Ed Sheeran (4)-Week Of December 2, 2017

Before we get to this week's Fresh 45, here are the songs leaving us this week:

• Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (#45) [Spent 1 Week At #1]
• Evaride - Heartless (#44)
• Sabrina Carpenter - Why (#26)

The Countdown:

Last Week's #1 Song: Imagine Dragons - Thunder

45. Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee - Despacito (#43) [-2]

44. The Script - Rain (#38) [-6]

43. Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (#41) [-2]

42. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (#42) [=] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]

41. Charlie Puth - Attention (#36) [-5] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

40. Mono Mind - Save Me A Place (#28) [-12]

39. MAX Featuring Gnash - Lights Down Low (#40) [+1]

38. The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay - Something Just Like This (#39) [+1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

37. The Shadowboxers - Hot Damn (#34) [-3]

36. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#35) [-1] (I officially HATE this)

35. Zedd featuring Alessia Cara - Stay (#33) [-2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]

34. Harry Styles - Kiwi (DEBUT)

33. Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato - No Promises (#14) [-19] (YES!)

32. X Ambassadors - Ahead Of Myself (DEBUT)

31. ZAYN featuring Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (#29) [-2]

30. Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill (#32) [+2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

29. Nick Jonas - Find You (DEBUT)

28. Linkin Park - One More Light (#24) [-5]

27. Niall Horan - Slow Hands (#27) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

26. Lauv - I Like Better (#31) [+5]

25. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (#17) [-8]

24. Liam Payne - Strip That Down (#22) [-2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]

23. Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#30) [+7]

22. Dua Lipa - New Rules (#24) [+2]

21. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (#28) [+7] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]

20. Post Malone featuring 21 Savage - Rockstar (#37) [+17] (No one even asked for this?)

19. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#12) [-7] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]

18. Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (#18) [+1]

17. Selena Gomez featuring Marshmello - Wolves (#20) [+3]

16. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (#21) [+5]

15. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt - Let Me Go (#15) [=]

14. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (#18) [+4]

13. Kesha - Praying (#13) [=]

12. Charlie Puth - How Long (#16) [+4]

11. Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey - Glorious (#7) [-4]

10. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (#9) [-1]

9. Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry (#6) [-3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

8. P!NK - What About Us (#8) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]

7. Maroon 5 featuring SZA - What Lovers Do (#5) [-2]

6. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft (#11) [+5]

5. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (#3) [-2]

4. Halsey - Bad At Love (#2) [-2]

3. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#1) [-2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]

2. Camila Cabello - Havana (#4) [+2]

1. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (#10) [+9] [FOURTH WEEK AT #1!] (Wow!)

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - Closer (8th and Final Week At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato - No Promises (-19)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Post Malone featuring 21 Savage - Rockstar (+17) 
 

New Entrants

I am lovin' Kiwi at the moment. Harry Styles's vocals are spot on. Instruments are great. I really hope this one does well.

X Ambassadors sound great in Ahead Of Myself. Hopefully this one does good.

Nick Jonas sounds amazing in Find You. Despite it flopped everywhere else, I'm hoping it does well here.

Every Time I Blurb Ahead Of Myself

Good riddance to That's What I Like and Why. Goodbye Heartless, you will be missed.

No Promises had the Biggest Drop at a very appropriate time.

And of course Rockstar had to have the biggest jump. I hate the song to death and I haven't been kind to this for very good reasons. Not just spending 8 weeks at #1 on Billboard.

Hit-Bound:

• Bruno Mars - Chunky
• P!NK - Beautiful Trauma
• AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo - Sober Up (DEBUT)
• Sofi Tukker - Best Friend
• Walk The Moon - One Foot
• Louis Tomlinson - Miss You (DEBUT)
• Spencer - Whatever (DEBUT)
• WØLVES - Animal
• Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels - I Miss You
• Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Tight Or Don't
• Macklemore featuring Kesha - Good Old Days
• Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran and Future - End Game
• Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
• Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

- On this week's edition of Hit-Bound, new artist Spencer was the guest host for Mikey Piff. We have three debuts to cover this week, so let's review.

Seriously, more AJR. the song just sucks. What makes it worse is it debuted immediately after Julia Michaels. At  least its not AJR's worst.

Lovin' what Miss You has to offer.

Whatever is not a great first impression,but something I can get into.

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks

1. Macklemore/Kesha-Good Old Days
2. Imagine Dragons-Whatever It Takes
3. Walk The Moon-One Foot
4. Pink-Beautiful Trauma 
5. Liam Payne-Bedroom Floor

Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:
20. Post Malone featuring 21 Savage - Rockstar
19. Taylor Swift-...Ready For It

1 - Bad:
18. Pink-What About Us
17. Macklemore/Skylar Grey-Glorious

2 - Mediocre:

16. Imagine Dragons-Thunder
15. Hailee Steinfeld/Alesso/Florida Georgia Line/Watt-Let Me Go

3 - Decent:
14. Kelly Clarkson-Love So Soft
13. Maroon 5/SZA-What Lovers Do

4 - Good:

12. Demi Lovato-Sorry Not Sorry 

5 - Great:

11. Sam Smith-Too Good At Goodbyes

10. Halsey-Bad At Love

9.   Charlie Puth-How Long

8.   Imagine Dragons-Believer 

7.   Niall Horan-Too Much To Ask

6.   Ed Sheeran-Galway Girl

5.   Ed Sheeran-Perfect

4.   Camila Cabello-Havana

3.   Selena Gomez/Marshmello-Wolves

2.   Kesha-Praying

BONUS: 6 - Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Portugal. The Man-Feel It Still

Overall Grade: 86/100 (B)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Bon Jovi-Livin' On A Prayer

Most Missed Countdown Song:

Most Missed Hit-Bound Drop-Out: Lorde - Green Light

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Alice Merton-No Roots

My Top 5 Picks

1. Portugal. The Man-Feel It Still

2. Kesha - Praying
3. Harry Styles-Kiwi
4. Selena Gomez/Marshmello-Wolves
5. Camila Cabello-Havana

My Bottom 5 Picks

1. Post Malone/21 Savage-Rockstar
2. Taylor Swift-...Ready For It
3. The Chainsmokers/Coldplay-Something Just Like This
4. Cheat Codes/Demi Lovato-No Promises
5. Sam Hunt-Body Like A Back Road