iHeartRadio Countdown - Silk City/Dua Lipa (1) - November 30, 2018

Hello Everyone ..JoJo did his show during a listening party of Alessa Cara's new album The Pains of Growing...all of the extra tunes today are from her album..well one tune exited this week and one debut in its place...so here's today countdown:

This Week's Exit:
Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises [#17]

Last Week's #1: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
20 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [#20] [=]
19 Why Don't We - 8 Letters [#19] [=]
18 LSD - Thunderclouds [#18] [=]
17 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki [Debut]
16 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#12] [-4]
15 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#15] [=]
14 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#16] [+2]
13 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#14] [+1]
12 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode [#11] [-1] [1 Week at #1]
11 Camila Cabello - Consenquences [#13] [+2]
10 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#10] [=] [1 Week at #1]
09 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#08] [-1] [2 Weeks at #1]
08 NF - Lie [#07] [-1
07 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#06] [-1]
06 lovelytheband - Broken [#09] [+3]
05 Halsey-Without Me  [#05] [=]
04 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#04] [=]
03 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#01] [-2] [1 Week at #1]
02 Ariana Grande - thank u, next [#03] [+1]
01 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#02] [+1] [1 Week at #1]

Biggest Riser:
+3 lovelytheband - Broken [#09-#06]

Biggest Fall:
-4  Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#12-#16]

Recommendation for exiting next week:
Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)

This Week's Debut
DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki
The latest from the french EDM Dj is a blended Latin tune.... Ozuna isn't great and his verses was too long ...should have been more of Selena and Cardi and less of Ozuna


Blurbi Blurbi:
* Electricity moves into the top spot in place of High Hopes ...making a spot for thank u, next to take over next week

* Speaking of thank u, next...the long anticipated blockbuster video for the song channels some of the teen and rom-com films like Mean Girls, Bring It On, 13 Going On 30, and Legally Blonde

* Broken moves up 3 to become the Biggest Riser as Lost In Japan drops 4 to become the Biggest Fall

* Without Me stalls at #5... good news for me since the song is sour

Extras:
Alessa Cara - Out Of Love
Alessa Cara - Not Today
Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
NONE

1-BAD
NONE

2-Mediocre/Meh
19 Halsey-Without Me 

3-Decent
20 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki
18 LSD - Thunderclouds
17 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

4-Good
16 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
15 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower
14 Camila Cabello - Consenquences 
13 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)
12 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5-GREAT
11 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow
10 NF - Lie
09 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode
08 lovelytheband - Broken
07 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
06 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
05 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
04 Why Don't We - 8 Letters
03 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
02 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier

6-BEST SONG IN THE COUNTDOWN
01 Ariana Grande - Breathin'


TOTAL SCORE: 87/100 (87%-A-) Great

Billboard Alternative Song - Panic! At The Disco (3) - December 1 2018

Hello all...the action on the first countdown in Billboard's 2019 calendar year is almost quiet in top 20 but meh action packed in the bottom half...there are 2 songs mainly replacing 2 others in their spots...so here's the chart:

This Week's Exits:
X Smashing Pumpkins - Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) [#39]
X Albert Hammond, Jr. - Far Away Truths [#38]

Last Week's #1: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
40 Just Loud f/ Debbie Harry - Soul Train [NEW]
39 Glorious Sons - S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) [NEW]
38 The Dirty Heads F/ Kitten  - Visions [#33] [-5]
37 SMYL - Clean Eyes [#37] [=]
36 Mike Posner - Song About You [#35] [+1]
35 Lil Peep/XXXTENTACION - Falling Down [#40] [+5]
34 The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground) [#36] [+2]
33 Max Frost - Good Morning [#32] [-1]
32 Shinedown - Get Up [#31] [-1]
31 Bishop Briggs - Baby [#29] [-2]
30 Tom Morello f/ Portugal. The Man & Whethan - Every Step That I Take [#27] [-3]
29 Blue October - Daylight [#26] [-3]
28 Badflower - Ghost [#24] [-4]
27 Houses - Fast Talk [#25] [-2]
26 Death Cab For Cutie - Northern Lights [#30] [+4]
25 morgxn f/ Walk The Moon - Home [#28] [+3]
24 Foster The People - Worst Nites [#34] [+10]
23 Mike Shinoda F/ k.flay - Make It Up As I Go [#23] [=]
22 DREAMERS - Screws [#21] [-1]
21 Young The Giant - Superpostion [#22] [+1]
20 Bob Moses - Back Down [#19] [-1]
19 The 1975 - Love It If We Made It [#20] [+1]
18 Barns Courtney - 99 [#18] [=]
17 Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave [#15] [-2]
16 Elle King - Shame [#17] [+1]
15 Muse - Pressure [#16] [+1]
14 Weezer - Can't Knock The Hustle [#14] [=]
13 lovelytheband - These Are My Friends [#13] [=]
12 The Struts - Body Talks [#12] [=]
11 Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown [#11] [=]
10 AJR - Burn The House Down [#09] [-1]
09 flora cash - You're Somebody Else [#10] [+1]
08 lovelytheband - Broken [#07] [-1] [9 Weeks at #1]
07 The Revivalists - All My Friends [#08] [+1]
06 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#06] [=] [9 Weeks at #1]
05 The Interrupters - She's Kerosene [#05] [=]
04 Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light [#04] [=]
03 twenty one pilots - My Blood [#03] [=]
02 Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier [#02] [=] [1 Week at #1]
01 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#01] [=] [3rd  Week at #1]

This Week's #1 One Year Ago:
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still [19th Week at#1]

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+10] Foster The People - Worst Nites [#34-#24]

Biggest Fall of the Week:
[-5] The Dirty Heads / Kitten  - Visions [#33-#38]

This Week's Debuts:
Just Loud / Debbie Harry - Soul Train
This first is the follow up to Electricfied ....and this is poorly produced and the chorus just don't work.....this is a waste of Blondie star Debbie Harry's talents..Projection: out of the chart in three weeks..not even making past #35


The Glorious Sons - S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)
The follow up to Everything Is Alright is an OK rocking tune but it kinda sounds too much like its predecessor ... i fear it won't do any better...projection:top 30

Best Debut: The Glorious Sons - S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)

My 5 Recommendations for the Week:
LANY -Thru These Tears
Robert DeLong - First Person On Earth
Greta Van Fleet  -  You're The One
The Revivalists - Change
Mumford & Sons - If I Say

Sawed Off Blurbs:
* Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) didn't do too well in its second time around...Far Away Truths did ok from the former Strokes member

* With Falling Down moving up instead of dropping out, I had no choice but gave Burn The House Down a unique mixed Orange/Red coding saying its not the worse song of the whole countdown but still horrible

* No movement from songs #1-6, not sure if there will be a serious challenge to High Hopes any time soon.. In the other 4 spots in the top 10, All My Friends swapped with Broken and speaking of Burn The House Down, it swapped with You're Somebody Else

* Worst Nites, Home and Northern Lights made big moves to challenge the top 20 bottom feeders (Tidal Wave, 99, and Back Down) to get in next week

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

1-Bad
19. Elle King - Shame
18. flora cash - You're Somebody Else

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

3-Decent
15. Muse - Pressure
14. Weezer - Can't Knock The Hustle
13. Bob Moses - Back Down
12. Barns Courtney - 99

4-Good
11. lovelytheband - These Are My Friends
10. The 1975 - Love It If We Made It
 9. twenty one pilots - My Blood

5-Great
 8. Imagine Dragons - Natural
 7. The Struts - Body Talks
 6. The Revivalists - All My Friends
 5. lovelytheband - Broken
 4. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene
 3. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
 2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
 1. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier

 Overall Grade: 71/100 = 71% [B Good]

Flashback Pick:
The Lumineers - Ho Hey (2012)

Most Missed Song in Countdown one year ago:
Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending [#30]


Top 5 Songs on Countdown
1. Marshmello f/Bastille - Happier
2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
3. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
4. The Interrupters -  She's Kerosene
5. Houses - Fast Talk

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
1. Lil Peep/XXXTENTACION - Falling Down
2. AJR - Burn The House Down
3. Just Loud/Debbie Harry - Soul Train
4. Bishop Briggs - Baby
5. Elle King - Shame

This Week's Debuts One Year Ago:
The Killers - Run For Cover [#39]
Bastille - World Gone Mad [#38]

The Glorious Sons - Everything Is Alright [#36]

iHeartRadio Countdown - -November 23, 2018

Hello ..Hope you y'all had a great Thanksgiving...JoJo's co-host is Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz....He mentions about signing posters in blood..had an incident with a dragonfruit drink at a Starbucks...The song that hit #1 in Hits1 and been in the BAS chart in May The Last Of The Real Ones was played the show... Now one song entered the countdown so one song exits and its:
X Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams [#16]... BYE FELICA

Last Week's #1: Ariana Grande - Breathin'
20 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [Debut]
19 Why Don't We - 8 Letters [#20] [+1]
18 LSD - Thunderclouds [#19] [+1]
17 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises [#17] [=]
16 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#18] [+2]
15 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#15] [=]
14 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#14] [=]
13 Camila Cabello - Consenquences [#13] [=]
12 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#12] [=]
11 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode [#11] [=] [1 Week at #1]
10 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#01] [-9] [1 Week at #1]
09 lovelytheband - Broken [#09] [=]
08 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#03] [-5] [2 Weeks at #1]
07 NF - Lie [#07] [=]
06 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#06] [-1]
05 Halsey-Without Me [#04] [+1]
04 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#05] [+5]
03 Ariana Grande - thank u, next [#08] [+5]
02 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#02] [=]
01 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#10] [+9] [1 Week at #1]

Biggest Riser:
+9 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#10-#01]

Biggest Fall:
-9  Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#01-#10]

Recommendation for exiting next week:

Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

This Week Debut:
Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
This song was produced with samples of the King of Pop from unreleased recordings he did with 60's-70's legend Paul Anka in 1983 (same material that was used in This Is It and Love Never Felt So Good (with Justin Timberlake)... Drake sang his original parts of this well done tune

The King of Blurbs:
* High Hopes [#01] and Breathin' [#10] swap places this week and are Biggest Riser/Fall of the week

* While Thank You, Next [#03] and Happier [#08] also swap places as well

* Without Me [#05] dropped a notch but I assume it will rise back up next week

Need To Know/Extras

NTK Dean Lewis - Be Alright

Xtra DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki
Xtra Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones

 Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
NONE

1-BAD
NONE

2-Mediocre/Meh
19 Halsey-Without Me 

3-Decent
18 LSD - Thunderclouds
17 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

4-Good
17 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
16 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower
15 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
14 Camila Cabello - Consenquences 
13 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)
12 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5-GREAT
11 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow
10 NF - Lie
09 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode
08 lovelytheband - Broken
07 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
06 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
05 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
04 Why Don't We - 8 Letters
03 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
02 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier

6-BEST SONG IN THE COUNTDOWN
01 Ariana Grande - Breathin'

TOTAL SCORE: 88/100 (88%-A-) Great

AT40 - Ariana Grande (3) November 24, 2018

Hello Everyone..Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving...Now this week's countdown is rather quiet (expect for one song dropping out the countdown from the top 20)..Now we got 3 tunes debuting means 3 exits..Here's this week's countdown:

This Week's Exits:
X DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer [#38]
(pkd: #07/wks:14)
X Mike Posner - Song About You [#36]
(pkd: #36/wks:3)
X Tiesto & Dzeko / Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan [#20]
(pkd: #15/wks:15)

Last Week's #1: Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
40 Lauv - I Like Me Better [#39] [-1]
39 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely [Debut]
38 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [#37] [-1]
37 Dean Lewis - Be Alright [Debut]
36 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [#35] [-1] [4 weeks at #1]
35 Loud Luxury/Brando - Body [#40] [+5]
34 Taylor Swift - Delicate [#33] [-1] [1 week at #1]
33 Kahlid - Better [Debut]
32 Bazzi - Mine [#31] [-2] [1 week at #1]
31 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#34] [=]
30 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#32] [+2]
29 Post Malone / Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho [#28] [-1] [4 weeks at #1]
28 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [#30] [+2]
27 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode [#29] [+2]
26 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry [#25] [-1] [1 week at #1]
25 LSD - Thunderclouds [#24] [-1]
24 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#27] [+3]
23 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises [#23] [=]
22 Camila Cabello - Consequences [#26] [+4]
21 CARDI B / Bad Bunny & J. Balvin - I Like It [#21] [=]
20 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#22] [+2]
19 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore [#19] [=]
18 lovelytheband - Broken [#16] [-2]
17 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#13] [-4]
16 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#17] [+1]
15 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#15] [=]
14 Halsey - Without Me [#18] [+4]
13 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#12] [-1]
12 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess [#11] [-1]
11 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#14] [+3]
10 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#10] [=]
09 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#09] [=]
08 NF - Lie [#08] [=]
07 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams [#07] [=]
06 Post Malone - Better Now [#06] [=] [2 weeks at #1]
05 Maroon 5 / Cardi B - Girls Like You [#05] [=] [4 weeks at #1]
04 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies [#03] [-1] [3 weeks at #1]
03 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#04] [+1]
02 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood [#02] [=] [2 weeks at #1]
01 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman [#01] [=] [3nd week at #1]

This Week's #1 One Week Ago:
Logic/Alessa Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 [only week at #1]

Biggest Riser:
+5 Loud Luxury/Brando - Body [#40-#35]

Biggest Fall:
-4 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#13-#17]

The 3 songs under the top 30 that needs to go:
39 Lauv - I Like Me Better (46 weeks in)
37 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends (37 weeks in)
35 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle (40 weeks in)

This Week's Debuts:
Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely
This is a total downgrade from her... The production isn't great and the hooks in it is too kooky (like in a 70s kids show) and her vocals suffers due to it...i heard the potential follow up Not Today isn't even better... Projection: out after 5 weeks w/o entering the top 30

Dean Lewis - Be Alright
Debut song for a lad from Down Under, who has Oasis as an influence. This is a good tune .... Lyrics works  Ok here... Maybe he'll come up with a better follow up along the way..Projection: top 15 

Kahlid - Better
The first song from his EP Sunfly sound pretty good here ....I believe he can be a good crooner as he tries to get better in his vocals... Projection: Top 10

Best Debut: Kahlid - Better

Better Blurbs:
* This week we say goodbye to three tunes ..No Brainer BYE FELICIA...Jackie Chan had a good run ...Song About You died quickly, could drop out the Alternative charts next week...

* Body (+5..#40-#35) was suprisingly the Biggest Riser thought a few songs (like This Feeling, Sicko Mode, Electricity) would moved up more than 5

* Back To You moved down 4 (#13-#17) but there are a few songs that could have fall more (Drew Barrymore, I'm A Mess)

* God Is A Woman remains at #1 for a 3rd Week but Happier looks like it can take the spot over next week 

* Ariana Grande had her Thanksgiving with a heavier heart in her mind. It was her first one without her ex-boyfriend rapper Mac Miller, who overdosed back in September. She shared her memory of their Thanksgiving of last year on Facebook and Instagram with few edits. I believe she wasn't over him when she was engaged with SNL cast member Pete Davidson, who she broke up with in October.

This Week's Breakouts:
* Dan + Shay - Tequila
* Ariana Grande - thank you, next
* DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki

Extras/Optional Extras:
* Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
* Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
* WALK THE MOON - Shut Up + Dance
* Disclosure/Sam Smith - Latch
* DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer
* The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
* Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
* Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars
* Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
* Ellie Goulding - Burn
* OMI - Cheerleader

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS TRASH
20 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
19 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

1-Bad
18 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore

2-Mediocre
17 Halsey - Without Me

3-Decent
16 Maroon 5 / Cardi B - Girls Like You

4-Good
15 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)
14 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5-Great
13 NF - Lie
12 Post Malone - Better Now
11 lovelytheband - Broken
10 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
 9 Selena Gomez - Back To You
 8 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
 7 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
 6 Imagine Dragons - Natural
 5 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies
 4 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
 3 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier
 2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

6-(BONUS) Best Song in the Top 20
 1 Ariana Grande - Breathin'

TOTAL SCORE: 80/100 (80%-B) Good

My Recommedation for AT40
Why Don't We - 8 Letters

Flashback Pick of the Week:
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (1980)

Most Missed Song:
The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (May 2017)

Favorite Tune on Countdown Last Year:
Kesha - Praying [#10]

My Top 5 Picks
1 Ariana Grande - Breathin'
2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
3 Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
4 Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity
5 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode

My Bottom 5 Picks
1 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
2 Lauv - I Like Me Better
3 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
4 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
5 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely

This Week's Debuts One Year Ago:
NF - Let You Down [#39]

Billboard Alternative Songs (BAS) - Panic! At The Disco (2) November 24, 2018

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.... Got three new debuts ..so we say goodbye to three others:

This Week's Exits:
X Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - Ohio [#37]
X Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power [#34]
X Thirty Seconds To Mars - Rescue Me [#28]

Ohio didn't do better the second time around..but the other two were disappointments...Rescue Me did not follow the success of Walk On Water and Dangerous Night, both were  top 10s for 30STM...and I thought Hozier's Nina Cried Power was gonna be at least top 20 but it failed to get into the top 30... Great powerfull tune but it stalled after third week drop

Last Week's #1: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
40 Lil Peep/XXXTENTACION - Falling Down [#40] [=]
39 Smashing Pumpkins - Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) [#39] [=]
38 Albert Hammond, Jr. - Far Away Truths [#31] [-7]
37 SMYL - Clean Eyes [NEW]
36 The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground) [#38] [+2]
35 Mike Posner - Song About You [#36] [+1]
34 Foster The People - Worst Nites [NEW]
33 The Dirty Heads F/ Kitten  - Visions [#25] [-8]
32 Max Frost - Good Morning [#32] [=]
31 Shinedown - Get Up [#30] [-1]
30 Death Cab For Cutie - Northern Lights [#33] [+3]
29 Bishop Briggs - Baby [#29] [=]
28 morgxn f/ Walk The Moon - Home [#35] [+7]
27 Tom Morello f/ Portugal. The Man & Whethan - Every Step That I Take [#26] [-1]
26 Blue October - Daylight [#27] [+1]
25 Houses - Fast Talk [NEW]
24 Badflower - Ghost [#24] [=]
23 Mike Shinoda F/ k.flay - Make It Up As I Go [#23] [=]
22 Young The Giant - Superpostion [#22] [=]
21 DREAMERS - Screws [#20] [-1]
20 The 1975 - Love It If We Made It [#19] [-1]
19 Bob Moses - Back Down [#21] [+2]
18 Barns Courtney - 99 [#18] [=]
17 Elle King - Shame [#15] [-2]
16 Muse - Pressure [#17] [+1]
15 Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave [#14] [-1]
14 Weezer - Can't Knock The Hustle [#16] [+2]
13 lovelytheband - These Are My Friends [#13] [=]
12 The Struts - Body Talks [#12] [=]
11 Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown [#11] [=]
10 flora cash - You're Somebody Else [#10] [=]
09 AJR - Burn The House Down [#07] [-2]
08 The Revivalists - All My Friends [#09] [+1]
07 lovelytheband - Broken [#08] [+1] [9 Weeks at #1]
06 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#05] [-1] [9 Weeks at #1]
05 The Interrupters - She's Kerosene [#04] [-1]
04 Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light [#06] [+4]
03 twenty one pilots - My Blood [#03] [=]
02 Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier [#02] [=] [1 Week at #1]
01 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#01] [=] [2nd  Week at #1]

This Week's #1 One Year Ago:
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still [18th week at #1]

This Week's Biggest Riser
+7 morgxn f/ Walk The Moon - Home [#35-#28]

This Week's Biggest Fall
-8 The Dirty Heads F/ Kitten  - Visions [#25-#33]

This Week's Debuts:
SMYL - Clean Eyes
The follow up to Where's The Love?, which was a sad and sappy tune, is lot more upbeat tune... This "getting a fresh start" tune is a good well produced tune...this should lil better than its predecessor ... Projection: top 30

Foster The People - Worst Nites
The true follow up to Sit Next to Me at first listen didn't sound right..but after the next listen i hear the retro 70s sound in this production from Mark Foster and his band...Projection: top 20

Houses - Fast Talk
The highest debut comes from the EDM duo from Chicago.. this song from their EP Drugstore Heaven is a dark tune that sounds quite upbeat with excellent vocals and its so well produced ..... Projection: top 10

Best Debut: Houses - Fast Talk

My 5 Recommendations for the Week:
LANY -Thru These Tears
Robert DeLong - First Person On Earth
Greta Van Fleet  -  You're The One
The Revivalists - Change
Mumford & Sons - If I Say

Fast Blurbs:
*Home (+7..#35-#28) is the week's biggest riser while, by being the biggest fall this week,Visions (-8..#25-#33) is primed to drop out next week

*High Hopes (2nd week at #1), Happier, and My Blood remains in top 3 with Guiding Light moves up two (#6-#4) to put a challenge to get in there next week

*Congrats for lovelytheband for their debut single Broken to finish the calendar year in the top 10 ...while we may have to say BYE FELICIA to AJR's Burn The House Down next week or two

*Back Down replaces terrible tune Screws in the top 20...hope more bad tunes get off there like Shame and the forementioned Burn The House Down

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

1-Bad
19. Elle King - Shame
18. flora cash - You're Somebody Else

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

3-Decent
15. Muse - Pressure
14. Weezer - Can't Knock The Hustle
13. Bob Moses - Back Down
12. Barns Courtney - 99

4-Good
11. lovelytheband - These Are My Friends
10. The 1975 - Love It If We Made It
 9. twenty one pilots - My Blood

5-Great
 8. Imagine Dragons - Natural
 7. The Struts - Body Talks
 6. The Revivalists - All My Friends
 5. lovelytheband - Broken
 4. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene
 3. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
 2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
 1. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier

 Overall Grade: 71/100 = 71% [B Good]

Flashback Pick:
The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (1998)

Most Missed Song in Countdown one year ago:
Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending [#30]

Top 5 Songs on Countdown
1. Marshmello f/Bastille - Happier
2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
3. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
4. The Interrupters -  She's Kerosene
5. Houses - Fast Talk

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
1. (TIE)Lil Peep/XXXTENTACION - Falling Down
1. (TIE)AJR - Burn The House Down
3. Max Frost - Good Morning
4. Bishop Briggs - Baby
5. Elle King - Shame


New Debuts One Year Ago:
k.flay - Giver [#40]
Portugal. The Man - Live In The Moment [#33]