The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar (#37)

*"Home with You" ... this song wasn't strong enough not only to move up but to stay in as well
*"Pray for Me" ... this song from "Black Panther" will be missed ..glad it peaked in the top ten

Now The Countdown:
Last Week's #1 Song: Better Now by Post Malone
40. New Rules by Dua Lipa [=] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
39. Taste by Tyga featuring Offset (DEBUT)
38. 2002 by Anne-Marie (#39) [+1]
37. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (#35) [–2]
36. Boo'd Up by Elle Mai (RE-ENTRY)
35. Africa by Weezer (#38) [+3]
34. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (#33) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
33. Happy Now by Zedd featuring Elley Duhé (#36) [+3]
32. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa (#31) [–1]
31. Promises by Calvin Harris featuring Sam Smith (#34) [+3]
30. Happier by Marshmello featuring Bastille (#32) [+2]
29. I Like Me Better by Lauv (#26) [–3]
28. Broken by lovelytheband (#29) [+1]
27. Almost Love by Sabrina Carpenter (#28) [+1]
26. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie (#20) [–6]
25. Beautiful (Remix) by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello (#30) [+5]
24. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey (#23) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
23. Natural by Imagine Dragons (#27) [+4]
22. Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vine (#19) [–3]

21. The Way I Am by Charlie Puth (#25) [+4]

20. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign (#15) [–5] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
19. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#24) [+5]
18. Mine by Bazzi (#18) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

17. Jackie Chan by Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone (#21) [+4]

16. Lie by NF (#16) [=]

15. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD (#17) [+2]
14. Delicate by Taylor Swift (#12) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
13. I'm A Mess by Bebe Rexha (#13) [=]
12. Side Effects by The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren (#14) [+2]
11. Remind Me To Forget by Kygo featuring Miguel (#11) [=]
10. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande (#10) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
9. No Brainer by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance The Rapper (#8) [–1]
8. God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande (#9) [+1]
7. In My Feelings by Drake (#7) [=]
6. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#6) [=]
5. I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (#5) [=]
4. Back To You by Selena Gomez (#4) [=]
3. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. (#3) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
2. Better Now by Post Malone (#1) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani (#2) [+1] [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Attention by Charlie Puth (5th And Final Week At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie (–6)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: Tie between Beautiful (Remix) by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello and Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (+5)

New Enrants

* "Taste" ... this latest by Tyga f/Offset is pretty typical and the story behind doesn't make sense... just a same-o same-o hip hop song that doesn't sound great .. the vocals does drowned it...Not great

* "Boo'd Up" ... this song by Ella Mai re-enters with new invigoration of airplay... Hope it gets into the top 10

Now a word from Blurbs

* Nice to see "Love Lies" move into the top spot... This is Khalid's first #1 as lead artist ..He did sang the last verses of the #1 smash "1-800-273-8255" with Logic and Alessa Cara... With Ariana Grande's "God Is A Woman" and "Youngblood" by 5SOS coming up, don't know how long Khalid & Normani will stay there

*Both Dua Lipa's "New Rules"(second week at 40) and "One Kiss" (with Calvin Harris)(LW31-TW32) could drop out  next week..if so, it gonna be a good ride for her

*"Friends" is this weeks big dropper (20-26) ... hope it drops more b4 saying Bye Felica... while "Eastside" (24-19) and "Beautiful" (30-25) both move 5 notches to be co-Biggest Risers... those two has a great chance to enter the top 10

Breakouts/On The Verge:

BO- One Day by Logic featuring Ryan Tedder
BO- Goodbye by Jason Derulo & David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William
OTV- Rise by Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack

Extras/Optional Extras:

Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
One Call Away by Charlie Puth
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys
Wait by Maroon 5
Issues by Julia Michaels
Let You Be Right by Meghan Trainor
Mirrors by Justin Timberlake
Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes

Top 20  Breakdown:

0-TRASH
20-I'm A Mess by Bebe Rexha
19-Lucid Dreams by Juice World
18-Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dollar $ign

1-Bad
17. In My Feelings by Drake


2-Mediocre/so-s0
16. I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (#5) [=]

3-Decent
15. No Brainer- DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance The Rapper
14. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B.
13. Mine by Bazzi

4-Good
12. Back To You by Selena Gomez

5-Great
11. Lie by NF
10. Jackie Chan by Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone 
9. Better Now by Post Malone
8. Delicate by Taylor Swift
7. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer
6. Remind Me To Forget by Kygo featuring Miguel
5. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid
4. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani

3. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande

BONUS 6- Best Song of the Countdown
1. God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande
1. Side Effects by The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren

Total Score= 73/100 (73%)

Throwback Pick of the Week: Bulletproof by La Roux (2010)

Most Missed Song: Closer by The Chainsmokers/Halsey

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Praying by Kesha (#15)

My Top 5 Recommendations  for AT40:

Breathin by Ariana Grande
Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne
Nina Cried Power by Hozier featuring Mavis Staples
High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco
Electricity by Silk City featuring Dua Lipa


My Top 5 Picks
TIE: 1. Happy Now by Zedd featuring Elley Duhé
TIE: 1. God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande
TIE: 1. Side Effects by The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren
4. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
5. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. I'm A Mess by Bebe Rexha
2. I Like Me Better by Lauv
3. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
4. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD
5. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Hoodie by Hey Violet
Something Different by Why Don't We
Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith